Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events Review
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events Feature
- Be the Baudelaires-Switch between the 3 Baudelaire orphans to utilize each of their special abilities
- Invent to Prevail-Gather objects throughout your adventure to build ingenious inventions to for solving tricky puzzles or for creating unique weapons to fend off Olaf's creepy cohorts.
- Truly based on a story- Engage in over 20 different missions based on the adventures from the movie and the 1st three books
- Dupe the dopes-Defeat Count Olaf and his troupe of villains who assume many disguises in their never-ending pursuit of the Baudelaire orphans and their family fortune.
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
 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 |
Product Description Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events is the only action adventure game for males 8-12 based on the movie and book series in which you explore, invent and solve mysteries as each of the three Baudelaire orphans to defeat their evil uncle, Count Olaf. Product Description In Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, you'll follow the Baudelaire orphans as their luck goes from bad to incredibly worse. This treacherous tale lets you become Violet, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire. Combine the unique talents of all three orphans to stay one step ahead of their distant uncle, the evil Count Olaf, before he steals their family fortune. Based on the hit series of children's novels.
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