Christmas Day Shocker! Sherlock Holmes Actually Entertains!

Hey there folks – Jett here. Hope everyone out there is having a happy and healthy holidays.  I’d like to thank everyone for supporting TFT this year – Gareth and I have had a great time doing the show and we couldn’t have done it without you.  I’d love to send each and everyone of you the new Criterion Collection Kurosawa Box Set but, unfortunately, Uncle Jett’s cash has all gone to keep the servers ticking over this holiday season – if we’re still here then maybe next year.

What I can do though, in lieu of Mr. Akira, is recommend a holiday movie treat.  Ok, so here it goes and please stay with my on this one ’cause it’s a bit strange:

Sherlock Holmes.

Yes, that’s right.  Sherlock Holmes.  Or to be more precise Joel ‘Lethal Weapon 4′ Silver’s production of Guy “Director of Snatch” Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes.

I loved it.

Now, don’t get me wrong – I’m not saying it’s a good movie – and in fact it’s far more entertaining than it has any right to be.  But it is entertaining.

Hear me out here.

You see they’ve cracked the secret to Guy Ritchie. Here’s what you do: don’t let Guy direct a project that is his baby, that he’s written or that he actually wants to do.  Use him as a director for hire for fun, silly cheesy fare and BAM! you’ve got a hit.

And Sherlock Holmes is a hit.

Sure it drags a bit – especially when Holmes and Watson aren’t on screen together. But when they are it’s magic. Downey and Law are the great new cinematic couple – coming out of the theatre I couldn’t wait to see them in another adventure.*

Now there are some caveats.  If you go into the theatre expecting a ‘standard’, yet highly produced, version of a Sherlock Holmes story you’ll leave in the first five minutes.

Because, apparently in this film Holmes has the power of Neo and knows how to manipulate The Matrix.  You’ll know what I mean when you see it Dear Reader. But, once you get over the fact that they’ve turned Arthur Conan Doyle’s creation into an action-packed, adrenaline-fueled thrill-ride you’ll have a great time.

Right, I’m off now to eat some Christmas Ham – but I’ll leave you with one thing – many thanks again to all of you who have contributed both in money and in time to supporting TFT and keeping us going.  We’re not at the top of thermometer yet, but I have absolute confidence that there are enough folks out there who enjoy Gareth and I enough to cough up some cash.

And on that traditional note of the season, money, I wish you and yours a wonderful holiday time!

Till the ham is finished and I’m back on the site – I am, Dear Reader, your humble cinema servant,

Jett

* This is without a doubt the cheesiest, most ‘Ben Lyonsesque’ thing I have written on in this site in the three years since we started this.

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