rivercityvibe   “Puerile, smutty, schoolboy nonsense” – My Mom

They’ve reinvented Sherlock Holmes for the big screen. To someone like me, who for two years of my teens devoured the entire Conan Doyle oeuvre three times in succession, such a reinvention carries with it the risk that it will (GI Joe-like) destroy treasured childhood memories.

I needn’t have worried, they’ve cast the legend Downey, Jr in the eponymous role. Everything will be fine, mes enfants, I’ve looked into it:

I forgoit to mention that this is a Guy Ritchie movie. As I have said before, this guy gets a bad press but I have never seen a movie of his I did not like. Sherlock Holmes looks like it will be no exception. It’s not out ’til Christmas, but I thought you’d want to see the trailer anyway.

* I know. He never said this. Yawn.

If you have ever, as I have, been faced with an army of diabolical automatons controlled by an evil overlord and his super-hot female companion, you’ll know how important a speedy means of escape is. Next time this happens, make sure you have access to one of these bad boys:

It is about the coolest thing I have ever seen. I found it on coolhunter.info. I was imagining when you would use one, and that’s what made me think of the Nazi Automatons. You know what I mean, right? It has a decided “King of the Rocketmen” look to it. Straight out of that one movie with Jolie and Law, which I previously described as crap, but I have since been reminded that I liked. Aparently……..

I’ve been pondering what I could do to cheer up our female readers. They have had a tough time of it of late –  coming to terms with the fact that pole-dancers are now “athletes” rather than “strippers” and being outraged by the behavior of gender-traitor Tyra Banks. Frankly, it’s all been a little too much.

I could not think of anything, so I went about my daily business. Suddenly, while feeding my dog,  a single name came to mind, clear and unbidden –  ‘Jude Law‘, my subconscious said. ‘Jude Law!”

Here he is, courtesy of Just Jared. Lookin’ mighty fine:

Latvian Chimney Sweep

Victorian Pickpocket

There. Feel better now?