J. Brett as Sherlock Holmes

"THE HOUND OF BASKERVILLES" (1939) Review

The tahun 1939 proved to be a momentous time for fan of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes. The tahun marked the debut of two film 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 sebelumnya movie, stage and radio adaptations of the Sherlock Holmes. But despite the baru saja 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 atau 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 oleh the redoubtable BBC, it simply stands to tedious reason that American televisi 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 sebelumnya unsold pilots come TV film which featured a couple of perfectly charming lady Watson's (Margaret Colin and Deborah...

"SHERLOCK HOLMES" (2009) Review

I have never been a major fan of the Sherlock Holmes novels and stories penned oleh Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and other writers. Once, I tried to get interested in them oleh membaca one atau two novels. But they had simply failed to spark my interest.

I have shown a little lebih enthusiasm toward the various film and televisi adaptations of Doyle’s novels and characters. Mind you, I never became a faithful viewer of the televisi series that starred Jeremy Brett as Holmes. But I have do have my private daftar of Sherlock Holmes film 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...