Benedict Cumberbatch News

[Pseudonym]

I really didn't like The Last Enemy, though none of my issues with it were his fault. 

 

Yea I probably will give it a go at some point, I have a list of films to watch atm and no time. :(

[Carol the Dabbler]

Besides, the "magic," as you put it, isn't presented as a supernatural or in-league-with-the-devil sort of thing, but rather as natural human potential that most people have never learned to tap into.

[SherlockedCAMPer]

Oh, oh, and I really liked Amazing Grace before I even knew who he was! I watched it because of the other actor who's name I forget, and, yeah ... I really liked it.

 

So there. :p

Are you talking about Ioan Gruffudd, Albert Finney, Toby Jones, Ciaran Hinds, Rufus Sewell, Michael Gambon, or Jeremy Swift? ;)

[Arcadia]

Ioan Gruffudd, thanks! I was a bit of a fan for awhile, due to his Hornblower movies. And Fantastic Four.

 

Er ... all those other people were in it too? Apparently I was distracted by the eye candy. :D

[Boton]

 

... I'm much more of an "origin story" girl when it comes to the superhero movies, so once Dr. Strange was created, he doesn't really grab my imagination....

What about Sherlock in that regard? Now that they've apparently finished his backstory, do you have any interest in watching him and John solve crimes?

 

(Just for the record, that's exactly what I'm hoping for in future series. :D )

 

 

I should have said that I'm an origins story girl when it comes to super heroes.  I'm fine with Sherlock continuing, although I will say that if it is primarily detective stories, I probably won't be as interested.  I tend to disagree with Irene in that regard: I'm not actually a big fan of detective stories, unless they are medical. But so far Moftiss have managed to find a way to keep the human interest while solving cases, and I trust them to keep the magic.

 

(BTW, I should say that of course I loved Star Trek, although my entire assessment of BC's performance at that point consisted of "Khan!  They brought Khan back!  Khaaaaaaaaan!  Who the heck is the funny looking dude playing Khan?")

[Arcadia]

No, me not big fan of detective stories either. The only other one I can remember genuinely getting into was Morse, and of course that was because of, well, Morse. And Lewis, naturally. I never even bothered trying to guess the plot.
 
Thinking back on it, I have pretty much enjoyed all the Holmes adaptations I've seen, but again, it's for the character of Holmes, not the mysteries. I just like quirky, I don't really care what they're doing.

[Carol the Dabbler]

I guess I consider the mystery plots to be a bonus. I think I tend to like detective shows because they tend (paradoxically) to be character driven. I mean, think of Columbo or Magnum or Jessica Fletcher. Do you remember the plots, or (mostly) the character?

[Arcadia]

'Xactly.

[Inge l-w]

We pretty much agree on Morse and Lewis, but the adaptations of Dorothy Sayers' Lord Peter Wimsey mysteries and Margery Allingham's Albert Campion ones were truly amazing. Going further back in BBC adaptations, there were The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes and Foyle's War.

Like Arcadia, I first watched Amazing Grace for Ioan Gruffyd, but that whimsical Pitt character was witty and true to the original. That's why Benedict is such a treasure to his profession: once he gets a character into his hands, he BECOMES that character on screen. Which is why Dr Strange is such fun to watch. I particularly liked his ongoing feud with the librarian and using his talents to get the knowledge he needs.

But with such a schedule, no more Young Rumpole on BBC Radio, either, not to mention a new Sherlock before 2019-2020. By that time, political upheavals may have caught up with the whole world, and I don't think the surviving cockroaches and ants will be into television!

[Van Buren Supernova]

Kind of a contrarian opinion here, but I find that I've lost a bit of interest in BC's work since Sherlock ended.  I spent quite a bit of time wanting to see every project he was involved in, but right now I'm in an odd place where I feel like maybe what I wanted to see was more Sherlock and I was using the other work as a proxy to get some of that entertainment value.  I'm going to have to make a point of seeing some of his post-Sherlock projects and see how I feel, but this is just an odd reaction on my part.

  

Not to me!

To be honest, other BC's works I have seen are TIG, Dr.Strange, Black Mass, and 12 years, Khan and Atonement, that's all.

I'm interested in War of the Roses (mostly for the story) but I don't have easy access to it. Made a mistake for trying to watch Tinker Tailor the other day but I only had ten minutes (needed to go, thought I would continue) but for ten minutes I only see people walking around. But it doesn't deter me, will watch it when I have access to it again.

 

(BTW, I should say that of course I loved Star Trek, although my entire assessment of BC's performance at that point consisted of "Khan!  They brought Khan back!  Khaaaaaaaaan!  Who the heck is the funny looking dude playing Khan?")

Aiz... I poke my head here hearing Khan but the content is not what I wanted. :p

That is actually my first reaction watching Sherlock, Who is that odd looking dude? Whow...wait, wait, whoa, the voice!

 

Anyway, I watched Dr.Strange and have to say that BC is very good in voice acting. He sounds really crushed on sad scene like hospital and on many examples on Sherlock; like rooftop and certain scene in S4.

[Inge l-w]

Oh, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy is a lovely modernisation, but Benedict is very much overshadowed by Gary Oldman and Colin Firth. Mind you, the original series with Sir Alec Guinness remains a landmark of the genre, with LeCarre writing much of the script.

[jadpdr]

My personal favorites have become TIG, Star Trek, Parade's End ( a lot like Downton Abbey), Amazing Grace and Tinker, Tailor. Haven't watched Osage County, The War Horse and Third Star. But I definitely plan to see Ragnarok because I am a Thor fan, and The Current War, because it's such an important bit of late 19th century American history: Edison of the hundred patents, Westinghouse and Tesla: what more could one want? I just hope the script will do all of them justice!

[Arcadia]

To the list I am adding Penguins of Madagascar, because it was really funny even if it wasn't that big a role for BC.

[SherlockedCAMPer]

And we get to hear him mispronounce penguins throughout. Pengwings anyone?

[Arcadia]

Almost sounds like a Happy Meal, doesn't it? "I'll have peng wings and a side of fries.... " :d

[Carol the Dabbler]

Arcadia, you are sick!  (Funny, but sick.)

[SherlockedCAMPer]

Arcadia, you are sick! (Funny, but sick.)

In other words she fits right in.

[Inge l-w]

Oh, that was distinctly a hit below the belt! All three of you, ladies, made me sputter my cup of Assam all over my better half's new pullover: he wasn't amused!

Has anyone ever uploaded the Special BAFTA award to Mr Moffat where Benedict and Dr Who jointly present it, and there is Andrew Scott in the same row? It is not only very funny, but also shows how fast Benedict can speak with minimum help from a script!

[SherlockedCAMPer]

I did at least in part once. Need to see it again.

[Inge l-w]

The one I am currently bingeing on is the official BBC One YouTube version, length five minutes, but I am a subscriber, so I don't know if it can play independently of Auntie Beeb. It's a laugh a second!

[SherlockedCAMPer]

Will need to see if I can watch it later.

[Arcadia]

Arcadia, you are sick!  (Funny, but sick.)

Why, thank you! :D

[Pseudonym]

Not quite Turtlebatch, but certainly... odd. 

 

[Arcadia]

I thought of you when I saw that. 

 

No, wait, it was the one before that! Just before he says "Is it my birthday?" It's the Grinch reborn!

[Pseudonym]

My face? How very dare you. :P