Comments | elspeth_vimes: "Crime makes you stupid."

elspeth_vimes

"Crime makes you stupid."

Jan 04, 2012 14:46

Or: why I am disinterested in BBC's Sherlock and dislike the Guy Ritchie Sherlock Holmes movies. (Yeah my first real dreamwidth post will be complaining about two very popular things. Sorry about that.)

I have two works which have largely formed how I approach mystery fiction- the television series Homicide: Life on the Street and the Watch books ( Read more... )

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Comments 4

elle_white January 4 2012, 23:05:37 UTC

I haven't seen either one, but the main complaints I've heard directed at both of them, is their treatment of Irene Adler. In the Guy Richie movie, Irene is killed by Moriarty off-screen. And in the BBC series, she is a lesbian who needs to be "cured" by Holmes. However, she outsmarts Holmes in the books and doesn't need him to rescue her.

I din't know you were on Dreamwidth! I'm there under the same username.

lazzchan January 5 2012, 03:29:05 UTC

I haven't seen the newest episode of the series (season 2) but I did like Season One quite a lot and I think it's at least worth a try to watch. He has a bit of the arrogance and such, but he's such a jerk that you want to punt him off a cliff at the same time.

mirthalia January 10 2012, 19:49:19 UTC

I unfortunately have very little opinion on Holmes, but I am very interested in knowing your Dreamwidth location. :3

mirthalia January 10 2012, 19:56:23 UTC

Actually, I lied, I do have an opinion in that my entire introduction to the actual Holmes literature was Detective Conan, which is stupidly overwrought in places and which I still consider more of a mystery series than the Ritchie movies. Those are action movies through and through.

I have a friend who's a Holmes purist who I believe loves... one of the BBC series, I can't remember which. One of the old ones, not Sherlock. I'll ask her if you're interested.

You really should read the books, though. I don't like the later ones, and sexism abounds (as you do; on the upside at least everyone admits Holmes is a misogynist), but the shorter earlier stories are pretty entertaining.

Plus is makes it all the funnier if you ever get to the Lupin books and read Leblanc's, erm, interpretation of Holmes.