A Series of Unfortunate Events - Nostalgia Critic

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With the Netflix show winning everybody over, the movie seems be getting a bit of backlash. Nostalgia Critic argues there's more to it than some let on. Let's take a look at Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events.
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Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (also simply known as A Series of Unfortunate Events) is a 2004 American adventure black comedy film directed by Brad Silberling. It is a film adaptation of A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket, covering the first three novels: The Bad Beginning (1999), The Reptile Room (1999), and The Wide Window (2000). The film stars Jim Carrey, Liam Aiken, Emily Browning, Timothy Spall, Catherine O'Hara, Billy Connolly, Cedric the Entertainer, Luis Guzmán, Jennifer Coolidge, and Meryl Streep, as well as Jude Law as Lemony Snicket (the pen name of American writer Daniel Handler).
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Best wishes on his 40th birthday! (Let him know he needs cake)

[@coolnerdlll6053]

@@jordanleland6402 Somebody get him a Bat Credit Card as a present.

[@mrcritical6751]

“What the fuck Mr Poe?” Pretty sure that’s how everybody reacts to every action Mr Poe makes in this entire franchise

[@curtnaddy]

FACTS!!! 😂😂

[@LaDracul]

You can only count on him to have a cold.

[@mrcritical6751]

@@curtnaddy Mr Poe: children you’re going to live in this destroyed mansion with an obviously evil man that keeps bringing up your fortune “What the fuck Mr Poe?” Mr Poe: children the suspicious man that you keep telling me is suspicious could never have killed your Uncle Monty, now go have fun in Peru please send me a postcard Stefano “What the fuck Mr Poe?” Mr Poe: children I’m sending you to work at a lumber mill “WHAT THE FUCK MR POE?!” Mr Poe: children you’re going to an abusive school that mistreats orphans, and that gym teacher is definitely not Count Olaf I have no idea why you keep doing this *”WHAT THE FUCK MR POE?!?!?!?”* Mr Poe: children I’m sending you to go live with a cult *”WHAT THE* …why am I still surprised?”

[@curtnaddy]

@@mrcritical6751 what use to really make me mad was when a bad guy would be like “I’m going to take these kids and we’re gonna… *clears throat* make sure they know the meaning of… discipline” Then Mr Poe is like “😳😳😳😳😳… Well have fun kids 😁” like you can’t really be this gullible😭😭

[@mrcritical6751]

@@LaDracul and to constantly put the children in danger by being dumber than a sack of brain damaged bricks. Olaf may be a monster but let’s face it he was speaking straight facts when he called Mr Poe the true monster of the story in the movie adaptation

[@cherriegetison6093]

"Do you have a hall pass?" is the scariest line in the film to me, just because you know after he casually intimidates Violet back into her room, he kills Uncle Monty that same night. Jim Carrey's Count Olaf is silly until he's not.

[@mattchew24]

To me, it's both scary AND funny. I like how Count Olaf is just casually sitting there with a knife and as soon as he hears the door open, he doesn't get up, no, he just says, "Do you have a hall pass?" in the most fun yet creepy way that just made me laugh.

[@cherriegetison6093]

@@mattchew24 It's so interesting! I see a lot of comments saying it's the funniest line. It could be that it was a while, but I remember first watching the movie not believing I was actually scared of Jim Carrey lmao!

[@andrewponder3855]

There *is* something very creepy about someone on a murder spree who's cracking jokes all along the way, it's like he's just an acid bath away from dressing like a clown while blowing up a building.

[@KeybladeMasterAndy]

What really hits it home is the glint of light on the blade. The shot is focused on Violet, so the light makes the blade look extra sharp even when it's out of focus.

[@tazz5257]

@@KeybladeMasterAndy I was thinking the same thing!

[@unbakedalaska1301]

The show was able to showcase the diversity of ridiculousness the Bauldelaire’s had to encounter with their later guardians, while the movie focused more in-depth on the insidiousness and danger behind the ridiculousness. NPH’s Olaf is a bad actor who has killed people, Carrey’s Olaf is a murderer with a hobby. I love both portrayals

[@Endarire]

Well stated!

[@gurglequeen433]

I've had an issue with both, in that both are extremely likable actors trying to play an extremely unlikable character and I'm not entirely sure either of them pull it off.

[@simplycinderfella3418]

I can't get this idea out of my head now.

[@KristenDETW]

Perfect description. Agreed ✌️

[@t-nator8333]

For a split second I interpreted one of the last sentences here as NPH’s Olaf was badly acted. I get what you mean though. He kills it as Count Olaf. I love Jim Carrey, but if he’s going to play the villain of something, he should stick to being Eggman/Robotnik.

[@QuarterLifeCrises]

I think it's less of a "the show leaves the movie in the dust" and more of a "the movie ran so the show could fly." I absolutely loved and still love the movie, if nothing else because it introduced me to the books.

[@jathinkarineJazz]

I loved the books and I loved the movie but I didn't enjoy the show that much. But I really don't know why.

[@rulerovall1219]

Series of Unfortunate Events feels SO weird to me. Weird in a weirder way. It’s like it doesn’t know if it’s for kids or adults. It’s so mixed, and it doesn’t mix poorly just…awkwardly. Also, it’s like it’s set in a world where all the adults are incompetent as fuck. I’m not saying it’s bad. It’s very good in lots of ways. But god it is a strange series.

[@KristenDETW]

I think they all work great together.

[@LuisSierra42]

@@rulerovall1219 Yeah, that strangeness is precisely the reason i'm so drawn to the story

[@vh9network]

I agree with this one.

[@TheHannahcast]

I loved this film ever since I was a kid. Fun fact: A Series of Unfortunate Events is the first Nickelodeon film to win an Oscar. It won Best Makeup and was nominated for Production Design, Costume Design, and Original Score.

[@SilverShade1008]

It should have won for Score in my opinion.

[@robertbrookes2000]

Amazing at all of those. I recently got a 2 disc version of the film with hours of bonus content, funny enough I was watching it when the Critic uploaded this video. I think it definitely should have won on production design as basically everything was made on sound stages it's very fantastically designed.

[@shannoncurry2037]

The score is very good indeed

[@alim.9801]

That production design nom was so well earned!! Edit: the score as well, I love Thomas Newman. Same guy did the score for Finding Nemo!!

[@culbycove4963]

Thomas Newman and Colleen Atwood should’ve gotten Oscar’s for their contributions to score and costume design imo

[@MusicDecomposer]

Jim Carrey’s Olaf is funny around everyone else, but scary when he’s alone with the kids.

[@cinematographystudio]

I misinterpreted that so much. I was like “wait, did I miss something?!”

[@joshwilkins9138]

I haven't seen it since I was a kid when it came out. Personally, I don't remember Jim Carrey being scary at all, but, like I said, it's been a long time. I thought NPH was perfect- funny though his seeming lack of self awareness but so cruel and haunting when he needed to be

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[@JoakimOtamaa]

He's just the same afwul Jim Carrey like most of his roles.

[@wheezethejuice7387]

The patties are square, so the meat hangs over the bun.

[@linksbro1]

I think Jim Carrey's Olaf being goofier for the first act makes sense because within the context of the story, he thinks he already won. That becoming the orphans' guardian was the victory in of itself and he was basically just killing time with his theater troupe as he waited for the court papers, at which point he could kill the Baudelaire orphans and their fortune would be his. To Olaf, there wasn't anything standing in his way at that point. It's not until they survive the train and he has guardianship taken away does Olaf actually view the orphans as being in the way and to be taken seriously.

[@strawberrysoulforever8336]

Funny, when his plan in the first book was just blackmail Violet into marrying him and that was it. However, when he escapes, the last thing he does is whisper to Violet that he's going to get their fortune, and once he has it, he'll kill all three of them. Then he disappears within literally one second when she flips the light back on.

[@robertlauncher]

“Maybe the idea is that he knew the spyglass would-“ No. Never give Mister Poe credit. His stupid ass probably did think taking them to the sight of their parents’ deaths was appropriate.

[@andressotil4671]

Mr Poe is a never ending source of uselessness

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

At least he isn't Mr. Magoo

[@ninjabluefyre3815]

The film's Mister Poe at least seems to care. The show's Poe doesn't give a shit about these kids!

[@ivannaherrerabernate2463]

@@ninjabluefyre3815 If you think he's bad in the show, he is worse in the original books.

[@pressplayulysses]

Mr. Poe in the Netflix series has got to be the most frustrating character I ever watched.

[@fred9136]

This film, much like 1999's The Mummy, is one of the rare cases of absolutley perfect casting.

[@MattMinecraft4]

Absolutely, not one wrong choice here in my opinion. I remember when I read the first three books, I finally watched the movie because it only shows books 1-3. Everyone was literally exactly how I pictured them in the books, they were all perfect. The show fails miserably in that regard.

[@sliat1981]

Would have done much better without the British woman

[@orangeslash1667]

@@sliat1981 Fun Fact: Gilbert Gottfried has a very quick cameo as a duck in this film.

[@sliat1981]

@@orangeslash1667 that’s not fun

[@orangeslash1667]

@@sliat1981 oh

[@oliviapanzica8833]

I love this movie so much! As someone who read the all the books, I’d agree the silly and dark spirit was captured more with the TV series, but the movie is still very unique, atmospheric, and makes you care for the children on a human level. It feels more grounded in reality whereas the show is silly and out there. Neither adaptation is better then the other because they tell a story but in two different ways.

[@liampatrick3110]

Yeah, while the movie put more emphasis on the DARK aspects of the series (no pun intended), the show seemed to rely more on the GOOFY aspects.

[@bloopboop9320]

I guess I never really found the books to be too goofy. Yes, there were lots of silly elements, but they were usually silly in a very depressing manner. I honestly thought the movie captured that tone better where there is a constant sense of dread around the corner, especially since someone usually dies in every book.

[@orangeslash1667]

@@bloopboop9320 Fun Fact: Gilbert Gottfried has a very quick cameo as a duck in this film.

[@nancygonzalezgarcia8701]

I’d really watch a version of a Series of Unfortunate Events with the Nostalgia Critic as Count Olaf

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👍👍💯💯💯

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Damn I was literally typing the same thing

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@@anthonyleach7608 You Can do it for Free The Nostalgia Critic will give you a heart anyway

[@joshtommins7556]

Totally wanna see that

[@EB3Rplus]

And Scott the Woz can be one of the kids!

[@ReaperKingMTG]

As a follower of the books I think one of the biggest issues that the movie had run into was simply the fact that they tried to cram three stories into one movie, then sadly when the box office didn't go over well with the movie the rest of the series was scrapped as well. The show giving an episode or in the later half two episodes to each story let the full book be recognized. Both are good in their own rights. The movie was good as a movie, where as the TV show with its ability for length gave the book readers more homage to the full story.

[@albatross1688]

Agreed. Back in the early 2000s, if someone wanted to adapt a book or a series of books they made movies. In the age of adapting books into TV miniseries on streaming services, I definitely think that more books should be adapted this way going forward. Also, I'm not entirely sure how the Miserable Mill would have worked as a continuation of the first film, as Klaus having glasses has significant plot relevance there.

[@theunigamer194]

@@albatross1688 they would probably retcon it to him wearing contact lenses and losing them or something

[@albatross1688]

@@theunigamer194 I suppose so. That would be a clumsy fix at best though. That's far from the most egregious thing about that movie, so even if the film staff could have Mickey Moused a solution, it probably wouldn't have been a great adaptation either.

[@Engineer_Who]

The reason Olaf's "sentencing" is weird is because the film has an alternate, unreleased ending. In the climax of the _Marvelous Marriage_ scene, the crowd begins to close in on Olaf when FREEZE-FRAME. Snicket narration describes Olaf being arrested, tried, and sentenced to go through exactly what he forced the orphans to go through, accompanied by such scenes. Cut back to the stage with the crowd closing in on the now grinning Olaf as Snicket says, "While I am thrilled to say this, alas, it is not the truth." The lights turn out, brief confusion. A spotlight illuminates Olaf on a raised platform or fence or something near the stage. He gives a grand "I'll be back!" speech that ends with him testing out a few evil laughs. Then a hook hoists him up by the collar and takes him out of sight. Bits of this sequence remain in the final cut of the film, hard-to-find deleted scenes, and some trailers/TV spots. The entire alternate ending is present in the PC version of the video game.

[@avosmash2121]

I know. That ending was so much better fitting. And I loved the way it cut to Cedric and Dustin in the audience who both then say something to the effect of: "OH NO! HE'S ESCAPED!...Drat that Olaf. Man, he looks cool. Olaf is just so cool..."

[@reshirockzero4869]

I know I'm 9 months late, but here's the alternate ending for anyone who wants to see it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4WTommEl81ghZI

[@shiro-kun5604]

Not just the PC version, it was on the PS2 as well. Though in THAT case, he seemed to disappear down a hole in the stage.

[@Bobbymaccys]

“Roast beef... It’s the Swedish term for beef that is roasted.” Lives rent free in my mind.

[@meganobgutzkraka2398]

"you dont get much screen time but you REALLY feel like you know them by the end of their story" this was one of my movies i watched alot growing up, i love everything about it and still do and i'm always hurt the most watching the second act of this movie, Uncle Monty (played by Billy Conolly), just such a warmhearted happy man and the song he plays with the snake in his hand is always a highlight in my memory. while the netflix show is good, it doesnt overtake this one for me

[@Emberilliance]

Yeah, the Uncle Monty sequence was really difficult to watch. Conolly did an amazing job with the role, and as the kids were trying to warn him of the impending danger, I was legitimately heartbroken because I knew that this lovely man would soon be found murdered in cold blood. Up until that point, I had enjoyed Count Olaf as a wacky yet intimidating villain, but after Monty died, I utterly despised him. Excellent storytelling.

[@xxTC-96xx]

I always loved this movie when I was a kid so I still have a place in my heart for it, I only read up to the first three books. And the ending always got me choked up

[@matthewvalente5877]

@𝕯𝖆𝖒𝖔𝖓 𝕮𝖆𝖘𝖙𝖎𝖊𝖑 i wish that dark kids movies like these still existed now thanks to soccermom,s we have child freandly garbige like disney and pixar

[@matthewvalente5877]

@𝕯𝖆𝖒𝖔𝖓 𝕮𝖆𝖘𝖙𝖎𝖊𝖑 that is not right kids need to learn about how the real world works witch they can not learn from Disney or Pixar

[@hinasakukimi]

yeah for such a weird and dark movie the ending is surprisingly sincere and emotional.

[@matthewvalente5877]

@@hinasakukimi and it was earned unlike Disney or Pixar

[@JustforFUN-gd4mu]

whats really strange and unusal is the 2011 film that the oldest of the child actors went to star in in less than ten years - emily browning who played the eldest would go fully nude and i mean FULLY full frontal bare back in a film directed by a woman and be slobbered on and licked by naked old men and it was not porn - sleepy beauty 2011

[@rckblzr]

If nothing else, this movie was a triumph of production design.

[@MusicDecomposer]

I really like the movie's soundtrack, composed by Thomas Newman (Shawshank Redemption, Finding Nemo, WALL-E).

[@matthewjones6786]

Thanks for pointing that out, this soundtrack is still one of my favorites and Thomas Newman does great work. It was the only movie score I heard as a kid that kept me up a couple nights!

[@atp8108]

Yes! The soundtrack is amazing

[@nadinaventura]

He has made so many great OSTs! Little Women 1994 comes to mind as well.

[@Batinthebelfry7]

Agree!! "The Letter That Never Came" still makes me tear up whenever I hear it. "Drive Away" and "The Reptile Room" are also stand out tracks for me.

[@Turanga1i1a]

It's one of my favorite movie soundtracks of all time!

[@nicholasdangelo5423]

As someone who read the books, albeit a while ago, I’d say that the movie and the show are both solid adaptations in their own right. The show was able to encompass the entire series (including the VFD subplot the movie didn’t have time to explore) and thus give all of the side characters more time to breathe and allow those who didn’t read the books to not be as confused while the movie IMO gave us better versions of Mr. Poe, Uncle Monty and Aunt Josephine (mainly because the movie picked better actors to portray them and, in Mr. Poe’s case, made his personality less goofy and more relatable). I’d say it’s a tie when it comes to the music, set/world design and casting of Count Olaf (as well as the main trio)

[@robonator2945]

honestly as someone who only watched the show I think leaving out the VFD thing would probably have been a good move. The entire time I was confused whether it was a misnomer name for a legitimate secret organization, or if they literally just fought fires. To be honest, I'm pretty sure I watched to the end of the series and still never felt I had a concrete answer to that. I have to assume it was more well handled in the books but, at least to me, it felt like if you had a sci-fi show that just never addressed travel times... at all. As in, no warp, no time-skips, no star-gates, nothing, just a very important core premise completely under-defined in-universe. It's not story breaking or a plothole or anything, but without the foundational knowledge it is hard to be fully invested.

[@nicholasdangelo5423]

@@robonator2945 Yeah that’s fair. I guess neither adaptation handled the VFD stuff well but the show at least explained it more than the movie did as the movie only covered the first 3 books

[@JasonSanders]

8:13 the movie kept jude law in the shadows because the picture of lemony at the end of each book is either intentionally blurry or his back is turned away from the camera, but in the show they just flat out show him.

[@jongon0848]

I'm pretty sure the payoff with Meryl Streep's character was that all her reasons for being overly paranoid were valid. The kids initially think she's just overreacting but once all the stuff she was worried about begins to happen to them, they begin to realize she wasn't acting as paranoid as they thought she was.

[@bZman]

Yeah the comedic portion of it is that as crazy as she sounded, she was spot on.

[@Couldbedumber]

@@bZman and everything she was worried about was pretty out there for her reasoning to worry, like not *normal* paranoia she thought of weird almost impossible scenarios that ACTUALLY happened to the kids

[@MrDj232]

It took such an absurdly unlikely series of events to make her fears come true that I always thought the joke was in the kids' luck being impossibly bad. Which fits in with the whole theme of the story. Whatever they do, wherever they go, luck/fate conspires to make them miserable through a series of unfortunate events.

[@bZman]

@@MrDj232 oh I like that answer

[@chasehedges6775]

@@bZman 👍👍👍💯💯💯💯. Same

[@matthewjones6786]

The music in this movie is _criminally_ underrated, gorgeously haunting! Thanks for sticking up for this movie, I love it to pieces!

[@MattMinecraft4]

Agreed. Thomas Newman does a banging job here. I think scores in general don't receive the praise they deserve.

[@alim.9801]

The composer for this score also wrote the score for Finding Nemo!! He's tied for my favorite composer with Michael Giacchino and James Newton Howard

[@matthewjones6786]

@@alim.9801 Oh that's awesome, I definitely hear the resemblance now! He did an amazing job somehow communicating the feeling of literal undersea depth, vast and unnerving.

[@smalllady6996]

I'm only about halfway in, but Doug, this movie is the nearest and dearest to my heart and I cannot thank you enough for defending it and bringing up the things people often overlook. I hope you have a wonderful birthday as happy as you have made us all over the years (been a fan since I was little!) 💖💖💖💖💖

[@FullMetalPanicNL]

I think the visuals, cinematography and sets of the movie are a triumph on their own. It's really quite excellent even if the movie is flawed. I'd watch the movie for those aspects alone.

[@SilverShade1008]

The creative team is spectacular. Emmanuel Lubezki, the Director of Photography, has since won three Oscars.

[@nafisamusah7085]

Same

[@keybladeduelist]

One thing I love from the movie is when Violet goes to sign the document with her left hand and Olaf catches her and tells her to use her right. If you haven't red the books or seen the show, that seems out of place, but it's actually a clever reference to the fact that the document must be signed in their own hand. A loophole violet uses outside the movie is that it isnt in her hand as she used her non dominant hand. This is such a simple call back to the books that I loved it and when I share it with others that haven't read the books yet they do as well

[@a.g.demada5263]

Oh yes, I remember it

[@muffcz]

I think it is slightly more satisfying to have the marriage certificate burned by Klaus as well than just her fooling Olaf. The payoff feels better imo

[@jonathanbaileyartanimation2992]

One of my favorite lines in the film is “Do you have a hall pass?” I literally laugh hard every time it’s heard

[@bZman]

Ikr!? The whole time he is just playing with a knife glinting in the moonlight, its so tonally bipolar its hilarious and threatening

[@breathstealer5486]

Honestly that more creeped me out

[@robertbrookes2000]

It's the perfect funny yet sinister moment. Carrey still using the fake voice while sitting with a knife. I never found Harris intimidating in the role, even when he was smashing lightbulbs in the Hostile Hospital.

[@whiteraven562]

@@robertbrookes2000 agreed. something about the show, whether it was the costuming department or his performance, made it feel like Count Olaf was just Neil Patrick Harris in cosplay more than anything to me

[@TheRogueDM]

That line went over my head since I'm from the UK and we don't have hall passes in schools. And for some reason I didn't register the knife either lol

[@LordHayabusa85]

I always thought that Streep’s character was intentionally giving the kids clues that she had transformed her house into an elaborate series of death traps to take out anyone who tried to invade her home and or kill her. The clues were forewarning the kids how to avoid getting killed by the death traps.

[@theunigamer194]

I actually really like that theory. Especially cuz in the show we know she was a part of VFD so her enemies could break in at any point to murder her

[@pundertalefan4391]

That actually makes a lot of sense. Interesting portrayal! :-)

[@avosmash2121]

In the film they drop hint she is VFD as well. So its not impossible a theory there either. My impression was AJ actually already LIVED THRU all these very things she warns them of. She just knows the highly ridiculous rules of this twisted universe and she is trying to warn them because she has got by them all barely herself. And if you lived in a world of such precarious absurd cartoon physics, where a bad storm or any small thing could start a Final Destination style chain of events, you'd turn neurotically crazy too!

[@theunigamer194]

@@avosmash2121 do you think Aunt Josephine is aware they’re in a fictional universe with absurd cartoon physics?

[@dancegregorydance6933]

@The Unigamer My interpretation is that she knows the traps VFD agents use having been part if VFD .

[@johnnysparkle]

Throw It In: In response to Klaus saying "Our parents just died," Count Olaf says, "Ah yes, of course. How very, very awful. Wait! Let me do that one more time. Give me the line again! Quickly, while it's fresh in my mind!" The dialog was supposed to end after Klaus says "Our parents just died", but Jim Carrey felt he didn't get the reaction right. Director Brad Silberling just kept the cameras rolling and Carrey ad-libbed without breaking character.

[@robertbrookes2000]

It's a great moment, as it's both silly that someone is attempting to react a second time in conversation. But it also displays how Olaf truly doesn't care about killing their parents or how the orphans feel about it.

[@ImminDragon]

I'm not so sure that counts as "not breaking character" as much as Carrey's nutty portrayal allowing him to break character and it still fits. He's literally calling to be fed the line again so he can redo his reaction.

[@ragnoel1]

@@ImminDragon well yes he was asking for the line, but he was still doing the voice & mannerism

[@parker610]

I just finished the show, and I watched the movie last night to try and compare. The one thing that was glaringly obvious was that Carrey NAILED Olaf. I felt way more creeped out and scared by him than I ever did with NPH.

[@Kell_Craask]

I really liked the movie's feel with it's gloomy atmosphere and fitting music score. The theme "Marvelous Marriage" with the accordion is one of my favorites - very chaotic and like a dark carnival.

[@M101PSO]

Thomas Newman doesn’t get enough credit for doing the score for this movie

[@Depth217]

As someone who read the first three books as a kid I actually did think they did a good job adapting them into a single movie. I did find a lot of heartwarming moments and some creepy dark stuff in the film. The adult cast was great, I particularly loved Billy Connolly as Uncle Monty, he was genuinely lovable. Carrey actually was a good pick for Olaf for the most part IMO, though I never really processed him as an eccentric Carrey type in the books. The final book embraced Carrey though, for some reason the author made him super over the top and insane.

[@KeybladeMasterAndy]

I think he started writing Olaf more like Carrey around book 10 or 11. Around the time Olaf was adding eccentricities to his behaviour.

[@Blokewood3]

@@KeybladeMasterAndy were 10 and 11 the first books to come out after the movie?

[@donvoltonus8898]

I think the idea was Olaf getting more desperate and mentally unstable as things went on.

[@Depth217]

@@donvoltonus8898 that’s valid. It’s been years since I read the books.

[@chasehedges6775]

Jim Carrey is just fantastic and a treasure in this film.

[@IndigoStorm27]

Picking Jim Carrey to play Count Olaf was a perfect decision, he personified the character the best in my opinion. The guy in the Netflix series was decent in my opinion.

[@shortstuff780]

@@IndigoStorm27 the 'guy' in Netflix show is Neil Patrick Harris. And he owns the character, played Olaf to the tee. Best part of that show. And that show was brilliant

[@dylantennant6594]

I prefer Carey, but unforntuanly he is not accurate. Harris is good, but still he just doesn’t have that energy.

[@coffeeaddict9605]

@nemo pouncey No one cares about your weird obsession with MM. You're talking about it under every other comment.

[@nsasupporter7557]

@C K “what is the Jim Carrey routine?”

[@fierceditiesnaruto]

Billy Connolly's part of the movie was my favorite segment. He was carrying, intriguing, and just all around fun to listen to. His home was absolutely amazing and just left you looking everywhere for little details of clever set design and seeing Sunny playing with the Serpent that acted like a dog was so cute! It killed me inside to see him die.

[@matthewjones6786]

Connolly was so delightful and sweet in this. Watching as a kid, I just instinctively wanted him to be my grandpa. x)

[@junco88]

I agree! He was my favorite as a kid and I always felt genuine sadness when they killed him off. Who will take care of his animals???

[@pundertalefan4391]

Yeah, I loved him so much.

[@katielinzie7444]

I love Billy Connolly in general! He’s great in the final season of Head of the Class!

[@redhood7650]

@@junco88 most of the animals went if I remember correctly to a preservation society, except the incredibly deadly viper,which ended up on Ishmael's Island

[@stevenlindell8345]

I read all the books when the were new, and still being released. No version of film can match the story in my head now. It will always hold a special place in my heart.

[@JuMiKu]

Same for me with "Harry Potter". I will probably never be able to even like the movies, let alone understand the love people have for the adaptations.

[@ThePhantomSafetyPin]

This was always my take on it too. And over time, I really think that looking back, the film did an okay job portraying the first three books. it was pretty accurate, even if some of the more interesting scenes IMHO got cut out. The world the Baudelaire Orphans inhabit is so surreal, bleak, and bizarre that it almost comes off as a mix of pulp and comedy, which really was emphasized by Carrey's portrayal of Olaf IMHO. Like, I really think he did a good job being dangerous, weird, pathetic, and menacing all at the same time, although personally I recall Olaf only becoming more goofy around book 8 or so, as before that he was kind of actually a terrifying threat.

[@lukeo.1863]

As a fan of the books, (I read them all when I was younger) I was excited for the show. Even if the humor in the show was too frequent, some of it landed. It felt accurate to the source material, too. The books *did* have a sense of humor, but also a really unique dire and depressing tone which I loved. Somehow the movie captures that feeling better, even with all it's flaws and inaccuracies. Whereas Pretty soon the show just feels like it's in the Spy Kids universe and becomes insufferable to me. But when I finally get around to finishing the show maybe I'll feel differently. I had like five episodes left or something. (Also Jim Carrey felt more psychotic and intimidating)

[@olgarasskazova5113]

FR. The show seems unrealistic, almost like superhero comics in some moments.

[@ThomasAnderson1111]

This is exactly how I feel. The show also explained too much in its adaptation of The End, such as what was in the sugar bowl.

[@kylemenow1666]

"Now that we're family, I can be the ulllltimate dad." Edit: Happy birthday, Doug! Never stop being you!

[@Christopher_TG]

I know! Let's stop for a little treat! *Screeching halt* Soda, soda, banana!!

[@chasehedges6775]

@@Christopher_TG 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂👍👍👍

[@TravestyJunction]

He eats raw sewage

[@tayloredwards1675]

@@Christopher_TG bite me.

[@robertbrookes2000]

I'm in the middle of all the bonus features after watching the director's commentary, and in regards to Dustin Hoffman he just phoned up the Silberling saying: Where's my part in the movie? And Silberling responds that there wasn't one. But Hoffman basically said he wanted to be in it. And so he got a cameo.

[@pundertalefan4391]

Well, there ya go. XD

[@LiveHedgehog]

Doug, I just wanted to say that you're an absolute gem of an entertainer. You even make the sponsored segments fun to watch. Every video makes me smile. Thank you.

[@bryanheilman4376]

Agreed

[@AvasLittleLife]

Agreed the door dash segment was hilarious!

[@adamnaameeazim6365]

As someone who was introduced to the books first, I really love both adaptations. They're both great, and while I think the series does a better job, I still think there's room for both to be excellent. I hate the idea that we need One Adaptation to Rule Them All. They can both exist, and they can both be great. I genuinely can't decide which Lemony or Olaf I prefer, because in both versions, they translated things I loved about the original characters, but in very different ways. Jude Law definitely fits the Lemony I had in my head better on paper, but the moment I heard that Warburton would play him in the series, I knew he'd be a perfect fit in a way that I'd never have expected. Hell, it fit so well that on re-reads of the books, I read the narrations in his voice!

[@KlassicKolt5612]

I read the books in middle school and I really loved them. While I loved the movie I remembered feeling unsettled by its attempt to condense three of the books into one cohesive story line. But in retrospect, I believe they did it as well as they could have under the circumstances. I have yet to see the show but I'm definitely going to make time for it. :)

[@mentaya11]

I'm curious. Have you done so yet? If so, what were your thoughts?

[@profdracko]

Really happy you took the time to point out the strengths of both adaptations. I read the books first and loved both the movie and the series. They both get a lot right in different ways but I'd recommend the movie to people who are unfamiliar with the franchise first. It does such a great job at characterization and atmosphere in a surprisingly concise package with enough star power to keep attention. The show provides more, but does ask a degree of investment very early on to follow the whole story.

[@adamvialpando106]

I loved this movie as a kid but had never heard of this series before then. Afterwards I read a few of the books. I never got super into it but I did really enjoy them and their characters. And I love the Netflix series too. It's one of the few franchises where all adaptations are actually fairly good. Not perfect but not a slap in the face like others movies and shows.

[@thephantomsplit]

Oh my God, I REMEMBER THIS!! I remembered when "The Spongebob Squarepants Movie" was in theaters, they played the trailer for this! They even advertised it in the special features of the Spongebob Movie on DVD

[@MovieFan1912]

It seems ironic in hindsight. That a movie marketed towards kids being this dark and depressing had it’s trailer put in front of a movie that had the exact opposite tone, that was made by the exact same studio (namely, Nickelodeon).

[@damonlongstreet8630]

Both dvds had a trailer for the other in the beginning. Why I still remember that no idea.

[@emilybrinkerhoff6825]

Same thing with the Series of Unfortunate Events dvd

[@GamingExpert9990]

As count Olaf said in the Netflix show “This whole show is a goddamn Nickelodeon”

[@chasehedges6775]

🤣

[@marvinthemaniac7698]

He referred to the movie theater as a "Godforsaken Nickelodeon."

[@iKed5601]

@@marvinthemaniac7698 it could also be a funny insight joke because Nickelodeon produced the movie.

[@marvinthemaniac7698]

@@iKed5601 most definitely

[@KeybladeMasterAndy]

@@iKed5601 Not only that, but the Paramount logo is at the end of each episode of the series. That's almost like saying Nickelodeon made the show.

[@S-Fan2006]

Did you know that when Olaf said “Give me the line again”, it’s said that it was Cerry actually talking to the camera man, but clever editing made it look like it was part of the film. You can even see Cerry pointing his finger off-screen, most likely to the cameraman asking for them to reshoot the scene.

[@giffordsamuelson2163]

I read the books after I saw the Jim Carry film in theaters. I absolutely adore the books and I have special nostalgia for the JC version probably just because I saw it first. I tried to watch the Netflix series and I couldn’t finish it. I got to The Vile Village (episode 7) and pooped out. I don’t know what happened. The show is super true to the books and even adds stuff that weren’t there but could have happened, like the secret agent parents. It’s almost like the show was so faithful to the books that it was like I was reading the books again and I knew exactly what would happen next. But it felt more like I just had no drive to finish it. Like the show had all the details, but none of the joy that the movie had.

[@commodorezero]

The story drastically changes in book 7 in both the books anf show. Before that it has sort of a "villians of the week but with 1 villian" feel but in book 7 it becomes more serialized.

[@wstine79]

I must confess I've never read any of the books I have seen both the movie and the Netflix show. Both have their pros and cons, and I enjoyed Jim Carrey and Neil Patrick Harris as Count Olaf.

[@meganparrish807]

@nemo pouncey No one cares, stop spamming.

[@meganparrish807]

@nemo pouncey Oh really? What about the ones you left under other comments, hm? Not counting them? Because that's spamming.

[@claratalbot7613]

Having read the books before seeing the movie, I found the movie to be just as enjoyable as the books & the show. Was it perfect no but I found that both the movie & show captured the essence of the books in their own dark & twisted ways

[@JamesASharp]

In my opinion, Jim Carrey did his very best acting in this movie. (Yes, I've seen The Truman Show and Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind.) I was genuinely impressed like, "Wow! Jim Carrey really is a good actor." But anyway, good video Critic.

[@gregfincher7759]

I love this A Series of Unfortunate Events, is the only series of "real" books I've even been into

[@TheDisneyQueen93]

As someone who read the books as a kid and an adult, I agree with your review. You definitely caught on and captured to the good and bad elements compared to the series. I do think one thing that wasn’t touched on (which you wouldn’t know unless you read the books) is that the series was faithful to the books and added aspects that improved the story. That plot twist with the agent parents was not in the books, and the books left a lot of things open ended. Like everything with VFD and the sugar bowl is never fully explained, Olaf’s backstory related to their parents was only explained in the show, and the Baudelaire’s fate is left really open ended in the books which the show chose to beautifully elaborate without removing the mystery completely. So I like your “Take 1” approach to it.

[@jamesmoyner7499]

I can see why this film won the Oscar for Best Hair and Makeup and I do like the various cameos especially Dustin Hoffman.

[@MovieFan1912]

I guess Master Shifu went through a brief phase there?

[@Fallen_Angel_AA]

I loved this movie so much as a kid, it was the first children movie I remember watching where everything didn't turn out just fine in the end, and I think I needed to see that as someone who didn't have the best childhood, I read all the books, and watched the Netflix series, but I can still say I do prefer the set design for this movie and how mysterious it was.

[@JoakimOtamaa]

"What's the catch?" - "I hate you", Doug really handles the ads well!

[@shanedaley6236]

I know but what's the catch

[@robertlauncher]

The actor who played Monty in the movie was phenomenal. Maybe the definition of making the most of little screen time. When he dies in the book, it’s sad and you feel bad for the kids, but in the movie when he’s singing to them by the fire, I was heartbroken knowing what was coming.

[@MasterAnakinSkyWalker]

Let's face it. The fully restored house suddenly changing into the charred remains while the kids walk in was a really cool effect. It was actually really cool how they achieved that effect. They were filmed walking into the restored house as the camera rotated. Then they were filmed walking into the charred remains of the house, with the same camera move. Then there was green screen shot of the same walk in and camera move. The three shots were then blended together in post production.

[@trashman11]

The movies Count Olaf genuinely scared me as a child. He gave off the feeling of someone that was trying to seem funny and goofy but was hidding his true feelings. I grew attached to the other caretakers and to have him viciously take them away, in some cases using the caretakers kindness against them to do them in hurt. The feeling of being pinned to the wall and trapped in that situation, with a murder bent on your death and taking away all the good people around you is harsh.

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

I agree Trash Panda

[@Misfit_Kitten]

Apparently, he scared the twins playing Sunny, too.

[@MrMonty456]

I first watched the 04 film in theatres and was blown away by the atmosphere and story as a child. It lead me to the novels which I still hold dear to this day. And the Netflix series was a fantastic adaptation of the original story. Both the film and series are wonderful. Without the film I probably would not have ever become a fan of A Series of Unfortunate Events.

[@pundertalefan4391]

Same. I didn't see it in theaters, but I got introduced to the books through it. I plan to watch the series once I finish the books.

[@GiantGeekGuy]

This movie is still special to me, something I would remember and watch at least once a year. Didn't grow up reading the books because "expensive", but I had this. So many funny moments, so many recognizable faces, and is one of my favorite Jim Carrey performances. Also Uncle Monty didn't deserve to die. He could have been the perfect parent for the Baudelaire children.

[@RandomDragonEXE]

No, he was the perfect parent

[@alim.9801]

If you'd still like to read the books, they're fairly easy to find secondhand at this point!! Or at the library, since they're less popular there's less of a chance the books are already checked out and you have to wait for someone to return them

[@kellymurray8998]

I was bought the movie as a gift, since my parents knew I loved the book series, and I genuinely loved it. I thought they did an admirable job cramming three books into one film, and the actors playing the kids were pretty spot on to how I imagined the characters. Sets and makeup were great too.

[@WesternEchidna]

"Why would a baby's laugh haunt them?" It wasnt the laugh the narrator was referring to. Im going to guess you missed the huge scream Sunny let out. It was to give tension that the snake attacked Sunny but in fact was playing with her, which is why she then laughs.

[@francisfatta]

The movie is the cheesy and nostalgic version you can’t help but smile at The show is the strong story that really keeps you intrigued with where the story goes

[@Fiondra]

“An early blueprint” or “take one” is exactly how I thought of the movie upon seeing the show. It seemed to pave the way.

[@skbandnerd144]

As someone that loves the books, movie, and show, I think this movie captures the spirit of the series extremely well even with the events being condensed.

[@elijahvelazquez321]

For a show you have the time to develop a storyline as each episode continues, but isn't as meticulous on atmosphere or set design. This is where the movie comes through substantially, yes the story is a summary as any movie adaptation should be, not flooding us with complex events and characters to follow (hunger games would be hours if it kept everything in). It takes us within the series just for a short moment, yeah we miss certain events, but it also creates an unknown feeling or mystery about it. Especially when the BEAUTIFUL MUSIC and sets take us through a world unknown to those who haven't read the books and don't know the story, pulling us further into wanting to know of what really happens. Excellent job for the time it came out too, and im glad to see its importance become valued just as much as the show.

[@MasterFlarg89]

I think why Carrey's performance improves in the last 2/3rds is because he has a clear objective. When the writing doesn't give the actor a clear objective they're forced to create one and it doesn't seem like Jim did that until the script gave him Olaf's purpose.

[@yogibear8683]

Before Gravity Falls there was this while Jim Carrey was at his "Carreiest"! Also Happy B-Day Doug Walker!

[@orangeslash1667]

why are you using handsome Quasi????? no likes handsome Quasi

[@BethGoth15]

Omg! I was so shocked to see the title, I literally screamed!!! I've wanted Doug to review ASOUE for SO LONG.

[@BethGoth15]

*after watching the review* Hey, Doug. You do know who read the audiobooks, right? "You have Prince Albert in a can? You'd better let the poor guy out!" 😉 And all the audiobooks are on KZbin.

[@johnx295]

I really enjoyed the movie. Didn’t know so many people hated it.

[@chasehedges6775]

👍👍💯💯💯💯

[@matthewvalente5877]

@@chasehedges6775 that is not right kids need to learn about how the real world works witch they can not learn from Disney or Pixar

[@chasehedges6775]

Disney and Pixar can be really dang brutal and terrifying/horrific at times. Most of time tho, they really really sugarcoat stuff

[@matthewvalente5877]

@@chasehedges6775 that is not right kids need to learn about how the real world works

[@GrayWoIf]

Hate is a strong word I know people didn't like it but never knew they hated it. I loved the film but wish it didn't squish 3 books into it.

[@rebekahking6276]

I absolutely adore the books, and I think that both the film and the show adaptations honored the books well. While I feel that the show is superior, I would not ever consider the movie to be a failure. Both hold a special place in my heart.

[@aricaj.3006]

I was a massively obsessed fan of the books growing up and I've always _loved_ this movie. While I enjoyed the show, the film did a much better job of exploring the emotional weight behind the absurdity of the premise and allowed the audience to truly grasp the gravity of the kids' situation in a way even the books sometimes struggled to do. Unlike the Netflix series, the movie spent more time allowing the story to pause at significant emotional moments so that the characters as well as the viewers could have time to process the implications of what was happening to them. For example, the scene immediately after Klaus was slapped where he finally lost his cool and actually got angry in response to their loss, Olaf's abuse, and his inability to understand his parents' dying wishes was fleshed out far more in the movie than in either the original book or the show. The movie did a fantastic job of purposefully lingering on it so it could explore the depth of the children's - particularly Klaus' - grief. Them building a sanctuary to remember their parents and create a space of safety was a really beautiful touch as well. The show I feel spent too much time trying to get through the checklist of main story beats and also focused a bit too much on playing up the whimsy of it all, to the point where it sometimes detracted from the more somber aspects of the story. I thought the movie also had a much more book-accurate visual aesthetic, and the soundtrack is honestly imo some of the best and sadly most underrated work Thomas Newman has ever composed. The orchestrations are so unique and do a phenomenal job of capturing both the unique oddness of the series and the underlying tragedy of the narrative. Overall I think both adaptations have merit, but I'll probably always prefer the film.

[@sarahsims6164]

14:31 Yeah I'm pretty sure that's exactly what happened, it's something that Snicket would do a lot in the books; he had no problem reminding us what kind of story we were dealing with as often as he could.

[@alejandroyava]

The series actually got me mad to the books. I mean, I get that the story went that way, but the adults ignoring the children was kinda of a comedic twist in this movie, in the series, you see it so often and so many times that at some point it gets infuriating.

[@MegaLoving10]

Actually that was the reason that i couldn´t finish the series. It was very frustrating.

[@fredgwynn8933]

That’s also sorta the point

[@theunigamer194]

@@MegaLoving10 that’s actually sort of the point. The message of the series is basically that adults, even though their older don’t actually know everything and can be kind of stupid

[@MegaRambit]

As a kid, I really appreciated that message. (Even if I didn't fully understand why.) If felt true to my own experiences... Trying to get help for being abused never worked. I could straight up tell people "my parents hit me" and they wouldn't do shit. I'd show up at school bruised and smelly, and adults KNEW, but they always figured it was someone else's problem. At least ASOUE was honest... The message wasn't "IT WILL ALL BE FINE!" , it was more, "just hang in there and survive until you're old enough to get out."

[@MegaLoving10]

@@theunigamer194 I know, but i think there are many ways of portraying without that feeling of being formulaic, a few "arcs" of the show, even if they were totally different settings had that formula.

[@phoenixrage1]

Tim Curry did almost all the audiobooks, as well as narrating the video game. So his voice is the one I hear in my head as Lemony Snicket. I love the movie and the show separately 🙂

[@alim.9801]

Tim Curry was PERFECT for the audiobooks. I kinda got frustrated that a few of the books were voiced by Daniel Handler instead and wanted Curry back 😂

[@miss_euphoric]

I always appreciated the fact that even though the film is only based off the first 3 books, they have little Easter eggs from the rest of them all over. Like, the Littlest Elf is from the seventh book, the shop where they nearly get hit by the train is from the eighth book etc.

[@FangZeronos]

"And yeah, that's next week." It's like he knows what we're all waiting for.

[@bZman]

I thought he couldnt top how excited I was for this review, but now it has been topped

[@jbcatz5]

Simpsons Movie?

[@Whyteroze28]

@@jbcatz5 The yearly commercial special.

[@jbcatz5]

@@Whyteroze28 Okay, I saw donuts and that’s prominent imagery on the poster.

[@1Soniccool]

Commercials

[@GuardianAngel-mg3bf]

I absolutely loved this review! One big difference between movie Violet and show Violet is her wardrobe. Movie Violet seems to prefer, much like the book Violet, darker colors, and I even remember reading in the Vile Village that she doesn't like pink, while the Violet in the Netflix show wears bright colors like sky blue and light pink. But I do love both adaptations.

[@robertbrookes2000]

Yeah when I first saw the Netflix version of Violet I was baffled why she was in lurid pink with a creepy smile on her face.

[@jbcatz5]

It’s a plot point in Vile Village because she’s being framed with a bright pink hair ribbon.

[@mrcritical6751]

I guess maybe because the series wanted to give Violet and Klaus a more 50’s style fashion

[@willhibbard6903]

The one thing I think the movie had over the series was the scene when Olaf calls out all the horrible adults in one villain monologue. So cathartic

[@koraknight6995]

The movie is actually the reason I read the books so it holds a special place in my heart especially because when I saw it for the first time it was so cool and I wish it became a movie series. We did technically get that with the show which was fun to watch and see what they used from the books. In my eyes they are both amazing adaptations of a wonderfully dark book series

[@king_supreme1102]

One thing I really appreciate about NC is that he always takes perspective into account. From his perspective, I can get why he would appreciate this film, and I think it’s a valid perspective. I started reading the books in middle school in early-mid 2010’s. I loved them, and I found out that there was a movie but I could never find it anywhere to watch it. I fell in love with the Netflix series, it was very faithful to the books and had that unique darkness about it. However, I can still see how someone like NC, who was introduced to the movie first, thinks it’s really unique and cool.

[@majoraslayer64]

I liked them both enough that the perfect adaptation (for me at least) would be if the movie was originally stretched out to a full series. Combining the breathing room and story flow of the Netflix series with the cast and tone of the movie would be perfection.

[@RandomDragonEXE]

I'd actually love to see Jim Carrey's take on The Hostile Hospital...that would be a treat to get more of his darker take on Olaf.

[@johnnysparkle]

The opening is the only part of the movie that I can remember because of how much of a Big-Lipped Alligator Moment it was

[@Teebiscuit12345]

"A big-lipped alligator moment," is a phrase which here means, "An out-of-place segment of a story that is merely there for comedic effect." I myself have recently encountered a big-lipped alligator moment when I was being chased by a man disguised as a cactus, and that, dear reader, was a big-lipped alligator moment due to the fact that we were in the middle of a blizzard.

[@eamonclark4952]

Happy birthday Doug. Nostalgia Critic is the best internet show ever and the best internet critic ever IMO. You make my day every Wednesday with NEW Nostalgia Critic episodes

[@benstone4291]

To explain a little as to why the movies ending was taken from the first books ending and it feeling abrupt, not all of the books were out during the films production and heck, the 4th book which was where season 1 ended (The Miserable Mill) was newly released when the movie was in the works so in a way, they had to try and craft an ending out of something that didn’t have one at the time. With this context in mind, I give the films ending a lot of leeway as they were in a pretty awkward place. Even with its issues, I think the film is worth a look if you loved the books or the netflix adapation

[@junco88]

6:02 This scene always made me laugh! Still did just now lol. I loved this movie as a kid and watched it way too much at my neighbor's house. Jim Carrey, in my opinion, was the perfect choice for Olaf being able to make you laugh and scared at the same time. Because I felt so attached to this version, I was warry going into the Netflix series. But I was pleasantly surprised how well all the characters we executed! I really did enjoy the whole series, but without enjoying the movie any less. Still a great watch!

[@chayden153]

I haven't seen this movie in ages, i was such a fan of the books and I felt the movie encompassed three books extremely well

[@coryspang7548]

Oh my gosh, this was a favorite of mine whenever I got to see this in elementary and middle school. Jim Carrey's performance of Count Olaf was just perfect. One of my favorite outtakes came from here, when Carrey does that dinosaur bit.

[@PhoenixGamerxx96]

This was Jim Carrey's masterpiece of cinema, in my opinion. He was the perfect cast for Count Olaf. By the way, your birthday is next week? So is mine. It's on the 25th. Happy Birthday, NC.

[@johnnysparkle]

Next week

[@PhoenixGamerxx96]

@@johnnysparkle So is mine.

[@PhoenixGamerxx96]

@@johnnysparkle What date next week?

[@phobiandarkmoon]

For my money it's Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, but he's great in this too

[@sirusbones]

I actually grew up reading the books. I was really excited to see the movie as a kid when it came out. I wasn't exactly disappointed, but I just felt like it was too difficult to try and put three books into one movie. The books are really short, but even still, it felt kind of rushed. I was much happier when the show came out. That said, I still enjoy the movie for what it is. It's not an amazing adaptation, but I love the sets, the costumes, the score, most of the acting is great, even from the kids. Like you said, I think it was a valiant attempt, even if a flawed one. Also, the show has the advantage of having been able to finish the story. I wonder what would have happened if sequels to the film had been greenlit, and they could have done all the books.

[@Mulerider4Life]

12:28 to skip ads in video.

[@justinwilliam4644]

Your comment showed up just as adds finish. Maybe start when add starts. Maybe.

[@isaac7690]

Happy birthday, Doug. Glad to see someone also from Chicago is able to entertain many people for many years.

[@donjezza10]

I do honestly find that the books are the best place to go first when it comes to the ASOUE story, because the style of the story and the characters is much more deliberate and unapologetic. You never get the sense that the characters were ill-fitting in the world it creates; they all feel like they belong in it, which is more than I can say for the TV series honestly. I do agree that I preferred the characters in the TV series more because they were more fleshed out, I just wish the casting was more fitting and not so... superficial. Fernald the Hook Handed Man was my favorite character in the book because he taught children a lesson that people are not just good or evil but can be either. Plus his physical design was coolest in the books, and it hurts to see neither the show or the movie utilize it. So yeah, If you already know the story of Lemony Snicket, then both the show and the movie are a good watch. If you've never heard of it until now, DEFINITELY read the books first.

[@albatross1688]

Reading and loving the books first is why I have problems with both adaptations. Maybe I would have enjoyed the movie more if I wasn't aware that it totally butchers the books. As for the Netflix show, I think it's solid enough, but there are certainly things I wish were done differently.

[@donjezza10]

@@albatross1688 Same. I admit it's funny how my main problems with both the TV Series and the Movie are the exact opposite of eachother. The movie had to be a movie, so some of the stuff I liked was crammed together or left out completely. The TV series on the other hand is WAY too long, and so many of the scenes are just painful filler disguised as absurd gags and jokes. There was no reason each chapter needed to be in two parts since they could've easily made each book 45 minutes or an hour IMO. Hell, they had to do that for the final book probably because there just wasnt nearly enough in it for two parts. I think between the two of them, I kinda prefer the movie honestly, and the deciding factor was the casting. The casting choices are painfully 2020. They're talented, but it's just awkward because we know the main reason they were cast and that's super distracting. The movie at least tried to be more accurate to the character appearances in the books. Because of that, I feel like the movie will bounce back overtime and the TV-Series will become a bit dated.

[@alim.9801]

I loved Fernald getting more fleshed out, and he and Fiona are kind of interesting parallels of each other with the choices they make Also another reason people should read the books imo is for the gorgeous illustrations, Brett Helquist is amazing!! I looove his style

[@SeccSea]

It’s been a while since the last Old vs New. How about one for The Invisible Man?

[@maddalonefarms]

And Jungle Book

[@name-uh5ee]

I really like the CG of the show, it doesn't always look completely real, so it does seem like just the memory of the events isn't 100% clear of what was happening in the background, so it's less realistic if it doesn't matter as much

[@emmerzk93]

I always loved this movie! I thought it was quirky and fun in addition to the dark themes. I agree that the big name actors really made these characters stand out and make them more memorable despite their short amount of time on screen.

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

You know no remembers the 3 things that will always happen in life death, taxes and seeing an ad on the spongebob squarepants movie!

[@dreamchaser829]

I saw the movie first, and I read the books through my elementary years. I just started watching the show, and I have to agree I like them all in their own ways. I got attached to the books, enjoyed the movies unique look, and laughed a bit more than I thought in the show. With that said, please make an episode about the show! There’s so much more to talk about!

[@mrcritical6751]

The show is fantastic, it definitely needs it’s own episode

[@Kravachi]

This movie is what got me into the series as a kid. I read all of the books after being so enthralled with it. I'm glad you took some time to defend it. And also point out some differences that the TV show and the Movie conjured up.

[@CognetoBurrito]

For me, as someone who read the books first, I think both the movie and the show did an incredible job of capturing the miserable, morbid quirkiness of the SoUE universe, and all actors and actresses involved were great and fit right in! Honestly, I was never put off at all by Jim Carrey's humour, because between or during it he was still able to capture and portray what made Count Olaf such a sinister character, so his humour was just adding unpredictability to an already destructive and enigmatic villain. I wouldn't be surprised if Neil Patrick Harris took some inspiration from Carrey, because his portrayal of Olaf also achieves that cartoonish yet cold "killing people is lol" vibe that I think the books actually lacked, although I could be remembering that about the books wrongly - it's been years since I read them.

[@jakefoxx7978]

"Do you have a hall pass?" My favorite line, that delivery slayed me 😂