#sherlock holmes (2010)

[kajaono]

What we can learn from disputed Sherlock Holmes portrayals

After watching Asylum Sherlock Holmes (aka the one with the dinosaur) and The hound of the Baskervilles (the Christmas TV movie, 2002) recently I found out that both Sherlock Holmes portrayals get a lot of hate

And I can totally see why. Because both have a really odd take on Sherlock. Let me give you a short run through :

The hound of the Baskervilles - Richard Roxburgh as Sherlock Holmes

First - and the most obvious reason - his whole look. Blond hair?! BLOND?!

And when we see him after he is hiding in the moor for a few days to spy on Watson, he looks like this:

Unshaved, without a tie... I know what this look was supposed to be but honestly? He looks a guy i can meet in my neighboorhood... in 2024!

I know it is unfair to compare everything with Jeremy Brett but... This is how Brett!Holmes looked when Watsons finds him hiding in the moor

Also Richard Roxburghs' portrayal of Sherlock is kinda… flat. He fails to add anything new or valuable to the character. He is stiff, he is clever, he has a hard time connecting with people… but apart from that he isn’t Sherlock Holmes. He could be the leading detective in every random British afternoon tv show. As Sherlock? Hard pass. No wonder he got replaced in movie 2…

Asylum Sherlock Holmes - Ben Syder as Sherlock Holmes

Oh boy… where to start? This Sherlock is… he isn’t Sherlock. He is tiny, he is extremely affectionate, he dress casual but not in an eccentric way (like RDJ... I know they had no budget left after the CGI dinosaur... but come on! Give him a vest at least!)... and he is named Robert?! I know they had to save budget but you can not tell me there wasn’t a stiff looking tall black haired actor anywhere on London.

While both of them are absolutely mis-casted, they both had moments that stood out to me… and I think that should be featured more in other Sherlock Holmes adaptations.

Let us stay with Asylum Sherlock for a little longer.

What I really REALLY loved about this adaptation was how affectionate this Holmes is with his Watson. Yeah Holmes also plays his games with Watson, yeah he also behaves like an asshole occasionally and is the reason Watson nearly drops to death at the white cliffs of Dover. But the moment he sees that Watson is in real danger he is the first to jump to his rescue. I also like that he tiny. This is an interesting change. But to make that work his Watson has to be HUGE. Tall as a tree. Towering over his Holmes.

Like this here (second one)

art by @paperbagedhead (please tell me if i should remove it).

we can see a glimpse of it in the Sherlock Holmes adaptation "Gosick" but this the only one I can name... Give me more tiny Sherlock!

I also like the idea that Sherlock is only made-up name. I think they have that in Miss Sherlock as well... but much much better handled. Robert... honestly, who thought this was a good idea?!

And for The hound of the Baskervilles 2002 I like that Watson was allowed to set boundries and that Holmes was the one who had to be rescued at the end. (Do you know that this is the main reason people dislike his Sherlock? Because he had to be saved by Watson? People are weird... Thats such an AMAZING turn of events. More wounded Holmes who has to be rescued by his Watson... I am still thinking a lot about Asylum Holmes screaming in pain and begging Watson to not give him drugs after his leg got cut open...)

So in summary. The good input these adaptations gave us and that should be used more (imo):

Affectionate Holmes (with limitations and rules) but allow him to gently touch his Watson

Tiny Holmes

Sherlock as a made up name

Vunerable Holmes who has to be saved by his Watson

The moment Asylum Johnlock nearly kissed mhm... what?

[mwagneto]

we rewatched the sh movie with the dinosaur and the dragon. still awful. 10/10

[helloliriels]

Rewatched Asylum Holmes and had to share. New art in the works, too. Still noodling on it. How does something so terrible inspire so many new thoughts??? lolol

My 99th Work on AO3!

Hells yeah! I have nearly 100 posts on AO3 and I'm mildly freaking out!

That's almost a post per week for the last 2 yrs, not counting individual chapters??!!! A want to give a HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who has reached out to say hi! and dropped a note of encouragement. It means the world to me! Without Tumbles ... I would never have found AO3 or the rest of the fandom. I love this mad hellsite!

Watson Has 99 Problems But A T-Rex Ain't One!

Made in honour of that lovely tight little vest in Sherlock Holmes (2010) the same year of our Lord & Saviour, BBC Sherlock! Only with Dinos ... honestly ... BBC, take some pointers here ... ?

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[petite-madame]

Superwholock - "Good job, Gentlemen !" - (2024)

Time for a drink after saving the world once again! 😁

[hottopic-wannabe]

i kinda hate how so many people portray john as a super nice guy who can't do no wrong, like c'mon, john is an asshole in his own special way, you should give him credit for that

[musingsbysari]

[kajaono]

Why was his vest so short... WHY?!

The hero England deserves. 

I saw the the 2010 “Sherlock Holmes” movie last weekend during 221BCon (twice) and had a lot of fun, and the meme Crop-Top Watson was the cherry on top. 

Dino Sherlock coming whenever I figure out how to manage work load without dying  soon.

[radyoaktif-ghostt]

I wanted to share it here too ^^

The reason I put flowers is because of their meanings^^

[ohwatson]

because i’m so normal about that one detective and that show they made about him in 2010 i had to move to the city that was built in his honor :) hopped over to the sherlock holmes museum with a uni friend this morning & totally wasn’t grinning the whole time before we went to have lunch in speedy’s featuring wonderful art by @khorazir on the menu (i had the chicken ceaser!). russell park is a stone’s throw away & we did search for THE exact “who’d want me for a flatmate” bench but settled for a tea instead. live laugh love sherlock holmes.

[johnlockbbc]

Guys guys who else thinks it’s time for a resurrection of the Sherlock fandom I feel like we need a fourth wave who’s down

[contact-guy]

In September I watched Guy Ritchie Sherlock Holmes and it ruined my life I really cannot stress how much I love these movies

[kajaono]

Found this at the flea market today

Can not wait to finally witness this masterpiece

[screengifs]

@giftober 2024 Day 4: SLOW MOTION Holmes, Watson, and Simza flee through a forest in slow motion as they´re attacked by enemy soldiers. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)

[waithtron]

[gayfurbyboi]

Sherlock Timetravel AU

the last panel is the coolest 😎

I pin because this took me 8 hours

I hope you enjoyed!! This is mostly just a lil concept thingy that I've had in mind for a while, Idk if I will continue it but I do have ideas for more stuff.

Edit: I did continue it

[werrrrrrrrrrrrrrrcat]

Oh my toxic to fluff yuri