Call number
DVD-DRAMA 61
Collection
Publication
Warner Home Video (2010), Edition: STANDARD EDITION
Description
After finally catching serial killer and occult 'sorcerer' Lord Blackwood, legendary sleuth Sherlock Holmes and his assistant Dr. Watson can close yet another successful case. After his execution, Blackwood mysteriously returns from the grave and resumes his killing spree, Holmes must take up the hunt once again. Contending with Watson's new fiancée and the dimwitted head of Scotland Yard, the determined detective must unravel the clues that will lead him into a twisted web of murder, deceit, and black magic, not to mention the deadly embrace of temptress Irene Adle
User reviews
LibraryThing member comfypants
Sherlock Holmes finds badguys by looking at clues, and punches people.
I didn't have any fun. There's no mystery, and the subplot of Watson getting married made me want to throw things at the television. Downey is probably great - I don't know, the camera never stops long enough for me to see
Concept: B
Story: D
Characters: B
Dialog: C
Pacing: D
Cinematography: F
Special effects/design: D
Acting: C
Music: C
Enjoyment: C
GPA: 1.7/4
I didn't have any fun. There's no mystery, and the subplot of Watson getting married made me want to throw things at the television. Downey is probably great - I don't know, the camera never stops long enough for me to see
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anything.Concept: B
Story: D
Characters: B
Dialog: C
Pacing: D
Cinematography: F
Special effects/design: D
Acting: C
Music: C
Enjoyment: C
GPA: 1.7/4
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LibraryThing member renardkitsune
I want to start with the information that I am a huge fan of the original stories. This was the first adaptation I saw. Guy Ritchie took a lot of liberties with the stories, which I usually hate, but I feel like Jude Law and Robert Downey Jr. were charming enough to make it work. (for the record I
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like the BBC Sherlock as well) I like that someone finally made Watson a young guy. Newly made doctor just back from the Afghanistan war, why would he be old? And I think that Robert Downey Jr. does a good job with Sherlock’s lack of emotion, while keeping him a funny and likeable character. I like that they took his boxing ability and made it into an interesting piece of the story, but they over-do it a little bit on the fight scenes and making it into an action movie. I didn’t like that Irene Adler is kind of a love interest—not a huge fan of romances, but I did like that a female character was given a stronger role than they ever get in the original stories. Show Less
UPC
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