I saw Summer School in the theater (shut up), don't think I've seen Back to School, and got 40%. Lame!
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Jesse - Dec 07, 2009 9:12:55 am PST #5358 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Frankenbuddha - Dec 07, 2009 9:19:18 am PST #5359 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
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.
Kathy A - Dec 07, 2009 9:22:57 am PST #5360 of 30000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
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.
Strega - Dec 07, 2009 9:46:13 am PST #5361 of 30000
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.
tommyrot - Dec 07, 2009 9:48:27 am PST #5362 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Kinda' interesting: You Missed It: Most Unfairly Overlooked Movies Of The Decade
Jessica - Dec 07, 2009 9:50:19 am PST #5363 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
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."
tommyrot - Dec 07, 2009 9:55:27 am PST #5364 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Heh.
Polter-Cow - Dec 07, 2009 9:56:01 am PST #5365 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and The Lookout definitely fit the bill, though. I also liked Grindhouse and Stardust and have heard good things about various other movies on the list.
erikaj - Dec 07, 2009 9:56:24 am PST #5366 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!
I know! I have seen about half, too. Which is really why I love Netflix, because I live in a very "New Moon on four million screens!1" kind of city, despite how big we are.
Dana - Dec 07, 2009 10:01:59 am PST #5367 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I really liked "The Woodsman" too.