::wheels out most appropriate icon, even though it's not the right set of actors...::
I have to say first off that I have an irational dislike of Leonardo de Caprio and won't watch any of his films. (I also have the same relationship with Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise). I probably miss out on some good films that way, but so be it ;).
As for Invisible Man, which version? I've caught various reruns of the David McCallum version years ago, but I can't remember whether the newer version made it over here. I've a feeling it did and that I watched it, but I have no actual memory of it!!! Not good, brain. Not good! Also, it's entirely possible I'm actually thinking of Jake 2.0! /fail
On to something I can tell you about. The BBC have indeed made a new Holmes series. It's called Sherlock and is three episodes, 90 minutes each. It stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Holmes, Martin Freeman as Watson and Rupert Graves as Lestrade. I don't know if you are a fan of Doctor Who, but Sherlock was created and written by the guy in charge of DW, Steven Moffat, and one of the DW writers, Mark Gatis (who also plays a character in the seres- won't say who though, as it's a big part of ep one and I don't want to spoil it).
I was wary at first, because it's a modernisation. Holmes is all about the texting and there's not a gaslight or bank of fog to be seen. But beyond that, it's pretty close to what I remeber of the books.
The first episode was a lot of fun. The characters are well played, there's humour- even inappropriate Holmes-humour at gruesome crime scenes. Lestrade has a grudging respect for Sherlock. Watson meets Sherlock for the first time in this first episode, so he spends a lot of time being amusingly baffled, but intrigued. There's a running joke that everyone assumes Watson is Holmes' boyfriend :). It's easy to see why with the amusing scenes at the start, featuring oblivious!Holmes and a female morgue attendant *g*. There's definite fodder for slash. Hell, it's very nearly canon! *vbg*
All in all, I'm looking forward to next Sunday and highly recommend you get hold of it as soon as possible!
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Date: 2010-07-29 01:50 pm (UTC)I have to say first off that I have an irational dislike of Leonardo de Caprio and won't watch any of his films. (I also have the same relationship with Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise). I probably miss out on some good films that way, but so be it ;).
As for Invisible Man, which version? I've caught various reruns of the David McCallum version years ago, but I can't remember whether the newer version made it over here. I've a feeling it did and that I watched it, but I have no actual memory of it!!! Not good, brain. Not good! Also, it's entirely possible I'm actually thinking of Jake 2.0! /fail
On to something I can tell you about. The BBC have indeed made a new Holmes series. It's called Sherlock and is three episodes, 90 minutes each. It stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Holmes, Martin Freeman as Watson and Rupert Graves as Lestrade. I don't know if you are a fan of Doctor Who, but Sherlock was created and written by the guy in charge of DW, Steven Moffat, and one of the DW writers, Mark Gatis (who also plays a character in the seres- won't say who though, as it's a big part of ep one and I don't want to spoil it).
I was wary at first, because it's a modernisation. Holmes is all about the texting and there's not a gaslight or bank of fog to be seen. But beyond that, it's pretty close to what I remeber of the books.
The first episode was a lot of fun. The characters are well played, there's humour- even inappropriate Holmes-humour at gruesome crime scenes. Lestrade has a grudging respect for Sherlock. Watson meets Sherlock for the first time in this first episode, so he spends a lot of time being amusingly baffled, but intrigued. There's a running joke that everyone assumes Watson is Holmes' boyfriend :). It's easy to see why with the amusing scenes at the start, featuring oblivious!Holmes and a female morgue attendant *g*. There's definite fodder for slash. Hell, it's very nearly canon! *vbg*
All in all, I'm looking forward to next Sunday and highly recommend you get hold of it as soon as possible!
Laura.