(I’m sorry.)
Almost from the beginning of production, there’s been talk of a gay subtext between Holmes and Watson in the new Guy Ritchie Sherlock Holmes remake (often including the dreaded hybrid word ‘Bromance’ *shudder*). Holmes star Robert Downey even played coy about it during a Letterman appearance (but keep in mind, coy is Robert Downey’s natural state). Nonetheless, the chick who holds the US rights to Sherlock Holmes seems unamused. From TotalFilm:
“I hope this is just an example of Mr Downey’s black sense of humour,” Andrea Plunket says. ”It would be drastic, but I would withdraw permission for more films to be made if they feel that is a theme they wish to bring out in the future. “I am not hostile to homosexuals, but I am to anyone who is not true to the spirit of the books,” [...she said before loudly shushing the other library patrons. -Ed.]
What I want to know is, where the hell was Andrea Plunket’s Tolkien equivalent when Frodo and Sam were practically gargling each other’s balls in the Lord of the Rings movies?
Too busy having rough hobbit sex, I guess. Mmm, yeah baby, my sword glows when your “orc” is around. Now, call me “Mr.” and my first name.
(In case you were wondering whether Paul Schaffer is still a massive tool.)
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“I hope this is just an example of Mr Downey’s black sense of humour,”
No, Tropic Thunder is an example of Mr. Downey’s black sense of humour.
Heh, if you think the LOTR movie was bad, there is literally a part in the books where this jolly fat bearded guy rescues the Hobbits from undead, then has them run around naked, prancing in the grass and sun while he sings to them.
I ain’t even shittin’ you. Then the fat bearded guy spills blue paint. :(
Robert Downey was looking a little gay himself
I’m not hostile to homosexuals, either. I just beat up fags, drown butch lesbians, and put webcams in daycare potties!
“I am not hostile to homosexuals, but I am to anyone who is not true to the spirit of the books,”
Isn’t she forgetting that Holmes loves to suck pipe while getting to the bottom of things?
Rock Strongo FT f’n W!
What’s so gay about RDJ laying in Liberace’s bed?
Indudeablity my dear Watson.
Downey is the bottom or GTFO!
Tom Cruise would totally walk off this bitch.
There’s no way he’s gay. He said he did some bare knuckle boxing. That’s what my gynocologist calls it when he gives me a gloveless exam. And he’s not gay….believe me!
Dammit!
*rips up movie ticket, throws popcorn bucket at wall*
… and Fek, there’s no way Tom Bombadil was gay. HIS NAME IS TOM!!!!
Theend, it’s time to get yourself a fucking avatar.
Who said anything about Tom Bombadil being gay? The Mighty One just said he watched 4 little hobbit boys run around naked for a while.
Chino, does he do colo-rectal exams as well? Just curious what technique he might employ.
I thought bare knuckle boxing was when you played bloody knuckles naked?
Funny, I too use the euphemism “Shushing the Library Patrons” when referring to running a lice-comb through my pubic hair.
‘Swi is a Bazooka pirate!
ok, Fek… cool. I can totally dig that. I mean, I enjoy watching a short naked man run around just as much as the next guy.
*helicopters dick in front of the mirror*
Best comment on Tom Bombadil was the discussion between Neil Gaiman and Stephen Colbert. Geeks FTW.
Err, this is a bit silly, because that homoerotic/homosocial subtext of the Sherlock Holmes stories have been commonplace in the literary criticism for over 50 years now. I GUESS MISS PLUNKET ISN’T MUCH OF A SCHOLAR, HMM?
Gay subtext betwixt Frodo & Samwise? Jeebus H, yet one more disgusting violation to lay at the hammertoed hoofs of that waddling Kiwi pig what bastardized one of the greatest stories in modern literature into a stinking cesspool of cheaply wrought SFX & lame invented dialogue/situations I was unable to tolerate the sight of for a not-so-grand total of 36 minutes between all 3 horrifying segments. Whatever this stick-up-the-ass cow Plunket’s problem is I don’t know & care less, but it’s clear she do got issues with ho-mos, as if these “rights” she holds in her chubby fist entitle her to whitewash into her blind image characters who have existed since long before her mama spit her out. Unlike the ghastly axe-murderer job that became Bored Of Them Rings, I’d be interested to see Holmes & Watson portrayed from the angle of a ho-mo undercurrent to their relationship, such things being not uncommon throughout history & amply demonstrated in some 19th-century English erotica I’ve read. Screw that sow [not literally] & her tight-panties attitudes, bring on the Sherlock Homo!