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2009/11/02 12:58:03
Subject: Your Sherlock Holmes..
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[DCM]
Et In Arcadia Ego
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Partially inspired by this article, who then Dakka is your Holmes ?
For me, partially I'm sure due to childhood viewing, Jeremy Brett IS the great detective. I have a fondness for some of the Rathbone versions....I used to watch them and Charlie Chan both on BBC 2 many many years ago.
Kind of cautious about the new Guy Ritchie version, the buzz about it is good and Downey Junior is a solid choice..but...hmm... something doesn't seem right.
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The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
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2009/11/02 13:06:36
Subject: Your Sherlock Holmes..
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Fixture of Dakka
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Jeremy Brett, no discussion. It helps that the programs were incredibly faithful to the books, but he completey nailed Holmes's mannerisms as well
The Guy Ritchie version will just be another comic book style action adventure. I'm not expecting it to be even close to the novels, but that doesn't mean it won't be fun. Don't get me started on Jude Law as Watson though...
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2009/11/02 13:20:38
Subject: Re:Your Sherlock Holmes..
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[DCM]
Et In Arcadia Ego
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He actually made a top hat look like something a gentleman would chhose to wear as well... and not many men can do that.
I think the ovreall production values of the shows he did helped a lot too, but he just nailed the "quirky genius" aspect of HOlmes' personality completely for me. Whenever I read any Holmes book now, he is who I imagine.
Totally spaced the actor's name, but "his" Watson was good as well, an actual competent sidekick rather than a buffoon to enable Holmes to explain things to the audience via.
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The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
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2009/11/02 13:23:30
Subject: Re:Your Sherlock Holmes..
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Fixture of Dakka
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Until about two minutes ago it was Jeremy Brett, but after reading this... ...and starring Sasha Baron Cohen as Holmes and Will Ferrell as Watson.
...it's probably still Jeremy Brett.
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2009/11/02 13:25:53
Subject: Your Sherlock Holmes..
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Enigmatic Sorcerer of Chaos
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As Connery is Bond, Brett is Holmes.
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2009/11/02 13:54:55
Subject: Re:Your Sherlock Holmes..
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Highlord with a Blackstone Fortress
Adrift within the vortex of my imagination.
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George Spiggott wrote:Until about two minutes ago it was Jeremy Brett, but after reading this... ...and starring Sasha Baron Cohen as Holmes and Will Ferrell as Watson.
...it's probably still Jeremy Brett.
Oh no. Cohen and Ferrell are abominations, not in the least bit funny. Borat was the only real 'humour' from either of them, and that was almost entirely situational and based on the victim not the artists 'talent'.
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n'oublie jamais - It appears I now have to highlight this again.
It is by tea alone I set my mind in motion. By the juice of the brew my thoughts aquire speed, my mind becomes strained, the strain becomes a warning. It is by tea alone I set my mind in motion. |
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2009/11/02 13:55:48
Subject: Re:Your Sherlock Holmes..
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Is it a coincidence that tomorrow is also his birthday?
The Downey portrayal I will also pass on. Not because of Downey as it is likely going to be mostly an action film. 
It is kind of like this new Disney version of a Christmas Carol, from the clips (like Holmes) looks to be yet another no-holds-barred, adrenaline-fueled thrill ride.
But yeah, Jeremy Brett all the way.
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2009/11/02 14:05:41
Subject: Re:Your Sherlock Holmes..
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[DCM]
Et In Arcadia Ego
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The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
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2009/11/02 14:12:06
Subject: Re:Your Sherlock Holmes..
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Exactly!
Also, I believe that accent is exclusive to the town of Crapps Heath. It is actually in the U.S. and actors that think they can do an English accent come from there.
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2009/11/02 14:43:33
Subject: Your Sherlock Holmes..
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Anti-piracy Officer
Somewhere in south-central England.
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It looks like an action movie. The original stories were not actionless but this looks like True Lies or something.
I like Jeremy Brett too. They often repeat his episodes on one of the Freeview channels.
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