The New Adventures of Mr Stephen Fry » Topic: Mr.Mycroft, is it?

The New Adventures of Mr Stephen Fry » Topic: Mr.Mycroft, is it? http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/mrmycroft-is-it Just another bbPress community en-US Tue, 21 May 2013 07:20:20 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/search.php Nitro on "Mr.Mycroft, is it?" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/mrmycroft-is-it#post-280799 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 02:21:26 +0000 Nitro 280799@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ BTW, someone asked about Fry's nude scene and I think Guy Ritchie said it was totally Mr.Fry's decision and I think he indicates that himself. Nitro on "Mr.Mycroft, is it?" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/mrmycroft-is-it#post-280445 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 04:30:03 +0000 Nitro 280445@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ I enjoyed reading your perspective because it's honest <img src="http://www.stephenfry.com/bb-content/plugins//bb-smilies/default/icon_smile.gif" title=":)" class="bb_smilies" /> I haven't seen it myself but plan to. I did see a clip of Mr.Fry's Mycroft character and liked it. He tells Sherlock that Watson's not as slow as Sherlock had led him to believe <img src="http://www.stephenfry.com/bb-content/plugins//bb-smilies/default/icon_lol.gif" title=":lol:" class="bb_smilies" /> Poor Watson...poor, poor Watson. I watched the most recent episode of the BBC Sherlock and was kind of disappointed for generally similar reasons ( plot holes or dull ). Still, I'm glad they both exist <img src="http://www.stephenfry.com/bb-content/plugins//bb-smilies/default/icon_smile.gif" title=":)" class="bb_smilies" /> Theahatthe on "Mr.Mycroft, is it?" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/mrmycroft-is-it#post-280165 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:08:31 +0000 Theahatthe 280165@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows was not what I hoped it would be, despite some good actors including our lovely Mister Fry. Trite and rather dull for the first hour and a half, anti-climactic in its denouement (which is unforgivable given the storyline they were drawing from!) and lacking in even a scrap of intrigue throughout. I think too much time was spent on explosions and spectacle, and not enough on a mystery plot that captured the attention. The two leads seemed to have turned off their considerable acting acumen for the duration of the film and bored me half to death. Kelly Reilly was her usual intolerable self as Watson's deadly-dull and irritating wife. Sim seemed to be there merely to show a bit of cleavage and perpetuate stereotypes about gypsies. Mycroft could have been more interesting but they wasted Mr. Fry on cheap gags and...er...yeah, more cheap gags. The character is really interesting in the books - and very much a match for Holmes. I was hoping there would be an opportunity for Mycroft to show this, rather than just bumbling about in the buff. Not one convincing moment in the whole film. All in all, a mortifying disappointment. Uffe on "Mr.Mycroft, is it?" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/mrmycroft-is-it#post-279893 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 07:46:47 +0000 Uffe 279893@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ I just went to see the new Sherlock Holmes film last night. I thoroughly enjoyed it, but since I hadn't seen many ads for it it came as a complete surprise to see mr Fry playing Mycroft. What an utter delight! I'm afraid I made a bit of a fool of myself going "Awww" when he first came on, which no one else in the theatre did. (It was a small theatre, and everyone in it was a philistine. Except my date.) And this on the very same day that I finished reading Moab Is My Washpot, which I'd bought for myself as a Christmas treat. How's that for a koinkydink? The excellent choice for the part and the wonderful performance aside, I always had a bit of a soft spot for Mycroft - I just loved the idea of clever Sherlock having an even cleverer brother - so I hope we get to see more Mycroft in movies to come. IdeaCollector on "Mr.Mycroft, is it?" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/mrmycroft-is-it#post-279815 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 03:19:57 +0000 IdeaCollector 279815@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ I"m going to say no....it is extremely rare that actors get that much control over something. mizresa on "Mr.Mycroft, is it?" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/mrmycroft-is-it#post-279781 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 02:01:10 +0000 mizresa 279781@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ Does anyone know if it was SF's idea to go nude in the scene? Boog on "Mr.Mycroft, is it?" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/mrmycroft-is-it#post-276088 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 20:29:19 +0000 Boog 276088@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ While I really enjoyed Robert Downey Jr. as Holmes, Jeremy Brett was the best <img src="http://www.stephenfry.com/bb-content/plugins//bb-smilies/default/icon_smile.gif" title=":-)" class="bb_smilies" /> Boog on "Mr.Mycroft, is it?" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/mrmycroft-is-it#post-276086 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 20:24:26 +0000 Boog 276086@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ Stephen Fry as Mycroft ... perfect <img src="http://www.stephenfry.com/bb-content/plugins//bb-smilies/default/icon_wink.gif" title=":wink:" class="bb_smilies" /> Jennygraham on "Mr.Mycroft, is it?" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/mrmycroft-is-it#post-274993 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 10:29:43 +0000 Jennygraham 274993@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ Mycrosoft was much older than the Sherlock.Difference will be of around 8 to 9 year. Nitro on "Mr.Mycroft, is it?" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/mrmycroft-is-it#post-274209 Sat, 23 Jul 2011 16:54:33 +0000 Nitro 274209@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ I don't think so Apple <img src="http://www.stephenfry.com/bb-content/plugins//bb-smilies/default/icon_wink.gif" title=";)" class="bb_smilies" /> Thanks for the info IC. I can see the age part but they are both very different looking actors as well, but playing brothers. Which one is the milkman's kid? Apple on "Mr.Mycroft, is it?" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/mrmycroft-is-it#post-274191 Sat, 23 Jul 2011 05:02:15 +0000 Apple 274191@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ Was I the only one scouring the new trailer for Mycroft? IdeaCollector on "Mr.Mycroft, is it?" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/mrmycroft-is-it#post-273633 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:22:53 +0000 IdeaCollector 273633@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ Mycroft was 7 years older than Sherlock and Stephen is 8 years older than RDJ. *the more you know XD Nitro on "Mr.Mycroft, is it?" http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/topic/mrmycroft-is-it#post-273595 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 02:28:48 +0000 Nitro 273595@http://www.stephenfry.com/forum/ I know I'm always behind the news on these things, but just read that Mr.Fry will be joining the next Sherlock Holmes movie as Holmes' brother Mycroft. Well done <img src="http://www.stephenfry.com/bb-content/plugins//bb-smilies/default/icon_smile.gif" title=":)" class="bb_smilies" /> But I'm not familiar enough to anwer this question: Was Sherlock's brother that much older than him? I mean, there is a bit of an age gap between Downey and Fry, so I'm assuming Mycroft was maybe a half-brother or just born that much earlier than Sherlock? ( any sherlock exprts up in here? ) Anyone know anything about the Mycroft character, what he's 'like'? I hear Moriarty and Sherlock meet up in the new one. I liked the first one very much. I know some Brits were mad about Downey doing Sherlock but he did Chaplin and really excelled at that. Besides, no one here got mad when Anthony Hopkins played Nixon. <img src="http://www.stephenfry.com/bb-content/plugins//bb-smilies/default/icon_lol.gif" title=":lol:" class="bb_smilies" />