jtelson Posted June 20, 2009 Report Share Posted June 20, 2009 Am I the only Holmes fan who is excited about this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOr4i-wbH-M If my gaming group is any indication...yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaeto Posted June 20, 2009 Report Share Posted June 20, 2009 Re: Pulp Holmes Looks interesting. I just hope Downey Jr. can pull it off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba smith Posted June 21, 2009 Report Share Posted June 21, 2009 Re: Pulp Holmes i saw the trailer on movie traliers on DEMAND i look forward to this one and its score if what the trailer had is any indication Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curufea Posted June 22, 2009 Report Share Posted June 22, 2009 Re: Pulp Holmes I'd love to see it. I'm a fan of Sherlock Holmes - especially the Jeremy Brett version which has all the elements of arrogance, alienation and drug use I expect. However- those would be reasons to hate this movie (ie purism of the character). Luckily my love of pulp overpowers that, and will even forgive them if they include the supernatural in a setting that was strictly realistic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Mackinder Posted June 24, 2009 Report Share Posted June 24, 2009 Re: Pulp Holmes Also a Holmes fan. I totally agree that Downey is far from being a physical match for that role. However, I also think that he is an exceptional actor, and that he could really do the character justice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba smith Posted June 24, 2009 Report Share Posted June 24, 2009 Re: Pulp Holmes Also a Holmes fan. I totally agree that Downey is far from being a physical match for that role. However, I also think that he is an exceptional actor, and that he could really do the character justice. maybe themovie will posit that to make a more palapable hero the publisher had sir arthur conan doyle SWITCH AROUND the descriptions of holmes and dr.watson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebuchet Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 Re: Pulp Holmes I'm just rereading the Holmes story after 25 years. I have to admit the trailer makes me somewhat nervous as it lacks a Holmesian feel, but I'll probably see it anyway. I'm a big enough Holmes and pulp fan I'll generally watch anything with either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OddHat Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 Re: Pulp Holmes The Trailer isn't Holmes; Holmes never got that sloppy. That said, I'm a big Downey fan, and a big Fantastic Victoriana fan; I'll absolutely see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Celt Posted June 26, 2009 Report Share Posted June 26, 2009 Re: Pulp Holmes I expect to enjoy the movie as long as I keep in mind that it is SHINO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curufea Posted June 28, 2009 Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 Re: Pulp Holmes Sherlock Holmes in name only? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba smith Posted June 28, 2009 Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 Re: Pulp Holmes yes that phrase [iNO]haas been aplied by users of SUPERHERO HYPE to describe reimagind movie versions of marve lsuper-heroes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Celt Posted June 28, 2009 Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 Re: Pulp Holmes yes that phrase [iNO]haas been aplied by users of SUPERHERO HYPE to describe reimagind movie versions of marve lsuper-heroes I actually hear it first applied for the 1998 American remake of Godzilla. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba smith Posted June 28, 2009 Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 Re: Pulp Holmes yes the hype posters must've picked up on it lets get back on topic please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Celt Posted June 28, 2009 Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 Re: Pulp Holmes I wonder if the trailer we're seeing is a bit shell game, to appeal to the masses and perhaps build some SHINO hype. Looking at the individual bits, I don't see major inconsistencies in the portrayal of the character which cannot be rationalized, taking into account the change in medium as well mores of the audience. As I said previously, I expect to at least be entertained, and seemingly in high style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OddHat Posted June 28, 2009 Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 Re: Pulp Holmes Doyle more than once wrote Holmes with a macho swagger, and fisticuffs aren't beyond him. The whole bondage thing on the other hand, no. Holmes would never be in the (by Doyle's standards) absurd situation of struggling with a woman alone in a bedroom. I can't see Doyle writing the rest of that scene either. Still, I love Philip Jose Farmer's Pulp Pastiche stuff, and a bondage prone Holme's is very much in Farmer's style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Monster Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 Re: Pulp Holmes Meh. As far as I can tell, it has almost exactly as much to with the original Sherlock Holmes as the movie "Van Helsing" had to do with the original of that character. That's not to say it might be a fun movie - Van Helsing was not so bad, once I got over the name and rolled with the film as a thing in itself. And Downey's certainly a decent actor. I doubt I'll pay full price to see it. IMO, Brett's portrayal - and the Watson he had - were pretty much definitive. I'm not sure anyone will be able to surpass it for accuracy. Again, that's not to say people shouldn't try... (I just wish they wouldn't try to sex it up) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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