A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) (Movie)

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Lemony Snicket: (the Littlest Elf has just come to an abrupt halt) I'm sorry to say that this is not the movie you will be watching. The movie you are about to see is extremely unpleasant. If you wish to see a film about a happy little elf, I'm sure there is still plenty of seating in theatre number two. However, if you like stories about clever and reasonably attractive orphans, suspicious fires, carnivorous leeches, Italian food and secret organizations, then stay, as I retrace each and every one of the Baudelaire children's woeful steps. My name is Lemony Snicket, and it is my sad duty to document this tale.

stars  The beginning of the film features a false-start opening sequence called "The Littlest Elf". The sequence was created in CGI, but designed to resemble the stop-motion animated children's specials common in the 1960s and '70s, most famously by Rankin-Bass.

stars  Early in pre-production, Scott Rudin was attached to produce this movie, with Barry Sonnenfeld as director. Rudin later left the project over "budgetary conflicts", and Sonnenfeld left soon after. However, both are still credited as executive producers.

stars  Some of the chores seen on the list of chores given to the Baudelaires by Count Olaf: 1. Fix the rear porch so it is back to code, 2. Dust and clean all the very important pictures of myself, 3. Clean the staircase, 4. Reupholster the living room sofa, 5. Dust and polish the wood furniture throughout the house, 6. Do all the laundry and make sure you separate the whites, the colors, and the polyesters (make sure to take special care with my costumes and delicate), 7. Iron all the clothes, 8. Sew buttons on clothes that are missing them, 9. Clean mirrors above my makeup table taking care that there are no streaks, 10. Wash the steps on the porch, 11. Prune trees in the front yard, and not to mention, 172. Prepare a delicious dinner for myself and my troupe

stars  Sham is another word for a false idea.

stars  According to the letter the children receive at the end of the film, the Baudelaire Mansion, is at 23 Prospero Place, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.