The cat is asleep on my ankle. I see pins and needles in my future.

[lexzilla]

I don't think anyone does but...Today has been declared lurker amnesty day! Have you read me but never commented? Do you surf by occasionally? Here for the fic recs? Say hello! You are under no obligation to ever comment or delurk again, but here's a chance to do so in a post just half for that.


Also I think I finally have an unpopular fandom opinion \o/ 

Here it is: Sherlock Holmes is a god-awful movie. You know that generally I love bad movies - I say YES to giant killer bunny rabbits! YES to mutant shep on the rampage. YES to giant chicken feet of doom!* - but this wasn't even one of the so bad its good kind of films. It was just bad. Let me prove it to you [very very briefly]:

• This is not a Holmes movie. It's a generic action blockbuster shoved into a period setting
• Jude Law's forehead is terrifying

That said, I only lasted 35 minutes! Maybe it gets better after that?  Doubt it :P  

* Night of the Lepus / Godmonster of Indian Flats / The Giant Claw

Comments

[xrysomou.livejournal.com]

I am very, very late to this party, but I wanted to take advantage of the amnesty to say hello.

I've been lurking here a while, mostly for your recs, because they are awesome and because everyone needs some J2 at the end of the day. :)

(May I also say that it is freakin' awesome to find someone else who disliked the new Sherlock Holmes? No-one else will listen!)

[lexzilla.livejournal.com]

Hello back. It's nice to meet you :)

*g* That is indeed true! And YAY glad you like the recs.

Oh man! I know the 'internet' loves it, but at least in real life I had all my friends disliking it with me! I can't imagine having no-one that will agree *shudder*. Well consider this a safe space for hating on it :D

[xrysomou.livejournal.com]

The more I hear about Sherlock Holmes, the more I want to rewatch Without A Clue (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096454/). Michael Caine and Ben Kingsley make everything better. :)

Luckily - or unluckily, it depends - my housemates don't particularly care about SH (being as they're all into Halo, 28 Days Later and other fun stuff). It's my Innerwebz friends who point blank refuse to See The Light.

*sigh* I guess I'll just have to keep trying.

[lexzilla.livejournal.com]

*g* I'm going to have to take your word on that one. I have an irrational fear of Michael Caine's hair [it's so straw-like!] so I can't watch it.

It did make me re-watch a few episodes of the old TV series with Jeremy Brett in it though! *sigh* Now that was good Holmes.

Can they say why they think it is a good Holmes movie? The only reason I've seen on the web for people enjoying it, is that it's slashy. Meh. That alone does not a great movie make.