Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

ok. i hate to criticize movies, especially when they are on my favorite books. I have been a REALLY BIG FAN of the A Series of Unfortunate Events books since 1999 when the first few books were released. I curently own... Full review

The movie was really faithful to the book even if they changed some parts like the wedding scene which they kept for the ending. Other than that the story was fantastic. The acting was superb: Jim Carey was best to portray... Full review

This movie really meets expectations. What a wonderful way to spend a friday. Adults and kids could watch this fun filled comedy starring Jim Carrey, which once again, blows audiences away!... Full review

This movie is the best! For all you people who have given it bad grades probualy didn\'t read any of the books. For this movie I advise you to read some of the books. I LOVE THIS MOVIE!!! GO SEE IT!... Full review

I love the books so I was really excited about seeing the movie. However, I think they changed too many things. They should have had more of Sunny, more of Lemony Snicket, and less of Jim Carrey who got on my... Full review

The end credits is a ten minute long cartoon of such incredible beauty that it is a great shame that most people will never watch it. Simply its some of the best animation to come out all year.While I can... Full review

Having read none of the Lemony Snickett books, I was unsure of what to expect from this film.The film begins with a gentle introduction that quickly turns into a humorous, but noteworthy, disclaimer that the following film has dark underlying... Full review

The movie was decent. I enjoyed it, certainly. Technically it was outstanding. Casting was good, sets were outstanding, costumes were very nice.As an adaptation of the books, however, this was horrendous. It was as if the writer had torn a... Full review

I first heard of these books when I saw my younger brother reading them. I got curious and when I saw they were making a movie was sure to read the first three before seeing it. Right off the bat,... Full review

First of all, let me go on record saying that I think this is a wonderfully entertaining film. The sets and costumes are perfect; even the little details like the odd instruments on the car dashboard were carefully thought through... Full review

To be fair, the story, cobbled together though it is, does maintain a through-plot to keep things going and Sonnenfeld�s penchant for over-producing pays off with the stunning art direction and special effects. Obviously, I thought, it was doomed to be a vehicle for Carrey�s brand of broad physical humor played with that lurking edge of palpable desperation. ... Full Review

Having effectively whittled the essence of three stories into single episodic adventure, the film is fun but ultimately unable to provide a genuinely satisfying conclusion to its antics. The one "unfortunate event" that doesn't really belong is the film's failure to distill three books' worth of stories into a single, cogent narrative. ... Full Review

Fifty aspiring filmmakers from around the globe are discovering the magic of moviemaking as they endure a rigorous "Hollywood Boot Camp" in Los Angeles, where they will have their first attempt at a Hollywood-style "pitch" meeting; a "24-Hour Film Shoot," where each must shoot and edit a short film in a 24-hour period; as well as a "one-page, one-hour" film shoot, where they will have an hour to film a one-page scene with the help of professional directors of photography, camera and sound operators and acto ... Full Review

This sounds like a good family movie, one which will show children what kids have to do to curb their naturally bubbly, inquisitive, and (yes) wild behavior. If I had to sum up the tone of this picture in one word, it would be "poignant"-a bittersweet, slow-paced story that is quietly touching. ... Full Review

Helmer Brad Silberling offers some insights in his solo audio commentary track..... ... Full Review

The "Garfield" movie got a sequel. The "Scooby-Doo" movie got a sequel. But "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events," which pulled in far more at the box office than either of those wearisome live-action adaptations of children's entertainment properties,... ... Full Article

A few years ago Paramount hoped to turn "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events" into a new film franchise - mixed reviews and disappointing box-office however meant it didn't happen. ... Full Article

Are you still patiently waiting for more Count Olaf? It's been five years since the adaptation of "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events" hit theaters, a reasonable enough amount of time to assume that a sequel probably isn't going... ... Full Article

Brad Silberling is busy talking about his experience directing Will Ferrell, Danny McBride and some Sleestaks in Land of the Lost , but Cinefools also caught him at the premiere to talk about Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events... ... Full Article

It seems that we might actually be seeing some more unfortunate events at a theater near you in the future. CineFools recently spoke with director Brad Silberling, on the red carpet for his new film Land of the Lost ,... ... Full Article

The morning after Ayelet Waldman's infamous essay was published, she got a call from a friend who warned: Don't watch "The View." Waldman never watched the ABC chatfest anyway. ... Full Article