[quote name='Marie' post='273185' date='Jan 15 2010, 01:59 PM']LOL, Estee, Holmes is a hobo in the books, and Watson is his brawny comrade. That's how Doyle wrote them and what this version is adapted from. It's the TV shows and other mini-movies that made people perceive Watson as the portly-no-clue sidekick. Doyle's actual Watson is very badass and Holmes is just as eccentric. :winkiss: Loved it, personally. Thought it was a spot-on adaptation and I have a movie!crush on Guy Ritchie's directing.
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Oh, haha. I've read every Sherlock Holmes book there is :yes: I couldn't disagree more. Holmes is eccentric, yes, but he also gentleman-looking and dignified... not a dirty hobo (except for those times when he cosplays... which btw in this movie was quite hilarious in a bad way). He's cool, he's calm, he's always in control... which he wasn't in this movie. He isn't a pathetic, needy excuse for a detective lmao. I understand the need to make him an action hero, but not at the expense of his other character traits. Also I loved how the drugs were completely gone (although it could have explained the hoboness a bit). And I'm not a big RDJ fan, but I think he didn't do such a bad job, considering what he was given.
And Watson was just painful. I agree TV and movies overall make a bad job at portraying him (lol who said he was short and fat?), but this was just as bad, in a different way. Watson is Holmes' best friend and the movie didn't give that feel. He was violent, cruel with Holmes (LOL PUNCHING HIM WHAT) and had a problem with his authority - which is just unheard of. Basically, he was in charge most of the time (or at least he held power over Holmes) and that's simply ridiculous. He should respect and idolise him. As I said the power balance was all wrong. Although it doesn't surprise me, it looks like plain good ol' friendship doesn't sell anymore like Kirk & Spock in Star Trek, ugh
Of course the Irene Adler thing was laughable, but I actually liked Rachel McAdams and her pretty clothes.
As for the direction... I liked Lock, Stock... and Snatch, but Guy Ritchie is just repeating himself now. It was cool, but I didn't think it was cool enough anyway. Also I felt like the script was treating me like an idiot with so many explanations and flashbacks to stuff that just obviously happened. That annoyed me, the movie would be better with half an hour less of fights and redundancy.
But as I said, I was expecting to hate it completely and I didn't, so. I just think they should have named it "Some Hobo Detective and this Bitchy Doctor punch people and maybe solve a case while at it". Sorry about the TL;DR, I don't mind so many people omgloving the movie (it wasn't awful by any means), but saying that it's a faithful adaptation... well.
TL;DR! Anyway. I watched Up in the Air yesterday and I loved it (haha, that hasn't happened to me in a while). George Clooney was amazing, I'm hoping he'll win every award there is this year. I haven't seen all the "awards-worthy" movies for this year's Oscars yet, but I'm Team Up in the Air for the time being ❤ Glad to see Jason Reitman is at his best again after the FAIL that was Juno.
