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Title: Sherlock Holmes 2, Sherlockier and Holmier
Post by: satsugaikaze on 29 Aug 2011, 17:51: Or its actual name, Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHBHMtl9YWw (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHBHMtl9YWw)

I'm calling it before anyone else says anything: everyone here who loved the first movie is going to love this next one, and anyone who was all "meh" about the first movie will probably hate it.

It looks like it has 9001x more explosions and bullets, but at the same time there's Moriarty and Mycroft. Stephen Fry as Mycroft. So they'll probably ramp up the detective mystery part of it too.

Also, Stephen Fry as Mycroft.

_{cmoooon get hyyyped}
Title: Re: Sherlock Holmes 2, Sherlockier and Holmier
Post by: TheFuriousWombat on 29 Aug 2011, 18:18: I have no clue what took me so long - probably a mix of laziness and faux-snobbery - but I only just saw the first one a few weeks ago. I loved the hell out of it. God it was fun. Dumb without being offensive, out-there enough plot/villain without going too far overboard (no actual ghosts or demons or aliens thank god), and, not surprising coming from Guy Ritchie, effortlessly cool. I'm stoked for the sequel.

Also, Stephen Fry as Mycroft.
Title: Re: Sherlock Holmes 2, Sherlockier and Holmier
Post by: Damnable Fiend on 30 Aug 2011, 00:02: the strength of the first one, I thought, was in the characters, especially Robert Downey Jr. as Holmes. Very close to the stories in that way, and almost as good, I thought, as Peter Cushing's portrayal of the Great Detective. Also, it looked really nice. The plot and the villain were dumb/forgettable, but I thought all in all that I got what I wanted from it.

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Stephen Fry as Mycroft.

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Title: Re: Sherlock Holmes 2, Sherlockier and Holmier
Post by: Scandanavian War Machine on 30 Aug 2011, 11:02: tried to watch the first one once and i'm pretty sure i fell asleep, or just turned it off part way through, i dunno

i remember being really bored, then really angry, and then everything went white and suddenly it was two days later

i doubt if even the great stephen fry can redeem this shit
Title: Re: Sherlock Holmes 2, Sherlockier and Holmier
Post by: valley_parade on 01 Sep 2011, 07:19: I didn't find the first one to be a great film by any means, but it was flat out entertaining.

So I'm expecting this second one will also be filled with RDJ being witty, pretty rad chase/fight scenes, and oh hey STEPHEN FRY.
Title: Re: Sherlock Holmes 2, Sherlockier and Holmier
Post by: Blue Kitty on 01 Sep 2011, 07:23: Same view as Shane, the first one was by no means a great film, but it was a good summer action movie. From the trailer I have seen it looks like more of the same so I am all for it.
Title: Re: Sherlock Holmes 2, Sherlockier and Holmier
Post by: CrowFairy on 03 Sep 2011, 12:01: I really enjoyed the first one, though I did find myself not paying attention at some points, but that was by no fault of the movie (I think). I recall being really out of it that day. I watched it a second time and was pleased at what filled the blanks in my memory.

I'm excited about the second one because we get Moriarty. :D I'm really hoping this will continue as a movie series so we can get more of the Holmes stories on the big screen with Robert Downey Jr. because I really doubt they're going to find anyone better than him for a loooong time (and because I'd like to see their interpretations of the other stories ^.^).

My major irritation with the second one right now is the trailer. I have eyes that are super sensitive to light (I have big pupils), so all those white flashes actually cause me physical pain. :/ If it wasn't Sherlock Holmes, I would probably refuse to see the movie on the merit of "If you have to flash really bright screens in your trailer in order to make it seem edgy and exciting, then you're jerks that don't care about anyone and can't make a trailer that doesn't rely on blinding your audience." But being what it is, I'm going to have to make the exception. XD
Title: Re: Sherlock Holmes 2, Sherlockier and Holmier
Post by: Thomas Edison on 03 Sep 2011, 12:25: Relying on blinding your audience seems like a good tactic if your film has bad cinematography.
Title: Re: Sherlock Holmes 2, Sherlockier and Holmier
Post by: satsugaikaze on 03 Sep 2011, 18:56: I'm sorry what

you're valuing a Guy Ritchie film based on its cinematography
Title: Re: Sherlock Holmes 2, Sherlockier and Holmier
Post by: Theriandros on 05 Sep 2011, 23:03: This is probably when you should go watch "Sherlock".
Title: Re: Sherlock Holmes 2, Sherlockier and Holmier
Post by: Tom on 05 Sep 2011, 23:57: I just watched A Study In Pink, Watson is so dreamy. The cinematography is brisk and fresh. Really, that was an hour 1/2 well spent.
Title: Re: Sherlock Holmes 2, Sherlockier and Holmier
Post by: StaedlerMars on 06 Sep 2011, 03:28: Quote from: satsugaikaze on 03 Sep 2011, 18:56
I'm sorry what

you're valuing a Guy Ritchie film based on its cinematography

Snatch and Lock Stock had some awesome cinematography? There are a bunch of things that have stuck with me from those movies, and one of them is definitely the fact that there were some pretty good shots using some really simple camera tricks.
Title: Re: Sherlock Holmes 2, Sherlockier and Holmier
Post by: Lines on 14 Sep 2011, 07:24: I saw the preview of this before Capt. America (I think?) and thought it looked like it'd be just as fun as the first movie. RDJ has been putting out some really entertaining films lately and I really enjoy him and Jude Law goofing off together.

Also, you know, STEPHEN FRY.