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Sherlock Holmes

2009-12-25, 6:24 PM #1

Spook

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Awesome. Awesome awesome.

I guess I can see why it wouldn't jive for some people, but I really loved it.

Rachel McAdams is super hot and Robert Downey Jr. is amazing, once again. I was so entertained I was even accepting of the magic being real half way through. I absolutely should have anticipated the wrap up he did, and how Lord Blackwood did it all, but I was so entertained I had accepted it as "Holmes as Lovecraft would have written it." Totally felt like an idiot after that. [edit]Small disclaimer, I've never finished any of the original Doyle stories. Think I will now because I remember Holmes being a nutcase like this. Ooh so exciting.

Anyone else seen it?

Epstein didn't kill himself.

2009-12-25, 7:01 PM #2

LividDK

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Haven't seen it yet, but I think it looks amazing.

2009-12-25, 8:33 PM #3

Vin

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Downey Jr is pretty much awesome in everything I've seen him in. I can't wait to see this.

2009-12-26, 11:50 AM #4

Mentat

Human Computer

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/me adds this to his Netflix queue.

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2009-12-26, 12:05 PM #5

fishstickz

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I'd give it a B+. Downey was awesome, but Law was somewhat mediocre. Pacing was a bit off, but the plot, acting and atmosphere were spot on.

"If you watch television news, you will know less about the world than if you just drink gin straight out of the bottle."
--Garrison Keillor

2009-12-26, 12:09 PM #6

drizzt2k2

Shallow Hal

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I would marry Rachel Mcadams right now

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2009-12-26, 12:38 PM #7

BobTheMasher

Of what, we don't want to know.y

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Haven't seen the movie, but she is my favorite ever, so I will now go see the movie for solely that reason.

Warhead[97]

2009-12-26, 7:15 PM #8

Spiral

Is getting dizzy...

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I saw it, I thought it was kinda cool. There were a lot of Ace Ventura 2 moments in it though: "the great white bat has great white GUANO!"

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2009-12-26, 10:38 PM #9

Xzero

Beep deep boo doop

Posts: 1,212

Freaking loved it.

2009-12-27, 12:15 AM #10

Jon`C

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Great movie.

2009-12-27, 6:54 AM #11

Krokodile

Son of Krokodile XVI

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Did they have someone say "No ****, Sherlock"?

Looks like we're not going down after all, so nevermind.

2009-12-27, 7:56 AM #12

Deadman

twitches

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Oh I hope so

You can't judge a book by it's file size

2009-12-27, 8:02 AM #13

fishstickz

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Originally posted by Krokodile:

Did they have someone say "No ****, Sherlock"?

No. Also no "Elementary"

"If you watch television news, you will know less about the world than if you just drink gin straight out of the bottle."
--Garrison Keillor

2009-12-27, 8:02 AM #14

Deadman

twitches

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Sad =\

You can't judge a book by it's file size

2009-12-27, 11:53 AM #15

Steven

Doesn't care what his title is

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Doyle never had Sherlock Holmes say "Elementary" anyway. Basil Rathbone made that up.