Dear Sumal and other Holmesians,
 
I, for one, have seen most of Guy Ritchie's films. But for the sometimes
incomprehensible Cockney accents and gobbledygook words (to my ears, at least),
they are pretty good on the whole. In fact, "Phir Hera Pheri" was a sort
of Indian version of "Lock, Stock, & Two Smoking Barrels" with only 3 instead of
4 friends.
 
But for him to make a movie on Holmes would be like me trying to write about,
say, Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar, about whom I don't know much except for that
(moral?) story of his trying to feed his clothes. Guy Ritchie should definitely
have consulted the experts or least online societies like us.
 
 
Sridhar
PS: Robert Downey Jr. is a very good actor but he does not in any way resemble
Holmes. And what about his height? Is he tall enough?
 

--- On Sun, 12/21/08, sumalsn <no_reply@...> wrote:

From: sumalsn <no_reply@...>
Subject: [sherlock holmes society of india] Re: Sherlock Holmes new movie
To: SherlockHolmesSocietyofIndia@...
Date: Sunday, December 21, 2008, 9:34 AM






Dear Homlesians,
I think Guy Ritchie is taking too many liberties with the Canon. It
seems that Lord Blackwood is the arch villian in this movie according
to press reports. I do not think there is aLord Blackwood anywhere
mentioned in the Canon.Should' nt Sherlock Holmes Society of London
stand up and protest on the distortions? Why could'nt the production
company consult eminent Sherlockians like Peter Blau, Chris Redmond
etc before venturing to produce a movie on Sherlock Holmes
Sumalsn


















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