Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)

As Twisted As Can Be

I think this is a lush, mystical film with disturbing undertones and a twisted layout. I think Jim Carey is great, the soundtrack sets the tone of the film and the cinematography, costumes and make-up are well-done. I am a big fan of Disney productions, however. I feel this film could learn a few things from Disney, as it was lacking in areas that could have been done better. The child actors were all very good, however the script was written in such a way that did not allow them to really connect with the viewer or one another. The storyline was warped and taken out of context from the books. That was disappointing. This is supposed to be a film for kids, but came across as being more of a film for teenagers and teenage angst. I hope that, if there are future productions of Lemony Snicket, the directors will allow the personalities of the children to come to the forefront. Let them become characters the audience can care about.

One of the reasons this film did not do as well as it could have (and the same with Nannie McPhee) is due to the editing and the director's decisions to cut back on the run time of the film. I feel this is a mistake. If a film is 20 minutes longer by doing an effective job of connecting the viewers to the actors, we might be interested enough to see the movie more than just once. Directors sink thousands of dollars into making films like this. So, it would be nice if they take into consideration, the film could become a classic with a little more care to detail. That's what kids love, and kids grow up into adults like me. (Someone who saw Star Wars close to 10 times the first year it was out...) September 23, 2008

Happy

I,m very happy with my product. Good ship and time.
Congratulations for your sevice.
Thank September 21, 2008

In a word

I think that anyone with a sense for comedy,tragedy, and suspense with the regular Jim Carrey twist would absolutely love this movie. Our American Legends Jim Carrey (The Mask, Bruce Almighty) and Meryl Streep (Manchurian Candadate, 2004; Adaptation, 2002) join with The three child stars Liam Aiken (Good Boy, 2003; Road to Perdition, 2003, Stepmom, 1998), Emily Browning and Shelby/Kara Hoffman to create a wonderful family drama. The Baudelaire Children (Browning, Aiken, Hoffmans) are orphaned from the death of their parents in a horrible house fire- and left with an enormous fortune. Now being followed my money-hungry Count Olaf (Carrey) into two homes other than his; Uncle Monty (Billy Connolly, a herpetologist that offers the children a good life, but is killed by Olaf, and Aunt Josephine (Streep), an over-paranoid house hermit who is also killed by Olaf. With Drama,Suspense and the ever-so-witty humor of Sunny Badelaire (which i particularly enjoyed), September 11, 2008

One of my top ten favorites.

This movie has amazing visual presentation not to mention how fun it is.
I give it five stars because its based off in fantasy land and is just a nice escape from the everyday familiarities. Intellectuals would enjoy this film. Its more so not for the ruffians. Good chick movie.
August 28, 2008

O.K.

It was O.k. It's not something I really really like It was kinda creepy but I give it 3 stars. August 7, 2008

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