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Monterey Jack wrote: ↑Fri Nov 11, 2022 1:27 pm One of those 80s genre films I have somehow never seen (although I've owned Bruce Broughton's superb score on CD for ages). I'll definitely give this a shot.
The Potter connection is very conspicuous. And it isn't only that Columbus directed Young Sherlock Holmes -- I have a hard time believing Rowling was not influenced -- if only subconsciously -- by YSH. As you note, the introduction of the characters -- but also the boarding school setting, Sherlock's schoolmate / nemesis Dudley being a snooty, blonde-haired boy like Draco Malfoy. Plus, Harry's bullying cousin is also named Dudley, and while he has dark in hair in the movies, the books describe him as blonde.AndyDursin wrote: ↑Fri Nov 11, 2022 10:16 pm The Harry Potter vibe is undeniable -- in tone, style and even visual aesthetic -- which is very curious, since Columbus wrote this and obviously directed the first two entries of the later franchise. It's one of the more interesting things about revisiting the movie, because even the set up of the movie, how the characters are introduced, etc., is very much like the early Harry Potters.
I actually like that cover. The steelbook is nice nice though. I've been waiting for this since the DVD era.