What makes this edition so special is it's historical account and reproduction and cast reprising their original roles from the popular stage play, notably William Gillette , the actor long associated with the title role decades before Basil Rathbone won that honor though his film theatrical series produced by Universal in the s.
Anyone familiar with the carnation of Rathbone Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce Doctor Watson would immediately realize how little the renown forties series and Gillette's screen adaptation have nothing in common, not even any by-plays and great chemistry between Holmes and Watson that made the Universal films work so well. As with many silent films of this nature, prints to SHERLOCK HOLMES have been lost to extinction until according to the title cards with tiny printing readable only through the use of a magnifying glass inserted prior to the opening credits , "a print was discovered in France , with French-language inter-titles translated back to English.
The restored minute, color-tinted, accu-speed silent film process, completed by January , would make its world television premiere October 18, , on Turner Classic Movies cable channel. Following the opening sequence capturing the legendary stage actor, William Gillette, as Sherlock Holmes, working on experiments in his laboratory, the introduction of its supporting players of the four-act story are as follows: The Larrabees, James Mario Majeroni and Madge Grace Reals , unscrupulous adventurers; Alice Faulkner Marjorie Kay , a young girl whose abused sister, now deceased, having been entrusted the indiscreet love letters written to her by the crown prince; Baron Von Stalburg Ludwig Kreiss , the prince's assistant, and Sir Edward Leighton Stewart Robbins , a British official, knowing the great value of those letters, attempting to retrieve them; Sid William Postance , a resourceful cracks-man and member of the Larrabee gang; and Doctor Watson Edward Fielding , Holmes' occasional confident.
As Sherlock Holmes is hired to retrieve the stolen letters, as well as protect and later rescue the abducted Alice, the ace detective also encounters his arch enemy, Professor Moriarty Ernest Maupain , getting into the act with the villains while at the same time avenging himself on Holmes; and Billy Burford Hampden , a boy secretly assisting Holmes supplying him with some valuable information needed for his investigation.
The acting style and method of storytelling can prove disappointing to contemporary viewers, which in fact, it is. At least it wasn't too stage bound. As much as it's a film buffs dream having lost silent movies rediscovered and available for viewing again, especially the opportunity of seeing the actual visual image of William Gillette captured on film, rather than associating his name with his Gillette Castle home overlooking the Connecticut River.
The disappointment in general lies mostly by its new scoring that accompanies this movie. Definitely not for its listening pleasure considering this being shown for the first time in nearly a century. The piano accompaniment is okay, but its overuse of violin playing simply ruins it. This film deserves better.
A pity this didn't happen here. This is one of them. In it was announced that a negative of this film had been discovered in France and would be restored for the world to see. After being considered lost for nearly years it is miraculous for this to have happened. I had the good fortune to be able to attend the San Francisco screening at the beautiful and historic Castro Theater.
Live music accompanied the screening, performed wonderfully by the Donald Sosin Ensemble. The theater itself was filled to capacity for the single screening and a line trailed down the sidewalk outside the building.
The film itself, post restoration, looked great. The image quality throughout was very strong and consistent with rich detail. One of the most striking features of the film itself is it's camera work and cinematography. Unusual for the time period there is a lot of camera movement and stylized editing. The visual style employed by the film is both very effective and engaging and may well have been a significant influence on other filmmakers of the time.
This viewer has seen nothing similar to it for that era. This also is a very effective device that adds impact to the film, and successfully heightens the experience.
Especially compared to if the entire film were in standard black and white. There is a significant amount of exposition present in the inter-title cards which had to be translated from French back into English.
This may be because much of Gillette's play had to be scaled back for the film adaptation. What of Gillette? His was the first performance that anyone ever saw of Sherlock Holmes. In general appearance he does seem to be cut almost directly out Sidney Pagent's original drawings for Holmes.
At the time of filming he had been playing Holmes for decades and he does portray a rich and nuanced Holmes on screen. Just leave us a message here and we will work on getting you verified. The lowest and vilest alleys in London do not present a more dreadful record of the adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson than does Holmes and Watson. Read critic reviews. Rate this movie. Oof, that was Rotten.
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How did you buy your ticket? View All Videos View All Photos Movie Info. Detective Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson join forces to investigate a mysterious murder at Buckingham Palace. It seems like an open-and-shut case as all signs point to Professor James Moriarty, the criminal mastermind and longtime nemesis of the crime-solving duo. When new twists and clues begin to emerge, the world's greatest sleuth and his trusted assistant must now use their legendary wits and ingenious methods to catch the killer before the queen becomes the next victim.
Etan Cohen. Dec 25, wide. Mar 26, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Columbia Pictures. However, after making an offer to a rival drug kingpin, suddenly everything goes haywire There's WAY more to the story than this The bottom line is that Guy Ritchie can write and direct amazing films Apart from his misguided vanity project, "Swept Away", his output has been impressive and I cannot stress enough what a quality product this film is.
This isn't really dealt with in the film and seems a bit like a dangling plot point. It's a throwback to his gangster flicks of yesteryear, but cruder, dumber and more generic than ever. The plot is updated to modern times with smart phones, street gangs and rap, but it's just mindlessly convoluted, deeply unfunny, profane, and seems to go on and on with no end in sight.
Hugh Grant's narrator is more caricature than character, and the only decent performances come from Charlie Hunnam and Colin Farrell; literally the only decent things in this.
Mickey is married to Rosalind Michelle Dockery and has a network of grow ops operating out of a dozen estates of British nobility. He's trying to sell his business to Matthew Berger Jeremy Strong. Dry Eye Henry Golding is a ruthless ambitious drug dealer. Coach Colin Farrell is a youth boxing coach.
This Guy Ritchie film is chock full of the Ritchie style. Every character has the brash Ritchie gangster style. Something is missing which made it a start and stop watch for me. I come to realize that I don't care about any of the characters. It starts with the structure which is unreliable narrator Fletcher telling the story to Raymond who should already know most of it anyways. Hunnam is playing an unemotional henchman. Otherwise, he should be the perfect rooting interest.
There is no reason for Fletcher to recount the whole story other than a movie reason. Raymond already knows most of the story making the film a waiting game for his character.
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