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tarotgalThanks for the feedback, guys! Y'all know I can't ever make up my mind. I did end up going to see Sherlock Holmes (at $2 a ticket and a theater right across the street from where I work, it's kind of hard to resist when I actually have a free Tuesday night to spend at the movies).
I loved Sherlock Holmes. I was worried it wouldn't be as intellectual as the Holmes I was used to. All the guns and fighting and all in the trailer made me worried. But I shouldn't have been. It was brilliant and just what I wanted to see. Watson was fantastic and the slashiness was delicious. Naked!RDJ didn't hurt either *G* I loved the h/c and Holmes caring so much for Watson (and vice-versa). *happy sigh*
Seriously, I was quite worried but I really enjoyed the Holmes reboot. I'm just going to add "reboot" to everything redone now. Should be interesting to see Highlander: reboot. Not to mention my excitement about The Hobbit reboot. Hmm. I like the sound of it. And when they're done making both Deathly Hallows movies maybe they'll start all over and give us a Harry Potter reboot?
Anyway, I would have enjoyed the movie a hell of a lot more if the old women sitting one seat away from me would have SHUT THE HECK UP during, oh, the ENTIRE film. Or if the couple sitting in front of me to the left would have been quiet (though, honestly, they weren't even close to as bad as the women). The people in the row behind tried an "excuse me, this is a movie theater" but got nowhere with that except loud, harsh words from the women. The women were quiet possibly the rudest people I have ever had the displeasure to watch a movie near. They didn't even try to whisper. And when the movie was over, they won't get up. Okay, so they were very large women and it probably takes them twice as long to stand as it takes me, but I was totally trapped until they left their seats on the end of the isle (the other side of the row is a wall) and they not only took their time getting up but stood there TALKING and blocking me in. I was standing right behind and they both looked at me but they didn't hury up or even apologize for making me stand beside them and wait the whole time for them to get out.
But I can live with rude people. I don't like 'em, but I can deal. The really bad part of the experience was that at the very end, after the big reveal, when the policeman bursts in with one final twist/wrinkle to reveal in the plot, the movie LOST THE SOUND. All we got were loud whirring noises and mechanical noises. I can't read lips. I tried to follow what was going on (I understand what happened) but I missed all the dialogue. I suspect Holmes revealed that his new arch-nemisis, Moriarty, is in fact the dog (who isn't actually dead). Either that or the butler did it.
The sound came back on halfway during the credits, but that doesn't really help. I mean, I saw what happened at the end, but all the clever lines weren't there. *sigh* The movie theater people said that we can come back in any time and watch the last 5 minutes of the movie. LOL Yeah, like that's going to happen. LOL
Maybe I should have picked Up in the Air after all ;-)
I loved Sherlock Holmes. I was worried it wouldn't be as intellectual as the Holmes I was used to. All the guns and fighting and all in the trailer made me worried. But I shouldn't have been. It was brilliant and just what I wanted to see. Watson was fantastic and the slashiness was delicious. Naked!RDJ didn't hurt either *G* I loved the h/c and Holmes caring so much for Watson (and vice-versa). *happy sigh*
Seriously, I was quite worried but I really enjoyed the Holmes reboot. I'm just going to add "reboot" to everything redone now. Should be interesting to see Highlander: reboot. Not to mention my excitement about The Hobbit reboot. Hmm. I like the sound of it. And when they're done making both Deathly Hallows movies maybe they'll start all over and give us a Harry Potter reboot?
Anyway, I would have enjoyed the movie a hell of a lot more if the old women sitting one seat away from me would have SHUT THE HECK UP during, oh, the ENTIRE film. Or if the couple sitting in front of me to the left would have been quiet (though, honestly, they weren't even close to as bad as the women). The people in the row behind tried an "excuse me, this is a movie theater" but got nowhere with that except loud, harsh words from the women. The women were quiet possibly the rudest people I have ever had the displeasure to watch a movie near. They didn't even try to whisper. And when the movie was over, they won't get up. Okay, so they were very large women and it probably takes them twice as long to stand as it takes me, but I was totally trapped until they left their seats on the end of the isle (the other side of the row is a wall) and they not only took their time getting up but stood there TALKING and blocking me in. I was standing right behind and they both looked at me but they didn't hury up or even apologize for making me stand beside them and wait the whole time for them to get out.
But I can live with rude people. I don't like 'em, but I can deal. The really bad part of the experience was that at the very end, after the big reveal, when the policeman bursts in with one final twist/wrinkle to reveal in the plot, the movie LOST THE SOUND. All we got were loud whirring noises and mechanical noises. I can't read lips. I tried to follow what was going on (I understand what happened) but I missed all the dialogue. I suspect Holmes revealed that his new arch-nemisis, Moriarty, is in fact the dog (who isn't actually dead). Either that or the butler did it.
The sound came back on halfway during the credits, but that doesn't really help. I mean, I saw what happened at the end, but all the clever lines weren't there. *sigh* The movie theater people said that we can come back in any time and watch the last 5 minutes of the movie. LOL Yeah, like that's going to happen. LOL
Maybe I should have picked Up in the Air after all ;-)
