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Music video for Oscar nominated Sherlock Holmes Score composed Hans Zimmer and produced by Lorne Balfe.Music video for Oscar nominated Sherlock Holmes Score composed Hans Zimmer and... more
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Blake Lively was so excited picking out a suitable push-up bra, Thursday, for the New York premiere of “Sherlock Holmes” that she forgot to put on any pants.Blake Lively was so excited picking out a suitable push-up bra, Thursday, for the New... more
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There is a consuming sense of dread deep in the pit of my stomach regarding the Sherlock Holmes as envisioned by Guy Ritchie. Many fans of Holmes I am sure feel this way, but I would like to put down exactly why I feel the way I do so maybe the not-as-initiated can understand the trepidation experienced by those who ‘get’ Holmes.
*Yuk! Girls!*
The first red flag of any Holmes pastiche is the inclusion of Irene Adler. Adler was directly involved in one Original Canon (OC) story and was barely referenced in three others. That’s it. Holmes was not obsessed with Adler; Holmes only thought of Adler as a worthy opponent – indeed the only opponent in the OC that beat Holmes; There was no secret crush, no infatuation, no wistful belly-aching.
Holmes was very Zen regarding emotions. Attachments and emotion got in the way of pure reasoning, hence he had no use for it. To quote the man himself:
-- “It is of the first importance,” he said, “not to allow your judgment to be biased by --personal qualities. A client is to me a mere unit, — a factor in a problem. The emotional --qualities are antagonistic to clear reasoning. I assure you that the most winning woman I --ever knew was hanged for poisoning three little children for their insurance-money, and --the -most repellant man of my acquaintance is a philanthropist who has spent nearly a --quarter -of a million upon the London poor.”
Holmes had no care for women other than how they were involved in the chain of reasoning to a problem. He considered them the weaker sex, was very gender-biased, and Adler was the one exception. End of story.
I am assuming that Adler will somehow be mis-used in the story. I think it is safe assumption because, frankly, the only way to use Adler is to mis-use her. She simply has no place in a Holmes narrative. I’m betting on a love interest angle, but even if not, it is an un-needed complication and distraction.
*Holmes. Sherlock Holmes.*
Based on the trailers for the upcoming movie, “Sherlock Holmes” appears to be more of a Victorian era James Bond or Jason Bourne than anything resembling Sherlock Holmes. Gadgets, explosions, physical humor, and – inexplicably – some type of fight club seem to haunt every piece of footage released regarding this movie.
I’m not sure how many great explosions there were in London in the mid to late 1800s, but I am guessing that there were less than the amount shown just in the trailer for “Sherlock Holmes.” Dr. No type villains with an arsenal of nuclear weapons did not exist in Victorian times England. This seems to be a case of villain absurdity nearing Wild Wild West proportions if the released scenes are any indication.
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No sillies, it's not Magnum PI!!!
It's the new Sherlock Holmes.
What we DO NOT NEED--A bacchanal Libertine Holmes with his d*ck hanging out; panting after women. No thanks! Gotta wonder if this will be as abysmal as Richie's previous efforts.
Do we really need to see anymore fight scenes with lingerie clad models???? Oh---Never mind! I'm gonna go and throw up now.No sillies, it's not Magnum PI!!!
It's the new Sherlock Holmes.
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Set to come out on Christmas Day, 2009, the new Sherlock Holmes movie had Guy Richie (Snatch, RocknRolla) directing, Robert Downey Jr as Holmes and Jude Law as Watson!
Here's what another co-star, Rachel McAdams had to say about the film:
"It’s in true Guy Ritchie fashion, too. It’s lots of fighting and explosions, but, I think, from what I’ve seen, obviously Robert Downey Jr. is an amazing actor, and so is Jude Law. They make a wonderful duo. I think some people are probably skeptical. Everybody has their preconceived notions about Watson in particular. Everyone’s like, “Watson’s supposed to be like this.” Anyway, I just think Jude is a perfect Watson, oddly enough, and they’re really perfect together. That’s kind of the love story, actually. I play supposedly Sherlock’s love interest, but it’s really Watson."
Check out the sneak peek of the movie poster there and some other info here: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0988045/Set to come out on Christmas Day, 2009, the new Sherlock Holmes movie had Guy Richie... more
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Looks like the new film starring Robert Downy Jnr as Sherlock and Jude Law as Doctor Watson might be in trouble. According to The Sun 5 scenes are having to be re-shot. Apparently Guy was 'distracted' by his divorce from Madonna.
Guy has vowed to fix the film but if it does turn out to be plop he can always blame this one on Madonna to I suppose, it worked for Swept Away.Looks like the new film starring Robert Downy Jnr as Sherlock and Jude Law as Doctor... more
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Sometimes a movie sounds so amazing at the outset, all we can do is hold our breath and hope it doesn't get screwed up. Such is the case with the latest Judd Apatow comedy, an untitled take on Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories.
Variety reports that Sacha Baron Cohen and Will Ferrell will play Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, respectively. The casting reunites the funnymen, who were racing rivals in "Talladega Nights." Etan Cohen, who wrote the upcoming (and totally outrageous -- Robert Downey Jr. in blackface?!) comedy "Tropic Thunder," is working on the script.
And of course, this movie is not to be confused with Guy "I am totes still married to Madonna" Ritchie's dramatic version of the sleuth stories in the works at Warner Bros. So don't get it twisted.
Do you like your Sherlock funny or fraught with peril?Sometimes a movie sounds so amazing at the outset, all we can do is hold our breath... more
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