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Sherlock Holmes - A Game of Shadows
12/17/2011 1:26:25 PM
Fun!
Lots of gun goodness, much of which is horribly incorrect from a technical perspective*. Nonetheless, a fun movie.
* Like using a 12" cannon at a range of well under a mile and not using direct fire only elevating the bore to 50 degrees = lololol!
Lots of gun goodness, much of which is horribly incorrect from a technical perspective*. Nonetheless, a fun movie.
* Like using a 12" cannon at a range of well under a mile and not using direct fire only elevating the bore to 50 degrees = lololol!
12/17/2011 2:46:13 PM
Liked the first one, so here's hoping I like the 2nd.
12/17/2011 8:07:52 PM
It looks good.
I just never envisioned SH to be such a hand-to-hand combat expert.
They are really portraying him to be like Neo from the Matrix or Ip Man or something.
I though he was 'just' a detective...
4073
12/17/2011 9:14:10 PM
I saw it and it was great, tons of action and fun
Its a bit far fetched, but remember its entertainment not a Bio.
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Its a bit far fetched, but remember its entertainment not a Bio.
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12/18/2011 10:20:24 AM
I liked it, it is far fetched but not in a PC manner.
His fighting style is more of a chess move rather than martial art.
for the matinae price it was worth it.
Great Ending!
His fighting style is more of a chess move rather than martial art.
for the matinae price it was worth it.
Great Ending!
12/18/2011 10:36:56 AM
No one would go to a big budget Sherlock Homes film where he prattles on about how some woman's fingers are obviously flattened from typing which means blah blah blah. It was a fun period action film.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle did write that Homes and Moriarty died when they fell off a cliff next to a waterfall in Switzerland. There's even a "memorial"
12/18/2011 6:18:13 PM
Reichenbach Falls.... or did Holmes fake his death? 
Anyhoo, trying to convince the wife to go one night this week.... failing that, I'm flying solo... quite looking forward to it...
Anyhoo, trying to convince the wife to go one night this week.... failing that, I'm flying solo... quite looking forward to it...
12/18/2011 6:35:15 PM
Originally Posted By Bunnyassassin:
Reichenbach Falls.... or did Holmes fake his death?
Anyhoo, trying to convince the wife to go one night this week.... failing that, I'm flying solo... quite looking forward to it...
Reichenbach Falls.... or did Holmes fake his death?
Anyhoo, trying to convince the wife to go one night this week.... failing that, I'm flying solo... quite looking forward to it...
I could be talked into going again, swing by the house and pick me up
12/18/2011 9:56:31 PM
Great movie!
12/19/2011 12:05:04 AM
Originally Posted By Aimless:
I could be talked into going again, swing by the house and pick me up
I could be talked into going again, swing by the house and pick me up
Lemmee fuel the jet....
12/19/2011 5:09:15 PM
Good fun.
I'd rent it when it came out on DVD, but probably wouldn't buy it. Re-watchability is fair to good.
I'd rent it when it came out on DVD, but probably wouldn't buy it. Re-watchability is fair to good.
12/21/2011 10:13:39 PM
Originally Posted By Bunnyassassin:
Reichenbach Falls.... or did Holmes fake his death?
Anyhoo, trying to convince the wife to go one night this week.... failing that, I'm flying solo... quite looking forward to it...
Reichenbach Falls.... or did Holmes fake his death?
Anyhoo, trying to convince the wife to go one night this week.... failing that, I'm flying solo... quite looking forward to it...
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle fully intended to end Holmes at Reichenbach Falls, but the public outcry caused Conan Doyle to re-think this ill-conceived move and he brought Holmes back for many more adventures.
I am a Holmes aficionado from way back (more than 40 years since I read my first one) and I was well pleased with both movies. Downey did a very impressive job in the role, not Jeremy Brett (more physical and not as overtly cerebral) but each actor brings his own style to the part. I was disappointed at Irene Adler's fate, given that in the books she wasn't really referenced for more than a few stories.
12/22/2011 3:30:18 AM
I couldn't really get into it at first. It was too contrived for me, more so even than the original, which I enjoyed. As an example, during the scene on the train fighting the soldiers, when there was suddenly a flashback to show how Holmes had turned the tables on them from the very beginning... I had to roll my eyes. However, the cinematography during the climactic run through the woods was truly incredible. I liked the 'modern' weapons being produced, and the storyline did a fair job of keeping me guessing. Moriarty was a suitably worthy opponent.
12/22/2011 8:25:11 AM
I liked it a lot. I was very impressed with how well Jude Law and Robert Downey played off each other's characters.
12/23/2011 11:17:35 AM
Originally Posted By MFP_4073:
It looks good.
I just never envisioned SH to be such a hand-to-hand combat expert.
They are really portraying him to be like Neo from the Matrix or Ip Man or something.
I though he was 'just' a detective...
4073
It looks good.
I just never envisioned SH to be such a hand-to-hand combat expert.
They are really portraying him to be like Neo from the Matrix or Ip Man or something.
I though he was 'just' a detective...
4073
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherlock_Holmes#Weapons_and_martial_arts
12/23/2011 11:22:42 AM
Sherlock Holmes as an action movie star? I never thought I'd see that.
12/26/2011 6:04:56 PM
I just got back from the matinee.
Really liked it. I will be buying it when the dvd is released. The ending had everyone chuckling.
I really thought Prof. Moriarty looked a lot like V. I. Lenin.
Really liked it. I will be buying it when the dvd is released. The ending had everyone chuckling.
I really thought Prof. Moriarty looked a lot like V. I. Lenin.
12/30/2011 4:30:40 PM
Originally Posted By RikWriter:
I liked it a lot. I was very impressed with how well Jude Law and Robert Downey played off each other's characters.
I liked it a lot. I was very impressed with how well Jude Law and Robert Downey played off each other's characters.
I completely agree. We saw it last night, and I think it's a little better than the first one. Downey and Law seen perfect in these roles. I hope the third installment is not too far down the road. It looks like Downey has at least two more Iron Man appearances lined up, so we may not see another Holmes until 2014. Yikes.
12/30/2011 7:39:02 PM
Originally Posted By MFP_4073:
It looks good.
I just never envisioned SH to be such a hand-to-hand combat expert.
They are really portraying him to be like Neo from the Matrix or Ip Man or something.
I though he was 'just' a detective...
4073
It looks good.
I just never envisioned SH to be such a hand-to-hand combat expert.
They are really portraying him to be like Neo from the Matrix or Ip Man or something.
I though he was 'just' a detective...
4073
Actually, Robert Downey Junior did start doing Wing Chun as part of his rehab. Thats how he was finally able to kick the drugs for good. My instructor knows his instructor.
12/30/2011 9:11:42 PM
Originally Posted By DzlBenz:
I completely agree. We saw it last night, and I think it's a little better than the first one. Downey and Law seen perfect in these roles. I hope the third installment is not too far down the road. It looks like Downey has at least two more Iron Man appearances lined up, so we may not see another Holmes until 2014. Yikes.
Originally Posted By RikWriter:
I liked it a lot. I was very impressed with how well Jude Law and Robert Downey played off each other's characters.
I liked it a lot. I was very impressed with how well Jude Law and Robert Downey played off each other's characters.
I completely agree. We saw it last night, and I think it's a little better than the first one. Downey and Law seen perfect in these roles. I hope the third installment is not too far down the road. It looks like Downey has at least two more Iron Man appearances lined up, so we may not see another Holmes until 2014. Yikes.
Two more Iron Man movies? I thought the Avengers movie next summer was going to be the last of the set/series. Can't wait to see that one too. THE is the perfect Tony Stark. As well as the perfect Sherlock Holmes.
