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Must Watch: First Trailer for Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes!

by Alex Billington
May 18, 2009
Source: Yahoo

We've been waiting to see this and it's finally here - take a look at Guy Ritchie's version of Sherlock Holmes, as lead by Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law. Yahoo has debuted the first trailer, which will also be showing in front of Terminator Salvation this week. This actually looks a lot better than I remember from ShoWest. I really love the style and the action and intensity. I think they really ramped up the excitement and pulled out some of the comedy, which makes it a great fit for all those who are seeing Terminator this weekend. Anyway, I think I've said enough. Just fire this trailer up and let us know what you think!

Watch the first trailer for Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes:

You can also watch the trailer for Sherlock Holmes in High Definition on Yahoo

Detective Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.) and his stalwart partner Dr. Watson (Jude Law) engage in a battle of wits and brawn with a mystical occult evil nemesis whose plot is a threat to all of England.

Sherlock Holmes is directed by British auteur Guy Ritchie, of Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch, Revolver, and RocknRolla previously. The screenplay was co-written by Guy Ritchie, Michael Johnson, Anthony Peckham, and Simon Kinberg, and is based on Arthur Conan Doyle's characters first introduced in 1887. Warner Bros is bringing Sherlock Holmes to theaters starting on Christmas Day, December 25th.

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From around the web:

dave

This movie look tight!!
http://www.midnightsun.org.uk Stuart Mellor

looks absolutley brilliant.
Cody

I'm sold.
HypotheticalDystopia

It looks really exciting! (Is it sad that I recognized the trailer music?)
pinkSushi

hope the accent works.
nate

rachel mcadams is freaking hot
Dylan

This movie is going to be awesome. I was really nervous but know I'm sold.
http://www.barnabybarrilla.com Barnaby Barrilla

REALLY REALLY GOOD
tankmaster

Guy Ritchie is the man!! cant wait for this one!!
xerxex

This shall rock the socks off all!
Movies Rule

Beneath this pillow lies the key to my release...that is such a CLASSIC line...I love it.
Richard

Haha that was great, I wasn't expecting that! Finally a Sherlock Holmes that I might actually enjoy. Plus I didn't know Rachel McAdams was in it, hell yeah! I'm there for sure, even tho I was disappointed by RockNRolla, I'm on bored for this one.
Fuelbot

It's almost unfair how awesome Robert Downey Jr is.
Drax

Guy Ritchie is the man!
CLAW

Guy Ritchie is hit or miss with his films but looks like he hit the shit out of this one.
nem

The last line sold it to me.
http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/4120/sppunx06oa5.jpg Crapola

yahooooooooooooooooooooo! looks great
Lazarus

Sherlock Holmes as a billy club wushu fighting D&D Rogue class, with a dashing prissy Dr. Watson....This is so far from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic master of deductions. This film SHOULD be called " Guy Ritchie's : Sherlock Holmes ". I love Downey Jr. in anything and even more adore Jude's style as an actor...if the villain is a solid one and I get an "Elementry my dear Watson" I'll be sold. I know Robert & Jude will be good in the film *SO NO HATERS ON MY COMMENT * I'm just not sold on the overall direction of the film...Sorry, one trailer won't do it for me this time around. I'll have to wait and see the whole film before passing judgement.
teyhtr

HAHAHHAHAHAHA Hellyeah!!! Lovin it lovin it lovin it!!!
Scott McHenry

okay there were some frickin awesome lines in there!!! I can't wait to see this!!!
http://www.avatarmoviezone.com Chris G.

Looks very good, but it comes out a week after James Cameron's 3D sci-fi epic Avatar, I have a feeling it will be overshadowed a bit...
mrmr

um.... this actually looks badass. high five sherlock.
Andy

This looks GREAT as a movie, but i don't know how much it is "Sherlock Holmes." Almost feel like it can stand by itself without the name. This was a very action based trailer... but where does the detective/mystery solving/deductive-reasoning come in? Looks like a fine balance between comedy and action though, looking forward to this one.
Florian

Downey sure seems funny with that accent nevertheless... this looks really good
harrison

looks great, and rachel mcadams is as sexy as shes ever been
http://dftba.oros.org Sari

Looks great! Unstoppable by E.S. Posthumus is the song that makes the trailer perfect for me. I totally freaked out when I heard the song. XD I can't wait to see the movie.
Jim

looks sweet. I <3 Snatch/Guy Ritchie
http://youtube.com/snears Nick Sears

How can you NOT like that trailer??? Can't wait.
leiner

Don't know... I can't really say. Yes, it looks pretty good, but also the Rockanrolla trailer made me say "wow, this looks pretty good" and the actual movie ended up being a total crap.... Honestly, What would be the last Guy Ritchie really really really great movie?? My answer is: Lock, stock and two smoking barrels. After that we are talking about, what, other 4 mediocre movies? The numbers are against this movie! But anyway, let's hope for a good film...
giraffic

geez. took them long enough! the trailer looks great, i think.
sd

hmm Trailer is gone??
?????

Wow that was good!
A-Dog

One day, I will marry Rachel McAdams... and Robert Downey Jr.
miracle disease

Wow! Maybe for lack of in-depth knowledge on who is Sherlock Holmes and what he's capable of... I never expected S.Holmes to be such a james-bond-jason-bourne-brad-pitt-from-snatch type of character. I hope the movie will deliver the aspect why S.Holmes is S.Holmes, which is the detective/mystery solving/deductive-reasoning one... He's the "first" CSI if I may say and that's what I'm hoping for... the action sequence as a plus is not something that I could complain about though... Re: Trailer - I love the fist fight... It's like watching Discovery's Time Warp...
Annonymous

I am just so excited about this movie. It looks fantastic!!!!!! As always Robert Downey Jr. looks great!! He also is very talented. I really love the British accent. I loved his British accent in Chaplin also. He's like the man of many voices! It's so great he is able to reinvent himself so easily. I can't wait the movie looks fantastic!
Katie Doyle

It looks like a really good movie, but I really hate the trailer. I don't know why, something about it just bothers me. But I'd rather it be a good movie with a bad trailer than a bad movie with a good trailer.
Annonymous

I can't help but think this is a joke... shouldn't really be called Sherlock Holmes in my opinion. Might as well call it James Bond goes back in time. Meh that's really my only gripe with it, looks like a good action movie though.
MeBeE

This movie is gonna do for Robert Downey Jr, What Iron Man did... uh... for....yeah, right. Watch the fracken video. Downey+Law+Ritchie=Classic
jman571

OMG I lol'd at the part in the trailer when Robert Downey Jr. picks up the tiny hammer, and the guy he's facing has the HUGE-ASS one. This looks like an awesome blend of hotness (McAdams), comedy, fight-scenes, mystery, and explosions. I'm onboard, and honestly until we see some more of Avatar, Cameron can suck on this.
Matt Suhu

this looks more comedic than a thriller...but i'll take it for what it is.
Kevin

The action, humor, and music all kind of reminded me of the 1st Pirates OTC movie.
Farris

Downey's British accent is terrible.
http://moco-comics.blogspot.com/ juanele

hahaha I'm a big fan of S.Holmes stories, and this is so far from the original character, Holmes' charm is more abour his deductive abilities than his action-hero acrobatics, although there are some fights here and there in the books, yet I can't remember any explosion... but still, I kinda liked this trailer, seems like it's gonna be a really cool movie
http://www.transformerslive.blogspot.com cat

good s. holmes stories with RDJ should be sweet.
Daniel

Not feeling this at all. Too much emphasis on action, and not enough on plot. Hopefully new footage will prove me wrong.
-Peter-

WHY do I have to wait until Xmas for this? WHY I ASK YOU? looks really fun...
NeoSlyfer

BRILLIANT
ilikeandrewbird

this looks so fucking stupid! Maybe if I wasn't so dumb i might enjoy this fuckery Serious rdj wtf? wtf?wtf? oh and rachel you're to blame to bitch!!! lol
Scott McHenry

HAHA it's like a pink panther movie with Downey as the classic Inspector Clussou or however you spell his name
JohnnyD

Looks good....and I would do some seriously depraved shit to Rachel McAdams.
Phaw

Heh, finally a Holmes flick with shirtless fistfighting! Conan Doyle would be proud. Reading through the original stuff, I'm gonna have to say this is closer to the source material than it should be allowed to be. =P But just far off enough to seem like a pretty entertaining action movie, hey?
Caleb

I'm so ready for this!
real talk

point break is better
discojellyfish

Watching this trailer, I am reminded of From Hell with Johnny Depp.
AprilCoolsDay

What is this? Shanghai Nights sequel?
Dirty Dutchman

The film looks promising and hopefully the "Madonna Curse" has been lifted from Guy Ritchie.
dom

Wow that actually looks quite fun! I didnt think much of the pics... but the trailer shows it has character and I'm very impressed with Downeys accent... the man knows no limit. Basterd!
movieboy

the trailer looks good fun i cant wait when it comes out but his British accent aint that good its abit strange
Zehgut

I was smiling the whole way through that! RDJ looks like he'll pull off another great job and he's got an english accent! finally an american who is willing to put on an accent!
coswell

the trailer isnt looking that amazing, but im STILL waiting for this a lot!
K

That looks amazing! Not your father's Holmes N Watson. Looks like another Guy Ritchie classic.
N.

THAT WAS AWESOME!!!!!! BETTER THAN I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE. WAS ANYONE ELSE SURPRISED IN HOW GOOD THIS LOOKS?
Syphous

Looks good! Sherlock Holmes never really excited me, but this.. uh.. "re-imagination" of the character looks pretty amusing/entertaining.
ishteaque

Just the one word 'fabulous' that it.
lito

to the guy who noticed the trailer music HypotheticalDystopia what is the music when it picks up the pace?
Shige

Someone tell me why this is called Sherlock Holmes or what is has to do with the books at all. Could be fun to watch though.
Mat

I can't believe you guys are gushing over this. It just looks a tad better than Van Helsing. So basically it looks like crap. Maybe it's a shitty trailer...? In any case my RDJ respectometer dropped a notch.
CatieLee

I'm with #29 and lots of others. I think the trailer probably showed all the best parts, but we can hope for the best.
Drived

I can honestly say that I didn’t saw this coming… Looks great, but so far from the original Sherlock Holmes books! Conan Doyle must be revolving in his grave…
Mohan

Now that looks good!
Brandon

Definitely looks like a giant step forward for Guy Ritchie.
Zach Morris

When did Andy Garcia change his name to Mark Strong?
Lazarus

#72 It is because...that is Mark Strong from " Stardust " and not Andy Garcia from many movies from the 80's - 90's - 00's. Wiki Mark Strong!
Special Agent Utah

Truth, #53
Chad

Looks Awesome
http://ilikeandrewbird.livejournal.com/ ilikeandrewbird

so i tried to give this a second chance, but i don't have anyy brain cells left after huffing all of those cans. it still looks dumb as all fucking hell
Torti

did this remind anyone else a little bit of Pirates of the Carribbean? at least the music did. looks awesome though!
Bob

Sucks that it's an action movie, but nice images.
Scott

I have to say, this just solidifies how brilliant Jeremy Brett was with the original work. They skewed from time to time but they stayed true to Holmes. Closest thing to approximate Holmes lately has been House( whole show is based on Sherlock Holmes including the substance abuse ). I like RJD, I like Jude Law, and I'm a fan of Guy Ritchie, but Sherlock Holmes this is not. Victorian era Bond, maybe. The one thing I will praise them for is not making Watson a bumbling sidekick-oaf.
Will

Seems almost like a Pirates of the Caribbean-esque humor...
Ajax

Uh, when I click on the box, the box says that the video is not found. Can you fix that?
dave13

I had no trouble. anyways, I love Downey Jr in his films, and will finally see him in the Soloist tonight, but this isn't Sherlock Holmes. this is an action movie. not a detective story. I'm sure it will be great though, but its not Holmes as I read and adored as a child.
Zach Morris

#73, I know, just making an observation about how similar they look.
Movie Fan

Hahahaha! While this looks like a fun film, it DOESN'T look like Sherlock Holmes. At all. It looks more like Hollywood wanting to start a cash cow.
zaftig7

This looks like a fun movie but obviously Mr. Ritchie has never read a Sherlock Holmes story or watched any of the movies.... I'm sorry, but Robert Downey, Jr. could have made a great Sherlock Holmes, had he been given the chance. This is not the character at all. Based on the trailer, I'm greatly disappointed. Don't call this Sherlock Holmes - it is NOT.
Fisherr

Guy Richtie...Good Job,i want to see more. You are a one of a kind actor indeed.
Fisherr

Edit:Director
Blash

.....did anyone here actually READ the Sherlock Holmes stories?......sigh.... "Re-imagining" seems to be synonymous with turning works of classic literature into crap-action-one liner movies with no depth....
DC

Look, it's okay, but seriously this is NOT SHERLOCK HOLMES. This is using a name to get people to go see a movie. Holmes used deduction and observation, and though was a massive cokehead (hence brilliant casting of Downey, Jr) rarely fought anyone. The proper movie would be more like a CSI episode without the BS and just going through the scene and players involved. And Watson as a bad-ass? Frankly, I'm really bothered with this. It's gutting an world-renowned character and making him the opposite of what Doyle envisioned. I don't mind taking a bit of creative freedom, but this is like making Atticus Finch a closet homosexual or making Allan Quartermain a black guy.
Monica

Guy Ritchie + Robert Downey Jr + Jude Law + MARK STRONG............ *ded* this is going to be an amazing movie, whether or not they stay true to the literature.
http://www.belolats.com Standing On The Edge

Awesome trailer. Wrote about this on my blog. I'm a huge, huge Holmes fan and so excited to see the whole film. Not so happy for Rachel McAdams as Irene Adler though. Imagined her more of a Natalie Portman or Scarlett Johanson.
avoidz

I half expected Downey Jr. and Jude Law to start singing 'Bad boys, bad boys, whatcha gonna do?' at the end of this trailer. Maybe this looks like a decent buddy action flick (set in a period England), but I can't see much to do with Sherlock Holmes besides the name.
alan

brilliant shit downey jr. is amazing a must watch
Meatcarnage

I hate that this is an action movie. When I heard that RDJ was doing sherlock holmes i really thought it was going to be a mystery or thriller. But as for Movies in winter go.. this will probably be pretty good.
http://movieguyreviews4u.blogspot.com Ryan

Very nice.
B-HAN

is it just me, or does this remind anyone of Wild Wild West with Will smith? If so, I'm really, really, worried for this movie.
http://www.daequitas.deviantart.com Burak "D'aequitas"

ok this looks like i am gonna have so much fun watching this movie (and wisecracking, asskicking, casanova version of S.H. is kinda a fresh approach ) cheers
constantine

well, i am a sherlock holmes fan so i would like this movie wouldent i?
Mac. M

looks awful. whats wrong with you people?
mxr5150

I think this has serious potential. I am really looking forward to this as RDJ is on a winning streak.
scoo

I was always bored by the PBS Sherlock Holmes, but I have to say Guy Ritchie's directing and editing, plus the addition of Robert Downey Jr., make this trailer KICKASS! Can't wait to see it.
Rosey

Horrible. Sherlock Holmes was NEVER a manwhore. Somebody, somewhere along the line decided to make the character more like the actor. I believe Robert Downey, Jr. is a depraved manwhore. Read Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's works and you wouldn't believe Sherlock Holmes is a manwhore. I hate it when Hollywood adds something to a story, like sex, that does nothing for the plot. Sex was key in Basic Instinct. Sex has nothing to do with Sherlock Holmes, whose chararcter is an anal retentive intellectual who succeeds in solving mysteries or crimes whereas other detectives don't because he is smarter or more attentive than they are. Perhaps Guy Ritchie should have explored why a guy that bright is solving crimes instead of trying to make money by being an industrialist in the beginning of the Industrial Revolution.
Stupidity

Not only was Holmes NOT a womanizer but he was also the exact opposite of one! He thoroughly distrusted women as a whole as clearly stated throughout many of the stories. He also was not involved with Ilene Adler at all romantically, also quoted in the books. And not only have those facts ruined this movie but also the simple fact that this is a disgusting modernized vision of heroism translated into fighting and action, rather than the intelligence and deductive abilities that characterized Sherlock Holmes entirely. This version has drained any originality of the Sherlock Holmes characters and replaced them with the mainstream cinema's dreadfully over repeated action movies containing only fighting, sex, and unwitty humor. And finally, what in the world is with Downey's accent? HORRIBLE.
N2DaRockets

Not impressed. Substituting Jackie Chan type humor for what should be an intellectual "whodunit" does nothing for me. Sherlock is all about mental savvy and acuity but it appears they're going in a whole new direction. That approach is not what I want from a SH movie. I'll probably see it and hopefully I'll be surprised and like it. One never knows! Go Toledo ROCKETS!
http://www.sportevents.com Sport events

I am eagerly anticipating this film. I wasn't a Robert Downey fan until Tropic Thunder when he had that surgery to be a black man which was hilarious.
max s.

looks like awesome movie another reason you cant wait for christmas. That last line made me crak up.