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Sherlock Holmes is, make no mistake about it, a Guy Ritchie film from the first moments. But, it’s a Guy Ritchie film about one of the most iconic characters ever and in my opinion, a right fun rolicking flick. The film suffers from an anemic plot, but sparkling performances from Rachael McAdams as Irene Adler and Robert Downey Jr. as the inimitable Sherlock Holmes lift it up by its very bootstraps. Mark Strong & Eddie Marsan are excellent supporting characters as Lord Blackwood and Inspector Lastrade respectively and add to the rich tapestry as it unfolds on the screen. Only Jude Law (Dr. Watson) suffers from a bout of under-developed acting. One does have to get past the memories of the overly stiff performance of Basil Rathbone as Holmes and embrace the Robert Downey Jr./Guy Ritchie interpretation which, to my mind, is more true to the incredibly smart, but slovenly, cocaine-addicted character created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The environment created for the movie is a beautiful CGI-rendered London in its late industrial phase complete with a suitable coat of grime & soot.
The beautiful attention to Holme’s home and the laboratory of the bad guys finishes off the look with a steampunk aesthetic – which is currently very popular. In short, I can highly  recommend the movie to anyone with a desire to indulge in a bit of escapism, of which I’m sure Sir Arthur Conan Doyle would approve.

~PGK

PubCast #6 (WARNING: This episode contains explicit language and is NSFW)
Rated R: Listener discretion is advised!

Daddy’s Kryptonite
In depth discussion of Inglourious Basterds **SPOILER ALERT** (10:13 – 19:35)
Was a stoner….is a stoner…will be a stoner (The Clerks II Viewing Game)
Blowing Off Millions, All in the Name of Glory (Sam Bradford Story)
Long Distance Drunk Dialing
Delirium Cafe in Brussels, Belgium (Beer Advocate Review)

Maybe it’s time for a media relations class at Ohio State (or a muzzle for the starting QB)

Hail to the Chief (but don’t let him talk to the school children….WHATEVER)

Recorded At: Pocket’s Billiards in Euless, TX
Recording Date: 9 September 2009
Intro: Charlie Mopps/Haunted Thoughts by Capt. Crunk
Outro: OldSkool Revolution by Deathboy

Cheers!

Intro:
Haunted Thoughts by Capt. Crunk

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