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Originally Posted by pwalker8
I'm not a purest by any stretch (really liked the two new movies which is about as far from the book as you can get), but the bumbling Watson in the Rathbone movies got on my nerves. Seriously, Holmes never suffered fools gladly, it was unbelievable to me that Holmes would put up with such a buffoon.
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I totally agree about Nigel Bruce's portrayal of Watson; the bumbling nature of the role was fine for the tone of the films, but definitely did not fit with the Watson of literature (as with Inspector Lestrade). My view of Rathbone as Holmes comes from the mannerisms, the vocal tones and accent, the intelligence, the liveliness of spirit (and low moods), and definitely Rathbone's physical looks.
I found Brett to be the opposite: drab, boring, seeming almost perpetually sombre, with little spark of life.