Sherlock Holmes

[teyla]

I went to see Sherlock Holmes.


Hm. I mean, I wasn't expecting classic Sherlock Holmes, with Holmes sitting in his room and solving the case while reclining on his sofa--I had seen the trailer after all. I was perfectly happy to see the world of Sherlock Holmes transformed into a Hollywood action world, with Holmes chasing criminals by jumping out of windows, etc.

But I did want the character to stay intact, and, idk. I didn't think he did? The plot of that movie was weak, and it was made even weaker by the fact that the director spent next to no time at all explaining where Holmes got his knowledge from. There was a one-minute montage at the end, and that was it. Movie-Holmes, to me, came across as a bit of an idiot who got told a lot by the script--I couldn't see his alleged brilliance, not in the movie. Everyone knows that Holmes is brilliant, so, okay, maybe you don't need to establish it--but you do need to show it. I think what bothered me was that as far as the characterization of Holmes went, there was a lot of telling going on, and very little showing.

Watson, on the other hand, I thought worked really well. His basic character traits were kept intact, as far as I could tell, and I liked the edge they gave him--he does come across as a bit slow in the books sometimes, and I thought they balanced that out well in the movie.

I think with some changes to the plot, and a different director, this movie could have been really good. As it was, it was kind of, well. Meh. I've seen better.


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[onceforluck.livejournal.com]

(boo!)

I went to the theater with very low expectations. I have no trouble admitting I saw it for entirely shallow reasons. IMO, it's one of those movies that you get some popcorn, shut off your brain, and look at the pretty gay men in Victorian clothing fighting bad guys.

[teyla]

(Hi thar! :D)

Well, they were very pretty, and very Victorian, and very gay. xD I didn't hate the movie. I guess I just found it less entertaining than I'd been hoping it would be?

[mind-the-tardis.livejournal.com]

Eh. That does not surprise me much. Sad, though, as now no one will try Holmes on the big screen again for a while, likely. If they're going to do it, they might as well do it right. Mrr.

[teyla]

Yeah, idk. Jude Law really worked well. RDJ . . . I think he could have worked if the script had given him more to work with. Like this, it was kind of like watching Harry Lockhart from KKBB running around in Victorian clothing and being extraordinarily gay for his BFF.

[mind-the-tardis.livejournal.com]

RDJ isn't my thought for Holmes. He's very . . . flippant, but flippant in a disorganized, spur-of-the-moment way that doesn't strike me as Holmes-y. There are worse things than being extraordinarily gay for one's BFF, but only if it's done well and not in a BUT WE ARE STILL STRAIGHT, DAMMIT way.

[teyla]

flippant in a disorganized, spur-of-the-moment way that doesn't strike me as Holmes-y
Yeah, but I think with a better script, even that would have worked. I don't mind them reinterpreting the character to a degree, but the whole analytical thing is sort of essential to this character, and sacrificing that to replace it with action scenes, hm. No.

only if it's done well and not in a BUT WE ARE STILL STRAIGHT, DAMMIT way
It wasn't actually done badly in this one. It seemed unrequited. Holmes had it bad for Watson, and Watson was more like, YES I LIKE YOU but you're an idiot. 9_9

[mind-the-tardis.livejournal.com]

Holmes had it bad for Watson, and Watson was more like, YES I LIKE YOU but you're an idiot. 9_9

. . . Don't make me want to see it B|

[hibernia1.livejournal.com]

Still haven't seen it, shit! Will do so soon, I hope.

[teyla]

Well, it's at least entertaining, if nothing else. ;)

[hibernia1.livejournal.com]

You know, of course, that I only go there to squee at the AU-H/W, right??

Still haven't seen 'Inglorious Bastards', either. I fail at watching movies.

[teyla]

The AU is pretty nice. They are very gay for one another.

[hibernia1.livejournal.com]

Cool!!! Can't wait. Of course, first the snow from hell has to be gone...

[daasgrrl.livejournal.com]

I enjoyed it but yeah, I kind of thought of it as 'Holmes cosplay', if that even makes sense XD

[teyla]

Lol, that does make sense, yeah. It was . . . idk. I really thought Watson was awesome! I don't know, RDJ as Holmes with that script just didn't really work for me. Even though I usually adore RDJ.

[daasgrrl.livejournal.com]

I love RDJ too, but I kind of knew that I was going to have difficulty believing him as Holmes - physically if nothing else! I agree that it was nice that made Watson less... thick than he's portrayed sometimes XD

[teyla]

When I heard they'd cast RDJ, I was hoping they would go for a combination of spazzy and actually intelligent--because that would have been awesome. Kind of like the 10th Doctor. Sadly, they went for spazzy and kind of skipped the intelligent.