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	ealusaid 2009-05-19 09:43 am UTC (link)
	I... think my brain just broke. (Reply to this)

	bienegold 2009-05-19 09:47 am UTC (link)
	Count me in with the haters. (Reply to this)

	vzg 2009-05-19 09:49 am UTC (link)
	...I am in love! (Reply to this)

	ladysorka 2009-05-19 09:55 am UTC (link)
	Fun, yes. Sherlock Holmes? No. (Reply to this)(Thread)

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	purple_smurf 2009-05-19 10:36 am UTC (link)
	sniffs what is that I smell? Why, it smells like someone put a whole lot of wank in the slow cooker. I cannot wait for this one (I also cannot wait for the RiffTrax, but that's just me). (Reply to this)

	yoritomo_reiko 2009-05-19 11:09 am UTC (link)
	... tilts head WHAT did I just watch? (Reply to this)(Thread)

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	cat_mcdougall 2009-05-19 12:42 pm UTC (link)
	Okay... If they did that in a "League of Extraordinary Gentleman" way? I'd be over her fangirling like mad. ... But that's not Holmes. It really isn't. Maybe because I grew up on Basil Rathbone. Will I see it? Probably. Will I believe it's Holmes no matter how many times they shove the names down my throat? No. (Reply to this)

	criticalcricket 2009-05-19 01:04 pm UTC (link)
	I never thought of myself as much a Holmes fangirl, but somehow that got my dander up. Why did they call it Sherlock Holmes? It looks like it would have been perfectly enjoyable with any other names instead of expecting us to stretch our disbelief to encompass new characterizations. (Reply to this)(Thread)

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	lil_miss_stfu 2009-05-19 01:17 pm UTC (link)
	I never thought I was much of a Holmes purist, but... I can't. I just can't. Woe :( (Reply to this)

	indis_earfalas 2009-05-19 01:55 pm UTC (link)
	Erm. It looks like it could be a fun movie to watch. I could come at Holmes being a boxer, at a pinch ... but the rest of it? Well ... as I said, it looks like it could be a fun movie to watch. Holmes though? (Reply to this)(Thread)

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	doomsday 2009-05-19 02:38 pm UTC (link)
	I never thought to describe Holmes as "blundering" or Watson as "snarky," but those are the words that come to mind here. (Reply to this)(Thread)

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nam_jai
2009-05-19 02:55 pm UTC (link)

I'm on the fence. On the one hand, I don't see Sherlock Holmes anywhere in RDJ's performance (though I grant selective clips may not be fully representative). On the other hand, Watson getting to be the dashing man of action? With Holmes making plain how much he relies on his friend? Sign me up! That's way more canon than a dozen Rathbone movies that make Watson out to be a buffoon.*

*Disclaimer: I have not actually seen any Rathbone movies (precisely because of what I've heard about what they did to Watson).

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sockpuppeteer
2009-05-19 03:16 pm UTC (link)

I'm of the Brett School of Holmes although I do enjoy Rathbone's performance along with countless others who have played the great detective.

This I am not sure about at all. Guy Ritchie has a "style" (for lack of a better word) that makes or breaks the film and it is not everyone's cuppa. I may have to give this one a pass but I am not going to write it off since the cast are strong actors and have proved me wrong in the past. I think the script is what is going to make or break this one.

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	hallidae 2009-05-19 03:18 pm UTC (link)
	::looks at the rest of the comments:: Oh, yeah, this movie's gonna cause some fun wank. (Reply to this)(Thread)

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	jadeleopard 2009-05-19 03:32 pm UTC (link)
	I can not wait for this movie :D Although I'm sorta glad my father isn't around to see it, as he would have flipped his shit. Wank is so much more fun when you don't have to hear it in person. (Reply to this)

	mael 2009-05-19 03:40 pm UTC (link)
	If this gets me some RDJ/Jude Law love they can call it The Iliad for all I care. I kid, I would kill them all with fire. (Reply to this)(Thread)

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ladyrogue
2009-05-19 05:02 pm UTC (link)

So, it looks like a fun movie. But I may have to pretend it's actually something else, like some generic Edwardian action hero movie. So muchyes for the RDJ and Jude Law, but that is not Holmes. AND IF THEY MAKE HIM FALL FOR GENERIC FEMALE LOVE INTEREST I WILL HAVE TO KILL SOMEONE. Holmes does not fall in love ~~except with Watson~~. That is so totally Watson's job ~~to make Holmes jealous~~.

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	kosaginolegion 2009-05-19 05:17 pm UTC (link)
	I'm currently of the mind to consider it - like the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen film - an AU Holmes story. That way I can continue to love Jeremy Brett's portrayal and still enjoy the silliness that appears to be headed our way. (Reply to this)(Thread)

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	sisterelwood 2009-05-19 05:52 pm UTC (link)
	Watching Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes is one of my earliest childhood memories. Having seen that portrayal and read the short stories I can't help but be apprehensive with regard to this new movie. Too much flash and bang for my taste and Holmes isn't supposed to be a ladies' man. I sincerely hope this movie isn't as bad as the trailer is leading me to believe. (Reply to this)(Thread)

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	solelyfictional 2009-05-19 06:40 pm UTC (link)
	I think that looks fun. Canonical crack-addict Holmes! Boxing Holmes! Honestly, the biggest travesty of canon is the love interest. And the complete lack of historical accuracy, but it does look enjoyable. I'm a Cushing girl, not Rathbone, while we're all comparing. I do kinda wish RDJ was clean shaven for it, but I can live with that. (Reply to this)(Thread)

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	makeshyft 2009-05-19 07:10 pm UTC (link)
	I.. I... this isn't even Young Sherlock Holmes level. I think I'm going to go reread my old Ruse comics so I can get something Holmsian without being.. this. ... Although, I predict a marked surge of RDJ-cuffed-to-bed-naked icons in the coming months. Because even as a straight guy, I gotta say DAMN! (Reply to this)(Thread)

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	seiberwing 2009-05-19 07:32 pm UTC (link)
	... I will admit, this is not what I was expecting. O_o (Reply to this)

	Guy Ritchie, eh? mcity 2009-05-19 07:48 pm UTC (link)
	"Air rifle. Five-point-oh." (Reply to this)(Thread)

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	aaron_agonistes 2009-05-19 08:28 pm UTC (link)
	/brb marathoning the Brett collection (Reply to this)

	rosehiptea 2009-05-19 08:55 pm UTC (link)
	I've never actually seen a film version of Sherlock Holmes, just read the stories. So I have no loyalty to any particular actor, but this is a big "no" for me, all the same. I'm with the comments above: Looks like a fun movie if it were about somebody else. (Reply to this)

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