Sherlock: The Abominable Bride

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This was very good, I immensely enjoyed seeing Sherlock and Watson back in their ‘real’, so to speak, time period! Made me wish that the entire series had more of these episodes which were also much more faithful to (and used more dialogue) from the original Arthur Conan Doyle Tales….Just the right amount of emotional tension between the two main characters. Lots of fun…..and to have the infamous scene at the ‘falls’…..what a treat!

I read every bit of Sherlock Holmes I could get my hands on when I was younger, couldn’t get enough. Of all the versions I’ve seen onscreen, this is the only one in which the relationship between Watson and Sherlock is on center stage-and in which the two characters are equally important. There is always the tendency to make Watson into a bafoon (Basil Rathbone/Nigel Bruce: OH I remember decades ago my brother and myself would stay up late on a Friday night, once a week, to watch those old black and white treasures! I’m talking about before the dawn of the internet and availability of constant streaming of any and everything you wanted 24/7. You actually waited a week to see the next showing, it was a different time, and I think, in many ways, a better one……)

Also loved the extras….My only complaint is that I really don’t care for the way Moriarity is portrayed throughout the series. I dunno, a kind of lunatic disgusting irritating adolescent….yuck…….-Violets

My daughter turned me on to Sherlock. I was dubious at first because I’m a Brett fan, but I really enjoy it. Everything is top drawer. I think that the people who do the show really respect the stories, and even though there is some creative license because it is “modern”, it all works. I was anxious to see them do their show “period”. I really enjoyed it as well. Everyone is on their game to transform modern London into old London. The story had the twists and turns it should and of course the acting is well done. I thought it was interesting to see the differences in not only how the characters dressed from new to old, but also their portrayal of the characters changed just a bit too. Good stuff. Great way to spend family night. Also the “extras” are really cool too. The behind the scenes stuff is always interesting to me and the extras are chock full of goodies.- mmthrax

DVD Wholesale Main Features:

Actors: Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman
Directors: Various
Format: Color, NTSC
Language: English
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only.)
Number of discs: 1
Studio: BBC Home Entertainment
DVD Release Date: January 12, 2016
Run Time: 90 minutes