Thoughts on the Sherlock Holmes Trailer

It’s here. You’ve probably seen it. Let’s put it here too:

I wonder why I’m not more stoked about this. I mean, love Robert Downey, Jr. I could watch him shave. I often do, through a telephoto lens, outside his heavily guarded estate. But this feels like a bit of a mess to me — like Guy Ritchie trying really hard not to be Guy Ritchie. There’s a bit of Jack Sparrow (the comic biz with the hammer) and some howlarious buddy-comedy bickering and some Pink Panther wacky hijinks, and maybe a bit of Da Vinci Code historical mysteriousness, and one big fat fire-ball explosion straight outta the seventies. They should call this Holmes & W.A.T.S.O.N.

I don’t mind them reenvisioning Holmes. But there’s a lot of people in this who are saying lines as if they’re witty one-liners, and they kind of ain’t: (“Does your depravity know no bounds?” “No.”) The only part that felt real was when Sherlock was punching a dude in the face in slo-mo.

Good to see Jude Law back in action, though. He’ll always be Gigolo Joe to me.

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Kemper

Gigolo Joe was an early model of Cylon…..
http://youtube.com/churchhatestucker Church

I dunno, I’m not feeling it. I know there’s a big trend of re-imaginings (sparked by a recent television show that everyone has seen) but I’m not sure that Holmes really warrants it.
walkinghbomb

Doyle is rolling in his grave, I’m sure.
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@Church What television show are you talking about? >_>
http://youtube.com/churchhatestucker Church

Hrmm. Sir Arthur Conan… Aaron… Coincidence?
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@walkingbomb The Show That Cannot Be Named, of course.
hogepodge

It reminds me of the “Blow’d Up” trailer.
walkinghbomb

@Church “Late Night Voldemort” (Sorry, that’s just the image I got when I read your response.) Tonight, we’ll be talking with my arch-enemy, widely regarded as the most powerful wizard in the world… Harry Potter! *from the crowd* Booooo! Hiss!
lostepic

When I heard Downey was going to be playing Holmes in a new Sherlock Holmes movie I was excited, when I heard Jude Law was Watson, I thought great. When I found out that Guy Ritche was directing the film any and almost all excitement withered. Yes withered. I liked smoking barrels, snatch, revolver, and even liked rocknrolla. But Sherlock Holmes is not British crime-noir. Make the film with style but don’t butcher a beloved classic in order to do what you want and envision at the expense of quality material available. I will undoubtedly see it, and if it fails, complain to my friends who don’t care. It does seem they are forcing the classic feel of Holmes like a square peg in a round hole. Take ques from the new Star Trek. Lines were not forced and came naturally and organicly.
Dave

@hogepodge – I’m surprise nobody’s made “Blow’d Up” yet.
jthomann

I was always surprised that they never pursued the whole “Young Sherlock Holmes” thing 20 years ago. Would’ve been a decent series of flicks. This movie strikes me as a spiritual sequel to that one.
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