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Indiana Jones and the Quest for Someone Who Still Gives a Rat's Ass (you are pushing your luck Solo)

There's only one definitive screen Sherlock and that's Basil Rathbone. As for re-imagining, lemme guess, some "urban" type doing some cliched little catch phrases. PASS

:::shuts eyes:::

Just keep swimming, just keep swimming...

And, aw shucks, Waitress looks cute (and not in the "It really wasn't all that great but it didn't suck and the leading man was handsome" sort of way).

The only thing worse than romcoms? Fucking romcoms that look like I might actually enjoy them. Sonofabitch.

Piranha, while not as craptastic as it's Cameron-directed sequel (Piranha! With WINGS! WHEEEE!), is still wonderfully craptastic. But I agree with your suggestions - the last thing I want is to hear "I've had it with these motherfuckin' fish in this motherfuckin' pond!"

And let's not forget Marshall also directed Dog Soldiers, one of the six good werewolf movies of the last 30 years.

Indiana Jones and the Search for My Dignity. And Pants.

Also, I'm not really a horror or suspense fan, but I would pay money to see Dory bite it. Or get bitten, take your pick. Most annoying goddamn cheerful finned character I've ever seen, and IMHO that's saying something considering the rest of the cast of Little Nemo. HATED that movie!

Hey Dustin, I heard about this as well and I'm pretty excited about it. But for every Sherlock Holmes, there is a Dolomite.....take a look at this:

Fallout Entertainment has acquired the rights to remake the 1975 blaxploitation action comedy "Dolemite." Company principal Bill Fishman is slated to direct from a screenplay being written by Jeff Hause and David Hines.

Dolemite -- inspired by a character created by comedian, writer, producer Rudy Ray Moore during the 1970s -- is an ex-con who, in attempting to regain control of his nightclub, is joined by a squad of "kung-fu fighting girls" and other allies as he goes up against all who stand in his way. Moore will executive produce and might have a role in the remake.

"I think there is a certain sincerity in the original that is kind of undeniable," Fishman said. "(Moore's) a cult figure and a luminary. ... He's an original.

"...sincerity...."?! "...luminary..."?! I can smell the casting of Eddie Griffin coming a mile away.

Welcome to the suck.

Wha happened to my post last week where I linked to the Waitress preview? Censorship sucks.

Author's Note: Redbeaniegirl, I can promise you went didn't seek to censor you. Often, our junk filter captures comments that have hyperlinks within them and swallows them whole, without our ever being aware. I suspect that is what happened in this case. We apologize, but given the extraordinary number of spammers we have, there's little we can do about it, except to warn you good folks to keep hyperlinks and penis-enlargement offers to a minimum.

Fair enough. Putting the petulant face away.

Absolutely Dustin.

My penis is already too large as it is. In my defense, they said the effects would wear off after a few hours. They really should put a warning label on those things.

Damn spammers.

Well, Cate Blanchett is 27 years younger than Harrison Ford, so that's only sort of grotesque. I guess. Is it just me, or has Ford reached mummification stage? Older or not, Connery is more plausible as an action hero. And I think that contemporary Connery as action hero is not a great idea.

As for Sherlock Holmes, what about Damien Lewis? Better him than Firth--who I like, but seems so inevitable as to be yawn-worthy at this point.

Damn you Nathan Fillion, why must you insist on taking all my money, WHY?

I just watched a newer version of Sherlock Holmes on PBS last night with Rupert Everett as Holmes. He wasn't your typical Holmes but I kind of liked it. And Ian Hart as Watson was perfect.

Just out of curiosity, isn't Cate Blanchette in the same age bracket as Calista Flockhart? (as in Harrison Ford's actual girlfriend)

"It sure beats the hell out of the more age-appropriate Rene Russo, who seems to land most of the decent older action-heroine roles."

RR is neither here nor there for me, ordinarily, but will the board disown me if I admit to the world that Russo in the Thomas Crown retread smoked the screen, and actually just bumped Suzy Kendall from my same-sex five list?

(What? I told you my SSL was film-specific.)

My personal favorite Sherlock Holmes movie? John Cleese in "The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It". It's fucking HI-larious. Made in 1977, Watson is "partially bionic", and Cleese is Cleese back when he regularly brought the funny.

And Ranlyt, I concur - Russo is insanely hot in that movie (which I admit, I enjoyed).

If he would be willing to change his Salford accent (which he can do, but hates to), I can see Christopher Ecclestone as a great Holmes. He has the acting ability, the enthusiasm and let's admit it, the profile. Colin Firth just wouldn't work in the story where Moriarty fires at the bust of Caesar thinking it's Holmes.

On an unrelated note, Dustin: any thoughts on the brouhaha around the new Julie Taymor Beatles-music-based film? I don't really know anything about her except that she's miffed that Joe Roth has edited her film almost out of existence to create his own version, but I had to side with her based on this review of Mr. Roth's resume from the New York Times "Mr. Roth...is himself a director of films like Christmas with the Cranks, Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise and Freedomland". I mean, really????

TK - I doubly concur, I love McTiernan's TCA (it's McTiernan after all--before he dropped the rollerball). TCA sits next to Wild Things, Showgirls, Killing Me Softly and Femme Fatale somewhere on my DVD shelves--they're my Faux-Feminism C-movie Eye-Candy Slickness for rainy sick days, and I have a massive softspot/blindspot for all five.

(Now I'm really truly irretrievably disowned.)

Gaah! I am so glad Nathan Fillion is getting work and Keri Russel isn't getting blown up by Tom Cruise (or whatever that nonsense was) but I hate it when trailers like that come and tell me I WILL TAKE YOUR MONEY because I can't not go see that movie. Damn.

I liked the "Young Sherlock Holmes" movie from the 80's. I remember at the time the CGI effects were very cutting edge. It's hard to read or watch Harry Potter and not think of it since the main characters were 2 boys and a girl in a private school with all sorts of weirdness going on. At least if I'm remembering correctly.

And I didn't think "Slither" was craptacular. It was intended to be a 80's horror/comedy throw back and I thought it worked great. It was nice to watch a horror movie and find I was enjoying it rather than enduring it. "Final Destination 3" was just crap.

Author's Note: I thought Slither was great, too, Rob. Craptacular, in this sense, is not at all pejorative. It's a compliment. See: Pajiba's Favorite Craptastic Films.

Um. I think I had an orgasm mid law-school seminar when you mentioned Colin Firth, Christian Bale, and Cillian Murphy in the same paragraph. Thanks for that Dustin.

One more hurrah for RR, I remember sitting between two guy friends at TCA and asking if either needed a napkin when the movie ended.

TCA sits next to Wild Things, Showgirls, Killing Me Softly and Femme Fatale somewhere on my DVD shelves--they're my Faux-Feminism C-movie Eye-Candy Slickness for rainy sick days, and I have a massive softspot/blindspot for all five.

That is not fair. You are already taken. Why do I fall for the ones I cannot HAVE?!!?!?!!!!

Also, there was a Sherlock Holmes comic. It was called Ruse from Crossgen. Excellent book, with a lot of inspiration from Sir Doyle's works. And instead of the Watsonish sidekick being a doughy man, it was a pretty hot woman who solved almost as many crimes as her employer.

You know I adore Sherlock Holmes when, instead of fussing about the not-yet-confirmed casting as I did with Harry Potter, or ranting like a nerd about stupid directors who change major canon facts for no reason like I did with Lord of the rings, I'm welcoming the idea of having a Sherlock Holmes anything made (TV series, film, comic book, blow-up doll, whatever) like it's a free trip to the Bahamas.

"Waitress" was MADE for my mother. She's obsessed with Fillion, is a great baker, loves anything out of Sundance, (like myself)... Perfect.

I'm all for Sherlock getting a new suit. I'm a big fan of bringing them into the present. Just not the future...

And getting Simon Pegg in there would be another version of Hot Fuzz. Which I'm not against, not one bit.

Ahem....fourthed (??) on the Rene Russo TCA kudos. She worked it well, that one. I don't have the other DVDs ranylt mentioned, but I surely have TTCA. I am mildly obsessed with the musical score. Shut up.

I like Cate Blanchett well enough as an actress, and I haven't seen all of her films, but I think I would have preferred Rene cast. Cate gives off a rather frigid vibe that doesn't seem to belong in an Indy film. But then Harrison Ford has no business in it, either, so what do I know?

Vermillion, the SH comic you referenced sounds intriguing.

I am loving all this TCA love--I've felt so...alone...for so long. Agreed, Daphne; I'd have to say one of the things that makes that movie for me is the way the music is used--like Conti realized he shared the same end-vowel with (early) Simonetti and went true Italiano.

I think Sherlock Holmes has already been reimagined 21stC-style just fine, in the guise of Gregory House.

Hadn't thought about it before, Daphne, but I agree with you about Cate's glacier vibe. I can think of a lone exception: The Gift.

So excited to see Waitress. And here's my "squee!" for Nathan Fillion AND a mention of "Dog Soldiers" on the same page.

The problem, however, may be in casting; it almost feels as though Colin Firth is a shoe-in, though I suspect that's no way to improve upon the BBC series.

Matthew Macfadyen! I've loved him since Spooks. When they got rid of Tom Quinn I quit watching.

I sure hope they get author Caleb Carr involved with the Sherlock Holmes reimagine. I can't think of anyone better suited for the task. For "just fun", I sure enjoyed his Holmes novel "The Italian Secretary".

And by the way Hollywood... where is the film version of his fantastic novel THE ALIENIST?

As a huge Holmes/Brett fan, I don't want to see someone under 35-40 play him. How 'bout Christopher Eccleston?

What amout is "$100,00,asshole", exactly?

Dame Russo is hot, but I would much prefer some Lady Blanchett, talk about scrumptious!

You know what the secret to RR in the TCA was? Her hair. She had this great short cut and it let her neck and shoulders work it, and...well, I have the DVD and it's a full-on straight girl crush for me. I love PB in that flick, too, and the music, and all the glorious settings. It's a supreme guilty pleasure.

Sally: Matthew Macfadyen! I've loved him since Spooks. When they got rid of Tom Quinn I quit watching.

Really? The guy has even one facial expression less than Keanu.

My favourite Sherlock: Tarkin!

And please allow me in your RR fanclub. Is she actually getting any work these days. I hope she doesn't have to wait till she reaches Helen Mirren's or Judi Dench's age to land some good roles.

Funnily enough, the BBC will be showing their latest Holmes adventure - Sherlock Holmes and the Baker Street Irregulars - in the next couple of weeks (I think)... directed by Julian Kemp, with Jonathan Pryce in the titular role, Bill Paterson as Watson, and Michael Maloney as Inspector Stirling. Looks quite promising.

I have to agree with the sparse like-minded above posters, I think Eccleston would be fantastic as Holmes.

at first I thought it read: Sylvester Stallone returns in the unspectacularRocky Balboa, the fantasy flick.and i started laughing in my cubicle.
anyway, about SH - whoever gets picked, the most important thing is that they pick the best actor for the role, and not that the only qualification for the role is - being a famous brit. they have to achieve what d. suchet did as poirot - embody sherlock for the kids of tomorrow. i think that maybe even an unknown actor would work well

My only fear is that they'll re-make Holmes into some slick, broody action hero with (insert generic female starlet here) as his nubile and semi-intelligent love-interest. It worked for batman because that's what batman was about. Holmes was always cheeky, cool and solved mysteries with his mind first and foremost. The action always came at the end and was actually plausible. I'm wary of this one.

Well so far, I count three votes for Ecclestone, two for Pegg, one for McFayden (sp?) and a timely reminder of the inspiration for House. Any advance on Ecclestone or shall we just call the studio and demand they cast him?

Throw in another vote for Ecclestone, Paddy.

If he's unavailable, someone in another thread just reminded me that Ray Stevenson's around to fill in nicely, should Babylon Fields not take off.

"I think Sherlock Holmes has already been reimagined 21stC-style just fine, in the guise of Gregory House.

Posted by: Nova at March 20, 2007 9:18 PM"

You read my mind...I would absolutely love to see Hugh Laurie as Sherlock Homes, especially considering he'd basically just be playing House.