First ‘Sherlock Holmes’ Trailer is a Bit of Brilliant

Posted by Dr. Cole Abaius (cole.abaius@filmschoolrejects.com) on May 18, 2009

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As one of our Most Anticipated Movies of 2009, Sherlock Holmes has never been far from our gaze. If Robert Downey, Jr wasn’t enough of a draw, the story concept seemed solid, and all of the promotional materials so far have been excellent – only furthering our anticipation. The trailer will be “debuting” on Yahoo in hi-def later on tonight, but it’s already sneaking its way around the internet. And as you may have guessed, we’ve got it for you.

And now, the trailer. One we’ve all been waiting for:

It’s fantastic. Exciting, adventurous, funny, and with Rachel McAdams in a bustier, definitely sexy. It’s good to see all of those elements coming together for what should be a really entertaining film.

Still, maybe the Holmes purists will find something at fault with extrapolating the character to be more than just a dapper crime-solving genius. The humor is a bit stronger than in the novels, and it’s obviously getting a modern-day action treatment, but does any of that really matter if the movie is amazing?

The only semi-complaint I have is the weird-looking slow motion that takes place during some of the sections. Everything looks brilliant up until that point where it looks like Zack Snyder hopped into the editing bay for a sequence. Of course, all is right again with Holmes attempting to get a maid to remove the pillow covering his crotch to grab the key to his release. I’m writing that one down for my next date night.

As long as this thing focuses on a solid mystery alongside all of the bells and whistles, the witty jokes and sex humor, I’ll be more than fine. So far, it’s promising to be a fantastic flick.

What do you think?

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TJL

Looks like fun. I'll be in line for it.

Meepzy

It looks f*cking awesome.

Ronnie_S

Delightful!

Mladen

Looks fun. I hope there's some actual sleuthing though.

Cole_Abaius

I imagine it would be hard to show any real crime-solving in a teaser. Maybe a full trailer will add a bit more, but would you really want the plot to be a mystery that could be flashed in 2 two minutes anyway?

_Christopher_M

growing up the novels and films I'm not a Holmes purist but I do notice the differences between the original books and what Holmes ended up on film ....I love this trailer because they lost Holmes' stuffiness and gave him more of a humorous nature...it looks like Ritchie may have made a great popcorn film..something I wouldn't have expected from him...I sort of like the idea of Lord Blackwood messing around with the black arts and the whole Alister Crowely connection...

Isamu

I first found out about the character Sherlock Holmes from a Japanese comic/Manga called "Case Closed" or it would be known as Meitantei Conan (??? ????, Detective Conan in Japan, .http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Case_Closed.

So by the way everyone thinks of of this movie already that I knew people will say good things about this movie, I will for sure see it when it comes out on my movie list this year which looking great to watch!

daviedave47

I'm not so sure about Jude Law as Watson...from the trailer, it seems he isn't as refined as the written character.

sheryl

I'm just the opposite of you, daviedave, I think Jude appears to be the perfect Watson. It's funny, though, because based on different comments I've read from readers of the canons, many people come away with a different vision of the same character. Many think Downey's Sherlock looks to "unrefined." I think the books, the B.Rathbone films, and even TV commercials have become blended together to form a version of Sherlock Holmes that is not exactly true, like when people think that he should be wearing a deerstalker and saying "Elementary, my dear Watson," and since he's not, they think it's not true portrayal of Sherlock.

daviedave47

I'm actually pleased with RDJ as Holmes. I've been a longtime fan of Arthur Conan Doyle and the world he created for his intrepid detectives, so I've been aware of what you wrote about for a little while.

(Forgive my inner-geekness for a moment:) On Star Trek: The Next Generation, when Data had his story arcs in a holodeck simulation as Holmes (i.e. when Moriarty took control of the Enterprise), it appeared as if the writers/creative team took the concept you mentioned (the combo of books, TV, and movies) as what Sherlock Holmes SHOULD be...as opposed to actually reading and studying the books for a more accurate likeness. They probably did it because it is a more recognizable affectation for the "masses." I applaud Guy Ritchie's "take" on the character of Holmes (and RDJ), but I still think Jude Law doesn't quite "click" for me. I know a teaser trailer is exactly that...a small taste of what is to come, so I'll try to suspend further judgement until I see more. :-)

First ‘Sherlock Holmes’ Trailer is a Bit of Brilliant

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