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Post by GaryBaudelaire on Apr 4, 2004 11:51:06 GMT -5
As many of you may have seen last night on the Kid's Choice Awards on Nickelodeon they showed a preview of the new ASOUE Movie.
(I don't really watch TKCA just was flipping through) I have to say, though, that... well, Klaus and Violet look nothing like their characters. Neither does Sunny.
Olaf (Jim Carrey) looks much like his picture on the book, and his usual hilariousness is really being shown, but Violet (Emily Browning), Klaus (Liam Aiken), and Sunny (?) don't look mucgh like that...
Klaus is the exact same size as Violet. He also has no glasses. Sunny is wearing different clothes, and I didn't see her four sharp teeth. Violet's clothes look a little different and her hair is much longer.
I will see the movie, but it seems a little more different than the books. Harry Potter made good progress with making their characters look exactly like the fictional characters, but ASOUE does not.
Please show your opinion.
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Post by OlafsAssociate on Apr 4, 2004 16:14:21 GMT -5
Its sick bastards like you that make me sigh in grief. First, let me correct you. If your a fan of the ASoUE books, then you would stop comparing them to Harry Potter. I dotn want anything thats exactly the same as the illustrations.
Personally, I like the differences. The kids look great and the film looks exciting! Everyone always has to judge something because they dont want to except the changes. Deal with it, alright?
Oh, and she has the sharp teeth. They just werent shown in the trailer, thats all. Ive been told by an insider.
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Post by BradyIsGreat on Apr 4, 2004 16:24:16 GMT -5
OlafsAssociate is right! Anyone who judges a book by its cover like you do, especially a Lemony Snicket book, shouldn't even be at this message board!
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Post by DrSelbald on Apr 5, 2004 4:47:05 GMT -5
No glasses for Klaus is a bit stupid, thought. Hookie looked good.
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Post by OlafFan on Apr 5, 2004 13:26:21 GMT -5
I completely agree.. if you love illustrations, then stick to the books, for whatever reason there are ALWAYS changes when a book hits the screen, the problem being even a multi million dllar hollwyood budget cannot challenge the imagination of most of us.. We have to judge the materials seen in respect to other films, and quality of acting, set design, direction, photograph etc.. and less about who is taller, who has glasses and who has a ribbion in her hair.. I mean Violet did not ALWAYS have a ribbon in the books, so why should she always have to have one in the movie? Maybe the ribbion is in her pocket and she only puts it up when shes thinking? Like OlafsAssociate, I am content to sit and wait, and feel honored that these great books are being made into a movie at all... because anything done here is better than nothing at all.. I'd hate to think of wiating even LONGER to see this hit the screen. Ok.. i'll get off my soapbox now..
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Post by pop on Apr 5, 2004 20:46:23 GMT -5
Can someone put the trailer in Windows Media for me, or Real Player i have yet to see it, and screencaps are not really the same as seeing it move in action , Someone please take pity and provide. This site needs to update BTW
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Post by BANNED on Apr 5, 2004 23:46:03 GMT -5
Does Any one know where I can get a free movie trailer of the new lemony snicket movie?
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Post by BANNED on Apr 5, 2004 23:46:48 GMT -5
can you tell me pop
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Post by Isadora23 on Apr 6, 2004 13:36:46 GMT -5
As many of you may have seen last night on the Kid's Choice Awards on Nickelodeon they showed a preview of the new ASOUE Movie. (I don't really watch TKCA just was flipping through) I have to say, though, that... well, Klaus and Violet look nothing like their characters. Neither does Sunny. Olaf (Jim Carrey) looks much like his picture on the book, and his usual hilariousness is really being shown, but Violet (Emily Browning), Klaus (Liam Aiken), and Sunny (?) don't look mucgh like that... Klaus is the exact same size as Violet. He also has no glasses. Sunny is wearing different clothes, and I didn't see her four sharp teeth. Violet's clothes look a little different and her hair is much longer. I will see the movie, but it seems a little more different than the books. Harry Potter made good progress with making their characters look exactly like the fictional characters, but ASOUE does not. Please show your opinion. [glow=red,2,300]I completely agree. I was channel surfing and saw Jim Carrey as Olaf. I screamed and started watching. By the end of the preview, I was so disappointed. Olaf looks perfect, but Violet and Klaus and Sunny look NOTHING like Lemony described them! Lemony gives such a great description and Brett Helquist draws so well, that Paramount really needs to stick to the book's description. Klaus has no glasses, Violet is short and has BROWNISH hair, and Sunny is walking! Sunny can't walk!!!!!!! GRRRRRRRRR i am so mad. THis movie looks like it will be a mockery of the books. [/glow]
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Post by damocles on Apr 6, 2004 20:19:18 GMT -5
[glow=red,2,300]THis movie looks like it will be a mockery of the books. [/glow] Well then, you can thank Lemony himself for this "mockery" the next time he has a signing... -He sold the movie rights -He wrote the first draft of the script
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Post by MissGuinevere on Apr 9, 2004 15:27:37 GMT -5
i saw the preview over the computer and was very...how should i say this?... disappointed. i agree with every complaint above but i just can't stand the differnces in appearence from the books. i also think this will be a bad movie that has to bomb once, sizzle for a few years, and then be remade into something good. like the stepford wives or something. but i personally want something good now!.
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Post by Isadora23 on Apr 9, 2004 15:30:24 GMT -5
[glow=red,2,300]Did Daniel Handler pick the cast? I don't think so, kid. He may have wrote the script (I didn't say anything about the script)..but he didn't pick the mockery of children cast members... This movie will be lucky to make $1 million, if that. I'll see it, but I think it will be bad. They need to stick to the bookS!!!!!!!! [/glow]
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Post by damocles on Apr 10, 2004 19:10:16 GMT -5
[glow=red,2,300]Did Daniel Handler pick the cast? I don't think so, kid. He may have wrote the script (I didn't say anything about the script)..but he didn't pick the mockery of children cast members... This movie will be lucky to make $1 million, if that. I'll see it, but I think it will be bad. They need to stick to the bookS!!!!!!!! [/glow] Isadora, you really need to get over yourself. A mockery? You act as if this series is high literature. It's pop art at best. I'm very sorry that the characters don't match the descriptions in the books, but believe me, it will have no bearing on whether the film is a success. You overestimate just how many fans the books have, as opposed to the people who will see it simply because Jim Carrey is in it. You can stomp your feet all you want, but this film isn't for you, it's for the mass audience. You may personally hate what they're doing to it, but you have absolutely no idea what Handler's contribution was, or if it was even good. For all you know, he may have actor approval. Again, he sold the rights. Assuming he doesn't like what is being done with the film, if he really cared about his creation he would have insisted on more control or held onto the license, but he didn't, did he?
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Post by OlafsAssociate on Apr 11, 2004 11:49:20 GMT -5
Let me clear something up. Klaus has his glasses and Violet has her ribbon. Klaus only wears his glasses when hes reading in teh movie to avoid Harry Potter ripp-off blames.
Handler did have actor approval, and several costume designs were sent to him for approval as well.
Handler didnt write the first script draft, he wrote the first draft of the screenplay, which is arguably more important than the script, because it tells the story and actions.
Handler has this movie in his own hands, and has pretty much run wild with it and is loving it! He was quite intrigued with the cast, even Jim Carrey taking on his beloved Olaf. I know all this because (you guessed it) my insider lets me know stuff.
If you think This movie is going to be a train wreck, just wait for it to come out and give it a chance.
And remember. This isnt like the Harry Potter films, where everyone was a huge fan of it even before the movie and therefore, the film people had alot to please. ASoUE only has a handful of fans out of the buckets of people who are going to flock to see the movie. The film makers dont care about the fans. they care about the other people who they can attract (i.e., Carrey fans, other names actor fans, families, even teens).
This movie is gonna be a money maker, and will at least get the first sequel. Im sure theyll finish it.
So please, get the facts before you start complaining about everything.
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Post by pop on Apr 11, 2004 13:17:01 GMT -5
HP is a phenomenon whereas Lemony has more of a cult following. And OlafA. Can you ask your insider about the making of Klaus’s glasses. Will the glasses be clear frames or will it be like the ones on the book cover?
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