I’m here to relate the tale of a very unfortunate movie, in which three smart orphans are forced to endure the most nefarious, villainous Count Olaf as he schemes to secure his claim to their inheritance.
Not having a read any of the books, it took me a little while to get into the flow of the film. The kids have read all 11, and they were laughing out loud throughout the movie. It was a much darker movie than I would have expected for a kids film, however the kids and Michelle insist it was actually quite a bit more lighthearted than the books. At dinner after the movie, the kids reviewed all the parts that were different than the books.
The resident Snicket aficionados give the movie a very enthusiastic two thumbs up.
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I have marvelled, ever since trying to read one of the Lemony Snicket books, that children can read them at all, much less get the dark humor. I’ll have to start at the first, I guess (I just jumped in on one I happened upon at the library) and give them another try. How old are your afficionados? Just wondering when to start trying to read them to my two (4 and 6).
We’ve gone the books-on-tape route with these. Our soon-to-be-8-year-old loves them. The 5.5-year-old doesn’t follow the story much. FWIW, both adults in the car love the stories, too.
And my kids are already picking out discrepancies from the trailer. I’m not sure I’ll be able to stand three weeks of dissection after we see the movie.