Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2-Disc Special Collector's Edition)

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2-Disc Special Collector's Edition)


Starring:Jim Carrey, Liam Aiken, Emily Browning, Kara Hoffman, Shelby Hoffman, Jude Law, Timothy Spall, Catherine O'Hara, Billy Connolly, Meryl Streep, Luis Guzmán, Jamie Harris, Craig Ferguson, Jennifer Coolidge, Jane Adams (II), Cedric the Entertainer, Bob Clendenin, Lenny Clarke, Fred Gallo (II), John Dexter (III)
Director: Brad Silberling
Studio: Paramount
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
Amazon.com

If you spliced Charles Addams, Dr. Seuss, Charles Dickens, Edward Gorey, and Roald Dahl into a Tim Burtonesque landscape, you'd surely come up with something like Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events. Many critics (in mostly mixed reviews) wondered why Burton didn't direct this comically morbid adaptation of the first three books in the popular series by Daniel Handler (a.k.a. "Lemony Snicket," played here by Jude Law and seen only in silhouette) instead of TV and Casper veteran Brad Silberling, but there's still plenty to recommend the playfully bleak scenario, in which three resourceful orphans thwart their wicked, maliciously greedy relative Count Olaf (Jim Carrey), who subjects them to... well, a series of unfortunate events. Along the way they encounter a herpetologist uncle (Billy Connolly), an anxious aunt (Meryl Streep) who's afraid of everything, and a variety of fantastical hazards and mysterious clues, some of which remain unresolved. Given endless wonders of art direction, costume design, and cinematography, Silberling's direction is surprisingly uninspired (in other words, the books are better), but when you add a throwaway cameo by Dustin Hoffman, Law's amusing narration, and Carrey's over-the-top antics, the first Lemony movie suggests a promising franchise in the making. --Jeff Shannon

DVD features
Packed into the two-disc special edition of Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events is over two hours of serious behind-the-scenes features, deleted scenes, and interviews with the production staff. The most generous of these is A Woeful World, an in-depth overview of the production design with extensive commentary from Oscar-nominated production designer Rick Heinrichs. Kids who've read the books will enjoy seeing how creative minds transform the world of the books into a movie. "Costumes and Other Suspicious Disguises" is one of the most fun extras with footage of Jim Carrey comically ad-libbing as his different characters during the on-screen costume tests. The special features contained on the single-disc editions are also quite good, but most fans will find it worth it to pay the few extra dollars for this edition because of the insights it gives into the production. --Dan Vancini

A Message from Count Olaf

Dear Adoring Fan of Count Olaf,

Perhaps once every thousand years, a talent emerges that completely changes the way movies are made, orphans are orphaned, and heartthrobs throb. Often this talent has only one eyebrow, as is the case with one of the most cherished and admired actors scheming today. Surely you can you guess of whom I think.

No, you fool! I am referring to the One...the Only...the Unbelievably Handsome Count Olaf!

Or, as I like to call him, Me.

If you've already seen my performance in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, you must still be speechless. But if you haven't, you are in serious danger. Just teasing. But you could be after I send one of my gifted henchpersons to your home!

So why not get my movie on DVD? This major motion spectacle has everything. Me, acting! Leeches, attacking! Orphans, almost falling off a cliff! Of course, if you are familiar with books by Lemony Snicket, you know that they include all of these things too, but most of what he says is lies, and the rest is completely boring.

There's never been a film that demands repeated viewing in quite the same way, with a diabolical genius writing you a letter that says, "I DEMAND REPEATED VIEWING!!!" Plus with DVD extras, you'll get at least 20% more Olaf for your money. And... just for you, for an unlimited time only, I'll throw in Aunt Josephine free with purchase.*

So, noble Amazonians, put down your hunting spears and exotic headdresses, and prepare to bask in True Greatness. Or, as I like to call it, Me.

Of course you may have my autograph!

Count Olaf

*Count Olaf will not be held liable or accept blame in any way for any and all liability, loss, damage, or personal injury (including death), without limit and without regard once Aunt Josephine is thrown in, due to the unpredictable behavior of hungry leeches.

Stills from Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (Click to Enlarge)


Violet, Count Olaf, and Klaus
Aunt Josephine
Count Olaf and Aunt Josephine
Directing Jim Carrey

Klaus, Mr. Poe, Sunny, and Violet
Count Olaf
Olaf Ascending
The Baudelaire Orphans

All Things Snicket

See a complete list of all Lemony Snicket's creations, including books from the Series of Unfortunate Events, calendars, and more.


The Essential Lemony Snicket Books


A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Ominous Omnibus, Books 1-3
The Situation Worsens: A Box of Unfortunate Events, Books 4-6
The Dilemma Deepens: A Box of Unfortunate Events, Books 7-9

The Slippery Slope: A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 10
The Grim Grotto: A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 11
A Library of Unfortunate Events, Books 1-10

Behind the Scenes with Count Olaf: A Series of Unfortunate Events Movie Book
Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography
The Puzzling Puzzles Activity Book

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Description
In LEMONY SNICKET'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS, after Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire's parents perish in a terrible fire, they are placed in the care of their uncle, Count Olaf (Jim Carrey), an evil fiend who is plotting to kill them and seize their fortune. The orphans travel from guardian to guardian, including herpetologist Montgomery Montgomery (Billy Connolly) and grammar-wise Aunt Josephine Anwhistle (Streep), but the worst guardian of all is Count Olaf. Plotting to steal the children's fortune, Olaf disguises himself as his assistant Stephano and ship captain Julio Sham and keeps popping up in the strangest places. Just when the Baudelaires think things are getting better, something unfortunate happens!
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (Widescreen Edition)
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • What happened to the books in this movie??
  • My daughter and I loved the Movie
  • A Good Movie, but Disappointing to Snicket Fans
  • Great Comedic Satire
  • Interesting
 Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (Widescreen Edition)
Starring: Jim Carrey , Liam Aiken , Emily Browning , Kara Hoffman , and Shelby Hoffman
Director: Brad Silberling
Manufacturer: Paramount
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Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B0007PICAS
Release Date: 2005-04-26

Amazon.com

If you spliced Charles Addams, Dr. Seuss, Charles Dickens, Edward Gorey, and Roald Dahl into a Tim Burtonesque landscape, you'd surely come up with something like Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events. Many critics (in mostly mixed reviews) wondered why Burton didn't direct this comically morbid adaptation of the first three books in the popular series by Daniel Handler (a.k.a. "Lemony Snicket," played here by Jude Law and seen only in silhouette) instead of TV and Casper veteran Brad Silberling, but there's still plenty to recommend the playfully bleak scenario, in which three resourceful orphans thwart their wicked, maliciously greedy relative Count Olaf (Jim Carrey), who subjects them to... well, a series of unfortunate events. Along the way they encounter a herpetologist uncle (Billy Connolly), an anxious aunt (Meryl Streep) who's afraid of everything, and a variety of fantastical hazards and mysterious clues, some of which remain unresolved. Given endless wonders of art direction, costume design, and cinematography, Silberling's direction is surprisingly uninspired (in other words, the books are better), but when you add a throwaway cameo by Dustin Hoffman, Law's amusing narration, and Carrey's over-the-top antics, the first Lemony movie suggests a promising franchise in the making. --Jeff Shannon

A Message from Count Olaf

Dear Adoring Fan of Count Olaf,

Perhaps once every thousand years, a talent emerges that completely changes the way movies are made, orphans are orphaned, and heartthrobs throb. Often this talent has only one eyebrow, as is the case with one of the most cherished and admired actors scheming today. Surely you can you guess of whom I think.

No, you fool! I am referring to the One...the Only...the Unbelievably Handsome Count Olaf!

Or, as I like to call him, Me.

If you've already seen my performance in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, you must still be speechless. But if you haven't, you are in serious danger. Just teasing. But you could be after I send one of my gifted henchpersons to your home!

So why not get my movie on DVD? This major motion spectacle has everything. Me, acting! Leeches, attacking! Orphans, almost falling off a cliff! Of course, if you are familiar with books by Lemony Snicket, you know that they include all of these things too, but most of what he says is lies, and the rest is completely boring.

There's never been a film that demands repeated viewing in quite the same way, with a diabolical genius writing you a letter that says, "I DEMAND REPEATED VIEWING!!!" Plus with DVD extras, you'll get at least 20% more Olaf for your money. And... just for you, for an unlimited time only, I'll throw in Aunt Josephine free with purchase.*

So, noble Amazonians, put down your hunting spears and exotic headdresses, and prepare to bask in True Greatness. Or, as I like to call it, Me.

Of course you may have my autograph!

Count Olaf

*Count Olaf will not be held liable or accept blame in any way for any and all liability, loss, damage, or personal injury (including death), without limit and without regard once Aunt Josephine is thrown in, due to the unpredictable behavior of hungry leeches.

Stills from Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (Click to Enlarge)


Violet, Count Olaf, and Klaus
Aunt Josephine
Count Olaf and Aunt Josephine
Directing Jim Carrey

Klaus, Mr. Poe, Sunny, and Violet
Count Olaf
Olaf Ascending
The Baudelaire Orphans

All Things Snicket

See a complete list of all Lemony Snicket's creations, including books from the Series of Unfortunate Events, calendars, and more.


The Essential Lemony Snicket Books


A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Ominous Omnibus, Books 1-3
The Situation Worsens: A Box of Unfortunate Events, Books 4-6
The Dilemma Deepens: A Box of Unfortunate Events, Books 7-9

The Slippery Slope: A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 10
The Grim Grotto: A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 11
A Library of Unfortunate Events, Books 1-10

Behind the Scenes with Count Olaf: A Series of Unfortunate Events Movie Book
Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography
The Puzzling Puzzles Activity Book

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Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events Computer & Video Games


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Description

In LEMONY SNICKET'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS, after Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire's parents perish in a terrible fire, they are placed in the care of their uncle, Count Olaf (Jim Carrey), an evil fiend who is plotting to kill them and seize their fortune. The orphans travel from guardian to guardian, including herpetologist Montgomery Montgomery (Billy Connolly) and grammar-wise Aunt Josephine Anwhistle (Streep), but the worst guardian of all is Count Olaf. Plotting to steal the children's fortune, Olaf disguises himself as his assistant Stephano and ship captain Julio Sham and keeps popping up in the strangest places. Just when the Baudelaires think things are getting better, something unfortunate happens!

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars What happened to the books in this movie??.......2007-06-25

I don't know what happened, but this movie was all over the place. It is supposed to be about the first three books, but so much was left out that it left you wondering "WHY DID THEY MAKE THIS MOVIE IF THEY WERE GOING TO CUT OUT EVERYTHING???" And, where it did keep in line with the story, the characters were doing things that other characters did and some of the characters from the book were not even in the movie, like the fat man/woman whom I so wanted to see.

Another disappointing area was that it made up "unfortunate events" as if the books didn't have enough, and it totally changed everything around, like ending the movie with parts from book one.

If you haven't read the books and don't plan on reading them, then by all means purchase the movie. However, the books are more entertaining and leave you wanting more. The movie just leaves you.

5 out of 5 stars My daughter and I loved the Movie.......2007-06-11

Neither I nor my daughter had read the books prior to seeing the movie. With that said, we loved the film. It was funny, well-acted, had great pacing, and was very compelling. The story was immersive and the visuals were fantastic and a real treat to watch. Also, Jim Carrey was wonderful.

Whether or not you've seen the book, this is a children's film that stands on its own.

4 out of 5 stars A Good Movie, but Disappointing to Snicket Fans.......2007-05-15

A Series of Unfortunate Events is a large series by Lemony Snicket on which this movie cleverly but poorly and disappointingly represents. To make the movie, the first three books were morphed together, because it made more of a video type story line. It is rated PG. Magnificently, it stars Jim Carrey as Count Olaf, the cruel criminal.

"Daga?" Sunny asked in her baby language, which probably meant "Look at that strange figure emerging from the fog," or perhaps "What is a banker, like Mr. Poe, doing trudging through the sand to find us at Briny Beach?" For departing from the fog, came Mr. Poe as if he was a small monster leaving his home. "Baudelaire's," he solemnly said to the children in front of him, "I am sorry to inform you that your parents died in a fire that took down the entire house." Violet, Klaus, and Sunny had left their wonderful parents and gorgeous mansion that morning to have a glorious day at the beach, but obliviously that just changed. The Baudelaire's were an extremely wealthy family and now the children had an enormous fortune in the bank under their name. Kindly, Mr. Poe delivered them to their closest family member, because that was what he thought was best. After all, his home was only thirty-seven blocks away from the site on which their home had once stood but was now a home of ash. "Count Olaf is your third cousin, four times removed or your fourth cousin, three times removed." Mr. Poe explained. Unfortunately, the Baudelaire's had never heard of a Count Olaf. They knew nothing. They were lost. They were alone. When they arrived, they pulled in front a beautiful little house with a smiling woman standing on the step. She greeted them and introduced herself as Justice Struass. Politely, the Baudelaire's asked if she lived with Count Olaf. She laughed. "No," she suddenly got solemn, "He is my neighbor." Following her gaze, Violet, Klaus, and Sunny placed their eyes for the first time on the miserable, torn down, and strange shack with a tower that would be their home.

With utter despair, the Baudelaire's looked at the destroyed property, while they somehow knew this was just the first chapter to their series of unfortunate events. Mr. Poe led them to the door after saying their goodbyes to Justice Struass. When Mr. Poe reached to use the knocker, it fell into the house. Immediately, they heard a deep voice call, "Intrude!" They entered. Standing up above them, stood a man with an evil, happy look, which sat upon his face. As he coldly welcomed them, ignominiously he pranced dramatically down the stairs and landed on his left foot. On his left ankle, Olaf had a tattoo of an eye. Without warning, he whirled Mr. Poe out the door. Next, Olaf took the orphans on a tour of the rest of his miserable house. As most people know, first impressions can be entirely wrong. The first impression of Olaf and his wrecked abode was correct, because the lives of the Baudelaire's were going to be like what they foreknew at the beginning.

Daily, Olaf would give the Baudelaire's a long list of treacherous chores and trudge off to his tower room. Doing these chores, completing everything that Olaf said, and trying to stay alive was no easy job for them, because Olaf made sure that they had a full schedule. Once, he walked in with his acting troupe while they were scrubbing the floor. As if the orphans were his slaves, he demanded dinner. They searched the kitchen. They eventually made a meal, which would feed the entire acting troupe. Enraged that the Baudelaire's had not made roast beef, Count Olaf grabbed Sunny and struck Klaus. Olaf locked the children up, leaving them there in despair. How would the Baudelaire's get out of Olaf's clutches?

Over all, this unfortunate movie twists the books in an interesting way, which usually is unsatisfactory to most fans of Snicket. Definitely, it is worth watching, because it is an entertaining movie. A Series of Unfortunate Events is an succesuful movie but as different from the genuine books as a book critique is to the real book.

5 out of 5 stars Great Comedic Satire .......2007-05-15

The script, acting, and sets were great. I like it more everytime I watch it.

4 out of 5 stars Interesting.......2007-03-13

I hope they make more movies from this series. I like Jim Carrey and the other stars of the film make it quite funny. I enjoyed the movie, it's good for both the young and old.
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (Full Screen Edition)
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • What happened to the books in this movie??
  • My daughter and I loved the Movie
  • A Good Movie, but Disappointing to Snicket Fans
  • Great Comedic Satire
  • Interesting
 Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (Full Screen Edition)
Starring: Jim Carrey , Liam Aiken , Emily Browning , Kara Hoffman , and Shelby Hoffman
Director: Brad Silberling
Manufacturer: Paramount
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  5. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Two-Disc Special Edition)

ASIN: B0007PICAI
Release Date: 2005-04-26

Amazon.com

If you spliced Charles Addams, Dr. Seuss, Charles Dickens, Edward Gorey, and Roald Dahl into a Tim Burtonesque landscape, you'd surely come up with something like Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events. Many critics (in mostly mixed reviews) wondered why Burton didn't direct this comically morbid adaptation of the first three books in the popular series by Daniel Handler (a.k.a. "Lemony Snicket," played here by Jude Law and seen only in silhouette) instead of TV and Casper veteran Brad Silberling, but there's still plenty to recommend the playfully bleak scenario, in which three resourceful orphans thwart their wicked, maliciously greedy relative Count Olaf (Jim Carrey), who subjects them to... well, a series of unfortunate events. Along the way they encounter a herpetologist uncle (Billy Connolly), an anxious aunt (Meryl Streep) who's afraid of everything, and a variety of fantastical hazards and mysterious clues, some of which remain unresolved. Given endless wonders of art direction, costume design, and cinematography, Silberling's direction is surprisingly uninspired (in other words, the books are better), but when you add a throwaway cameo by Dustin Hoffman, Law's amusing narration, and Carrey's over-the-top antics, the first Lemony movie suggests a promising franchise in the making. --Jeff Shannon

A Message from Count Olaf

Dear Adoring Fan of Count Olaf,

Perhaps once every thousand years, a talent emerges that completely changes the way movies are made, orphans are orphaned, and heartthrobs throb. Often this talent has only one eyebrow, as is the case with one of the most cherished and admired actors scheming today. Surely you can you guess of whom I think.

No, you fool! I am referring to the One...the Only...the Unbelievably Handsome Count Olaf!

Or, as I like to call him, Me.

If you've already seen my performance in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, you must still be speechless. But if you haven't, you are in serious danger. Just teasing. But you could be after I send one of my gifted henchpersons to your home!

So why not get my movie on DVD? This major motion spectacle has everything. Me, acting! Leeches, attacking! Orphans, almost falling off a cliff! Of course, if you are familiar with books by Lemony Snicket, you know that they include all of these things too, but most of what he says is lies, and the rest is completely boring.

There's never been a film that demands repeated viewing in quite the same way, with a diabolical genius writing you a letter that says, "I DEMAND REPEATED VIEWING!!!" Plus with DVD extras, you'll get at least 20% more Olaf for your money. And... just for you, for an unlimited time only, I'll throw in Aunt Josephine free with purchase.*

So, noble Amazonians, put down your hunting spears and exotic headdresses, and prepare to bask in True Greatness. Or, as I like to call it, Me.

Of course you may have my autograph!

Count Olaf

*Count Olaf will not be held liable or accept blame in any way for any and all liability, loss, damage, or personal injury (including death), without limit and without regard once Aunt Josephine is thrown in, due to the unpredictable behavior of hungry leeches.

Stills from Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (Click to Enlarge)


Violet, Count Olaf, and Klaus
Aunt Josephine
Count Olaf and Aunt Josephine
Directing Jim Carrey

Klaus, Mr. Poe, Sunny, and Violet
Count Olaf
Olaf Ascending
The Baudelaire Orphans

All Things Snicket

See a complete list of all Lemony Snicket's creations, including books from the Series of Unfortunate Events, calendars, and more.


The Essential Lemony Snicket Books


A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Ominous Omnibus, Books 1-3
The Situation Worsens: A Box of Unfortunate Events, Books 4-6
The Dilemma Deepens: A Box of Unfortunate Events, Books 7-9

The Slippery Slope: A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 10
The Grim Grotto: A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 11
A Library of Unfortunate Events, Books 1-10

Behind the Scenes with Count Olaf: A Series of Unfortunate Events Movie Book
Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography
The Puzzling Puzzles Activity Book

More from the Movie


Original Movie Poster
Soundtrack
Wall Poster

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events Computer & Video Games


For PS2
For PC
For Xbox
For GameCube

Description

In LEMONY SNICKET'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS, after Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire's parents perish in a terrible fire, they are placed in the care of their uncle, Count Olaf (Jim Carrey), an evil fiend who is plotting to kill them and seize their fortune. The orphans travel from guardian to guardian, including herpetologist Montgomery Montgomery (Billy Connolly) and grammar-wise Aunt Josephine Anwhistle (Streep), but the worst guardian of all is Count Olaf. Plotting to steal the children's fortune, Olaf disguises himself as his assistant Stephano and ship captain Julio Sham and keeps popping up in the strangest places. Just when the Baudelaires think things are getting better, something unfortunate happens!

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars What happened to the books in this movie??.......2007-06-25

I don't know what happened, but this movie was all over the place. It is supposed to be about the first three books, but so much was left out that it left you wondering "WHY DID THEY MAKE THIS MOVIE IF THEY WERE GOING TO CUT OUT EVERYTHING???" And, where it did keep in line with the story, the characters were doing things that other characters did and some of the characters from the book were not even in the movie, like the fat man/woman whom I so wanted to see.

Another disappointing area was that it made up "unfortunate events" as if the books didn't have enough, and it totally changed everything around, like ending the movie with parts from book one.

If you haven't read the books and don't plan on reading them, then by all means purchase the movie. However, the books are more entertaining and leave you wanting more. The movie just leaves you.

5 out of 5 stars My daughter and I loved the Movie.......2007-06-11

Neither I nor my daughter had read the books prior to seeing the movie. With that said, we loved the film. It was funny, well-acted, had great pacing, and was very compelling. The story was immersive and the visuals were fantastic and a real treat to watch. Also, Jim Carrey was wonderful.

Whether or not you've seen the book, this is a children's film that stands on its own.

4 out of 5 stars A Good Movie, but Disappointing to Snicket Fans.......2007-05-15

A Series of Unfortunate Events is a large series by Lemony Snicket on which this movie cleverly but poorly and disappointingly represents. To make the movie, the first three books were morphed together, because it made more of a video type story line. It is rated PG. Magnificently, it stars Jim Carrey as Count Olaf, the cruel criminal.

"Daga?" Sunny asked in her baby language, which probably meant "Look at that strange figure emerging from the fog," or perhaps "What is a banker, like Mr. Poe, doing trudging through the sand to find us at Briny Beach?" For departing from the fog, came Mr. Poe as if he was a small monster leaving his home. "Baudelaire's," he solemnly said to the children in front of him, "I am sorry to inform you that your parents died in a fire that took down the entire house." Violet, Klaus, and Sunny had left their wonderful parents and gorgeous mansion that morning to have a glorious day at the beach, but obliviously that just changed. The Baudelaire's were an extremely wealthy family and now the children had an enormous fortune in the bank under their name. Kindly, Mr. Poe delivered them to their closest family member, because that was what he thought was best. After all, his home was only thirty-seven blocks away from the site on which their home had once stood but was now a home of ash. "Count Olaf is your third cousin, four times removed or your fourth cousin, three times removed." Mr. Poe explained. Unfortunately, the Baudelaire's had never heard of a Count Olaf. They knew nothing. They were lost. They were alone. When they arrived, they pulled in front a beautiful little house with a smiling woman standing on the step. She greeted them and introduced herself as Justice Struass. Politely, the Baudelaire's asked if she lived with Count Olaf. She laughed. "No," she suddenly got solemn, "He is my neighbor." Following her gaze, Violet, Klaus, and Sunny placed their eyes for the first time on the miserable, torn down, and strange shack with a tower that would be their home.

With utter despair, the Baudelaire's looked at the destroyed property, while they somehow knew this was just the first chapter to their series of unfortunate events. Mr. Poe led them to the door after saying their goodbyes to Justice Struass. When Mr. Poe reached to use the knocker, it fell into the house. Immediately, they heard a deep voice call, "Intrude!" They entered. Standing up above them, stood a man with an evil, happy look, which sat upon his face. As he coldly welcomed them, ignominiously he pranced dramatically down the stairs and landed on his left foot. On his left ankle, Olaf had a tattoo of an eye. Without warning, he whirled Mr. Poe out the door. Next, Olaf took the orphans on a tour of the rest of his miserable house. As most people know, first impressions can be entirely wrong. The first impression of Olaf and his wrecked abode was correct, because the lives of the Baudelaire's were going to be like what they foreknew at the beginning.

Daily, Olaf would give the Baudelaire's a long list of treacherous chores and trudge off to his tower room. Doing these chores, completing everything that Olaf said, and trying to stay alive was no easy job for them, because Olaf made sure that they had a full schedule. Once, he walked in with his acting troupe while they were scrubbing the floor. As if the orphans were his slaves, he demanded dinner. They searched the kitchen. They eventually made a meal, which would feed the entire acting troupe. Enraged that the Baudelaire's had not made roast beef, Count Olaf grabbed Sunny and struck Klaus. Olaf locked the children up, leaving them there in despair. How would the Baudelaire's get out of Olaf's clutches?

Over all, this unfortunate movie twists the books in an interesting way, which usually is unsatisfactory to most fans of Snicket. Definitely, it is worth watching, because it is an entertaining movie. A Series of Unfortunate Events is an succesuful movie but as different from the genuine books as a book critique is to the real book.

5 out of 5 stars Great Comedic Satire .......2007-05-15

The script, acting, and sets were great. I like it more everytime I watch it.

4 out of 5 stars Interesting.......2007-03-13

I hope they make more movies from this series. I like Jim Carrey and the other stars of the film make it quite funny. I enjoyed the movie, it's good for both the young and old.
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2-Disc Special Collector's Edition)
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  • What happened to the books in this movie??
  • My daughter and I loved the Movie
  • A Good Movie, but Disappointing to Snicket Fans
  • Great Comedic Satire
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 Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2-Disc Special Collector's Edition)
Starring: Jim Carrey , Liam Aiken , Emily Browning , Kara Hoffman , and Shelby Hoffman
Director: Brad Silberling
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ASIN: B0007TKGQW
Release Date: 2005-04-26

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If you spliced Charles Addams, Dr. Seuss, Charles Dickens, Edward Gorey, and Roald Dahl into a Tim Burtonesque landscape, you'd surely come up with something like Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events. Many critics (in mostly mixed reviews) wondered why Burton didn't direct this comically morbid adaptation of the first three books in the popular series by Daniel Handler (a.k.a. "Lemony Snicket," played here by Jude Law and seen only in silhouette) instead of TV and Casper veteran Brad Silberling, but there's still plenty to recommend the playfully bleak scenario, in which three resourceful orphans thwart their wicked, maliciously greedy relative Count Olaf (Jim Carrey), who subjects them to... well, a series of unfortunate events. Along the way they encounter a herpetologist uncle (Billy Connolly), an anxious aunt (Meryl Streep) who's afraid of everything, and a variety of fantastical hazards and mysterious clues, some of which remain unresolved. Given endless wonders of art direction, costume design, and cinematography, Silberling's direction is surprisingly uninspired (in other words, the books are better), but when you add a throwaway cameo by Dustin Hoffman, Law's amusing narration, and Carrey's over-the-top antics, the first Lemony movie suggests a promising franchise in the making. --Jeff Shannon

DVD features
Packed into the two-disc special edition of Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events is over two hours of serious behind-the-scenes features, deleted scenes, and interviews with the production staff. The most generous of these is A Woeful World, an in-depth overview of the production design with extensive commentary from Oscar-nominated production designer Rick Heinrichs. Kids who've read the books will enjoy seeing how creative minds transform the world of the books into a movie. "Costumes and Other Suspicious Disguises" is one of the most fun extras with footage of Jim Carrey comically ad-libbing as his different characters during the on-screen costume tests. The special features contained on the single-disc editions are also quite good, but most fans will find it worth it to pay the few extra dollars for this edition because of the insights it gives into the production. --Dan Vancini

A Message from Count Olaf

Dear Adoring Fan of Count Olaf,

Perhaps once every thousand years, a talent emerges that completely changes the way movies are made, orphans are orphaned, and heartthrobs throb. Often this talent has only one eyebrow, as is the case with one of the most cherished and admired actors scheming today. Surely you can you guess of whom I think.

No, you fool! I am referring to the One...the Only...the Unbelievably Handsome Count Olaf!

Or, as I like to call him, Me.

If you've already seen my performance in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, you must still be speechless. But if you haven't, you are in serious danger. Just teasing. But you could be after I send one of my gifted henchpersons to your home!

So why not get my movie on DVD? This major motion spectacle has everything. Me, acting! Leeches, attacking! Orphans, almost falling off a cliff! Of course, if you are familiar with books by Lemony Snicket, you know that they include all of these things too, but most of what he says is lies, and the rest is completely boring.

There's never been a film that demands repeated viewing in quite the same way, with a diabolical genius writing you a letter that says, "I DEMAND REPEATED VIEWING!!!" Plus with DVD extras, you'll get at least 20% more Olaf for your money. And... just for you, for an unlimited time only, I'll throw in Aunt Josephine free with purchase.*

So, noble Amazonians, put down your hunting spears and exotic headdresses, and prepare to bask in True Greatness. Or, as I like to call it, Me.

Of course you may have my autograph!

Count Olaf

*Count Olaf will not be held liable or accept blame in any way for any and all liability, loss, damage, or personal injury (including death), without limit and without regard once Aunt Josephine is thrown in, due to the unpredictable behavior of hungry leeches.

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Violet, Count Olaf, and Klaus
Aunt Josephine
Count Olaf and Aunt Josephine
Directing Jim Carrey

Klaus, Mr. Poe, Sunny, and Violet
Count Olaf
Olaf Ascending
The Baudelaire Orphans

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The Essential Lemony Snicket Books


A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Ominous Omnibus, Books 1-3
The Situation Worsens: A Box of Unfortunate Events, Books 4-6
The Dilemma Deepens: A Box of Unfortunate Events, Books 7-9

The Slippery Slope: A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 10
The Grim Grotto: A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 11
A Library of Unfortunate Events, Books 1-10

Behind the Scenes with Count Olaf: A Series of Unfortunate Events Movie Book
Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography
The Puzzling Puzzles Activity Book

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In LEMONY SNICKET'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS, after Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire's parents perish in a terrible fire, they are placed in the care of their uncle, Count Olaf (Jim Carrey), an evil fiend who is plotting to kill them and seize their fortune. The orphans travel from guardian to guardian, including herpetologist Montgomery Montgomery (Billy Connolly) and grammar-wise Aunt Josephine Anwhistle (Streep), but the worst guardian of all is Count Olaf. Plotting to steal the children's fortune, Olaf disguises himself as his assistant Stephano and ship captain Julio Sham and keeps popping up in the strangest places. Just when the Baudelaires think things are getting better, something unfortunate happens!

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars What happened to the books in this movie??.......2007-06-25

I don't know what happened, but this movie was all over the place. It is supposed to be about the first three books, but so much was left out that it left you wondering "WHY DID THEY MAKE THIS MOVIE IF THEY WERE GOING TO CUT OUT EVERYTHING???" And, where it did keep in line with the story, the characters were doing things that other characters did and some of the characters from the book were not even in the movie, like the fat man/woman whom I so wanted to see.

Another disappointing area was that it made up "unfortunate events" as if the books didn't have enough, and it totally changed everything around, like ending the movie with parts from book one.

If you haven't read the books and don't plan on reading them, then by all means purchase the movie. However, the books are more entertaining and leave you wanting more. The movie just leaves you.

5 out of 5 stars My daughter and I loved the Movie.......2007-06-11

Neither I nor my daughter had read the books prior to seeing the movie. With that said, we loved the film. It was funny, well-acted, had great pacing, and was very compelling. The story was immersive and the visuals were fantastic and a real treat to watch. Also, Jim Carrey was wonderful.

Whether or not you've seen the book, this is a children's film that stands on its own.

4 out of 5 stars A Good Movie, but Disappointing to Snicket Fans.......2007-05-15

A Series of Unfortunate Events is a large series by Lemony Snicket on which this movie cleverly but poorly and disappointingly represents. To make the movie, the first three books were morphed together, because it made more of a video type story line. It is rated PG. Magnificently, it stars Jim Carrey as Count Olaf, the cruel criminal.

"Daga?" Sunny asked in her baby language, which probably meant "Look at that strange figure emerging from the fog," or perhaps "What is a banker, like Mr. Poe, doing trudging through the sand to find us at Briny Beach?" For departing from the fog, came Mr. Poe as if he was a small monster leaving his home. "Baudelaire's," he solemnly said to the children in front of him, "I am sorry to inform you that your parents died in a fire that took down the entire house." Violet, Klaus, and Sunny had left their wonderful parents and gorgeous mansion that morning to have a glorious day at the beach, but obliviously that just changed. The Baudelaire's were an extremely wealthy family and now the children had an enormous fortune in the bank under their name. Kindly, Mr. Poe delivered them to their closest family member, because that was what he thought was best. After all, his home was only thirty-seven blocks away from the site on which their home had once stood but was now a home of ash. "Count Olaf is your third cousin, four times removed or your fourth cousin, three times removed." Mr. Poe explained. Unfortunately, the Baudelaire's had never heard of a Count Olaf. They knew nothing. They were lost. They were alone. When they arrived, they pulled in front a beautiful little house with a smiling woman standing on the step. She greeted them and introduced herself as Justice Struass. Politely, the Baudelaire's asked if she lived with Count Olaf. She laughed. "No," she suddenly got solemn, "He is my neighbor." Following her gaze, Violet, Klaus, and Sunny placed their eyes for the first time on the miserable, torn down, and strange shack with a tower that would be their home.

With utter despair, the Baudelaire's looked at the destroyed property, while they somehow knew this was just the first chapter to their series of unfortunate events. Mr. Poe led them to the door after saying their goodbyes to Justice Struass. When Mr. Poe reached to use the knocker, it fell into the house. Immediately, they heard a deep voice call, "Intrude!" They entered. Standing up above them, stood a man with an evil, happy look, which sat upon his face. As he coldly welcomed them, ignominiously he pranced dramatically down the stairs and landed on his left foot. On his left ankle, Olaf had a tattoo of an eye. Without warning, he whirled Mr. Poe out the door. Next, Olaf took the orphans on a tour of the rest of his miserable house. As most people know, first impressions can be entirely wrong. The first impression of Olaf and his wrecked abode was correct, because the lives of the Baudelaire's were going to be like what they foreknew at the beginning.

Daily, Olaf would give the Baudelaire's a long list of treacherous chores and trudge off to his tower room. Doing these chores, completing everything that Olaf said, and trying to stay alive was no easy job for them, because Olaf made sure that they had a full schedule. Once, he walked in with his acting troupe while they were scrubbing the floor. As if the orphans were his slaves, he demanded dinner. They searched the kitchen. They eventually made a meal, which would feed the entire acting troupe. Enraged that the Baudelaire's had not made roast beef, Count Olaf grabbed Sunny and struck Klaus. Olaf locked the children up, leaving them there in despair. How would the Baudelaire's get out of Olaf's clutches?

Over all, this unfortunate movie twists the books in an interesting way, which usually is unsatisfactory to most fans of Snicket. Definitely, it is worth watching, because it is an entertaining movie. A Series of Unfortunate Events is an succesuful movie but as different from the genuine books as a book critique is to the real book.

5 out of 5 stars Great Comedic Satire .......2007-05-15

The script, acting, and sets were great. I like it more everytime I watch it.

4 out of 5 stars Interesting.......2007-03-13

I hope they make more movies from this series. I like Jim Carrey and the other stars of the film make it quite funny. I enjoyed the movie, it's good for both the young and old.
Lemony Snicket's a Series of Unfortunate Events (UMD Mini For PSP)
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • This Movie was awesome
  • Great narration - over the top acting
 Lemony Snicket's a Series of Unfortunate Events (UMD Mini For PSP)
Starring: Jim Carrey , Catherine O'Hara , Timothy Spall , Meryl Streep , and Billy Connolly
Director: Brad Silberling
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ASIN: B000AXWHAI
Release Date: 2005-11-15

Product Description

After Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire's parents perish in a terrible fire, they are placed in the care of their uncle, Count Olaf (Jim Carrey), an evil fiend who is plotting to kill them and seize their fortune.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars This Movie was awesome.......2006-07-21

I Have No idea what this other reviwer wa on when he saw this movie but this movie was great. If you want a real review look at the reviews of Lemony Snicket's a Series of Unfortunate Events on DVD.

2 out of 5 stars Great narration - over the top acting.......2005-10-10

The Baudelaire children lead a cushy life of reading books, inventing, and biting. One day at the beach Mr. Poe informs them of the unfortunate event of their house and parents burning down. They are then shuffled around to various unrelated relatives. At every turn they are perused by their uncle Count Olaf, who covets their inheritance. Trying to explain this to grownups is almost impossible.

Grate narration of the movie by Jude Law; he added a dimension that made you want to see what was happening next.

The books offer such great (terrible) resources for the movie. However it was a bit much trying to cram three books into one movie. Each book has more than enough story line for a movie. The events were taken out of order which actually watered down the pathos and everyone could tell this even if they did not read the books. The details are there but we miss the purpose and the lessons.

They chose just the right actors to play the Baudelaire brats, Violet, Klaus, and baby Sunny (Emily Browning, Liam Aiken, Kara and Shelby Hoffman.) They did a great job of depicting the book characters. The addition of the underscore for Sunny was a notice touch.

The only real negative part of the movie was using Jim Carry in the place of Count Olaf. He was too exaggerated even for Jim Carry and distracted from the spookiness of the story. What should have been a spooky but see though person turned out to be too clownish.

They picked an excellent Uncle Monty (Billy Connolly) born and brought up in Glasgow, Scotland, looks and sounds like a cross between John Cleese and Sean Connery.

During the ending credits there ware some great drawings that make you think that this would have made a great cartoon series.


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