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Well, it's no version of Sherlock Holmes I've ever seen, but for pure popcorn fun it delivers. Downey is fun to watch pretty much every second. I would give it an above average. I wasn't expecting anything really deep from it. I was entertained for a couple hours, and that's just fine by mine.
I enjoyed it, but not as much as I thought I would. Honestly, it's funny that Batman Begins has been mentioned, because I felt exactly the same when I walked out of that movie. It was very well done, but I didn't feel like it was as awesome as it could have been (though it certainly had some very awesome parts). And the ending is very similar to Batman Begins in the way that it gets Sherlock ready to hunt down Moriarty. If there is a sequel, I think it has the potential to be absolutely outstanding.
Just saw the movie. I thought it was good. The person I saw it with said they found it boring as Holmes spends a lot of time explaining what's going to happen or what has happened.
Just saw the movie. I thought it was good. The person I saw it with said they found it boring as Holmes spends a lot of time explaining what's going to happen or what has happened.
Just saw the movie. I thought it was good. The person I saw it with said they found it boring as Holmes spends a lot of time explaining what's going to happen or what has happened.
I thought their comment was weird, especially as they also said they prefer old-school Holmes. I guess they meant in the context of an action-adventure movie that the long sections of Holmes having to explain everything to the audience broke the flow...or something.
I saw it yesterday and found it highly enjoyable. RDJ is excellent as always, very funny, quite a pedestrian plot but RDJ and Jude Law do wonders with it, and actually make it seem half intelligent at times. ALthough at times it did seem like the film was primarily there to pave the way for the bigger faster sequel.
Also the way they imagined London was just amazing, the scrap on a half constructed Tower Bridge was brilliant.
Nice to see a lack of Cockney Sparra which is what primarily annoys me about Richie's first few films and the many, MANY british films that have emulated them since.
Looks interesting to me, but a bit too dirty and gritty to be Holmes to me. When I think of Holms I think of a dapper man thinking through his mystery, not some shirtless greasy guy slugging people around in a dirty brawl.
While there was plenty of action, I was surprised as to how much detective "powers of deduction" spirit there actually was. The trailer made it seem like it was a purely different tone, he was a straight action hero, whereas he was actually kind of like... the old Holmes, but put through a Burton-esque blender. He was rougher, grittier, a little crazier, but I still saw the brilliant deductive detective.
And man am I glad they didn't add a "tempted" romantic sub-plot between Holmes and Watson's fiance. I was cringing during the dinner scene waiting for such a 'pedestrian' twist. Glad it didn't come.
he was actually kind of like... the old Holmes, but put through a Burton-esque blender. He was rougher, grittier, a little crazier, but I still saw the brilliant deductive detective.
Well, Sherlock Holmes broke Christmas Day box office records, grossing an estimated $24,860,000 on its Friday opening. Looks like Warner Bros. has a hit.
If anyone's interested, Avatar came in a close second yesterday, making $23,500,000, which puts it in the #2 spot for best-ever Christmas Day grosses. Looks like 2009 will be ending with a bang at the box office.
I saw it last night with my brother and best friend and all three of us enjoyed it. It wasn't really what I was expecting and I'm someone who has read the books and seen the old Jeremy Brett Sherlock Holmes films, but I knew this would be a different take. I agree that it has a Batman Begins feel to it and no surprise since Guy Ritchie stated in an interview that the film was an inspiration for him in what this film would be structured like. I voted it was above average, the acting was pretty good, I thought Downey Jr. and Law were great as Holmes and Watson and played off each other very well. Mark Strong was somewhat disappointing as Lord Blackwell, I loved him in "Rock N' Rolla" (still hope Ritchie makes another one but doubtful), thought Rachel McAdams was charming as Irene Adler who was only in one Holmes adventure. Like at the end of Batman Begins when Jim Gordon hands Batman the playing and he flips it over to reveal a Joker, I got excited at the mention of a "professor" (knew right away it was Moriarty) and the explaination at the end was great. There were rumors before the movie premiered that Brad Pitt could play Professor Moriarty in a sequel and if he does I'll be there. The cinematography was gorgeous, I loved the visual gritty look of this film, and the dirty smoking industrial city of London. The building of Tower Bridge was pretty cool. I was disappointed in Hans Zimmer's score though...I will give it 3./4 stars though. I'll be getting the DVD.
I will admit that Rachel McAdams bugged me, which was annoying because I normally love her. I think it was the accent. American accents stick out like a sore thumb when movies take place somewhere other than America. I think it's one of the reasons I don't like Captain Jack Harkness from Doctor Who/Torchwood. I AM an American, and I have to admit that we just sound retarded when everyone else has a British accent.
I will admit that Rachel McAdams bugged me, which was annoying because I normally love her. I think it was the accent. American accents stick out like a sore thumb when movies take place somewhere other than America. I think it's one of the reasons I don't like Captain Jack Harkness from Doctor Who/Torchwood. I AM an American, and I have to admit that we just sound retarded when everyone else has a British accent.
Well, yeah, her character was an American, and McAdams used her normal American accent...but everybody else was British, and she just seemed out of place.
"American" and "America" usualy means from the United States of America. It's really all we have to call ourselves. United Statesian just doesn't cut it.
"American" and "America" usualy means from the United States of America. It's really all we have to call ourselves. United Statesian just doesn't cut it.
All in all, that’s how you do an action-y Holmes story. Retains enough of the cerebral while still livening things up a bit (and no disrespect at all to those who prefer the older stories, but, so long as its done well, I see no reason not to give one of literature’s seminal figures a new lease on life beyond just being an archetype; of course, this is from someone who religiously watched Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century as a child).
Good character interaction, which mainly means they got a good Holmes/Watson dynamic. And bless them for having Watson actually be useful and not some fat old fool who Holmes tolerates to tag along with him. The stuff with Irene was a bit borderline in places (though I did like them showing exactly how she got the drug in the bottle without him noticing), though you come away seeing that Rachel MacAdams would indeed be a good choice to play Selina Kyle (which is clearly the basis for the character’s role here), something that’s been bandied around a lot.
Period detail was generally good, from what I saw (though that gathering of men at the end wasn’t large enough to be one house of Parliament, let alone both, which seemed to be the suggestion).
As far as figuring out stuff in advance, I guessed how
the ambassador's seemingly supernatural death was pulled off.
Though the "oh, and by the way, we're going to take over the USA too" reference seemed like a token "see, this is important" bone to American audiences in what is otherwise a very British story.
Minor pet peeve: Blackwood is constantly referred to as “Lord Henry Blackwood”, and said to be a member of the House of Lords. But that’s not an appropriate style for a member of the House of Lords. Titled individuals are referred to as “Lord ____”, or “Personal Name, Title Whatever”; first names are never interposed like that. “Lord Henry Blackwood” would be a style appropriate for the younger son of a Duke or Marquess (the eldest and heir would have a courtesy title of his own), not someone who actually holds a title of nobility.
Very much looking forward to the inevitable Holmes 2; incidentally, while the proper hatwear was a very good touch, for sentimental reasons it would be nice for the next movie to contrive the conditions for him to wear the old deerstalker for a bit.
