#holmes&watson

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Holmeses will see a Watson, ask Is anyone else gonna love and cherish that and not wait for an answer

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I threw together this compilation for the benefit of other h/c junkies.... good scenes of hurt/comfort (... or just hurt/angst lol) from a variety of Sherlock Holmes adaptations -- the good, the bad and the ridiculous. Sources under the cut.

Sources: 

The Devil's Foot (1922) Sherlock Holmes - 1965 TV series, episode "The Devil's Foot" Sherlock Holmes - 1954 TV series and its 1979 remake, episodes "The Baker Street Nursemaids" and "The Exhumed Client"/"The Deadly Tower" (in the last clip the first part of the audio is from the German dub) The 1979 Soviet series, episode "Bloody Inscription" The Granada series, episode "The Devil's Foot" The Sign of Four (2001 TV movie) The Hound of the Baskervilles (2002 TV movie) The Asylum's SH (2010) SH: A Game of Shadows (2011) Sherlock Holmes (2013 Russian series), episode “The Hound Named Baskerville”

[adamwatchesmovies]

Holmes & Watson (2018)

I’m not going to recommend Holmes & Watson but some critics have been calling it the worst film of the year. Yikes! That’s a bit far. Yes, the jokes are obvious even during the few times where they’re good and the talented cast is thoroughly wasted on a generally lazy script. I did laugh a few times, however, that's got to count for something.

Legendary detective Sherlock Holmes (Will Ferrell) and his partner Dr. Watson (John C. Reilly) have received a challenge from an unknown assassin. Queen Victoria (Pam Ferris) will die in two days unless they can discover who is after her, why, and how the crime is to be committed.

The film's idea of humor, which includes a gag about excessive masturbation, a lactating Watson, drunken foolishness, and general buffoonery are juvenile to the point of inducing headaches. At least they have the courtesy of only coming up once. The film’s central gag - that Sherlock’s seemingly-preposterous deductions always turn out to be true - is done over and over. The attempts at laughs aren't the worst characteristic of this film; it's the sheer lack of imagination. Arthur Conan Doyle’s most famous creation has been in HUNDREDS of films and this is the best material they could scrounge up for a parody? It isn’t even as funny as the Robert Downey Jr. films from 2009 and 2011, which are admittedly spoofed in the picture's best scenes.

Certain aspects of the film are so out of place they leave you aghast. I’ll give the film a pass on its extended sequences on the Titanic. The ship sank in 1912, most of Doyle's stories were set between 1880 and 1914. I doubt anyone put enough thought into the script to see how Holmes, had he actually been real, MIGHT’VE stepped foot on the ship at some point. It's just an excuse to take potshots at James Cameron’s film (Second Act did the same) and to throw yet another wink and nod towards the audience. Meanwhile, you’re wondering why there are references to selfies, Hannah Montanna, “Make America Great Again”, and Donald Trump in period-piece Sherlock Holmes movie.

 To the picture’s credit, I didn’t quite peg who the murderer was until late into it and chuckled enough times to keep me hopeful throughout the 90-minute running time. It’s a terrible film. Thinking back to the picture’s worst jokes, they make me cringe but I also wasn't disappointed. It’s kind of what I expected from a Will Ferrell/John C. Reilly comedy despite both of them being genuinely good actors who can do much better than this kissing cousin to Step Brothers. Certainly, you’d think Ralph Fiennes, Steve Coogan, Rebecca Hall, and Rob Brydon would be above this. On second thought, this may find its way onto my “Worst of the Year” list. (Theatrical version on the big screen, December 30, 2018)

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So here we are...

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Holmes and Watson holding hands after a brush with death in “The Devil’s Foot” (1921)

I’ve created an improved version of this gifset because I found a higher-quality copy of the film and it somehow made this scene EVEN CUTER -- in the darker footage I thought Holmes was just putting his hand on Watson’s shoulder in that last gif -- turns out he’s actually touching his forehead omg.

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I love how adapting DEVI seems to prompt every adaptor to crank the shippiness up to MAX, often beyond what's actually in the story. There's the Granada version, with "John!"; the BBC Radio with its mutual recitation of romantic Wagner lyrics (???); the BBC television episode with Douglas Wilmer has some INTENSE clutching and hugging; even the 1922 silent film has handholding and forehead stroking... guh.

No matter the version, DEVI is the Good Shit.

[adamwatchesmovies]

2019/01/03 - Obviously It’s Been Too Long Since I’ve Seen Titanic

I made a mistake in my review of Holmes & Watson yesterday. The RMS Titanic sank in 1912, not 1918. Spellcheck is great and the program I use is clever enough to know when I misspell an actors’ name but historical dates? forget about it. Reader shitkicker-deluxe was kind enough to point out this error. If you would like to claim your prize, meet me in the lion’s cage at the San Francisco Zoo during feeding time. Wear a necklace of raw steaks so I can recognize you.