Argh, why are you making me work like that?

I love the first half of Howl's Moving Castle, but I don't like almost all of the second half.  I'm biased, I guess, because I thoroughly love the original book (which didn't focus on the war at all), but I'm just not sure that Miyazaki created a believable war.  The scarecrow/prince is never explained in the movie.…

I agree completely.  (And yeah, that doesn't add much to the discussion, but I didn't think one measly "like" was enough in this case.)

He created a new species! Maybe I read too much into it, but it seemed like the new bee was a kind of symbol for Watson. Like he created a new investigator. I thought that made LL seem like a cyborg or something. It seemed like she'd been nothing more than a Sherlockian project. I dunno, there's probably many ways to…

How?

I agree with the "don't negotiate with terrorists" rule too.  At the same time, though, it is understandable that such a rule might be hard to live up to when it's not your life at stake, but your child's.  Who wants to be the cause of a loved one dying?  And I know in reality the terrorists are the one who cause it,…

If we're talking conspiracy theories, can we discuss the possibility of an entertainment cabal that seems to meet periodically (perhaps in shadowy parking garages) to coordinate the release of similarly themed movies within months of each other?  Because seriously, it is like all these people are part of a creative…

Actually, I firmly believe the original Matrix movie doesn't even need an additional 15 minutes to close out the story.  That movie stands very well on its own, which makes it easy for me to consciously forget the others even exist.

Although, really, it was less a "reboot" than a return to the more gritty style of the original books.

the big reason to read fantasy when you're a kid is escapism, and it's hard to escape into a place where you know you wouldn't fit in and the protagonists wouldn't like you.

What?!  Narwhals are the unicorns of the sea.  What crimelord wouldn't want that name?

I think it is awesome too, just for the chance to get additional insight into the characters and the overall production.

Sherlock obviously set up some mood lighting before bringing Irene down.  To make the moment just right, you know.

@avclub-22cfdce02d35728058686d49fc89a63b:disqus : Well, let's look at this the opposite way.  Moriarty is supposed to be just as smart as Sherlock is, right?  She has created a criminal enterprise all while operating so far below the radar that no one (except her few contacts) even knows there is someone there…

The Great Mouse Detective is truly one of the best adaptations of Sherlock Holmes.

I imagine that she would still run her criminal enterprise.  It felt to me like, during this entire episode, she was somehow trying to convince him that they were exactly alike.  I think she might have been trying to somehow lead him into following her and becoming her right hand man.

Well, Sutter Risk Management was named for the founders, right?  (Legitimate question, as actually I don't remember their names.)  If that was the case, it would make perfect sense the company would quickly change its name to distinguish itself from its two murderous former bosses.

Throughout the series, there are few things that have not made Sherlock bored, normal human interaction among them.  For him to say that Irene was "not boring at all" is probably one of the highest compliments that he could make.  For a person who can read other people and make logical predictions about how they would…

So basically that article is the battle cry of a person who prefers slavish (or semi-slavish) adherence to canon, and all other adaptations are inferior.

Good point.