Honest Trailers | Sherlock Holmes (2009) & Game of Shadows

[@duke9260]

really loved these movies for the fact Watson was actually useful and able to think for himself instead of just gawking at holmes like in Sherlock.

[@expendableindigo9639]

Yeah it’s an easy trap to fall into writing Sherlock stories since he was literally invented just to be the first-person viewpoint (which you don’t need in a movie) and to be the average Joe by comparison.

[@Future_Vantas]

Thats why I liked Elementary over Sherlock back then. I found it really cool that Watson started training to be a detective in her own right, not just tagging along with Sherlock.

[@ashakydd1]

But they are both rather mediocre. Elementary is the superior option.

[@dandoohan7223]

If you like that, you should check out The Seven Percent Solution from 1976. Robert Duvall’s Dr. Watson is nothing to F with

[@LophiusAiam]

@@expendableindigo9639 you clearly never read the hounds of baskerville, the best holmes book, and it's from watson's perspective

[@alexforce9]

That "Relax, Im a doctor" while suffocating a man was stone cold and very cool.

[@DanGamingFan2406]

These movies are incredible, it's a shame we never got a full trilogy. The best part is, Holmes being an action movie hero kind of tracks. His skills in mixed martial arts is actually canon to the original novels, with his style being a combination of boxing, jujitsu, cane fighting and French kickboxing. Same with his drug use.

[@watershipup7101]

I also loved that about the movies.

[@genjis5155]

I'll always love the "discombobulate" scene.

[@Miyanoai14]

Apparently they're still working on the third

[@jonathanw1019]

Bartitsu

[@bocchero]

​@@jonathanw1019 Conan Doyle intentionally called that "baritsu", so shut it.

[@TomTubesYou]

Game of Shadows is also part of the "Moriarty tries to star WW1 so he can sell steampunk weapons to both sides" duology along with League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.

[@gaelofariandel6747]

... I feel like an idiot for not spotting that.

[@madspet9106]

The MTTSWSHCSSWTBS Cinematic Universe is my favorite one, glad to see it get some recognition

[@angyvirtu3593]

The Sherlock movies have the vibe that League should of had, IMO.

[@Notturnoir]

I can never make it through the Extroardinary Gentleman though i tried

[@jaykoops9502]

This is a duo of movies that really needs a third installment to complete and conclude a fantastic Sherlock Holmes trilogy.

[@scsutton1]

For obvious reasons, it's been put back, but it is coming, so I'm led to believe.

[@manuelalbertoromero9528]

God I hope so. It's criminal that there's yet to be a 3rd film. ​@@scsutton1

[@thomasstevens4735]

well guess what!

[@marathiboi96]

I was jumping with Joy back in 2019 when dex fletcher joined and announced it'll get release in 2021, Then in pandemic, they said 2023, So now I'm totally lost on hope

[@thepiiemaker]

@@scsutton1 I might've missed something, what obvious reasons? 🤣

[@MrSiriusAB]

0:52 "who uses his mind yo calculate exactly how you're about to catch THESE hands" 😂😭👏

[@mccpcorn2000]

"Discombobulate."

[@ajaypanhani5350]

I mean...he aint wrong

[@Maybeabandaid9]

Had me rolling with that one.

[@DianeCooperTW]

The chemistry between Robert and Jude law was incredible

[@podemosurss8316]

Yeah, they really captured the original Sherlock and Watson on their interactions. Specially on the deduction scenes.

[@Bazookatone1]

I think RDJ just has so much chemistry that he can have chemistry with nearly anyone.

[@anywallsocket]

“ I thought we agreed it is too small for you “ is CRAZY out of context 😂

[@thecommonsenseconservative5576]

I say this to women all the time

[@jonathanrynjah]

Fun fact SH never wore that hat all the time, he only wore it once. And SH is a good fighter in the book, with exceptional strength.

[@r0bw00d]

"SH never wore that hat, he only wore it once." Well? Make up your mind.

[@jonathanrynjah]

@@r0bw00d never wore that hat all the time* my mistake

[@jonathanrynjah]

@@r0bw00d English is not my first language, it's not even my second.. so very sorry..

[@manchesterunitedno7]

@@jonathanrynjah It's easily fix with just a simple sentence; Sherlock only wore his iconic hat once.

[@pattheplanter]

We English only ever wear that style of hat when visiting rural areas.

[@vastro921]

Holmes & Watson their relationship in these movies were the best.

[@elliotdrolet1909]

Can't forget how great the soundtracks were for those films.

[@josephcalamia5586]

IIRC in the first film, Inspector Lestrade plays along with Holmes with that punch to help him gather more info about the bad guys. People have noted that Lestrade in this film was praised for nothing being able to help Holmes and be more intelligent than what his character is usually depicted in media.

[@iout]

Not only does Lestrade play along with Holmes, he's the one who gives him the key to escape the handcuffs later in Coward's office. Neither Lestrade nor that one mustachioed officer are actually corrupt in the movies. The latter tells Sherlock that his arrest has been ordered and then proceeds to help him escape capture. They're forced to arrest Holmes because Coward is a government official, but clearly are trying to undermine him in the process.

[@josephcalamia5586]

@@iout Yeah, I like how these films make Lestrade more competent and helpful to Holmes.

[@podemosurss8316]

@@josephcalamia5586 In the books he's supposed to be kind of competent (but still overshadowed by Holmes, in fact the point is that "he's a good inspector but still has to go to Holmes in high-profile cases which cannot be solved").

[@davidw.2791]

@@iout In the book Canon, when Holmes first brought up that he thinks Prof Moriarty is a criminal mastermind, the cops didn't even object to this "wild" accusation, they only said "We'd love to believe you Mr Holmes, but do you have any evidence?" -- which I guess got put into Mycroft's mouth in these films.

[@bjarkegarling6413]

"Would you like a Fry with that?" Easily the biggest laugh from an Honest Trailer yet. Bravo!

[@nathanweast4397]

Where are you GOING Stanley?!

[@kurtsudheim825]

So simple, yet so beautiful

[@seanny_o94]

This is made even better that Stephen Fry is the voice for the Sherlock Holmes audiobook

[@davidw.2791]

Now you have the Fry, would you also like some Laurie?

[@benwasserman8223]

These movies taught an entire generation what "discombobulate" means, and that is not a joke.

[@92brunod]

It literally didn't. We were taught that word exists. Most people still don't know what it means.

[@hunsonjohnter]

very true

[@Mykasan]

Avatar did. Sokka did.

[@visions_of_noah]

an entire generation? Yeah umm noo. If you look at the entire population you realise that very few people watch movies. Extremely few watched this one.

[@lucasgrey9794]

@@visions_of_noah Exactly this! Most youngsters are watching TikTok in between school, parties and p**n.

[@tralala688]

Probably not a popular opinion, but these films are my favourite part of Guy Richie's filmography (especially the first one). And such a great casting, too.

[@angrybrony]

Game of Shadows is a frequent rewatch for me.

[@mitchellhughes5180]

I prefer the second one but they’re both awesome

[@stevenking9612]

Not at all I love most of Richie’s films including these ones!

[@randombullshitgo69]

These and The Man From UNCLE

[@jrsanders1212]

Like what you like, and I greatly enjoy these films.

[@HaxawWorkshop]

Man, the release schedule of movies now is so insane that it takes forever to get “older” films up! Appreciate you guys not letting things go!!!

[@GravyInMyVeins]

Bravo on the ending name (Lock, Doc.. etc). Just beautiful *chef's kiss*

[@andrewj1754]

Its perfect.

[@davidw.2791]

A “Peril” was in The Man From UNCLE alright.

[@benwasserman8223]

In terms of book accuracy, Downey's scruffy, drug-loving, severely OCD-minded Sherlock Holmes is closer to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's version than most film incarnations of Holmes. Which says a lot about how 19th century heroes were written back then.

[@johnernest5843]

Oh that's cool to hear! I'd love to see a video breakdown of the most "lore accurate" Sherlock Holmes potrayal on TV and Film over the years--ranked from worst to best

[@510tuber]

And would've been even better if Guy Ritchie wasn't americanized for these movies. All his substance was replaced with flashy shallowness.

[@johnernest5843]

@@510tuber The american flashiness was super fun! And it's a style that has made these two movies super unique and memorable even decades later Although now that you mention it, it would be fun to see a more British version of this RDJ Sherlock Holmes with more seriousness and with fighting that's still brutal and pragmatic

[@itsamindgame9198]

Holmes was also a master of a form of martial arts so obscure and secretive that Conan Doyle had to make it up himself.

[@Nempo13]

The same can be said of Daniel Craig's Bond films. That brute instrument with only a thin veneer of class is exactly how Bond is written in the books. The movie Bond everyone is used to is typically how the Bond VILLAINS were always written in the books. Bond was not suave and sophisticated, he was a blunt instrument you sent in to get the job done at any cost.

[@TheWarmachine375]

James Moriarty: "I am the inevitable!" Sherlock Holmes: "And I am Iron Man!"

[@Tonyhouse1168]

“Inevitable? Bish, I’m Tony Stank”

[@8tonystark8]

Yes.

[@LetsSyncFanEdits]

And "I Am Groot!"

[@owenwoolley3394]

John Watson: I’m a doctor!

[@spydanig]

I never ever ever get tired of watching these two movies. We need a third one badly.

[@YouGuessIGuess]

The movie that answers the question, "How does a drugged-out genius with detailed anatomical knowledge fight?"

[@bullrext]

Finally, this feels like a long time coming. Thanks for making this

[@TheVeryLastHippy]

6:24 "And of course extremely large menacing *FRENCH* dudes." (Edit: French-Canadian, thanks people. But definitely not English!)

[@XxEvilTiggerxX]

Canadian, actually

[@RockPaperBear]

@@XxEvilTiggerxX French-Canadian, specifically

[@CatieMuse]

@@RockPaperBear And Acadian! Robert Maillet visited my Acadian high school in 2012 just after he finished filming his role in Pacific Rim to talk about his dual career. Very cool dude.

[@benlime1235]

Came here to say this.

[@missmoanypants]

Yea I was like “ain’t that guy French(-Canadian)?”.

[@jrsanders1212]

Holmes was a highly skilled boxer in the stories. So, the calculations of fighting make sense.

[@podemosurss8316]

And martial artist. So yeah, those calculations make sense, they're kind of what martial artist do, but adding a Sherlock scan.

[@FuzzyStripetail]

Nothing hits Sherlock Holmes like being reversed Mean Girls by a bus that suddenly supposedly made a game of coming out of the shadows.

[@estebanpineros9409]

Yay! A great treat for me this Tuesday, getting to see an Honest trailer about one of my favorite sets of movies! Still wishing for a third installment...

[@JYang0602]

It’s really been 15 years since Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes came out, hasn’t it??😳😳😳👀👀

[@hariharansivan2585]

Unpopular opinion - i loved this more than the BBC Sherlock. Despite the over emphasis on action, they were much closer to the novels

[@podemosurss8316]

I like both.

[@davidw.2791]

The plots had Action thrust upon him and he was mostly reacting. Even in Canon he had to dodge assassination "accidents" in The Final Problem.

[@kefinkamed]

You can’t really compare the two. The BBC version broke the mold and tackled the stories from a completely different angle. It’s not to everyone’s taste, but it was undeniably a bold adaptation.

[@L8ugh1ngm8n1]

'and of course extremely large, menacing British dudes'. If memory serves, the character shown in this reference is actually French.

[@felixbasque8610]

Was looking for this comment. The character is French, and the actor is actually French Canadian (from New-Brunswick)

[@BartitsuSociety]

Oui.

[@davidw.2791]

@@BartitsuSociety "Une moment, s'il vous plait...!"

[@Zev77]

Missed an opportunity to add a clip from House MD in the intro. House (Holmes) , Wilson (Watson) solves medical mysteries and is addicted to painkillers. The creators said it’s a direct homage to Sherlock Holmes and other than BBC Sherlock one of the most successful.

[@davidw.2791]

Fry and Laurie!

[@danverspizza6043]

My wife and I went on our first date to see the second movie and it’s JUST NOW GETTING AN HONEST TRAILER ???

[@manuelalbertoromero9528]

And how is there still no 3rd film!?

[@cloud__99]

@@manuelalbertoromero9528 I believe it was a scheduling issue at the time with both being such popular actors. I remember them both saying that they would’ve happily done a third one. And then they apparently made another attempt right before Covid hit so it got cancelled again. RDJ still talks about how he‘d really love to make it though. Guess we gotta keep hoping 🫠

[@cloud__99]

@@manuelalbertoromero9528 I believe it was scheduling issues at the time with Jude and RDJ both being such successful actors. I remember them both saying they would’ve liked to make a third one. Then they apparently made another attempt shortly before the pandemic which got cancelled. But RDJ still talks about how he’d love to make a third one from time to time so there’s hope!

[@Wayleran]

"Ehhh, Wats On, Doc?" Freakin' brilliant.

[@MwizeraUwizera]

Imagine how much charisma you need to have to make Jude Law a supporting character

[@MrJHDK]

Like... Haley Joel Osment?

[@MwizeraUwizera]

@@MrJHDK hey, if he can do it to Bruce Willis....

[@92brunod]

Like... Brie Larson?

[@92brunod]

@@MwizeraUwizera Which parallel universe do you come from where Bruce Willis is a SUPPORTING actor in a movie with Haley Joel Osment?

[@MwizeraUwizera]

@@92brunod he's not technically the lead in Sixth Sense, but many could say Osment carried the movie

[@Dawnarow]

SacDeu" aight that was funny with the transition explaining with a snobby & shy voice xD. That's not to say the rest wasn't, but that broke my poker face (often laugh in my mind or just smile, but that one cracked it open). Thanks for the video!

[@gadaadyn8190]

Say “you are the weakest link, goodbye”😂

[@patrickspencer6550]

Percy Jackson Percy Jackson Percy Jackson Percy Jackson Percy Jackson Percy Jackson Percy Jackson Percy Jackson Percy Jackson Percy Jackson PLEASE!!! 🙏😢😭

[@PhantoMace2012]

These two movies made the latter years of my childhood! I rewatched the movies, listened to both soundtracks several times (thank you for your incredible work, Hans), and frequently checked for news on when the next film would come out. Watching this gave me a huge wave of nostalgia, but also reawakened my hopes for a 3rd movie that will most likely never happen...

[@jeuryrabassa4724]

My favorite version of Sherlock Holmes.

[@Trusteft]

Both of these movies are the type of movies which I can watch once a year and still feel like I am watching new ones. So much fun! Plus, Rachel.

[@UnknownKRSM]

Wow. Talk about a Throwback Tuesday.

[@angelpal6951]

Need to find Sherlock holmes to figure out why you don’t do a District 9 trailer

[@swistedfilms]

There's a real life Dr. Moriarty at the University of Nottingham. He's a professor of theoretical physics and a lover of heavy metal.

[@TheWanderingBard17]

really hope a 3rd film gets made

[@LTB1006]

It’s been 84 years ….

[@kefinkamed]

Sherlock Holmes & the Rheumatoid Arthritis? 😂

[@cordturner5066]

Liked this video while the beginning add was still playing before I saw one second of the actual vid. That's how much I love this channel

[@Fortunateis4luck]

Both movies were perfect.

[@laurenconrad1799]

I never expected you to do this Honest Trailer and I am SO glad you did.

[@varunsharma8371]

Took you guys long enough.

[@Black-Arrow-Collectibles]

You spelled - thank you for posting this - wrong. You jerk.

[@Genrus-y2s]

Elementary my dear varun

[@pkroninverse7307]

Kept us waiting ha

[@thedarthbred]

Netflix Daredevil guy: "First time?"

[@deykno87]

I mean they were busy doing hundreds of other movies but whatever 😒😒😒

[@WizardsandChickens]

Should have said something about how Moriarty was also Valery Lagasov in Chernobyl. It would have been a great tie in for the character!

[@rgnestle]

I've seen both of these multiple times, so why are so many of these clips not in my memory banks? Strange! Good HT!!!

[@MusicoftheDamned]

Clearly a sign to rewatch both sooner than later. I similarly felt surprised to remember Noomi Rapace was in _A Game of Shadows_ but that's more retroactive recognition.

[@rgnestle]

@@MusicoftheDamned 😂

[@edwonderfulworld]

DO GODZILA MINUS ONE! GODZILA MINUS ONE! GODZILA MINUS ONE! GODZILA MINUS ONE!

[@nicknguyen1632]

The MCU missed an opportunity to make a Sherlock reference to both Robert Downey Jr. and Benedict Cumberbatch. 😂

[@jbvader721]

It was low hanging fruit even by MCU standards.

[@mk6rfc1]

Think the Russo’s wanted it but cumberbatch hated the idea

[@FlyingWithSpurts]

Given that both Sherlocks AND both Watsons were in the MCU... and there was a character mentally trapped in the 80s when "No sh*t Sherlock" "Keep digging Watson" was at it's peak....

[@matthewmarshall349]

There's a brief reference in Thor 3.

[@IndianaKong95]

They did, it was just unbelievably subtle, most people missed it. It's when Tony says he wants to take the fight to Thanos rather than return the ship to Earth, when he lays out what he wants to do, he says "Do you concur, Doctor?" While he is talking to Doctor Strange, this is a very common Sherlock line to Dr. Watson, and RDJ saying it to Cumberbatch doesn't feel like an accident

[@kenetabansi5016]

My favorite thing about this movies is how much watson hates sherlock like he is that friend that every little thing they do angers you an unreasonable amount but you always have an insane time with.

[@davidw.2791]

In an earlier script the first movie had a voiceover from him: “… Sherlock Holmes, my friend, my comrade . . . my burden.”

[@SunGawdRa]

Well, I'm sure it's all throughout the comments but.. *DISCOMBOBULATE.* I love these movies, especially Game of Shadows. I really wish they went for a third.

[@cleverusername9369]

6:35 idk why but Vinnie's head movement in this scene is unbelievably intimidating. I know he's reading "replica" on the side of the gun, but he looks genuinely terrifying just with that subtle movement.

[@justinmanser7525]

The plot of Game of Shadows is very clever, and probably quite accurate to why global conflicts tend to happen....How I Learned To Stop Worring And Love The Bombmakers! A more fitting title I think!

[@Pratiksha656]

Their chemistry is off the charts. I wish they made the 3rd one too

[@jackganthier1381]

I wish you guys would’ve done one at a time because I absolutely love both of these films

[@Ijusttrollalot]

You know you need to say "discombobulate" now in your epic voice

[@christiang6960]

Those movies were so good. There should have been a third one!

[@Cancun771]

6:25 Technically, that is an extremely large, menacing _French_ dude.

[@PanAndScanBuddy]

1:46 Actual British man Guy Ritchie said RDJ's accent is the only American to not only have a better one than him ("and I'm qualified") but flawless. I know because BobVids put that interview into his video dismantling CinemaSins - the KZbin shadow hanging over every Honest Trailer.

[@davidw.2791]

It hangs over HT but more importantly the "Everything great about" channel.

[@MusicalEntity]

Please say “life before death, strength before weakness, journey before destination”

[@matityaloran9157]

Brandon Sanderson

[@elizabethmcwhorter3445]

i will protect those who cannot protect themselves

[@TheStoicNinja]

Honest trailrr for the rest of the Walking deeeeeeeaaaaddd cmonnnnnn Coralllll

[@zom8680]

My brain saw this and was like woah did they announce Sherlock 3!? Then i remembered Cavill's movie this weekend is Ritchies Damnit

[@chance_ondriezek99]

Who else wants a 3rd film in this series?

[@FreedomCinema88]

They are making one or at least in the process of making one.

[@Joslyn_Josh]

@@FreedomCinema88sauce?

[@timetochronicle]

To be honest, I'd only want a third one if he went up against Arsène Lupin. Even though the Doyle estate never approved of the crossover, I feel like only Lupin could get the better of Holmes.

[@chadb9270]

Yes, years ago!!!

[@yaongingyfmm1571]

​@@Joslyn_JoshImdb, yet the director wont be Guy Ritchie, but Dexter Fletcher, the movie is in pre-production.

[@bionicle37]

More Guy Ritchie films PLEASE

[@thecomedian8565]

"if the glove don't fit, you must acquit"🤣🤣🤣

[@mrhappy3032]

🤣 😂😂😂😂😂😂 RIP OJ😂😂😂😂

[@ianfrazier9896]

This may be the greatest title gag that Honest Trailers has ever done. Chef’s kiss.

[@Randallsilver]

The imposing giant was actually speaking French, not English. Thus: not a British person. Elementary, my dear Epic Voice Guy.

[@davidw.2791]

Dear HT: Please say "We were wrong, Dredger in Sherlock Holmes was French not British."

[@gingersnapsback8353]

I love the call to the Lock stock and two smoking barrels title. Underrated movie.

[@VinnyS9143101982]

If you look at the ORIGINAL stories Downey Jr is the closest portrayal

[@Ishma3l]

Yay, I was hoping you guys would do this one!

[@matthewbolitho-jones]

I like Sherlock Holmes and Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

[@matityaloran9157]

So do I

[@apophis5948]

Who does not ?

[@510tuber]

@@apophis5948 People who don't think flashiness automatically equals substance

[@jeffreyhampton4246]

Me and a close friend always joked how This version was the best Batman movie ever made

[@sitisarah826]

Ghostbuster Frozen Empire honest trailer !!

[@raydunakin]

I love both these movies! Supposedly there is a third one in the works. I hope they can maintain the same level of quality.

[@Polycomical]

Please say in your incredible voice "Shove it Cromwell!"

[@BorgBunnie]

Such good films. The running through the forest scene in the 2nd movie is probably my favorite action sequence

[@midus0013]

Daredevil has a great sense of smell. Still waiting on an honest trailer for Daredevil Netflix series.

[@chefskiss6179]

"Cobblestone" Well earned golf clap 😂😂😂

[@tonygoodman]

Will Ferrell aside, there's never been a bad Sherlock Holmes. Robert Downey Jr, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jeremy Brett, and so on... They're all valid and acceptable interpretations.

[@footlong7980]

Robert's tops in my opinion.

[@pinktribble]

Jeremy Brett is the Platinum Standard Holmes. Pure perfection.

[@seanny_o94]

Does Brent Spiner playing Data playing Sherlock Holmes also count?

[@dersteffen5948]

Give me the chills with the line "Welcome to PlayPaintChill. You just gained honor +2 for following us ! ".

[@deshawnedwards6412]

Wish Honest Trailer please.

[@Shoegazer75]

Closing title card is one of your finest. Won't ruin it by repeating it here.

[@jayjaybee]

Say "The name is Gambit, mon ami. Remember it."

[@malificentevil9518]

We definitely need an honest trailer for Fallout.

[@UnknownKRSM]

Welp, guess we need a Fallout Honest Trailer now...

[@corvus2512]

Best Sherlock Holmes media of the modern age easily

[@pumirya]

Elementary, my dear Watson. 👍🙂

[@n7sorcerer419]

Real talk: the slomo fight breakdowns were my favorite part of these movies. Loved them.

[@feynstein1004]

Speaking of Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, please do Snatch 😉

[@Throbtometrist]

Ye like dags?

[@feynstein1004]

@@Throbtometrist Yeah, I like dags. I like caravans even better 😀

[@TheRazor003]

I'm sorry I had to pause the video and get this out, but cast a "Victorian Dom Teretto" is one of the funniest thing you guys have ever written

[@lostlegend2197]

Please do an Honest Trailer for Dune: Part Two

[@jbvader721]

Wait a little bit. The spice will flow.

[@marred2277]

Am I the only one that can't understand a word of what RDJ is saying in these movies?

[@owenleal]

I havent watched a Screen Junkies video in about 8 years and I havent watched these films in 6 years. So this is a combo of throwbacks for me.

[@justlivin2499]

Invincible season 2 next please

[@lantern0483]

Spectacular movies! Definitely needs a third installment to complete the trilogy

[@amienjones]

my favorite part is when Sherlock Sherlocks everywhere

[@ashtonsnyder8735]

You know we’re waiting for the Fallout series honestly trailer!

[@MusicalEntity]

Do the Peter Johnson and the Olympians series!