Last year at Thanksgiving, I wrote some "thank you" notes (in the style of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon). So this year, I'm going to do it again! And boy, do I have a lot of people to thank!
*Que Thank You Note Music*
Thank You, Joss Whedon,
For for making the BEST. SUPERHERO MOVIE. EVER.
Sincerely,
Loveable Freak
Thank You, "Final Act" from Sherlock's Soundtrack,
For keeping me sane while fighting freaking Young Xehenort in Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance. I could've killed someone if not for you!
Sincerely,
Loveable Freak
Thank You, Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance,
For making me a fan of Riku.
Sincerely,
Loveable Freak
Thank You, Skepkitty,
For doing your blog, The Half-World. It's always entertaining to read your MSTs.
Sincerely,
Loveable Freak
Thank You, Sherlock,
For finally convincing me to read the books, and subsequently making me a Sherlockian.
Sincerely,
Loveable Freak
Thank You, Robert Downey Jr.,
For being awesome. 'Nuff said.
Sincerely,
Loveable Freak
Thank You, Guy Ritchie,
For making one of the best movie series EVER!
Sincerely,
Loveable Freak
Thank You, Hans Zimmer,
For being a fantastic composer!
Sincerely,
Loveable Freak
Thank You, Joan Watson/Lucy Liu,
For being awesome!
Sincerely,
Loveable Freak
Thank You, Christopher Eccleston,
For being my favorite Doctor. You, sir, are fantastic. Absolutely fantastic.
Sincerely,
Loveable Freak
Thank You, Steven Moffat,
For writing both my favorite Doctor Who episodes and favorite Sherlock episode.
Sincerely,
Loveable Freak
Thank You, Neil Gaiman,
For being a fantastic writer.
Sincerely,
Loveable Freak
Thank You, Mark Gatiss,
For writing my second favorite Sherlock episode, and being Mycroft.
Sincerely,
Loveable Freak
Thank You, Jude Law,
For setting my Watson standards, and just being neat.
Sincerely,
Loveable Freak
Thank You, Martin Freeman,
For RIPPING MY HEART OUT IN "THE REICHENBACH FALL"! ...Oh, and being charming...
Sincerely,
Loveable Freak
Thank You, Benedict Cumberbatch,
For being wonderful.
Sincerely,
Loveable Freak
Thank You, buddy2blogger,
For being the closest thing to a regular I have here, following my blog, and reading my Sherlock posts.
Sincerely,
Loveable Freak
Thank You, UnicornSlayer,
For reading and commenting on that fanfic of mine. And encouraging my use of gifs. And following me.
Sincerely,
Loveable Freak
Thank You, Lythium33,
For the commenting conversation on the end of the world. It was really fun talking to you. Oh, and for following me!
Sincerely,
Loveable Freak
Thank You, Anonymous (however many people you are),
For the comments. Especially my old friend who I know is (one of the) anon(s). I miss you!
Sincerely,
Loveable Freak
Thank You, Insane Guy of DOOM,
For killing me off spectacularly in that trollfic of yours! That made my life!
Sincerely,
Loveable Freak
Thank You, ASBuisnessMagnet,
For actually commenting here. And the shout-out and cameo in your fanfics!
Sincerely,
Loveable Freak
Thank You, TROXA and xion-puppet,
For more or less reassuring me that my Xion-defending post wasn't a terrible rant-y thing to post after all...
Sincerely,
Loveable Freak
Thank You, abby.spiaggi, OGO, and Neelam Ali,
For following this little blog of mine.
Sincerely,
Loveable Freak
Thank You, My Family and Friends,
For being wonderful family and friends. I couldn't have asked for a better group of people to be in my life.
Sincerely,
Loveable Freak
And...
Thank You, All My Readers I Failed To Mention Earlier,
For taking the time to read my ramblings, ravings, and rantings (oh my!).
I appreciate you guys.
Sincerely,
Loveable Freak
Happy Thanksgiving to you all. Enjoy your holiday, however you celebrate...
At long last, I'm properly reviewing Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows! I've stated how much I love this movie, but now I'm going to go more in-depth about my thoughts on this movie (it's gonna take a while), and it may include a tad more...
I'm using some gifs now. Gifs are cool.
So be forewarned, those who haven't seen this fantastic movie! Here, there be spoilers.
Okay, before I get to the actual movie, I have to comment on two of the DVD's ads. One, I find it kind of funny that they have an anti-smoking ad on the DVD, when Holmes and Watson clearly smoke in this movie! (If I'd have been thinking, I'd have kept a tally. Oh well, what could have been...)
Second, I love that they have an advertisement promoting the DVD and Blu-Ray for Sherlock Series II (or "Season II" as they called it to make it easier for us Americans...). I think it's nice that they aren't pretending they're the only Sherlock Holmes anything out nowadays and promoting another Holmes work. See, Sherlock fandom? They can play nice with the other Sherlock Holmes works and get along! So why can't we all get along?
Okay, on to the actual movie. A Game of Shadows chronicles the adventures of Sherlock Holmes (played once again by Robert Downey Jr., or "Downeylock" as I call him) and Dr. John Watson (played by Jude Law, who I have yet to come up with a clever nickname for... ("LaWatson?" "Lawson?")) as they trek across Europe (mainly France, Germany, and inevitably Switzerland) to stop the nefarious Professor James Moriarty (played by Jared Harris, who I haven't even bothered with nicknaming, yet). Along the way, they get help from a band of gypsies, Watson gets married, Holmes, Moriarty, and their respective allies cause a lot of stuff to blow up, and we get what is in my humble opinion the best. movie. ending. EVER!
Okay, so first of all, in this movie, Rachel McAdams's Irene Adler ("McAddler"?) is killed via poison by Moriarty, because she is of no further use to him. *sigh* I shall miss her and her Catwoman/Batman-eske dynamic with Downeylock. WHY MCADDLER!? As cool and nonchalantly as Moriarty killed you here, WHY MUST YOU DIE WHILE LARA PULVER'S ADLER ("Padler?" Oh, I give up on coming up with nicknames until further notice!) LIVES!? (Oops. "Belgravia" spoilers...)
Though, I did read a theory by some anonymous guy on TV Tropes that Adler could be alive and faked her death. I don't know, I think it's unlikely, and it probably won't happen. But I can see how it could be possible. Like if you do the math that:
Irene Adler's proven to be >/= (<- greater than or equal to sign) Sherlock Holmes,
and Sherlock Holmes >/= Professor James Moriarty,
so by law of substitution/just plain logic,
Irene Adler >/= Professor James Moriarty.
*sigh* Movie!Adler, you are SO much easier to do abstract math for than Sherlock!Adler...
Anyway, enough of that. Besides, Downeylock is still awesome, with or without her! He doesn't need to be in a romantic relationship anyway...
Yes, Downeylock is still as amazing as he was the last movie, if not more so. In fact, I love how they show that, despite being undeniably brilliant, he's not some omnipotent, deductive god, and screws up sometimes. He's still very much the Holmes I fell in love with and made me fall in love with Sherlock Holmes things in general.
And, again, Jude Law shines as Watson once again. I love that they let Watson be brilliant here, as well. Like when he gets in on Sherlock and Mycroft's (Sherlock's older brother) "deduct-off". Even Mycroft admits "he's not as dull-witted as you say..." (a clever nod to the "not so bright" interpretation of the good doctor.) But I do admit to getting a giggle out of seeing him, the "straight man" of the duo, drunk, hungover to the point of almost acting like a small, sleepy child, and ridiculously dancing in this movie, too... ;)
The duo's chemistry is still amazing in this movie. Though, I must admit, they certainly got more... "bromantic" this time around. The most blatant examples (to me) being that... kind of awkward fight scene on the train (which I can't help but wonder what was going through the minds of Moriarty's men when they saw that) and the ballroom dance scene:
Yeah... I think it's a bad sign when, during the scene where Holmes is only mostly dead and Watson's trying desperately to bring him back, that besides thinking: "The adrenaline shot/epi-pen/Chekhov's gun, Watson! Use it! It's a better use then what you were planning to use it for, man!", I was half-expecting him to try to use the kiss of life? (Which then prompted me to be filled with shame, and fear I was turning into one of those fangirls...) But all joking, snark, and possible over-thinking aside, I still love their friendship.
One more and again before getting to the "new stuff", Hans Zimmer's music is still as glorious as always. My two favorite songs this time being "The End" and "Romanian Wind".
ANYWAY, enough being a broken record, on to some of the newer elements! :D
First of all, the big thing here is Holmes's arch-nemesis, Moriarty! Jared Harris plays Moriarty spectacularly! Yeah, I know in an earlier post I said I preferred Andrew Scott's Moriarty (and I still like him, but I'll get into why when I review "The Great Game"), but at the time, it had been about three months since I'd seen this movie, so it was a little fuzzy. Except for the scene where he IMPALES SHERLOCK'S SHOULDER WITH A HOOK, HANGS HIM FROM SAID HOOK, PLAYS/SINGS SHUBERT TO HIM, PLAYS SHERLOCK'S CRIES OF AGONY OVER A PA SYSTEM SO WATSON CAN HEAR, AND BASICALLY TORTURES SHERLOCK! Yeah, that scene was still (and always will be) engraved in my mind forever!
But now that I've re-watched this at least twice, I feel I can appreciate him a little more than the me of seven months ago. He's clever, subtle, and just magnificently evil. It's really awesome to watch, as all good villains are. He is very much the evil equivalent of Holmes. And his plan in this film (to buy up all the businesses that deal with war necessities, then instigate The Great War/World War I) is ingenious. And the final showdown between Holmes and Moriarty is fantastic. They pretty much fight most of it in their minds, via classic Holmes-O-Vision and spectacular new Moriarty-O-Vision! (Warning: Moriarty-O-Vision is not available in all incarnations...) I'll get to the resolution of that later. Anyway, Moriarty is great here. Nice job, Harris. I'm sorry I said I thought I liked Scott's more, I like you both equally for different reasons (and some similar ones I'll explain in a later post). Moving on!
We also have Moriarty's right hand man, Col. Sebastian Moran (Paul Anderson). He is just as awesome as his boss! Moffat! Gatiss! Thompson, maybe! (But mostly Gatiss, he is in charge of the "Empty House" episode, after all...) If you're reading this, watch this movie and take notes! Moran had better be this awesome in Series 3 of Sherlock! I really hope we see him again. But, just for an example of how awesome Moran is here, I present a (sadly poor quality) clip:
LIKE. A. BOSS.
And we also finally meet Mycroft Holmes! Here, he's played by Stephen Fry (who now I can't think of without thinking of this song). Fry does a great job of playing Sherlock's older brother. He was the first one I ever saw as Mycroft (again, I saw these movies before Sherlock and reading the books), and I like him for that. And I love how, like his character's first appearance in the story "The Greek Interpreter", he and his little brother "Sherly" get into a little "Deduce-Off". It was a nice way to introduce him.
One more character introduced is a new character: a gypsy named Simza played by Noomi Rapace. She (the character) is alright, and Rapace plays her well, but I'm not attached to the character. I don't dislike her, but I don't adore her, especially not like Adler or (as I came to adore with this movie) Mary Watson (formerly Morstan). But, I will admit, I am jealous because Sim got to steal then wear Watson's hat. >:( Lucky...
Anyway, the moment I've been waiting to get to: The Ending! The ending was phenomenal! Again, when I first saw this, I had no idea about The Canon, the movies were all I knew. So I was shocked when Holmes grabbed Moriarty and flung the two of them over the falls. I remember thinking:
"No... They can't be doing this. He... he can't be dead. He survived somehow...Right?"
Then it got to the funeral, and Watson's narration. And then I thought:
"They...they're going through with this? :( But... but I don't want Holmes to die. I like him..."
Then came the end, where it's revealed that Sherlock did survive! And he's hiding in Watson's house in his "urban camouflage"! (which, by the way, makes it fun to re-watch to try and spot him) To which I felt like applauding. My thoughts were something along the lines of:
"You faked your own death and are hiding, in camouflage, in your friend's house without his knowledge?"
Okay, I added the "I bloody love you" part later...
It was quite a finale. Though my inner scientist can't help but wonder how. I mean, yes, he had the breathing thing, but with the force of the fall, the rocks at the bottom, and the cold water... I know, it's just a movie, I should really just relax, but I still want to know. He let go of Moriarty, so he obviously didn't use him to cushion the impact like a human air bag. Was it some crazy survival thing? Is he just more durable? Or is it just the fact he's played by Robert Downey Jr., so I should accept that as the answer for now and deal with it?
...He's played by Robert Downey Jr., I should accept that as the answer for now and deal with it...
Okay, wow, this is long. Last minute thoughts:
I cracked up at watching Sherlock Holmes ride a pony. I feel that sentence should be followed by a "your argument is invalid". Thus, I love it.
I have a lot of favorite scenes. The aforementioned Pony, Riechenbach! (DUN DUN DUN!*thunderclap*), and final scenes. The gypsy camp scene (Watson dancing ridiculously and Holmes... dancing(?). That is all). The forest scene (loved the striking visuals and Moran's quick scoping). The opening scene (Oh, Adler, I will miss you next movie. And Sherlock is still the man). The train scene (Mary got to do something awesome, Watson and Holmes were awesome as usual, and we got to see Robert Downey Jr. in drag! XD) And.... Well, let's stop there before this list gets too long... ;)
I liked seeing more of Mary and Watson together (ah, my honest OTP! How I love their relationship. Especially in The Sign of Four). Heck, I loved seeing more of Mary, period. She did a lot of awesome things in this movie, like when she pulled Watson's gun on the guy attacking them. I hope they ignore the fact Mary dies before "The Empty House", and let her be in the next movie. Hey, maybe she'll get to tag along with Holmes and Watson next time! Please? I really like her...
I noticed last time I watched this, on the train, Downeylock at one point (shortly after pushing Mary off the train ("I timed it perfectly!")) calls Watson "John". I think it was nice to hear a little "first name basis" use. Shows Cumberlock's not the only one (as far as I know of) capable of doing so. Your move, Millerlock!
I still want everyone's hats...
Am I the only one who thinks Downeylock totally secretly tagged along on Watson's honeymoon at the end?
I find it funny that yet another movie with Jude Law has him narrate (at least at the beginning and the end) as his character types at a typewriter, writing about the main character.
And I also want Moran's dart cane. That is awesome.
Overall, this is still one of my favorite movies ever. It's just amazing, and everyone (after watching the first) should watch it.
Yes, at long last, I'm reviewing Sherlock Holmes, as promised. I love this movie, I really do. One of my favorites. I consider this to be my first Sherlock. Well, technically I saw a movie in-class in eighth grade, but I wasn't blown away. I don't even remember what it was called. All I remember is that it involved a woman and there were music boxes. That's it. Maybe someone with better Sherlock knowledge than I can help me out. So, the 2009 movie was the first Sherlock that got me into Sherlock Holmes.
But enough babbling, let's get to the review!
So, this movie is about Holmes and Watson trying to stop Lord Blackwood from essentially taking over England. Along the way, they get assistance from Irene Adler, Holmes tries to meddle with Watson's relationship with Mary Morstan, Professor Moriarty makes a few cameos, and we get forshadowing for the next movie.
Alright, first of all, the leads. Jude Law is fantastic as Dr. Watson. He does brilliantly portraying him like the original from the stories. And Robert Downey Jr. does good as Holmes. While, yes, there are some flaws, he does great. And I love the dynamic between the two characters. You can almost tell they've known each other for a long time. Like you can tell Watson accepts Holmes the way he is, but at the same time he's not going to put up with everything. It's sort of like: "Yes, Holmes, I know you're brilliant. But I've stopped being in awe a long time ago. And quit killing Gladstone!" I think the movie summed it up nicely; that they're brothers, not in blood, but in bond.
...And I also enjoyed when Watson was trolling Holmes about Irene Adler. ("You're not her type, she prefers ginger dwarves!")
Speaking of Adler, I prefer this Irene to the Irene Adler in Sherlock. She;s pretty awesome. TV Tropes did mention she's a tad "flanderized" (exaggerated) into this femme fatale thief, and I do admit, it's a little true, but I don't think that's too negative a portrayal. And at least she's not a dominatrix.
But I will admit, re-watching the movie, I can see some flaws with her character. Like I'm not too pleased with the implication Irene's been married to multiple men. On one hand, yay, possible acknowledgement to the fact she got married (to man named Godfrey Norton, AKA not Sherlock Holmes) in "A Scandal in Bohemia". But on the other hand, I don't like her doing that. And, yes, I would love to see a recent adaptation that doesn't have Irene Adler ans Holmes's love interest. But, I do admit, I like the "Batman/Catwoman"-eske dynamic the two have here.
...And my thought when she ran out at started shooting Blackwood's goons as Holmes and Watson were planning was: "Alright, let's do this!LEEROY JENKINS! IRENE ADLER!"
Lord Blackwood is a decent villain. I have to admit it. He's no Moriarty, but he is admittedly fairly brilliant. Fun fact: the introduction to my copy of The Complete Sherlock Holmes: Vol. II brings up the name of a rival magazine (to the one that published the original Holmes stories, no doubt) was called Blackwood's. Hmm... Cleverness on Ritchie and Co.'s part, or just a coincidence?
Okay, as for Lestrade. I think he's alright. I don't really have much of an opinion on him, honestly. I admit, I prefer Rupert Graves's Lestrade. But, I do love how the movie's Lestrade (and some of the other cops) are still loyal to Holmes. Even if Holmes mocks Lestrade... a lot. Seriously, he's like Anderson to Cumberbatch's Sherlock. I can just picture it:
Holmes : Don't move, don't speak, don't breathe, I'm trying to think. Lestrade, face the other way, you're putting me off.
Lestrade: What, my face is?
Anyway, re-watching the movie having read the stories has led to much squeeing from me, since now I understand the references. *insert obligatory Captain America joke here* Like I'm positive the statement Holmes would've made an excellent criminal, and the "Crime is common, logic is rare" are from the canon. And shooting V.R. into the wall. The watch deduction. And, of course, "worth the wounds."
But, knowing the canon's causes me some problems, too. So, this Holmes had never met Mary before, and her parents are supposedly alive. So, does this mean The Sign of Four didn't happen? Then how did Mary and Watson meet here? Did Four happen (albeit differently) but Holmes just sent Watson to handle it (I mean, Watson does show a fair amount of deductive skill here), saying something like:
"Oh, this case seems uninteresting. You handle it. The case of Jabez Wilson, on the other hand... *chuckle* Red-Headed League..."
But, if not, what other cases have/haven't happened? And, what's this "Irene outwitted Sherlock twice" business? She only showed up once in the original. When'd she beat him a second time? And how many times have Adler and Holmes crossed paths if she says the hotel has "their old room"? Andandand...
I DEMAND AN EXPANDED UNIVERSE FOR THIS, RITCHIE! Ugh. Knowing and caring about the canon is making my head hurt. Make it stop...
Anyway, Hans Zimmer's music in this movie is awesome. It complements this movie beautifully. And this, kiddies, is why Zimmer's one of my favorite movie composers. Here's one of my favorites: "Panic, Sheer Bloody Panic".
And I love the "Holmes-O-Vision". It's always cool to see inside Holmes's head. And I have to give this adaption credit for weaponizing Holmes'sdeductive skills long before BBC's Sherlock did in "A Scandal in Belgravia".
Alright, some last minute thoughts:
-My favorite scenes are: The Boxing Match (I love the song "The Rocky Road to Dublin"), The Dinner Scene (since it showcased Holmes's skills brilliantly, and the scene with the gypsy fortuneteller always cracks me up. ("What of the warts?... Are they EXTENSIVE!?")
-Lord Coward has the worst name ever. No wonder he sided with Blackwood...
-I kind of got a little overjoyed when Irene said olives were Holmes's favorite. Because they're my favorite, too, and the more I have in common with various Sherlocks, the more geeky joy I get.
-The last time I watched this, I noticed this bit of dialogue... (paraphrased)
Watson: I'd only go to the country with my wife!
Holmes: Well, if we must...
Oh, Downeylock...
-"Suicide's not in his repertoire". FORESHADOWING!
-Everyone wears fantastic hats in these movies. I want them all. Just sayin'...
And finally...
...The joke had to be made. I regret nothing...
Well, that's my review. Next time: a proper review of Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows! Play me out, The Dubliners!
100 Posts. I did it. I've reached 100 posts. This is pretty big for me. So I said to myself, "Yo, Freak! Let's do something special!" And, well, I've been wanting to try and enter the world of fanfic MSTing. (For those unfamiliar with MSTing, it's when someone mocks a terrible work, first pioneered by the TV Show Mystery Science Theater 3000). So, for the 100th Post, I'm doing an MST of a fanfic!
I will be MSTing something I know's a trollfic (meant to be bad), that I found through the website TV Tropes. Why? Because one, I had some good snark, and two, I sort of know one of the author's other personas (at least, I think we're Internet acquaintances), so I don't feel so guilty :). This is "Sherlock Holmes Vs Jack The Ripper" by Sue Mary, and it's pretty much what the name implies, only wackier.
I should probably have a disclaimer... Nah! The words that aren't my own are in blue...
Well, no time to waste! Let's get started! ALLONS-Y!
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Authrons Note: Thsi story is based of teh 3009 movee off SHerlock.
I believe this puts another nail in that "The World Ends In 2012" conspiracy, if we have "3009" movies.
SHERLOOK HOMES VS JACK THE RAPER Sherlook at that body. Sherlook at that body. Sherlook at that body. I work out!
sHERLOCK an Wasson were at three house solving criem.
First they would solve the crimes against grammar, then they would solve the mystery of who left the Caps Lock on! Waton wad readin a paper of news an see a big artakle.
A paper of news. As opposed to a paper of fiction. "Serhock, there is big bad news Jick Ripper has murdred again!" Sherlock standing up on him toes and grolwled at mirror.
"Stupid mirror, I can't see my handsomeness if you keep thinking I'm as tall as Cumberlock!"
"THIS IS AN UNESEEPTABALE AKSHUN!" He pumped. "We must bring hiom to justace."
...Pumped? An Waton agreed becuz on eof teh Ripper's victums was his WIFE!
Mary died? :( Well, I'm sure RDJ!Lock can live with that, he doesn't have to share Watson anymore! (Sorry, couldn't resist... ;)) First tey went to da inner city for investiage witnessis.
Um, Sherlock? You know I'd never question your methods, but wouldn't any witnesses to Jack the Ripper's murders most likely be... oh I don't know, BRUTALLY MURDERED!? "I donnot no who he is but i seed him kill ones" Sherlock nodding an Whatson rited it alldown.
Well, can't argue with that logic...
It wis hard of find more witness becuz killer was gud trail stopper.
EXACTLY! THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING!
Then they fond a guy. It was wereworlf name Jacob lol.
Oh...
Oh, no...
JACOB KEEP YO' FILTHY TWILIGHT GERMS AWAY FROM MY SHERLOCK!
Jaco say "Followt me, I no were he living".
Well, that's convenient...
When da duges got there it was a hunted mansion!
But I thought they'd hunted the mansions into extinction! "Im scare!" Watson crieded and poppied his pants.
Oh, it's just a haunted mansion, Watson! Suck it up, be a man, and get back in character! Be a good example for Joan Watson!
"Stay stong Wasteon, we must do for justice"
Sherlock knows what's up...
An Sherlock brokened door becuse nocking would alert THE CRIMINAL!"
...
...
Well, can't argue with that logic...
Serching in the masnon was like an episod of Skooby Doo but no moosteers or id they?
DUN DUN DUN!!!
At mansion summit was atik but Sherlock didn't see nothing. "Criminal am not nowhere" Whutson say "Gived up, SSherlock note ven u can solved this"
Oh, ye of little faith, Watson. The Canon Watson and the Sherlock fangirls are ashamed of you...
But that ony sent him intro overdive!
Oh, snap!
Jakob who went with tem saw a thing "I saw thing!"
NAW, RLY?
When they go there it a box of trouble bcause a zombied Albert Einting camed out.
Somewhere a history buff is crying...
"Shertock, lets pump!" Waton plead but Sherlock shook "no"
Oh, ye of little faith. Martin Freeman's Watson is ashamed of you....
"We canort let this abnation of justaice not put to rest!" Battle was turlf.
Show, don't tell, author...
Alber first used a punch attak but Sherlock used BRANE BLAST to make it stop.
Thaaat's more like it!
Wheatson tried to run bu slip on a banama peel and fell so da audience laffed.
Andre Morell's Watson DEFINITELY is ashamed of you from what I've read...
"Return to dead or I wilt have to kill u!"
Oh, crap! Sherlock's bustin' out the Ye Olde Englishe! Things just got real! Sherlucksperated Ablert's head and he hurt but a box went an hit him da bowls.
...Um... Okay... Yay, I guess? Shertlock looked fro signs of the crush an see Watson had triped on a box that was so much flying to the very zombie Watson blush "Did I do that?" and da audience laffed again.
Nigel Bruce's Wats... No, that was the "stupid" Watson, so I guess he's not so offended...
"Good jub!" Hacob said but he was seekritly angary. ZOMG THIS COULDN'T POSSIBLY BE FORESHADOWING! It was a lung day sso Sherlock said "Les go home an serch more torromow" An Watson agreed.
Yay! Nothing accomplished, boys! *thumbs up*
Meanwhil at ta masion Jacob said to his dark mastar "Tey defeats zombie Albert Eientin an gotted aways."
WHAT A TWIST! That TOTALLY wasn't foreshadowed or nuthin'...
"Dont worry Jakob" say Jack the Ripper "I has present fro the heroes at there house!"
Aw, Jack got them a present! That is so nice of him! You know, Moriarty would nev...
...Oh, wait, it's a bad present. Oh.... Oh, okay! I get it, I-I get it now... An they lauffed because Jacob is a bad guy seekritly workin for Jack the Riper because im on Teem Edwin!
Jacob is a villain in Victorian London, secretly working for Jack The Ripper, just because the author's on Team Edward. Jacob is a villain in Victorian London, secretly working for Jack The Ripper, just because the author's on Team Edward.
Wrap your mind around that.
When Sherock and Watson got home they was get out keys when da house shalked and den burst an a dinosaur that was more bigger than the whole everything was dere.
Yup, the historical buffs AND the zoology/paleontology buffs are definitely sobbing... Dinosaur make roarl sounds an lunged at Waton but Sherlock punch away.
That defies all logic!
Do it again! "U THINIK U CAN EAT MY HOUSE AN FREND TRYANONOSAURS REKS!"
Sherlock Holmes Fact: Do not threaten a Sherlock's Watson, or he will straight up kill you, with extreme prejudice. (Or threaten to eat his friend Tryanonosaurs Reks, apparently...)
Dinosaur that was Tryanosaruso Rex laffed and tired to eat him. Sherlocks hasd to the theink fast. "What I do What I do" Watson sad "Eskuse me!" An it farted louder than sun which was sooooooo stonky.
*facepalm*Just when you thought she couldn't stray further from Jude Law!Watson's characterization...
...And all other, unmentioned Watsons are ashamed of him... Trex felled over an Shertlok see a sowrd which was Xcalibar an say "It only way to permantely defeat da Tranno forever for good and permanent" So he stabed it.
I think this scene defines the term "crazy awesome"... "CURSES!" Jack scramed. "How I kill now?"
I DON'T KNOW! How you kill before?
Jaco comfortated him with a friendly back massage.
Riiiiight. A "friendly" back massage. Totally not awkward. Well, he could do worse. Jack could be a newborn half-vampire, half-human hybrid...
"Thhanks Jaco, I neded that."
Is it sad that the villains have more bromance than the classic, timeless bromance does in the fic? Especially since this is about the Robert Downey Jr. Sherlock Holmes, with his jealousy issues? But how wuld he get revenging?
How? HOW!? Tune in next week for the... No, wait. There's more...
Shertock an Waton wents to a hotel becuse house was dino destroyed.
Waaait a minute... Was Gladstone in there? NOOOOO! GLADSTONE! CURSE YOU, JACK! KILLING THE DOG'S SHERLOCK'S JOOOOOOB! *sobs*
But hotle had a seekrit spurise for them…
*sniffle* That's nice of them. Maybe it's a new dog...
IT WAS JACK!
THAT'S NOT A GOOD SURPRISE!
"OH NO IS TERRORISTS!" Waatson cried an da audicene laffed.
Not sure whether to facepalm or laugh... So, I'm gonna do both...
"So ew meets at last Jack Ripper" Sherock demandlings. "Hahahahahahahaa I will kell u!" Say Jack an Jkaob was ther 2.
To borrow the one of the shticks of a fellow blogger, Skepkitty, from The Half World for a second:
The caul; that which covers or envelops as a caul; a net; a fold; a film.
I'll have him cut to the kell.
- Beau. & Fl.
2.
The cocoon or chrysalis of an insect.
So, Jack is gonna put Sherlock in a cocoon? Eh. I've heard of worse fates.
"NO WAY HOSE!" Screemed Sherlock.
Oh snap! Sherlock's breaking out the (bad) Spanglish! Things just got serious!
It wad time for teh final conflict of god vs evel.
Did Sue Mary just refer to Sherlock as a god? That totally wouldn't inflate his ego...
Sherlok attacks first wif FFIST UPNCH!
As opposed to a foot punch...
But Jacob went weareolf and grabed him arm.
Oh snap! C'mon Watson, now's your chance to redeem yourself! Do it for Mary!
Watson hids underd a bead an say "AAAAAAAAAAAA" really really loud.
*headdesk* Oh, COME ON! The hound from "The Hound of the Baskervilles" was scarier than Jacob. Heck, the dog in "The Copper Beeches" was scarier than him, and you shot it's brains out (like a boss)!
Jack Ripper Ripped Sherloak face but he grined the teeth and did head butt to break Jack nose. Waton pooped sooo much him pants exlodd. "I am scare!" He sayd wile Sherkok an Jack were FIGHTING.
Sherlock, I don't know how to say this, but your Watson's defective. You need to trade him in for a new one...
"Gives upd Shelock I will Ripe you like all da others I kirlled!" Sherlock got infushun of powar and justace so say "NO!" And wif power of true justice he did lots of punch and kick and chop fast liek speed of fast to win the grate victory. "Dead!" Yell JACK an Jacom as Shertok throws them out of windowed.
...Thank you for clarifying, guys. I would've thought you survived the power of true justice.
Next Dayu Sherloo and Waqtons was big news for kill of Jack teh Ripper. "Good jub guys!" Say King an givesd them key to da city of Englond.
Well, the good news is the history buffs aren't crying anymore. The bad news is they've lost their faith in humanity and the will to live! :(
TEH END
Yay!
I werked like 3 dayz on this stor so plaze give me good revioows this tiem guys.
You poor thing. Well, in that case... No. No I will not.
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So, there you go! My first MST! It's a little harder than I thought, but I'm willing to try again. So, what did you guys think?
I now return you to your regularly scheduled life...
So, I went to the Target twice in the last few days. And I had all sorts of fun. First of all, ALL THE AVENGERS STUFF IS THERE, NOW! WOOT! So I went to the Toys aisle to look at all the awesome, and to get opinions.
But wait, aren't I a little old and female to be looking in the Toys aisle for myself? No, no I'm not. XP
So, first thought I had was when I saw this figure of Iron Man on a motorcycle. Iron Man, in full armor, on a motorcycle. Said thought was "IRON MAN DOES NOT RIDE A MOTORCYCLE! HE CAN FLY!" Why is it toy developers are stupid about these things and give vehicles to characters that they don't need? Yes, Tony's awesome and could make a motorcycle, but he doesn't need one. Plus, he doesn't strike me as a motorcyclist.
Then, I say the Mini Muggs. OH SWEET LORD ALMIGHTY THE MINI MUGGS! THEY. ARE. ADORABLE! I want them. I wants them all. Especially the little Hawkeye. He's too adorable. With his little sunglasses and bow...
Then, I saw the Hawkeye bobble head. that I need as well. He would be my little Yes-Man. And it has been my week-long dream to have a bobble head with Jeremy Renner's likeness. I also wonder if they have Iron Man ones (especially ones with him sans helmet, so I can achieve my other dream of having a bobble head that looks like RDJ).
After looking at them, I wondered why Hawkeye didn't have any regular figures (besides his Mini Mugg and bobble head). Hawkeye is awesome! I love that guy! I love him so much... And Black Widow's got nothing. SHE IS FREAKING AMAZING! Did the people not see her legendary scene in Iron Man 2?
It's kind of chauvinistic. Guys are Black Widow fans. And girls love Avengers, too! (Just ask the people I follow/that follow me on Pintrest!) Maybe we want a Black Widow figure, too. THINK OF THE PERIPHERY DEMOGRAPHIC! >:( And Scarlett Johansson is awesome, too! She's earned the right to have her likeness cast in a plastic figurine that comes with accessories!
(Also, I looked at the Young Justice figures, too. I'm kind of mad Robin and Artemis don't have normal figures. Shame. They're my favorites. :( )
And finally, I looked at Dr. Pepper. I was overjoyed at them having Avengers cans. (Yeah, I have a reflex that requires me to stop and squee over all things Avengers.) Then I was sad. The Hawkeye and Black Widow cans were in Diet Dr. Pepper. I dislike Diet Dr. Pepper. Seriously, does anyone who would appreciate the cans drink Diet Dr. Pepper?
And if anyone does, could you wash them out and ship extras of them to me? :P
So, that was my experience at the Target. Anyone else have fun and/or interesting fangirl/fanboy/fanperson stories from shopping?
UPDATE: Went to Wal-Mart. THEY have Hawkeye action figures. (10 Points Wal-Mart) Still no Black Widows, though. >:(
Okay, so, everyone by now surely knows I kinda like all things Sherlock Holmes. Anyway, I just got Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7 (LOVE IT!), and I got to thinking...
They should SOOO make a Lego Sherlock Holmes.
Think about it: Warner Bros. does (distributes, whatever the term is) the recent movies with my beloved Robert Downey Jr. in them (oh, and happy 3 day late birthday to him :D). Warner is also responsible for Harry Potter and DC Comics, and there's been Lego Harry Potter and Lego Batman games. So I don't see why they couldn't give Sherlock the Lego treatment. I for one would LOVE a little Lego Holmes, Watson, and Irene Adler. Oh, the fun I'd have.
Plus, think of all the abilities that the characters could have. There could be the classics, like "girls jump higher", and such. And maybe Holmes could have some cool deductive stuff, like finding things other characters can't. And they could employ "Holmes-O-Vision" as a sort of "follow this button code" thing. And he could have little disguise boxes only he can get into, and wear his various disguises (and his epic camouflage!). Moriarty and Moran could leave bombs or something. Moran could snipe things, too. Watson would have a gun, too (maybe we could see the return of blaster targets like in Lego Star Wars). Irene could have special "Charm" doors, like in Lego Batman, that only she could enter.
AND, just for fun, you know how in Lego Indiana Jones, how Indy could whip his companions to pull them over and kiss them? And in Lego Stars Wars II: The Original Trilogy (Yeah, I play a lot of Lego games, don't judge me), whenever Lando and Leia got close, Lando'd kiss her hand? Maybe Irene can do a gender-reversed version of that: Irene kisses Holmes whenever they're in proximity of each other.
I would love to see the reenactments of the scenes. Part of the fun of the Lego games is how they parody certain scenes. Like, say, the part where Holmes pushes Mary off the train ("I timed it perfectly!") in A Game of Shadows, or basically any Clingy!Holmes moment. Heck, I'd also love to see how they'd interpret the "beneath this pillow" scene (if they even do it, maybe it would just be Holmes in his underwear). It would be awesome if they could get Eric Loomis (you know, the guy who voices Iron Man in Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes) to do Sherlock Holmes' gibberish. Since, you know, the similarity of his and RDJ's voices is uncanny.
They could probably release the potential game after the third movie comes out in 2013, since they tend to tie-in their game releases to the subject of the game's most recent release (Lego Pirates of the Caribbean came out around On Stranger Tides, for example). Plus, then we could get THREE movie levels.
And, on a wishful thinking note, if BBC/Moffat and Gattiss were nice and said okay, maybe an alternate Holmes and Watson costume could be BBC Sherlock!Sherlock and John (under something like "Sherlock Holmes (Modern)" and "Dr. Watson (Modern)"). Hey, a freak can dream, can't she?
So, anyone else want to see a Lego Sherlock Holmes? Anyone have any ideas? Don't stay quiet! Let me know!
Okay, so something that's really made the Sherlockians up in arms (besides Moffat and Gatniss) is this show CBS is currently getting a pilot for: Elementary. To summarize it, it's pretty much Sherlock IN AMERICA! I have a lot of mixed feelings about this. So, I'm going to express my thoughts:
-Rehab
First things first, the fact Sherlock's a recovering drug addict in this, having just gotten out of rehab, from what I read. In the classic books, Sherlock did smoke a pipe and was mentioned to have a cocaine addiction. HOWEVER, he functions perfectly fine on it (he later goes clean after eventually having a problem with it, but I think he broke it on his own (or with Watson), or so I've heard). And while Sherlock's Sherlock uses nicotine patches instead, there was a brief hint to him possibly having more serious drugs hiding around 221B in "A Study in Pink", during Lestrande's "drugs bust":
As for RDJ!Sherlock, he might, I'm not sure. He does tend to ingest... odd stuff (Jude!Watson: "You do realize this is for eye surgery?"). I actually read a kind of funny debate in the YouTube comments for this clip from Sherlock Holmes (the scene where the duo is in the stocks overnight) as to whether or not Sherlock took a snort of something or was just clearing his nose (personally, I agree with the "nose clearing", that was totally a handkerchief).
I'm not sure how I feel about Sherlock having to go rehab. As I said before, Sherlock was shown to be a functional addict when it comes to this. It's great they've actually shown some research, but Holmes doesn't strike me as a "go to rehab" guy. If nothing else, he'd probably try and break the habit himself. Or at least get Watson's help at the most. Unless Watson was showing some tough love and MAKING Sherlock go, that I can believe.
Hilariously, the thought of Sherlock going to rehab makes me think of this song:
Secondly:
-Female Watson
There is a big change this series, in that Dr. John Watson is now Dr. Joan Watson. Now, don't get me wrong, I like the idea of a girl Watson. Heck, I'd even like to see a girl Sherlock. Yes, part of me screams "BLASPHEMY! WATSON IS A DUDE!", but I'm sort of open to the idea...
BUT, I don't want it just be so Sherlock can have a love interest. I mean, the "female and male crime fighting duo becomes an item" thing's a little used. It would feel a little cliche.
PLUS, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson is the greatest bromance in literary history, and fictional history in general. Both the movies and Sherlock have shown that. Heck, they played it up even in the first episode of Sherlock, when John and Sherlock have only just met (Mycroft: "...And now you're solving crimes together. Can we expect a happy announcement by the end of the week?"). And the movies has Sherlock obviously a little jealous of having to share Watson with his wife. I really don't want the good thing the characters have had for ages to get changed drastically because Watson's a woman in this show.
Now, if Elementary wanted to push they envelope a bit, they could've had the duo remain two guys, but still have them become an item. Don't know how well that would be received, it'd probably divide the fandom a bit and make some people mad, worse case scenario. But IF Female!Watson and Rehabilitated!Sherlock (as I feel the need to call him) get together, it'll probably feel like they wanted to have the duo get together, but were too afraid of the taboo it could cause if it were two men.
Personally, I'm hoping their relationship never gets past "two really good friends". I'd like to see a male and female lead who remain great friends and nothing more. As sweet as "friend-turned-boyfriend/girlfriend" can be, it'd be nice to have some variety of male/female relationships. Heck, they can even have "like an old married couple" moments. I guess what I'm saying is that I want their relationship to remain more or less the way it is. Besides, Sherlock, for the most part, isn't really a "relationship" person, honestly (Except when it comes to Irene Adler in some adaptions, *cough*RDJ!Sherlock*cough*.)
...And it would be awesome if Female!Watson stays an ex-army doctor.
-The Station It's On And The Fear That Comes With All Adaptions
CBS is overrun with Law/Crime/Detective shows. Heck, all of network TV's overrun with those shows. Seriously, if it's not a comedy, it's more than likely a crime show with a hook. Plus, CBS already has a show with a hyper-observer consultant to the authorities. His name is Patrick Jane, and his show is The Mentalist, and it's good, from what few episodes I've seen. Heck, the creator even said Jane is based on Holmes! Is CBS forgetting this? I'm afraid Elementary would pretty much be white noise. Though now I'm liking the idea of a Mentalist/Sherlock crossover, though I know it's impossible.
And, there's the fear they'll just make it a generic detective show with the fact it has Sherlock being more or less just a gimmick. I hope the show sticks to/takes elements from the canon like Sherlock. And not have "boring", "generic" cases you get in every detective show. Nothing Sherlock does should be boring. As Moffat said, about Sherlock's stories:
"...they're about brilliant detection, dreadful villains and blood-curdling crimes... Other detectives have cases, Sherlock Holmes has adventures, and that's what matters."
I hope the people behind this keep this in mind, I truly do.
-Predecessors
The guy who's going to be playing Sherlock in Elementary has some high standards set for him. Robert Downey Jr. and Benedict Cumberbatch have both knocked it out of the park as the iconic sleuth in their own way. New guy's got a lot to live up to. For me, he needs to live up to the bar set by RDJ and Cumberbatch, AND somehow make his Sherlock stand out in a way. After all, RDJ!Sherock and Cumberbatch!Sherlock are different in ways, but still Sherlock in the end.
Same goes for Watson. She needs to be notable and still live up to the portrayals by Jude Law and Martin Freeman. You know, besides being a woman.
...
Now, I know that it's a little early to be worrying about it. It's just a pilot right now, CBS may not even pick this show up. I want to be optimistic about it. But I'm still wary. And for those worried about it being too much of a Sherlock ripoff, I read that if the people behind Sherlock see the show and find it to be too much like theirs, they'll take legal action. AND they're going to make sure this won't negatively impact their baby.
I'm afraid of there being a Sherlock Overload, too. I don't want this to be overdoing it like the vampire literary craze years ago.
I dunno, I might check it out IF it gets the okay, and only time will tell how this thing will turn out.
Until then, let's enjoy the awesomeness of Sherlock when it comes to the states May 6th, relive Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows when it comes out on DVD/Blu-Ray June 12th, and eagerly await Series 3 and the third movie in 2013. :D
So, I saw the results of The Golden Globes (I couldn't watch them, NBC kept screwing up >:(...), and was displeased by the results. Mostly because 1) Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows was not nominated (but maybe it wasn't out in time), 2) Superhero movies are NEVER nominated, 3) I rarely know what half the movies up are (It's usually the first I hear of most of the flicks), and 4) Two of the Animated Movie nominees I saw that I felt should have won (Rango and Puss in Boots) did not.
And the Oscars are more or less the same.
That's why I've decided to have my OWN awards! Featuring outstanding and entertaining moments and people/characters in movies, TV shows (read, mostly cartoons), and for the heck of it, video games.
So, without further ado, the nominees for the 1st Annual Loveable Freak Flag Awards!
*Awards may not have all categories due to the creator of the awards not having any ideas for some "typical" award, :(, and some categories have more nominees than others .*
AWESOME PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR
Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow (Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides)
Robert Downey Jr. as Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows)
Chris Evans as Steve Rogers/Captain America (Captain America: The First Avenger)
Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II)
AWESOME ANIMATED MOVIE
Rango
Puss in Boots
Phineas and Ferb: Across the Second Dimension
AWESOME TRAILER- FOR MULTIPLE FORMS OF ENTERTAINMENT
Eh, it's all I got so far. So, if anyone wants to vote on any of these, just go into the Comments and place your votes until 3/8/12. If not, then, well, we'll cross that bridge later...
