Still not dead

[eclectician]

Part the first for 2010.

Sherlock Holmes was flat out awesome. Well crafted, stunningly designed, full of laughably slashable moments, and dude, Jude Law and RDJr. As long as you're not expecting a traditional take on the stories, it's hard not to like this. In particular, swan_tower needs to see this

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9 park

[lyonesse]

do they still serve lunch? i used to go there for lunch when i worked around the block, and the pacing was very attentive to how i ate, and easy going. it was my "i'm having a bad day and need a super nice lunch" place :)

[jadia]

Ooo, thanks! I really want to try Gourmet Dumpling House soon.

[swan_tower]

Seen it, loved it. I have no pre-existing attachment to any particular execution of the Sherlock Holmes narrative (fiction or film), so there was nothing to get exercised about. And I'm told, by people who are much more Holmes-knowledgeable than I am, that it's less inaccurate than one might assume; I was startled to hear that Holmes really is a prizewinning boxer and capable of bending a poker with his bare hands. The tone is certainly not how Holmes is usually played, but he isn't the delicate intellectual I had assumed.

Funny story regarding the slashiness -- I was reading an article some time ago, don't remember the ostensible focus, but it had the following passage, paraphrased:

Robert Downey, Jr.-- "Reading the books, I can totally imagine a thing between Holmes and Watson. I don't think it's at all out of the question."
Some lady quoted in the article: "I don't think anybody wants to go to the theatre to see Robert Downey, Jr. and Jude Law kissing each other."
Me, staring at the article: "What planet do YOU live on

[eclectician]

I like domestic slash as a description. Like pr0n for married women, right?

In terms of capability, it's true - Holmes is very much capable of all that, and Watson is a war veteran (though the books leave it to the reader to imagine whether his experiences included actual combat). It's more a difference in inclination.

[prosicated]

diiiiiiim suuuuuuuum!