SHERLOCK HOLMES (2009)

[Rev. Powell]

What's the deal? From the trailer it is quite obvious that this is not a serious movie and I for one am  looking forward to seeing it.

I tend to agree.  As soon as I saw the trailer, I knew they are just using an established character to make a movie.  If the movie was called "Edwin Barrister," would you even give it a second glance?

Actually, I might watch it (though frankly the trailer makes the film look pretty unoriginal and crappy) if it wasn't named Holmes.  That's precisely what I thought; they should have just made a new character and given him a new name, and started their own franchise.

However, I am not in the audience big-budget Hollywood producers are aiming at.  If they do the opposite of what I want every time, they will make a ton of money.

[Javakoala]

What's the deal? From the trailer it is quite obvious that this is not a serious movie and I for one am  looking forward to seeing it.

I tend to agree.  As soon as I saw the trailer, I knew they are just using an established character to make a movie.  If the movie was called "Edwin Barrister," would you even give it a second glance?

Actually, I might watch it (though frankly the trailer makes the film look pretty unoriginal and crappy) if it wasn't named Holmes.  That's precisely what I thought; they should have just made a new character and given him a new name, and started their own franchise.

However, I am not in the audience big-budget Hollywood producers are aiming at.  If they do the opposite of what I want every time, they will make a ton of money.

I feel you on that one. I tend to hate every big budget film I see.  But Hollywood, as you know, has to rely on the marketing aspect for EVERYTHING. Holmes is a marketable name. It would be nice to think that if this thing, turkey or not, makes enough money, that the studio might use a bit of that to release a good, non-traditional film.  I mean, "Where The Wild Things Are" sure wasn't a movie that I would look at and think, "Oh this is gonna wow them at the box office" but they released it anyhow.

As "The Facts Of Life" told us: You take the good. You take the bad. And there you have, the facts of life.  Mrs. Garrett can't be wrong, right?

[WilliamWeird1313]

Frankly, I've no qualms about saying that I am definitely going to see it. But that's only because I have a friend who works at the local multiplex, so I get to see any/every movie that comes out that I'm even vaguely interested in for free.

As per the title and this whole thing with Sherlock Holmes being a marketable name and everything, the only thing that that bothers me a little is that I think that the title should be more like "Sherlock Holmes & The Case Of The Whatever-Blah-Blah-Blah" or something. Calling it JUST "Sherlock Holmes" makes it sound so cut-and-dry, like this is THE definitive Sherlock Holmes film, which is clearly is not. Maybe that's just me.

[BoyScoutKevin]

Well, someone must expect good things for it, as it opens during the Christmas holiday season, which is regarded as primetime for film releases.

I probably won't go see it on Christmas Day, as that is my day to visit the local zoo, which is one of the few things open on Christmas Day, but I'll probably go see it the weekend after Christmas Day.

Mainly, as I try to see every Sherlock Holmes film out there, but do I think Robert Downey, jr. will do as good of a job as Sherlock Holmes as Basil Rathbone, Christopher Plummer, Roger Moore, Christopher Lee, Matt Frewer, Peter Cushing, and Jeremy Brett or any other actor that I can remember who played Sherlock Holmes? No!

[The Burgomaster]

What's the deal? From the trailer it is quite obvious that this is not a serious movie and I for one am  looking forward to seeing it.

Yeah, but the "not seriousness" looks like it wasn't done in a successful way.  I'm still sad . . . 

[The Burgomaster]

I fear this will be the "Wild, Wild West" of 2009.  Maybe Will Smith should have played Holmes.

[SPazzo]

I fear this will be the "Wild, Wild West" of 2009.  Maybe Will Smith should have played Holmes.

Now THAT I would go see!

I'll probably rent it, and not see it in theaters.  It seems to be getting a lot of hype though.