Holmes

[erilyn]

I saw Sherlock Holmes on Tuesday with iibnf, and loved it! ♥ ♥ So I'm now re-reading some Arthur Conan Doyle and the first story I read is A Scandal in Bohemia, which introduces Irene Adler! Huh, they've completely re-written her character. And another story which has the line where Holmes praises Watson for having the gift of silence and how invaluable that makes him - except Watson just accepts it as a compliment and doesn't punch him in the face. I'm still sad that Irene's line from the trailer "they've been flirting like this for hours" wasn't in the movie, I wanted context!

But what amused me most is this line from the start of The Speckled Band: "Very sorry to knock you up, Watson", said he. Holmes/Watson mpreg, anyone?

What I really want to re-watch, but suspect it won't be as enjoyable now as when I was a kid, was the Sherlock Holmes comedy Without A Clue with Michael Caine and Ben Kingsley. I just have a craving to see it again for some reason.

Comments

[nemoinis.livejournal.com]

I have to admit that I have Without A Clue on dvd and it's a guilty pleasure. No, it's not as fabulous as it was when I was younger but still a pretty 'feel good' thing to watch. I also watch Young Sherlock Holmes on occasion because I can't determine if I find Holmes to be attractive or not. It's more serious but slightly more ridiculous, if that makes sense?

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

I've never seen Young Sherlock Holmes that I can recall, but it sounds like fun :D

[copracat]

Wasn't it fun? I love movie Irene.

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

It was funny to re-read the book Irene so soon after seeing the movie - I like them both, but they've certainly changed her a lot :)