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Eleanora 2022-03-25 09:01:14

Strange Banquet is a very good movie. If it is a spoiler in one sentence, it is a spoof or satire of a detective film or a classic in a detective novel or a comedy film with a bad cliché. The film tells the story of five world-renowned detectives who are invited to a mysterious banquet in an ancient castle at the same time, but the host of the banquet did not appear, but a series of murders occurred. I checked the wiki, and with the help of the bullet screen, I think that the prototype of Wang Jicha in the movie is the Chinese detective Charlie Chen, a character created by the American writer Earl Del Biggs; the prototype of Pierre is written by Grandma The very famous detective Poirot; Dick and Dora are alluding to Nick and Nora in the movie "Skinny"; Miss Marble and her nurse are based on Miss Marple, and Marple and Poirot are still good friends 2333; Sam Diamond should be referring to Detective Sam Spader.
And, as a deduction detective movie, Strange Banquet is really funny and ironic. Just to give a funny example, Wang (to his Japanese adopted son): You go and clean up this corpse. Adopted son: Why am I doing these rough jobs? Wang: Because your mother is not here, your mother is working when your mother is there. There are really too many jokes, and every one is fresh and refined.
There are also many satires. For example, the murderer is the housekeeper, the murderer is the deceased himself, everyone who is invited has a relationship with the inviter, and all the irrelevant characters at the end of the story will appear, and so on. Many tributes to detective novels . In the end, the murderer also satirized the detectives who failed to solve the case, "You have been so smart for a long time, you have forgotten to be low-key and humble. , and you even let a new character who has never started to play in the last five pages of the book. As for you, you always hide clues and conceal information, so that you can't guess the murderer at all, now it's alright, the table is turned over , millions of angry mystery novel readers, finally got a sigh of anger, when they learned that you were tricked by me, they would give you 1 yuan 9 cents a book, 1 cent 2 cents, and transfer it to others , you can check out and leave, ladies and gentlemen!"

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  • Mabelle 2022-03-26 09:01:10

    I don't remember seeing it 6 years ago. The comedy relentlessly mocks detective work of all kinds, with Peter Falk even coming straight in (though not referring to the Colombo detective). Miss Marple, Polo, Sam Spade, Nick and Nora Charles, and Charlie Chen were shot collectively. Unfortunately, the cameo of Sherlock and Watson was deleted from the release version. The last long series of "reversals" can really correspond to the way of writing in various novels that hides the information from the readers in the early stage, and you will smile. I didn't realize that Capote also acted in a movie. In fact, there are at least three people who have starred in Granny's movies in the whole cast, a detective Clouseau, and a gopher catching Smiley. Very enjoyable to watch, must add points.

  • Wendy 2022-04-21 09:02:55

    【Spoiler ⚠️】not that kind of whodunit-inspired mystery movie that you might think. "Invite five famous detectives to investigate a murder that hasn't happened yet." Actually, at first glance, it is obvious that it is to expand the slightly far-fetched drama of the story. The premise, but fortunately, this movie called murder by death is actually a murder attempt, and there is no death in the end-because its focus is not on the traditional detective mode, but on the interview: if you know a little bit about each cast, then in the end The obvious self-joking - "The Reader's Revenge" would be more fun too; but even if you don't know it, Neil Simon's talent for comedy is enough to keep your mouth up all the way.

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.