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Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
In director Barry Levinson's mystery adventure:
- the unauthorized premise of how young Sherlock
Holmes (Nicholas Rowe) and partner John Watson (Alex Cox) came
together at an English boarding school and became involved in an
investigation of a long buried secret and deadly Egyptian cult
- the startling, breathtaking CGI character of the
fighting medieval knight in a stained-glass window who jumped to
life - a pioneering moment in visual effects -- the first all-digital
animated character
- the other Oscar-nominated segments in which other
elements came to life (a roasted bird, skeletons, pastries, gargoyles,
wall decor, and an amusing sequence in which pastries attempted to
force themselves into Watson's mouth)
- the Egyptian Rame-Tep sacrifice scene recalling the
similar scenes from the previous year's Indiana
Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) (directed by executive
producer Steven Spielberg)
- the scene in which Sherlock's love interest Elizabeth
Hardy (Sophie Ward) blocked a bullet intended for him and died in
his arms
- also the back-story acquisitions of Holmes' trademarks:
his practice of the violin, his inheritance of a deerstalker cap
from beloved, deceased mentor Waxflatter (Nigel Stock), his receipt
of a pipe as a gift from Watson, and his overcoat from the villainous
Professor Rathe (Anthony Higgins) (aka Eh Tar - who seemingly perished
by drowning in the icy Thames River)
- the end credits sequence in which Professor Rathe
surprisingly signed his name in a guestbook as "Moriarty",
closing on his devilish raised eyebrow
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