tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1137730880076755122.post2714190712649382083..comments2024-03-08T03:14:02.855+11:00Comments on This Island Rod: The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)Roderick Heathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08107539379079558068noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1137730880076755122.post-23630267726884339552012-03-23T12:58:22.951+11:002012-03-23T12:58:22.951+11:00This is definitely one of the best adaptations of ...This is definitely one of the best adaptations of the novel.<br /><br />Have you tried the Russian adaptation with Vasily Livanov as Sherlock Holmes. Livanov is a very critically acclaimed Holmes and is my all time favorite Sherlock Holmes :)<br /><br />Cheers!buddy2bloggerhttp://buddy2blogger.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1137730880076755122.post-49242089556816567372012-01-24T02:33:56.713+11:002012-01-24T02:33:56.713+11:00I would say that in large measure I am swayed here...I would say that in large measure I am swayed here by the fact that I grew up with the earlier series and have a deep nostalgic fondness for it on those terms. Admittedly this tends to clod the judgement if applied liberally. But I am a Hammer guy too and much appreciate this Fischer version.<br /><br />I just know you are gtoing to LOVE The Scarlet Claw. I just know it!Sam Julianonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1137730880076755122.post-242910586719748952012-01-11T15:19:05.549+11:002012-01-11T15:19:05.549+11:00Well we'll have to agree to disagree, Sam: I w...Well we'll have to agree to disagree, Sam: I watched the Hammer one soon after and it works deeper, darker, and more intensely in every way. But actually this is a more faithful adaptation. Sadly, I haven't managed to catch <i>The Scarlet Claw</i> yet. On the other hand, I partook of <i>The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes</i> shortly after, and it's bloody marvellous - up there with the Hammer <i>Hound</i>, Wilder's <i>The Private Life</i>, and the Ian Richardson TV version of <i>The Sign of Four</i> as amongst the best Holmes movies.Roderick Heathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08107539379079558068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1137730880076755122.post-36255891982395040422012-01-11T13:50:22.248+11:002012-01-11T13:50:22.248+11:00I still prefer this to the Hammer Rod, though I...I still prefer this to the Hammer Rod, though I'll admit the British version is absolutely the most faithful. (Don't get me wrong I still like the Fischer quite a bit) But THE SCARLET CLAW remains my favorite in the Rathbone-Bruce series. Agree too that the Ritchie version is disposable. You frame all the reasons here beautifully as to why this famous title has lasted over many years in the public's affections, and I'd tend to allign myself with your acknowledgement of the expressionistic work on the moors.Sam Julianonoreply@blogger.com