Problems with that SHERLOCK HOLMES DTV Movie

The writers apparently don’t love Sherlock as much as I thought they did, since they sort of forgot that he already has a canonical brother who is named Mycroft and who is not a supervillain (oh, that’s a spoiler, by the way).

The monsters all had mechanical explanations, which I found more far-fetched than if they had been actual monsters, which is the whole reason I was excited about the movie in the first place.

Holmes was too young and too nice to everybody, but at least Watson was not portrayed as a bumbling idiot.  I quite like the modern evolution of Watson’s portrayals of late.

All in all, it still was a fine little low-budget romp, if more than a bit ludicrous in the third act.

But then there’s that trifling little brother problem…it is really bothering me.  A quick trip through the Sherlock Holmes Wikipedia page would have cleared that up.

So Help Me, I'm Enjoying this Movie So Far

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I’m the first to admit that I’m a sucker for this sort of Doyle/Lovecraft mashup bullshit, but this movie, for all its faults, is genuinely charming the skepticism out of me right now.  Its heart is in the right place, and it’s obviously made with love, which is more than you can say for most of this low-budget rubbish.

Plus, a T-rex just attacked a young man negotiating his first shag with a street prostitute.

Tell me that’s not what we look for in a quality motion picture.

Spooky!

Tomorrow is when I open up my annual “Kevin’s Spooky Bound-and-Gagged Ride in the Trunk Way out into the Country Frightfest!  With Frights!”  This year promises to be so scary that you won’t even be able to remember enough details to give to the authorities!  Because of the trauma.

Don’t bother buying a ticket; the ride’s free!  If you’re interested in the Frightfest, hang around your house alone wearing your undies with all of the lights off.  Leave your doors unlocked.