I liked the first and this looks to better it. Love that Noomi is in it.
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Yup, he is. Just got done watching all 3 episodes on Netflix this week and must say they were fantastic, particularly 1 and 3. Looking forward to series 2 this fall as well as the new flick.Edwin-S said:Are you referring to the new BBC series?
I had similar feelings about the first film, based on the trailers, and didn't watch it in the theater. I did catch it on satellite, and was surprised how much I liked it. I'm in the midst of reading the original Holmes stories, and Holmes IS an expert boxer, martial arts fighter, and swordsman. There's more action in the film than in the stories, but the depiction of the character isn't really that far off the mark.Johnny Angell said:The movie seemed like they were trying to make Holmes an Indiana Jones type character and he's nothing like that. They had a topnotch actor portraying him, but missed the mark, IMHO. I was very disapointed in the movie and missed the PBS version. I hope they will rerun it. TillI I watch the PBS version, Jeremy Brett remains the standard for me.
I've never seen that but I'm guessing he isn't portrayed as a clown and put in terrible disguises in that show.Johnny Angell said:If anyone wants to watch an accurate rendition of Holmes, try watching the BBC series with Jeremy Brett. IMHO, he's the gold standard.
I just watched the first episode of the Cumberbatch show, and I'm impressed. Superb portrayal of the character, and I liked how everything was updated to modern London. I also like how elements from the original story A Study in Scarlet were incorporated into the modern variant A Study in Pink. It's ironic that Dr. Watson was wounded in Afghanistan in BOTH eras. It seems some things never change.Tony J Case said:I loved the hell out of the first one. . . and then The Grand Moff and Benedict Cumberbatch came along and set the bar so incredibly freakin' high that it's no long a question of the Guy Ritchie flick being any good, it's a matter of how close can he get to second place behind Moffat's version.
Originally Posted by Richard--W
Robert Downey Jr is NOT Sherlock Holmes and these films are NOT entertaining.
That's what I'm doing.Robert Crawford said:Then save your money and stop going to see them.
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Originally Posted by Johnny Angell
That's what I'm doing.
Originally Posted by Patrick Sun
In the 2nd installment of the Guy Ritchie-helmed Sherlock Holmes franchise, Holmes and Watson are faced with going up against a brilliant mind in Prof. Moriarity, even though they don't quite know how well insinuated Moriarity is within the various governments in Europe of the 1890s, or his end game. Jared Harris is actually quite good as the good professor.
I think I dislike the color palette of these Sherlock Holmes films, just too dingy and rusty-grey. RDJ's portrayal of Sherlock Holmes is almost insufferable at times, and even with Watson's bluster and exasperation with SH's antics, their relationship dynamic just doesn't quite do it for me. Noomi Rapace's character in this film doesn't really have much to do, and it feels like a wasted casting choice given the role as written (she stares a lot at Sherlock, it seems). The Holmes' slo-mo brain-cam footage was novel in the first film, but seems to be overly used in this film, and the slo-mo is also used in an extended getaway sequence that seems to overstay its welcome too, it just makes the pacing far too languid and somewhat boring.
That being said, I think I liked the last act of the film more than the initial setup and mid acts.
I give it 2.75 stars, or a grade of B-.
I think you left off two important words at the end of your post..."to me". Perhaps it is implied but without those two words, your post is a bit silly (in its absoluteness).Richard--W said:Robert Downey Jr is NOT Sherlock Holmes and these films are NOT entertaining.