Sherlock Holmes

[demeter918]

I went to an advance screening of the movie last Thursday and I quite liked it! The three main cast members had beautiful chemistry (*cough*cough*OT3*cough*cough*) and I'd like to think that it stayed true enough to the stories while introducing a few new things.

I might be biased though; I wasn't feeling any of the outrage some hardcore Sherlock Holmes fans were feeling, and was actually kind of excited about it! Also was different since I'm not a hardcore fan (!) so it was based on the fact that I just plain liked it. It was kind of overly long though; in some ways, I think I'd watch bits and pieces of it again, but I wouldn't sit through a full sitting, which probably means it wasn't as good as it should have been. There were parts in the middle that felt a bit extraneous (though it made sense at the end) and could have been easily cut... but once you reach the ending, you'll know what I mean.

Otherwise; I liked it! Would recommend seeing it, if only to see Watson and Holmes demonstrate their oh-so-awkward love for one another. Was that vague enough???

Comments

[butterfly.livejournal.com]

Lucky you! I'm going to see it the Sunday after Christmas.

[demeter918.livejournal.com]

The more I think about it, the more I think that it really was something I'd watch again... though with a bit of fastfowarding. Downey was excellent as Holmes! And really, I was more fond of Jude Law's Watson than I thought I'd be. XD

[butterfly.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's good to hear! I'm particularly excited to see Watson. He's been so bound down by the (fanon) view of him as portly and kinda boring and I'm looking forward to a refreshing new take on him that's more about looking at the actual novels and less about the years of movies.

[coastal-spirit.livejournal.com]

I am also really looking forward to this! My daughter is a quite ardent (hardcore) Sherlock Holmes fan, but she's also an ardent Holmes/Watson shipper and a Robert Downey, Jr. fan, and she says that one just needs to approach the movie with the right attitude. She anticipates enjoying it immensely. ^_^

What is this OT3 of which you speak? *perks*

[demeter918.livejournal.com]

I was thinking of Holmes, Watson, and Irene Adler, but in writing this, there's another gal who I quite liked as well - Mary Morstan. It might be that I really liked the way the actress portrayed her, so that might be why. Either way, we've got a plethora of combinations now... XD