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I liked it...the main way RDJ's Holmes strays from the character is his mania

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In Reply to: RE: Sherlock Holmes... posted by mkuller on January 03, 2010 at 20:51:30

It's funny you could recommend not thinking about a horribly written piece of crap like Avatar and rate it an A, but you couldn't extend the same courtesy to Sherlock Holmes. Note that Doyle's Holmes was a gifted fighter like the Downey version. One difference--Doyle's Holmes indulged in cocaine and Downey's version didn't, but was portrayed as manic. In other respects--especially in terms of wardrobe--Downey stayed closer to Doyle than other actors who have played Holmes.
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RE: I liked it...the main way RDJ's Holmes strays from the character is his mania - ken crouch 07:10:23 01/05/10 (3)
I've got to agree with you on this one J.I.! The Sherlock of A.C.Doyle was a fighter, an early practioner of jiujitsu in the stories. He was certainly not a fop of any description.

Another thing this film gets right is Dr. Watson - who was a war veteran and certainly not the buffoon he is often portrayed as in some films.

While I love the Jeremy Brett Holmes interpretation, I must say that we really enjoyed this Sherlock.
%22Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent%22 - Salvor Hardin
- RE: I liked it too; captured much about the processes of... - mpathus 20:47:09 01/05/10 (2)
  ...observation and analysis (and action).
  
  I saw S. Holmes on Christmas, about a week after seeing Avatar IMAX 3D and felt as entertained though in a different way.
  
  The Complete Sherlock Holmes would be one book I'd keep if on a deserted desert island.
  - I liked how during fight scenes it would slow down the action - Jazz Inmate 13:01:18 01/06/10 (1)
    RDJ's Holmes would narrate his attack plan, what he needed to accomplish with each shot to defeat his opponent. The action would then speed up to real time and he would stay with the voiceover, narrating each shot as it happened.
    
    This was quite a brilliant approach to producing the hand-to-hand combat. I vaguely remember the days when I could slow down my opponents in sports and running and sometimes I can anticipate traffic during bicycling before cars even make their move. Great fighters and athletes do have the ability to remain calm under pressure and slow down the action around them, anticipate their opponents and attack to win. The fight scenes in Sherlock Holmes did this in a clever way that tied some form of Holmes' intellect to the action.
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    We must be the change we wish to see in the world. -Gandhi
    - RE: I liked how during fight scenes it would slow down the action - mpathus 21:53:42 01/06/10 (0)
      Yes; what you deftly describe is not unlike a musician's ability to anticipate the music yet play in sync with it. Some even say the ear is faster than the eye (depends on person).
      
      Anticipating traffic is a life saver.
      
      Marvelous thing the brain - as this accomplished Sherlock Holmes film shows.
Just because you were offended... - mkuller 10:32:49 01/04/10 (1)
...by what you perceived as Avatar's "liberal" politics, doesn't mean it isn't a terrific film.

I can't recall being as engrossed in a film in a long time.
- Engrossed. You mean just "grossed." Watch a youtube of "Dora the Explorer" - tinear 07:49:16 01/05/10 (0)
  and get the same jungle cartoon. Dora is cuter, though.

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