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[[File:SherlockHolmesTeaserPoster265.jpg|frame| [[A Worldwide Punomenon|Holmes for the Holidays.]]]]
A 2009 film directed by [[Guy Ritchie]], and starring [[Robert Downey, Jr.]], Jude Law, [[Rachel McAdams]], and [[Mark Strong]], that updates (or maybe restores) Holmes and Watson as [[Badass Bookworm|thinking men of action]]. A sequel, ''A Game of Shadows'', was released in December
When Holmes (Downey) and Watson (Law) interrupt a dark occult ritual and save a woman from being sacrificed, they find that the culprit is Lord Henry Blackwood (Strong). He's already killed five women in a similar manner and, before he is hanged, he claims to Holmes that he will kill three more times after his death.
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** [[Tropic Thunder|Holmes had a history of posing as Asians.]]
** This is not the first time [[Stephen Fry]] has played Mycroft Holmes.
* [[Adrenaline Time]]: An interesting version, as Holmes imagines at least some fights before starting, pointing out the weaknesses he'll exploit, and then we get to see the fight again in real time. This is applied interestingly later in the film; in every fight where Holmes gets his ass kicked, the [[Adrenaline Time]] sequence is absent, implying he lost because he forgot to
** Guy Ritchie even calls it "Holmes-O-Vision." The whole second movie subverts his use of his Holmes-O-Vision. In the original, his senses are always on cue but in the second, they're always disrupted by something (the first time he runs through a scenario, Sim simply throws a knife around his third or fourth planned move and the second time {{spoiler|Holmes' attempt to dissect Moriarty's offense results in Moriarty mentally stalemating him at every turn, finally resulting in a theoretical loss for Holmes}}).
* [[Ambiguous Disorder]]: Jr.'s portrayal is more socially challenged than our usual Holmes, had some weird eye contact moments, and was implied to have issues with sensory integration.
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* [[I Drank What]]: Holmes drinks a bottle of a chemical intended for use in surgery in the first film and is chastised by Watson. A similar exchange occurs in the second when Holmes pours himself a drink from a bottle of ''formaldehyde''.
** Oh, he knows very well what is he doing. See [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]] above.
* [[I Know Karate]]: Holmes' proficiency in martial arts; specifically, the British modification of Japan's Jujitsu known as "baritsu",<ref>In real life named "Bartitsu", but "Baritsu" was what Conan Doyle wrote Holmes having.</ref>
* [[Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy]]: There is an outstanding amount of "no one was hit" in both films, from both the good guys and bad. Which is [[Reality Is Unrealistic|exactly the way it usually is]] [[Truth in Television|in a real firefight]], especially with the era's relatively inaccurate guns. While there are more deaths in the second film, most of them are [[Red Shirts]], and/or are at the hands of Sebastian Moran, the [[Cold Sniper]] [[The Dragon|Dragon]].
* [[Improbable Weapon User]]: See [[Applied Phlebotinum]].
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* [[Living Emotional Crutch]]: Watson to Holmes.
* [[Meta Casting]]: As in his earlier ''[[Iron Man (film)|Iron Man]]'' film, Robert Downey Jr., a guy known for being a brilliant but troubled addict plays... a brilliant but troubled addict.
* [[Misplaced Names Poster]]: The poster in the page image doesn't qualify, but [[media:Sherlock-Holmes-
* [[The Mockbuster]]: ''Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes'' by [[The Asylum]] (The Asylum specialize in mockbusters), released in 2010 with [[Torchwood|Ianto Jones]] as Watson and [[Star Trek: Enterprise|Dominic Keating]] as Spring-Heeled Jack. Featuring Holmes fighting ''giant monsters''.
* [[The Muse]]: Watson claims Irene is this for Holmes.
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** Holmes as a pugilist.
** Holmes' use of disguise to sneak a peek at Irene's employer.
** Conan Doyle described Holmes' fits of melancholy and many have speculated that Holmes was bipolar. Holmes seemed a little unbalanced at the beginning -- "Is it November?"
** "Sherlock Holmes Aides Police" is a shout-out to the several instances in the books where Lestrade gets the credit for a crime Holmes solves.
** Watson's bulldog is canonical but little-known, being mentioned once in the first chapter of the first Sherlock Holmes story, ''A Study in Scarlet'', and then never again (among those fans who remember the dog at all, it's often assumed that Watson sold it or gave it away shortly after moving in with Holmes). The running joke about Holmes testing anaesthetics on the dog is also inspired by a scene in ''A Study in Scarlet'', although that involved a different dog, an aged and infirm terrier that was waiting to be put out of its misery when Holmes appropriated it to test a substance he suspected of being poisonous.
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{{quote|'''Holmes:''' No possible solution could be more congenial to me than this.}}
** Moriarty's monograph ''Dynamics of an Asteroid'' (from "The Valley of Fear," natch) makes a couple of prominent appearances in ''Game of Shadows''.
** His asking Holmes whether he has actually read the book may be a subtle one as
** The binomial theorem features on Moriarty's blackboard and {{spoiler|as part of the key to the code in his notebook}}. In the books, his treatise on the binomial theorem, written at the age of 21, was the thing that won him his professor's chair.
** There is a train chase in the original story, though it's SIGNIFICANTLY more...''subdued''.
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** The description of Holmes near the end of the second film, "He played the game for the game's own sake", is what Holmes says of himself in "The Bruce-Partington Plans" when it's suggested he might get a big reward for solving the mystery.
* [[Never Trust a Trailer]]: Trailers for both films basically consisted of all the comedic moments taken out of context inter-spliced with action scenes, making the movie seem like a ''spoof'' of [[Sherlock Holmes]], starring [[Iron Man (film)|Movieverse Tony Stark]] in 19th century England.
* [[Noodle Incident]]: Apart from various [[Mythology Gag
* [[Perma-Stubble]]: The first time Sherlock Holmes has ever been depicted with it. You'll notice Holmes is somewhat more cleaned up after someone tells him to clean up. During the dinner with Watson and Mary, he is nearly clean-shaven... but not quite. In fact, his [[Perma-Stubble]] may be constantly on his face, but it is done realistically. No Bruce Willis here!
* [[Private Detective]]: But of course.
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== Sherlock Holmes ==
* [[Action Prologue]] / [[In Medias Res]]: The movie starts with Holmes, Watson, and the Yard capturing Lord Blackwood after he murders five girls, and thwarts his murdering a sixth.
* [[Affably Evil]]:
{{quote|'''Holmes''': "(in French) One moment, please."
'''Dredger''': "(in French) I'm in no hurry." (and while he advances after saying so, he ''did'' let Holmes climb to his feet and speak) }}
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* [[And the Adventure Continues...]]: Holmes, Watson and Mary are relaxing after the case is over when P.C Clark comes by with a summons from Lestrade: a police officer has been murdered and a vital element of Blackwood's device stolen, and Holmes recognizes the M.O as belonging to [[Sequel Hook|a certain professor]] who's recently been brought to his attention.
{{quote|'''Holmes:''' Clarkie... case re-opened.}}
* [[The Antichrist]]: Blackwood deliberately invokes all the tropes associated with the [[The Antichrist]]
* [[The Apple Falls Far]]: Irene tries to cross a bridge at the climax only to find just in time that it hasn't been completed yet. A length of chain falls off the gap in her stead.
* [[Applied Phlebotinum]]: Holmes briefly uses a powerful electrode as a weapon which apparently needs to be charged with a hand-cranked generator.
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* [[Almost Kiss]]: Sherlock leans forwards as if to kiss Irene at the end, then removes her stolen necklace instead.
* [[Aristocrats Are Evil]]: Lord Blackwood.
* [[Art Major Biology]]: If someone is hanged there are physical
** Also the scene where Holmes blocks the chimney while talking with Lord Coward, slowly filling the room with smoke to escape. Both he and Coward keep speaking casually, even though with that much smoke around both should have been coughing their lungs out. Not to mention that Coward would have smelled the smoke sooner than he saw it.
* [[As Long as It Sounds Foreign]]: Averted. Robert Maillet, Dredger's actor, is French-Canadian, specifically from Acadia. Incidentally, Dredger is also supposed to be French-
* [[Ascended Extra]]: Irene Adler only appeared in one of the original Doyle stories ("A Scandal in Bohemia", where she was the antagonist), and Holmes only briefly encounters her in it. Here, she's upgraded to a major supporting character with hints of a romantic interest in Holmes.
* [[Batman Cold Open]]: The opening action sequence.
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* [[Fandom Nod]]: In the extended preview (aired during the ''[[Monk]]'' series finale), there's yet another clip of the Holmes-Watson [[Vitriolic Best Buds]] routine, then a cut to Adler going "They've been flirting like this for ''hours''." To the general public, a funny joke. To those aware of the Holmes/Watson-shipping fanbase, ''bloody hilarious''. As it happened, {{spoiler|this seems to have been a deleted scene referring to Watson's bickering with a boat captain.}}
* [[Five-Bad Band]]: Split into two competing groups but otherwise fitting their roles.
** [[Big Bad]]
** [[The Dragon]]-- {{spoiler|Lord Coward}}.
** [[Evil Genius]]
** [[The Brute]]
** [[Dark Chick]]-- {{spoiler|Irene Adler. Working for Moriarty against Blackwood's group.}}
* [[Food Slap]]: When Sherlock implies that Mary is only in a relationship with Watson for his money, she pours a drink on him.
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* [[Spontaneous Human Combustion]]: Ambassador Standish bursts into flames when he attempts to shoot Lord Blackwood. {{spoiler|This is intended to be taken as a magical occurrence, displaying the dark powers Blackwood has protecting him from those who oppose him, but in the end a clear, external cause is revealed by Holmes that has nothing at all to do with magic.}}
* [[A Storm Is Coming]]
* [[Stunned Silence]]: Holmes' [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown]] of the boxer who [[Disproportionate Retribution|made the mistake of spitting at the back of his head]] reduces the crowd of spectators from howling for blood into stunned, meek silence within
* [[Tempting Fate]]: Blackwood's {{spoiler|"It's a long journey from here to the rope." at the end of the movie.}}
* [[That Came Out Wrong]]: Holmes of course, gets the best one. Of course, [[It Makes Sense in Context]].
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*** Before that, when showing Watson his [[String Theory|web of conspiracy]], Holmes told him {{spoiler|he'd give his life to see Moriarty's demise}}.
** Also, the fate of the Parisian bomb-maker, who {{spoiler|commits suicide in an attempt to save his loved ones from Moriarty}}.
** The wax figure of Holmes may be this for the potential
** {{spoiler|Holmes warned Irene about working for Moriarty}}.
* [[Game-Breaking Injury]]: The way the final fight plays out is almost entirely determined by the fact that {{spoiler|Holmes' shoulder has been incapacitated by torture}}, and Moriarty has zero qualms about exploiting it.
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** Moran possibly counts here too, considering that he {{spoiler|got shot ''in the side,'' yet seemed pretty fine just a few days later when he killed Rene at the peace conference.}}
* [[The Other Darrin]]: Moriarty played by Jared Harris, in a way. {{spoiler|He appears in shadow in the first movie and is played by Ed Tolputt in an uncredited role.}}
* [[
* [[Politically-Correct History]]: Holmes and Watson share a dance together and nobody bats an eyelash - despite homosexuality being illegal at the time.
** They do manage a few odd looks from some older gentlemen behind them, but nothing else.
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