The Worst trailer ever - Murder on the Orient Express - 2017
@arthurchappell (44941)
Preston, England
October 23, 2017 1:27pm CST
I thought the whole point of a movie trailer was to make you want to see the film. This one seems hell bent on saying, 'this is crap. I wouldn't bother if I was you.'
With a great film version already out, tarring Albert Finney as Poirot, and the David Suchet TV version also well worth a look, this had some work to do. Kenneth Branagh seems decent enough casting but the trailer suggests he dug up the corpse of Jimmy Edwards to get the moustache, and borrowed the accent off Inspector Clouseu.
The cast are introduced by their jobs making it look like a big game of Cluedo, especially as most people will know the ending anyway. The trailer itself seems to be giving clues on that.
Having the train trapped on a precarious bridge and scenes of people walking on top of it makes it look like this could become an action movie though if true to the book there is only one death in it. That is bound to disappoint some viewers.
I can't think of a trailer that so put me off caring about a film as this one -
Arthur Chappell
Murder on the Orient Express Trailer #2 (2017): Check out the new trailer starring Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Penélope Cruz! Be the first to watch, ...
8 people like this
9 responses
@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
23 Oct 17
I agree. What a pointless remake and it looks bad to boot. How can you top Finney and Suchet and God knows, we know whodunnit.
3 people like this
@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
23 Oct 17
@pgntwo Watson is a good comparison
1 person likes this
@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
23 Oct 17
@pgntwo yes, he has that kind of look
1 person likes this
@pgntwo (22405)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
23 Oct 17
@arthurchappell This one, I think:
1 person likes this
@Shellyann36 (11383)
• United States
31 Aug 18
I only caught the last bit of this movie and I was so glad I did not waste the time to watch the entire thing. It really was terrible.
1 person likes this
@Shellyann36 (11383)
• United States
2 Sep 18
@arthurchappell They certainly did put the nail in the coffin on that production. It was an all-star lineup but a big ole flub!
1 person likes this
@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
31 Aug 18
It looked it - such a great story to ruin
1 person likes this
@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
23 Oct 17
@KristenH yes, Christie would have been appalled
1 person likes this
@KristenH (33591)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
23 Oct 17
@arthurchappell If the trailer isn't appealing enough to watch, it's going to do poorly in the movie theaters and tank.
1 person likes this
@Poppylicious (11134)
• United Kingdom
25 Oct 17
Well, I want to see it.
I haven't seen the original films or telly shows, nor have I read the book. I never found it appealing. However, this film trailer does appeal to me, so I shall go and I shall tell you if it's truly rubbish or not. :)
1 person likes this
@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
25 Oct 17
@Poppylicious cool, hope you enjoy it - the novel is very good
1 person likes this
@Poppylicious (11134)
• United Kingdom
29 Oct 17
@arthurchappell I probably should read it, I just need to find the Oompf to do so.
@lady1993 (27221)
• Philippines
26 Oct 17
I saw the trailer once, and i do not even remember a lot of the details, unfortunately.. 
nothing stood out, i guess they were just confident that people would go see the film because of the big stars the movie has, and from the fans of the book 
nothing stood out, i guess they were just confident that people would go see the film because of the big stars the movie has, and from the fans of the book 1 person likes this
@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
27 Oct 17
@teamfreak16 it is quite ridiculous
1 person likes this
@responsiveme (22923)
• India
26 Oct 17
I did love the original one and also the series one.maybe I'll see this out of curiousity
1 person likes this
