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(46,354 posts) Fri Oct 5, 2012, 12:48 PM Oct 2012

Best Sherlock Holmes in the movies?

Basil Rathbone.
The recent movies just can't hold a candle to him.

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Best Sherlock Holmes in the movies? (Original Post) Archae Oct 2012 OP

Well, maybe not in the movies, but "Basil of Baker Street". HopeHoops Oct 2012 #1

As far as the big screen goes, Basil was tops. nt hifiguy Oct 2012 #2

+1 bluesbassman Oct 2012 #3

Yup. HappyMe Oct 2012 #4

Jeremy Brett was better in a stranger way. El Supremo Oct 2012 #5

This, though it wasn't in movies.... Wounded Bear Oct 2012 #9

No question! ohiosmith Oct 2012 #6

Rathbone IS (was) Holmes. trof Oct 2012 #7

Agreed. Moondog Oct 2012 #8

Yes - like Sean Connery was the best James Bond aint_no_life_nowhere Oct 2012 #10

Robert Downey Jr is my second favorite movie Sherlock mythology Oct 2012 #11

HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)

1. Well, maybe not in the movies, but "Basil of Baker Street".

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Fri Oct 5, 2012, 02:49 PM

Oct 2012

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/0671702874/ref=dp_image_0?ie=UTF8&n=283155&s=books

hifiguy

(33,688 posts)

2. As far as the big screen goes, Basil was tops. nt

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Fri Oct 5, 2012, 02:51 PM

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bluesbassman

(19,379 posts)

3. +1

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Fri Oct 5, 2012, 02:53 PM

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HappyMe

(20,277 posts)

4. Yup.

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Fri Oct 5, 2012, 03:01 PM

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The others are just wannabes.

El Supremo

(20,365 posts)

5. Jeremy Brett was better in a stranger way.

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Fri Oct 5, 2012, 04:06 PM

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Wounded Bear

(58,721 posts)

9. This, though it wasn't in movies....

Reply to El Supremo (Reply #5)

Fri Oct 5, 2012, 08:59 PM

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I always thought Rathbone sucked as Holmes. Maybe because they played Watson as such a boob.

ohiosmith

(24,262 posts)

6. No question!

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Fri Oct 5, 2012, 04:17 PM

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trof

(54,256 posts)

7. Rathbone IS (was) Holmes.

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Fri Oct 5, 2012, 05:50 PM

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And Nigel Bruce was the perfect Dr. Watson.
Nobody could blither like Bruce.

Moondog

(4,833 posts)

8. Agreed.

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Fri Oct 5, 2012, 06:36 PM

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aint_no_life_nowhere

(21,925 posts)

10. Yes - like Sean Connery was the best James Bond

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Fri Oct 5, 2012, 09:05 PM

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at least to me. It's as if they were born to bring these characters to life.

mythology

(9,527 posts)

11. Robert Downey Jr is my second favorite movie Sherlock

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Fri Oct 5, 2012, 11:21 PM

Oct 2012

The others are all tied for first in comparison.

I think Rathbone is the best big screen, but I think the BBC's Sherlock series is even better.

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