Will there be more Sherlock? SHERLOCK 1: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6lS6a9bvLTU.html MYSTERY Playlist: ru-vid.com/group/PLQHhQlj8i5drJwz6YE_xKfQq62TExaw44&si=TAx_JzioEAwPub3s
Yes, Jen, Robert Downey Jr has said that there may be another being made in the future, he offered a part in it to Johnny Depp after his trial with Amber Heard so, it's a case of 'watch this space'.
Yes, there's supposed to be another one. :) In the meantime, if you want more Sherlock content, Downey's Marvel colleague Benedict Cumberbatch did an excellent TV series in the UK called Sherlock, and at the same time, Jonny Lee Miller also did a Sherlock TV series in the USA called Elementary; in this series, Watson is played by a woman, Lucy Liu. The two shows are very different from each other, but I highly enjoyed both of them when they originally aired. Since that was only 10 or so years ago, you may have already seen them yourself, but if not, I recommend one and/or both to you. :)
The word is that there is a third Sherlock under development, which could include a small part for Johnny Depp, but the recent strikes have everything on hold.
"Come now, you really think you're the only one who can play this game" I love that line. It sent chills down my spine. They set up the slow-mo planning up so well that to see him meet his match was just an amazing pay off to the set up.
Whilst the film doesn't follow the original books, there's some lovely nods to the books. When Arthur Conan Doyle tired of writing Sherlock Holmes stories he killed him off by having him fight Moriarty at Reichenbach Falls, so for those in the know, when Mycroft mentions the location of the peace summit, the story progression from there on is almost an inevitability.
I love the HISHE rendition of that scene. "That water looks very cold..." "Hm... Hadn't take the water into consideration...." _beat_ ".......or the rocks." *_PLAF!_*
The final fight is so ironic in a way: For all their intelligence, neither Sherlock or Moriarty could have predicted that Watson would walk through the door in the middle of their fight. So in reality, it would have been 2 vs 1 and Sherlock/Watson would have won if the fight had actually taken place.
The forest scene may be the finest action sequence of last decade, truly Richie at the top of his game. Even though it's set in 1891, the artillery and machine guns are straight out of The Great War, like Moriarty prophetically envisioned.
Fun fact, the slow mo sequence you loved so much had help from Gavin from the RU-vid channel Slow Mo Guys. They do amazing cinematography, obviously in super slow motion 100k+ fps. You can see their influence in some of those shots
@elizanovember7697 ??? Not really sure why you're so aggressive. Is gav a shit guy? Idk anything about him personally. Or do you mema sherlock & guy Ritchie?
In the books, Moriarty was Holmes' absolute equal and could only be degeated at the cost of his own life. Problem is, the royal family were fans and Arthur Conan Doyle was obliged to find a way to bring him back to life.
When RDJ was riding the tiny horse the music playing is the theme song from "Two Mules for Sister Sara" a great western with Clint Eastwood and Shirley MacLaine soundtrack by Ennio Morricone.
RDJ and Jude are my favourite but I really enjoy Cumberbatch and Freeman, equally as brilliant chemistry.Think Jen would get a kick out of the BBC series.
I like the RDJ Sherlock, but I like Basil Rathbone even more. Good reaction Jennypenny. Since you like action at the Opera, I recommend the Marx Brothers A Night at the Opera.
Cat and Mouse game between Sherlock going against his equal.. Moriarty, doesnt get better from Sir Arther Conan Doyle. Great acting and script Jared Harris was a great choice and nailed it. As always good one Jen. (I actually pop popcorn to watch your reactions. I hope they make the 3rd one. As Always sending love be blessed ❤
Guy Ritchie did an amazing job with both Sherlock Holmes movies. -- Another really good one, especially for fans of the original show, I think, is "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.".
Okay, I did see the First Movie, but I hardly remembered any of it during Jen's Reaction. I don't know if I ever saw this one or not, but regardless...I'm here and ready to get on the Case, so Let's Go!!✌
I also love Hanns Zimmer. I was brought up in a musical home. My mom was a soprano. I played clarinet. Brother played piano. Both my parents were in the Oklahoma show by Roger's and Hammerstein. Hello from Pa USA ❤❤❤
I call these films "Steampunk Holmes." The best thing about this second one is that they killed off Rachel McAdams character almost immediately. She was so entirely miscast as Irene Adler it was painful to watch, and I really like Rachel McAdams. She was marvelous in _Slings and Arrows_ (a great Canadian series). And, yes, I'm a Holmes purist. You really should watch the Granada series from the 80s, starring Jeremy Brett as Holmes. They are pretty direct adaptations of the original stories, and Brett captures perfectly the character of Holmes as Conan Doyle wrote him.
I totally agree. RIP Jeremy Brett, the best played Holmes ever. As a child I read the ALL the stories. When I saw my first film with Basil Rathbone he fit my imagination very well, although Watson was a bit older than I had pictured him (Nigel Bruce) and a bit less serious. When the Granada series came along with Jeremy Brett it was like I could see into my own imagination. It exactly matched every detail to perfection. Sad that he passed before being able to complete the entire works, but grateful for the ones that made it to film. They are nearly word perfect to the originals. If you are going to take from the classics, that's how it should be done. I learned a lot from Doyle through Holmes. A bit of history, a little about critical thinking, the importance of details, cocaine and opium usage and a bit of British slang as well.
Thanks for reacting to this movie, Jen! This one was closer storywise to the classic Holmes canon than the first one in some ways, not just in bringing in Moriarty as a central villain (which, other than his implied combat prowess, is one of the most faithful representations of the canonical character), but also the international intrigue plotline, reminiscent of a few in the canon which involved Mycroft (he was also involved in helping Sherlock take down Moriarty's gang). One of the most well known stories, "His Last Bow", featured Holmes and Watson thwarting a German spy on the eve of World War I. There's a few more cheeky references as well, like mentioning Watson's middle name as Hamish, which comes from his middle initial in the canon being H but even though it was never actually revealed what that stood for, a fan interpretation is that it is meant to be Hamish, the Gaelic-anglicized form of James, as some stories mistakenly gave his first name as James instead of John. Moriarty only appears in one canonical story, "The Final Problem", also having a background role in the last of the novels, _The Valley of Fear_ , which is set before that when he was still alive. In these stories Moriarty was portrayed as a master crime boss who expertly concealed his true self by outwardly pretending to be a kind, avuncular math teacher, which as in the film contrasts sharply with when he talk to Holmes and essentially threatens to kill him if he doesn't back off from interfering with his criminal dealings. He was conceived to be Holmes' match and ultimate foe because Arthur Conan Doyle was tired of writing the character and wanted to kill him off (though increasingly exorbitant monetary offers from publishers as well as his own mother's insistence eventually made him bring him back); Holmes nicknamed him "the Napoleon of crime", a title which he inherited from the master criminal Adam Worth, one of the real-life contemporary figures Moriarty was based on. Just like in the movie, Moriarty's weakness in his final battle with Holmes was his rage. Another detail from the canon which is reflected in the movie is that in the former of those stories, Watson decides to emulate Holmes' deductive methods to figure out what happened during Holmes and Moriarty's final confrontation at Reichenbach even though he arrives after the fact, just as film!Watson does the same to identify the right man at the summit. I too have been itching for what at this point would probably be the closing chapter of a trilogy for these films; there's been rumors of a third film in various stages of development for quite a few years, and that the plot might involve Professor Challenger, another Conan Doyle character, possibly as a villain or supporting anti-hero. There's no shortage of literary material with which to make another cool story so I hope we get to see it happen one day with RDJ still keen on the role.
Not sure how many know this, but there has been a centuries-long battle of spies, assassins, and subterfuge between the British Empire and the Russian Empire, and it continues to this day. The British called it "the Great Game," while the Russians called it "the Tournament of Shadows." Hence the subtitle for this movie, which is a combination of the two: "A Game of Shadows." FWIW, seeing RDJ in makeup on the train, it occurred to me he might be an interesting choice to play the Joker at some point.
There is a charming flick from 1985, I think, called "Young Sherlock Holmes". It is set during a time when Holmes and Watson first cross paths at a boarding school. Oh, and it's a neat murder mystery (of course it is). Definitely worth a look.
batman is portrayed in the comics as "the world's greatest detective". he has no super powers so he has to make up the deficit with just human strength and everything else is pure wit. and i think guy ritchie directing a batman like this would have been perfect. alas, can't really copy it from one franchise to the other but the way that ritchie shows how dire situations were secretly prepared ahead of time by a very smart dude would have been perfect for batman movies.
A sequel has been in the works for years now. Both Downey and Law want to do it. But Downey has been busy with Ironman. But now that is done, hopefully a sequel is not far off!
Hello Jen. Very enjoyable. May I suggest for the next Guy Ritchie film, and in lieu of the sad loss of the great David McCallum, I think it would be fitting for you to watch his remake film of the 1960’s television show, the Man From UNCLE. It stars Henry Cavill and Armie Hammer. Definitely worth a watch. And very very stylish.
My favourite Sherlock has to be The Hound Of The Baskervilles 1959 starring Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. Would love to see your reaction to this. Also Henry Cavill as Sherlock in Enola Holmes is very good too
The music used when Holmes is riding the donkey was actually written by Ennio Morricone and was used as the main theme to the Clint Eastwood western Two Mules for Sister Sara. They are supposed to be working on a third Sherlock Holmes movie but unfortunately the third one will not be directed by Guy Ritchie. I believe it is being directed by Dexter Fletcher, a British character actor who switched careers to become a director.
You might enjoy the TV series "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" from 1984. It's not action based, it's more mystery.. as you would expect from Sherlock Holmes!
If you are a big fan of Guy Ritchie's action directing, you should really check out some of Mathew Vaughn's films, especially KICKASS from 2010- probably the greatest superhero movie ever made
A really good second act for RDJ as whoever this brilliant detective is. I love it. With our hero not enjoying the companionship of horses, an Icelandic pony was the next best thing to a burro. Great musical tribute to TWO MULES FOR SISTER SARAH? Sad that they chose to kill, as Holmes referred to her, "the woman," but you know sometimes we get what we don't want. I love how Mary understands the relationship between her husband and his besty. While originally, Sherlock only had a brother, there are other projects that decided the family wasn't big enough. There are at least two sisters who have had opportunities and Gene Wilder. THE ADVENTURE OF SHERLOCK HOLMES' SMARTER BROTHER. My Cocaine has a nice spoof as well. WITHOUT A CLUE. He works for the brilliant Dr Watson. Nuff said
Robert Downey Jr as Sherlock Holmes? 🙄 If you want to see the quintessential Sherlock Holmes, you have to check out the BBC series starring Jeremy Brett as Holmes. Then watch Sherlock, starring Benedict Cumberbatch.
Oh c'mon Jen. You're obviously musically knowledgable. Did you not recognize the Ennio Morricone musical homage to the spaghetti western "Dollars Trilogy" music when Holmes was riding his pony/'mule'? I know you did really.
26:20 I didn't believe my eyes and my jaw dropped open when I saw this map for the first time. They really used flags of the Republic of Germany (black-red-gold) instead of those of the German Empire (black-white-red) in this scene. How couldn't anyone involved in the making of this movie spot this mistake? 🤣🤣🤣 At least we've got champagne! 🍾🥂😁
Guy Ritchie killed it again in this one. Jude Law is the perfect foil to Holmes. SH3 was announced in 2016, but Robert was still tied up with the MCU. IMDb still shows #3 in pre-production with the cast set including Professor Moriarty, but no info other then just that except the director will be Dexter Fletcher and not Guy Ritchie.
n`that`s why I named my Dog "Gladstone" I Really Love that Film! n now with your React love it ten times more! LOL Brilliant -" Bishop to Bishop eigth..."
the conceit in all the holmes stories whether original conan doyle stories where they originated or these movies or the benedict cumberbatch tv show (which is EXCELLENT by the way and using martin freeman's watson as the framing character is brilliant) is that holmes notices all these details that we don't and so he can tell if you've eaten a bagel for breakfast today even though normally you have doughnuts and you own three cats, one of which you don't like very much or something like that.... it's such a cool device right? but in reality, it's absolutely impossible and made up. like not even remotely possible. we don't miss countless infinitessimal details.... or rather, we do but those details are mostly meaningless and impossible to deduce such elaborate narratives as holmes comes up with correctly time after time. as for that running shot, it's maybe the shot that really popularized the effect and it shows up all over youtube and the web - it's STABILIZING THE MOTION OF THE HEAD.... so instead of the head bouncing up and down in a running shot, the head has been made the absolute center of the frame and the world bounces in compensation. lol, it might have been a fancy plugin back then but nowadays, you can do it yourself in premiere (probably) or after effects (for sure). and yeah, that means that the frame lines become visible as it has to move up and down to keep the head in center but they just crop in a little bit so you do see the frame lines bouncing around. yeah, imo, ritchie didn't get enough credit for these movies. very very inventively shot.
As a long time Holmesian nerd, Jared Harris was the definitive Moriarty. He was the first take on the character to show such genuine menace. The man was an absolute psychopath. He nailed it.
This movie was hit or miss for me-- really didn't like Adler dying. I did think it was an inspired choice by the writers to mirror Holmes/Watson with Moriarty/Moran, though.
Fantastic reaction, Jen!!! This one is my favorite of the RDJ Sherlock films. Hans Zimmer gave me chills throughout the entire movie. He's in the top 3 of my favorite film composers: Bernard Herrmann, Georges Auric and Hans Zimmer. Noomi Rapace, who played Madam Simza, is the ex-wife of Ola Rapace, who played the assassin, who fell to his death in Shanghai without giving Bond the name, in Skyfall (2012).
They've been working on a third, on & off for 10yrs. They all want to do it, they just can't get the story & scheduling how they want it. Here's hoping we eventually get it.
34:53 It is insinuated several times in the books that if Holmes had decided to become a criminal instead of a detective he would have been the best at it, which is what Moriarty was. Moriarty was comparable to Holmes in his mental ability but with a different personality, he was amoral, cold and calculating. So yeah, in the books it can be argued that they are supposed to be equally smart, given that Holmes had to resign himself to take very drastic measures in order to take Moriarty down, which is something he didn't need to do in his other cases. He literally had to die to kill Moriarty, similar to the way he "dies" in this film, but for real. That was supposed to be the end for the character, but after his death the author was surprised to see the strong reaction of the readers. They were angry, and they started sending the author letters non stop and bothering him about it, and many of them in protest also cancelled their suscriptions to the magazine that published the stories (20.000 cancellations) so eventually the author gave up and brought the character back.
17:30 No, he didn't know he would miss, both got lucky, when John shot him he dropped a live grenade and he dropped it with all the others and he couldn't find it in time, though the solution was to throw the whole bag out, not just find the live grenade.
After his death, Sherlock Holmes readers demanded his creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to bring back the detective. At first, Doyle wrote past untold stories of Holmes. Eventually he had to bring back the detective to life having fake his death.
With October just around the corner I wanted to recommend the movie Suspiria (1977) very scary, very bloody, very good and it has a great soundtrack by the Italian prog rock band Goblin
Years ago while working for Olan Mills, I caught the swine flu and though I broke my fever after one rough day, I quarantined for a week. Sat on my porch and read the entire Sir Arthur Colin Doyle works on Holmes. The films didn't follow the books but the falls was right out of the books. Holmes died but later Sir Arthur chose to bring him back as people wanted more. First Holmes stayed in the shadows for an extended time before revealing himself. Much like bond in you only live twice later let people believe he was dead while continued his work.
You would LOVE the BBC series, "Sherlock" with Martin Freeman & Bendertook Cumberbund. The seasons are 3 90~minutes episodes long, each season follows one mystery.
Very well done I thought and AWESOME cast. Noomi Rspace from PROMETHEUS, The girl with the dragon tattoo, and a movie you would enjoy " What Happened To Monday". She is one of those actors that you believe their performance. Oh and Kelly Reilly recently of the series YELLOWSTONE. Peace 🕊️☮️
*Sherlock reveals himself while still in disguise as a woman, prompting a "what the hell" look out of Watson* Sherlock: I agree, it's not my best disguise. Me: Yeah, no kidding. There are men who can pass themselves off perfectly as women, you're not one of them. 😂🤣
It is ashamed that they have not made a third film. Love the Sherlock Holmes character whether it be played by Robert Downey Jr., or Basil Rathbone, or Peter Cushing.
I know the world of Holmes covers a lot of media, but I don't think I'm going too far out on a limb by recommending the Granada Television series of Sherlock Holmes adaptations with Jeremy Brett as Holmes. Even if you do not react to them, I think you would enjoy them.
I'm glad you reacted to the second Robert Downey Jr. Sherlock Holmes. His interpretation of the character is great. A few years after the Holmes films, Guy Ritchie made another stylish crime movie called The Gentlemen starring Matthew McConaughy, which I hope you'll react to. After all, there is life after Bondy. Jen, you're always awesome.
Really enjoyed seeing you react to this, Jen. I personally enjoyed this better than the first one (which I also liked). Like you, I also wish they would make Sherlock Holmes 3.
In the books, there really wasn't much of a mention of Moriarty. he only really appeared in the one story that ended at the falls. Doyle had grown tired of the character and decided to kill him off. Years passed and fans made it clear they were not happy, so he wrote some "prequels," the most famous which is The Hound of the Baskervilles. If they do a third one, and it's not Hound, there will be riots. Eventually, Holmes did return and a few new stories were published. Then they skipped a huge block of time and resumed after World War 1, with Watson retired and Holmes living in the country keeping bees. BTW, I'm amazed at the number of times you reference a Bond movie when you see something in another film. Especially since you've only seen them once, maybe twice if you do your own edits. So, I'm surprised you missed Mycrofts own oxygen supply was very similar to the small canister Bond had in Thunderball when he escaped from the swimming pool full of sharks.
I would recommend the BBC Sherlock series from a few years ago, Jen. 3 short seasons, but alot of fun following updated versions of the Sherlock Holmes stories.
They're fun movies, but to me Robert Downey Jr. is not Sherlock Holmes. I don't like his portrayal at all, it's materially different from the way he's painted in the books. Don't get me wrong, I like the character he plays, it's just not Sherlock Holmes.
