Sherlock

"THE HOUND OF BASKERVILLES" (1939) Review

The năm 1939 proved to be a momentous time for những người hâm mộ of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes. The năm marked the debut of two phim chiếu rạp that featured the movie introduction of Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce as the famous literary detective and his friend, Dr. John Watson.

There had been trước đó movie, stage and radio adaptations of the Sherlock Holmes. But despite the gần đây success of Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman in the roles of Holmes and Watson, Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce would become the first cinematic...

For the past 120 years hoặc so, Sherlock Holmes has reigned as the indisputable king of fictional characters the world over. So, with the richly deserved popularity of the newest Holmes offering bởi the redoubtable BBC, it simply stands to tedious reason that American ti vi would immediately want to rush out a 'knock off'. Enter 'Elementary', who's misplaced claim to fame is having cast Watson as (egads!!) a woman. Perhaps CBS would like us to forget about their two trước đó unsold pilots come TV phim chiếu rạp which featured a couple of perfectly charming lady Watson's (Margaret Colin and Deborah...

"SHERLOCK HOLMES" (2009) Review

I have never been a major người hâm mộ of the Sherlock Holmes novels and stories penned bởi Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and other writers. Once, I tried to get interested in them bởi đọc one hoặc two novels. But they had simply failed to spark my interest.

I have shown a little thêm enthusiasm toward the various phim chiếu rạp and ti vi adaptations of Doyle’s novels and characters. Mind you, I never became a faithful viewer of the ti vi series that starred Jeremy Brett as Holmes. But I have do have my private danh sách of Sherlock Holmes phim chiếu rạp that I consider as personal favorites....

"SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS" (2011) Review

Following the success of his 2009 movie, "SHERLOCK HOLMES", Guy Ritchie returned to helm a sequel about 19th century detective Sherlock Holmes' battle with his famous arch nemesis, Professor James Moriarty. Both Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law reprise their roles of Holmes and Dr. John Watson.

Loosely adapted from Arthur Conan Doyle's 1893 short story called, "The Final Problem", "SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS" picks up sometime after the end of the 2009 movie. Thanks to Irene Adler's disclosure of the master criminal, Sherlock Holmes has...