Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, 2011

Director: Guy Ritchie
Stars: Robert Downey Jr, Jude Law, Noomi Rapace, Jared Harris, Stephen Fry, Kelly Reilly







Holmes (Robert Downey Jr) and Watson (Law) go up against Holmes' arch enemy, Professor Moriarty (Harris), trying to thwart an assassination attempt on an important head of state. I don't really want to say much about it because you've just got to see it, and there isn't a ton to say about it anyway, except that it's entertaining and has lots of action and Robert Downey Jr. What more do you require, really?

Stephen Fry was so wonderful as Mycroft Holmes! What a pleasant surprise!

If you're a Holmes fan, you won't be disappointed! The music is just as brilliant as in the first film. Hans Zimmer is definitely a genius.

Sherlock Holmes, 2009

Director: Guy Ritchie

Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams, Mark Strong

I love pretty much everything in this movie. Okay, so maybe not the gross stuff and the appearance of Satanic practices..... but I do love the music! You can't not love this music. Hans Zimmer is brilliant!

So Holmes (Robert Downey Jr) and Watson (Law), bring down Lord Blackwood (Mark Strong), who is behind a string of murders and apparent sacrifices of young women. Blackwood is hanged, but before that, his last request is to see Holmes, when he warns him that more will die and Holmes won't be able to stop them. He seems to have a much bigger plan in mind, which is odd, since he'll be dead in an hour....

Then Blackwood has been seen "risen from the dead", apparently, and as Holmes investigates the bodies begin to pile up. And don't worry, though it is quite dark, Holmes proves that none of the events are supernatural- all have a sensible explanation.

It is a very funny movie! Jude Law as Watson is absolutely brilliant, and he and Holmes are hilarious together.

Just watch it. You'll love it. Perfect Halloween movie. (Well, not really, but whatever!)

I especially love the credits at the end. Don't just turn it off- you have to watch them until The Rocky Road to Dublin starts. :)