Sherlock Holmes: Ambassador Standish's Demise

This scene is essentially Chapter 18 of the Sherlock Holmes Blu-Ray disk - I in no way own the rights of this scene nor the mention of the film, it is Copyrighted to Director Guy Ritchie and his associates from Silver Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures as well as Warner Brothers® 2009. This is simply for the pleasure of the KZbin audience and for viewing purposes solely - I in no way encourage the illegal distribution/copy of this scene or the movie itself. If this video is taken down, then I apologize for the inconvenience.
The scene shows the arrival of the U.S. Ambassador Standish to the Temple of the Four Orders secretive meeting in a Londond museum - where he is detailed the true, sinister ambitions of his colleagues. Blackwood greets him and eventually offers him a high status in the "new world order" that he so firmly declines to accept (noting that the country he represents would fall under control of this new regime). Seeing that no one else would stand up against Blackwood - Standish attempts to stop the madman by brandishing his own gun (that has been rigged prior) and shows no hesistation when firing the shot. Blackwood warns him otherwise, but Standish's true fate is shown when the spark from the rigged bullet ignites his vestiment that had been dampened by the rain. He then, in the midst of the flames that burn his body, he obliviously bashes through the 5-story window and falls to his death into the same horse carriage that brought him there. In fear, we then see all the members drink "their allegiance" (essentially an antidote to combat the effects of Cyanide) surrounding Blackwood. Hope you enjoy the scene!

[@shatterjack]

Standish draws revolver: "Actually, I think I'd rather cut you down with my sword like the villain you are." Blackwood: _Gulp!_

[@kuroroluxifer8321]

doubt that...blackwood was actually pretty impressive in hand to hand and sword fighting...he even made Sherlock work damn hard to beat him kzbin.info/www/bejne/jpPYoIV8YpKpbdk

[@joshuasantana685]

Standish being an American would rather use a gun then a sword

[@kptmaci4979]

In that case he could draw a revolver. Or one of his servants could xd

[@striker8961]

Well he is an American

[@razorfett147]

Horrific death, but that stylish cape flourish when he pulled the revolver was badass

[@atas2561]

Honestly it makes me wish we had capes back in this decade.

[@NPC1921]

"Oh I wouldn't do that if I were you." Sheesh. Only Mark Strong could make a line usually common and cliched so menacing.

[@sorryifoldcomment8596]

Wow, it didn't even register as being one of the most cliche lines ever, until I read the text out in your comment! Mark Strong is so good in this movie UGH.

[@PieroMinayaRojas]

Cliches done right

[@teamvlcn6820]

I still think this is Mark Strong's best villain performance. His presence, charisma, and delivery sell his 'magic' flawlessly.

[@crippledcrusader1321]

“Did Standish mistake it for rain, when he entered the temple?”

[@Queenbg1]

Yeah.... golden rain :)

[@VersusARCH]

The entire plot would have been foiled had he used an umbrella, loaded another round in his pistol, had it rained sufficiently to wash away the flammable liquid or simply left his soaked raincoat at the hanger before joining his fellow order members...

[@OsamaBinLooney]

@@Queenbg1 chocolate rain?

[@Zergul_Zai]

The bullet still goes out tho.... straight at his head. These things can't be done in reality

[@angusmarch1066]

@@VersusARCH not really. This was only part of Blackwood's plan. He could have found some other cool way to kill Standish.

[@Calucifer13]

This was the creepiest part of the movie.

[@LuisRincon-wr4dm]

The only non fictional part.

[@jameskellett2699]

@@LuisRincon-wr4dm that and paying people off like the prison guard who pretended to be possessed outside his cell.

[@blackou6018]

agree!

[@rubengoodliff]

Yes, fully agreed 💯👍🏽

[@ColonelCarnage]

Good music

[@SenMysrana]

2:58 "Don't be afraid," says Blackwood, with the sunburst like a halo behind him.That's some excellent angelic imagery... although, in this case, the angel in question is Lucifer.

[@mazimadu]

Now Press F to drink your allegiance

[@dalepittaway725]

Not lucifer, he mention the beast rising from the sea the old Roman Empire, he is the beast but still human. Lucifer is immortal.

[@CatherineLee3000]

The part where Standish falls out of the window while he was on fire made me think of the part in The Lord of the Rings when Denethor is on fire and runs off the edge of the castle to his demise.

[@seanmcclure]

The reason this was so good was because it felt like it was ripped right out of a book.

[@thepokemontrainer6094]

A fantasy book

[@Ramzblood]

Not fantasy. Prophecy. Barely missed that timeline where I'd rule you all!! Hahaha... ehm

[@Hbot208]

I can't help but feel sorry for Standish, and Terrified by his death.

[@livioghelminighezzi5579]

If you didn't know he's edward and Toby's voice actor in thomas and friends

[@Hbot208]

@@livioghelminighezzi5579 No kidding? I take it you're talking about the CGI series?

[@rahultanak1216]

@@livioghelminighezzi5579 His name is William Hope and is a dubbing artist.

[@cashewnuttel9054]

He's a bad person, so it's okay. Also, are you still alive?

[@seanwolslau-holdren6731]

What's more disturbing was when Standish said "Save me," when was burned.

[@AidenTheCrumpet]

Nobody says no to Mark Strong and lives to see another day.

[@muhammadamirun3777]

holmes and watson did

[@thedarkoracle4807]

@@muhammadamirun3777 And Shazam.

[@snatchX626]

i love the music when standish bursts into flames. it gives me the chills!!!

[@thedarkoracle4807]

You wouldn't happen to know the name of the music, would you?

[@matthew868]

Me to

[@janwinnicki8495]

@@thedarkoracle4807 it mostly appears as a motif rather than a full piece on the soundtrack. Pretty sure it's briefly on Psychological Recovery, though. Love the soundtrack for this movie

[@rampadmanabhan4258]

@@janwinnicki8495 It's around the 15-minute mark on Psychological Recovery. LOVE that motif.

[@DarkCyberElf]

@@thedarkoracle4807 Disc 2 Track 2 "Death of the Ambassador" of the Sherlock Holmes complete score

[@Y2JLionHeart]

Standish was a badass.

[@seanwolslau-holdren6731]

Agreed

[@dinahkyle3196]

I will say this Standish did have the guts to call Blackwood out

[@italianduded1161]

damn i like a lot this scene, when the ambassador pulls out the revolver

[@Daniel-zp2pi]

2:39 Well that one backfired!

[@Dinoman217]

Later on, Lord Black Wood used the same compound to blow up the wharf! An odorless, tasteless flammable liquid, yet it burned like lamp oil! It was sprayed on Standish from above, and he mistook it for the rain around it as he entered the temple!

[@domainegordon7617]

I always wondered why the ground outside didn't light up when he landed. Shouldn't it have lit the liquid on the ground?

[@100gecsrbetterthangod5]

@@domainegordon7617 maybe by that time too much of it had been diluted or washed away?

[@JaxMerrick]

Most likely one of Blackwood's compatriots had control over the sprayer with the order to only spray Standish. The excess would have been washed out by the rain.

[@crisbowman]

Not lamp oil, he said a light pinkish hue

[@goingblargh]

3:13 _They didn't know you'd given them the antidote._ Blackwood does realize that antidotes tend to work best _after_ the victim's been poisoned, not a day before, right?

[@voidjockey82]

Depends. The imporant part is that you have a compound in your body that, while not damiging to the organism, are more eager to react with the poison than the poison is with your body whithout creating another poisonous substance. So if the antitude was a chemical compound that remeained in the body for a longer time it would still be effective as the airboumd cyanide derevation was entering thr bloodstream through the lungs.

[@charliefarmer4365]

They can work if you take them beforehand

[@rustyshackleford9877]

​@@voidjockey82 Let us just say that the Plasma Clearance Rate for the antidote was very less and Bioavailability was very high.

[@voidjockey82]

@@rustyshackleford9877 I didn't fail my pharmacy course to be using official terminology now. XD

[@heresjohnny997]

Truly thought it was magic before Holmes explained at the end. Made no sense to me... I was like WTF 😳

[@Ramzblood]

Yeah. Plot armor bull mess

[@Calucifer13]

That was a powerful scene.

[@reidpattis3127]

Everyone talking about the movie, but I’m just astonished to find comments that are 10 years old. Time flies.

[@tyrstark8673]

Mark Strong not only played an excellent character as Titus in Space Marine. He would also play an incredible Lorgar or Erebus.

[@PathiosProductions]

Lorgar!!!!

[@jasonabernethy99]

Or a good Malcador, mayhaps even the big Skele Daddy himself,

[@tscUnhold]

@@jasonabernethy99 ASMODAI!

[@NguyenMinh-vs1vm]

@@tscUnhold INTERROGATE??!

[@tscUnhold]

@@NguyenMinh-vs1vm our suspicions are confirmed!

[@wolfgod6443]

This whole plan relies on Standish being American I love it.

[@WufeiLord]

@KoterzRulez Clarke's Laws. Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.

[@drakecarter1780]

This is the scene where I was convinced that Blackwood had magical powers.

[@allthebest]

Phsycological Recovery 6 months.- hans zimmer

[@masonsykes2240]

Standish: D I S C O M B O B U L I Z E D

[@malcolmmabota8957]

This part was scary but I can't stop laughing when Standish falls out the window 😂😂

[@CatherineLee3000]

It made me think of the part in The Lord of the Rings when Denethor is on fire and runs off the edge of the castle to his demise.

[@jpCps01]

Blackwood, after Standish died: Does anyone else have any critics or commentaries? Everyone: **nods negatively**

[@faciality]

such a beautiful scene, honestly.

[@knightdaemon4836]

If that "rain" was a flammable liquid, why was the ground not set on fire?

[@darklordxerinic]

Well it was actually raining outside. So once the liquid hit the ground, it would’ve mixed with the rainwater and likely have been diluted. Plus only the area around the front door was being doused in said liquid, and we aren’t sure where exactly his carriage was in reference to it.

[@darklordxerinic]

@Marko Botic I think in the the context of this question, the guy was asking why didn’t ignite as the flaming body fell outside back into the “flammable rain”

[@moritzguderian8381]

this was my favorite scene growing up

[@ooccttoo]

Hold on a second, Lord Blackwood basically just used Hellish Rebuke as a reaction. ... Anyone?

[@Ramzblood]

That boat!! Whoa!! I betta get my ass back to heaven. Except this scene depicts a merger of good and evil. I painted that Pyramid for reason once. This movie has a lot of triggers for me. But it's like the script writers were afraid to really delve in into the Super natural. So Holmes got all this plot armor

[@AlCafacci]

I don't think the new director of Sherlock Holmes 3 will be able to top the first 2. Ritchie Guy style of directing is on another level!

[@domainegordon7617]

I always wondered why the ground outside didn't light up when he landed. Shouldn't it have lit the liquid on the ground?

[@hhhhhh-nc8pb]

for those who don't know, the word that is written on the throne is in Hebrew. it is pronounced "shlemut" which means "perfection".

[@brnsndr2000]

Thank you Daniel for uploading this

[@shadeofshattered3]

I wouldn't of played chance as lord blackwood did with that that one round was designed to back fire so the rest of the gun was operational if,I remember so if he discharged that round prior to that moment he would of been shot

[@soulfox32]

It was a rigged bullet in standish's gun, all he needed was a spark from the phosphorus to ignite the karosene that he'd been drenched in prior to his entrance, being that it was odorless he mistaked it for rain as he walked in.

[@thedude1099]

What is the theme that plays when he catches on fire

[@PrimalElf]

One of the greatest villans of all time

[@danielhetue6968]

Such a powerful and brave speech Lord Blackwood delivered as he confronted Ambassador Standish.

[@louiemeister9646]

0:23 that sound means Blackwood is near

[@malcolmmabota8957]

Standish lowkey felt Blackwood's plan until he talked about America

[@sorryifoldcomment8596]

I totally forgot he was the American Ambassador in this movie too haha. Probably immediately thought, "Oh great, Blackwood is over confident, has no idea what it would require to conquer & retake America...and he's going to ruin us in the process." Doesn't matter how weak America was at the time. They have geography on their side. 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

[@louiemeister9646]

2:36 OH SHAT!

[@sethdon1100]

If Standish checked his revolver then he would’nt have died.

[@TheSlice919]

whats the song that plays at the start of this scene?

[@Ashfielder]

So this chap’s goal was to reconquer the USA? I don’t care how much magic you have the British Army of the 1880s was not up to that task.

[@johncarter4956]

True. But the plan was not to conquer it by force, but through order. If Strandish, an abassador of the U.S, were to join him. Blackwood would be able to infiltrate the White House through him and starts gaining follower from inside out. Once he have enough member in the U.S government, all he has to do is appears there and perform some tricks to show how powerful his "magic" is. Especially since he would have already become well-known should the poison in the parliament goes off.

[@sorryifoldcomment8596]

I'm 99% sure that's why Standish finally went against him...He was the American Ambassador and knew better than any of them what "retaking" America would require. Blackwood would ruin them trying to attack America and he knew it. _(His face when listening Blackwood go on about how weak America is just screams "omg you cannot be trusted to make foreign policy decisions" lol.)_ Doesn't matter how weak America was (and it was *very* weak, Blackwood was correct; we were in no place to fight another war at that time). America still had geography on our side...and that's why even in modern day, with modern technology, it's still easier to hijack a local plane then try to attack the US mainland from across the ocean. RIP Standish 😂

[@TheSlice919]

@HACUNA89 wait so the music that starts at the beginning of this scene is psychological recovery 6 month? and are you sure that it starts at 15m 35 sec? Please Let me know! Thanks!

[@dashippo]

"Oy...whats all this then? Did a flaming body come frew dat window ? That's it, hauling you all in fer questioning" Movie over.

[@TF2Fan101]

I remember jumping when Standish burst into flames when I saw this for the first time.

[@davecrupel2817]

With lack of understanding, comes gullibility and fear. Thats why you never subscribe to orders like this.

[@MastaHiggins]

"You always were an asshole, Gorman."©

[@ExcentricDragon]

Those are very well trained horses to not bolt at sudden fire.

[@commandersimonghostriley141]

What is that music called? At minute 2:38

[@HACUNA89]

@yankee1017 i found on on the track "11 - psychological recovery 6 month" at about 15m'35s.

[@191hazmat]

r.I.p Lt. gorman

[@alb4rn]

The zooming out shot went unnecessarily hard

[@louiemeister9646]

Which track in soundtrack is this

[@hardstyle4nl840]

What soundtrack is the one from this clip

[@aidinmohammadi1418]

Epic scene

[@2wingo]

@RevolverOcelot1964 It's not necessarily his name (it could be part of his title), but it's pretty damn bad, yes.

[@tripps777mx]

Imagine someone stepping out for a smoke

[@masonsykes2240]

FWOOSH

[@shriyutkumar9891]

Now I understand why Jaguar hires Mark Strong in there advertisements...!!!👻

[@louiemeister9646]

0:29 there again

[@shadeofshattered3]

lord blackwood is a,good magician

[@ryanhunter226]

jon kidd no he isn't. he's a BRILLIANT magician

[@charlesferdinand422]

What a beautiful motherfucking death! (But burning to death usually takes muuuch longer and his suffering was cut short when he fell to his death)

[@jehusilva-herzog1339]

the historical context is from the Victorian era?

[@arnaldobaquerizo3996]

There's a part of this scene censored on the movie, when standish burn up and fall from the Window

[@HingerDingerDerginTV]

How America respond the the death of their ambassador??

[@axellmorren347]

Funny thing. I guessed Sherlock just used this idea in the train scene of the 2nd movie. He used the White Phos.

[@chamsedinmandri7828]

j'aime bien cette scène sa me dit quelque chose de perso .

[@user-eh8fk3zw1r]

Aliester Crowley claimed to worship horus but he actually practiced Seth magick constantly.

[@dusuneninsan3363]

Hey, the video is the which sherlock holmes' movie? Sherlock holmes 1 ? Sherlock holmes 2? Sherlock holmes 3? Sherlock holmes 4? Which one is?

[@alcoholic2652]

"You always were an asshole Standish."

[@animagigirl]

@ArthasMenethilPure no, he was created for this film. moriarty is the enemy through out the holmes series

[@TheAvengersRising]

Best part of the movie

[@Empty-Mask]

How could Standish not taste or smell that it isn't water on him?

[@abhinavsumesh2549]

It is odour less

[@themanfromthesouth8697]

It's an odorless tasteless chemical compound and it's actually real. It burns however with a blue flame that's actually quite hard to see in normal lighting

[@MultiAwesomeness]

Mark Strong also portrays Sinestro in the Green Lantern movie and is probably going to be portraying Lex Luthor as well in Batman vs Superman.

[@septirgo]

He is Dr. Sivana

[@louiemeister9646]

I mean 2:34 OH SHAT! UNEXPECTED STUFF BUM BUM NUAAAAAAAAAM!

[@inferno0020]

Mark Strong!

[@Kaiyanwang82]

"You always were an asshole, Ambassador Standish"

[@shmeeproductions8382]

Anyone here hearing about the third movie

[@TheUltraCarnage]

One thing that bugs me a little - shouldn't the shot he fired still hit Blackwood?

[@franklesher4459]

It was a blank

[@VersusARCH]

It was later explained by Holmes that Blackwood's clique bribed Standish'es servant to load that incendiary blank into his pistol. But had Standish, for any reason, re-loaded his gun with a live round after that but prior to coming to this meeting he would have shot Blackwood nevertheless...

[@Sledgeh101]

I only just now saw Hebrew writing on the base of Blackwood's throne. It says 'שלמות', which translates to 'integrity'.

[@Osiferheheh]

IF the "rain" was actually flammable liquid as deduced but Sherlock Holmes in the end, why didn't the whole court yard go up in flames when that man dropped from the window?

[@thefishinthesea.7963]

The courtyard might’ve been so diluted by the rain that it wouldn’t be able to catch so effectively as Standish did, or perhaps it’s because he landed on the carriage instead of the front door where the liquid would’ve been most concentrated compared to the rest of the area.

[@danieloxford3982]

Hello everybody have a nice day 😀

[@user-eh8fk3zw1r]

This is actually loosely based on the Golden Dawn and when Aliester Crowley (lord blackwood) was kicked out of it.

[@user-eh8fk3zw1r]

Loosely based on aliester crowley trying to take over the golden dawn before he was kicked out,

[@bigkuntrydippin1]

If you know you know that there is pure teachings of Adam weishap that is pure illumination at work listen to what you hear a few will understand

[@stephenthomason5983]

Blackwood.... Schwab, anybody??!

[@Calucifer13]

@KoterzRulez Sounds like Tom Cruise to me.

[@s_kokkalis]

Is Lord Blackwood a villain in the books?

[@j-mshistorycorner6932]

No; he's a character original to this movie.

[@Dinoman217]

No clue!

[@Cannonissomoney]

Mock and jeer all you want, but this character makes me proud to be an American.

[@Zug75]

lol miles standish

[@mateorodriguezquezada2431]

I bet if Mark Strong could play Lord Blackwood, in my opinion I think he would be the perfect role for Abdul Gasazi. Anybody who agrees with me?

[@totowhat]

Masonic Club :D?!! Wtf!

[@shotaaizawa1206]

Standish died because Blackwood remembered he's American

[@pancakemacbuttery9142]

I’m sorry Blackwood but what you said about the United States is the opposite and no way you’re going to ever take them in their state 😂

[@doctorwholover1993]

although, that's the point, i've bin thinking, how did blackwood know that standish would be the one to go against him? and how did he know that standish would use a gun as well? :D

[@masonsykes2240]

Blackwood said he wanted to conquer the US, and Standish was the American ambassador to Britain, so he would naturally object. As for the gun, well... America

[@louiemeister9646]

0:23

[@superherobandaa3496]

This is illuminati