The best Sherlock Holmes

Talonr1701 · Subject: JB Tue Apr 07, 2009 7:39 pm

Danish_Pipe_Guy wrote:

I'm a decided Jeremy Brett guy! He brought a certain charm to Holmes that few others were able to deliver.

Jeremy Brit was hands down the best in my book. Not just because of the Holmes character, But they gave Watson back his intelligence through David Burke.
Early on, Rathbone and Bruce were my favs....But it reading the books, Watson wasn't a bumbling foil.....He was an intelligent battlefield surgeon....Poor Bruces rendition (I'm sure a tool by the producers, not the actors choice ) would never have survived india.......

Just my .02

FibberMcGee · Subject: Re: The best Sherlock Holmes Thu Apr 16, 2009 7:43 pm

I have to agree with the Jeremy Brett crowd here. He injects a definite manic energy to the role that really fits with how I imagined it when I read the books and stories. As for Watson, I like David Burke, with Hardwicke a close second. Also I really liked that they included the drug use in the Granada episodes. Not that I am a proponent of drug use but to see a quick glance of the syringe and see the malaise that Holmes was in really was an important part of the Holmes character.

babysinister · Subject: Re: The best Sherlock Holmes Sun May 10, 2009 12:06 am

Being old, and just having watched (again, after many years) some of the now restored and remastered installments of the Rathbone-Bruce series I must aver that for me it was Basil Rathbone, although his pairing with Bruce's caricaturesque take on Watson was a bit of a flaw, I believe. It allowed Rathbone, however, to appear at all times superior and masterly, which is what he did best. Also, with the possible exception of The Scarlet Claw (1944), the direction, writing and production values of these B-film series left something to be desired. I enjoyed the care taken by Greanada TV to produce the Jeremy Brett episodes, but I don't like his characterization of Holmes, as I find his ambiguous and neurotic Sherlock irritating and overacted.

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Hunter5117 · Subject: Re: The best Sherlock Holmes Sat Aug 01, 2009 5:01 am

m2j3t6 wrote:

I have a book containing all the original stories with illustrations as they appeared in the Strand Magazine. This was my favorite book as a child (probably another reason I'm a pipe smoker) When I saw the Granada series I just flipped. They really brought the series to life. Even the dialog is very close to the original and actually verbatim in some spots. affraid

The Granada Brett series has become my hands down favorite. Growing up I used to watch the Rathbone films every Saturday afternoon on TV and enjoyed them immensely. Today they seem to pale compared to the authenticity of the Jeremy Brett series. Yes, too bad they never got a chance to finish them, same for the Granada Hercule Poirot series which is another fave.

A bit of trivia is that supposedly one scene in each of the Brett series actually matches an illustration from the original stories. I have spotted a few of them but have not sat down to watch all the shows with the intention of finding the matching scenes.

gandalfpc · Subject: Re: The best Sherlock Holmes Fri Oct 30, 2009 3:55 pm

Politics, religion, art - all of these things leave much open to debate.

The best Sherlock on the other hand is a simple fact, as sure as gravity pulls us all to earth.

My apologies to the flood of Brett fans, but Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce are without question the best Sherlock and Watson by far - a bit dated perhaps, but for me it helps to capture the feeling of days gone by better than the Brett versions more elaborate effort.

Of course I am another who grew up watching Basil and Nigel - they are family to me Smile

bergxu · Subject: Re: The best Sherlock Holmes Fri Nov 13, 2009 8:46 pm

the macdonald wrote:

Jeremy Brett! There is no other Sherlock. He brought a turbulent arrogance to the role that was perfect. His Sherlock was a genius and he knew it, but there was always tension underlying his accurate solutions. It seemed like he was struggling with his savage self underneath the civilized Englishman. I can’t read any of the stories without seeing Jeremy Brett.

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gandalfpc · Subject: Re: The best Sherlock Holmes Fri Nov 13, 2009 8:55 pm

Endless treasonous blaspheme Smile

Are there no other Rathbone/Bruce fans about?

the macdonald · Number of posts: 257 Age: 34 Registration date: 2008-08-31

gandalfpc wrote:

Endless treasonous blaspheme Smile

Are there no other Rathbone/Bruce fans about?

Gad zooks man! There were plenty of Rathbone fans until Jeremy Brett perfected Sherlockian performances for all times.

..And yes I changed my avatar because of this discussion, although I’m probably a 34 year old version of Mycroft, without the indispensable intellect, but I’m adverse to physical activity and would love a club where the one rule in no talking, but I admire Sherlock's energy, especially as played by Mr Brett.

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Centurian 803 · Subject: Re: The best Sherlock Holmes Mon Nov 16, 2009 6:45 pm

"I’m adverse to physical activity and would love a club where the one rule in no talking,"

Here here. May I join if you find such a club? study

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Winslow · Subject: Re: The best Sherlock Holmes Mon Nov 16, 2009 8:19 pm

Trappist Monasteries allow no talking,surely your not thinking of........... Shocked

Winslow

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Centurian 803 · Subject: Re: The best Sherlock Holmes Mon Nov 16, 2009 8:26 pm

Winslow wrote:

Trappist Monasteries allow no talking,surely your not thinking of........... Shocked

Winslow

Alas Winslow they also do not allow another activity of which I am quite fond. Not quite ready to give that up! Twisted Evil

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