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Fri Dec-17-04 06:30 PM
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Lemony Snicket was a very enjoyable movie... |
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Edited on Fri Dec-17-04 06:45 PM by sjbech
Just got back from seeing it. Thought it was rather well done, and entertaining. A few complaints here and there, but the scene detail and the atmosphere was pretty great. Decent cast... would have done a few things differently, but not a bad way to spend a few bucks.
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Fri Dec-17-04 06:37 PM
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I'll have to see it when it comes out on dvd.
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Fri Dec-17-04 06:40 PM
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2. What about kids,ages 7 and 9----Would it be good for them? n/t |
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Fri Dec-17-04 06:45 PM
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3. Actually... they did it quite well.... |
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They never show anything graphic at all. There is a scary moment with a snake, but that's really about it. There's allusions to death, and certainly, since the children are orphans, death is a big party of the story, but I think that it is not macabre in a way that would frighten children. There were many in the audience, and they seemed to enjoy the movie.
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Fri Dec-17-04 06:46 PM
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4. Did it stay very close to the book...i hope? |
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Fri Dec-17-04 06:50 PM
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I haven't read the books but any faithful adaptation of a novel is worth a viewing in my book.
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Fri Dec-17-04 07:32 PM
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7. Yes ... kept a lot of the unique elements of the books... |
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and added a few to give the ending some resolution, since with the books, there are several more in the series. All in all, though, kept to the three stories rather well.
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Fri Dec-17-04 07:33 PM
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8. thanks, good to know. I bought them for my daughter |
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and i ended up reading them all first.
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Fri Dec-17-04 06:55 PM
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6. Thanks---the death part of the story doesn't bother---- |
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me at all. Thanks for your help.
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Fri Dec-17-04 07:57 PM
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9. I'm a little concerned by the Olaf on the train tracks bit-- |
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can you spoil me a bit and let me know if Olaf dies?
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Fri Dec-17-04 08:30 PM
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Olaf goes missing.... that's all we're left with :)
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Fri Dec-17-04 08:32 PM
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The kiddo wants to see this film so badly!
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Fri Dec-17-04 08:09 PM
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10. What or who is Lemony Snicket? |
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I've been wondering that ever since they started advertising this movie.
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Fri Dec-17-04 08:19 PM
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12. Lemony Snicket is a punk rock musician who writes books N/T |
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Sun Dec-19-04 12:59 PM
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20. His name is Daniel Handler |
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Edited on Sun Dec-19-04 01:00 PM by lojasmo
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Fri Dec-17-04 08:21 PM
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Edited on Fri Dec-17-04 08:22 PM by robbedvoter
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Fri Dec-17-04 08:18 PM
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I'm buying my 10 year old daughter the Lemony Snicket Cumbersome Collection (all 11 books) for Christmas. Will it spoil the books for her if I take her to see the movie before she reads them?
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Fri Dec-17-04 08:33 PM
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the movie can only touch briefly upon the plot points of the book. And it adds some elements that the books do not have. However, I will say that the orphans are shuttled from home to home because of a series of "unfortunate events," and the movie does show what those unfortunate events are. The ending of the movie does not mirror the books, though, as this is quite a large series by this point, so I think it would be ok :)
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Fri Dec-17-04 08:25 PM
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14. "Lemony Snicket" star Billy Connelly was on "The Daily Show" Wednesday. |
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He was wickedly funny. In fact, he may have been the funniest guest I have seen on Jon Stewart's program. Stewart was cracked up. I laughed so hard I cried. Billy Connelly is a funny, funny man.
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Fri Dec-17-04 08:35 PM
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18. agreed...Billy Connelly is a very funny man |
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I like his sense of humor, and his delivery is pristine!
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Sat Dec-18-04 10:18 AM
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19. Good guy too - politically. Was on Maher's show- so effective, so |
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My gut was hurting after Connelly's segment. he's a riot.
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