#sherlock holmes 1979

[ineffabletwaddle13]

Stamford and Watson go for a ride on a tandem bicycle and talk about Holmes

(Tandems were first available from 1889, with patents for similar ideas from a few years earlier. Assuming Holmes and Watson met in 1881 in this series, like they are supposed to have in the books, then how is there a tandem already?)

[matterofgayordeath]

Wait… they’re goated

[jeandejard3n]

Sherlock Holmes: Study in Red

[finalproblem]

Sherlockian Wednesday Watchalongs: 🎅 HoHoHolmes

🎶🎄 Deck the halls with all the Sherlocks, fa la la la la, la la la la! 🎄🎶

Wednesday, December 6 Sherlock Holmes: The Blue Carbuncle (1968 TV episode) Peter Cushing finishes out his run on this series with a mystery found inside a Christmas goose.

Wednesday, December 13 The Blue Carbuncle (1979 movie) Just when you thought you'd seen all the Soviet-era musical comedy Holmes adaptations, you find out about The Other One.

Wednesday, December 20 Tales from Dickens: A Christmas Carol (1959 TV episode) You know Basil Rathbone from his portrayal of one of the most famous characters in British literature, but now you'll see him… do that. Except with Scrooge this time.

December 24–26: 🎁 Bonus Holmes for the Holidays watchalong marathon! 🎁

Wednesday, December 27 The Great Mouse Detective (1986 movie) It's time for our annual visit with Basil of Baker Street.

Here’s the deal: Like Sherlock Holmes? You’re welcome to join us in The Giant Chat of Sumatra’s #giantchat text channel to watch and discuss with us. Just find a copy of the episode or movie we’re watching, and come make some goofy internet friends.

Keep an eye on my #the giant chat of sumatra tag and the calendar for updates on future chat events. We'll be having more special bonus events at the end of the year!

[holmesoldfellow]

German lobby cards for "Murder by Decree"/"Mord an der Themse" (1979)

[lexie-squirrel]

[iratesherlock]

* MURDER BY DECREE / ENGLISH / 2H 4M / 1979

— Christopher Plummer as Sherlock Holmes and James Mason as John Watson. — Directed by Bob Clark and distributed by AVCO Embassy Pictures and Ambassador Film Distributors. — Favorite Quality: These actors did a fantastic job at recreating the characters and their relationships.

I am beginning to understand that I prefer older/elderly Sherlock and John over all other iterations of the pair; I find them far more enjoyable than younger interpretations. This movie delivered on that so much that I nearly burst into tears when I first saw them appear; they’re just two old gentlemen teasing each other about the royal family at the theater. Murder by Decree was another movie based on the concept of Sherlock Holmes solving the case of Jack the Ripper, but I couldn’t quite figure out what was happening until the end—even then, I don’t think the plot was the best part of this movie. It was certainly better than a Study in Terror, and I enjoyed the reveal of the killer, it was not the climax, and it made me very emotional. I think it could have done better with the concept, but I did not expect the turns or plot twists, and I feel like I would gain an even greater appreciation for this movie if I were to watch it again (which I will be doing). While I do show a bias towards the actors who play Sherlock in television series, I want to express how incredible Christopher Plummer was for this character; and how fondly I will think of him in this movie, he was just so good. It may also be that Christopher and James had phenomenal on-screen chemistry; it felt like they were dear and loving friends. I loved watching them interact; I didn’t care about the mystery; I cared about how enjoyable it was to watch these two try and solve it together. When watching these movies and shows, I take notes as my memory is faulty, and I try to take note of what’s happening, how it sounds, and what it looks like, but the page I have just talks about how much I enjoyed the characters. Well, that and how hilarious the predator vision sequences were, like Jack was an 80s alien on board a spaceship. If I can give this movie another compliment, it was how alive most of the scenes in London felt and how crowded it seemed to be even without a large crowd of extras. When it comes to older movies, I feel like there’s a certain level of realism that modern movies lose, and I can’t figure out if it’s because the scenes are different or the cameras. Aesthetically it was not incredible, but sometimes it felt like I could step onto the streets of Victorian London, and that’s always a fantastic way to get invested in a story. Murder by Decree is not a movie I think you should watch for the plot, but one watched for how charming the characters were; well, that, and the cute pea scene. I love the pea scene.

[moviegroovies]

TOP MOVIES 2023

10. Dicks: The Musical (2023)

9. Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows (2011)

8. Citizen Kane (1941)

7. Sorry To Bother You (2018)

6. There Will Be Blood (2007)

5. Deathtrap (1982)

4. Prospect (2018)

3. Pitch Black (2000)

2. School Daze (1988)

The Hitcher (1986)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4svtRA23-A&t=1845s

[mssoapart]

Redraw of silly screenshots and quotes out of context, Sherlock au/Detective au (???I don`t know how to call it tbh) for the soul.

Screenshots and quotes are from:

BBC «Sherlock» 2010 - 2017.

Granada Television «The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes» 1984 - 1994 (But the quote from BBC «Sherlock»).

Soviet film «The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson» 1979 - 1986.

[mwagneto]

okay just to clear this up since people are spreading misinfo even though the truth is way funnier. SHERLOCK HOLMES HAS BEEN IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR AGES. a few stories haven't, sure, but the doyle estate doesn't give a fuck what you do with him either way. he was already gay in 1970 (private life of sh) and was a jolly & emotional guy in 1979 (murder by decree).

when you see people/articles saying the ""doyle estate"" threatened to sue people for things, such as guy ritchie for making him too gay in his 2009&2011 movies, that is NOT THE DOYLE ESTATE!!!!!! all those stories are about one single woman, Andrea Plunket. her claim to Holmes is that she married someone who owned US copyrights to some Holmes stories but the thing is. they got divorced in the NINETIES and she has Zero claims to Holmes. she's literally going insane about Holmes possibly being gay thirty years after her husband owned the rights to him, she literally never has and never will, and people have been doing whatever they wanted to Holmes for decades now. it's obviously all a play to squeeze some money out of anyone she can, the entire story is so insane i suggest you guys look it up and read about it more but tldr:

[thestuffedalligator]

“Sherlock Holmes is King Arthur.” Is that anything. Arthur returns in England’s greatest hour of need, and that’s why we keep getting modern retellings of Sherlock Holmes because he keeps coming back when shit starts looking dire, only for the past dozen or so incarnations he’s been choosing to be a private detective instead of a king

(“Because what the hell can a king do to help people these days?” he asks in 1979 to his Watson [in older days, distant days, he would have said “His Lancelot.”] “Better to be here on the ground floor, actually putting in the effort”)

[halloawhatisthis]

My favourite Holmes adaptations (in no particular order) -> #6 The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson (Приключения Шерлока Холмса и доктора Ватсона) (1979 - 1986)

[finalproblem]

Sherlockian Wednesday Watchalongs: 🎅 HoHoHolmes

The Blue Carbuncle (1979 movie)

Just when you thought you’d seen all the Soviet-era musical comedy Holmes adaptations, you find out about The Other One.

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[holmesoldfellow]

Promotional shots for "Murder by Decree" (1979)