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missroseroseAs anyone who knows me can attest, I have something of a twisted and macabre sense of humor. Therefore, when I saw the previews for the "A Series of Unfortunate Events" movie, I was rather intrigued. Unfortunately, I've been worried that, being a kids movie, it won't live up to either the dark humor or relative intelligence of the books.
However, I've been reading the comments on IMDb.com, and they mostly seem promising. I especially liked this one, which I found unintentionally hilarious:
I had high hopes for Jim Carrey's return and took my 4 year old son to see it. The result is one of confusion. The movie is way too dark to be called a children's film, and not funny enough to be considered a comedy...As for the story, it is a very sad and depressing one seeing these children be treated so badly by their evil uncle Count Olaf...I hope this movie finds its audience, but who that is I have no idea.
Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but hasn't there been a rather massive marketing campaign for this movie? All with fun little taglines such as "Don't say we didn't warn you", "Darkening theatres this December," "This winter, Christmas cheer takes a holiday," or my personal favorite, "At last, a holiday movie without all that pesky hope and joy"? Not to mention the title, for crying out loud...ah, well. Juneau-Brian and I are going to see it tomorrow, and thanks to the relatively hopeful reviews, I'm looking forward to it immensely.
However, I've been reading the comments on IMDb.com, and they mostly seem promising. I especially liked this one, which I found unintentionally hilarious:
I had high hopes for Jim Carrey's return and took my 4 year old son to see it. The result is one of confusion. The movie is way too dark to be called a children's film, and not funny enough to be considered a comedy...As for the story, it is a very sad and depressing one seeing these children be treated so badly by their evil uncle Count Olaf...I hope this movie finds its audience, but who that is I have no idea.
Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but hasn't there been a rather massive marketing campaign for this movie? All with fun little taglines such as "Don't say we didn't warn you", "Darkening theatres this December," "This winter, Christmas cheer takes a holiday," or my personal favorite, "At last, a holiday movie without all that pesky hope and joy"? Not to mention the title, for crying out loud...ah, well. Juneau-Brian and I are going to see it tomorrow, and thanks to the relatively hopeful reviews, I'm looking forward to it immensely.
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Date: 2004-12-16 07:04 pm (UTC)Sounds like my disappointment was unfounded, and that I should plan to see it as I originally wanted to. :)
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Date: 2004-12-16 08:11 pm (UTC)I'll be sure to post about it once I've seen it, anyway. ;)
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Date: 2004-12-16 08:10 pm (UTC)