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Annabell 2022-03-20 09:02:16

Completely funny, with a sarcastic ending. The concept of Twins runs through the whole text. As a comedy, many details are very clever, and it is really weird humor.

But the reasoning part is actually relatively less refined, although it can make sense, it is a bit boring to use the name of spoof in the middle (

"You've been so smart for so long, you've forgotten how to be humble, over the years you've played tricks on your readers (King-Butler), and you've made unreasonable endings to surprise you (Belgian-Daughter) (Gentleman-Accountant) ), and you even put new characters in the last five pages of the book that never showed up (tough guy/liar-Damons show), as for you, you always hide clues and hide information so that we can't guess the murderer at all (Beautiful girl - Goldman) Well now, the table is turned over."

The movie lines are clever and people will like it, and fans of mystery novels must have a lot of bonuses. Originally, I thought that the character characterization was very powerful, but it turned out to be ready-made. It's a not so good movie.

Fierce and mischievous, the more the housekeeper knows, the better the pay, a weekend of murder, all kinds of metaphors, obsession with grammar, inversion of layers at the end, the dog in the mist, the poodle (the most human detective, and The Italian assistants are cute together), the stupid Japanese adopted son, sucking gas, scratching his palms, turning around and crying, homosexuality, there is also a hidden setting in the film, which is leisurely and powerful (consistently referred to as "electronic mechanical genius") the so-called mastermind. There are a few small ideas.

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  • Ludwig 2022-03-21 09:02:39

    Good plot, full of irony

  • Sven 2022-04-23 07:03:27

    This 1976 mountain villa murder case reasoning movie is especially educational today. The film directly slams the practice of forcibly adding reversal in the detective and deduction drama, taking the audience's guess as fun, and completely ignoring the logic and plot-how similar to the weirdness of the film and television we are seeing now. This kind of vice is also rampant in the design world. The more you rack your brains and can't understand it, is the good work that can win awards. It's really time to reflect on what your original intentions are.

Murder by Death quotes

  • Willie Wang: [DELETED SCENE, RESTORED FOR TELEVISION - Willie rejoins the others after covering up Twain's body] ... I can't believe you missed it, Pop. The world's five greatest living detectives, and not one of you noticed that *Twain was clutching a note in his hand!*

    Sidney Wang: Give it to me.

    Willie Wang: Oh, no; it's mine.

    Milo Perrier: Oh, give it to your father, you idiot!

    Willie Wang: [gloating] "Idiot?" We'll see who's the idiot, Mr. Perrier! The $1 million goes to whoever solves the crime, and that could be me just as easily as you! I've got more brains than my father gives me credit for! "#3 Adopted Son?" I'm sick and tired of being just your #3 Adopted Son. I'm *Willie Wang, Young Detective!* This clue belongs to me, and nobody's getting it from me, you understand? Nobody...!

    Sam Diamond: [with his gun leveled at Willie's head] Better stand back, Tess. I don't want you to get hurt when the bullet comes out his other ear.

    [takes the note and reads]

    Sam Diamond: "Please call dairy and cancel future deliveries of milk; Lionel Twain deceased."

    [hands back the note]

    Sam Diamond: So much for your clue, kid.

    Willie Wang: [very sheepish] Uhm... Sorry about that, Dad.

  • Willie Wang: Some fog, eh, Pop?

    Sidney Wang: I've already heard the weather report. Drive, please.

    Willie Wang: It's as thick as pea soup. Not a soul around for miles. Know what l think? Perfect place for a murder.

    Sidney Wang: Conversation like television set on honeymoon: unnecessary.

    Willie Wang: Where are we going, anyway, Pop? Who is this Mr. Twain? What'd he mean, "dinner and a murder"?

    Sidney Wang: Questions like athlete's foot: After a while, very irritating. To stop car, please.

    Willie Wang: What's wrong?

    Sidney Wang: Stop car, please. Shut engine off, please. Listen.

    Willie Wang: I don't hear nothing. What do you hear?

    Sidney Wang: Double negative and dog.