Showing posts with label Sherlock Holmes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sherlock Holmes. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

Released Year: 2011
Directed by Guy Ritchie

Casted by:
Robert Downey, Jr. as Sherlock Holmes
Jude Law as Dr. John Watson
Noomi Rapace as Madame Simza Heron
Jared Harris as Professor James Moriarty
Stephen Fry as Mycroft Holmes
Kelly Reilly as Mary Morstan-Watson
Story:
In 1891, Irene Adler delivers a package to Dr. Hoffmanstahl—payment for a letter he was to deliver. Hoffmanstahl opens the package, triggering a hidden bomb which is prevented from detonating by the intervention of Sherlock Holmes. Holmes takes the letter and disposes of the bomb while Adler and Hoffmanstahl escape. Holmes later finds Hoffmanstahl assassinated. Adler meets with Professor Moriarty to explain the events, but Moriarty poisons her with fast-acting tuberculosis—deeming her position compromised by her love for Holmes.

Some time later, Dr. Watson arrives at 221B Baker Street, where Holmes discloses that he is investigating a series of seemingly unrelated murders, terrorist attacks, and business acquisitions, that he has connected to Moriarty. Holmes meets with the gypsy Simza, the intended recipient of the letter he had taken from Adler, sent by her brother Rene. Holmes defeats an assassin sent to kill Simza, but she flees before Holmes can interrogate her. After Mary and Watson's wedding, Holmes meets Moriarty for the first time. Moriarty informs Holmes that he murdered Adler and will kill Watson and Mary if Holmes' interference continues.

Moriarty's men attack Watson and Mary on a train to their honeymoon. Holmes, having followed the pair for protection, throws Mary from the train into a river below where she is picked up by Holmes's waiting brother Mycroft. After defeating Moriarty's men, Holmes and Watson travel to Paris to locate Simza. When she is found, Holmes tells Simza that she has been targeted because Rene is working for Moriarty, and may have told her about his plans. Simza takes the pair to the headquarters of an anarchist group to which she and Rene had formerly belonged. They learn that the anarchists have been forced to plant bombs for Moriarty.

The trio follows Holmes's deduction that the bomb is in the Paris Opera. However, Holmes realizes too late that he has been tricked and that the bomb is in a nearby hotel; the bombing kills a number of assembled businessmen. Holmes discovers that the bomb was a cover for the assassination of Meinhart—one of the attendees—by Moriarty's aide, Sebastian Moran. Meinhart's death grants Moriarty ownership of Meinhart's weapons factory in Germany. Holmes, Watson, and Simza travel there, following clues in Rene's letters.

At the factory, Moriarty captures and tortures Holmes, while Watson enters a firefight with Moran. Moriarty reveals that he owns shares in multiple war-profiting companies, and intends to instigate a world war to make himself a fortune. Meanwhile, Watson uses a large cannon to destroy a lighthouse in which Moran is concealed. The structure collapses into the warehouse where Moriarty is holding Holmes captive. Watson, Simza, and an injured Holmes reunite, and escape aboard a moving train. Holmes deduces that Moriarty's final target will be a peace summit in Switzerland, creating an international incident.

At the summit, Holmes reveals that Rene is the assassin and that he is disguised as one of the ambassadors—having been given radical reconstructive surgery by Hoffmanstahl to alter his appearance. Watson and Simza search for signs of the assassin while Holmes and Moriarty-also in attendance-retreat outside to discuss their competing plans. Watson and Simza find Rene and stop his assassination attempt, but Rene is himself assassinated by Moran. Outside, Holmes confesses that he stole Moriarty's personal diary in Germany—the only record of his plans and finances—and replaced it with a duplicate. The original was sent to Mary in London who decrypted the code using a book that Holmes had noticed in Moriarty's office during their first meeting. Mary passes the information to Inspector Lestrade who seizes the bulk of Moriarty's assets, financially crippling him. Holmes and Moriarty anticipate an impending physical confrontation which both men realize Moriarty will win due to Holmes' injured shoulder. Holmes instead grapples Moriarty and forces them both over the balcony and into the Reichenbach waterfall below.

Their bodies are not found. Following Holmes' funeral, Watson and Mary prepare to have their belated honeymoon when Watson receives a package containing a breathing device of Mycroft's that Holmes had noticed before the summit. Realizing that Holmes is still alive, Watson leaves his office to find the delivery man. Holmes, having concealed himself in Watson's office, reads a fresh eulogy on Watson's typewriter and adds a question mark after the words "The End".
L² Scored: 6.5/10

L² Comment:
Same as the first movie 1 year ago, i fall asleep in the cinema on the beginning part :P The movie is so heavy to watch in the weekday after a day of tiring work. So i advice u guys better watch it when you're relax :)

I only start enjoy the movie when Jude Law has his wedding after the fight. Same as first movie, Robert Downey dress up like an ugly lady AGAIN!!! Why? Why they use the same idea again in the second movie? Nothing else to think of? Or An ugly-Robert-lady is attractive for the big screen? And this Noomi Rapace is so damn ugly, why? Can't they choose Penelope Cruz instead?

Awwww!!!!!!!!!

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Sherlock Holmes

Released Year: 2009
Directed by Guy Ritchie

Casted by:
Robert Downey Jr as Sherlock Holmes
Jude Law as John Watson
Rachel McAdams as Irene Adler
Mark Strong as Henry Blackwood
Story:
Sherlock Holmes is a famous detective with his partner Dr John Watson. They managed to solved a lot of cases and earn money for their living. In the latest case, they managed to arrest Henry Blackwood, a ritual killer.

John decided to move out with his fiancee, Sherlock get frustrated and always lock himself in the room. Three months later, when its about time for Blackwood to execute, he request to meet up with Sherlock. During their meet up, Blackwood told him that this is not the end yet, three more person will die. Irene Adler, a criminal who outsmart Holmes twice in the past, but Holmes still deeply in love with her. Irene told Sherlock that she has divorced and hope to have a new affair with him but Sherlock didn't give her an answer.

After Blackwood execution, John as the doctor has certified his death. But not long later, Blackwood's corpse is gone and everyone thought this is a black magic. As what have been mentioned by Blackwood, 2 more important people die in sequence. Before the death of the 3rd person, Sherlock managed to figure out this will be someone from the British Parliament. Sherlock let the police arrest him in purpose and bring him to meet the Home Secretary, Lord Coward. Apparently Coward belongs to the Blackwood gang for all this dirty tricks and reveal the whole things to Holmes. Holmes later broke off from the window and jump to the river where John and Watson are there in a boat.

The three of them went and dissolved Blackwood's trick, but Irene ran away with a cylinder which is very valuable. Blackwood run and fight with Sherlock and Irene on a construction bridge. In the end, Blackwood got hung on the bridge and die like what he supposed to in his execution. Later on Sherlock discovered that Irene is working for a guy name Proffesor Moriarty. He handcuffed Irene but left her the key.

Holmes later explained everything to John about how he discovered the tricks of Blackwood as a closing of this film.
L² Scored: 6.5/10

L² Comment:
Before i went for the movie i was so excited, but i'm a bit confused after the whole movie. I thought this detective movie will be as good as the preview, but ...i dont know... maybe i'm not good in watching guy ritchie's movie. :P