NOT the Worst Sherlock Holmes Movie I've Ever Seen
Hee, I'll take it.
LOL! Well, compared to how I felt during my boycotting campaign, I'd say this is amazing progress! *g*
As always I'm impressed with your memory for details. I can't believe you only saw it once and remembered both mine and E's comments.
Well, it helps that I wrote this right after watching the film. If I tried writing it today, I'd probably be floundering a bit. Of course, I managed to forget my lunch at home, so that might give you an indication of what state my brain is in today. *g*
BTW, there's a detail I didn't get right. In my review, I mentioned that the Freemasons were the villains in A Study in Scarlet when it was the Mormons! Isn't that mortifying? I actually turned on my computer this morning just to fix this huge faux pas. Maybe that's why I forgot my lunch. *g*
Yup, I love that Watson is much more assertive in this film. Holmes of course is much more obvious about being an emotional mess. However, I don't think that's really inconsistent with canon. Holmes just sublimated it in his tendency toward melodrama and play acting. Being bad at the play acting is of course a sign of how upset he is at Watson's bedside. Interesting contrast to how good he is at it when chasing Irene Adler. He goes from James Bond to Jacques Clouseau.
Yes, it's refreshing to see a more assertive Watson. I completely agree with you about Holmes sublimating his emotional problems in canon through his tendency towards melodrama and play acting. And I think part of the reason why Mary Morstan recognized Holmes at Watson's bedside was that she was expecting to see him there, so that would have given her an edge in the deductive logic department. And, yes, RDJ's Holmes did a wonderful job of play acting while he was tailing Irene Adler. I should have mentioned it in my review, but it had hints of "Scandal in Bohemia". :-)
I think it should have been shorter, and I'm not much for some of the more farcical scenes. However, I loved the look of it it, the steam punk elements, and their relationship.
I don't know if the movie seemed longer because of the weak plot or if it was because so much was going on in terms of special effects, etc. In any case, it did seem a little on the long side.
I had heard that the art direction was really good, but I didn't really believe it until I sat down and watched the film. It's very rich visually and I appreciate the detail that went into the steam punk elements and certain historical details, such as the incomplete Tower Bridge. Of course, the Holmes/Watson relationship was one of the film's great strengths. :-)
So, what? No review of Live Free or Die Hard?
LOL! It's certainly tempting! I think I could write a couple of paragraphs on that scene with the F-35 alone! *g*
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Hee, I'll take it.
LOL! Well, compared to how I felt during my boycotting campaign, I'd say this is amazing progress! *g*
As always I'm impressed with your memory for details. I can't believe you only saw it once and remembered both mine and E's comments.
Well, it helps that I wrote this right after watching the film. If I tried writing it today, I'd probably be floundering a bit. Of course, I managed to forget my lunch at home, so that might give you an indication of what state my brain is in today. *g*
BTW, there's a detail I didn't get right. In my review, I mentioned that the Freemasons were the villains in A Study in Scarlet when it was the Mormons! Isn't that mortifying? I actually turned on my computer this morning just to fix this huge faux pas. Maybe that's why I forgot my lunch. *g*
Yup, I love that Watson is much more assertive in this film. Holmes of course is much more obvious about being an emotional mess. However, I don't think that's really inconsistent with canon. Holmes just sublimated it in his tendency toward melodrama and play acting. Being bad at the play acting is of course a sign of how upset he is at Watson's bedside. Interesting contrast to how good he is at it when chasing Irene Adler. He goes from James Bond to Jacques Clouseau.
Yes, it's refreshing to see a more assertive Watson. I completely agree with you about Holmes sublimating his emotional problems in canon through his tendency towards melodrama and play acting. And I think part of the reason why Mary Morstan recognized Holmes at Watson's bedside was that she was expecting to see him there, so that would have given her an edge in the deductive logic department. And, yes, RDJ's Holmes did a wonderful job of play acting while he was tailing Irene Adler. I should have mentioned it in my review, but it had hints of "Scandal in Bohemia". :-)
I think it should have been shorter, and I'm not much for some of the more farcical scenes. However, I loved the look of it it, the steam punk elements, and their relationship.
I don't know if the movie seemed longer because of the weak plot or if it was because so much was going on in terms of special effects, etc. In any case, it did seem a little on the long side.
I had heard that the art direction was really good, but I didn't really believe it until I sat down and watched the film. It's very rich visually and I appreciate the detail that went into the steam punk elements and certain historical details, such as the incomplete Tower Bridge. Of course, the Holmes/Watson relationship was one of the film's great strengths. :-)
So, what? No review of Live Free or Die Hard?
LOL! It's certainly tempting! I think I could write a couple of paragraphs on that scene with the F-35 alone! *g*