Sherlock Holmes Movie [Archive]

Melrose

May 7, 2009, 05:52 PM

Though I don't picture him as Holmes at all, I will admit he's got the natural ability and confidence to perhaps pull it off very well.

Nobody will even come close to Jeremy Brett. He was Sherlock Holmes.

twoodcc

May 7, 2009, 08:17 PM

i didn't even know about this movie. but i would be interested in seeing it though

dsnort

May 7, 2009, 08:19 PM

Gotta admit, RD Jr has made a great come back from the low place he was.

ViciousShadow21

May 8, 2009, 01:34 AM

im interested because in an interview they say that this will go back to the more nitty gritty Sherlock Holmes of the original books. i didnt like how he became this kind of old english man who solved mysteries. the orginal Sherlock was a lot more brutal and bad ass.:cool:

Huntn

Jan 4, 2010, 12:57 PM

Just saw it. This movie has the elements of a suspenseful thriller, but none of the thrills. When I compare this to the original Sherlock Holmes movies, or even the Holmes/Moriarty episodes of Star Trek Next Generation it has none of the charm or the mystery. Whatever mystery there is, is overpowered by the coldness of the film. The villain does some interesting things as if he is in league with the devil, but in the end Holmes rapid revelation of how everything was accomplished was not presented in a satisfying way.

The actors Downy, Law, and Adams (who I've liked in previous movies) seem to do an adequate job with what they are given but none of them are likable, especially Holmes. I have read many of the original Holmes novels and may be a victim of my preconceived notions of just who Holmes is. I can only guess, but it seems like the Director's vision for this story (cold and gritty) and Sherlock Holmes's personality in combination with *Downy's portrayal just turned me off, all most a reminder of the actor's troubled past. First and foremost, I want to like Sherlock Holmes.

* I loved him in Iron Man...

No1451

Jan 4, 2010, 01:50 PM

Batman hitting people with mutton chops.

'nuff said

bobob

Jan 4, 2010, 02:04 PM

Yawn. Better than sleeping pills because it's guaranteed non-addictive - - no one would ever watch this Sherlock Holmes movie twice.

NT1440

Jan 4, 2010, 02:08 PM

I enjoyed it, not amazing but to me a thoroughly enjoyable film.

djellison

Jan 4, 2010, 02:45 PM

no one would ever watch this Sherlock Holmes movie twice.

I would. I loved it.

ethical

Jan 4, 2010, 02:55 PM

Batman hitting people with mutton chops.

'nuff said

If this were Facebook I'd 'like' that post.

I quite enjoyed it. My only previous experience of Sherlock Holmes was watching The Hound of the Baskervilles in english class because our teacher was too lazy to go though the book!

I quite enjoyed the comical nature of the stumbling messy fool, disguising the real genius. Although, I agree with a previous comment that the unraveling of the villains methods was too rushed and unexplained.

Overall I enjoyed it, and I'll probably buy the DVD.

liquidsuns

Jan 5, 2010, 03:07 AM

I thought the movie was kinda boring. Also, it may have been the theatre, but I had a really hard time understanding a lot of what Sherlock said.

roadbloc

Jan 5, 2010, 03:13 AM

I enjoyed this film. It does get a little far fetched or seem to at some points, and they all speak in riddles making it hard to understand.

But as far as a good enjoyable movie the blah out to, it's rather good. Probably the only Guy Richie film that's going to be a 12A certificate for a long time. :rolleyes:

BlackiBook

Jan 5, 2010, 03:23 AM

I thought it showed what the real Holmes was like.... (I know he wasn't a real person! :D ) I never believed the whole gentleman version, but this dirty and rough version is very believable in my opinion! Good movie!

ViciousShadow21

Jan 5, 2010, 05:18 AM

ha im glad to see this thread came back. i totally forgot i started it.

anyway, i enjoyed the movie. could it have been a lot better? Absolutely!! but it was entertaining none the less. RDJ made the movie. Watson was great. McAdams was soso. and of course with Moriarty at the end can anyone say sequel? again could have been a lot better but they made the movie they set out to make. Im a fan of Guy Ritchie with Snatch being one of my favorite movies. THink of it as a blessing that Michael Bay didnt get his hands one it!!

sauced

Jan 5, 2010, 11:53 PM

no one would ever watch this Sherlock Holmes movie twice.

I ended up seeing it twice, only because the first time I fell asleep (combination of a lack of sleep the night before + sitting in the 2nd row + wearing a warm Canada Goose jacket), then the second time was when movies were half price anyways. I found the movie to be kinda meh.

Abstract

Jan 6, 2010, 01:12 AM

Too far-fetched to be believable. I've seen better mystery solving on Scooby-Doo.

mysterytramp

Jan 6, 2010, 06:46 AM

I liked the movie overall. Truly enjoyed the vision of Victorian London. And regardless of whether this Holmes matches Doyle's Holmes, it was a fun time at the theater.

However ... it took about a half hour to understand some of the dialog. Either the sound editing lapsed or it took that long to get into the rhythm of the accent (American ears, sorry).

And there's a typo in the newspaper headline that reveals the name of the movie:

SHERLOCK HOLMES
AIDES POLICE

Really wish that if they can spend all that money to recreate a city from more than a century ago, they'd spend the money to get a decent proofreader.

mt

Abstract

Jan 6, 2010, 07:06 AM

^^^I don't think that's a mistake. ;)

djellison

Jan 6, 2010, 07:27 AM

Too far-fetched ....

What, like Star Wars, Avatar, Cloverfield, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Pirates of the Caribbean and just about every other movie in the top 10 of the last decade? Nahh - all those films had both feet firmly in the realm of reality didn't they.

mysterytramp

Jan 6, 2010, 09:13 PM

^^^I don't think that's a mistake. ;)

aide = noun. It means an assistant, as in aide de camp.

aid = verb. It means to assist.

Properly, the headline should be "SHERLOCK HOLMES AIDS POLICE"

mt

MacDawg

Jan 6, 2010, 09:24 PM

I thought it was OK, but not great
I wanted to like it, and I tried really hard
But in the end, it was just OK

It had it's moments, but there just weren't enough of them

They seemed to rush to tie everything up at the end and explain it all

The effects were good, but it seems to me that movies these days are more about effects than they are good plot, character development and dialogue. If you watch the older movies, before the advent of all the chases, crashes, explosions and stuff, you will see actors that had to really act, and who had to engage in meaningful dialogue.

I was hoping this movie would be a film for the mind
Instead, it was just another movie

Woof, Woof - Dawg http://homepage.mac.com/k.j.vinson/pawprint.gif

Huntn

Jan 6, 2010, 09:28 PM

The effects were good, but it seems to me that movies these days are more about effects than they are good plot, character development and dialogue. If you watch the older movies, before the advent of all the chases, crashes, explosions and stuff, you will see actors that had to really act, and who had to engage in meaningful dialogue.

I think the best effects are the ones that don't stand out as blatant effects. The SH movie did not have that many effects, but then it did not have the other elements needed to make it memorable.

conch575

Jan 6, 2010, 09:29 PM

I saw it, thought it was pretty good! I just thought in some bits it dragged, it was a pretty long movie. But all in all, good!

bobfitz14

Jan 7, 2010, 06:07 PM

I saw it, thought it was pretty good! I just thought in some bits it dragged, it was a pretty long movie. But all in all, good!

i agree, some scenes dragged on but overall enjoyably entertaining movie.

NT1440

Jan 7, 2010, 10:31 PM

I LOVED the dock explosion scene, I don't know how Downey Jr. made it look so fluid!

todaddy

Jun 14, 2011, 12:18 AM

Hello, I'm todaddy from Japan. It's my first time to make coments.

I've seen this movie and found it fun!
But I've never read books. Actually I havn't known Sherlock Holmes untill I see this movie.
I will try to read it. I don't what story I should read first. Do you have any idea?

By the way, what scene or chapter do you like the best in this movie?
I like the scene of explosion at a harbor. It was so exciting.

Let me know what you like the best in this movie.

Thomas Veil

Jun 14, 2011, 06:36 AM

I've seen this movie and found it fun!
But I've never read books. Actually I havn't known Sherlock Holmes untill I see this movie.
I will try to read it.Don't expect the movie to be representative of the books. Technically the characters are there, but the tone of the movie is typical Hollywood action stuff. The stories are more cerebrally-oriented -- and they're great fun. Most of the stories are short, and reading them is like eating potato chips -- you can't stop at just one.

miles01110

Jun 14, 2011, 06:40 AM

There's a really good series called "Sherlock" on Netflix as part of Masterpiece Theater. Highly recommended.

todaddy

Jun 21, 2011, 12:26 AM

Most of the stories are short, and reading them is like eating potato chips -- you can't stop at just one.

Thanks Thomas.
I've got that this movie differ from novels and reading stories doesn't take me long time.
I'm a Japanese uni student and I'm curious about Sherlock Holmes thesedays. So I want to ask you what story shold read first.
If you have any idea, please let me know what you think.

Dagless

Jun 21, 2011, 06:22 AM

There's a really good series called "Sherlock" on Netflix as part of Masterpiece Theater. Highly recommended.

I take it that's the 2010 BBC series? Because that was really good.

mroddjob

Jun 21, 2011, 06:36 AM

I take it that's the 2010 BBC series? Because that was really good.
+1, I thought it was one of the best things the BBC had done in a long time, I quite liked that it was only 3 episodes rather than churning out rubbish. (e.g Dr Who which I do like, but some episodes are just pointless)
Really looking forward to the new series. Should be airing in the next couple of months!!

Thanks Thomas.
I've got that this movie differ from novels and reading stories doesn't take me long time.
I'm a Japanese uni student and I'm curious about Sherlock Holmes thesedays. So I want to ask you what story shold read first.
If you have any idea, please let me know what you think.
How about starting with the 4 big ones

A Study in Scarlet
The Sign of the Four
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Valley of Fear

I think all the Sherlock Holmes books are now public domain so free to download, I even think there's an iPhone app with the complete collection on.

todaddy

Jun 27, 2011, 11:50 PM

I think all the Sherlock Holmes books are now public domain so free to download, I even think there's an iPhone app with the complete collection on.

Thank you for your good advice, mroddjob.
I'm looking for these series on the Internet. If you know good website that I can read Sherlock Holmes, could you tell me urls?

todaddy

Funkatronic

Jun 28, 2011, 02:18 AM

I take it that's the 2010 BBC series? Because that was really good.

I'm with you on that, however much I liked the movie, the BBC series just blew it out of the water.

andalusia

Jun 28, 2011, 06:07 AM

Shrink

Jun 28, 2011, 06:32 AM

If you want to see the REAL Sherlock Holmes movies - watch the Basil Rathbone/ Nigel Bruce black and white movies from the 1940's.

IMO, Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce are the ONLY cinema Holmes and Watson.

This is for you young folks out there.

I know I sound like an old geezer... wait... I am an old geezer.

Funkatronic

Jun 28, 2011, 06:33 AM

I'm surprised at how many people didn't seem to enjoy the film, I really liked it.

But I definitely liked the BBC series far more! It was amazing, I was so gutted that there were only three episodes. I hope it comes back very soon.

Series 2 of it is scheduled to start in Autumn. 3 more episodes. Whats more exciting is I hear there might be an adaptation of the Hound of the Baskervilles in series 2

iJohnHenry

Jun 28, 2011, 06:42 AM

IMO, Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce are the ONLY cinema Holmes and Watson.

I know I sound like an old geezer... wait... I am an old geezer.

And "Inspector Lestrade" was a hoot too. :cool:

andalusia

Jun 28, 2011, 11:36 AM

Series 2 of it is scheduled to start in Autumn. 3 more episodes. Whats more exciting is I hear there might be an adaptation of the Hound of the Baskervilles in series 2

I cannot wait! I've had it on my TV Forecast for ages but it's still not showing up with anything! Thanks for the info :)

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Signal-11

Jun 28, 2011, 02:31 PM