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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - The Real Sherlock Holmes Reviews

2004

Rated:
50
from 53 members

An exploration of the legend of Sherlock Holmes and of the mystery of the man who created him - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Includes 'The Adventure of the Devil's Foot' an original radio broadcast. Read more

Director	Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Genres	Documentary

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Most helpful members' reviews (2) of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - The Real Sherlock Holmes
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

Worthy, but worthless

Sorry but this could have been done so much better.

As an average reader I already knew more about, and could have explained better, about Conan-Doyle's life than the ultra-bland documentary which properly belongs being played in the corner of a visitors centre somewhere. Add to that that it actually made some glaring errors in places (sorry folks, but 'Scandal in Bohemia' is such a well known story there is absolutely no excuse for the sriptwriter who clearly hadn't bothered to actually read it.) Plus a title 'the real Sherlock Holmes' which bore little relation to reality, or to the script, and huge and interesting parts of CD's writing that didn't get a mention - 5 seconds on 'Life on a Greenland Whaler', not a mention of Professor Challenger.

For my money, go and buy a couple of collected volumes of Conan-Doyle and you'll get 100 times the benefit you would from watching this exercise in blandness.
- - GuyG from Amersham
  - Posted 29 Nov 2005 06:09
Sir Arthur Conan Dull

Not his life, just the documentary. It takes ages to get to the point and the images are pretty boring as well with no interviews whatsoever. Good for people interested in Doyle but nothing new here.
- - A customer from Essex, England
  - Posted 04 Mar 2005 22:25
Most recent members' review of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - The Real Sherlock Holmes
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Sir Arthur Conan Dull

Not his life, just the documentary. It takes ages to get to the point and the images are pretty boring as well with no interviews whatsoever. Good for people interested in Doyle but nothing new here.
- - A customer from Essex, England
  - Posted 04 Mar 2005 22:25

1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

Worthy, but worthless

Sorry but this could have been done so much better.

As an average reader I already knew more about, and could have explained better, about Conan-Doyle's life than the ultra-bland documentary which properly belongs being played in the corner of a visitors centre somewhere. Add to that that it actually made some glaring errors in places (sorry folks, but 'Scandal in Bohemia' is such a well known story there is absolutely no excuse for the sriptwriter who clearly hadn't bothered to actually read it.) Plus a title 'the real Sherlock Holmes' which bore little relation to reality, or to the script, and huge and interesting parts of CD's writing that didn't get a mention - 5 seconds on 'Life on a Greenland Whaler', not a mention of Professor Challenger.

For my money, go and buy a couple of collected volumes of Conan-Doyle and you'll get 100 times the benefit you would from watching this exercise in blandness.
- - GuyG from Amersham
  - Posted 29 Nov 2005 06:09
Sir Arthur Conan Dull

Not his life, just the documentary. It takes ages to get to the point and the images are pretty boring as well with no interviews whatsoever. Good for people interested in Doyle but nothing new here.
- - A customer from Essex, England
  - Posted 04 Mar 2005 22:25