*SHERLOCK HOLMES* Movie Reaction FIRST TIME WATCHING

[@jenmurrayxo]

Should we watch the sequel? LOCK STOCK: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2Xag5amrKZ2p8U SNATCH: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4Kcq2iajdZjobM MYSTERY Playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLQHhQlj8i5drJwz6YE_xKfQq62TExaw44

[@mr.a8315]

Yes, please. It's superb! 🤩

[@nothernmonkey8612]

The original Sherlock Holmes with basil rathbone and Nigel bruce destroys these movies but I understand you only want big budget movies so people watch the basil rathbone movies were filmed in the 1940s while WW2 happened

[@katherinedinwiddie4526]

Yes

[@b.u.l.1734]

.Definetly

[@tomhoffman4330]

@@johnnydubya8071 My best guess would be...early-to-mid 30s.🤞

[@LordVolkov]

"I did not think Sherlock Holmes was a fighter..." In the novels, Holmes is proficient in 'Bartitsu' - a hand to hand and stick fighting form developed around 1900 to combine some eastern techniques into a more western (boxing style) form that also employs a gentleman's cane.

[@miwoj]

Sherlock doesn't fight. Sherlock discombobulates.

[@hellomark1]

Also he was deceptively strong. He was of thin build, but someone showed up to his place and bent an iron fire poker. Holmes straightened it back, which is much harder to do.

[@larrystuder8543]

Holmes also fought bare knuckle. It's in the books.

[@jjkk1630]

Holmes was famously noted as a boxer in the books, but the martial art he said he used to take down Moriarty was spelled as "baritsu", so it's been debated for a long time whether it was bartitsu that was actually meant or if it was something more vague that was made up for the story.

[@DocuzanQuitomos]

@@jjkk1630 Modern scholars of the books consider it is, indeed, bartitsu; Conan Doyle probably got the reference from an article in a popular magazine at the time that also spelled it, wrongly, like "baritsu" (the dangers of not having, at least, Wikipedia back then XD). How accomplished he would be in several martial arts... well, that's another debate since different iterations have added more and more skills to the character (some more exotic than others).

[@Warlocke000]

Not only was Sherlock Holmes a series of books first (like 1887 first), but it was also one of the very first series that had FAN FICTION written for it! It was one of the earliest examples of a 'fandom' and, to this day, there are Sherlock Holmes clubs.

[@Rainbow.Pegacorn.Cosplay]

I love how Robert Downey Jr. portrayed Sherlock Holmes in this movie as sarcastic & snarky but highly intelligent. Basically a Victorian London version of Tony Stark with an English accent and no cutting edge technology. It's incredible to see that power of deduction (Sherlock talking through what he'll do before he actually does it) at work.

[@nothernmonkey8612]

Basil rathbone movies are on KZbin 14 Sherlock Holmes movies

[@libertyresearch-iu4fy]

This movie has lots of cutting edge technology for 1890.

[@kingscorpion7346]

I especially love it when he digs into the housekeeper, calling her, "Nanny!" with that tone of voice!

[@Rainbow.Pegacorn.Cosplay]

@@libertyresearch-iu4fy True, but not weaponized suits of armor with AI in them.

[@Rainbow.Pegacorn.Cosplay]

@@kingscorpion7346 "Is it poisoned, Nanny?"

[@maxducoudray]

Love this one. The sequel is even better; definitely worth watching if you’re enjoyed this.

[@leftcoaster67]

I actually think the sequel was inferior. But everyone has different tastes.

[@maxducoudray]

@@leftcoaster67 I like it because I think Moriarty is great in it.

[@LordHoth_90]

Makes me cry we’ll never get a “Hound of the Baskervilles” with these two, it’s my favorite Sherlock story and I think they’d do great.

[@maxducoudray]

@@LordHoth_90 Don’t break my heart with these kind of dream speculations!

[@SuddenReal]

I always felt that there was a movie missing. I think it would have been better if it had been the third movie, with another "set up" movie in between. I feel we went from "evil mastermind behind the scenes" to exposure way too soon.

[@JeffB-SFJ]

This is a much "edgier" version of Holmes compared to the original stories. It's definitely a fun film and it gets credit for not portraying Watson as a bumbling fool which many past adaptations do. I find the most faithful adaptation of Sherlock is Jeremy Brett's from the 80s TV series. Many of those episodes are available on KZbin and worth seeing for comparing and contrasting.

[@MrTheCamel]

Jeremy Brett will always be "my" Sherlock Holmes. His mannerisms were just like I expected Holmes to be

[@Bulletproofeyeballs]

The original books were written in the Victorian era, describing events that had happened years earlier. What these films do very well is convey a story that, after editing by an older Watson for a Victorian audience, would be similar to the original stories; ones in which Watson's gambling problem and Sherlock's boxing club are alluded to, but never shown.

[@jjkcharlie]

I do appreciate Benedict Cumberbatch's Holmes. I remember that one guy from PBS's Masterpiece whatever.

[@curtisbrack3398]

This version is a much more rounded representation of Hoimes. Holmes had the driving intellect, which brought about other issues such as depression and drug addiction when he wasn't being challenged. And they show his fighting skills and his deductive reasoning very well. And Watson is shown not just as a doctor, but as the former soldier he was, having served abroad. Think of him as a manic, kick-ass Victorian era Sheldon Cooper.

[@TV-j144]

The Jeremy Brett series episodes are closest to the original books, which are excellent (mostly). For me Jeremy Brett is Sherlock Holmes. This is a great movie that is "based on" Sherlock Holmes.

[@ctmdarkonestm]

for being an original story, they clearly did their homework writing this. the books mentioned Holmes being proficient in hand to hand fighting, trying various narcotics, being completely insufferable when he didn't have a case, Watson having a gambling problem to the extent that Holmes had to hold onto his money, Watson having been a military doctor in Afghanistan, Irene Adler being american (i seem to recall she was written as being from New Jersey)

[@bareakon]

They also describe Holmes dressing quite bohemian as opposed to more "prim and proper" victorian fashion.

[@dolyharianto]

They did everything right except for casting RDJ who is American as Holmes 🤣Not that I'm complaining, he did an outstanding job in that role. Too bad his British accent still sounds a bit pushed and fake.

[@CyrusMcWin-bd3sl]

*"HIYAAA!!"* *proceeds to fall and smash into a small smoker for smoking meats* *"WATSON!!"* That scene just... Gets me cry laughing each time. Classic gags like that remain timeless!

[@robbob5302]

RDJ really took Sherlock Holmes in a new direction with these two movies. Normally, Holmes is very tall, and clean. In most versions, he is usually not an addict. He is always cocky to some degree. He usually has better social skills than you see here. Watsons have varied wildly over the years. I think Jude Law may just be my favorite.

[@Swonder1972]

This screenplay is more like the original books.

[@damienkakoschke3099]

Sherlock Holmes was at the time a contemporary literary character (so, late 1800's), and like Dracula, has been put into assorted media many, many times over the decades.

[@ZachBonnell]

I loved both the Guy Ritchie Sherlocks! I wish it was a trilogy. Downey Jr. and Jude Law are such a good Holmes and Watson. And the Hans Zimmer scores. It's all so good.

[@SilentBob731]

A third is coming.

[@ZachBonnell]

@@SilentBob731 oo, I didn't know. Awesome!

[@djashley2002]

​@@SilentBob731So's Christmas! The damn thing is stuck in preproduction hell and was originally supposed to come out in 2021 (it was bounced from 2020 because RDJ was not available for the original shoot dates due to a delay on another picture), then bounced again due to COVID, and currently does not have either shooting or release dates. However, recent comments by both RDJ and Jude Law do suggest that the project is still very much active, and it's now just down to getting the script finished and finding common availability dates for RDJ, Law, Harris, and Marsan.

[@BeDoCo1980]

The stories were periodicals published in a newspaper.

[@MoeruHoeru]

Interesting thing is that they Start a movie where they're about to finish their story together.

[@Deedric_Kee]

I have these on blu-ray. I love the "Sherlock Holmes movies. I'm super excited to watch this with you "Jen 🤩

[@snbks4ever]

Great reaction as always Jen, I like this movie a lot!! The ending how Sherlock breaks everything down is great. Always baffels my mind that the actress who plays Watson's fiancee/wife also plays Beth in Yellowstone

[@genghispecan]

I never realized that before now! That's talent because I absolutely despise Beth from Yellowstone.

[@clifton8929]

Fantastic call on the Music as MVP. Music is the emotional palette that an artist like Hans Zimmer colors the film with., Miss Jen always understand the importance of the score to a film. Thank you, Miss Jen. You'll enjoy the next film in this series. I always watch both the long version and the KZbin Cuts of your reactions. Both are enjoyable and fun to see how your great team works their magic.

[@jenmurrayxo]

Thanks!! ☺️👍

[@marvinsarracino116]

Happy Sherlock Holmes Day 2024 Jen ❤️💛 Happy Birthday Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 🥳

[@chefskiss6179]

I loved this watchalong with your giddyness as per usual, so thanks for that. Looking forward to you checking out the second instalment. Downey jr actually signed off on the third script and was happy with it, and they even had a window to film it, between Infinity Wars and Endgame. But additional shoots ran over time and the alas the window closed. I'm still hoping they get to it with Guy Ritchie at the helm. Oh and btw... cough cough Guy Ritchie's Man From UNCLE cough cough pleeease 😂😂😂

[@harveylee51]

The game is indeed afoot ! 🤔 my deductive powers tell me you will most definitley love this film and give a proper enthused reaction to this Jen ! 😊 Sherlock Holmes is among the most often portrayed characters in fiction , and he's definitely one of my favourites . Yes yes back to detecting now my dear .😉 Cheers .

[@seansteyer8851]

I'm a huge Sherlock Holmes fan (the books) and he is a great detective and a boxer. This film is great because it is one of the few that depicts him about the age he was in the books. He met Watson just after Watson left the Army and he was working on experiments in the college labs, so not some old stuffy guy in a deerstalker cap. I really liked this casting.

[@najhoant]

13:15 If you look in the foreground at the start of the scene when Sherlock and Watson are talking about the watch, you can see the fortune teller running ahead in the crowd, getting into position to talk to Watson

[@jjkk1630]

Nice to see you reacting to this one, Jen! I remember back in 2009 when this was coming out I was attending my first year of high school, I had only read a translation of Hound of the Baskervilles before then but I managed to get a good deal on a wonderful omnibus of the complete Sherlock Holmes canon published by Geddes & Grosset which I read in its entirety before the movie came out (I actually ended up re-reading Hound in that version since the four books that preceded it -Study in Scarlet, Sign of the Four, Adventures, and Memoirs- I had ended up reading in separate editions just before I got it). I've seen a lot of adaptations since then and while the RDJ movies aren't necessarily ultra-faithful I've found them to be very fun and well executed romps that know how to take liberties without going too far (in contrast, I've found BBC Sherlock to be atrocious in that regard). I think a great move for this one was making the story completely original, though the villains were largely inspired by a Victorian order of mystics called the Golden Dawn, and Lord Blackwood was pretty much a mishmash of Algernon Blackwood (a famous horror writer who was also a member) and Aleister Crowley. Hopefully we'll see you reacting to the sequel A Game of Shadows soon too, which I think managed to pull off being one of the best possible Holmes adaptations for the time in which it came out. If you'd ever be interested in checking out more adaptations, I highly recommend the Granada TV series starring Jeremy Brett or the series of Soviet TV movies starring Vasily Livanov as Holmes, both of which I consider to be tied for the greatest ever adaptations of the canon; the latter in particular are rather underrated but are a masterclass in classic 70s-80s era small-screen pacing and storytelling and I think you'd have a ton of fun with the way the characters are portrayed. To a lesser extent I'd also recommend the series of films from the 30s and 40s starring Basil Rathbone as Holmes, to which I think my comments about the RDJ films would also largely apply- I might even consider those to be their spiritual successor to an extent.

[@isaackellogg3493]

A word often used to describe Holmes in the original stories is “bohemian.” This refers not to the people of Bohemia (in modern-day Czechia) but to a subculture with a distinctive lifestyle. It was supposed to be somewhere between how artists stereotypically live, and how gypsies (today Romani) supposedly lived. It was fairly common among showbiz folk, who lived off the limited pay from their jobs, and bought clothing and furnishings piecemeal due to their intermittent income. They did not usually put down roots because their financial situation was so unreliable, and often they would have to vacate their living quarters minutes ahead of a landlord coming to collect back rent. So for instance, Holmes sleeping in his clothes on a chair, or not cleaning the apartment (or himself) for two weeks at a time. Holmes also took cocaine and heroin, but like the artists he imitated, he did it rather for the artistic inspiration and visions it gave him than to dull the pain. Pain-dulling drugs of the era did not include cocaine or heroin, but were more associated with whiskey, opium (smoked), and laudanum (a sedative used as an anesthetic) made from-you guessed it-opium juice mixed with whiskey. Not much imagination is needed when the drugs are actually effective.

[@tsv1376]

Sherlock Holmes is a volumes of stories and novells by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. There are about 3 novels and about 50 other stories in those volumes. Sherlock Holmes was a great detective, that because Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was a doctor and he knew a lot about chemistry and all those who can drive you to find the reasons for some dead bodies. I like that Watson says one time to Holmes that the Earth is rotating itself around the sun. Holmes said he didn't know that and now knowing it he has to forget it because it is not an important information for him and doesn't help him with nothing knowing it...

[@ThePreciseClimber]

Seems like you got the old version of the movie. There was an updated version where they re-dubbed Moriarty's lines. So he would have the same voice in both movies.

[@robbinsnest6163]

"You wear a jacket" has been a running thing between me and my hubby since we first saw this in theaters 😊 The second one we have more quotes though 😁

[@MisterT50000]

Sherlock Holmes 3 is in Pre-production, with Dexter Fletcher (Soap from Lock, Stock) attached to direct.

[@skiptrace1888]

Good to hear this! I know they have been talking about the 3rd movie for a long time! Really excited to see it!😀😀😀

[@CanadaDan]

This version of Holmes n Watson is awesome, RDJ n Jude Law made those roles epic, more than what they already were. I like the series version of Sherlock too, with Benedict. Look forward to your reaction of the other Sherlock movies

[@shinrapresident7010]

Jen's going to love this, my wife and I are stoked. 😊

[@misterholmes221]

To answer your question, yes, Watson is the main character of the Sherlock Holmes books.

[@Rob-vs8ye]

i have always considered sherlock and anything sherlock like to be a hero and passion of mine. i too am guilty of basically doing what he did at dinner. you get all the details right except the most important one sometimes and it ruins the mood.

[@thejamppa]

The pugilist Holmes with Asperger symptoms we get from RDJr is by far my fave

[@chrislaustin]

I'm 51 and I first started liking the Sherlock Holmes character as a teen when I first started reading the books. Basil Rathbone was the first I started to watch on film, but I've liked almost all of them for different reasons. RDJ was actually better than I thought he would be, and he's such an amazing actor, I think I'm more in to his abilities, than the Sherlock he's playing. Benedict Cumberbatch on the BBC's Sherlock is amazing, and while that show went off the rails by the end, the first few seasons may have been the best ever. Jonny Lee Miller also does an amazing job on Elementary with Lucy Lui as his Holmes, and these might be my favorites of the bunch, as they went the longest(had the most stories), but they had way to many missed opportunities throughout the shows run, but what they did do was amazing at the time. I would say give them all a go if you find the time, as each actor is his own Sherlock, and that means the good and the bad of this diverse character.

[@bigdream_dreambig]

* Lucy Liu as his Watson

[@goblin2bis707]

The best Sherlock Holmes TV serie is from UK, Granada television, from 1984 to 1994, Jeremy Brett IS REALLY Sherlock Holmes ! awesome TV serie, the show is true to the books.

[@greenscreenfx3117]

I wish more people watched these movies, you have to watch the second one, it’s brilliant

[@richwagener]

Peter Cushing is an often overlooked Holmes. He was brilliant in Hammer’s version of Hound of the Baskervilles.

[@jboy9336]

Robert an Jude have the best quimic I've ever seen in a Shelock holmes movie

[@josephmayo3253]

Good reaction Jen. Yes the books are worth a read, and the sequel is good. My favorite screen Sherlock is Basil Rathbone. His two best are Hound of the Baskervilles and The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Two comedies to check out are Without a Clue starring Michael Caine, and The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother.

[@JaguarDave54]

You could probably do a year of Sherlock Holmes movies and Tv series (Jeremy Brett, the definitive interpretation for most people).

[@cbretschneider]

The 2nd film is just as good as this one. Oh Jen, I'd bet you would really enjoy Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, the short stories and novels. They're excellent. 🥂

[@thomashiggins9320]

I grew up reading them. 😊

[@jeffthompson9622]

Mark Strong(Lord Henry Black) doesn't always play a villain, but when he does he is convincing. Kelly Reilly(Mary Morstan) is probably best known for playing Kevin Costner's daughter on "Yellowstone." Rachel McAdams(Irene Adler) has been in a lot of projects.

[@richardw64]

Always a perfect end to my working week. Thanks Miss Jen. Keep 'em coming. 😉

[@chrisleebowers]

-Although billed as a "modern re-imagining" this version is actually very tonally accurate to the books. Most adaptations focus on his brilliant intellect, which is indeed a major aspect of his character, but forget that he was a rough-and-tumble action hero as well. (He is out of costume though) -Sherlock Holmes adventures spans four decades. Doyle wrote 56 short stories and four novels 1887-1927 -Canonically, Holmes' martial art style is *bartitsu* one of the earliest mixed martial arts systems, created by Edward William Barton-Wright around 1900 combining boxing, jujitsu, cane fighting and Savate (French kickboxing) -RDJ is a practitioner of Wing Chun Kung Fu -Holmes has uncovered fake supernatural hoaxes like this a number of times in the books. He never went up against a shadowy secret society like we see in the movie but author Arthur Conan Doyle was a *member* of one, inspiring film-makers to feature them in a number of adaptations. *The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn* was devoted to the study and practice of occult Hermeticism and metaphysics during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Other notable members include Aleister Crowley and WB Yeats. A similar order appears in "Young Sherlock Holmes" (1985) also notable for featuring the first CG character FX.

[@LordVolkov]

I thought the 'fake supernatural' elements here were very Hound of the Baskervilles.

[@a_daughter_of_God]

@5:14 it looked more like His pride was hurt and He was trying to mask it, Hes definitely not good with common human interactions. I want to say that He also wanted to get rid of her by insulting her somehow and He probably knows that He's invasive and too personal when he gets" honest. "

[@BadassRaiden]

Jen: "I thought Holmes would be prim and proper." *Me knowing that the Holmes in the book had a MASSIVE cocaine problem* : "Holmes prim and proper? Yeah sure that's totally reasonable..." 😂

[@simongeoghegan9842]

Hi Jen the follow up film Game of shadows is just as good thanks to the direction and chemistry of the actors.For me Jeremy Brett is the greatest Sherlock simply because he appeared in a series of all the novels.👍💓🇬🇧

[@magicbrownie1357]

That low note you asked about is either the low note on a double bass with a slow draw of the bow, to get the thing really vibrating. Or it's a synthesizer, probably one that sampled that very sound.

[@Khay-77]

Guy Ritchie knocked this one and the sequel out of the park. I hope they eventually do a third movie with them. Would be great to revisit these characters. It was great in the MCU to see Robert Downey and Benedict Cumbersquatch together since they both played excellent versions of Sherlock.

[@po5283]

Jen, I would definitely recommend the sequel, A Game of Shadows, as well as the BBC series Sherlock, with Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman, if you haven't already seen it, that is! Two other Holmes adaptations you might be interested in, first is Elementary, with Jonny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu, which is a modern day take, like with Sherlock, but changes up a few things, including Holmes living in the US and a female Watson. The other is the series House MD, which many people don't realize is a medical adaptation of Sherlock Holmes, with House as Holmes, Wilson as Watson and the hospital administrator Lisa Cuddy, being a compilation of Lestrade, Mrs. Hudson and Irene Adler.

[@Rob-vs8ye]

i just realized that hanging blackwood for black magic wouldnt have been a thing in the victorian era.

[@KevDaly]

The stories about Sherlock Holmes were originally serialised in the Strand magazine. Arthur Conan Doyle's fictional framework was that the stories were Watson writing about his friend Holmes.

[@HaienTwitch]

First discombobulate, second discombobulate then last, but second to least discombobulate. NOW LAST discombobulate. Last last last remember to always discombobulate and if in doubt DISCOMBOBULATE!!!

[@gchild1286]

I love this take on Sherlock Holmes. I remember people not feeling the same. RDJ, Law & Mc Adams killed it. I like the sequel but not as much. If you react to it I’ll say why then.

[@jdelark6428]

Like many others, I hope you really enjoyed Sherlock Holmes as much we have. Totally worth watching the second movie Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. I like the overarching steampunk-like theme in both films - it works well with the lively music score, actors' performances, plot twists, and action.

[@brandosbucket]

How did they all get from Westminster to Tower Bridge?

[@WilliamScavengerFish]

You can find a ebook for The Complete Sherlock Holmes. I would recommend reading the cases before you watch any series. The pdf is nearly 1000 but knowing the original works help to appreciate the tv and film versions more.

[@jeffthompson9622]

Thanks for sharing your reaction to another fun movie, Jen. I hadn't seen this in a while and didn't remember that Eddie Marsan was in it.

[@archangel1547]

In the original canon (written in the 1880’s) Holmes is described as a man who is a master of chemistry and deductive reasoning as well as an expert boxer and a master of a martial art called Baritsu which is a fictionalized version of an English MMA style called Bartitsu which combined Boxing, a French kickboxing style called Savate, Judo, Jiujitsu and Swedish came fighting. He’s also been shown as being strong enough to bend iron fireplace pokers in half.

[@MightyJonE]

Lock, Stock & Sherlock Holmes! 🤣 I’ve had this film on DVD for years but never got round to watching it. I’ve also all the Sherlock Holmes stories but never got round to reading them. Holmes seems to be evading me 😃

[@MZ-bl6wg]

6:57 the sound you love is the soundtrack essentially to the epic (new dune movies director) Dene Velenuve (sp?) “Sicario” trilogy. I believe it’s a cello isn’t it? I’m not sure sure but you’ll love Sicario . I saw this in 3D when it came out , the final fight was amazing and my fear of heights spiraling around London bridge was wild.

[@Deedric_Kee]

Freak yeah! "JEN. I really enjoyed this classic with you. I can't wait to watch the sequel with you. I still remember the trailer for this movie back then. I couldn't wait to watch them. I straight picked up the collection they sold one and two together on blu-ray. Thanks for the awesome movie watch. Much love and respect to you you wonderful fun lady. 🙂👍

[@acesantiago9625]

I needed this in my life right now.

[@S0ldeed]

Thanks Jen, this was awesome. As always I really appreciate your attention to the music. I love the solo violin in this. In the stories he was an accomplished violinist. He also used cocaine and morphine to help deal with his boredome between cases. Both legal at the time, but not recommended 😁

[@SG-js2qn]

Sherlock Holmes is the original pulp fiction hero. He became so famous, people thought he must be a real person.

[@johnhenryclark911]

I Think 🤔 That They Are Working 💪 On A 3rd Sherlock Holmes Movie 🎭🎬🎥📽️🎟️🎟️🍿🍿🍫🍫🥤🥤 With Robert Downey Jr. And Jude Law I Am Eagerly Anticipating. ( By The Way. Bob Kane Created "Batman" Using Sherlock Holmes As His Inspiration.🖋️"Batman's" Utility Belt Was Inspired By Sherlock Holmes' Door 🚪 Picking Kit! ) You Have A Nice Day, Jenny!

[@MikkoRantalainen]

I would recommend reacting to BBC Sherlock starred by Cumberbatch, too. That's technically TV series but each episode has total movie quality.

[@mr.a8315]

+1 for Sherlock (BBC / Cumberbatch)

[@terenzo50]

It was a series of magazine articles that became books. Start with A Study In Scarlet, the first ever Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson story. So much better in print than in films or TV.

[@isaackellogg3493]

No, start with The Sign of the Four, or a Scandal in Bohemia. A Study in Scarlet stops halfway through and switches to a historical novel about Mormon extremists, and after that ends, we now return you to our regularly scheduled Sherlock Holmes pilot. Arthur Conan Doyle really wanted to be successful writing historical fiction, and stuck his first historical novel in the middle of the first Holmes story, ostensibly to explain a character’s motivation. But apparently it’s so jarring as to be almost impossible to read.

[@johnnehrich9601]

There are so many renditions and re-imagining of the Sherlock Holmes stories. To get a taste of the original, either read the short stories and novels on line (in the public domain) or watch any of the Jeremy Brett BBC ones. The Brett series was so closely matched to the original writings, it is almost like the characters stepped off the pages. Another series of classic British mysteries are the Agatha Christie stories featuring Hercule Poirot. Again many versions. My favorite, by far, are the ones starring David Suchet, who got the blessings of the Christie estate for how he played the lead character. If you wanted to pick one, I'd suggest The ABC Murders. Another classic Christie story was made into a 1957 movie, Witness for the Prosecution. There were a couple of remakes but the '57 one is heads above the others.

[@kiwio3o387]

I really hope you watch the second one, I love these movies.

[@ryanhart8740]

Absolutely love both of these Sherlock Holmes movies, I hope they will make a third movie soon…

[@Lumarooo]

Love how consistent you are ❤

[@3DJapan]

Yes, the Sherlock Holmes books were by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

[@katherinedinwiddie4526]

Love these movies! I have most of the older Sherlock Holmes movies. Plus the ones with Benedict. Enjoyed all

[@martins1964]

Sherlock Holmes was originally short stories and novellas by Arthur Conan Doyle. Immensely popular in it's day. Depicted many times since in movies and tv shows.

[@The_Dominic]

“You don’t mess around with saws” 😂😂😂

[@skiptrace1888]

I am long time SH fan. I enjoy the RDJ movies, he brings such a freshness to the character & Jude Law makes a great Watson. They were suppossed to do another SH movie, but it never has materialized to date. Maybe in the future???? Jeremy Brett is my favorite Holmes, and there's a bunch of episodes he did for Granada Television, in England. Like Sean Connery will always be James Bond, Jeremy Brett will always BE Holmes. Check him out. Great show, Jen, as always! Have a stupendous day!❤😊❤😊

[@nightfall902]

Sad that Brett passed after only 41 of the stories. He acted them as written with very little variation. He will always be the best Holmes. If you read the books...he was exactly what your imagination saw.

[@skiptrace1888]

@@nightfall902 Totally agree! I have read all the books many times, beginning in my childhood (used to sneak under the covers with a flashlight and read when my parents said it was bedtime lol). Brett is sorely missed! Have you seen him in the musicals he starred in? Those movies are available still. Had a great singing voice!

[@nightfall902]

@@skiptrace1888 After seeing him in the first Holmes on BBC, I immediately checked his career credentials. So talented and sadly missed. The stories are fairly short and the perfect chance to do what Brett did...act them as written...(or extremely close) The very first time (in my experience) that an actor actually matched the imagination.

[@sherrysink3177]

Yes, watch the sequel! I'd love to see your reaction to it ❤

[@chrisroberts7000]

Gotta love the drink "used in eye surgery", a subtle nod to his cocaine use the original books'.

[@johnpittsii7524]

Hi Jen hope you are having an great and awesome day ❤

[@jenmurrayxo]

Thanks John you too ☺️👍

[@dennisswainston411]

Blackwood is Mark Strong- plays "Merlin" in the "Kingsman"movies..

[@ClutchSituation]

Sequel is great too! Please watch!

[@Mithinco]

Love Sherlock! Robert Downey Jr & Jude Law make a great duo!

[@veetoe251]

If you like Sherlock Holmes, might I suggest an older but expertly played Holmes by Ian Richardson. It's called the sign of the four from the 80s I believe. He is the embodiment of Sherlock Holmes. Love your channel. Can't wait for casino royale!

[@ddssdds3588]

I remember i watched this movie in the theater back in 2009. It was pretty good movie

[@squirethemouse3457]

So many personal movie favs this month. I Am Living for it ☺️

[@tremorsfan]

There is a very underrated movie called Without a Clue with Michael Caine as Sherlock Holmes. Without giving too much away I will say that it is a comedy. Currently it's only available on KZbin.

[@goblin2bis707]

The stories of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson, written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle from 1887 to 1927, are worth reading ! there are 4 novels and 56 stories. You understand after why there was such a fascination for him !

[@Stuart_Cox1969]

I grew up watching Basil Rathbone playing Sherlock Holmes.

[@portland-182]

Sherlock Holmes were short magazine stories originally, later collected into books, then original novels too. Many adaptations over the years, notably Basil Rathbone, Peter Cushing, Jeremy Brett, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Jonny Lee Miller

[@jakehawke8196]

It occurs to me that since you like music in movies so much, "The Red Violin" might be a good movie for you to check out. I think that it's a very well-made movie, and the music is both second to none and an integral part of the plot.

[@lou6454]

Am a big fan of Sherlock Holmes starting with the stories reprinted from the Strand magazine , then the movies with Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce . Downey does a superb job . Hope you will go down a Holmes adventure even if not for your channel .Btw , Holmes did have an affinity for a seven percent solution . Cocaine, that is ..." Watson ! The needle ! "

[@techauthor324]

l really enjoyed this film as it inverted a lot of expectations ... but if you want a real twist on Shelock Holmes watch the tv show Elementary with Jonny Lee Miller as SH, (one hint, Watson is female).

[@sherrysink3177]

I'm totally with you on the marvelous soundtrack! I don't always buy music from films but this one I liked so much, I bought the CD back in the day. I like to listen to instrumental music sometimes while I'm working, and this one's definitely in the shuffle. 😊🎵🎶🎻

[@sherrysink3177]

Haven't listened to the soundtrack in a while, but after watching your reaction I got re-inspired and have been listening to it while working today. Wow, it's still awesome. Some of those strings parts are just fantastic.

[@nessa8389]

Love RDJ as Sherlock Holmes and Jude Law as Watson, please watch Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes in 'SHERLOCK' I personally think he is even better x

[@mr.a8315]

+1 for Sherlock (BBC / Cumberbatch)

[@netzahuacoyotl]

In the books, the narrator is Dr. Watson. The stories are presented as his memoirs of his association with the great detective. Holmes is portrayed as man with no use for social niceties who thrives on problem solving. When there is no work, he takes cocaine and mopes around the flat. He is kind of arrogant, plays it close to the vest, and sometimes uses a client or Watson as bait to catch a criminal. While thinking out a problem, he might play atonal music on the violin for hours. He did shoot the walls in one of the stories. He employed disguises, had friends and informants from the criminal class, frustrated Watson endlessly and ridiculed the police. Well worth reading.

[@robbob5302]

*Yes! Please react to the sequel!!*

[@biguy617]

An underrated Disney movie that is a tribute to Sherlock Holmes is the Great Mouse Detective.

[@biguy617]

Disney did their own version of a Sherlock movie called the Great Mouse Detective

[@libertyresearch-iu4fy]

The original Sherlock Holmes tales are 56 short stories and 4 short novels. If you want to read the books, I would recommend you start with the first short story called 'A Scandal in Bohemia' because it tells the original story of Irene Adler.

[@pwmel1]

Great reaction! I love what they have done with these movies. I'm sure you will watch the sequel. I would also like to recommend Enola Holmes, I believe there are two of them, produced by and starring Millie Bobby Brown as Enola Holmes.