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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - The Final Problem [VHS]

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Being a major Sherlock Holmes fan for some years now, I am quite picky on what I consider a "good" portrail of Sherlock Holmes. Jermey Brett is the most true to the inner character of Holmes that I have ever seen. He has that quirky smile that just tugs at you till you end up grining as well. This episode is one of my top favorites! With the amazing chemistry placed between Jermey Brett and Eric Porter(Moriarty), you feel the cold respect as well as the irking hatred that lies under the characters exteriors. From the entire eposode my favorite scene is at the very end. Watching the waterfall as the two bodies of Holmes and Moriarty flail in the air in slow motion as they plunge downwards. A very emotional scene. Even though I know the outcome of the story, and that of the next, I always have to see the "The Empty House" directly afterwards. Absolutly superperb!

...immediately after seeing this one! I had to, just to be really sure that Holmes did indeed return from the Reichenbach Falls. This show contains one of the most spectacular stunt shots I've ever seen--it does really look like the end for the great detective. Of course he manages to escape, even if his creator would have preferred it to have been otherwise. Eric Porter is an absolutely terrifying Professor Moriarty. The verbal 'non' duel between him and Jeremy Brett's Holmes--in which each one already knows what the other is going to say-- is beautifully staged and acted. This is one of my four favorite episodes of the Granada series. I should point out that Patrick Gowers' moving violin theme adds so much to the last shot, you can actually feel emotion for the death of a fictional character. An outstanding episode of a great series.

This is the best depiction of Conan Doyle famous character. He arrogant and aloof of his surronding and of the people who crosses his road. To him you are mere momentary distraction to his passion and to his uncanny talent. In this story Sherlock Holmes confronts his greatest adversary Dr. Moriaty, a man whose dangerous not in the physical way but like a spider in a center of a web who by tugging this or that strand controls a criminal organisation. Holmes ,through his cunning, manages to foil his latest scheme and in great Victorian Honor confronts him in a battle witch ends both their carreer. The exterior scenes, the costumes, the props all show what Victorian England and Europe must've looked like. If you want to see Sherlock Holmes as he was written (not embellished as most of his earlier movie portrait have shown him) and you want to rediscover the magic of the characters read in stories that have thrilled us so long ago, this series by Granada Television is a must to watch.

'Final Problem' is one of my favorite stories as it shows Mr. Holmes and Dr. Watson's warm friendship. It is needless to say that Mr. Holmes has cold and precise mind and he was afraid that his friend would be wounded in this story, however, he chose to leave for the Continent with Dr. Watson in spite of the travel absolutly would imperil Dr. Watson. It seems to be inconsistent. Although Mr. Holmes slightly betrays his emotions, this video tells the reason implicitly that he needed his best friend closely at the last moment. Anyone must desire to do it when he endanders his life. Mr. Jeremy Brett wonderfully plays Mr. Holmes's human touches getting point of his undemonstrative fashion. I am going to purchase 'Empty House' in order to rejoice over Mr. Holme's return with Dr. Watson.

Tense, suspenceful, gorgeous scenery, and a heartbreaking ending.
This is Conan-Doyle,Brett, Burke, and Porter, at their zenith. Simply, a must see!

This is a fast moving, suspenseful, finale to Conan Doyle's long running series (or is it?). Like The Hound, The Final Problem combines beautiful scenery (albeit the Swiss Alps instead of the English countryside)with a great story. The sequence of Moriarty and Holmes in the latter's rooms on Baker Street is unforgettable as is the climax at Reichenbach Falls. A must for any fan of this series.

Mr.Brett was the finest Sherlock Holmes ever!! He created the escents and mannerism that are that of Holmes. Every case I have seen is truly a winning performance. You cannot go wrong with any of these tapes or DVD's