Sherlock Holmes - The Hound of the Baskervilles

I agree that the Hound doesn't look very 'spooky' or 'Ghostly', but let's face it, it is just a dog and not a ghost (obviously! ) so it would have been a bit silly to fall into the trap of making it look like a ghost (like so many other films have), only for Holmes to reveal at the end that it wasn't.

In fact I think that this just goes to improve the 'realism' of the story, and along with the usually excellent performance from Jeremy Brett as Holmes, this video is an absolute must.


Genius and Style   February 8, 2000
 8 out of 8 found this review helpful

This faithful movie-length adaptation of the Conan Doyle's tale highlights all the genius and style that Jermey Brett and company brought to these wonderful productions. This diverse and quirky performance shows why Brett will remain indelibly tied to the Holmes legend. A must for mystery fans.


A faithful, if not too suspenseful, adaptation of the story.   October 19, 1999
 5 out of 9 found this review helpful

I wish to add one remark to that of "Great Expectations": Holmes is in a fedora in HOUND because that is the way Sidney Paget drew him in the STRAND MAGAZINE. The Granada series was the first time anyone portrayed Holmes as he was written and illustrated. The art direction, music, and photography in this HOUND are up to the usual high standards of this series. Unfortunately, little else is. I can't believe how little suspense there is--in a story that is chock full of it. The editing is at best leisurely and the special effects can only be described as very weak. The Hound is obviously papier mache. They did better in THE COPPER BEECHES--why didn't they try harder here? Poor Jeremy Brett is obviously ill, though not as ill as he appeared in some later episodes. His appearance suffers and this is distracting; but I was still able to appreciate the fine scene at the beginning with the coffee pot. In short, this is a faithful, if plodding, HOUND. But not a very scary one.


THIS MOVIE SCARED THE DAYLIGHTS OUT OF WHEN I WAS 8   October 16, 1999
 0 out of 1 found this review helpful

THE FIRST TIME I SAW THIS MOVIE WAS WHEN I WAS 8 YRS OLD. I DON'T REMEMBER THE ACTORS NAMES. I HAVE NEVER FORGOTTEN THIS MOVIE I SAW ALMOST 62YRS AGO.THE HOUND WAS A TERRIFYING ANIMAL ON THE DARK MOOR. I HAD NIGHTMARES FOR YEARS.I ALSO RECENTLY SAW THE JEREMY BRETT SHOW. IT WAS JUST AS I REMEMBERED IT.