Best movie of this year hands down!

Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

One of my all time favorites.

It's no definitive masterpiece but it's damn close.

Just caught this film on TLC. Oh my goodness, what a honker. Let's mention the good stuff first, however, namely a handful of English actors, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Stanley Holloway, Dennis Price and the lovely Shirley Eaton. They are fun. Watching Hugh O'Brian struggle to convey emotion -- any emotion -- is painful. the rest of the cast is almost as bad, either overacting or sounding stilted. Worse is the musical soundtrack, which sounds as if written for a comedy; it is hilariously inappropriate for the action on screen, tripping along merrily while characters are getting bumped off. There are plenty of goofs, including Shirley Eaton;s surprising change of underwear (which other reviewers have noted) and the quirky shifting from daylight to night in the plot. The earlier film version of Agatha Christie's book, "And Then Were None," is much better. Can't think of any reason to re-watch this, unless the appeal of Miss Eaton is just too hard to resist.

The first of three produced versions of the Agatha Christie novel, all of them made by Harry Alan Towers on a budget. This version is a cheap, black and white tale with an effective clifftop setting, but otherwise it's business as usual for the quickie producer: there's a middling script, an all-star cast, and plenty of action to keep minds from getting too bored.I suggest that the cast is the most interesting thing about this. It incorporates short-lived singing sensation Fabian into the mix, alongside stoic American leading man Hugh O'Brian. Top crumpet Shirley Eaton and Daliah Lavi add undeniable beauty, while seasoned character actors like Wilfrid Hyde-White and Dennis Price are present lower down in the list.I quite liked this film. It's no classic for sure, but it is watchable, and Christopher Lee provides a vocal performance for one scene which adds to the atmosphere. The inclusion of a 'whodunit break' at the climax - to give viewers a chance to work out who the murderer is - is a wonderful gimmick that hearkens back to the days of William Castle. Watch out for Mario Adorf (MANHUNT IN MILAN), delightfully shifty as the butler.

This classic story has been retold many times which is hardly surprising as it is a great murder mystery story. In this version a group are invited to a house high in the Alps by a Mr. U. N. Owen; none of them know him but in each case the reason for the invitation is plausible for either personal or professional reasons. There are seven 'guests', Mr. Owen's secretary Ann Clyde and two house keepers. The ten introduce themselves and await Mr. Owen's arrival at dinner; he is not there but he has left a message explaining why he gathered them together. He believes they are all responsible for the death of another person and he intends to punish them. At first it is just a bit creepy but when one of the group dies it gets far more sinister. As the story progresses more die; each according to the nursery rhyme 'Ten Little Indians'. At first it is assumed there must be an eleventh person in the house but soon another possibility arises; one of the ten could be the killer; this immediately causes the tension to rise further as they grow suspicious of everything anybody does.This is an entertaining version of the story; I can't say how it compares with others as it is so long since I've seen them and I've not read the book. The isolated alpine location is plausible way of ensuring the guests don't just leave and the fact that we are told that each of them has caused a death before makes them all plausible killers. The cast, which does a decent job, surprisingly features no big name actors; although Shirley Eaton may have been in the public eye at the time as this was made a year after her iconic appearance in 'Goldfinger' and Wilfred Hyde White is one of those actors who has 'been in a lot'. It is unlikely that first time viewers will guess who did it; in fact the creators are so convinced of this that there is a one minute recap before the final reveal where we are challenged to guess who did it! For the most part the film has a theatrical feel although two of the deaths, which I won't describe, are definitely cinematic. Overall this is worth watching especially if you've yet to see any version of the story.

Agatha Christie's novel "And Then There Were None" has been made into a film several times, most often under the name "Ten Little Indians." Based on the nursery rhyme, people meet their deaths in various ways according to the poem: choking, bee sting, etc. In the original Christie story, the setting is an island (in this version it's an isolated ski resort) to which a group of people are invited by a U.N. Owen. Their unseen host accuses each one of them of a crime; in each case, the crime was due to the unforeseen result of an action, making the wrong decision, that sort of thing. And one by one each guest is killed. Before that happens, the guests realize that U.N. Owen is one of them.Good story, but this film has some problems, not the least of which is the grooveadelic '60s music that makes it seem like a swinging Dean Martin comedy instead of a mystery. Another problem is Fabian, and after you see this film, you'll realize why he never could go the Frankie and Annette route. His character is wisely dispatched right away.The rest of the cast consists of some excellent British character actors: Wilfred Hyde-White, Dennis Price, and Stanley Holloway. Playing a film star is the beautiful, exotic Israeli actress Daliah Lavi, and her clothes are a high point of the film; the gorgeous Shirley Eaton is in the cast as Ann Clyde, a secretary who becomes the love interest of the very handsome lead, Hugh O'Brian (from my home town, I might add).Black and white, "Ten Little Indians" is atmospheric but moves somewhat slowly. In a way it's hard to judge, as I knew the story coming in. Newcomers to the plot should enjoy it.