Before and after our weekly recording of The Watsonian Weekly podcast, Madeline Quinones, Heather Hinson and I always have some other Sherlockian gossip and chat that goes unrecorded. An occasionally there's some chat that might have been worth putting on the podcast. Tonight it just occurred to me to ask a simple question: "What are your top five Sherlock Holmes movies?"
Fifty years ago, there were nearly the smorgasbord of Sherlock Holmes movie choices we have today, and we've all had the pleasure of seeing the right movie at the right time in our lives, which might give a particular choice more meaning to us that to our friends. And there are generational favorites at this point, as well. The Great Mouse Detective would definitely be on the list of one Sherlockian we know, while another would point to The Seven-Per-Cent Solution . . . and neither of those made it to any of our top five lists.
So, without further adieu, here are the top five Sherlock Holmes movies of the Watsonian Weekly podcast crew:
Heather's Top Five:
- Young Sherlock Holmes
- The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
- The Return of the World's Greatest Detective (Larry Hagman as Holmes)
- Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey Junior as Holmes)
- Sherlock Holmes (and Dinosaurs)
Madeline's Top Five:
- Game of Shadows
- Without A Clue
- Murder By Decree
- Enola Holmes 2
- Her imagined unreleased pro-shot of the Ken Ludwig Moriarty premiere.
Brad's Top Five:
- The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
- Holmes & Watson
- Sherlock Holmes in New York
- Sherlock Holmes (Downey)
- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Rathbone)
There you have it. Make of it what you will. And, you know, there is a comment section below this for your own top five, should you feel so inclined! (And our comment moderator will try to remember to check the approved comment list this week to make sure they get added ... at some point.)
