Sherlock Holmes (Video 2010)

Sherlock Holmes and Watson are on the trail of a criminal and scientific mastermind who seems to control monsters and creations which defy belief.

Director:

Rachel Goldenberg

Writer:

Paul Bales (screenplay)

Stars:

Ben Syder, Gareth David-Lloyd, Dominic Keating

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ben Syder	...	Sherlock Holmes
Gareth David-Lloyd	...	Dr. John Watson
Dominic Keating	...	Thorpe Holmes
William Huw	...	Lestrade
Elizabeth Arends	...	Anesidora Ivory
David Shackleton	...	Old Dr. Watson
Rachael Evelyn	...	Miss Lucy Hudson
Neil Williams	...	Phineas Stiles
Dylan Jones	...	Grolton
Chris Coxon	...	John Poole
Kate Thomas	...	Sally Fassbinder
Iago McGuire	...	Lees (as Iago Patrick McGuire)
Jago North	...	Reporter (as Richard Sanderson)
Thomes Jones	...	Newspaper Boy
Laith Jawzi	...	Sailor Smith

Storyline

Sherlock Holmes and Watson are on the trail of a criminal and scientific mastermind who seems to control monsters and creations which defy belief.

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Plot Keywords:

monster | sherlock holmes | surrealism | told in flashback | detective | 

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Taglines:

The world's greatest detective has finally met his match.

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Genres:

Fantasy | Mystery | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some violence and brief sexual material

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 January 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Sherlock V Monsters

Filming Locations:

Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Asylum Home Entertainment, The

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The "Mockbuster" rival edition of the Guy Ritchie blockbuster with the same title, following the tradition established by The Asylum.

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Goofs

Watson is told to bring hid service revolver for a late night stakeout. He is shown using a Colt revolver not the Beaumont-Adams .450 Adams which was the British service revolver between 1853 and 1880

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Quotes

Sherlock Holmes: My given name is Robert Sherlock Holmes. But who would ever remember a detective called Robert Holmes?

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Connections

Featured in Obscurus Lupa Presents: Obscurus Lupa and Cinema Snob: The Asylum's Sherlock Holmes (2011)

User Reviews

A Mockbuster better than most

Okay, Asylum. We know your routine. Get some public domain property to do a "Mockbuster" of a new release, put a washed up star in a minor role so you can put his name first on the cover, proceed to decorate with cheap CGI.

Usually, what you get is pretty contemptible, like Hunter v. Alien or King of the Lost World. This, on the other hand, was actually okay.

First, they were truer to the character of Holmes and Watson than the Guy Ritchie abortion recently released. It would appear the writers actually READ something by Arthur Conan Doyle. Okay, maybe the story was a tad far-fetched. (Mechanical monsters in 1882 London? For that matter, Telephones in 1882 London, and ones that looked more like c. 1930 models.) But the relationship between Holmes, Watson and Lestrade was about right. They also didn't go for the cheap shot of making Moriarity the villain.

The only letdown is the actor who played Holmes. His voice was a bit too high and his mannerisms a bit too effeminate, compared to let's say Basil Rathbone or Jeremy Brett. But the very fact I feel the need to make those comparisons is really a step up for the Asylum...

One more note. The whole movie seems to have been filmed through a sepia filter. I guess that was the only way they could make it look more old time than it would otherwise.