Antenora
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Post by Antenora on Aug 13, 2004 19:50:35 GMT -5
<<''It was easy for me to get a real hate on for those kids,'' says Jim Carrey of his pint-size costars. ''Especially the little ones. The monkeys. The monkeys were out of control, I swear to God. If you're not giving 'em an M&M or somethin' they're impossible.'' Nevertheless, rug rats are an unavoidable work hazard when you sign on to play the villain in an adaptation of a beloved children's-book series. And Daniel Handler's darkly comic ''Snicket'' novellas follow not one, or two, but three knee biters: miserable orphans Violet, Klaus, and baby Sunny, who fall in and out of the care of inept guardians (like Meryl Streep's ultraphobic Aunt Josephine) and dodge Carrey's hawk-nosed Count Olaf. ''We ended up shooting seven months straight,'' says a weary-sounding Brad Silberling (''Moonlight Mile'') of his $100 million-plus movie. ''For the younger actors that's a lifetime. The last night of shooting I said to [the kids], 'Labor law requires we wrap you by 10, but there's nothing saying you can't stay afterwards,' so they pulled an all-nighter with the crew.'' The script, written by ''Men in Black II'''s Robert Gordon after an initial draft by Handler, telescopes the first three books in the series. Given the hilarious neo-gothic tone of the source material, the result could well fall in the great, spooky-goofy tradition of the ''Addams Family'' movies. The wild card is that no one really knows how deep an affection kids have for Handler's books, which are wildly popular but haven't whipped up the frenzy of ''Harry Potter'' or the critical acclaim of Philip Pullman's ''His Dark Materials'' trilogy. ''It doesn't matter. I love these books,'' says Carrey. ''They have this 'don't go in that closet' [vibe]. There's this great balance going on, because the narration gets very hopeful, but ultimately negative things happen. In comparison, audiences' lives will seem quite bright.'' So it's an uplifting story about the misery of three small children? ''Exactly. You walk out of the theater going 'Whew! I'm glad I'm not them!''' WHAT'S AT STAKE Everyone is looking for the next ''Harry Potter.'' Paramount hopes they've found it in ''Snicket.'' >>
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Post by Gigi on Aug 13, 2004 19:57:55 GMT -5
What's with the Segway? Do you think that's really in the movie or is it a picture from behind the scenes on the set?
Granted, the books don't really specify a time period. But they have an old-fashioned, Gothic feel to them. I think a Segway in the movie would spoil that feel.
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Antenora
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Post by Antenora on Aug 13, 2004 20:02:02 GMT -5
Segway? I thought that was one of those machines used to paint white lines of streets. It may not even be a scene from the movie.
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Post by pop on Aug 13, 2004 20:38:51 GMT -5
WOW! Emily, Liam and the twins, worked really hard, i hope the movie does well for their sake. And the segway is a behind the scenes thing, i remember reading an interview with Meryl Streep saying that she was always taking it from him ;D
And was Jim calling the kids(the actors aren't really kids anymore) monkeys or was he actually talking about monkeys.
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Post by ineedyourhelp on Aug 13, 2004 21:11:12 GMT -5
Now all we need is the actors to sign on for a second movie.
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Post by SnicketFires on Aug 14, 2004 0:16:28 GMT -5
. Given the hilarious neo-gothic tone of the source material, the result could well fall in the great, spooky-goofy tradition of the ''Addams Family'' movies. It better not be too goofy.
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Post by Skalu on Aug 14, 2004 4:29:39 GMT -5
Narration! ^^;;
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Post by Antenora on Aug 14, 2004 9:10:12 GMT -5
I think he's talking about the narration in the books, which hopefully will be worked into the movie. This is a Segway. I have no clue why Olaf is riding one:
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Post by Snicket on Aug 14, 2004 10:14:27 GMT -5
I actually like the picture. If it is in the movie it could be used to show Olaf moving from one house to another. If it is not then it is just a nice promotional pic.
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Post by pop on Aug 14, 2004 15:54:35 GMT -5
So the kiddies were working until 10 every day? That's more time that the HP kiddies spent on set
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Post by MrWonderful74 on Aug 14, 2004 18:52:25 GMT -5
So the kiddies were working until 10 every day? That's more time that the HP kiddies spent on set The HP kids are wusses. Their egos have gotten too big. They probably demanded purified bottled water from the highest peak of a mountain in western British Columbia Canada. I'm not sure what to think of that picture... I'm going to go searching for that issue today though. Let's all guess what the picture means (assuming it's NOT just a promo image) I think that in the scene where Olaf is sitting in his car on the train track, he jumps out of the car and the car gets run over by the train, and one of his accomplices gives him a segway as a gift.
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Antenora
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Post by Antenora on Aug 14, 2004 19:01:36 GMT -5
I think he's on his way to Lake Lachrymose, departing from Monty's house. The background is somewhere near Grim River, and that may be Lousy Lane. Olaf stole the scooter; I think most of his cars are stolen too.
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Post by Tay Sachs on Aug 14, 2004 19:17:28 GMT -5
I actually like the segway picture. It's so random and wierd.
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Post by pop on Aug 14, 2004 21:06:47 GMT -5
I read about the segway. Jim would bring it to the set and Meryl would take it from him and ride it herself ;D
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Post by gary on Aug 14, 2004 21:12:32 GMT -5
HHAHAHAHAHAHHA!!! Very funny!!
Well, let's hope the movie is good now
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