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The Hound of the Baskervilles - Sherlock Holmes DVD Movie
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The Hound of the Baskervilles - Sherlock Holmes DVD Movie
Features
Director: David Attwood
Encoding:
Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about VHS
Average Customer Review:
 Based on 35 reviews.
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David Attwood's fresh and thrilling BBC adaptation of The Hound of the Baskervilles grabs the viewer by the throat from its opening scene. The plot of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's most famous story should be familiar: Sherlock Holmes (Richard Roxburgh) and Dr. Watson (Ian Hart) take on the case of Sir Henry Baskerville (Matt Day), hoping to protect him from the terrifying fate that has befallen his family for generations. But if you think you know how the story ends, think again. While Jeremy Brett remains the definitive Holmes on screen, Roxburgh is also outstanding, as are Hart as an unusually passionate Watson and Richard E. Grant as the neighbor Stapleton. Trivia note: Roxburgh continues his take on the Holmes family by playing Sherlock's "smarter" brother Mycroft in 2003's League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. --David Horiuchi
Description
In this energetic and bold adaptation, Conan Doyle?s legendary characters are portrayed with a pace and vigor that capture the spirit of the original story. Sir Charles of Baskerville lies dead on the moors of his family estate. The look of abject fear on his face and the presence of animal footprints around his corpse suggest the impossible; that the ghost of a fearsome hound, long feared by the Baskerville family, is responsible for his death. As the new heir, Sir Henry Baskerville takes up...  read more
Reader Reviews
3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
Hound dirt, August 18, 2003
Reviewer:
DARBY KERN
from Green Bay, WI United States
All I'm gonna say is: I wanted to like it, being a fan of both Holmes and the actors involved- but this movie stunk up my living room so bad I had to move out of my house. If you want a more "faithful" version try ANY other! Even the Rathbone version. Heck, even Peter Cushing didn't shoot cocaine in his version- something not even mentioned in the book. I have to go clean up the hound dirt in my living room. VIVE LE JEREMY BRETT!
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