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Avatar, Sherlock Holmes and Zombieland - all good movies! Sports_Gambler Send a noteboard - 31/12/2009 08:47:27 AM
Not without flaws but all around good entertainment. Particularly loved the scenes in which Holmes saw, observed, concluded, explained. And there were plenty of those. Also great chemistry between Downey Jr. and Law. No "Avatar" but good stuff ;)



Saw 'Sherlock Holmes' yesterday. Good fun stuff, nice original take on the Sherlock Holmes legend, they made him into more of a badass and a goof-ball eccentric - actually leaning towards a 'Doctor Who' sort of atmosphere, which was all good!

Strong cinematography did a nice job of creating the atmosphere of old London. Also the creepiness of the implied supernatural elements were effective (a bit 'Doctor Who' like as I mentioned).

Lots of action in this one. The implied super-natural elements thing did start to annoy me because I feared that they were real (which would run totally contrary to the Sherlock Holmes legend based on reason and science) but I was very satisfied with the detailed explanations at the end. All the action might annoy some fans at the first, but there's plenty of detailed clues and intellectual challenges embedded in there - nice intellectual construction and good strong plot with plenty of twists and turns to satisfy celebral yearnings ;)

'Avatar', 'Sherlock Holmes' and 'Zombieland' were all above average and good-fun - I'll give them all 8 out of 10, and I do want to see all three again.





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Sherlock Holmes (2009) Wibble - 27/12/2009 11:19:03 PM 2087 Views
LOL ironclad - 27/12/2009 11:29:03 PM 979 Views
haha, me too. Blaine - 28/12/2009 03:44:31 AM 920 Views
HaHa...now that's funny. Wibble - 28/12/2009 04:58:30 PM 745 Views
Loved it. I was riveted for the entire duration. Bookwyrm - 28/12/2009 01:20:07 AM 837 Views
Question, which probably will require a spoiler, but I don't care Camilla - 28/12/2009 11:38:37 AM 808 Views
Don't answer her!!! Milla - 28/12/2009 03:09:50 PM 836 Views
haha *spoiler* Aisha - 28/12/2009 04:56:36 PM 860 Views
NB'd *NM* Wibble - 28/12/2009 04:56:57 PM 449 Views
I reveal no spoilers, but ask an obvious question... Raserei - 29/12/2009 07:06:11 AM 815 Views
And in the end... Raserei - 29/12/2009 07:06:37 AM 853 Views
Re: I reveal no spoilers, but ask an obvious question... Camilla - 29/12/2009 11:26:32 AM 809 Views
I believe it is a convention of the rhetorical question that an answer is not actually invited. *NM* Ghavrel - 30/12/2009 11:15:09 AM 477 Views
I got annoyed when I was watching the movie for this reason Sports_Gambler - 31/12/2009 08:29:03 AM 782 Views
I would also add... Sports_Gambler - 31/12/2009 08:55:44 AM 776 Views
Agreed ironclad - 31/12/2009 02:45:51 PM 808 Views
Oops. Look at me posting in the wrong spot. *NM* Janduin - 07/01/2010 02:49:07 AM 443 Views
I would watch a sequel. Make a sequel, peoples! *NM* smaug - 28/12/2009 10:54:53 PM 537 Views
It made it's budget back in the opening weekend. I'd say a sequel is innevitable now. *NM* Wibble - 29/12/2009 05:00:18 PM 482 Views
Well they were shamelessly plugging a sequel in the last 5 minutes, so I expected no less *NM* smaug - 29/12/2009 06:23:42 PM 460 Views
It's interesting (possible spoilers?) Darth_Katie - 30/12/2009 12:23:29 AM 764 Views
Yes, but it took a while, and also no not really. Ghavrel - 30/12/2009 11:13:34 AM 627 Views
Oh yeah, that's right. Darth_Katie - 30/12/2009 04:37:21 PM 721 Views
I thought it was great. *NM* mapthis - 29/12/2009 12:00:58 AM 452 Views
I loved it! Darth_Katie - 29/12/2009 05:02:33 AM 837 Views
Yep, Hans Zimmer does good. *NM* Gher - 29/12/2009 07:02:42 AM 513 Views
The BF and I found it quite enjoyable. ajah - 29/12/2009 05:51:32 AM 712 Views
It's a good one. If you only have the budget for one movie, pick this one over Avatar. Gher - 29/12/2009 07:04:59 AM 771 Views
Good thing I got movie gift cards for Christmas! Darth_Katie - 29/12/2009 05:30:42 PM 799 Views
Funny you should say that...we saw this movie today, chosen over Avatar. *NM* Antigone - 03/01/2010 09:12:07 AM 491 Views
Great fun! ironclad - 30/12/2009 12:26:26 AM 786 Views
Avatar, Sherlock Holmes and Zombieland - all good movies! Sports_Gambler - 31/12/2009 08:47:27 AM 731 Views
Indeed, it's no Avatar smaug - 01/01/2010 11:16:47 PM 758 Views
Did anyone else think that the scene with the silencer Marius2000 - 31/12/2009 07:52:24 PM 667 Views
Just saw this tonight. It might well be one of the only good movies released in 2009. callandor1000 - 01/01/2010 05:55:48 AM 759 Views
You mean judged by the movies you decided not to go and see? *NM* ironclad - 01/01/2010 03:15:56 PM 499 Views
Well it would be hard to judge it any other way. Wibble - 01/01/2010 04:35:27 PM 877 Views
What happened to giving stuff a chance? ironclad - 02/01/2010 01:58:38 AM 786 Views
Re: How happened to giving stuff a chance? callandor1000 - 02/01/2010 05:51:44 AM 742 Views
Online schmonline ironclad - 02/01/2010 01:59:20 PM 776 Views
Re: Online schmonline callandor1000 - 02/01/2010 03:57:39 PM 704 Views
A year will always be judged by its blockbusters. Wibble - 02/01/2010 06:26:35 PM 755 Views
And Robert Downey Jr. is still pretty hot. Antigone - 03/01/2010 09:27:33 AM 865 Views
Indeed he is. Darth_Katie - 03/01/2010 04:26:54 PM 769 Views
Re: And Robert Downey Jr. is still pretty hot. ironclad - 04/01/2010 09:39:51 AM 751 Views
Having seen it *spoilers* Camilla - 04/01/2010 10:44:35 PM 801 Views
I watched it New Year's Eve. Kaldric - 05/01/2010 02:22:58 PM 789 Views
Well gingers are the devil made flesh. callandor1000 - 05/01/2010 04:23:33 PM 665 Views
I'm glad you don't think ill of them ... Darth_Katie - 07/01/2010 12:57:38 AM 675 Views
I was quite disappointed Janduin - 07/01/2010 02:54:35 AM 728 Views
too many things were explained that did not need explaining... i got bored. there was no suspense. temeraire - 10/01/2010 07:34:13 AM 644 Views
Nick Harkaway's review Camilla - 15/01/2010 05:54:28 PM 600 Views
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