The 35 Worst Films?

slashfilm.com gone through seventy Holmes films rating them in their order of preference. This means (as an entirely unintended side-effect) they have made a list of what they believe are the thirty-five worst Sherlock films (https://www.slashfilm.com/sherlock-holmes-movies-ranked/). As a member of Doyle’s Rotary Coffin, I take exception to this concept (which they never actually suggested, but I'm not letting that stop me). I am determined to believe that there are no bad Sherlock Holmes films, regardless of evidence to the contrary.

Here is the list of films they ranked poorly. My intention is to present a defense of every one of them.

If you are a member of DRC, your HELP would be appreciated.

1. Sherlock Holmes (2011) - Holmes and Watson? Kevin Glaser and Charles Simon

2. Sherlock Holmes and the Shadow Watchers (2011) - Holmes and Watson? Anthony D.P. Mann and Terry Wade

3. The Hound of the Baskervilles (1978) - Holmes and Watson? Peter Cook and Dudley Moore

4. Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace (1962) - Holmes and Watson? Christopher Lee and Thorley Walters

5. Holmes & Watson (2018) - Holmes and Watson? Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly

6. Sherlock Holmes (2010) - Holmes and Watson? Ben Syder and Gareth David-Lloyd

7. A Study in Terror (1965) - Holmes and Watson? John Neville and Donald Houston

8. Murder at the Baskervilles (1937) - Holmes and Watson? Arthur Wontner and Ian Fleming

9. A Study in Scarlet (1933) - Holmes and Watson? Reginald Owen and Warburton Gamble

10. The Return of the World’s Greatest Detective (1976, TV) - Holmes and Watson? Larry Hagman and Jenny O’Hara

11. The Case of the Whitechapel Vampire (2002, TV) - Holmes and Watson? Matt Frewer and Kenneth Welsh

12. Sherlock Holmes and the Baskerville Curse (1983, TV) - Holmes and Watson? Peter O’Toole and Earle Cross

13. The Hound of the Baskervilles (1972, TV) - Holmes and Watson? Stewart Granger and Bernard Fox

14. The Woman in Green (1945) - Holmes and Watson? Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce

15. Hands of a Murderer (1990, TV) - Holmes and Watson? Edward Woodward and John Hillerman

16. Sherlock: The Hounds of Baskerville (2012, TV) - Holmes and Watson? Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman

17. Sherlock Gnomes (2018) - “Holmes and Watson?” Johnny Depp and Chiwetel Ejiofor

18. Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1943) - Holmes and Watson? Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce

19. The Hound of the Baskervilles (1983, TV) - Holmes and Watson? Ian Richardson and Donald Churchill

20. The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970) - Holmes and Watson? Robert Stephens and Colin Blakely

21. Sherlock Holmes in New York (1976, TV) - Holmes and Watson? Roger Moore and Patrick Macnee

22. The Sign of Four (1932) - Holmes and Watson? Arthur Wontner and Ian Hunter

23. The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes (1935) - Holmes and Watson? Arthur Wontner and Ian Fleming

24. Sherlock: The Six Thatchers (2017, TV) - Holmes and Watson? Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman

25. Sherlock: The Empty Hearse (2014, TV) - Holmes and Watson? Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman

26. The Spider Woman (1944) - Holmes and Watson? Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce

27. Sherlock: Case of Evil (2002, TV) - Holmes and Watson? James D’Arcy and Roger Morlidge

28. Sherlock: The Blind Banker (2010, TV) - Holmes and Watson? Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman

29. Pursuit to Algiers (1945) - Holmes and Watson? Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce

30. The Great Mouse Detective (1986) - “Holmes and Watson?” Barrie Ingham and Val Bettin

31. Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943) - Holmes and Watson? Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce

32. Sherlock: His Last Vow (2014, TV) - Holmes and Watson? Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman

33. The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1987, TV) - Holmes and “Watson?” Michael Pennington and Margaret Colin

34. Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943) - Holmes and Watson? Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce

35. Sherlock Holmes (1932) - Holmes and Watson? Clive Brook and Reginald Owen