A Series of Unfortunate Events Rating and Reviews
I'm glad I ignored Lemony Snicket'due south warnings
In this 'gilt historic period of television', the higher quality shows are usually the darker, more thought provoking series (such as Breaking Bad, Mr Robot and Westworld). However, in the case of A Series Of Unfortunate Events, this deep, nighttime tone is tweaked to create a more calorie-free-hearted show that does not come up at the expense of the quality. The series lies in between 'adult' and 'kids' Tv set genres, creating a foreign, funny show for the whole family. Don't let the forgettable 2004 movie scare you lot off, because the series gets correct what the movie got wrong. From what I have seen of the series so far, there is a colorful, but dark sense of humor, some not bad acting, and well crafted dialogue that make the serial worthy of a spotter. The longer TV episode format allows for a more complete story, with one book spanning two episodes (instead of the flick cramming in three books). It is a lot more nuanced than the movie for this reason, with extra scenes and dialogue filling in the backstory and calculation depth to the characters. Yes the evidence is absurd; yeah sometimes there are things that might make you question why you are watching it. Information technology is definitely for a certain audition, just at the end of the day this series of unfortunate events is non so unfortunate later all.
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Dreadfully Entertaining
The dreadfully entertaining story of the fate of Violet and Klaus Baudelaire after suffering the tragic loss of their parents and abode to a mysterious fire. The riveting repartee (salted with subtle ironies, peppered with alliteration, and seasoned with acute observations) felicitous music score, and brilliant scenery is outdone only by the carefully crafted storytelling and performances that really cook! Patrick Warburton, as Lemony Snicket, is dolefully monotonic yet drearily expressive. Neil Patrick Harris, as Count Olaf, gives a talented portrayal of a talentless player of dubious motivation. Malina Weissman and Louis Hynes, as Violet and Klaus, deserve honorable mention. All in all, a thoroughly well washed testify. However, if you are chagrined by dire circumstances, dismayed by unfair situations, or saddened past unhappy endings, peradventure you should take to heart Lemony Snicket's introductory caveat. Caveat ways alert.
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My loving cup of tea
This show is either your cup of tea, or it is not. The expression 'your loving cup of tea' here has nothing to do with hot beverages, but is rather used every bit a metaphor. Tea comes in countless flavours, which is perfectly normal because that in that location are countless types of people. And if you don't like a certain flavour, you don't like information technology.
Same goes for this bear witness. If it's not your cup of tea, it's not. Simply if it is your loving cup of tea, information technology is a BIG one. I have not enjoyed a prove this much since... e'er. Let'southward but say information technology's the greatest cup of tea I've ever had.
The all-time mistake I've ever made is picking upwards the offset book of A Series of Unfortunate Events iii years ago and reading it. I got so into this series I read every unmarried book in a few months, and I got and then invested all I could wish for was a Goggle box serial or a movie roofing every book.
When I watched the moving picture, I was disappointed, although I should have expected every bit much from a 90 minute motion-picture show containing the three beginning books. Especially since the rest of the books were then, then adept.
And so I started to hear whispers. Rumors, even, about Netflix creating a new show called "A Series of Unfortunate Events" which would embrace every book... and I was figuratively jumping for joy considering I was so happy.
The first flavor was truly a vague, fabulous brandish that was, I daresay, even BETTER than the books. And the second season... Don't even get me started, for I would all the same exist here tomorrow documenting why information technology was so amazing and satisfying to scout. I truly hope flavor three volition be a boom as well.
Knowing the details of this story's end, I am not curious nearly the ending at all. But I am excited about what's to come up, and how many more musical songs will be sang before this tragic tale comes to an end.
Practise I recommend this series? That I cannot answer, for I do not know if yous, dear reader, adopt black or green tea or don't potable tea at all.
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Admittedly amazing
Let me start by maxim I grew up with the volume series, so I was prepared to (at to the lowest degree partially) dislike the television set series under the notion that "The book is always better". Well, I was delightfully surprised by the quality of the show: start of all, the casting is fantabulous --something that rarely happens with book adaptations. The black humor of the books is likewise flawlessly conveyed and fifty-fifty enhanced, I cannot recommend this show enough! It is very well-paced, beautifully shot and perfectly adapted for the now developed fans of the books to enjoy the story once over again. The 2d season is even better than the first, which was also a not bad success. Information technology deservess a 10/10 rating, I'd rate it fifty-fifty higher if I could!
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Deliciously dark events
Loved the books when younger, am still fond of them now with only 'The Finish' non doing much for me ('The Slippery Slope' isn't a favourite either). The books practice get criticised for beingness formulaic, or repetitive (though actually it did become less so from 'The Vile Hamlet' onwards), and for the adult characters' stupidity, but but dearest the language and the juicy character of Count Olaf. Besides recollect the 2004 moving picture is a lot of fun and very well made and Jim Carrey's performance has fared better since first watching it.
This adaptation of 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' adapts all xiii books, compared to the film that crammed in the start three books, a big undertaking and must have been quite daunting. While it is not a completely perfect version with a few downsides and a few episodes could have been improve, information technology is nonetheless very enjoyable, well made and very brave. Also as adapting all thirteen books, all xiii adaptations (all but 1, the exception existence "The Stop", beingness in 2 parts) stick faithfully in tone and essence to the source material while putting enough of its own spin and touches on it. Big props for that.
'A Series of Unfortunate Events' started off very promisingly with the first flavour, which adapted the start four books 'The Bad Start', 'The Reptile Room', 'The Broad Window' and 'The Miserable Mill'. The tone is well established and it is a good mix of entertaining, in an absurdist, darkly humorous and quirky fashion, and dark. Role 1 of "The Bad Beginning' was understandably a footling unsettled but with enough potential to it. "The Reptile Room" is the most consistent quality-wise of the adaptations, but the best overall episode was Part 2 of "The Miserable Mill".
Season 2, adapting the 5 books from 'The Austere Academy' and 'The Cannibal Carnival', is an improvement, doing a neat job re-establishing the tone and characters and edifice upon them. Actually liked how the characters were fleshed out more and them and their relationships expanded more. Information technology had the accommodation's all-time season opener (easily) in "The Austere University", and "The Hostile Hospital" and "The Carnivorous Carnival" were specially great. Found the flavor to be of consistent quality, with my least favourite being possibly "The Vile Village".
Less settled was Season three (adapting the rest of the books 'The Slippery Gradient', 'The Grim Grotto', 'The Penultimate Peril' and 'The End'), with the only outstanding adaptation being the series' loftier point "The Penultimate Peril". "The Cease", abrupt and tacked on catastrophe aside, too deserves credit for beingness an improvement on the source cloth as it actually does endeavour to answer the loose ends by adding bits that did thankfully the opposite of distracting and the different side to Olaf rings truthful more. Hook-Handed Human being's character evolution was ane of the flavor's most striking. The weakest episode of the season by quite some manner was "The Slippery Slope", peculiarly Function i which was the adaptation's weak link, which started it off shakily. Information technology'southward above average still, but felt wearisome and bland and could have done with more tension and less of the (in this accommodation) besides overdone sense of humor.
Going onto the private elements, in that location are individual elements that could have been washed better. There are pacing problems at times, namely in "The Slippery Slope" and in some of "The Bad Beginning", Part two of "The Grim Grotto" was slightly rushed too. The narration/interjections did in some episodes fall into the traps of beingness overused, over-explanatory and not always necessary. We didn't always need to know that things were going to get worse when it was obvious already. It was though on the nigh part very entertaining, delivered in a wonderfully deadpan mode past Patrick Warburton, and was very true to the narrative style of the books.
Almost of the characters were swell, but the 1 that didn't exercise anything for me from the very showtime and the series never properly did anything to solve it (other than beingness slightly tolerable in "The Penultimate Peril") was Mr Poe. A very insufferably irritating graphic symbol (non just the ridiculously over the acme coughing which came over as gimmicky), also as insultingly inept and increasingly pointless as the series went on. Thousand. Todd Freeman played him with no appeal any and felt out of identify. The finish of "The End" was as said abrupt and what was washed to try and solve it felt tacked on.
There were a few other not and then significant flaws, such every bit the failed try to make Mr Poe necessary in "The Vile Village" with his unconvincing chemical science with Eleanora, the sometimes uneven performance of Alfre Woodard as Aunt Josephine (more often than not she was fine though), the ending of "The Carnivorous Carnival" not completely coming off, how the adults were continually so hands fooled past Count Olaf'south disguises (some of them being blatantly obvious) and the underdeveloped subplot between Klaus and Fiona in "The Grim Grotto".
Notwithstanding, there were many great things. A major plus being the production values. Information technology'south beautifully and atmospherically photographed throughout and the settings have brilliant attention to detail and atmosphere. Uncle Monty'due south reptile room, Lake Lachrymose, the school that lives upwards to its austere name, the most unique penthouse ane will always see, the claustrophobic hospital corridors, the truly creepy carnival setting and Hotel Denouement being the standouts. Even the lighter look of "The End", symbolising the more hopeful tone and themes, works beautifully. The opening titles sequence is brilliantly designed and clever, while the music is quirky and haunting.
On the most part, the writing is very funny often and has emotional and tense moments (adhering very close to Snicket'due south prose), the poking fun at how hotels are run, the failures of justice and nature of the legalities in "The Penultimate Peril" existence especially clever (particularly in Part ii). It is understandably a footling patchy in "The Bad First" and could have been balanced better in "The Slippery Gradient" merely it'southward fine otherwise. The storytelling is seldom less than compelling, the jeopardy moments having by and large urgency and tension (for examples Sunny'due south predicament in "The Grim Grotto" and Violet's in "The Hostile Infirmary") and a great chore is done making it entertaining and deliciously night when needed, making even on paper slightly implausible premises similar with "The Vile Village" just about piece of work. It besides makes a caste of effort trying to clear upwards any "plot holes" that the books had, like providing an explanation for how Count Olaf came to find them in "The Wide Window".
Well washed as well are the character writing and relationships. It was corking to meet characters expanded more in personality, even slighter characters are interesting. Count Olaf is a truly juicy grapheme and the theatrical troupe after being unsure of them at beginning were both hilarious and creepy. Standouts in these regards, other than Olaf, are the character of Jacques (a scene stealer), the wonderfully strange dynamic between Olaf and Esme and the development for Hook-Handed Man in Season 3. Other than Freeman, had little consequence with the performances and felt Malina Weissman, Louis Hynes and Presley Smith (Smith at her all-time was adorable and agreeable) grew in confidence with each episode every bit the Baudelaires matured. Great to not see them treated like idiots either. Aasif Mandvi, Catherine O'Hara, Tony Unhurt, Roger Bart, Richard E. Grant, Beth Grant, Kitana Turnball and Sara Rue make a possible impression, and Patrick Warburton, Nathan Fillion, Lucy Dial and Usman Ally steal all their scenes.
All-time of all is Neil Patrick Harris, giving the performance of a lifetime and forth with the production values the principal reason to run across the serial for. He is conspicuously having enormous fun without getting too giddy or over the top and poses a 18-carat sinister threat in the later episodes (such as "The Hostile Infirmary") without being too scary. This juicy only challenging role also gives Harris a chance to show off his many varied talents and plays to his strengths very well.
Summing up, doesn't completely succeed just is never a failure and keen at its all-time. 7/ten
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Just scout it
Just finished episode 1 and man is it proficient. The actors and actresses are on point. Neil Patrick Harris is keen as always. If anyone had e'er told me Patrick Warburton narrating something was a good idea I would have told them they were crazy, but I would have been dead wrong. He is astonishing for this series. Forgive me for not knowing the children's names, but I would be willing to bet that will presently change. They both steal scenes and volition probably end upward doing a lot of things. The scenery is nighttime and gloomy similar a Tim Burton moving-picture show. I have never never read the books or watched the picture show so I take nothing to compare with. I'thousand hoping as the serial continues it just gets ameliorate. And then for now I give information technology a 9 which I do not paw out freely, and then that's proverb something. Stiff opening. Watch information technology.
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This prove is a boom
Just finished marathoning through all 8 episodes today, and that was super fun! Neil Patrick Harris was obviously the highlight of the show, likewise as Mr Poe, the narrator, Sunny, oh hell pretty much every grapheme here was portrayed well!
The one-act is always there, even when something more serious happens (like a character murdered or something) there is still some funny joke or line said that's e'er lightening upwardly the mood. The visuals were bully also. Sure some of the effects seemed false, merely overall the scenarios and full general cgi were pretty good, way better than most shows on television.
Catastrophe of the season 1 was left kind of opened and unsolved, hope they pick it up for a flavor 2 otherwise information technology volition suck.
At times the show felt a little dragged out and longer than information technology should take. Some episodes could accept easily been 25 minutes but instead ran for 47 minutes and thus although were all the same funny, you can still experience similar they just kept putting in filler content in order to feel longer.
This isn't a show to watch and expect intensity or middle felt drama. This is a show yous lookout man if you lot like quick pun jokes and only something really fresh, as in that location's no real Goggle box show like information technology.
9/10 if the series continues.
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New to this Unfortunate Series
I have never read the books....nor take I seen the Jim Carrey movie. And so, when I saw this come up up on Netflix, I wasn't very interested.
And so, I decided to bank check it out...with my kids. Wow.... I thoroughly enjoyed information technology. Thought NPH was nifty...and loved the kids.
Then I decided to check out the offset volume on Kindle, since it was on sale. I am totally surprised how similar...virtually verbatim.... the series is to the volume. I recollect that is wonderful.
I've seen comments about CGI.... the just thing that really distracted me was some shots where they digitally put Sunny's confront in. I believe that just happened in one scene.
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The adaptation we deserve
This testify is everything the original motion-picture show should've been. The original movie is peachy, simply the matter is, it doesn't have exactly the charm the books had. Reading the books after seeing the film was like sun shining through the clouds after a while, because the writing in the books is so mannerly and clever and while it'southward all "this is a tragic tale" it's also not at all serious. The movie was similar a weird shadow of that. Even so great, withal so very very unique, but something was definitely missing.
The cast of the picture was brilliant, but somehow this show managed to top that. While Jim Carrey was amazing as Count Olaf, Neil Patrick Harris is the existent deal. He tin be that typical over the summit, funny villain that's typical for children's books and shows, but he can also be weirdly scary. Carrey didn't accept that. One of my favourite members of the cast is Patrick Warburton as Lemony Snicket. He has this amazing vocalisation, and his whole persona feels more Lemony Snicket than Jude Law in the film. Everyone is so talented and so incredibly beautiful.
If in that location's something that makes this even greater than the cast and the writing, information technology's the cinematography and the music. Visually this bear witness is amazing, information technology's night like information technology'due south supposed to exist, simply it's detailed and wonderfully surreal? Non realistic? I'grand not certain whats' the right word to employ, but the temper is like for the dark fairy tale - which is exactly what this show is. The music is enchanting, and the theme sung by Neil Patrick Harris just gets stuck in your head. And the song at the very end of the season? Hauntingly beautiful.
Only affair I can complain virtually is how soon the season was over, but that's non actually a complaint. Shorter seasons are ameliorate. Quality over quantity, when it comes to TV shows.
As well ever since I saw the movie I've been digging the "don't spotter / read this" vibe the series has going on. And in the Television set bear witness the theme song is basically "don't sentinel this testify". Only don't listen to Lemony Snicket, watch the show. It'southward worth it.
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A series of ____________ (adjective) _____________ (plural noun)
I like the tone of this series. I enjoy the caricature-like characters and the affectations of the acting. I dearest the production design. The variety of settings were intriguing. It's not besides odd for me or anything like that.
What I didn't at all like was how mind-numbingly formulaic information technology is. At that place aren't really different stories. It's the same story over and over and over, merely with Mad-Libbed details. I really can't understand how this is then popular as a series when it'southward and then formulaic. Why don't people want more than the aforementioned story repeated with Mad-Libbed details?
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Pensive Film Noir
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The series is exactly like the books but with added backstories, Easter eggs, and a film noir expect. My favorite character is Lemony Snicket and his deadpan, droll, dreary, sarcastic narrative fashion that is the hallmark of the books is front-and-heart in the show (oft delivered by him; sometimes his book lines are given to other characters in the bear witness). The lines in the show are often verbatim and other times they are updated to be more than progressive (ex. challenging gender norms) for this day-and-age. Information technology is brindled with bizarre bear witness tunes that are like to the ones you hear in the sound books.
The prove does a corking task of showing the disconnect between the well-pregnant children and aloof adults (both those who similar kids and those who practise not) who only recollect about themselves. The adults bluster most their unfulfilled fantasies and captivate over grammer rules, oblivious to woes or suspicious behavior of others. Yet they are not one-dimensional. The Poe household is invitingly 1950s (the T.V. era where families were flawlessly perfect) to contrast the Baudelaire family literally being in ruin. The Poes, even so, are not in such great shape either, since Mr. Poe is ill from working and so much. Justice Strauss, a judge with a personal library of legal texts, cannot piece together what is going on right in front end of her. She is too distracted by her lack of pride in her piece of work. Even Mr. Snicket, who is researching the Baudelaires, sometimes shifts the chat to lament his star-crossed love life. The adults, selfish every bit they may exist, all take something important to say. The kids, innocent as they may be, all have something important to say.
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Good start to a bad beginning
This show started off promising and then each episode got consistently better introducing new and kwerky characters, I personally enjoyed the 2004 adaptation and this has some sprinkles of that in this series with besides whole heap of new things to be explored and as a beginning flavor it has delivered i would accept liked a darker tone to exist cast like to the movie but its still enjoyable for the about part and the child performances actually surprised me and I appricated at that place presence, Its definitely not for anybody simply requite a endeavour and yous might find yourself having a lot of fun with this series. HAVE A WATCH Y'all MIGHT But Dear It!!
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I was careful non to include spoilers (but beware just in case - some people are more than sensitive than others)
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I acknowledge that I haven't read the books (although now I want to), but later binge-watching the series and decided to watch the 2004 movie to compare with it (and I never thought I'd say this but - Jim Carrey falls apartment adjacent to NPH'south performance!) - and at present I feel I am entitled to accept a legit opinion! Some reviewers take written that NPH is just revisiting his role as Barney Stinson all over once again. That may or may not be true (I'k non going to fence that indicate), but if that's true - I believe that it was probably because of his office equally Barney Stinson that he was called to play Count Olaf in the first place, then to revisit some of Barney's personality traits brand total sense! I took the liberty to read a footling almost Count Olaf's character description (based on the books) and it seems like he's spot on! Watching the series I kind of get a "Harry Potteresque"-feeling, which I personally like. Information technology's partly dark (given the environment, the plot and the backstory), and notwithstanding it's surprisingly light as well, which I personally retrieve is a perfect combination. I don't call back I would've enjoyed this series and so much without its light touches every now and then. Information technology would quickly get besides depressing to watch. I dearest the costumes and I constitute myself laughing at the most empty-headed things - silly things that would not have worked if they were portrayed differently. The film for instance, lacked so much information that it came across as rushed and abruptly interrupted (perchance that's the problem, and not Jim Carrey's operation). The series however, made a lot more than sense to me. I preferred Monty in the series for case, as I feel that I got to know him meliorate at that place. I was really lamentable to see him die in the serial - in the movie - not so much. Serial'southward Josephine was hilarious! I love Meryl Streep, but aforementioned thing happened here, her part in the movie was and then quickly over that I didn't get to know her well plenty to care about her either. I am not complaining over their performance's, just explaining why I think this story works better as a serial than a motion picture.
I love the bittersweet tone of the earth, like I said, I wouldn't have enjoyed it if it was pure darkness. I got and so frustrated over the "cluelessness" and neglect of every single adult who wouldn't listen to the the children (mostly Poe who seems to endure from bad eyesight as well every bit complete lack of intelligence!)!!! It was nevertheless, despite all absurdness and exaggeration, a pretty good estimation of how most adults human action effectually children in real life. The tragic events surrounding these children are in deed tragic and I read that some reviewers seem to recall that the series doesn't do a good task delivering that feeling. I partly agree, merely I remember that'due south a positive thing. It's the irony behind information technology all which makes this serial unique and tragic in the first identify - the main tragedy is still there - but it's non the heart of the story. I personally call back information technology would've been boring if information technology was. I don't especially similar serial (or movies) that focus only on one affair.
Now back to the acting! The kids are perfect in their roles! I promise to see a lot of them in the futurity as well. I besides hope that they don't replace Sunny as so many series practice, because that baby is adorable!!!
The story may seem repetitive to some people, just I keep getting the feeling that there's a deeper message within the story as it unravels. Some reviewers seem to be annoyed over the shows' silliness, but I read review'south of the books online and it seems that the books exercise in fact share this trait. Information technology makes sense since they are children's books after all. It doesn't hateful that some adults - like me for instance (who are probable still in touch with their inner child) - cannot enjoy information technology! Considering I beloved it! Had I watched it with my "grown-up"-eyes, I might not accept liked it then much, as I wouldn't have given it a fair treatment. I rate this a ten, because I love the set, I love the interim, I beloved the plot and I recall it'southward perfectly counterbalanced.
I don't recommend it to anybody, only to those who are willing to watch this with innocent eyes.
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I really want to similar this show, only its repetitiveness is a bit also much
I want to like this bear witness. I really do. And I know you desire to have this show shut to the books, only my god if I accept to see some other episode where no one tin can tell who the encarmine hell Count Olaf is I am seriously going to have a stroke. This show is not for people with high feet and only can't deal with shows playing off on your disbelief. Each episode is basically the same. The kids are not bad, but I can't proceed watching the show like this. I just can't accept it.
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The unfortunate story of the Baudelaire orphans seems to accept finally gotten a worthy adaptation.
The show stands on information technology's own, a wonderful airheaded and atmospheric piece of work. It has well written jokes and a expert story line. It will take you on an incredible adventure every bit we go to follow the Baudelaire orphans and their dearest count Olaf. It has a chip of dark but even so silly humor, and all the actors give an outstanding functioning! There were very few flaws and one thing that did bother was from time to fourth dimension the jokes were a bit dry. Simply well-nigh of the time it was an absolutely wonderful and hysterical chance! I can proudly recommend this Netflix original to anyone who wants a bit a of a different story or just wants to lookout a great show with laughter and excitement through out! To all those who were a fan of the books I can say that you will enjoy each and every episode! 9/10
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A Series of Indulgent Performances
I want to enjoy this show... what it's reaching for I detect highly-seasoned, but I become frustrated watching it. I feel like I know the upshot of every scene, and the punchline of every joke... but the show needlessly stretches out every moment. I think the extended timing is supposed to be part of the humor and tone, only it lacks surprises and tension. I'g sure the cast and crew had a practiced fourth dimension making this show, equally there's lots of creativity in the sets and costume, just watching it is similar reading a run-on sentence where the lack of punctuation is the joke.
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A Serial of Unfortunate Events is an engaging Gothic adaptation of pop volume with stellar cast and management.
A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017): More often than not whatsoever literary or dramatic works wants to end with a happy ending such that it enlightens audience feel simply few writers believes in unhappy ending which enlightens audience perspective.A Series of Unfortunate Events is such unfortunate book in all perspectives but its non at all a tragedy.I loved the film adaptation of the book and Jim Carrey is the best Count Olaf.When I heard that Neil Patrick Harris is doing the role of Count Olaf in this TV Serial adaptation I doubted him.I know that he is a good thespian but Count Olaf is non at all his league.But surprisingly Neil Patrick Harris didn't disappoint and instead gave some other memorable Count Olaf.Beside that there are lot of surprises in this Idiot box accommodation.
Plot: After a fire destroys their home and parents, the Baudelaires siblings Violet (Malina Weissman),Klaus (Louis Hynes) and an babe Sunny (Presley Smith) are sent to live with a distant relative, Count Olaf (Neil Patrick Harris), who turns out to exist a dastardly criminal subsequently the youngsters' fortune. As they cooperate with the evil Count'southward twisted plans, the Orphans acquire from several mysterious relatives and guardians, there is something deeper that ties their parents, Count Olaf, and all of their mysterious new allies together. The deeper they get in their investigation, the more than they discover tour their parents night family secrets.
What I felt: A Serial of Unfortunate Events series consists of 13 novels (which I hadn't read).This version gets through the books at a charge per unit of half per episode, then the initial batch of viii covers only the offset four volumes of 13.
The specialty of A Series of Unfortunate Events is that whenever yous start to feel that a good affair is going to happen for Baudelaires in that location comes another unfortunate event which surprises y'all.Peculiarly the unknown couple's escape from unknown captors gives united states a hope that Baudelaire's parents are alive just at the end of Season i there comes a twist which gives clue that there are all the same a lot more unfortunate events for Baudelaires.
Casting is the major pro of this series.Neil Patrick Harris as Count Olaf is very good and is hugely successful in not reminding us Jim Carrey. He gives a talented portrayal of a talentless actor of dubious motivation. Patrick Warburton, every bit Lemony Snicket, gave an engaging narration with brilliant humor touch to it.The Baudelaires also smoothen specially Malina Weismann as Violet Baudelair.
If you lot consider Writing and Management,this show is on par and some times more than engaging than the motion-picture show.I have waited for a long fourth dimension for sequel of the film but it didn't happen.Simply luckily Netflix brought us this mesmerizing serial of unfortunate events with peachy output.This series follows a unconventional narration where narrator appears in middle of scenes and explains words and phrases in incongruous item. When describing a word the reader may non exist aware of, he typically says "a give-and-take which here means ...," sometimes with a humorous definition, or one that is relevant only to the events at manus (for instance, he describes "adversity" equally meaning "Count Olaf").
Background score and visuals are very good.Few scenes of CGI looked imitation very clearly only information technology is negligible as they brought much meliorate output with limited upkeep.
So,A Series of Unfortunate Events is an engaging Gothic adaptation of popular book with stellar bandage and direction.
Eagerly waiting for Season two!! My rating 8/10
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Hot garbage with a little twang
The erstwhile film was great but it seemed like information technology lacked something that the series missed completely. I stopped in the middle of the first season because it became repetitive and I became extremely bellyaching from the obliviousness to the obvious solutions, the one dimensional characters, how tiresome the children in this series were compared to the children from the motion-picture show. The children from the movie knew their stuff while the children in the serial lacked severely. That's what fabricated me dear Lemony Snicket in the outset place equally a kid. I'thousand yet watching but it's slowly condign a serial I play when I need groundwork noise. I did capeesh some of the humor from the grapheme with the scars only that'southward about it..
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Tedious, boring, humorless, repetitive, insulting to the intellect
I've never read the source material, and don't recollect watching all of the picture show of the same name, then mayhap those that enjoyed those might enjoy the nostalgia, simply I slogged through it hoping to find something of value and never did.
The adults are beyond silly. In this universe, adults make poor decisions while explaining the very details that make the decision a poor ane, and this passes as humor. Adults can't see through simple disguises even with master characters they've seen before -- even when they make up stupid names for their surreptitious character and skid upward on lines that reveal who they truly are. Yet, the children know immediately. Many of the characters are 1-dimensional as either villains or flawed heroes fixated on one subject or another.
The contrived dangers largely revolve around harming one of the children, and the state of affairs is absurd, the evil program is absurd, the children'south solution is absurd, and I accept to fight the urge to argue with the screen about the plot holes and better solutions.
I had truly hoped that Neil Patrick Harris could pull off some magic with this 1. He largely falls flat every bit a generally one-dimensional character himself. He has very fiddling range of emotion or depth, little backstory, and while he's likewise silly to exist feared as a villain, he's also flat of a character to evoke any other emotion either.
The children rattle off their lines like they're reading direct from the script - with little emotion or inflection. There's no sense of danger or horror even as lives are threatened and people are killed.
The testify can't decide what it's supposed to be, but clearly at that place are attempts at sense of humour. There's some situational irony and a few laughs, though they are few and far between.
I'd say unless you're a fan of the source material, in that location's non much to enjoy in this other than seeing NPH being light-headed and some cameos of various celebs.
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Surprising, Stunning and Seriously Enjoyable!
Oh my god, I'm and then happy they decided to make a serial out of those books!
When I was a kid I loved the books, they where very easy to read, funny, dark and dissimilar then anything else out there. When they made a film about information technology I was excited of course, simply information technology didn't plow out very well in my opinion. I didn't similar Jim Carey and it merely didn't do any justice to the books. When I heard they announced a consummate serial, I got excited again (yes, I always try to stay positive). Because for me it meant; more fourth dimension for the story, dissimilar actors and another alter to exist equally funny, dark and unique equally the book.
Jackpot! They nailed information technology this fourth dimension! The humor merely was a hundred times more weird and quirky. That was the thing I hoped for well-nigh. I think the actors do a not bad job and they really understand the characters and what they're going through. They finally take the fourth dimension to tell the story and make everything look as beautiful as I imagined it equally a kid. Because the story is very unreal yous shouldn't expect anything serious, but yous can't do anything else then sympathize with those poor kids. I honey how they commencement out pretty clueless and end upward taking control of the shitty state of affairs they're in and endeavor to observe the answers themselves.
I'm not going to spoil whatsoever of the story, you merely take to see it for yourself. I would actually recommend it if yous're not upwards to something serious, but if your actually want a unlike feel in storytelling.
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"A Serial of Unfortunate Events" (2017)- Definitely don't look away...
Since 1999, the delightful children'southward book series "A Series of Unfortunate Events" has captivated audiences young and old alike. Selling millions of copies and winning a number of awards, the novels by "Lemony Snicket" (a pen-name for author Daniel Handler) have become something of a modest pop-civilisation phenomenon. Then it should exist no surprise that adaptations of the work would begin to pop up in other mediums, including notably a 2004 characteristic-movie adaptation that was met with general critical acclaim but received simply a mixed reception from the fanbase of the original source textile. Due to lower-than- expected box function returns, any sequels were shelved, and information technology would be a full thirteen years (perhaps ironically) until Netflix took a turn at the material with 2017's wonderful new adaptation, which it prepare to be told over three seasons.
And despite what the credits theme might implore you lot to do, I volition say with some certainty that yous should definitely not wait away. Considering while not quite perfect and suffering a few shaky episodes, Netflix'south "A Series of Unfortunate Events" is a wonderful, nighttime and delightfully-dreary adaptation that should please all who chose to spotter.
The series follows the Baudelaire Orphans of Violet, Klaus and Sunny, whose wealthy parents are killed in a mysterious house-fire while the children play at the beach. At present without a home or family, they are inadvertently sent to live with the greedy and devious Count Olaf, who seeks to exploit them and savor the spoils of their vast inheritance. While they repeatedly escape from him and find their ways to new friends, guardians and threats, Olaf is always on their trail. The series follows the children as they continually effort to evade the vile Count and the various misadventures they find themselves in along the way, while they also gradually uncover the secrets and mysterious behind their parents' demise, and the bizarre Secret Club to which they may take been members.
The series is wonderfully moody and endlessly stylish thank you to the clever writing of the staff (including series creator Daniel Handler) and executive producer, as well every bit frequent manager, Barry Sonnenfeld. Together, they craft a surprisingly unique tonality and style that suits the material quite well, and is often stunning to behold. It's a advisedly balanced mixture of Gothic and what I can only refer to as "Indie" sensibilities. The oppressive and monotone set-design is nicely assorted by bursts of pastels and lively camera-work, which I found refreshing. It nearly reminded me of early Burton. (Y'all know... back when he fabricated clever, original films.) Which makes sense as the lead production designer and 1 of the directors on the series is Bo Welch, who got his beginning with films like "Edward Scissorhands" and "Beetlejuice."
The cast is but absolutely delicious. Much has been said about star Neil Patrick Harris' take on the devilish Count Olaf, and I must echo in praise. He plays the role every bit a sort-of neurotic and spoiled egomaniac, and it works perfectly. Astonishing casting. As much as I liked Jim Carrey in the 2004 pic, I think Harris improves on him in almost every way. Malina Weissman and Louis Hynes requite remarkable performances as Violet and Klaus, and ground the show, giving it all the centre it could perhaps ever need. Both excel in their roles, and both show groovy promise of future careers. Sunny is adequately adorable, and is portrayed by Presley Smith while popular vox- actress Tara Strong provides her infantile blathering. Patrick Warburton is a ton of fun and gives great dry out delivery and good witty humor in his small role equally narrator "Lemony Snicket." And guest stars including everyone from Volition Arnett and Cobie Smulders to Don Johnson, Aasif Mandvi and Joan Cusack are all exquisitely cast and requite great, memorable turns in their corresponding roles.
While I must confess that I've but read the odd snippet and folio of the original books here and there, even every bit someone who isn't necessarily a fan, I tin't imagine anyone not enjoying this show in virtually every chapters. It'southward imaginative. Information technology'due south moody. Information technology's stylish and well-crafted. Hilarious and wonderfully depressing. While I exercise have to dock a betoken for some questionable craftsmanship in a few cardinal scenes (some of the effects are pretty bad given the upkeep constraints and some scenes are sloppily assembled) and an episode or ii that feel wonky and out-of-place, I even so whole- heartedly recommend Netflix's "A Series of Unfortunate Events" and absolutely cannot await for the recently-announced 2d flavor. I loved it so much, I'm honestly thinking almost going out and buying all the books... and I'm virtually 30 years old. That'south gotta tell you lot something.
I give "A Series of Unfortunate Events" an excellent 9 out of 10.
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A series of an unfortunate series
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I cannot believe this series is comparable to the picture show. In the pic the children are kept from seeking help as every opportunity is barricaded by the count'southward deliberate attempts to draw attention away from the children to himself and interrupted their conversations so they could non reveal what he was upwardly to, and there were times he locked their room or guarded them so they could not escape and ask for help. In the series however the children had a number of opportunities where they could report that he was forcing them to do slave labor and that they were sleeping in squalid conditions, merely instead they asked to use their neighbours' library so they could read a book on cooking to make the count his dinner and then went to town to buy the ingredients!
Then we have the narrator who constantly pops up in the center of the scene with his droning and depressing vocalization and it'south merely style also intrusive in comparison to the narrator in the movie who was just thinking out loud whilst typing the Baudelaire story on his typewriter.
I fail to encounter why so many people liked this serial. Other reviewers say it'southward "truthful to the books", but since I never read the books I don't know and from this Telly series would presume the books must be equally as boring and frustrating as the series.
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I'Chiliad GLAD THIS WAS NOT A Motion-picture show Serial
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Season 1: RATING 8/ten. HEADLINE: A LONGER, REALLY GOOD REPLAY OF AN OKAY MOVIE
Before "Lemony Snicket'southward A Series of Unfortunate Events" became a tv series, the books it was based on (or at least some of the books) were adapted into an okay 2004 comedy motion picture starring Jim Carrey, Meryll Streep and Emily Browning. So my experience watching this is already stated in this season's review'southward headline.
Season 2: RATING 10/10 HEADLINE: I LOVE LUCY PUNCH
Season two of "Lemony Snicket'south A Serial of Unfortunate Events" was not brought downwards by any previous adaptations of the books, therefore making this season miles meliorate than its really good predecessor. The addition of Lucy Punch is a please and the death of a character at the terminate of the last episode bankrupt my heart.
Season three: RATING 9/10 HEADLINE: I'M GLAD THIS WAS NOT A FILM Serial
The end of "Lemony Snicket'due south A Series of Unfortunate Events" is not what I expected. The previous season set up things that were non direct answered here, therefore I did not requite information technology another star. Still, said answers were still present, though they were only either implied or can be answered by putting the pieces together. Still, I am very satisfied with the great finale that they gave me. Though I do recall that some people who are like me (not-readers of the book) will be very disappointed.
Overall, I loved this serial and I am glad they did not brand this a flick series.
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I must be missing something...
When I first saw this was happening, my center skipped a trounce. I learned of the book series from the picture show, so I went on to read them. They were delightfully written in a way that fifty-fifty though very sad things were happening, you couldn't help simply feel comfy and enthralled.
Somehow the magic was lost in translation from books to the prove. The acting feels misplaced around the forced and awkward dialogue. I can't seem to intendance most any of the characters as they are misshapen stereotypical messes.
While reading the books I was tickled, only while watching this I was but bellyaching. Perhaps 10 years ago the stupidly oblivious adults would be entertaining, just today it's just not believable, let alone entertaining. It seems Sesame Street and the Adams Family had a infant, but smoked all through pregnancy and the result is an anathema that is neither here nor there.
Maybe all the people who have given such stellar positive reviews saw something I didn't, considering if it were up to me I'd nip this in the bud only so that Neil Patrick Harris could move on to something else.
Awful, merely awful.
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Everything most the series is weird, quirky and entertaining to watch
Among the best series for kids out in that location even though it's a Black Comedy, information technology is very dissimilar from annihilation else you take seen. I loved watching it with my 9 & 12-twelvemonth-old nephews. More focused towards the young crowd but does accept something for the adults too with its hilarious over the summit plots in an illogical world.
The plot revolves effectually Count Olaf trying to steal a fortune from Baudelaire orphans afterwards their parents perish in a fire. Information technology'due south a treat to scout them save themselves with their intellect and Count Olaf cooking up new schemes to become the fortunes. The adults in this world are outrageously dumb.
The casting and their performance cannot be more perfect. Neil Patrick Harris is astonishing with the various disguises and accents he pulls off. Malina Weissman and Louis Hynes are outstanding as Violet and Klaus. The unique narration style by Patrick Warburton breaking the fourth wall has its own sophisticated amuse.
The makeup & music is the best there is on the pocket-size screen. Even small things such as the opening theme and lines which changes episode past episode are a care for to look forward to.
Season One (four.five/five) Introduces the states to the characters and the world of Unfortunate Events
Season Two (four.5/five) Continues the absurd tale of the Baudelaire orphans on the same note equally the previous 1, full of weird humor, great set pieces, and superb performances, although the series doesn't offer anything new the suspense does get deeper.
Flavour Three (v/5) Ends the series on a satisfying bittersweet annotation, the mysteries are answered, the many twists are bright and the adventures make it such an entertaining spotter, probably the best flavour of the series.
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