Just got back from seeing Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows with my son.

I've seen some poor reviews of this movie so I wasn't sure if I'd enjoy Robert Downey Junior's second outing as the master detective as much as I did the first. I'm happy to say I did. There were plenty of good moments, especially one scene featuring Stephen Fry (who was a delight as Holmes' brother, Mycroft) and Kelly Reilly, who played the newly-married, Mary Watson.
On the way home, I found myself wondering if Guy Richie has any plans to make a Miss Marple movie in the same style. I can just see Maggie Smith Karate chopping her way through a series of villains.
How about you?
What movies have you seen lately?
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and Kelly Reilly, who layed the newly-married, Mary Watson.
The couple of movies that have been made don't compare to the novels, although the one with Rosalind Russell as Mrs. P is pretty good.
Have you had a chance to enjoy Mrs. Pollifax books yet?
Hugo had a lot of charm and some really nice acting, but I was surprised in that it seemed to me to be two movies: one about a little boy who needed a family and one about an old man who had once made movies. The problem was, I liked the first movie better.
p.s. Would LOVE Maggie Smith as Miss Marple!
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I'm consistently staying away from the new Sherlock movies. Mr. Holmes has a very special place in my heart as he made up a significant part of my childhood reading. The 'action Sherlock' I've seen in the trailers doesn't appeal to me one bit. Maybe if they'd casted Jackie Chan... Glad you enjoyed it, though :-)
Jackie Chan might be stretching things a little too far though :)
Wasn't Maggie Smith in Evil Under the Sun or one of those other Agatha Christie movies? In keeping with the Guy Ritchie revamp with characters, why not Kate Winslet as Miss Marpel? She's much younger than Smith, but she could carry a machine gun easier.