Death On The Nile (DVD Widescreen) [DVD]

Angela Lansbury is a hoot in this movie, playing Mrs. Ottermole, a drunken over-sexed romance novelist who drives her poor spinster daughter, Hercule Poirot and all the other boat passengers to silent embarrassment. In one scene, she's in a highly intoxicated state and nearly propels herself off the side of the boat, thinking she's stumbling into her stateroom. If Hercule hadn't frantically leaped into her path to prevent this she'd have swallowed a good deal of the Nile before they fished her out. in another scene, all the passengers go sightseeing and she becomes enamored of a large stone lion, speaking sweet nothings into its ear while she playfully slaps him and calls him a naughty boy. Of course, she's drunk again and it's only just after breakfast! The movie starring Peter Ustinov doesn't have any of these funny scenes -- so be sure to get the movie starring David Suchet as Poirot.

If you like a good murder mystery death on the Nile is a really good movie

Typical Agatha Christie with lots of twists & turns. Filmed on location in Egypt. Good cast, however the murder scenes may be a bit too graphic for some.