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mpathus

In Reply to: RE: I liked it...the main way RDJ's Holmes strays from the character is his mania posted by ken crouch on January 05, 2010 at 07:10:23

...observation and analysis (and action).

I saw S. Holmes on Christmas, about a week after seeing Avatar IMAX 3D and felt as entertained though in a different way.

The Complete Sherlock Holmes would be one book I'd keep if on a deserted desert island.

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I liked how during fight scenes it would slow down the action - Jazz Inmate 13:01:18 01/06/10 (1)
RDJ's Holmes would narrate his attack plan, what he needed to accomplish with each shot to defeat his opponent. The action would then speed up to real time and he would stay with the voiceover, narrating each shot as it happened.

This was quite a brilliant approach to producing the hand-to-hand combat. I vaguely remember the days when I could slow down my opponents in sports and running and sometimes I can anticipate traffic during bicycling before cars even make their move. Great fighters and athletes do have the ability to remain calm under pressure and slow down the action around them, anticipate their opponents and attack to win. The fight scenes in Sherlock Holmes did this in a clever way that tied some form of Holmes' intellect to the action.
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We must be the change we wish to see in the world. -Gandhi
- RE: I liked how during fight scenes it would slow down the action - mpathus 21:53:42 01/06/10 (0)
  Yes; what you deftly describe is not unlike a musician's ability to anticipate the music yet play in sync with it. Some even say the ear is faster than the eye (depends on person).
  
  Anticipating traffic is a life saver.
  
  Marvelous thing the brain - as this accomplished Sherlock Holmes film shows.

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