Production Year: 1944 - Mystery - Director: Roy William Neill - Original Language: English - Classification: TBA - Starring: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Miles Mander, Paul Cavanagh, Gerald Hamer, Arthur Hohl more
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are brought to the tiny village of La Morte Rouge, Canada to investigate a series of ghastly slayings. The villagers believe the murders signal the... more
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Thriller - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Timothy West, Neil Morrissey, Tara Fitzgerald, Annette Crosbie, Pauline Quirke, Rob Brydon, Denise Van Outen, John Thomson, Kevin Whately, David Suchet
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Production Year: 1992 - Thriller - Director: Bruce Robinson - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Andy Garcia, Uma Thurman, Lance Henriksen, Kathy Baker, Kevin Conway, John Malkovich, Graham Beckel
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Plot: A glowing monster threatens the Canadian hamlet of La Morte Rouge. When Lady Penrose is found dead in the village church, the visiting Sherlock Holmes offers to help but Lord Penrose declines. When a letter for Holmes arrives from Lady Penrose asking for his help, Holmes and Watson get involved.
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Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are brought to the tiny village of La Morte Rouge, Canada to investigate a series of ghastly slayings. The villagers believe the murders signal the reappearance of a legendary ghost whose glowing form can be seen floating through the fog-shrouded marshes. At first the famed detective is challenged by the phantom's many different disguises, but Holmes regains control of the case after an ingenious ruse leads him to the identity of the ghostly killer.
Advantages: Entertaining Disadvantages: Not a Conan Doyle plot
...view of Watson, who although is not as smart as Holmes, is certainly not as stupid as he is made to be here.
As Professor Moriarty, Lionel Attwill did not shine in any way, shape or form; in fact, I barely noticed he was there. The odd time I did, he came over as being slightly annoying. Disappointing.
Dennis Hoey plays Inspector Lestrade for the first time in this film. Again, he is portrayed as a total idiot, somewhere along the same lines as Watson.
Technical bits
My version of the disc has an interesting documentary about all the actors who had played SherlockHolmes before Basil Rathbone. Many of them performed on the stage and as such, I had not heard of them. The documentary was interesting, but not worth buying the DVD for unless you really like the film.
Classification: PG
The film is in black and white, although...
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Advantages: Entertaining Disadvantages: Not sure about Everett, weak story, set in the wrong period
...SherlockHolmes is fast succumbing to his drug habit when a new case takes his interest, and, with the help of Dr Watson, he manages to pull himself together enough to work on the case. A number of girls from wealthy families are going missing, later found dead. All the girls appear to be young and innocent, yet someone obviously wants them wiped off the face of the earth. Then one young girl manages to survive the kidnap. Can she lead Holmes and Watson to the murderer? And will the latest forensic advances help them on their way?
Since I was a child, I have loved SherlockHolmes stories, whether on screen or in printed book form. I am, however, rather choosy when it comes to who plays Sherlock Holmtes. So many actors have taken on the role, only to fail miserably. My personal favourites are Jeremy Brett, who is the perfect Holmes in...
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Advantages: Beautifully restored versions of the greatest Holmes and Watson of all time Disadvantages: None a single one
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That, to me, says it all.
For those inclined towards lists, below are the titles in the series - though this is not the order of production, but the order they appear on the DVDs: two per disc:
1. The hound of the Baskervilles
2. The voice of terror
3. The adventures of SherlockHolmes
4. The secret weapon
5. SherlockHolmes in Washington
6. SherlockHolmes faces death
7. The spider woman
8. The pearl of death
9. The scarletclaw
10. The house of fear
11. Pursuit to Algiers
12. The woman in green
13. Terror by night
14. Dress to kill...
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