The CBn Sherlockians
#931
Posted 27 November 2011 - 06:00 PM
#932
Posted 27 November 2011 - 10:32 PM
Thanks MM I'm definitly going to keep my eye out for them. Your high praise for Study in Pink is intriguing...will let you know..
Well that was VERY interesting! By luck I caught an episode of SHERLOCK on PBS last night – The Blind Banker I think it was called. How many of these have they made? At first it was a bit disorientating but by the end....
Glad you like it: the other two they screened were even better than Blind Banker; especially better-directed. For me, A Study in Pink (the first one) is possibly the most successful adaptation of Holmes I've seen.
Three more films on the way, possibly just after Christmas.
#933
Posted 14 December 2011 - 03:13 PM
Plus, one of many rave reviews of the new series, which starts New Year's Day:
http://www.digitalsp...wo-preview.html
#934
Posted 16 December 2011 - 09:39 PM
Great popcorn fun, quite enjoyable. Much better than the last film.
I'm keeping it very short: Two pleasant surprises, two nitpicks related to the canon. Very spoilery, the nitpicks.
Suprise 1:
Surprise 2:
Nitpick 1:
Nitpick 2:
#935
Posted 17 December 2011 - 10:08 PM
My dad's a life long Sherlockian, so I took him to see the movie and can amend my last super spoilery nitpick:Just got back from seeing SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS.
Great popcorn fun, quite enjoyable. Much better than the last film.
Nitpick 2:Spoiler
Nitpick 2 (Amended):
Upon second viewing, I still enjoyed the heck out of it, so I think I can safely say it'll eventually make its way into the 00Twelve home library.
#936
Posted 18 December 2011 - 01:29 AM
Actually that last fight: has that been done in many Holmes movies before? I can't think of any previous one I've seen. Funny for such an iconic scene.
Some really excellent set pieces: the early train scene in particular stands out for me. Very funny, very exciting, well constructed, full of great character moments. A lot of the laughs come purely from knowing and caring about the characters which I think shows the film is working rather well.
Best Sherlock Holmes movie ever? Well, every one has something different to offer, but I think this is the most successful in terms of pure entertainment value, yeah. Doyle's stories were the well-crafted blockbuster audience-pleasers of the day rather than high art: this carries on the tradition well.
#937
Posted 18 December 2011 - 04:15 AM
Not many Holmes movies, no. It was probably most famously done in the Granada BBC series starring Jeremy Brett (you can watch it on Youtube, it's the first search result). It will presumably be done again with Benedict Cumberbatch and Andrew Scott in the finale of the next SHERLOCK series, "The Reichenbach Fall" (see what they did there?).Actually that last fight: has that been done in many Holmes movies before? I can't think of any previous one I've seen. Funny for such an iconic scene.
#938
Posted 18 December 2011 - 04:43 AM
#939
Posted 18 December 2011 - 08:30 AM
The best Holmes film is easily Billy Wilder's THE PRIVATE LIFE OF SHERLOCK HOLMES.
+1
I have the laser disc that has some of the missing scene reconstructions. I love this film, and the fact that so much footage from what Wilder actually wanted to do with the Road Show approach is lost forever makes me angry enough to kick a puppy. What an excellent Criterion Blu Ray that will never happen.
#940
Posted 18 December 2011 - 12:10 PM
The best Holmes film is easily Billy Wilder's THE PRIVATE LIFE OF SHERLOCK HOLMES.
It's a great movie and I love it; this does a different thing but does it very well.
#941
Posted 23 December 2011 - 02:03 AM
Edited by Mharkin, 23 December 2011 - 02:03 AM.
#942
Posted 23 December 2011 - 11:01 AM
Holmes 2. Fantastic!
I'm so counting the days to this one. Does it keep up with the first one in terms of story continuation and characters Matt?
#943
Posted 23 December 2011 - 01:50 PM
#944
Posted 23 December 2011 - 02:30 PM
#945
Posted 23 December 2011 - 02:38 PM
#946
Posted 24 December 2011 - 04:52 AM
(Watching some of his program at the moment, got me curious.)
#947
Posted 24 December 2011 - 12:36 PM
How many here feel that Jeremy Brett gave the most accurate portrayal of the character as written by Doyle? If not, then whom would you say did?
(Watching some of his program at the moment, got me curious.)
Jeremy Brett in my book IS Sherlock Holmes! That's how I imagine him when I run through the pages. No other comes even close.
#948
Posted 28 December 2011 - 10:07 AM
Interesting little bit in the e-book afterword where he writes about having dealt with literary estates before. He mentions having dealt with the Fleming estate, along with Tintin and another that escapes my memory at five in the morning.
I'd be all for him taking a swipe at it again, and I'll make sure to pick up a nice hardcover for a place of distinction in my Holmes bookcase.
#949
Posted 28 December 2011 - 12:03 PM
#950
Posted 28 December 2011 - 12:05 PM
Interesting little bit in the e-book afterword where he writes about having dealt with literary estates before. He mentions having dealt with the Fleming estate, along with Tintin and another that escapes my memory at five in the morning.
Yeah, I don't think it's much a secret that he was wanted to do Young Bond.
#951
Posted 28 December 2011 - 01:12 PM
Knew that I should check the Sherlockians thread more often... thought that the 2nd season of Sherlock was set to air some time in late summer. Almost missed the fact that it actually starts this week. Thanks for the info, MT. Just hope that this time, we don't need to wait a full year for the German version to air (not that I really need it, but it helps).Sherlock series 1 soundtrack by David Arnold and Michael Price out on 30th January: http://www.amazon.co...23875352&sr=8-2
Plus, one of many rave reviews of the new series, which starts New Year's Day:
http://www.digitalsp...wo-preview.html
#952
Posted 01 January 2012 - 07:27 PM
Gary Piquer will be a Holmes that pursued Jack the Ripper until Madrid. A possible title is "Holmes & Watson: Madrid Days" (in English although the movie is in Spanish). It will be ready maybe in September...
#953
Posted 01 January 2012 - 10:54 PM
#954
Posted 02 January 2012 - 03:03 AM
#955
Posted 02 January 2012 - 05:58 AM
#956
Posted 02 January 2012 - 06:55 AM
#957
Posted 02 January 2012 - 07:02 AM
#958
Posted 02 January 2012 - 12:14 PM
I'd pay money to watch that in the cinema: how wonderful it's on the telly.
#959
Posted 04 January 2012 - 03:40 PM
#960
Posted 05 January 2012 - 03:30 AM