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Holmes and Watson -- Never go out of style, January 1, 2002
This review is from: Basil Rathbone: Terror By Night & Secret Weapon [VHS] (VHS Tape)
In Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle created one of the most recognizable and enduring literary characters. The world's leading actors - George C. Scott, Christopher Plummer, Charlton Heston, to name a few - have taken turns playing Holmes and his trusted sidekick Dr. Watson. No combination has been as popular as Basil Rathbone as the super sleuth and Nigel Bruce as the good doctor. All told Rathbone and Bruce made 14 feature film together as Holmes and Watson. The first two remain the best - "The Hound of the Baskervilles" and "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes." But these two films - "Sherlock Holmes and The Secret Weapon" and "Terror by Night" are worthy entries in the series. In "The Secret Weapon" Holmes and Watson have been transported from turn of the century England with its horses and carriages and gas lit street lamps - where the original two films took place - to England at the outset of World War II. Here Holmes and Watson battle not only the fiendish Moriarty, but also the German Gestapo who are trying to lay their hands on an experimental bomb sight that could alter the course of the war. The action is fast paced, atmospheric, with perfect chemistry between the stars. "Terror By Night" is one of the later entries in the series, but Rathbone and Bruce are hardly running out of steam. The action here takes place almost entirely aboard a locomotive speeding from London to Scotland. Someone aboard the train has stolen the famous Star of Rhodesia, and it up to Holmes and Watson to find out who among a cast of creepy suspects has committed murder to get their hands on the diamond. It is one twist after another in this fast paced whodunit, with Holmes and Watson as engaging and entertaining as ever. Holmes and Watson never go out of style, and these films show why. The fog fills London's streets, diabolical villains threaten Holmes and Watson at every turn, but good triumphs over evil. Turn down the lights, curl up on the sofa, and enjoy as Holmes and Watson unravel yet another great mystery yarn
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