The more I think about the two films, the more I like Sherlock Holmes and the less I like Avatar, which was pretty, but so darn predictable and badly acted. I may even return to the theater for another Sherlock showing.

Saw this over the weekend and enjoyed it about a hundred percent more than I expected to. Lots of fun, and significantly more true to the "real" Holmes then the trailers led me to believe. I'll pick up the BD when it's released.

Don't worry about the naysayers. It's a great movie. Go see it.

Believe the naysayers. But I suspect that if you catch a 20-30 minute nap during this movie, you might have a better opinion of it than I did after actually watching the entire uninspired movie.

So you trust the opinions of random strangers on the internet more than your own family's?

I nodded off for a good 5 minutes in the middle of Avatar. Had a much better time at Sherlock Holmes.

Depends on the family members, and how well you know their opinion, no?

And he trusts some random strangers more than others. Looks pretty close to a 50/50 split here, some of us loved it.

Please don't slander Rachel McAdams She's Canadian.

Perhaps that was it. This was my first Sherlock anything and I absolutely loved it.

I do have to admit that my eyes closed a couple of times in the first 30 minutes but I think it was more do to the fact that it was my second movie of the day and I was tired. Once I sat up and concentrated on staying awake I loved every minute of it.

Based off the reviews on this board, it's been more of a 60/40 split. 60% of us thought the film was shit, the other 40% loved it. There's been almost no users downright in the middle.

And, personally, I wouldn't trust my family's taste on anything.

Ditto, my family saw The Blind Side twice, and think it's the best picture of the year.

I was in the middle. I liked it in general, but had to let go of my knowledge of the Holmes' novels and stories to do it, and hated Rachel McAdams. I wouldn't call that loving it, or hating it. In fact, I would call it downright in the middle.

Saw it tonight and liked it a lot.

I thought it was okay. **1/2 out of five.

Jude Law was great - as was his chemistry w/ RDJ.

The story was underwhelming and too long. It seemed much longer than two hours.

really enjoyed this. very entertaining and very enjoyable. loved the character, all the scientific reveals. RDJ was superb and the rest of the cast as well. even liked Jude Law who i never really cared for.

just done excellently and a true and welcomed departure for Ritchie. really set up the next one well with the only name i knew from the Sherlock Holmes lore.

could someone please tell me what Holmes last line of the movie was. could not figure it out for the life of me?

Well, according to IMDb (so take it for what it's worth), his last line was "Case re-opened".

I liked it.

Had a good time watching this.

thanks Movieman.

Departure for Ritchie? How so? It has basically the look, feel and tone of Snatch set in the Sherlock universe... and not even half as entertaining.

this was much more an accessible Ritichie movie, made for the mass public and not the niche, almost cult following his others (highly regarded in our arenas) have. i wouldn't necessarily say it was dumbed down for the mass public as it was extremely smart and witty (especially Holmes analysis'), as his others were, but i think movie going public were able to grasp on to the dialogue in an easier, almost less convuluted way.

Lock, Stock..., Snatch, Revolver, Rock 'n'... were not made for a wide audience at all. yes, SH had his visual touches and slight nuisance in dialogue, but much more "Hollywood" then Lock, Snatch or Rock 'n'. not as twisty and a little more conservative. i thought that was the obvious, prevailing thoughts with this one. not to mention this is by far his highest domestic take then probably all his previous combined.

Saw it with the wife & 13 yr old son. We all liked it.

well I finally caught this on Bluray and I thought it was a snooze fest. I had a hard time staying awake throughout the movie. There were a couple fun scenes but it felt very lifeless. from the way it was shot and presented. I thought it was a blah introduction to these characters and world.

Big disappointment for me.

Not too long til the sequel comes out, I'm looking forward to it.

Yeah, I'd like to see who they cast as Moriarty; Daniel Day Lewis would be great.

I really liked this version but I would hope they don't have Downey mumble as much; sometimes the sound was so soft I couldn't make heads or tails of what he was saying.