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'Sherlock Holmes' Sequel Gets a Title
Source: E!
According to E! Online, Warner Bros. Pictures has given the 'Sherlock Holmes' sequel a full title, and it's guaranteed to rub some people the wrong way (and by some people, we mean people who didn't read the books). The Guy Ritchie-directed film will be dubbed "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows".
Now, several sites on the internet are bashing the new title, but let's really take a look at it before we just randomly dismiss it. First, it explains the basic plot of the movie so it scores points there. With Jared Harris being cast to play Sherlock's archnemesis Moriarty, we can assume that the film centers around their usual deadly battle of wits (hence, the "Game" part). "Shadows" evokes a sense of mystery and hiding in the shadows (as Moriarty did in the first film). There you go: A Game of Shadows.
Secondly, for anyone who's ever read the books, there isn't a "Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the..." in the whole batch. Nor is there a "Sherlock Holmes II: Back in Action" or the like. The series of books by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle boasts an impressive array of intentionally mysterious titles, the subject of which typically makes sense in the context of the story. For example, here is a short selection of Sir Conan's titles:
"Sherlock Holmes: A Study in Scarlet"
"Sherlock Holmes: A Scandal in Bohemia"
"Sherlock Holmes: The Five Orange Pips"
"Sherlock Holmes: The Hound of the Baskervilles"
"Sherlock Holmes: A Case of Identity"
Is "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows" really that far off-key? If anything, it seems that Guy Ritchie and Warner Bros. are again looking to the original stories for inspiration, while putting a new spin on the character and series. The new film, starring Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams, Jared Harris, Stephen Fry, and Noomi Rapace hits theaters December 16th.
According to E! Online, Warner Bros. Pictures has given the 'Sherlock Holmes' sequel a full title, and it's guaranteed to rub some people the wrong way (and by some people, we mean people who didn't read the books). The Guy Ritchie-directed film will be dubbed "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows".Now, several sites on the internet are bashing the new title, but let's really take a look at it before we just randomly dismiss it. First, it explains the basic plot of the movie so it scores points there. With Jared Harris being cast to play Sherlock's archnemesis Moriarty, we can assume that the film centers around their usual deadly battle of wits (hence, the "Game" part). "Shadows" evokes a sense of mystery and hiding in the shadows (as Moriarty did in the first film). There you go: A Game of Shadows.
Secondly, for anyone who's ever read the books, there isn't a "Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the..." in the whole batch. Nor is there a "Sherlock Holmes II: Back in Action" or the like. The series of books by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle boasts an impressive array of intentionally mysterious titles, the subject of which typically makes sense in the context of the story. For example, here is a short selection of Sir Conan's titles:
"Sherlock Holmes: A Scandal in Bohemia"
"Sherlock Holmes: The Five Orange Pips"
"Sherlock Holmes: The Hound of the Baskervilles"
"Sherlock Holmes: A Case of Identity"
Is "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows" really that far off-key? If anything, it seems that Guy Ritchie and Warner Bros. are again looking to the original stories for inspiration, while putting a new spin on the character and series. The new film, starring Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams, Jared Harris, Stephen Fry, and Noomi Rapace hits theaters December 16th.
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Comment by LunaticLMD on February 17, 2011 at 2:57pm -
I don't mind the title at all, it's certainly not one I'd choose; but people will find anything to bitch about.
I enjoyed the first one, needed to re-watch the film to understand what they were saying half the time; but it was solid.
I'll watch this when it comes out, eventually.
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Comment by Moses-18 on February 17, 2011 at 2:20pm -
They missed their window of Opportunity.
The BBC Sherlock is much better than Guy's version.
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Comment by mjtfreeze on February 17, 2011 at 12:35pm -
For some reason, I can see Sherlock and Watson breakdancing / popping & locking....it looks really bad ass in my head.
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Comment by Nobody on February 17, 2011 at 12:13pm -
The first movie was terrible, maybe this will be better.
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Comment by ChikaCherreyKola on February 17, 2011 at 7:46am -
I'm sorry I can't stop laughing at the two spill offerings, Sherlock Holmes and the Kingdom and the Crystal Skull and Sherlock Holmes: Electric Boogaloo....LOL, oh you guys.
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Comment by Chris Bartel on February 17, 2011 at 7:38am -
I think people are gonna have issues with just about any title to something they don't understand, at least this title makes sense for a sherlock holmes film even if you don't know the basic plot, where as something like "Transformers: dark of the moon" could be explained to me and it would still be the stupidest title ever, hell "revenge of the fallen," made sense but it would have been better named as "I wish i could get revenge, but instead i'll have a 3 minute battle with optimus prime while he beats my ass down, cause i've fallen."
plus this title sounds better than sherlock holmes 2, I'm excited for it they got a great cast and guy ritchie had one of the most original ideas for using slow motion than anyone has used in a long time.
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Comment by Cthulhu R'lyeh on February 17, 2011 at 7:10am -
Deus Ex Machina
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Comment by Cinema Dr. AJ on February 17, 2011 at 2:48am -
I was strangely left very underwhelmed by the first. It was just... boring. and way too much Deux et Machinima [spelling?] so... meh.
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Comment by Jake_W on February 17, 2011 at 12:41am -
At first I was just dumbfounded at such a bizarre-sounding title. But this article really put it into context
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Comment by Vye Brante on February 16, 2011 at 11:49pm -
Awesome. I like the name well enough for me but I can be easily impressed. Heh. The first one was a nice surprise for me so I'll be checking this one out.
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