Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Trailer Has "More of the Same" Feeling

While the world of moviedom waits for The Dark Knight Rises teaser to leak, remember there are trailers to other big Warner Brothers releases being placed in front of Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows – Part II this weekend. Namely, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, or as we also call it around the TMT offices, "The movie that everyone, and their mother, will choose to see over Mission: Impossible 4 this Christmas." Long title, I realize.

The first trailer is up and running for your viewing pleasure thanks to iTunes Trailers.

It follows the same formula of the first film's trailers only like most sequel everything is bigger - more action, quips and gags. Look! It's Holmes in drag! Cue audience laughter! And while Jared Harris' Moriarty isn't heavy in terms of screen-time here I remain curious to see if he'll be able to hold his own against Robert Downey Jr. Certainly was a gutsier choice to go for for a lesser-known character-actor instead of a star to throw up on the billboards, such as the case of those Brad Pitt and Daniel Day-Lewis rumblings last year.

One gets a "more of the same" feeling here. If you didn't like Sherlock Holmes two years ago, chances are your feelings will be mutual for A Game of Shadows this Christmas. Since I dug the shit out of it, I'm pleased with what I've seen here.