Comments on: Sherlock Holmes Spoilers Discussion

By: Vic Holtreman

Vic Holtreman — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 22:50:46 +0000

BCC,

I just watched Sherlock Holmes last night. It really struck me how much the music contributes to the enjoyment of that film. I mean REALLY significant.

Vic

By: BlueCollarCritic

BlueCollarCritic — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 22:29:11 +0000

SHERLOCK HOLMES is one of those every year films, one of the batch of movies you can always watch at least once a year and neever bore of watching it. Its movies like this that make me wish I could make mysefl forgoet abouta movie I had already seen so I could re-watch it for the first time over an over.

By: J.Valentine

J.Valentine — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 08:12:38 +0000

You apparently haven’t seen the movie Snatch. Brad Pitt in the movie plays as an Irish gypsy. Now tell me, what do you think is harder to imitate, a british professor? Or an irish gypsy? I’ll go ahead and answer for you considering my extensive practice of acting and accents. The fact is that I’ve seen most of Brad Pitt’s movies, and he is one of the most talented men in Hollywood when it comes to accents. He was an Irish gypsy in Snatch, and even acted with a Jamaican accent in Meet Joe Black. Grow his hair out a little and I think Brad Pitt would be the perfect part for Moriarty.

By: maladrinareymont

maladrinareymont — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:50:21 +0000

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/fc/celebrity.html
interesting but if you scan down to the bit about Hugo Weaving possible playing of the Red Skull they mention him as being in Sherlock Holmes, strange I don't remember seeing him mmmmmmm

By: maladrinareymont

maladrinareymont — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:50:21 +0000

By: Sean 90

Sean 90 — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 03:32:45 +0000

the hydrated root of den-drum that was in Riordan's lab was used to slow his pulse so it looked like he was dead and he used some sort of hook attached to his belt to support him when he was being hanged

By: cla517

cla517 — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:05:30 +0000

Help me!! I saw SH over the weekend and missed the very end! (The film BROKE!!!!!) Anyway, from reading the comments I see we never find out who Moriarty is. BUT, did they explain how Watson could have declared Blackwood dead when he wasn't??? That's my last burning question! Thanks!

By: Andy S

Andy S — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 17:11:28 +0000

I absolutely LOVED this movie. I finally saw it yesterday and I loved the how the film showed the grit of 19th century England. The smokey skyline and the muddy roads and the superb wardrobe made me feel like I was actually in England in the late 1800′s. I thought that Downey’s performance of Holmes was great, but for some reason I really LOVED the way Jude Law played Dr. Watson. IMO, the strongest character in the movie. I’m going to have to say that this is my second favorite movie of 2009…right after Star Trek. Hoping to see Avatar next week, but I can’t see it being a more engaging film than Holmes…especially with a nearly 3 hour time. I didn’t want Holmes to end. The movie really moved along well.

I’m really glad that they didn’t have Moriarty as the main villain in the first movie. There is no way they could have made Blackwood the great villain he was in a sequel after dealing with Holmes’ most well known adversary in the first film (if it was Moriarty). Setting up the sequel to introduce Moriarty is a great move and actually sets up the next TWO Holmes films. I am really curious as to who Moriarty is going to be played by. How cool would it be if it was Ed Norton?

By: Connor

Connor — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 05:36:40 +0000

Well Adler be in the sequel

By: JohnN

JohnN — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 02:15:56 +0000

@smart

i know what the free masons are and what they stand for(just finished the lost symbol), but i feel like they were trying to make an amalgam of it and other groups in this movie. It just didn’t feel like a fully fleshed out and fully explained idea to me.

By: Sam

Sam — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 22:24:37 +0000

Just FYI Holmes has had dealings with masons that were not very masonish (Valley of Fear) so sometimes he does deal with real groups. When ACD did that in the books he usually was clear that the bad group was in fact not living up to the moral code of their brotherhood. The group in this story is either a fictious group or a combo of several groups from the time (feternal orders were popular during the time period).

By: John "Kahless" Taylor

John "Kahless" Taylor — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:45:33 +0000

For some reason, I kept thinking that Moriarty was the black haired guy with the vandyke. Of course, I could be wrong but I kept thinking Moriarty is someone who is in a lesser role than Blackwood so he could pull the strings. Brad Pitt would be a big name draw but I don’t know if he has the ability to pull off an English professor with a brutal intellect and “an almost irresistable appeal”, as Countess Barthollomew in Trek: TNG put him. In any event, I’m looking forward to seeing the sequel.

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By: SmartAss

SmartAss — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 14:25:42 +0000

@JohnN

The organization in the film was most certainly NOT the Masons, nor was it the Nights Templar. Granted, some of the symbolism used in the film could confuse a “Non-Mason.” The Freemasons are a fraternal order whose members strive to better themselves as well as their communities. Freemasons must believe in a higher power and attribute the creation of the universe to God. There is no connection between the occult or magic. “The Order” in the film is purely fictional. I just wanted to make that clear.

By: FRED

FRED — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 12:56:25 +0000

Brad Pitt does not have that menacing quality about him, but who knows, it could work.

By: Sean

Sean — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 04:26:50 +0000

I also read in many places that Brad Pitt was being brought in to film scenes for the first movie as Prof. M, but obviously having seen the movie there was not Pitt to be found. But I am sure that I read that he is a runner for Prof. M.

By: cody wall

cody wall — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 03:03:43 +0000

professor m is Ed Tolputt

By: Mike Wilkerson - 2GuysTalking

Mike Wilkerson - 2GuysTalking — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 01:48:47 +0000

I had District 9 as the Best Movie of the Year for me last year (that wasn’t animated – UP was masterful), right in front of STAR TREK for satisfaction.

I saw AVATAR this evening and was able to NOT look where the 3D stuff was pointing me and there’s a lot more there than people want to admit. I’m going to see about writing up a few things as we end the year here to showcase my thoughts. There’s a LOT more in that movie than people want to admit at this point.

By: JohnN

JohnN — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 01:13:34 +0000

@fred

Don’t get me wrong, i loved avatar, its probably gonna win every technical award for the next 2 years. But i came out feeling unsatisfied. I’m not sure where district 9 stacks up tho, cause i really loved that movie as well, but it was shoved in there with all the other bs this year like transformers, and I was just partially numb to it.JOh

By: Jessie

Jessie — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 16:57:55 +0000

I loved this movie. The stronger Watson character was perfect. In the books, Watson is less and that just makes Holmes seem pompous, not cocky or arrogant which is what Downey, Jr. pulled off brilliantly.

What I was disappointed with was Irene Adler. I adore Rachel McAdams and she starts out as a strong character but turns into a damsel-in-distress for a time about half-way through the movie. It was a bit of a let down.