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Some of my philosophies..... people who commend movies for their "gritty realism" have probably never exprienced, first-hand, anything more grittily realistic than the gravel in their daddy's drive-way.... movies should have proper scenes in them.... The day that characters in movies must, at all times, make logical rational decisions and always do exactly what they say and say why they are doing things is the day they stop being art and the day I stop watching them.....
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The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes: The Eligible Bachelor (1993)
Don't get cocky..
One can only assume that the producers of Granada's overall fantastic series had become emboldened by its success and reputation, and had decided to show off by the time they came to make this and some of the other feature length stories. Justified though they may be for presuming that they had possibly made the definitive films of Conan Doyle's work, they clearly didn't recognise that Brett is mainly responsible for bringing the mythology so vividly to life. That can be the only explanation for totally illogical sequencing, disorienting camera-work and the altogether odd atmosphere. If they were trying to reflect Holmes state of mind at the time then they went way over the top. How the viewer is expected to accept that Holmes could solve this case while being as confused as they are in trying to figure out just what is happening on screen and in what sequence we are seeing it. Would have been better if this had resolved itself or been shown to be contextually relevant. But by the end it becomes apparent it was just for its own sake.
The final scene between Holmes and Lestrade in The Six Napoleons evokes more pathos, conveys more emotion and reveals more surprises while at the same time delivering the familiar more satisfyingly than in the entire duration of this film.
Nevertheless, Brett and Hardwicke are great. Always.
Gregory's Girl (1980)
Look at it! It's modern. It's Fantastic!!
I can't add much to the great comments already on here and I will not bore you with anecdotes about growing up in Cumbernauld. What I will say though is that as a teenager, on the first couple of viewings, I lost interest after Carol turns up instead of Dorothy to tell Gregory she's not coming. I was not happy. I thought, "How could she do that to Gregory/me?" I could not enjoy the rest of the movie and could not care less that Gregory got to parade around with 3 other cute lassies.. I guess though that says more about me at that time than anything else.
I'm much better now.
Gregory and Susan for ever.
Magic