tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179127695106064318.comments2024-01-03T11:02:45.549+05:30Buddy2Blogger Arunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16498276962097853996noreply@blogger.comBlogger2525125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179127695106064318.post-8013019648673535162023-12-28T23:59:41.952+05:302023-12-28T23:59:41.952+05:30This is my first time pay a visit at here and i am...This is my first time pay a visit at here and i am genuinely impressed to read all at <br />alone place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179127695106064318.post-41921432784196086802022-04-24T20:21:57.964+05:302022-04-24T20:21:57.964+05:30nice
nice<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179127695106064318.post-43008630513622952612022-01-11T23:57:12.526+05:302022-01-11T23:57:12.526+05:30Thanks GK for stopping by.
We missed out on Edgar...Thanks GK for stopping by.<br /><br />We missed out on Edgar Wright's take on Ant Man due to "creative differences".<br /><br />Hopefully Raimi was able to hold his own and left his directorial stamp on the product, despite the pressure/expectations of Kevin Feige/Marvel Studios. If he delivers his usual mix of kinetic action and comedic horror, we are in for a treat.<br /><br />How are things at your end.<br /><br />Arun.Arunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16498276962097853996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179127695106064318.post-15821706134727308582022-01-11T01:28:40.979+05:302022-01-11T01:28:40.979+05:30I've no idea what to expect. Will Raimi bring ...I've no idea what to expect. Will Raimi bring some of the OTT nature of his Evil Dead trilogy? The giddy action of the Spider-Men? Or will he be subsumed by the Marvel machine? Child of the 70shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15045667514712502457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179127695106064318.post-49234428064896773922021-06-14T04:17:53.016+05:302021-06-14T04:17:53.016+05:30very helpful thank youvery helpful thank youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179127695106064318.post-51324348541191577822021-05-24T23:02:27.944+05:302021-05-24T23:02:27.944+05:30Thanks Dinah for stopping by.
This is my favorite...Thanks Dinah for stopping by.<br /><br />This is my favorite Holmes adaptation, and Livanov and Solomin are my #1 Holmes and Watson respectively.<br /><br />Arun.Arunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16498276962097853996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179127695106064318.post-83075307620894328152021-05-22T20:22:51.014+05:302021-05-22T20:22:51.014+05:30I am so thrilled with this series and all of the a...I am so thrilled with this series and all of the actors, especial Holmes. Dear Watson, and the police chief! Have watched it twice now, 2nd time with my sister and her husband who both are now too fans as well. Thank you for this exquisite adaptation of Sherlock stories, with a few new twists!Dinahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12692308625708588270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179127695106064318.post-40162712790213871052021-04-23T20:10:03.271+05:302021-04-23T20:10:03.271+05:30Thanks for the reminder!Thanks for the reminder!Kathleen Kaskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16500241341014235792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179127695106064318.post-90061977346583937532021-04-05T20:36:54.756+05:302021-04-05T20:36:54.756+05:30Thank you for stopping by.
Arun.Thank you for stopping by.<br /><br />Arun.Arunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16498276962097853996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179127695106064318.post-4036283879262939742021-04-05T18:52:40.183+05:302021-04-05T18:52:40.183+05:30He is awesome as Holmes. He is awesome as Holmes. Rilla2uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09938635600496424892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179127695106064318.post-83380595841987372182021-04-04T20:16:03.832+05:302021-04-04T20:16:03.832+05:30Thanks Kathleen :)
How are things at your end.Thanks Kathleen :)<br /><br />How are things at your end.Arunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16498276962097853996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179127695106064318.post-51257660821029454562021-04-04T18:58:49.269+05:302021-04-04T18:58:49.269+05:30It's been a long time since I've received ...It's been a long time since I've received your emails. Glad you're back.Kathleen Kaskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16500241341014235792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179127695106064318.post-82988448033371360952020-12-27T19:43:18.408+05:302020-12-27T19:43:18.408+05:30I agree with almost everything you have written. I...I agree with almost everything you have written. I too love the Livanov series, the Rathbone series and Peter Cushing. Cushing happens to be one of my favorite actors too - so humane and always watchable.<br /><br />I too am not a fan of the recent adaptations. They take too many diversions from the Canon. If you did not enjoy the Guy Ritchie movies and the BBC series, then most likely you will not like <i>Elementary</i> at all. It is my least favorite of the three and I personally think it is the worst of them.<br /><br />Arun.Arunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16498276962097853996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179127695106064318.post-738552079008631492020-12-27T19:36:06.371+05:302020-12-27T19:36:06.371+05:30Thanks for stopping by. The late Andrei's vers...Thanks for stopping by. The late Andrei's version of Watson is definitely one of the best. Though I am not a big fan of the way Holmes has been portrayed. I always envisioned Holmes as masterly and surefooted. But that is just my personal opinion.<br /><br />RIP Panin.Arunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16498276962097853996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179127695106064318.post-22393977650708094692020-12-19T11:31:50.733+05:302020-12-19T11:31:50.733+05:30Oh, I should add I highly enjoyed the Livanov seri...Oh, I should add I highly enjoyed the Livanov series too. It's a lot of fun!<br /><br />As for the others, my favorite European version is the Granado series with Jeremy Brett and David Burke/Edward Hardwicke (especially the latter, who exudes wisdom and compassion). The BBC Sherlock is okay (I thought "A Study in Pink" was splendid, but I felt the series got too gimmicky later on and I disapprove of their "high functioning sociopath" concept of Holmes). I'm not a fan of the Guy Ritchie movies at all - the actors are good but the stories are badly written. I haven't seen "Elementary" yet, so I reserve judgement. Honorable mention goes to Basil Rathbone, of course, and to Ronald Howard's gentle, cheerful Holmes; and to Peter Cushing - one of my top favorites actors ever - wish he had made more!Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499657162378475617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179127695106064318.post-1225605516314433142020-12-19T11:20:55.181+05:302020-12-19T11:20:55.181+05:30I know this is an old post, but I just discovered ...I know this is an old post, but I just discovered this 2013 Sherlock Holmes series. I didn't expect much, trying it out on a whim, but I ended up being so impressed. I absolutely agree that Andrei Panin portrays one of the best Watsons in film history. I don't think we've ever seen so much emphasis placed on Watson's backstory as a doctor and soldier before. We've definitely never seen a Watson who actually seems to think like a doctor before - he offers medical advice, takes and prescribes medicines, performs surgeries, etc. He's neither weak nor stupid - I was delighted with the boxing lessons and his struggle to become a successful writer (I relate, lol). And I love how the series highlights how different he and Holmes are. Despite how very Russian some of the costumes and settings feel, and how quirky and emotional this Holmes is, I felt like I was getting fresh insight into the original characters. You can see the curiosity each has for the other and the growing respect they share as time goes on. I also love how they weave different original stories into a new story - you get a fresh story but you can still enjoy the little inside jokes that touch on the originals. I was very sorry to hear to Andrei Panin's death, and I don't blame them for not replacing him. Without him the series wouldn't be the same at all.Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499657162378475617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179127695106064318.post-30682808887721989902020-12-19T11:20:45.061+05:302020-12-19T11:20:45.061+05:30I know this is an old post, but I just discovered ...I know this is an old post, but I just discovered this 2013 Sherlock Holmes series. I didn't expect much, trying it out on a whim, but I ended up being so impressed. I absolutely agree that Andrei Panin portrays one of the best Watsons in film history. I don't think we've ever seen so much emphasis placed on Watson's backstory as a doctor and soldier before. We've definitely never seen a Watson who actually seems to think like a doctor before - he offers medical advice, takes and prescribes medicines, performs surgeries, etc. He's neither weak nor stupid - I was delighted with the boxing lessons and his struggle to become a successful writer (I relate, lol). And I love how the series highlights how different he and Holmes are. Despite how very Russian some of the costumes and settings feel, and how quirky and emotional this Holmes is, I felt like I was getting fresh insight into the original characters. You can see the curiosity each has for the other and the growing respect they share as time goes on. I also love how they weave different original stories into a new story - you get a fresh story but you can still enjoy the little inside jokes that touch on the originals. I was very sorry to hear to Andrei Panin's death, and I don't blame them for not replacing him. Without him the series wouldn't be the same at all.Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499657162378475617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179127695106064318.post-87115153116384516142020-10-31T14:35:15.799+05:302020-10-31T14:35:15.799+05:30I guess the script writing is not as airtight as M...I guess the script writing is not as airtight as Moffat and Gatiss think it is. Another thing about this episode that has bugged me: When Sherlock and John are talking to Soo Lin Yao (Gemma Chan) and her brother arrives to kill her, the best thing that they could have done is to be with her. Or at least one of them could have been with her, while the other goes to stop her brother. Instead, both leave her alone and she ends up dead.<br /><br />Not a bright thing to do, but I guess Moffat and Gatiss did not care or that is what they thought would best serve the plot.<br /><br />Arun.Arunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16498276962097853996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179127695106064318.post-23891155006642126092020-10-24T11:24:39.557+05:302020-10-24T11:24:39.557+05:30There are several things I didn't get: if the ...There are several things I didn't get: if the banker knew they were after the hairpin (because he knew the code) why didn't he take it back from his secretary?<br />Also, why did the gang kill him (and the other smuggler) so fast? When they're dead they surely won't get any closer to finding it... Killing someone you can get information from is not a very good strategy, as the gangleader pointed out herself when she caught Watson...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179127695106064318.post-3852289244878915322020-07-14T18:40:59.419+05:302020-07-14T18:40:59.419+05:30Nice one again. You have a great eye for spotting ...Nice one again. You have a great eye for spotting these.<br /><br />Arun.Arunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16498276962097853996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179127695106064318.post-60475213033399265482020-07-12T22:24:42.094+05:302020-07-12T22:24:42.094+05:30Exactly yehh! I like that they do that though, cos...Exactly yehh! I like that they do that though, cos the myth of the figure has grown up around these other adaptations too.<br />Also, what do you think of this:<br />In The Abominable Bride, when Sherlock is digging up the grave of Ricoletti and doesn’t find what he wants in the first grave, he proposes “They must’ve buried it underneath” which echoes the solution to Lady Frances Carfax<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179127695106064318.post-71287649813836739722020-07-08T18:56:42.714+05:302020-07-08T18:56:42.714+05:30Same as with Sherlock. There are so many reference...Same as with <i>Sherlock</i>. There are so many references to previous Sherlock Holmes adaptations in the series.Arunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16498276962097853996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179127695106064318.post-4981003508515104592020-07-08T10:22:36.846+05:302020-07-08T10:22:36.846+05:30I don’t think it’s bad, but many weren’t happy cos...I don’t think it’s bad, but many weren’t happy cos it was so loosely adapted. They don’t really cover much of the original novel (I read it a couple months ago and enjoyed it) but tend to borrow from the various Dracula adaptations which inspired them growing up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179127695106064318.post-47987193670171932782020-07-01T00:23:02.514+05:302020-07-01T00:23:02.514+05:30Oh ok. I did not keep a count on that either.
I h...Oh ok. I did not keep a count on that either.<br /><br />I have not seen their take on Dracula. Have you seen it and if so, what is your opinion.<br /><br />I would prefer that they return to the fifth season of <i>Sherlock</i> rather than Frankenstein (sorry Mary Shelley).<br /><br />Arun.Arunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16498276962097853996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179127695106064318.post-3542532263689013502020-06-29T05:06:10.426+05:302020-06-29T05:06:10.426+05:30Sorry, I meant it’s approximately 48/60 strong al...Sorry, I meant it’s approximately 48/60 strong allusions from your blog.<br />That would be good! I really hope there’s more episodes, or they continue adapting classic novels to the modern era, ideally Frankenstein after Dracula.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com