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I love Sherlock Holmes! I mean…he’s a cool detective. Unlike the oh-so-popular Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys. For me, they’re quite boring. Not the cases, but the characters. I mean, perfect characters are the most uninteresting. Holmes is not boring. He’s a drug addict…was.
Okay. Point is: I watched Sherlock Holmes last (10th December) Sunday. Yeah… It was a good movie. That’s saying something because I haven’t seen one of those in ages. Ninja Assassin was okay… But it lacked story and character development. It was all about the blood, deadly blades and a bad ending.
I love Irene Adler. She’s cunning, resourceful and clever. I know she only appeared in one of the S.H. stories, A Scandal in Bohemia. Okay… Let me say something… Men are stupid when it comes to girls. Look at Phantom of the Opera for one… Raoul and Erik want to kill each other for Christine! Though being a girl, I would be flattered to be in that position. ;-).
Okay…Anyway, the Sherlock Holmes in the movie was different from the one in the books. The movie showed his clumsy side. Not the usual stoic, proud and all-knowing Holmes. Oh, and understood some certain comments and remarks of the movie ‘coz I read the entire series by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle back in 4th grade. :)
TRIVIA: The phrase “Elementary, my dear Watson.” was never said by Holmes in the books. It was said in an old Holmes movie, the Triumph of Sherlock Holmes…If my memory serves me well.
I know this is quite short…but it’s a school day. :) So, I’ll make up to it next time….
