Late to the party as usual....

[roxy]

I watched Sherlock Holmes tonight and it was very good. I really enjoyed it and for once, Jude Law didn't make me wince with his unattractiveness. They were both excellent, as was the bad guy, Lord Blackwood was it? The look of the movie was *fabulous*. Shot after shot had me sitting there open-mouthed. Just incredible to look at.

Here's the thing—where was this slashiness that everyone was on about? I saw it not at all! I was a little disappointed. What I saw was a brotherly love. A really deep love—I could see that Watson was so fond of Sherlock that it would be hard to for him to live without him—which proved how much he loved Mary(who was *wonderful*, I thought. I never thought much of her—was she the first one?--getting in between Watson and Sherlock the way she did—what?? I fucking shipped everyone as a child!! There was no such thing as het romance in WeeRoxy's world). I saw that Sherlock got on Watson's nerves fiercely, but the very thing that annoyed him, he also found cute. And Sherlock knew it and worked it so hard. Sherlock was a weasely, annoying, selfish, self-centered little boy in a man-suit, and I found it awfully endearing, just like Watson did. Heck—that practically describes me—only without the man suit part and the dashing RDJ rough but oddly attractive looks and the incredible daring-do, unless you count being on route 130 at rush-hour to be derring –do…but I digress.

In short, enjoyed it muchly, not much slash but full of love. And derring-do.

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A fun fact about Lord Blackwood

[(Anonymous)]

The actor is a dead ringer for another Sherlock Holmes. http://images.google.com/images?q=brett%20jeremy&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi Jeremy Britt is BBC version of Sherlock Holmes and I think the movie was having fun with making the villain look like a previous version. I think the relationship is a bit like House/Wilson, not really sexy but it's based on playful dysfunctionality.

Re: A fun fact about Lord Blackwood

[mobiusklein.livejournal.com]

Oops, that was me.

[iibnf.livejournal.com]

The slash was, to me, about the end of a relationship, not the beginning, and slash in fanfic nearly always deals with the beginning of a relationship.

This was a relationship that was still friendly and loving, but Watson had broken it off and was going to marry someone else, despite Sherlock's desperate and immature efforts to keep holding on.

My interp...

Re: A fun fact about Lord Blackwood

[iibnf.livejournal.com]

When I click the link you posted, because it's half way broken, it comes up with mostly close up shots of a guy called Randyblue's arse.

How apropos.

Re: A fun fact about Lord Blackwood

[roxymissrose.livejournal.com]

*G*

I did think that Blackwood looked a lot more like Sherlock Holmes than RDJ did, because Jeremy and Basil Rathbone have always been my type for Holmes.

Yes, I totally agree with you about the House/Wilson style friendship, only there's a lot more open affection between Holmes and Watson. (adn i actually find House/Wilson kind of slashy, even if it's not my cup of tea)

Re: A fun fact about Lord Blackwood

[mobiusklein.livejournal.com]

http://www.the-medium-is-not-enough.com/images/JeremyBrett.jpg

http://images2.fanpop.com/images/photos/6500000/Jeremy-Brett-Sherlock-Holmes-sherlock-holmes-6544320-500-445.jpg

I hope these ones work better.

[roxymissrose.livejournal.com]

Oh! That reads pretty well too, actually--sort of like where Jensen and Jared are right now. *nods*

Re: A fun fact about Lord Blackwood

[iibnf.livejournal.com]

I used to watch the Brett eps, they were good, I was just amused by the arse :D

[kattahj.livejournal.com]

Yes, that's how I saw it too, or as the end of a potential relationship, with Watson deciding he didn't want to go there after all and Holmes being heartbroken.

[iibnf.livejournal.com]

Holmes was pretty upset about the whole deal. I think he either a) gave up when he realised Watson's girl was pretty spunky or b) perhaps decided not all hope was lost and she'd be open to maybe a touch of sharing.

[kattahj.livejournal.com]

Either one of those options is appealing. Have you been reading this series by any chance?

[iibnf.livejournal.com]

I'm totally overwhelmed by the fanfic in my main fandoms, so kinda not taking any more applications. Although... is it good? I may be tempted...

(Having been a Holmes fan for about 30 years, I'm fairly easily tempted.)

[kattahj.livejournal.com]

Yes, it's good. It's very nice for the Mary lover and/or the OT3 lover.

If you don't want to start with the fic, you can start with the author's ship manifesto and go from there.

[twinsarein.livejournal.com]

Here's the thing—where was this slashiness that everyone was on about? I saw it not at all! This pretty much describes me for all the slashy relationships people go on and on about. I feel this way about SV, SpN, and ST. All I see are epic friendships and/or brotherly love.

However, I'm willing to live in a fantasy world where these relationships as lovers might be more possible. (Except for the original ST, 'cause EEK! Just, no. They are forever friends.)

All that said, I actually did see slash in SH, the first time I ever have, save in shows that make it come true - Torchwood and Oz come to mind. Or at least the potential for a sexual relationship was there, but Holmes decided he'd end the possibility for all time by marrying Mary.

More than you ever wanted to know about my thoughts, I'm sure. *shrugs* However, I laughed when I read your post, since your disappointment in not seeing the slash in SH matches mine in all other cases.

[tzi.livejournal.com]

Wow. And I thought the slashiness was unavoidable! Of course, my wife put SH slash in my head starting twelve years ago or so, therefore I would naturally see it. Who needs a movie? ^_~ But. Man. That's serious. =D

[tabaqui]

Dude!
Jude is so scrumptious!
:)

I enjoyed the movie. I was...eh about Mary because - she had practically zero screen time. Exactly how was i supposed to care about her? Plus the whole 'i don't mind if your friend tells me all about myself' thing, and then he *does*, and she gets pissed. It's like - well, you *said* he could. That annoyed me. But still - she wasn't *in* the movie hardly!

It was a fun movie, yes, and the boys seemed so happy playing old married couple. I dunno. I slash merely because Jude and RDJ are so frickin' adorable and lovely and they had *years* together before Mary, so....

:)
*twirls you*

[bradygirl_12]

Heh! It's fun to see how different people view things. I have been a person who doesn't see slashy chemistry between some characters that people rave about, but I have to admit, I saw it in BUNCHES here! The chemistry got me from the very beginning! No matter how much people say it's there, it has to hit me to work, and it did! Yowza! :)

Do I wear slash-colored glasses? Most of the time, but it's beyond my control, LOL!

[roxymissrose.livejournal.com]

Heeee! I can see I'm definitely in the minority here! No doubt, either way, they care bunches about each other. :)

[roxymissrose.livejournal.com]

I love knowing how folks see things! It's always fascinating to me!

[roxymissrose.livejournal.com]

The weird thing is when I was a weeroxy, I really did think they were in love--they had to be! But this movie...well, it shocked me, it really did! I fully expected to be overwhelmed by the slash! *G*

[roxymissrose.livejournal.com]

Ah well, I'm a sucker for a glass of liquid in the face!

I see that I'm way out of the loop here! *G* Even so, the movie was tons of fun and I'm hoping that there'll be another!

[beeej.livejournal.com]

Lookit! So intimate. So domestic. So slashy!

[roxymissrose.livejournal.com]

Well, they do look awfully cozy....*G*