The game is afoot

[madlori]

So I finally saw "Sherlock Holmes." It was awesome like a profoundly awesome thing. It was awesome in every way there is to be awesome. I loved and adored it. After the criticism I'd heard about how Holmes and Watson were just sooooo not true to character, I was pleasantly surprised to find that they were much closer to their book characters

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[exhaledeeply]

Ahhh wasn't it amazing? I LOVED Sherlock Holmes, but then again.... two sexy actors in a REAL guy friend love relationship? I almost wet my pants I was so happy over it.

The only part about Juno I like is the girl who has the permanent stink eye. ahaha.

[cls_tweedy]

Sherlock Holmes made me so happy! I loved it. Holmes and Watson are pure awesome. I agree about the criticisms. The characterisations etc. were a lot closer to the books.

[flowrs4ophelia]

I was pleasantly surprised to find that they were much closer to their book characters than I expected. I've said it before but the popular image of them is diluted from years of BBC productions that were proper and high-falutin. The book versions of them were not like that, in fact they were a lot more like these movie versions.

Exaaactly. It's even mentioned several times in the books that Holmes is a good boxer and knows some martial arts techniques. And they just stressed the standoffish eccentricity aspect of his character a lot more than other adaptations have. Really they did very little with the character that was straying that far from canon.

And God, what an awesome, badass Watson JL is. I haven't even heard any negative opinions about this portrayal of him myself.

[lara_pinta]

Sorry I very rarely comment but I do enjoy reading your posts.

Good news on the writng activity. I have just finished your book version of Zero, that makes it the fourth read I think.

All the best to you
Lorna

[mazarin221b]

I was pleasantly surprised to find that they were much closer to their book characters than I expected. I've said it before but the popular image of them is diluted from years of BBC productions that were proper and high-falutin. The book versions of them were not like that, in fact they were a lot more like these movie versions.Ehhhhh...I'm gonna have to disagree with you on at least that point

[broodingwolf]

I couldn't agree more!