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Release Date: December 17th, 2004 (wide)
Cast: Liam Aiken (Klaus Baudelaire), Emily Browning (Emily Baudelaire), Jim Carrey (Count Olaf), Jane Adams, Billy Connolly (Uncle Monty), Jennifer Coolidge, Craig Ferguson, Luis Guzman, Jamie Harris, Jude Law (Lemony Snicket), Timothy Spall (Mr. Poe), Meryl Streep (Aunt Josephine)
Director: Brad Silberling (Casper, City of Angels, Moonlight Mile)
Screenwriter: Daniel Hadler (Kill the Poor); rewrite by Robert Gordon (Addicted to Love; cowriter of Men in Black II, Galaxy Quest)
Premise: This is the story of the Bauedelaires, three young orphans, Violet (Browning), Klaus (Aiken) and Sunny, looking for a new home, who are taken in by a series of odd relatives and other people, including Lemony Snicket, who narrates the film, and starting with the cunning and dastardly Count Olaf (Carrey), who hopes to snatch their inheritance from them. Violet is the oldest of the Baudelaires at 14, and is their brave and fast-thinking leader. The only boy is middle child Klaus, 12, who is intensely intelligent and obsessed with words. The youngest is infant Sunny, who speaks in a language only her siblings can understand, and she has a tendency to... bite.
Based Upon: The "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events" series of nine children's books written by Daniel Hadler under the pseudonym of "Lemony Snicket." Specificaly, this movie will be mostly based upon the first few books in the series. Nickelodeon first bought the rights to the franchise in May, 2000, four months before WB started filming of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Paramount is hoping this will be the first of a series of films based on the books.
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Wow, that poster is really cool. I really liked Moonlight Mile and I've been waiting to see what Silberling does next. He intrigues me because I think he has the potential for a lot of range in his career. Casper and MM couldn't be much further apart, and this just seems like another leap in another direction. Perhaps even Burtonesque?
Also, I think this is way up there with Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind for the best title award in 2004.
i think this should be great.
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man he looks creppy... thats so cool... i want to see this movie!
I've heard a hellofalot about about this movie and am really looking forward to it and the new pics look great
Awesome set, love the pose in the second pic.
My wife has the series of books and really enjoyed them. Of course she really enjoyed those Harry Potter novels to and you know how those movies turned out.
Quote from: RaikusOf course she really enjoyed those Harry Potter novels to and you know how those movies turned out.
good?
Man those pics...somebody's been watching Burton films lately...positive. Looks great.
Quote from: PubrickQuote from: RaikusOf course she really enjoyed those Harry Potter novels to and you know how those movies turned out.
good?
yup
Quote from: RaikusQuote from: PubrickQuote from: RaikusOf course she really enjoyed those Harry Potter novels to and you know how those movies turned out.
good?
yup
Never heard of 'em.
I read the first half of the first book in a bookstore one day, and it was quite good. Like Roald Dahl by way of Charles Dickens. Brad Silberling wanted to do Harry Potter soooo badly, so I guess this is sort of a consolation prize. I like his style. I hope Jim Carrey's performance is purely diaoblical and not campily villainous.
i read the books in 6th or 7th grade, from what i remember, they were pretty good.
and Withnail says it all:
QuoteMan those pics...somebody's been watching Burton films lately...positive
Quote from: El Duderinoand Withnail says it all:
QuoteMan those pics...somebody's been watching Burton films lately...positive
Same production designer from Planet/Apes and Sleepy Hollow - Rick Heinrichs. He also worked on Nightmare Before Christmas and Edward Scissorhands. Also, frequent Burton costume collaborator, Collen Atwood, did the wardrobe.
And, on a side note, Dylan Tichenor is editing the film.
holy crap....it is a Burton movie...but i'm interested to see what Brad Silberling will do with it.
TV commercial here. (http://www.themoviebox.net/movies/2004/IJKLM/Lemony-Snickets_A-Series-Of-Unfortunate-Events/TVSpot/)
I remember watching movies like this one (well, at least, i think it looks that way) when i was a child, and i still remember how seriously i was taking them, biting nails, sitting on the edge of the couch,... and the music in movies like that....I can't really describe that feeling, i hope you remember it too.
Quote from: ®edlumWow, that poster is really cool.
Yeeeeeeeeah :-D
Why doesn't it suprise me that they use music from Edward Scissorhands in that TV Spot? :P
Looks really great. Looks like it's got a teeny bit Addams Family mixed up in there as well. Carry was born for that part.
It looks good, but does nothing to relieve me of my fears that the diabolical Orloff has been Carrey-iffied. He's note perfect, except for those little asides he gives, particularly towards the end. When he leans towards the children and tells them not to go to the tower in that ominous voice, that's that is needed - but of course they have him turn around and give a self-referential snicker. Oh well...I suppose that might just be stuff shot for the sake of marketing, that won't end up in the finished movie.
Yeah right.
Still, this is another movie we can add to the list of 'Movies That Are Better Than They Would Have Been If Barry Sonnefeld Directed Them.' Also included on this list are 'Ali' and 'The Ladykillers.'
I think Jim Carrey looks fantastic in that trailor. I think Count Olaf is the perfect role for him. I'm reading the books right now and the character is hilarious and it will be a perfect vehicle for him since he keeps turning up in different disguises trying to streal the childrens fortune as the film goes on. That will provide a lot of variety for him.
Jim Carrey has come a long way and people need to stop worrying over him "Carrey-iffying" a role. I wonder if this film is going to help Academy members rememeber his role in Eternal Sunshine since it will be released during oscar season and everything. That'd be great.
The Official Site (http://www.unfortunateeventsmovie.com/) is now up and running
QuoteJim Carrey has come a long way
Meaning he's improved? With Sunshine of the Spotless, yes...I'm kinda hesitant to see this simply because it looks as though he's returning to his old whacky self, which I grew tired of after "The Mask."
Trailer here. (http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/lemony_snickets/)
This actually does look pretty fun. I've never read the Harry Potter books, and even seeing the movies now, it doesn't seem like anything I would have ever been into even as a kid. But this kind of movie- it seems like something I would have liked a lot. I always liked TIME BANDITS as a kid- ---- SPOILER FOR TIME BANDITS_---especially the ending scene where the parents blow up (heh). And the scene in the trailer with the kids wandering around the smoking remains of their house kind of has the same feel to me. ---- END SPOILER --- Carrey in his different guises looks funny too. VERY Tim Burtonish, but if you're gonna rip somebody off making a fantasy movie, why not do it from the best.
This is good, but it ain't no Prisoner Of Azkaban (as far as dark films based on popular childrens' book series go). Meaning: themodernage, don't get your hopes up.
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The beginning is ABSOLUTELY brilliant. The first thirty minutes are wonderful. The problem is that, by that point, all the material in the first book has been covered, and it becomes obvious very quickly how the rest of the film will proceed: very episodically (each episode covering one of the three books covered in the film), with about the same drama and outcome in each episode.
It's great to look at, though, and Jim Carrey is a lot of fun (especially as Olaf). Although he's not the Olaf I pictured reading the books, he's really meancing, even though he's also really funny. However, the cast is WAY too big. They should have kept Billy Connelly, Jude Law (whose face is never seen), Meryl Streep and Timothy Spall and gone with unknowns for everyone else. Luis Guzman is in a couple of scenes, but he has not a single line of dialogue. Jennifer Coolidge and Jane Adams and Cedric The Entertainer fare pretty much the same. And Dustin Hoffman shows up for precisely three shots.
Daniel Handler aka Lemony Snicket wrote a holiday story for USA Weekend. Click me. (http://www.usaweekend.com/04_issues/041212/041212lemony_snicket.html) It was a fun read. I'm assuming this is how his other stories go?
I was disappointed by this film. It wasn't awful, but it wasn't nearly as good as I had hoped. The set design was very good and I was extremely impressed by the acting of the oldest girl. The problem of this film stems from it's bad storytelling and misplaced acting. Jim Carrey, one of my favorite actors, is often brilliant in this, and often awful at the same time. It seems like the director just let him improv and didn't have the ability to harness Carrey's energy. Carrey's Olaf reminds me of the Grinch Part II.
The CGI, much like the film, is also very hit and miss. Some of it looks great while other times it looks awful.
Overall, I'd give this film *** out of 5 stars with the set design, oldest girl and Jim Carrey's occasional brilliance being the highlights.
EDIT: I also really enjoyed Billy Connoly in his role.
the oldest girl is really hot and i'm older than her.....if only i wasn't a geek who posted on message boards....
Quote from: ewardthe oldest girl is really hot and i'm older than her.....if only i wasn't a geek who posted on message boards....
haha I thought the same thing but didn't want to say it, don't look at us like were some monsters!
This was definitely more than I expected it to be.
My mom read the series and really wanted to see it, and I would've gone, then she offered to pay, and I usualy can't turn down a free movie, so I went.
Let's see... Jim Carrey did a really good job. Wasn't really Ace Ventura crazy, but he really did a nice... whatever it is that Olaf is.
SPOILERS*********
I enjoyed it except for the ending because it implies that life got better, when within the books, things remain bleak. The movie is called Series of Unfortunate Events... you'd think it would end pretty sadly. I did like the whole lesson for children of using bad times as learning experiences, so everything becomes a positive thing.
Otherwise, a pretty great kid's movie.
I adored this film with every ounce of my being.
i thought it was pretty bad actually.
That's a shame.
Quote from: StefenQuote from: ewardthe oldest girl is really hot and i'm older than her.....if only i wasn't a geek who posted on message boards....
haha I thought the same thing but didn't want to say it, don't look at us like were some monsters!
after you wrote such i was inclinded to do some investigating.
i guess you're not the only ones:
http://imdb.com/name/nm0115161/board/nest/13817644
Just got back from this.
Art: A+
Acting: B+
Story: B-
Direction: See below..
What killed it for me was the pacing. It just drug on, and on, and on..
6.5/10 for me..
But for the kiddos it's an 8.5/10..
You're so one of those guys who took notes when Robin Williams first started teaching his class in Dead Poets Society.
Quote from: The Silver BulletThat's a shame.
it really is. you have no idea how excited i was to see it.
Quote from: ewardQuote from: The Silver BulletThat's a shame.
it really is. you have no idea how excited i was to see it.
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it's okay.
Quote from: wantautopia?You're so one of those guys who took notes when Robin Williams first started teaching his class in Dead Poets Society.
:roll:
As much as film is art (ooh big word), it is also a discipline that can be looked at and broken apart. I respect every movie I see for what it is, but when something feels like it is missing, I start asking questions.
In this movie one of the only things keeping me in my chair was how it looked and how well Jim Carrey fit into so many different characters. The kids were pretty great as well. However, I felt like I should have enjoyed the movie more for how well made it was visually. After thinking about it on the way home and talking to the friends that felt the same way I did, we all came to the conclusion that it wasn't paced correctly.
It probably comes down to it mostly being a kid's film and edited like that so they wouldn't start making noise in the theater. The whole experience was like watching episodes of Mcguyver directed by Tim Burton.
Quote from: bigideasafter you wrote such i was inclinded to do some investigating.
i guess you're not the only ones:
http://imdb.com/name/nm0115161/board/nest/13817644
What do you expect when she's clearly been cloned from Angelina Jolie?!
If we're not careful, we're going to have another Lohan situation on our hands. Let's just hope this girl can't sing.
The film would have been disapointing, but I was ready for it to not live up to the trailer.
It had no style of it's own... it was all borrowed from Burton and somewhat from Gilliam.
It wasn't edited very well either... especially the audio editing.
It was enjoyable...I'm glad I saw it, but Jimmy boy got Carreyed away and overdid a lot of it and the plot seemed very skeletal. It was pretty obvious they were just taking plot points out of the three books.
Quote from: hacksparrowQuote from: bigideasafter you wrote such i was inclinded to do some investigating.
i guess you're not the only ones:
http://imdb.com/name/nm0115161/board/nest/13817644
What do you expect when she's clearly been cloned from Angelina Jolie?!
If we're not careful, we're going to have another Lohan situation on our hands. Let's just hope this girl can't sing.
those lips were the first things i noticed. i did some searching and found some premiere pics. she just looks waaaay too young. i have yet to see her on screen though.
"It's Potter without magic, souped-up on psychosis and absurdity, with a more-than-liberal dash of Dickensian darkness."
MY BRIEF REVIEW (http://esotericrabbit.blogspot.com/2004_12_01_esotericrabbit_archive.html#110337283871796178).
Quote from: GhostboyThis is good, but it ain't no Prisoner Of Azkaban (as far as dark films based on popular childrens' book series go). Meaning: themodernage, don't get your hopes up.
***Admin (not GB) Warning: Cameo Spoilers***
The beginning is ABSOLUTELY brilliant. The first thirty minutes are wonderful. The problem is that, by that point, all the material in the first book has been covered, and it becomes obvious very quickly how the rest of the film will proceed: very episodically (each episode covering one of the three books covered in the film), with about the same drama and outcome in each episode.
It's great to look at, though, and Jim Carrey is a lot of fun (especially as Olaf). Although he's not the Olaf I pictured reading the books, he's really meancing, even though he's also really funny. However, the cast is WAY too big. They should have kept Billy Connelly, Jude Law (whose face is never seen), Meryl Streep and Timothy Spall and gone with unknowns for everyone else. Luis Guzman is in a couple of scenes, but he has not a single line of dialogue. Jennifer Coolidge and Jane Adams and Cedric The Entertainer fare pretty much the same. And Dustin Hoffman shows up for precisely three shots.
yeah, i agree with you. hopes were lowered and a pretty good time was had. :) i loved the beginning but the lack of where the movie was going seemed to just let it wander. which, maybe should've been good because peter pan didnt really have the strict 3 act thing going on and that was better for it, but that always felt like it was going somewhere. this didnt feel like it had much place to get to, but loved the dark tone for kids and actors, etc. etc.
Title: Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events
Released: 26th April 2005
SRP: $27.95
Further Details
Paramount has sent over artwork for Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events which stars Jim Carrey, Meryl Streep and Jude Law. This popular comedic saga revolves around the travels of the three Baudelaire orphans, Sunny, Klaus and Violet who find themselves fobbed off on a series of odd people, including the narrator Lemony Snicket. The recurring bad guy is a distant family relative named Count Olaf, who initially takes in the kids but clearly is trying to separate them from a family inheritance. The disc will be available to own in seperate anamorphic widescreen and full screen releases from the 26th April this year. Paramount has yet to reveal details on extra material, but we'll let you know just as soon as we hear anything. Stay tuned for that. For now though, here's the first look at the official region one artwork: http://www.dvdanswers.com/index.php?r=0&s=1&c=5828&n=1&burl=