Sherlock Holmes (2009)

Re: Sherlock Holmes Movie

Teresa Edgerton said:
Watson didn't ditch his wife; she died. And he eventually married again.

(I read an article somewhere that postulated four or five Mrs. Watsons, but that was just silly.)
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No, no, no. I meant before Mary (Morstan) Watson died; he used to leave her at home neglected while he trapsed after Holmes instead of doing the doctoring he claimed was his profession. Watson does appear to have possibly had a second wife; he probably ignored her as well.
 
Re: Sherlock Holmes Movie

Connavar said:
Its so typical of hollywood and only they can think of doing an action movie of a classic story with a main character known for his sharp mind.

Making Sherlock Holmes a boxer and a sword fighter whats next....

How about a sandal action feast with Plato as the heroic fighter of Greek wars :rolleyes:
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He did study boxing and fencing; he just never really seemed to make use of those skills. Every new movie needs a new twist; they are trying to cut through the clutter of hundreds of Holmeses. That is why they try and find one or two small points and expand on them. They could go for broke and make him a meglomaniac, homosexual coke addict driven to show the dominance of his theories who studies boxing and fencing as well as employs a street gang and numerous informants in order to further the influence of his personal and private FBI/CIA but, perhaps they think that would be going to far.
 
meh some Hollywood writer read the blurb on the book and decided to use the title, character name and outline (a very broad one). Then he read Dracula - then watched the Zorro film -- hey presto he had an idea!
get some company to fund it and away he goes...............

might be good as a laugh but not for diehard Holmes fans at all
 
I thought there were a couple Holmes stories that dealt with vampires - I assume thst would be the basis for this movie. Haven't read any of them though, so can't really say, but maybe. Trailer looks good, regardless.
 
New Sherlock Holmes movie Trailer

Came across this trailer earlier and thought it looked quite good so have posted it here for others to take a peek, Enjoy:D


Sherlock Holmes
 
Re: New Sherlock Holmes movie Trailer

nj1 said:
Came across this trailer earlier and thought it looked quite good so have posted it here for others to take a peek, Enjoy:D


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Looks utterly dreadful. Holmes the sexed up super-hero.

My own favourite creations of Holmes and Watson were Robert Stephens and Colin Blakely in Billy Wilder's film. I didn't see that as a parody at all, despite some comic and self-knowing moments. We can only guess at Wilder's original intent as half the film is missing.
 
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Oh is this the one where they go all supernatural? My brother,a HUGE Conan Doyle fan will be mortified! I bet he's given the usual Hollywood inventions,the huge pipe and deerstalker,not present in any book.
 
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blacknorth said:
Looks utterly dreadful. Holmes the sexed up super-hero.

My own favourite creations of Holmes and Watson were Robert Stephens and Colin Blakely in Billy Wilder's film. I didn't see that as a parody at all, despite some comic and self-knowing moments. We can only guess at Wilder's original intent as half the film is missing.
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The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes - great film. Robert Stephens was my favourite Holmes, too (Though Jeremey Brett was good). I think the intention was to give Holmes a love life, of sorts - the first story was a parody with Holmes pretending to be gay to escape the clutches of a mad Russian ballerina but the second story ('The Case of the Belgian Engineer'?) was a loving recreation of classic Holmes and worked in the way that Conan Doyle's best Holmes stories worked.

This current 'remake' looks like it is to be avoided at all costs.:mad:
 
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AE35Unit said:
Oh is this the one where they go all supernatural? My brother,a HUGE Conan Doyle fan will be mortified! I bet he's given the usual Hollywood inventions,the huge pipe and deerstalker,not present in any book.
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You will be please to know they have avoided having a deerstalker and overgrown pipe (at least, in the trailer, the pipe is normal sized, the hat is the same style as everyone else is wearing).

This might be due to them being much more accurate to the source material, but given there does seem to be supernatural stuff in it, I doubt it.
 
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There is something very ironic about introducing a supernatural element to Conan Doyle's logical detective, especially considering the author became obsessed with the supernatural later in life.

It would be interesting if the writer(s) used Conan-Doyle's later experiences as a template to inform the supernatural element of the movie.
 
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Sherlock Holmes is a cerebral character he is a guy you want to read for his mind,his theories,his skill logical detection.

Holmes the action superhero, the sexy young version of a guy that has a dry personality is really so pointless that i dont even plan to watch it when its on tv and im bored out of my mind.

I like Robert Downey Jr and this is a serious waste of his time,talent.
 
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I would agree that there are certainly parodic elements in The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, but yes, the latter part of the film is an intensely loving tribute to the stories, and the film overall is simply lovely. 'Twould be nice if the lost footage were to miraculously be restored; I'd like to see what Wilder & Co. had in mind.

Unfortunately, it would seem that at least a fair portion of that has been destroyed completely... but there has been some restoration work done with one of the two extra stories, at least:

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

As for the new film... I'm afraid as a moderator, I simply cannot use the language which comes to mind.....
 
Re: Sherlock Holmes Movie

Unfortunately we have to accept that this film is first and foremost about making money. It is not about keeping the spirit of Sherlock alive. It's purely and simply a there to bring audiences in. Now, if it becomes a success and introduces a whole new generation to the legend of Sherlock Holmes, would that really be such a bad thing? Or would you rather it die out with our generation? Personally, i'm with you guys. I don't think that Guy Richie is the right Director for the job, i don't like the idea that Sherlock is going to be an action hero. Will i see it? The answer is no. Will the average audience enjoy it? I think so.

The plus side is that i think that Robert Downey Junior is a great actor and i think he'll try whatever he can to bring justice to the character.
 
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