tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956288600403860320.post1731651792502220210..comments2023-12-26T12:18:55.616+00:00Comments on Doyleockian: Talkin' 'bout my generationAlistair Duncanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16199962410016780822noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956288600403860320.post-38187587056321037402013-10-24T18:49:25.181+01:002013-10-24T18:49:25.181+01:00Of course, there are those of us who have no favor...Of course, there are those of us who have no favorite cinematic Holmes. In the seventies the BBC's Wilmer and Cushing were unavailable in the States and knowing that Holmes worked in the Victorian era left me uninterested in watching Rathbone wander around a 1940's London backlot. I was disdainful of the filmic Holmes until the late nineties and early aughts. I think it has left me able to appreciate positive elements in not-so-good offerings while being able to cast a needed critical eye on the current flavors of the decade. Downey, Cumberbatch and Miller have made me more appreciative of Rathbone's characterization. The problem with Brett is his great performance calls attention to itself. It is rare that I feel like I am watching Holmes. Most of the time I feel like I am watching an actor making interesting choices in how to interpret Doyle's character. While I like "Sherlock" and "Elementary", but if neither one existed my Sherlockian world would be just as fulfilling--maybe even, dare it say it, more fulfilling--as it is now.James C. O'Learyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13866010043246236340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956288600403860320.post-7467913954154807282013-10-23T17:45:08.186+01:002013-10-23T17:45:08.186+01:00Nearing sixty and have seen Richardson whom I like...Nearing sixty and have seen Richardson whom I liked, Brett whom I found awful and RDJ who was amusing before Cumberbatch's Sherlock. BC was the only one who clicked with me, though I'm definitely NOT a teenage fangirl.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04066417080920042579noreply@blogger.com