'Shindig'
A place to talk about movies--old and new, good and bad, high art and high cheese. It's the place to place your kittens on the award winners, gossip about upcoming fims and discuss DVD releases and extras. Spoiler policy: White font all plot-related discussion until a movie's been in wide release two weeks, and keep the major HSQ in white font until two weeks after the video/DVD release.
In all seriousness, the thing I want most out of a Sherlock Holmes movie is one that doesn't treat Watson like he's stupid. I have optimism for this one.
The trailer has been all spats and explosions, but I can't explain why--I'm totally psyched for it and have told my sister we'll be there opening day too.
Back to School, Summer School or Fast Times at Ridgemont High
For our second '80s Movie Quote Quiz, we've chosen quotations from three classic, school-themed movies: Summer School, Back to School and Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Your job is to pick which movie it came from. Do you have what it takes to earn your "seemingly useless pop culture knowledge" diploma from Mental_Floss High? The teacher is in...pop quiz hotshots.
I got 60%. I never saw Summer School and I don't remember many of the quotes from Back to School....
I got 70% This is what cable adds to your life.
I saw Summer School in the theater (shut up), don't think I've seen Back to School, and got 40%. Lame!
So there's a question to liven up the thread (hopefully):
Favorite Holmes.
Favorite Watson.
Favorite Holmes movie.
Holmes is a tough one. I think it might be Peter Cushing (and it's a shame his TV run was either wiped or supressed, as those were supposed to be even better than his turn in Hound), though both Christopher Plummer and Robert Stephens were quite good. Jeremy Brett eventually struck me as too mannered, but early on was quite good in the role.
My favorite Watson has to be Robert Duvall, as it's also one of my favorite examples of "who thought that casting would work" that actually does. James Mason would be close second.
Not sure about which movie, either. A few I haven't seen for a long, LONG time.
I liked The Hound of the Baskervilles with Ian Hart as Watson and Richard Roxburgh (the baddie from Moulin Rouge) as Holmes. They also did The Case of the Silk Stocking, but I've not yet seen it.
Holmes: Jeremy Brett. I didn't like the Granada series much, but I think Brett did the best job of capturing what a crazy bastard Holmes is.
Movie: The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes.
...Hm, I can't seem to muster up any opinions about casting Watson.
Kinda' interesting: You Missed It: Most Unfairly Overlooked Movies Of The Decade
About half of those are "movies which have a lot of nudity in them but I swear that's not why I put them on this list."
Heh.