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The Sherlock Holmes Blu-ray brings home Guy Ritchie’s 2009 film starring Robert Downey Jr. as Holmes and Jude Law as Watson, with Rachel McAdams and Mark Strong. In 1890 London, the pair investigate Lord Blackwood, a mystic who seems to return from the dead. It is in stock and dispatched within 2 business days. Add it to your cart today.
| Format | Blu-ray |
|---|---|
| Studio | Ingram Entertainment Inc. |
| Condition | Not specified |
| Availability | In stock |
The Sherlock Holmes Blu-ray brings home Guy Ritchie's 2009 action-mystery starring Robert Downey Jr. as the great detective and Jude Law as Dr. John Watson. Set in 1890 London, the film pits the pair against Lord Blackwood, a mystic who seems to return from the dead after being hanged.
This is a Blu-ray disc, so you will need a Blu-ray player or a game console that plays Blu-ray discs. It will not play in a standard DVD-only player.
The villain is Lord Henry Blackwood, played by Mark Strong, a mystic who is hanged. When Blackwood seemingly returns from the dead, Holmes and Watson set out to investigate how, and what he is planning next, across 1890 London.
Rachel McAdams plays Irene Adler, Eddie Marsan plays Inspector Lestrade and Kelly Reilly plays Mary Morstan. The screenplay comes from a story by Lionel Wigram and Michael Robert Johnson, and the film was produced by Joel Silver, Lionel Wigram, Susan Downey and Dan Lin.
Warner Bros. released Sherlock Holmes in US theaters on December 25, 2009. Robert Downey Jr. won the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy, and the film earned two Academy Award nominations, for Best Art Direction and Hans Zimmer's Original Score.
In the US, the film came out on DVD and as a Blu-ray/DVD/digital combo on March 30, 2010. Any digital copy codes packed with the original releases have expired and are not included. A sequel, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, followed in 2011.
Owning the film on Blu-ray means you can enjoy its 1890 London setting and Hans Zimmer's Oscar-nominated score in high definition, whenever you like and without relying on a streaming service.
Browse more movies on disc and our full range of Blu-ray titles. Wondering how Blu-ray compares with DVD? Read our guide to DVD vs Blu-ray. For the full production history of the Sherlock Holmes movie, see the Wikipedia article on the film.
Sherlock Holmes Blu-ray: Questions Buyers Ask
Who stars in Sherlock Holmes?
Robert Downey Jr. plays Holmes and Jude Law plays Watson, with Rachel McAdams, Mark Strong, Eddie Marsan and Kelly Reilly.
Will the Sherlock Holmes Blu-ray play in my DVD player?
No. It needs a Blu-ray player or a console that plays Blu-ray discs.
Is a digital copy included?
No. Any digital copy codes from the original release have expired and are not included.
Is there a sequel?
Yes. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows was released in 2011.
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This is the Blu-ray edition.
Mukul –
Originally posted on Amazon.com · not a MarioShroomed purchase
JC –
Originally posted on Amazon.com · not a MarioShroomed purchase
Kindle Customer –
Originally posted on Amazon.com · not a MarioShroomed purchase
Most Entertaining Film
Glancing at some of the most useful reviews which head the evaluations of the movie, I find them saying about all that needs to be said on the subject of the two questions which must be asked (by some of us) about it. First, is this a good movie regardless of whether we consider it to be a Holmesian descendent or not. From my viewpoint, as a mystery-thriller, it could hold its own, whether the detective is called Holmes or Smith. I would go further and say that it is a good movie with a screenplay that is well in keeping with the requirements to be recognized as within the latitude allowed by the original Conan Doyle stories. Second, if it is a good Holmes story, does Downey make a Holmes we can accept (and a Watson as a secondary consideration). On the latter question, my view is that most of the Watson’s who have appeared in recent films, theatrical or television (since the end of the Nigel Bruce era), have been allowed to be better than was Nigel Bruce. This is not a criticism of Bruce, who was a fine actor, capable of doing an excellent job as Watson, the bosses decreed that there should be a contrast between the brilliant Holmes and a doddering, constantly bemused, Watson–and that’s what he was forced to do. As others have pointed out, that image is not the one Conan Doyle created. In this movie, the Watson certainly makes the grade as true to the original and in line with most post-Bruce conceptions, a good strong character. As to Downey’s, Holmes, it certainly lacks the particular qualities and demeanor we have come to expect in A level productions; nevertheless, as a tentative judgment, I will have to see the movie again, and, perhaps, more than that, to feel confident in my views, I lean toward saying that the screenplay’s delineation, with the strength and skill he brings to the part, not only opens us up to this as an acceptable modernized conception, but as one which can stand with the best of previous conceptions. I do not mean he can replace the best of them, simply, that he can stand with them as an equal.
None of this matters much to the non-Holmesians; for the general public, I will simply go along with the crowd and advise seeing it for a very entertaining couple of hours.
Sheryl Fechter –
Originally posted on Amazon.com · not a MarioShroomed purchase
This Is Doyle’s “Sherlock Holmes”.
I have owned this movie for a long while now and have viewed it many times. With each viewing I appreciated this movie more for it’s ‘originality’, as a whole new way to look at our beloved Sherlock Holmes; the word here is ‘origin’.
I had lent my viewpoint of the super sleuth from the portrayal of him by Basil Rathbone. Watching movie after movie of Sherlock and Watson over the years done in such a way, I had just taken for granted that this is the way our detective was written also. While studying, the movie really made me wonder; how was Doyle’s original interpretation written? So I went in to crack the books a bit. I had formed an opinion based on a screen performance through time that isn’t altogether correct.
Doyle’s books bring to light a multi-layered Sherlock Holmes that would go into the future and not become anything stodgy limited to just one time period. He is actually an everyman, and one who is steeped in all the knowledge that Guy Ritchie introduced to the audience in this action packed film. I am sure many of us found the Sherlock that we thought we knew to be a polar opposite of the man we see here, although this is Doyle’s man of Baker Street. Guy Ritchie did a brilliant job portraying his lead, Robert Downey Jr., as Holmes and gave Jude Law a new well rounded Watson for us all to see for the first time.
The movie itself hails the duo to be a new “reintroduced” vision and in part that is true. “Sherlock Holmes” brings to life Doyle’s original writing of the books and is far more closely related to this screen adaptation, in my judgment, from studying. What an awesome surprise for me. Everyone who has read any of the books and/or only has seen the different screen adaptations, keeping those portrayals to reflect the scope of Holmes alone; you must do your imagination a huge favor and introduce Ritchie’s everyman super sleuth to yourself again.
Sherlock Holmes is so faceted with tons of nuances shown here in this movie from the novels. He is so many things all rolled up in one man of action and completely cerebral throughout, a man of then and a man for now. He is steeped in many realms of thinking, as he is also just as much a defender of those truths. A bare knuckle fighter and well versed in the martial arts, Doyle wrote him extremely well rounded to be a thinking man of adventure.
Sherlock and Watson explode into this movie, using every trick in the books and show us a very real and exciting duo. Now that I know how these characters were originally written, I can clearly see that this is an important movie setting the standard back to the original.
I have already seen the second film and thought it far reaching because I didn’t do my homework ahead of viewing it. Now I can hugely appreciate this movie as definitely I will watch my judgment of things without knowing the facts first. If you enjoyed this movie as I did, you’re in for a real treat with viewing the second film. It is as if you are getting the same Holmes and Watson here plus adding so very much more.
Enjoy the first movie again, perhaps before viewing the second. It is worth a second look with a new perspective and refreshed open mind.
D. S. HARDEN –
Originally posted on Amazon.com · not a MarioShroomed purchase
Sherlock Holmes…
Can’t add much to the positive reviews already resident on this excellent story featuring Robert Downey, Jr. and Jude Law. Entertaining sums it up for me! This is one of those movies where you can test yourself to see what you see (and what you don’t) in trying to keep up with the clues provided! I finally broke down and bought the DVD. It’s currently in rotation on HBO. Now, I can watch it when I want!
My favorite scene is where Sherlock Holmes gets with a gypsy woman to tell Watson’s fortune. He’s sucked in, but after awhile he figures out that he’s been had, but the lines that crack me up are:
Gypsy woman: (the gypsy woman is referring to Watson’s fiancee, Mary in this exchange) Oh, she’s got a beard, and, oh, she’s covered in warts!!
To which Sherlock Holmes deadpans: Are they extensive??
That scene cracks me up everytime I watch it (and I’ve seen this move 20 times already, before I purchased the DVD)!
I can’t wait for the sequel! Robert Downey strikes gold again in this role. Kudos are also due the special effects in restoring turn-of-the-century London, down to the construction of the London Bridge, with it’s combination Suspension/Cantilever design (a first, I believe)!
Get your copy and have fun (as I have)!
What to rate this movie? Quite elementary actually – Five stars!