Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadow" picks up where the prequel left off; Holmes is tracking down Professor Moriarty, a man he believes is responsible for a series of bombings and mysterious deaths around world. With the help of his pal Watson (off to be married soon), and a gang of gypsies, which includes The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo's Noomi Rapace, set out on a game of cat-and-mouse to find the schemes of the sinister Professor.Now coming to Blu-ray packing.===================================================================Disc Packing info:No Slipcover.No. Of Discs : 1REGION : Region free (A,B,C)-----------------------Blu-ray infoDisc Title: SHERLOCK_2Disc Size: 39,985,848,727 bytes (37.2 GB)-----------------------Length : 2:08:44.758 (h:mins.sec)-----------------------Audio: English / DTS-HD Master Audio / 5.1 / 48 kHzAudio: Portuguese / Dolby Digital Audio / 5.1 / 48 kHzAudio: Chinese / Dolby Digital Audio / 5.1 / 48 kHzAudio: Czech / Dolby Digital Audio / 5.1 / 48 kHzAudio: Hungarian / Dolby Digital Audio / 5.1 / 48 kHzAudio: Russian / Dolby Digital Audio / 5.1 / 48 kHzAudio: Ukrainian / Dolby Digital Audio / 5.1 / 48 kHz* Audio: English / DTS Express / 1.0 / 48 kHzSubtitle: English /Subtitle: PortugueseSubtitle: ArabicSubtitle: BulgarianSubtitle: Chinese /Subtitle: Croatian /Subtitle: CzechSubtitle: Estonian /Subtitle: HebrewSubtitle: HungarianSubtitle: Latvian /Subtitle: LithuanianSubtitle: Romanian /Subtitle: Russian /Subtitle: Serbian /Subtitle: SlovenianSubtitle: PortugueseSubtitle: CzechSubtitle: HungarianSubtitle: Russian /* Subtitle: English* Subtitle: Portuguepse* Subtitle: Chinese* Subtitle: Czech /* Subtitle: Hungariasn* Subtitle: Russian----------------------------------------------------Regards,AVBuff™ (Audio/Video Fan)

Good movie, as engaging as the first one was in this series and both Robert Downey and Jude Law re reflect great bonding on screen. So, if you are a fan of Robert Downey and Sherlock Holmes, you should be buying this one.

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2 ND ONE IN THE SERIES......PRETTY DAMN SCRIPT WITH TERRIFIC ACTING AND MINDBLOWING ACTIONCOMPARIND TO FIRST ONE WHICH SURE GENIUS......DOWNEY IS OUTSTANDING AS ALWAYS AND AGAIN JUDE LAW IS AN TERRIFIC COMPANION.....I LOVED THE WAY OF GUY RITCHIES DIRECTION AND TAKE ON THESE CHARACTERS.....REALLY MUST WATCH ON BLURAY.....

Nice movie with super quality but dubbing was not good

good

Very good movie.

Good sound and picture quality

Guy Ritchie's first 'Sherlock Holmes' was a decent, if completely forgettable attempt to reboot/remake the classic Sir Arthur Conan Doyle characters for a modern-movie audience. Now 'Sherlock Holmes:Game of Shadows' is out and while I don't think it comes any closer to successfully rebooting the franchise, as a sequel it makes a remarkable number of improvements and ends up being a very entertaining film.The main story of 'Game of Shadows' has Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson investigating a series of bombings and assassinations that put them on the trail, and in the cross-hairs of arch-criminal Professor Moriarty and master sniper Sebastian Moran. The plot in this film has some fun twists and turns as Holmes and Watson team up with a mysterious gypsy and Holmes' older brother Mycroft, but it's the battle of wits between Sherlock and the Professor that keeps this film engaging; Moriarty is a dangerous and diabolical adversary which raises the stakes in this film head-and-shoulders above it's predecessor.The acting in 'Game of Shadows' is much more level-headed than the first 'Sherlock Holmes' and therefore easier to swallow: Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law's Holmes and Watson act less like a bickering couple and more like long-time friends who actually care about each other. Stephen Fry brings dry-wit and welcome comic relief as Mycroft Holmes. Noomi Rapace is great but seems wasted in a smaller part as the gypsy. Rachael McAdams, who I couldn't stand as Irene Adler in the first film makes a surprisingly welcome (if brief) appearance in the film. As good as these actors are however it's Jared Harris as Professor Moriarty who ignites the screen and the scenes between him and Downey Jr. are nail-bitingly tense.As with everything else in 'Game of Shadows', the camera-work is an improvement over the original 'Sherlock Holmes' though is still a bit overblown. The slow-motion, rewinding-hand-to-hand combat scenes are much more fun as things don't always go the way Holmes plans. The more open environments in this film add to the atmosphere and make the action seem less artificial. Ritchie still favors super-close-ups and a bit too much slow-to-fast motion (I couldn't tell what was going on during one particular chase scene through a forest) but overall the movie stays coherent from beginning to end.As I've said: Guy Ritchie's 'Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows' is far from a successful reboot of the Holmes/Conan Doyle characters (and still carries a lot of pointless disguises and sight-gags), but as a sequel that gets right what it's predecessor got wrong it stands as a very fun movie experience.

I wasn't expecting much from the movie because the books hadn't excited me that much. But i was surprised. This movie has a great story line, great actors who did their job and know how to play their characters, hilarious lines, and great action sequences. Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law have amazing chemistry that puts the audience on their seats waiting to see what they do next. Jude Law, who plays Dr. Watson,looks out for Sherlock Holmes, played by Robert Downey Jr. Yet at the same time, Robert Downey Jr. is the leader of the two. Sherlock Holmes is eccentric, quirky, weird, yet brilliant. Dr. Watson is almost the opposite of that, down to earth, realistic, and sensible. It is fascinating to see the relationship of these two paradoxical people who form the greatest detective pair of all time. This movie is absolutely one of the most funny movies I have ever seen. We've all seen Robert Downey Jr. do his thing in Avengers and Iron man and he brings the same type of hilarity into this movie. His sarcasm, irony and what ever else he adds to it is absolutely priceless. And contrast that with Dr. Watsons stoicism and you get unendless humor. This movie is also pure action. They have bombs exploding everywhere. Trees blowing up, canon firing, and gunfire through the whole thing. Not only do you have strong action, but you also have more subtly action such as poison, disguises, and brilliance. And most of the action is clean, which means no gore. The action in this movie is not tension filled action, the comedy plays into the action in an intriguing way which makes the movie light hearted, yet serious. Some people claim that Robert Downey Jr. plays Sherlock Holmes in a way that he shouldn't be played. But I disagree. True, he may not play the Sherlock Holmes that we all read about but should he? If Robert Downey Jr. played that Sherlock Holmes I think that the movie would be very boring. Robert Downey Jr. adds a twist to Sherlock Holmes that cannot be paralled in the movie industry. Buy the movie or rent it from the library to see if this movie is really as good as I claim it to be. Enjoy!

When this "New" Sherlock Holmes movie series was first announced, I thought old Doyle would be turning over in his grave, but I gave it a viewing and appreciated this new "style" of Sherlock Holmes obviously designed to appeal to a new younger generation. This second installment had the usual "Explosions and chases" of our modern movie system, where even the year 1891 can be made to look very fast paced with modern morals and Victorian style "warrior women", the fictional mythology of modern cinema.These things being said, the movie is remarkably plotted, taking a new angle on the "Final Problem" of the original written account. Downey and Law work very well together and the supporting cast is excellent. This movie follows the first in visual effects of the dirt of London street life, the peculiar Zimmer music hinting at Bohemian melodies, and conveys a sense of class in scenes from Mozart's Don Giovanni drama (imitating Amadeus?) with the exact scene of King Leopold and subsequent dragging down to hell. Another scene seems to be stolen straight from "A Beautiful Mind" where Watson's former room has been converted into a "conspiracy map", similar to the garage scene in the Russel Crowe movie.There are several curiousities in this work, one of which is the use of an 1889 Oswald Wirth Tarot Deck by Holmes when he consults a gypsy, and camoflauge techniques by Holmes that in the beginning are a reminder of "Robin and Marian" with apologies to Sean Connery. We are given a hint of the Diplomacy era prior to World War 1 (The Fall of Eagles?) The Arms of Krupp? As Holmes races across Europe trying to figure out the plan of the Evil mastermind. The result is a final encounter at a new and fashionable castle overlooking "Reichenbach Falls". A Chess match (late 1800s style pieces) between Holmes and the Professor transfers to a mental game and the end is , well if you had read the original work you know the ending!There are a few interesting Bonus materials included! Nicely done overall.

With some fine writing and directing for the occasion, Downey and Company give us a second feast of a Holmes for the contemporary viewer. It should be added that this in no way overshadows the notable Basil Rathbone series of my generation ( I was already a regular movie-goer when Rathbone and Bruce took over the franchise assisted in the first production by Ida Lupino, among others. The big difference to date in comparing them is that after the second or third production, the older series was shifted to "B" film status and no longer had first rate directors, writers or actors, aside from R&B. At any rate, this is a very different Holmes and has earned the right to be judged on its own merits, in terms of which, I think, it gets credit for a changed Holmesian character without, in any way, undermining the Holmes of the century and some odd decades preceding it. The most recent major Holmes presence, the late Jeremy Brett in an outstanding BBC series ended with his death, shows that the traditional characterizations can co-exist with serious contemporary efforts. ( One might enjoy the comic or psychiatric utilization of the Holmes ethos, but those have no impact on the main traditions.)Robert Downey, Jr. remains the acting spark which vitalizes the entire quite well-chosen cast. It is quite a pleasure to see him in action. The supporting cast, as I have pointed out, deserves much credit as well.All in all, this should be satisfactory viewing for most general viewers as well as action fans. As I have pointed out, I think that even traditionalist Holmesians may find this an admirable change of pace.

Loved the movie, couldn't wait for it to be released on Blu-Ray. Did however make the mistake of purchasing the Blu-Ray combo pack, you think I would have learned after experiencing previous digital copy issues. This whole digital copy scam has pushed me over the edge regarding spending anymore of my hard earned money on this crap. What happened to the good old days when you could download a copy of a movie to ITunes or your computer, now you spend more money and have to contend with the studios and their numerous partners? With this combo pack I was forced into setting up yet another account, this time with Flixster, and had to go through the process TWICE to then wind up with NOTHING. I can't use the digital copy on my IPad, IPhone, Kindle Fire or laptop so I'm stuck with having to either view on my desktop or use the DVD copy to view on my laptop, not exactly what I would call a Digital Copy.Maybe I'm missing something but buying a digital copy should mean I can use it on any of my compatible devices. Ultra-Violet is nothing more than a file cabinet which stores your "digital copies" but then you have to sign into another partner account (i.e., Sony, Universal, Warner Bros., Flixster) to view the movie only on your desktop. So now I have to log into my Ultra-Violet account then get redirected to another site with a different login and then still can't download to my devices. If that's not a scam I'm not sure what is!!!! Some of the "partners" do allow ITunes copies but each partner is different so you aren't guaranteed you will be able to use the digital copy on any Apple products (IPad, IPhone) or an Android/Kindle Fire device. Flixster supposedly allows download to Apple and Android devices but after numerous attempts I was unable to download this movie to either my IPad or Kindle Fire.Also of note if you do purchase any of these Digital Copies they all have EXPIRATION DATES on them, some expire within three months of when the disc is released; I already got burnt by not noticing the expiration date on a movie.While I am against piracy I can certainly understand why people are driven to it; the studios are forcing people to go with illegal copies of current films because they are making it so difficult to download and use these digital copies. They are penalizing customers who are making legal purchases!Also what's with Amazon, I purchase all these Blu-Ray combo packs and only one of them was available through my Amazon Instant Video Library, why when I purchase a combo pack from Amazon are those movies not immediately available in my Video Library list or worse why do I have to pay even more to get an Amazon digital copy?Bottom Line: These Ultra-Violet/Digital Copy movies don't work so I may be old fashioned but unless it's some extraordinary movie I'll go back to buying plain old DVD's, it'll allow me to watch on my TV, computer and laptop, which is all I'm able to do with most of these combo packs AND it'll save me money and a lot of aggravation!!!!!!NOTED ADDED: Seems that the specials on this Blu-Ray Combo pack on nonexistant and the ones that are included you need to download a free IPad App and you also need to have a Facebook Account to use. Again I guess we're just old fashion but not everyone in the world uses Facebook or has an IPad so that leaves you with nothing - thanks for that Warner Brothers.