Ok,so I havent really watched anything that I felt really that I could review this week,been working a butt load....so sorry.Gee up to four followers now....shit this keeps up we're moving down to Waco and having a commune living,Kool Aid drinking,waiting for a comet to pick us up good time!! Does anyone know what the hell the followers thing does on this site?? If so let me know,cause I dont have a clue....
Anyhow,I figured I needed to put something up,instead of being a slack ass,and since this is coming out in a couple of weeks on dvd I figured "Sherlock Holmes" would be a good one for now.This is a fun movie.Its more comedy than action,but what action it does have is handled very well.Lets put it this way,I enjoyed this a hell of a lot more than that other big holiday over hyped picture about smurfs.
"Sherlock Holmes" was directed by Guy "I Had A Career Before Madonna Ruined Me" Ritchie....seriously this dude was getting ready to be the next big thing after "Lock,Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" and "Snatch" ...then he met the evil wench known as Madonna and made the mistake of directing one movie starring her and Rupert Everett in a ship wreck movie that made like $6 at the theaters....I mean it bombed something fierce.Anyways,after that he was stuck with the ball and chain for another 7 years,and his movies basically became straight to video flicks....sad,very very sad.Finally he said enough with this bullshit,"Madonna your fucking fugly,I wanna divorce...you fake Kabbalah Bitch!!",and the next thing you know,he's back to directing movies with big name actors with huge budgets....Nice to have you back Guy Ritchie!!
So the movie of course stars Robert "I Was Never As Bad Off As Corey Haim" Downey Jr. as Holmes,and Jude "That Kids Not Mine" Law as Watson.These two have a great camaraderie that really helps this film.Downey is playing basically his typical smart ass role,but of course this time,he's ridiculously smart and has a British accent.Rachel "Wheres Lindsey Lohan Now...Bitch!!" Mcadams is the woman that Holmes is infatuated with,mainly because,she is a fantastic little minx,who also happens to be a thief that he just simply cant get out of his head.
The story is your typical "Sherlock Holmes" type mystery....I haven't seen a ton,but the ones I have seen,including "Young Sherlock Holmes" back in the 80's,a lot of them have a conspiracy story,and sometimes mix in the mystical and supernatural into the story.And this one is similar.
Holmes must figure a way to stop a conspiracy by a Masons type secret society,that's led by a madman that Holmes had previously caught and had died in the gallows....only to somehow magically come back.Like I said its your typical Holmes story,only with more of a comedic flair,and some nice action sequences.
Also it looks fantastic.Guy Ritchie has always had a way with his films,with camera angles and editing that made watching his films sometimes a bit different than watching a normal film,and that shows in this one,and I believe enhances the film a lot.
Lets put it this way,with a less capable director,and with the three main leads,this might have been a train wreck.But this is a very enjoyable film,thanks to all of their efforts.So when "Sherlock Holmes" comes out in a few weeks,if you like comedic,smart,action films,that look great,check out this one.
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