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

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Directed by

Brad Silberling

Starring (View all)

Jim Carrey
Count Olaf

Liam Aiken
Klaus

Emily Browning
Violet

Kara Hoffman
Sunny

Shelby Hoffman
Sunny

Jude Law
Lemony Snicket

Timothy Spall
Mr. Poe

Catherine O'Hara
Justice Strauss

Written by

Robert Gordon
(screenplay)

Daniel Handler

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Quite Fortunate Actually

12 years, 9 months ago at Jul 14 2:57

4crazyweldermen

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"A soda for you and you and...a banana for you!" Just one of a handful of zany lines throughout this film from Count Olaf played by Jim Carrey. Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events is a wondrous, dark and humorous tale. Based on the novels by Lemony Snicket, this film does an excellent job of keeping your interest without straying too far from the first 3 books. We all know that books a... read more

A good movie

10 years, 9 months ago at Jul 4 6:44

johanlefourbe

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Before it was released, there was a pretty good buzz but it wasn’t really successful after all. Basically, following the success of 'The Lord of the Rings' and 'Harry Potter', they adapted as many fantasy books as possible and most of those pretty much crashed and burned at the box-office and this flick was one of them. Honestly, I thought it was actually fairly entertaining with a very good per... read more

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2 years ago at Mar 26 22:05

Kyle Ellis

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I liked this movie a lot. Technically, it is beautiful- lovely costumes and sets. The script is also good. Sunny, played by the Hoffmann twins, was what made the film. Everything she said made my whole family laugh. It is perfect for adults and adolescents, but very young kids may find it a little frightening. Emily Browning and Liam Aiken are wonderful as Violet and Klaus. I particularly enjoyed ... read more

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Description: As the author (voiced by Jude Law) points out in the opening scenes of this weird and sometimes wonderful film, the world depicted here is not a nice place where everyone has a happy smile on their face and feels nothing but warm fuzzies. Bad things happen to innocent people like the three Baudelaire children who are orphaned when their parents die in a fire that completely destroys their large mansion. Luckily, these kids are very special and resourceful: Violet (Emily Browning) at 14 is an inventor; her brother Klaus (Liam Aiken) is a prodigious reader with a very good memory; and little Sunny (played by twins Kara and Shelby As the author (voiced by Jude Law) points out in the opening scenes of this weird and sometimes wonderful film, the world depicted here is not a nice place where everyone has a happy smile on their face and feels nothing but warm fuzzies. Bad things happen to innocent people like the three Baudelaire children who are orphaned when their parents die in a fire that completely destroys their large mansion. Luckily, these kids are very special and resourceful: Violet (Emily Browning) at 14 is an inventor; her brother Klaus (Liam Aiken) is a prodigious reader with a very good memory; and little Sunny (played by twins Kara and Shelby Hoffman) is a toddler whose squeaks and grunts nobody can understand. They are translated in subtitles and turn out to be some of the funniest lines in the story. And did we mention that Sunny has the ability to bite through wood and metal?

Mr. Poe (Timothy Spall), the executor of the Baudelaire estate, takes the three orphans to live with their closest relative. He is Count Olaf (Jim Carrey), a nasty, greedy, and self-absorbed fellow who has nothing on his mind except getting rid of the kids and taking for his own their large inheritance. Thanks to Violet's inventiveness they escape his first sinister plot to murder them. The Count vows to track them down no matter where they go. The kids are taken next to Uncle Monty (Billy Connolly), a herpetologist whose eccentricities are at least supplemented by a kindly heart. But things do not work out the way he planned and so the children are ushered to the home of Aunt Josephine (Meryl Streep), which hangs precariously on a cliff over water. She is scared of everything and rightly so when the menacing Count Olaf makes another appearance.

Brad Silberling directs this strange brew of comedy, fantasy, and horror. The screenplay by Robert Gordon is based on the books The Bad Beginning, The Reptile Room, and The Wide Window by Lemony Snicket. The three youngsters face many adversities with great creativity and cooperation, proving once again that a family that sticks together can accomplish more than they ever thought possible. And what Violet says is true: When there doesn't seem to be any way to finish a project or a task, there is always something. ... (more)

Release date: 17 December 2004
UPC: 097363407645

Tags: Fantasy (47), Comedy (31), Adventure (29), Family (28), 2004 (25), 2000s (16), (13), Gothic (12), Black Comedy (11), Based On Novel (11), Drama (9), Secret Society (9), Orphan (9), Widow (9), Book (8), Children (8), Invention (8), Snake (7), Play (7), Inheritance (7)

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Kyle Ellis posted a review 2 years ago

“I liked this movie a lot. Technically, it is beautiful- lovely costumes and sets. The script is also good. Sunny, played by the Hoffmann twins, was what made the film. Everything she said made my whole family laugh. It is perfect for adults and adolescents, but very young kids may find it a little frightening. Emily Browning and Liam Aiken are wonderful as Violet and Klaus. I particularly enjoyed seeing Timothy Spall, Billy Conolly and Meryl Streep light up our screens. Jude Law provided the voice of Lemony Snicket perfectly. I have read the books, and have enjoyed them. However, the film does have a drawback. I was a little disappointed in Jim Carrey's performance. I imagined the character as sinister, and Carrey, being an entertaining actor, came across as rather silly. In conclusion, de” read more