Nitpick: He was an IRS agent, not IRA.
Wiki "Holmes is described as a formidable bare-knuckle fighter. In The Sign of the Four, Holmes introduces himself to a prize-fighter as:
“The amateur who fought three rounds with you at Alison’s rooms on the night of your benefit four years back”. McMurdo responds by saying, “Ah, you’re one that has wasted your gifts, you have! You might have aimed high, if you had joined the fancy”.
Good enough?
:smack:
Nitpick, we call those “typos”. 
Good enough. Your point, sir.
( I still didn’t care for the movie. )
I add movies based on a lot of critic reviews, ratings at Rotten Tomatoes and, of course, Doper recommendations. So when I saw Art of War with Wesley Snipes in my Netflix Instant queue I was puzzled. Has a whopping 16% at RT. But I must of added it for a reason, right?
Hell if I know. Couldn’t pick out one redeeming quality. Awful.
To follow up, Sherlock Holmes kicking ass in a bar fight. Also, Sherlock Holmes bends a fire poker with his bare hands.
Dude was hard core.
Boy I wish I’d seen this post before I paid to see the movie. This is the most boring piece of dreck you can imagine. Two hours of people walking through the desert. No character development, no plot development, no resolution. I am bewildered to see that this movie got good reviews.
Yeah, I’m baffled by reviews calling it things like ‘an instant classic’ and other undeserved accolades.
In the theater where I saw it, there was a collective groan when the thing ended, and people walked out shaking their heads and looking at each other with a “WTF?” in their eyes.
Although…Will Ferrell as an IRA agent? Get me Paul Verhoeven and Joe Eszterhas on the phone. I have a movie idea!
Boring and I actually wanted to beat that child. I really think they could have made that story work, but they just didn’t have the right magic, and they had a detestable kid.
Hmm. Sounds like “Meeks’ Cutoff” might be the new standard for “bad, pretentious art house Western”! Can “Dead Man” hold on to the crown? (I’ve watched “Dead Man” what a pile of oats!
Imagine the worst western you’ve ever seen, then remove all semblance of a plot and populate it with the most boring actors you can find. Give them no meaningful dialog, and then end the movie abruptly and with no resolution. Voila’!
A western worse than “Paint Your Wagon”??!! The devil you say!
I like westerns, especially Clint Eastwood ones. So I was very surprised to find that the critically-acclaimed, Oscar-winning Unforgiven was not very good, and came across as a cartoon at times.
I was hoping that Judge Dredd would at least be campy, dumb fun that I could enjoy, but it was just unwatchable. I think I quit after 15 minutes or so.
Oddly, the first 15 minutes were the best. :eek:
I thought it was a truly great film when I first saw it, but I have to admit is doesn’t seem to have held up over the years. The Outlaw Josey Wales is the true classic. 
Too funny. It always seemed to me that the director had some sort of bet going about who could make the dullest most inane movie ever. He may not have won, but damn, he would have been the one to beat.
I disliked the Squid and the Whale but thought I would give the director’s next effort, Margot at the Wedding, a chance. Big mistake. I ejected the DVD after 30 minutes in.