Sherlock Holmes TV and Movie Adaptations

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Re: Sherlock Holmes TV and Movie Adaptations

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I personally really really love Benedict Cumberbatch's Sherlock - I just think the whole adaption is brilliant. The music, the shots, the animations and the actors.
But I also enjoyed the Robert Downey Jr, version and Elementary got me really hooked as well. I think I like anything Sherlock Holkes related really :D
Oh and yes, I loved the great mouse detective as a kid. I think that was my favourite movie at a young age.
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I enjoy Sherlock Holmes especially in "Elementary" because it is his only movie I have watched. Looking forward to watching most of his movies.
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I love the BBC adaptation personally. I have watched the RDJ and Jude Law version, and will always enjoy it, but I will always choose the BBC one over it. I just like the idea of incorporating it into the present world.
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I loved Sherlock Holmes, both the book and the movie and I think the story of Sherlock was so amazing. I didn't know they have different versions but I loved the one I watched.
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I mean, I favor more toward Cumberbatch's portrayal.
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I loved Guy Richie’s movies and Robert Downing Jr’s Sherlock is very good. Also BBC’s Sherlock is fantastic and the actors are all amazing. Both are very well done and casted.
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Benedict Cumberbatch's Sherlock series was really good! I finished the full 3 season in a day!
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I really liked the way the Sherlock series catered to a modern audience. Those scenes that showed Sherlock's brain mumblings as he figured things out were cool. And there was a lot of comedy. The old versions were closer to theatre and weren't fun to watch in high school, so I never watched them properly. The movies with Robert Downey I wasn't a fan of. Has anyone tried the old Sherlock Holmes videogames? They let you be a detective solving murders, doing puzzles and they're incredibly cheesy.
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Helen_Combe wrote: 29 Mar 2018, 08:01 To be honest, I’ve never got along with Sherlock Holmes with his ‘ah yes, you have red mud on your trousers which means you’ve been down Something Street where the water pipes are overflowing.’

Even me :D
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To be honest I have yet to give another watch to the Guy Richie movies. But Benedict Cumberbatch is just priceless as Sherlock. Everything about this series, from the duration of the episodes to the casting to the score is spot on. It took me a long time to get myself to start watch the show, but once I did, I couldn't stop. The performance Cumberbatch gave is one of a lifetime.
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just saw enola holmes and quite enjoyed it. Millie Bobbie Brown is such a sweetheart and Henry Cavill is good. Wanted to see more of his Sherlock performance and how he would be different from the other actors. Did love RDJ's Sherlock but Cavill's seemed a little more bookish? I don't know. Would love to see one of Cavill's movie as Sherlock.
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Topsey wrote: 28 Jun 2020, 13:18 I loved Guy Richie’s movies and Robert Downing Jr’s Sherlock is very good. Also BBC’s Sherlock is fantastic and the actors are all amazing. Both are very well done and casted.
Try and watch Enola Holmes in which Henry Cavill plays Sherlok. Its also a good portrayal when compared to the others. Give it a try if you love Sherlock Holmes. My favourite was Robert Downey Jr. But Liked this one too.
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I like tv series with Benedict Cumberbatch and “Elementary” series.
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Sherlock Holmes is a great book. And the movie, especially the BBC version, really did well. It was cool
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My all time favorite is the BBC series staring Benedict Cumberbatch. Everything is just so nice. So so good.
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