SOUE movie
Jan. 9th, 2005 12:04 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jedusorI finally got around to seeing the "Series of Unfortunate Events" movie.
I didn't like the actors they cast as Violet and Klaus. I could sense their awareness of the camera in front of them, which, needless to say, spoiled my enjoyment of the movie. While Sunny was adorable, and her "lines" were funny, I suppose my expectations were raised by all the reviews raving about the character. I also didn't like Jim Carrey as Count Olaf. His portrayal was far too goofy and not nearly sinister enough. Jude Law was definitely wrong for Lemony Snicket, as well. Christopher Lee's voice would have been perfect, and they didn't need to show nearly as much of his face as they did. Law is too peppy.
The plot: they did do a good job of conveying the way the adults ignore the children. Besides that, I saw a good deal of what I saw in "Fight Club"- an excellent book (or, in this case, books) twisted to be not nearly as good, so that people seeing the movie without reading the books will love it and people seeing the movie after reading the books will hate it. I especially disliked the magnifying glass. That wasn't in the books, nor does it make sense (didn't Mr. Poe say something about thirty-nine blocks between the Baudelaire mansion and Count Olaf's house?). I thought having Violet sign with her left hand was a better solution. I guess it didn't have the same climactic appeal.
The one part I did really like was "The Littlest Elf," and the references back to it throughout the film. I left the theater with "Luverly Spring" bouncing around in my skull, as such songs are wont to do.
In other news, I have a cold. I've spent the last few days dripping snot and watching "Hikaru No Go" episodes. I'm up to number thirty, and I started back at the beginning because I'd forgotten almost everything and thus couldn't only watch the ten or so I haven't yet seen. Colin's kid, Celeste, is remarkably similar to me at her age, i.e. intelligent, talkative and exasperating. She refused to shut up during the movie, and it was even more annoying because she occasionally had interesting observations to make.
Now shall emit from my mouth (or rather, keyboard), the words I never thought I would articulate: I miss Kansas City.
I didn't like the actors they cast as Violet and Klaus. I could sense their awareness of the camera in front of them, which, needless to say, spoiled my enjoyment of the movie. While Sunny was adorable, and her "lines" were funny, I suppose my expectations were raised by all the reviews raving about the character. I also didn't like Jim Carrey as Count Olaf. His portrayal was far too goofy and not nearly sinister enough. Jude Law was definitely wrong for Lemony Snicket, as well. Christopher Lee's voice would have been perfect, and they didn't need to show nearly as much of his face as they did. Law is too peppy.
The plot: they did do a good job of conveying the way the adults ignore the children. Besides that, I saw a good deal of what I saw in "Fight Club"- an excellent book (or, in this case, books) twisted to be not nearly as good, so that people seeing the movie without reading the books will love it and people seeing the movie after reading the books will hate it. I especially disliked the magnifying glass. That wasn't in the books, nor does it make sense (didn't Mr. Poe say something about thirty-nine blocks between the Baudelaire mansion and Count Olaf's house?). I thought having Violet sign with her left hand was a better solution. I guess it didn't have the same climactic appeal.
The one part I did really like was "The Littlest Elf," and the references back to it throughout the film. I left the theater with "Luverly Spring" bouncing around in my skull, as such songs are wont to do.
In other news, I have a cold. I've spent the last few days dripping snot and watching "Hikaru No Go" episodes. I'm up to number thirty, and I started back at the beginning because I'd forgotten almost everything and thus couldn't only watch the ten or so I haven't yet seen. Colin's kid, Celeste, is remarkably similar to me at her age, i.e. intelligent, talkative and exasperating. She refused to shut up during the movie, and it was even more annoying because she occasionally had interesting observations to make.
Now shall emit from my mouth (or rather, keyboard), the words I never thought I would articulate: I miss Kansas City.
