'GAY' SHERLOCK HOLMES COULD BACKFIRE FOR GUY RITCHIE

NYPost ^ | 04 Aug 2009 | Staff

[fish hawk]

“Bloke Back Mounting”

[Pharmboy]

In med school, my table of four group was one of the few who had a female cadaver for freshman year’s gross anatomy course. I had not thought about her for quite a while but was reminded of her when you posted that pic of Ms. Ciccone.

[radiohead]

<Jeremy Brett is the only real Sherlock.

Amen, though I do have a soft spot for Basil Rathbone.

[Rodamala]

“I can’t quit you, Watson.”

[Tanniker Smith]

That's not what they meant by "The Gay 90s".
At least, not in the 1890s.

[Oldpuppymax]

This will be a big hit with all of the Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce fans—like me and about 30 million others. Shrewd, Hollywood.

[erman]

this has GOT to be fake.. who in the heck is going to go see this cr#p? My daughter saw the poster and thought the actor in Ironman was cool and wanted to see him in this movie.

WTH???

[RikaStrom]

What’s with the Alexander referece? I haven’t seen it.

Thanks.

[RikaStrom]

referece = reference

Sorry

[Centurion2000]

What’s with the Alexander referece? I haven’t seen it.

The movie Alexander had Colin Farrel doing an almost gay scene in the movie. It FLOPPED.

[allmendream]

The movie “Alexander” with Colin Ferrell was (IMO) a good movie (directors cut). It was a HUGE FLOP at the box office because the usual ‘sword and sandals’ moviegoer is a GUY, and guys didn't want to see Alexander get romantic with his generals.

In that case it was imminently justified as Alexander was in fact (at least) bisexual.

In this case it is complete balderdash as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson were friends not lovers.

But either way: gay male protagonist = box office epic fail.

[RikaStrom]

Ah, thank you. I knew there was a reason I skipped it on SciF..dagnabbit...SyFy this past weekend.

I hate the new brand.

RS

[liberalism is suicide]

“Elementary,my dear Watson,the fruitcakes are distorting everything to fit their own perverted agenda.”

[Chode]

it'll go down in bigger flames than his marriage...

[csvset]

Wasn’t Holmes a junkie? A modern Holmes with those habits, (intravenous drug use and homosexual activity), would make him a good candidate for AIDS.

[the scotsman]

Actually not. Everett is gay himself though and played Holmes as rather camp and like himself.

[tet68]

The case of the purloined pedophile?

[La Lydia]

I know. I am a huge fan of his. He is one of my guilty secrets. I loved him in An Ideal Husband, and Unconditional Love is one of my favorite movies.

[RikaStrom]

Ping per our conversation the other day.