Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)

[Dan_Shane]

Originally Posted by Surge92

I think that's how the part was supposed to be played.

I have paid attention to any later film appearance by Nicholas Rowe because of his performance in YSH. I couldn't imagine anyone else in the role.

[dressedtokill]

Originally Posted by Dragon78

Looks like it is going to be a steel book.

What makes you think that?

[Surge92]

Originally Posted by Dan_Shane

I have paid attention to any later film appearance by Nicholas Rowe because of his performance in YSH. I couldn't imagine anyone else in the role.

I don't think I've seen any of his other movies, but he was definitely perfectly cast as Sherlock Holmes.

[TheOneWithThePrize]

Originally Posted by dressedtokill

What makes you think that?

[RCRochester]

Originally Posted by Surge92

I don't think I've seen any of his other movies, but he was definitely perfectly cast as Sherlock Holmes.

He actually had a pretty cool meta cameo in the film Mr Holmes which was another concept film on the opposite end of the age spectrum, playing Holmes in a film within the film.

[Ernest Rister]

I wonder what J. K. Rowling thinks of this film. The screenwriter for Young Sherlock Holmes (Chris Columbus) would go on to direct Sorcerer's/Philosopher's Stone and Chamber of Secrets, surely she would have been aware of his Young Sherlock Holmes when approving Columbus as director (she turned down Spielberg, who produced Young Sherlock Holmes, because Spielberg wanted to combine the story elements of the first two books into one film).

[drush9999]

I want to know what she thinks of Troll (1986) in which the father and son are both Harry Potter

[Ernest Rister]

Originally Posted by drush9999

I want to know what she thinks of Troll (1986) in which the father and son are both Harry Potter

Ha! Ya learn something new every day...

[Akijama]

Bull Moose PO is up:

https://www.bullmoose.com/p/35576601...elbook-digital

[Akijama]

Target

https://www.target.com/p/ka-young-sh...31#lnk=sametab

[ProfProlific]

Will this be a limited steelbook?

[ProfProlific]

Does anyone know when the pre-order for Amazon is going to show up?

[Justin_Playfair]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Somehow never seen this one, but the trailer has me interested. Some parts of it sort of reminded me of early Harry Potter films, which perhaps has to do with Chris Columbus' involvement as the screenplay writer.

It's a solid film. Basically the kind of fun fare that Spielberg used to crank out with apparent ease: not necessarily a classic, but something that was definitely worth the price of theater admission that many would enjoy. I watched my DVD of this a while back, and while the story is only "meh" the performances -- particularly the leads -- were excellent.

As for the comparisons to Harry Potter, yes, it's largely set at an English boarding school, but other than that there's little similarity that I can think of.

[Dan_Shane]

For those who have never seen YSH, when you watch the film on disc DO NOT switch off until you sit all the way through the end titles.

[Comicfan]

Originally Posted by Dan_Shane

For those who have never seen YSH, when you watch the film on disc DO NOT switch off until you sit all the way through the end titles.

I always thought as a kid that this was setting up a sequel.

[Dragon78]

It's a shame the movie didn't do well and didn't get a sequel.

[Dan_Shane]

I sometimes feel regret about missing potential sequels, but usually it turns out that leaving well enough alone is the better option. Too many times I have been disappointed by the sophomore curse and wish the studio had not gone for the quick buck. This goes all the way back to SON OF KONG, so it's nothing new.

[RCRochester]

Originally Posted by Dan_Shane

For those who have never seen YSH, when you watch the film on disc DO NOT switch off until you sit all the way through the end titles.

Back when post-credit sequences were a novelty. Now it's funny going to a movie and seeing people scramble for their phones when it ends to look up if there's a PCS so they don't sit there for 15 minutes for nothing.

[romuald121]

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Ok great steelbook, great job Paramount

[Surge92]

Originally Posted by romuald121

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Ok great steelbook, great job Paramount

Indeed. It's almost unheard of for studios to use the original artwork nowadays.