And Then There Were None
By AmberLynn
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104630)
United States
October 13, 2016 10:12pm CST
"And Then There Were None" was a book by Agatha Christie and later turned into a film. The original film was made in the 50's, and is one of my favorite Mystery movies.
I recently came across an adaptation that BBC made. This is where the spoilers are going to happen, so if you don't want to spoil anything then look away...
In the original version of the movie (I've not read the book), the judge (who is the killer) is killed himself but Lombard and Vera are alive, having formed a secret alliance.
In the BBC's take on it? Everyone dies. I was a bit upset by their take on it, but still enjoyed the miniseries. I knew something was up when Lombard walked into her room via the door instead of coming in through the window as he did in the original.
Also in the original, Lombard was found to only be impersonating the real Lombard, and in this BBC version, Lombard was himself.
Has anyone seen any adaptation of the book? Or read the book for themselves? What did you think?
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104630)
• United States
14 Oct 16
I bet that adventure game was a lot of fun. I played an adventure game on it as well on the nintendo wii.
Yes the oldest movie is the best I would think. I've only seen the oldest movie and this BBC adaptation so far though.
I've read some Agatha Christie but not this one.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104630)
• United States
16 Oct 16
@LadyDuck What operating system supports the game? I might look into finding it for myself.
@LadyDuck (463155)
• Switzerland
14 Oct 16
@ScribbledAdNauseum The Adventure was great. I have still installed on my PC, it was not easy to solve.
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
17 Oct 16
Although an adaptation of this book does not sound familiar, these books almost anything Agatha Christie is very popular here.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104630)
• United States
21 Oct 16
I'm only really familiar with this one, though I have heard of a few others. I get Agatha Christie confused with V.C. Andrews sometimes those V.C. Andrews, or at the very least her ghost writer, is terrifying to read! Atleast in my opinion.
@hora_fugit (5862)
• India
22 Oct 16
Then the BBC adaptation is correct. Kudos to them for not giving in to the 'popular' taste!
We had a movie here too, which was loosely based on the story. Not a bad movie, that one.
Ahem.... you need to change what you considered as Original...lol
@JESSY3236 (19215)
• United States
14 Oct 16
It's been many years since I read the book and seen the movie.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104630)
• United States
16 Oct 16
I need to read the book for myself one day. I have so many TBR's it's not even funny.
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@Aingeal (437)
• United States
25 Oct 16
I love that story. I have seen both the BBC's take and I believe an American version that was put out by Lifetime or TBS, I do not recall.
I also helped on the play in High School. It was and is one of the best books, movie and play I have ever had the joy to be a part of.
Aingeal
@JohnRoberts (109848)
• Los Angeles, California
14 Oct 16
It is also known as Ten Little Indians. I saw the recent BBC production as well as the other versions.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104630)
• United States
14 Oct 16
MM, I didn't know that. I know of the poem of course, and in the BBC production it was Soldiers and not indians.
In the original film, I believe the pieces were broken, not taken away entirely.
