Sherlock Holmes

[fahye]

UM EXCUSE ME

I THINK I JUST HALLUCINATED MY IDEAL MOVIE

You guys you guys there was occultism and cravats and bustles and cunning disguises!! and explosions and fights with guns/swords/fists/RDJ's naked torso and DEDUCTION and SCIENCE and did I mention the cane and the hats and the drugging and the HANDCUFFS and WATSON OH MY GOD and the epic, epic lovesong to codependency and snark and transparent invitations for dirty weekends at Mycroft's country estate (sure, bring your wife along, whatever) and WHY DO I PUT UP WITH YOU and I SUPPOSE I'M GLAD YOU'RE NOT DEAD and WE AGREED THAT WAISTCOAT WAS TOO SMALL FOR YOU and DON'T GET EXCITED.

And I think I need to own the DVD just so I can rewatch the scene where Holmes is strolling around partially-dressed on the pentagram explaining the Four Orders and he trails his hand across Watson's shoulders in the most blatantly suggestive way and oh my god, I was expecting a nod to flirtation and buddycops &c. and instead they devoted an ENTIRE SUBPLOT to WATSON IS LEAVING AND HOLMES CANNOT COPE AND SO HE BRIBES FORTUNETELLERS TO TELL WATSON NOT TO GET MARRIED BECAUSE THEIR BOND IS THICKER THAN BLOOD OKAY. SHE WILL RUN TO FAT! THE WARTS, WILL THEY BE EXTENSIVE?

And the completely gratuitous dressing up as a doctor for no reason dsdhsjkdhsakjhd he was probably USELESS and Watson would have known IMMEDIATELY and now I want the fic where Watson starts naming imaginary diseases in order to try to catch him out.

And I don't know how they got away with the line soon my tongue will be dead and I'll be no use to you at all.

I loved Irene Adler to pieces and Mary was unexpectedly likable, and clearly a sensible gal who understood that Holmes was basically throwing a tantrum by way of marking his property. She's open to sharing his time! She wants to read the stories!

Ahem.

Aria! Emma! Sares! I demand fic featuring awesome ladyfolk and the long-suffering badassery of John Watson.

Comments

[ineptshieldmaid.livejournal.com]

I am trying to enlist people to go and see it with me on tuesday after work! (And by people i mean Ashie and Kate) Fancy joining us?

[fahye.livejournal.com]

YES, a thousand times yes. Seeing it with fangirls will be highly enjoyable.

[ineptshieldmaid.livejournal.com]

AWESOME. I will let you know when I have a plan! :D

[inknose.livejournal.com]

Yeah I just saw this movie a few days ago and this was pretty much my reaction. I mean, I was expecting some bromance for my money, but I was not prepared for.... for what was delivered. *swoons*

[fahye.livejournal.com]

I am so excited at the prospect of a sequel. I want Rachel McAdams to wear more wonderful outfits!

So, how's the end of the year working out for you? :D

[inknose.livejournal.com]

So far so good! At least my house is still standing, though I have just dropped flaming sparkler ash on myself and made a hasty retreat from the pyrotechnics.

[girl-wonder.livejournal.com]

YES. I cannot talk enough about how much I loved everything to bits.

[ariastar.livejournal.com]

SOON MY TONGUE WILL BE DEAD AND I'LL BE NO USE TO YOU AT ALL, FAHYE. OMG.

I am kind of madly in love with Irene and Mary, in fact! And I demand fic of myself, too. And also of Emma, although not of Sares because she must be held at gunpoint to actually write things most of the time. Though if she did I would LOVE IT. Anyway. :DDD

[octavius-x.livejournal.com]

DON'T GET EXCITED...but this post was about the same EXACT reaction I had to seeing the movie. Definitely the most entertaining thing I watched the WHOLE YEAR. There are so many bits that just creep up on me like Holmes yelling Huzzah when he jumps out of the window to chase Irene, and the face he makes into his dinner after Mary throws the wine on him and Watson goes chasing after her, as though internally he's saying "keep the stiff upper lip now chap, you predicted this would happen" but it doesn't necessarily make him feel better about it.

Didn't even pick up on the Mary and her novels thing, OMG OMG. I can't wait for the next movie.

[fahye.livejournal.com]

I loved every scene with Mary in it. I want to see more of her. (Yes! At the end, she's looking at Watson's 'scribblings' and is all YAY, STORIES OF YOUR ESCAPADES, I SHALL READ THOSE.)

[azraeljt.livejournal.com]

I believe my reaction to that movie was something along the lines of:

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