tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post8972279130842725134..comments2024-03-21T18:54:06.548-07:00Comments on Old Enough to Know Better: MI4Steve Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12079658447270792228noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post-52588393506741225492011-12-28T08:33:07.818-08:002011-12-28T08:33:07.818-08:00Probably I'll catch both of these when they ma...Probably I'll catch both of these when they make it to the tube. Robert Downey's first Holmes was a kind of fun movie, but it was in no way Sherlock Holmes, save in name. Nothing against Holmes being physical -- it was established that he was an expert martial artist in the books -- but if that comes at the cost of his mental acuity? Downy's version is more a Victorian Jason Bourne, and for me, it didn't do it.<br /><br />Jeremy Brett is the still the champ for me, nobody else comes close.<br /><br />I tried a couple times to get into Stieg Larsson's books and something in the translation stopped me. <br /><br />People love the books and the two movies they spawned, but the first one, Hornet was, for me, brutal and bad.<br /><br />These days, it's not enough that a movie be well-acted and shot, I need to, on some level, like it. <br /><br />I had the same problem with the Da Vinci Code. Thought the book was so-so, and the movie a yawner.Steve Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12079658447270792228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post-62795774363482735432011-12-28T08:07:42.380-08:002011-12-28T08:07:42.380-08:00yep, saw it Friday and you're pretty much spot...yep, saw it Friday and you're pretty much spot on. The first 30 min's up to the boxcar (cool) were very entertaining, the rest seemed to be autopilot.<br /><br />Saw Sherlock Holmes (MUCH better than MI4) and Girl with the Dragon Tattoo as well (WOWWWW). I'd love to hear your reveiw of that one, well crafted surprising movie. Not often I'm stunned by a movie after I leave. Daniel Craig's acting was very controlled and restrained, he played the part. And Rooney Mara? There's good reason she was nominated for a Goldne Globesteve-vhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03889100992443991077noreply@blogger.com