Hound Of The Baskervilles, The
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"The Hound Of The Baskervilles" is an inspired interpretation of the 1902 Sir Conan Doyle drawing-room masterpiece which re-imagines the enigmatic sleuth Sherlock Holmes and his latest case in a style faithful to the original - and original in its own right. There's plenty of vintage Doyle intrigue, droll wordplay, airtight plot twists and nail-biting suspense to satisfy both the hardcore Holmes fan and the newcomer alike. The story, the last of Doyle's great "cycle" of Holmes mysteries, centers around the mysterious death of Sir Charles Baskerville of Baskerville Hall, located in the eerie, foreboding English moors. Local townsfolk attribute the death to the longstanding curse that has followed the Baskerville family for two hundred years: that a monstrous, supernatural hound roams the moors, waiting to attack the latest heir to the Baskerville estate. Holmes and Watson are brought in to solve the case. Of course, they do not buy into the "superstition." When they meet Sir Henry (Charles's nephew who's returned after living abroad) in London, Holmes makes note that one of Sir Henry's old boots has been stolen from his hotel room. Sir Henry's also received a letter - composed of newsprint - warning him never to return to Baskerville Hall. Holmes instructs Watson to accompany Sir Henry back to Baskerville Hall and stay at his side. Holmes, meanwhile, says that he will return to his Baker Street office to begin an investigation (though his real plan is to conduct his investigation from the moor itself, hiding in an old stone hut). Matt Frewer, of Max Headroom fame, is a classically trained actor who turns in a tour-de-force performance as the chain-smoking Baker Street detective, Holmes, delivering lines with the understated irony that Holmes fans love. Surrounding Frewer are Kenneth Welsh (Edison: Wizard Of Light) as the unforgettable Dr. Watson and Jason London ("Jason And The Argonauts") as Sir Henry Baskerville.