Comments on: 2 New SHERLOCK HOLMES Character Posters

By: ShaftInferno

ShaftInferno — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 23:37:26 +0000

I think the question we should all be asking is about Downey Jr.'s hair. What's up with that!?

By: Nemo

Nemo — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:22:23 +0000

"Nothing like the books"–? See, I've been reading the stories (I've got a big two-volume annotated paperback set that came out two years ago or so), and what I'm seeing is that Conan Doyle was, in the final analysis, just a guy– albeit a very talented guy– working to a deadline (he made plenty of continuity mistakes!) and that Holmes was an energetic, intense, intelligent fellow who didn't suffer fools gladly, and who was in his fair share of potentially violent situations. Which seems not only to allow for action as well as nitpicky detection, but seems to fit Robert Downey, Jr., to a tee. That said, I want character posters for Rachel McAdams and the very, VERY intense Mark Strong. Oh, yeah….

By: desdemona

desdemona — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:51:02 +0000

I've been a fan of sherlock since I was 6 years old…I know the stories, and I know that RDJ's preformance is nothing like the books. But actually, this is one instance where i don't mind. It looks like fun, Robert Downy Jr is awesome (and so is jude law) and I will definitely be going to see this. The trailer is amazing by the way.

By: BluInkAlchemist

BluInkAlchemist — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:51:50 +0000

It's true that the classic stories aren't as well-known as they might have been a while ago, but I think that even if they fail to come up to Sir Arthur's standards, it might spur some young people into investigating the famous detective. If the movie fails to deliver it might still be a success in that regard.

By: cclifton45

cclifton45 — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:03:07 +0000

i think it will do good in the theatres because I dont feel like many people really know the stories, they just know he was a detective, so even if they dont stay true to the stories, its not that hard to do a detective flick with a good story

By: Andre

Andre — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:05:38 +0000

I'm sorry, I love both RDJ and Jude Law as actors, but this movie is going to bomb big time! If not production wise it's going to bomb as a legitimate story. I'm a big fan of Sherlock Holme's stories and I loved the Jeremy Brett TV series which in my opinion was the closest you could get to the Holmes series via film. This movie looks like it was meant only to appease the action-movie masses and as far as I can tell from the trailer RDJ plays Holmes like Depp plays Jack Sparrow…and I've had enough of pirates. The trailer also leaves you wondering the most pivotal thing…what's the mystery? If there is an answer to that, it's disguised behind senseless explosions and over-the-top violence which Sherlock Holmes was never about. This is just going to be a bad SPOOF, nothing more.