Posted on 08/04/2009 11:12:32 AM PDT by AreaMan
August 4, 2009 --
GUY Ritchie's plan to put a gay spin on the relationship of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson in his new movie about the detective and his sidekick could backfire.
Robert Downey Jr</strong>, who plays Holmes, has revealed the crimebuster will sleep with and have sweaty grappling scenes with Watson, played by Jude Law, in "Sherlock Holmes," due out Christmas Day.
"We're two men who happen to be roommates, wrestle a lot and share a bed. It's bad-ass," Downey told Britain's News of the World. Added much-in-the-news Law: "Guy wanted to make this about the relationship between Watson and Holmes. They're both mean and complicated."
But Michael Medved, a former Post movie critic, says Downey and Law must be joking. "There's not a seething, bubbling hunger to see straight stars impersonating homosexuals," Medved told us. "I think they're just trying to generate controversy . . . They know that making Holmes and Watson homosexual will take away two-thirds of their box office. Who is going to want to see Downey Jr. and Law make out? I don't think it would be appealing to women. Straight men don't want to see it."
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
“Bloke Back Mounting”
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.
<Jeremy Brett is the only real Sherlock.
Amen, though I do have a soft spot for Basil Rathbone.
“I can’t quit you, Watson.”
This will be a big hit with all of the Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce fans—like me and about 30 million others. Shrewd, Hollywood.
WTH???
What’s with the Alexander referece? I haven’t seen it.
Thanks.
referece = reference
Sorry
The movie Alexander had Colin Farrel doing an almost gay scene in the movie. It FLOPPED.
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.
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
“Elementary,my dear Watson,the fruitcakes are distorting everything to fit their own perverted agenda.”
it'll go down in bigger flames than his marriage...
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.
Actually not. Everett is gay himself though and played Holmes as rather camp and like himself.
The case of the purloined pedophile?
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.
Ping per our conversation the other day.
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