GodlessAstronomer
Lifer
Rachael McAdams: SOLD! I wonder how much inspiration Downey Jr. (for whom I have a huge man-crush) drew from Hugh Laurie.
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Sherlock Holmes Trailer
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Agree. Holmes was definitely the opposite of the character they tried to create for the movie. He certainly was never a dirty, horny, fighting bastard.
Don't think they read the books before doing the movie script. If they did, they didn't respect it enough to at least keep the Sherlock Holmes character. Probably thought it would be too dull for modern audiences.
Buttzilla
Platinum Member
Weapons and martial arts
Pistols On occasion Holmes and Watson carry pistols with them, in the case of Watson often his old service revolver. However, Watson only describes these weapons as being used on seven occasions.[25]
Holmes brandishing a weapon.
Cane Holmes, as a gentleman, often carries a stick or cane. He is described by Watson as an expert at singlestick and twice uses his cane as a weapon.[26]
Sword In a "Study in Scarlet" Watson describes Holmes as a expert with a sword-although in none of the stories is it mentioned of Holmes using a sword. [27]
Riding crop In several stories, Holmes appears equipped with a riding crop. In "The Adventure of the Speckled Band" he uses it to lash out at a venomous snake and in "A Case of Identity", he comes close to thrashing a swindler with it. Using a "hunting crop," Holmes knocks a pistol from John Clay's hand in "The Red-Headed League."
Fist-fighting Holmes is described as a formidable fist-fighter. In The Sign of the Four, Holmes introduces himself to a prize-fighter as:
? "The amateur who fought three rounds with you at Alison's rooms on the night of your benefit four years back." McMurdo responds by saying, "Ah, you're one that has wasted your gifts, you have! You might have aimed high, if you had joined the fancy." ?
Holmes engages in hand to hand combat with his adversaries on several occasions throughout the stories, inevitably emerging as the victor.[28]
Martial arts "The Adventure of the Empty House", Holmes recounts to Watson how he used martial arts to overcome Professor Moriarty and fling his adversary to his death at the Reichenbach Falls. He states that "I have some knowledge, however, of baritsu, or the Japanese system of wrestling, which has more than once been very useful to me.""Baritsu" was a drafting error on the author's part who meant to refer to the real martial art of Bartitsu.
Pistols On occasion Holmes and Watson carry pistols with them, in the case of Watson often his old service revolver. However, Watson only describes these weapons as being used on seven occasions.[25]
Holmes brandishing a weapon.
Cane Holmes, as a gentleman, often carries a stick or cane. He is described by Watson as an expert at singlestick and twice uses his cane as a weapon.[26]
Sword In a "Study in Scarlet" Watson describes Holmes as a expert with a sword-although in none of the stories is it mentioned of Holmes using a sword. [27]
Riding crop In several stories, Holmes appears equipped with a riding crop. In "The Adventure of the Speckled Band" he uses it to lash out at a venomous snake and in "A Case of Identity", he comes close to thrashing a swindler with it. Using a "hunting crop," Holmes knocks a pistol from John Clay's hand in "The Red-Headed League."
Fist-fighting Holmes is described as a formidable fist-fighter. In The Sign of the Four, Holmes introduces himself to a prize-fighter as:
? "The amateur who fought three rounds with you at Alison's rooms on the night of your benefit four years back." McMurdo responds by saying, "Ah, you're one that has wasted your gifts, you have! You might have aimed high, if you had joined the fancy." ?
Holmes engages in hand to hand combat with his adversaries on several occasions throughout the stories, inevitably emerging as the victor.[28]
Martial arts "The Adventure of the Empty House", Holmes recounts to Watson how he used martial arts to overcome Professor Moriarty and fling his adversary to his death at the Reichenbach Falls. He states that "I have some knowledge, however, of baritsu, or the Japanese system of wrestling, which has more than once been very useful to me.""Baritsu" was a drafting error on the author's part who meant to refer to the real martial art of Bartitsu.
Buttzilla
Platinum Member
Holmes uses addictive drugs, which he turns to especially when lacking stimulating cases. Holmes is a habitual cocaine user, which he injects in a 7 percent solution. Holmes is also an occasional user of morphine, but expresses strong disapproval of opium. All three were legal in late-19th-century England.
Dr Watson reflects Victorian medical orthodoxy by having no medical objection to Holmes' drug use. Morally, however, he disapproves of his friend's drug use, describing it as the detective's "only vice," and expressing concern over the effect it may have on Holmes' mental health and superior intellect.[17][18] In later stories, Watson claims to have "weaned" Holmes off drugs. Even so, according to his doctor friend, Holmes remains an addict whose habit is "not dead, but merely sleeping."[19]
got this from wiki
the movie is suppose to be based off one of the 4 original novels about holmes and not a short story.
Dr Watson reflects Victorian medical orthodoxy by having no medical objection to Holmes' drug use. Morally, however, he disapproves of his friend's drug use, describing it as the detective's "only vice," and expressing concern over the effect it may have on Holmes' mental health and superior intellect.[17][18] In later stories, Watson claims to have "weaned" Holmes off drugs. Even so, according to his doctor friend, Holmes remains an addict whose habit is "not dead, but merely sleeping."[19]
got this from wiki
the movie is suppose to be based off one of the 4 original novels about holmes and not a short story.
GodlessAstronomer
Lifer
Yeah and at least he actually has the English accent. I'm a big fan of Downey Jr but his accent was less than perfect in that trailer.
Flipped Gazelle
Diamond Member
It would be pretty funny if Downey based his Holmes character on "House", as the House character is so obviously based on Holmes.
As I stated in a previous post, this movie looks like House, MD meets Van Helsing.
GodlessAstronomer
Lifer
That's what I was getting at. Of course he shouldn't base the character on House, but I wonder if he drew inspiration from Hugh Laurie, the actor, not his character.
Quiksilver
Diamond Member
TV Spots are playing now.
Comes out Christmas Day.
Comes out Christmas Day.
Born2bwire
Diamond Member
What the FUCK did I just watch? It's like they wrote the screenplay based on the description on the back of a paperback.
Quiksilver
Diamond Member
Did no one here bother to go see this or are well all still mesmerized by Avatar?
I thought it was a good movie.
I thought it was a good movie.
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nanette1985
Diamond Member
Thanks. It's on the top of my must-see movies, but I'm financially challenged and haven't been able to go. Can't wait to see it - because I'm a Sherlock Holmes fanatic and I'm heard so much about how it isn't the "real" Holmes, and it sounds like a decent action flick.
I can't lose - if it's good, yay, if it's awful, I can be smug and say they never should mess with the real thing.
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