Read it, seen it.
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As you might notice I've changed my LJ a bit. I wasn't happy with the old look so here comes the new...
The title of this post refers to where I review films and etc based on books I've read. This way I can take into account the all important question of whether certain things will make the book lover scream in horror or not.
So today: Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes. Warning there might be mild spoilers ahead.
I've liked the books for a long time and nearly read them all. Because of this I was apprehensive about the film. The trailer didn't help. There was a lot of nudity and explosions which didn't fit in with the tone of the books. But after some good reviews from trusted people I decided to see it.
It was good.
The friendship between the main characters is well done. Watson was more true to the book then in other productions I've seen. No more is he just a sidekick. Instead he's a character in his own rights with his own strengths and weaknesses.
Holmes was not done as well as Watson. But aspects of his character were done well. His ability at disguise, his hatred of fashionable society, the mess that is his home, his mistreatment of his body all deserve nods here.
For the fans there were references to the books throughout. And the film is very detailed visually which was fitting given how descriptive parts of the books can be.
This was the first Guy Ritchie film I've seen and while I found certain of the camera angles very distracting I did love the beauty of his London. Especially at night.
The things I didn't like about this film were mainly the introduction of an ex for Holmes and the use of the violin throughout. Irene Adler is used in the film as the beautiful love interest. She is a character from "A scandal in Bohemia" that outwits Holmes. Holmes admires her for this but he has no warmer feelings for her. Holmes was not a sexual person. The character of Irene had been completely changed which also annoyed me. In the books she is a former opera signer not a thief. Often in the film Holmes plucked on a violin when he was thinking. But in the books Holmes would play beautiful music while thinking, not just pluck it. Its a small thing but it got to me, after all it would have been easy to just have him play the damn thing instead of pluck it.
So except for some small aspects and the treatment of Irene Adler the film was mostly true to the books. The plot was good, it was fast paced and in places visually stunning. Its worth seeing.
As you might notice I've changed my LJ a bit. I wasn't happy with the old look so here comes the new...
The title of this post refers to where I review films and etc based on books I've read. This way I can take into account the all important question of whether certain things will make the book lover scream in horror or not.
So today: Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes. Warning there might be mild spoilers ahead.
I've liked the books for a long time and nearly read them all. Because of this I was apprehensive about the film. The trailer didn't help. There was a lot of nudity and explosions which didn't fit in with the tone of the books. But after some good reviews from trusted people I decided to see it.
It was good.
The friendship between the main characters is well done. Watson was more true to the book then in other productions I've seen. No more is he just a sidekick. Instead he's a character in his own rights with his own strengths and weaknesses.
Holmes was not done as well as Watson. But aspects of his character were done well. His ability at disguise, his hatred of fashionable society, the mess that is his home, his mistreatment of his body all deserve nods here.
For the fans there were references to the books throughout. And the film is very detailed visually which was fitting given how descriptive parts of the books can be.
This was the first Guy Ritchie film I've seen and while I found certain of the camera angles very distracting I did love the beauty of his London. Especially at night.
The things I didn't like about this film were mainly the introduction of an ex for Holmes and the use of the violin throughout. Irene Adler is used in the film as the beautiful love interest. She is a character from "A scandal in Bohemia" that outwits Holmes. Holmes admires her for this but he has no warmer feelings for her. Holmes was not a sexual person. The character of Irene had been completely changed which also annoyed me. In the books she is a former opera signer not a thief. Often in the film Holmes plucked on a violin when he was thinking. But in the books Holmes would play beautiful music while thinking, not just pluck it. Its a small thing but it got to me, after all it would have been easy to just have him play the damn thing instead of pluck it.
So except for some small aspects and the treatment of Irene Adler the film was mostly true to the books. The plot was good, it was fast paced and in places visually stunning. Its worth seeing.