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[graculus]

In January, I'm summoned off for my official induction (hey, only 3 months in post) and I understand that this involves a visit from a senior manager, the same one that sent a perfectly fatuous message around on Christmas Eve with the view that it be circulated to all staff.

You always expect something designed to rally the troops, usually with a tone of 'thanks for all your hard work, now keep it up!'. This one, however, took the proverbial biscuit as it was just 'make sure you have everything arranged for when you're off', not even leavened by enough good wishes for politeness sake. Since I'm obliged to do management training too next year, I can only hope to emulate such people skills with significant application, I'm sure!

I just deleted it, rather than passing it on, so I expect that's immediately a point against my chances of ever reaching such dizzying heights...

In other news, went to see Sherlock Holmes yesterday only to discover that it's even more slashtastic than I'd expected. Even in the land of double entendres, this movie goes the extra mile - what else can you say about a movie where the dialogue includes the line "My tongue is going numb and soon I'll be no use to you" from SH to JW?

I think I'm amused more though by seeing reviews where the bickering-married-couple relationship between our two protagonists is interpreted by reviewers as evidence that Watson can't stand Holmes. The subtext text, you're reading it wrong!

Here's hoping for a sequel, though preferably without the lumps of exposition. ;)

Comments

[gategrrl.livejournal.com]

I can't believe I didn't catch that line completely! Or it went right by me. Okay, even though I didn't think this was an A+ movie, holy crap. I'm going to have to go see it again. Or buy it. Soon. As soon as they have it available.

Didn't Starsky & Hutch try and overdo the slashiness that was in the original series? And fell flat? This movie did it oh-so-much more cleverly. I'm not a slasher, and I thought it was hysterical how much they stuck in there. Brothers, indeed. Heh.

[gategrrl.livejournal.com]

Der, I just remembered how I initially interpreted that line: to mean that now Holmes wouldn't be able to give Watson the benefit of his immense mind through talking and yakking at him.

[graculus.livejournal.com]

You really aren't a slasher, are you? ;)

[gategrrl.livejournal.com]

I'm a little slow here and there, I admit.

But I got just about everything *else* they threw at the audience during that movie!

[obelix]

Sounds like I'll have to go see it or at least wait for it to be on DVD and rent it.

I just have such a problem seeing RD as SH!

[graculus.livejournal.com]

I'm sure you'll enjoy it - for me, the bigger issue was Jude Law as Watson, but I'm sold.

*smooch* Belated Christmas kiss, hon. :)

[obelix]

Jude Law is sort of neutral for me bur Downey just doesn't fit the type of SH who is really well described in appearance in the books so yeah I'll try to watch with an open mind and telling myself it's a AU ;-)

*smooch* back :-)

I've been kind of offline for the last while as I'm working on things in the house more and somehow computers and painting, refinishing, cooking and all that stuff just don't mix ;-)

[rhade-rad.livejournal.com]

I had to see it after seeing them interviewed for breakfast TV and talking about how much fun they had working with Guy Ritchie. Mr Ritchie started referring to JL as 'Hottie' as in Hot Watson, and commenting at the end of scenes that that time they were almost convincingly heterosexual.

More seriously, I liked the way JL played Watson. People who've only seen movies are probably unaware that Watson is an army doctor who served with the British army in Afghanistan - which was a frontline then as well. So not a bumbler but a more than competent physician used to working under pressure in a place where he could have to fight to survive. JL had the limp too.

I wasn't too sure about the fighting Holmes but on reflection he is fit, runs around in disguise through the worst parts of London, and there is the story where he straightens a bent poker so has to be strong. So I'm OK with that too.