Doesn't really contain spoilers, but if you wanna be completely new to Sherlock Holmes, skip it

[leia131]

Even though they've probably existed for as long as Sherlock Holmes has, I'm pretty sure that every time the movie Sherlock Holmes plays, 100 slash fics spontaneously come into being. They don't get written, they just suddenly exist.

In other words, it was awesome, and you should all see it. I love it when men love each other (platonically, I'm sure) but won't say so, because they are men. Also, Holmes and Watson are 12. Also also, I have a real thing for big reveals, when someone explains the whole elaborate plot, as well as the person doing the revealing. Because it's SCIENCE!

One gripe though: I knew, as soon as Rachel McAdams walked on the screen, that she was going to need saving at some point in the movie, despite the fact that she's a badass, and a successful theif, and carries a knife. And I was right. Because women, no matter how cool, always need saving eventually. Blech.

Finally, Janeea and I kept drawing parallels between this movie and Firefly. Right down to the music. This is not a bad thing.

Conclusion: I have the hots for Sherlock Holmes. Always have. Right back to my childhood, with Basil, the Great Mouse Detective. (Who isn't actually Sherlock Holmes, but is close enough). But I haven't really ever read one of his stories. I should get on that.

 

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[froda-baggins.livejournal.com]

But I haven't really ever read one of his stories. I should get on that.

Oh my god!

River shames me as well

[leia131.livejournal.com]

I know right? I haven't read Lord of the Rings either, but my boyfriend's parents bought me all three LotR books in one binding for Christmas, so that's next on my list. Followed by Holmes, whatever I can find.


Though, I think we read one of the short stories in middle school, something about red heads... I don't remember it, it doesn't count.

[spazenport.livejournal.com]

You should read A Study in Scarlet, Doyle's first, and then go and read A Study in Emerald, by Neil Gaiman, which is a horror parody of it that is beautiful beyond imagining. The man is a visionary and awesome to boot.

[leia131.livejournal.com]

...But I don't like horror.

I am a little scared to read Gaiman's stuff, actually. *is chicken*

[doctorfumbles.livejournal.com]

I felt the same way about Rachel McAdams' character.

Ahahaha "They don't get written, they just suddenly exist." They do!!

Did you hear about the idiot lady who holds the rights to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's works in the US? She's threatening to not let them write a sequel because there are "homosexual hints." I think if everyone explained to her that THEY ACT TOTALLY GAY, and also they love each other in totally manly ways and they're just too manly to say so.

In conclusion, I've haven't had the hots for all Sherlock Holmes' (I'm not sure how to pluralize that?) until RDJ stepped up to play him, but I've always had the hots for Holmes-type-characters. Smarts = amazingly amazing. (And I also need to read the stories, eep.)

[leia131.livejournal.com]

I had read that, and I think she's being absolutely ridiculous. First of all, the homosexual undertone is true to the spirit of the books, and I know this because people are posting quotes left and right, direct from the stories, illustrating it.

Secondly, I feel like she's worried it will become some kind of gay rights/the main point here is that they're gay, not that they're detectives story, which would be a legitimate fear, if it wasn't SO OBVIOUS that they're in love, gay or not, and no one is going to make that the focus.

Conclusion: I need a RDJ icon.

[doctorfumbles.livejournal.com]

I haven't been reading posted quotes; there's this website that "decodes" the subtext, and I was reading it after I watched the movie the first time, and I was like "wow, I need to read this ASAP."

I think your second point is valid, I hadn't even thought of that. I mean, so much of the fanfic I read in any fandom is mostly romantic, and while there's parts of the fandom in it (like spaceships, or magic) I will admit most of it is schmoop. But yeah, no one in mainstream media is going to do that. Unfortuately.

Re: Your conclusion - Me too.

[theater-queen89.livejournal.com]

I agree with each and every statement...including the great mouse detective lol.

[leia131.livejournal.com]

I LOVE THAT MOVIE!


That is all.

[jurisfiction16.livejournal.com]

Okay, so I read the four major books before the movie in preparation. "The Hound of the Baskervilles" is BY FAR the best one and I think everyone can agree on that. You should start from the beginning, though. It's worth it and they're not very long. Baskervilles actually scared the piss out of me. I was reading it at work and my boss came up behind me quietly and I jumped. Then felt embarrassed because I was silly and she probably knew what I was doing.
ANWYAY, I have the hots for Sherlock Holmes, Robert Downey Jr., AND Basil from "The Great Mouse Detective." It has always been a secret, but you have now freed me to say so!
I loved this movie, though I really did not care for McAdams at all. She felt very out of place. Downey's accent was fantastic, the music was great, they were extremely true to the books while still making a new story and--OMG--people got hurt and didn't magically heal in between shots! His fingers were broken the whole movie. She gets scratched up and stays that way. And Watson, let's face it, is the hottest Watson in the world. He's not the chubby mouse-bitch like on T.G.M.D.
That is all.