The Hound of the Baskervilles (2000) (TV)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Rodney Gibbons

Writers:

Joe Wiesenfeld (written by) and
Arthur Conan Doyle (book)

Release Date:

28 October 2000 (Canada)

Genre:

Crime | Horror | Mystery

Tagline:

Every dog has its day.

Plot:

The mysterious death of Sir Charles Baskerville is blamed on a longstanding curse that has followed the Baskerville family for two hundred years...

Plot Keywords:

Sherlock Holmes | Curse | Place Name In Title | Crime Investigation | Amateur Detective

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Matt Frewer	...	Sherlock Holmes
Kenneth Welsh	...	Dr. Watson
Jason London	...	Sir Henry
Emma Campbell	...	Beryl
Gordon Masten	...	Dr. Mortimer
Robin Wilcock	...	Stapleton
Arthur Holden	...	Mr. Barrymore
Leni Parker	...	Mrs. Barrymore
Ben Gauthier	...	Sir Hugo (as Benoit Gauthier)
John Dunn-Hill	...	Frankland
Joe Cobden	...	Perkins
Jason Cavalier	...	Seldon
Linda Smith	...	Mrs. Laura Lyons
Barry Baldaro	...	Sir Charles (as Barrie Baldaro)
Nathalie Girard	...	Maiden

Also Known As:

Le chien des Baskerville (Canada: French title)

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

UK:PG

Filming Locations:

Montacute House, Montacute, Somerset, England, UK

Company:

Muse Entertainment Enterprises

Movie Connections:

Version of Moken no himitsu (1924)

Soundtrack:

Bruch Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor, Opera 26 Adagio

Not the best version of this story.

Before I bought the DVD of this version of the "Hound of the Baskervilles" with Matt Frewer playing Holmes, I read the other user comments listed on the IMDB and I have to agree that the script was not very good and in fact, I found it to be somewhat poor in many respects. I also must mention that Jason London's performance as Sir Henry Baskerville was in my opinion dismal. He played the role as if the casting company went out in the street and asked the first guy they came across to please step in and take the role. I would think that Joe Namath could have done better but on the other hand maybe that is what London was trying to do. Maybe London was trying to put into the role such realism as a simple man pulled into a situation as an inheritor to a vast English estate that he played the role with a deadpan delivery of his lines. I wonder.

On the other hand I was delighted with Matt Frewer's Sherlock Holmes. His physical appearance fit the role well and his particular charactaristics in stage presentation I think added an interesting twist to the Holmes character. As a Sherlockian, I like to see the differences that various actors give to the character. I would have liked to seen more of Frewer's Holmes in this film but the dismal script distorted and shortened the story so that the Holmes character is only seen in the first quarter of the film and then near the end of the film.

In agreement with most of the other comments made on this version, If you are a film buff and a Sherlockian as I am, than this DVD is worth adding to your collection. If you are simply a fan of mystery films perhaps it is better for you to wait for this version to be rerun on TV or if you find it in your video rental store, the film is certainly worth the rental fee.

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