Teresa reviews 4.50 from Paddington (2008), a.k.a. the French Le Crime Est Notre Affaire (Crime Is Our Business) featuring Tommy and Tuppence, and loves its attention to the devastating effect of murder. Fidelity to text: 3 1/2 stranglers It’s remarkably true to the text considering that a French Tommy and Tuppence fill in for Miss […]
Teresa reviews Curtain (2015), a.k.a. The Disappearance of the Lover with Two Faces, the last episode arc from Checkmate, and felt like something was lost in translation (c)2023 by Teresa Peschel Source: Ebay listing Fidelity to text: 2 deaths by freezing You’ll recognize the harmless dweeb who’s really the evil mastermind and the turning table […]
Teresa reviews Winter Nights Serial Murders, the story from the Chinese Checkmate series based on Three Act Tragedy (c)2023 by Teresa Peschel Source: Ebay listing Fidelity to text: 3 poisoned cocktails I think. It was like a highlights reel of the novel with plot twists added and important details missing so you couldn’t put them […]
Teresa reviews The Kidnapped Japanese Consul,” the Chinese “Checkmate” TV series version of “The Kidnapped Prime Minister” and found it difficult to follow the stripped-down version of the short story. (c)2023 by Teresa Peschel Source: Ebay listing Fidelity to text: 3 kidnappers The story was stripped to its essence while adding extra pressure on Situ […]
Teresa Reviews Five Little Pigs (2022), the Checkmate episode titled “Infidelity and Murder in the Wealthy Family” (c)2023 by Teresa Peschel Fidelity to text: 3½ poisoned cocktails All five pigs have a counterpart to varying degrees but there’s more than one would-be murderer. Quality of film: 3½ poisoned cocktails This episode showcased the conflicting emotions […]
Teresa Reviews One, Two, Buckle My Shoe (2022), an episode from the Chinese Checkmate miniseries titled The Case of the Poisoned Zha Zhiang Noodles. (c)2023 by Teresa Peschel Source: Ebay listing Fidelity to text: 2 guns You’ll recognize the plot mechanism from One, Two, Buckle My Shoe. You’ll also spot the stolen heart of The […]
Episodes 7-9 of “Checkmate” or, “Min Guo Da Zhen Tan,” “Great Detective of the Republic of China” The episode title in Chinese means “The Case of the Haunted Girls School” Source: Ebay listing (c)2023 by Teresa Peschel Fidelity to text: 2 guns The basic plot remains but with added soap, a wildly different culture, major […]
Teresa reviews The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (2022) from Min Guo Da Zhen Tan (Checkmate) and enjoyed visiting an unfamiliar place and era in China’s history. (Episodes 4-6 of Checkmate Min Guo Da Zhen Tan (Great Detective of the Republic of China, 首富庄园谋杀案, Murder in the Manor of the Richest Man)) Source: Ebay listing (c)2023 […]
Teresa reviews Associés contre le crime (2012) (aka Partners in Crime) and thought the Tommy and Tuppence movie struggled with three unrelated stories Source: DVD bought from Amazon (c)2023 by Teresa Peschel Fidelity to text: 1 drowning victim You’ll recognize the set up where T&T get handed a detective agency and a man shows up […]
Teresa reviews Le Couteau sur la Nuque (2012), the French version of “Lord Edgware Dies,” and while she enjoyed it, was disappointed they didn’t follow through on the previous episode’s story promises. (c)2023 by Teresa Peschel Fidelity to text: 2 nooses You’ll recognize the basic plot but there are changes galore, including an entirely new, […]