The old sherlock holmes series from the 80s, with Jeremy Brett. I've seen the movies, but not all of the series.
He's the best Holmes there is.
That said, sometimes I turn it on and fall asleep. It's got a nice sedating quality to it, kind of like MASH or that beeping noise you hear in the background on old Star Trek episodes.
Yeah, I thought he looked ill too.. Although, it kind of adds to Holmes' eccentricity and self-destructive behavior.
I was torn between seeing The Human Centipede 2 and Real Steel.
I haven't found any little independent movie theaters in town showing Human Centipede 2, so I couldn't possibly see it on a big screen. I was very upset.
But after pouting and whining for a little whle, I decided to go with Plan B, Real Steel. I didn't really anticipate this movie; from the trailers, it looked like a subplot for Transformers, and I wasn't very interested.
But I went to see it anyway, and it was quite entertaining, but in the end, it was just a boxing movie with robots. There was nothing any more science fiction about the premise than that, and I felt it was unnecessary. But still, it was entertaining, to say the least.
I heard they gave barf bags out at the critic/convention screenings, and one critic said it was not a movie you needed to actually go see to know for sure that you wish you hadn't seen it. Lol. The first was dreadful; the consensus on this one was that it was purposefully done as over the top as possible as a slap on those who liked the first one. (Now I'm actually a little curious; I'm not sure how it could be more over the top than the first one was. Oh yeah, dating advice here: The Human Centipede is not a chick flick. Just thought you should know.
The first movie is the kind of movie I want to show my mother just to see the look on her face. The second one looks like it's gonna be more of a gore fest, which is okay by me. I enjoy trash.
The second movie is also apparently banned in the UK and reportedly cut for the US. Ouch.
Anyway, here are Roger Ebert's reviews of The Human Centipede and The Human Centipede 2
The only other movies I know of that he gave zero stars were both versions of I Spit on Your Grave and North, a very unpleasant family movie with a prepubescent Elijah Wood, directed by Rob Reiner. Don't know if anyone remembers it. I remember it because my grandmother took me to see it when I was young, and I distinctly remember not being amused by it then.
To be honest, the original I Spit on Your Grave was an unpleasant viewing experience for me, too. Mostly because I found it boring. Haven't seen the remake, though.
It's not death itself that's so bad. It's what you might have to go through to get there. No horror film I've seen inflicts more terrible things on its victims than “The Human Centipede.†You would have to be very brave to choose this ordeal over simply being murdered. Maybe you'd need to also be insane....
Tom Six is apparently the director's real name. I learn his favorite actor is Klaus Kinski, he is an AK-47 enthusiast, and wears RAF sunglasses and Panama hats. Not the kind of guy you want to share your seat on a Ferris wheel. He has said, “I get a rash from too much political correctness.†I promise you that after this movie, his skin was smooth as a Gerber baby's.