The Official RAZZIE® Forum : Forum DISCUSSION of MR. POPPER'S PENGUINS http://www.razzies.com/forum/ This is an XML content feed of; The Official RAZZIE® Forum : DISCUSSION & ADD'L INFO on MR. POPPER's PENGUINS : Forum DISCUSSION of MR. POPPER'S PENGUINS Sun, 19 May 2013 19:33:04 +0000 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:48:30 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.70 360 www.razzies.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=5122 The Official RAZZIE® Forum http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_images/RazzieLogo02.gif http://www.razzies.com/forum/ Forum DISCUSSION of MR. POPPER'S PENGUINS : I saw it with my family. They... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5122&PID=49745#49745 Author: whatsthepoint
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Posted: February 14 2012 at 10:48am


I saw it with my family. They all seemed to really enjoy it. They actually laughed several times through. I didn't think it was bad either. No nominations from me, except some CGI award.
]]> Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:48:30 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5122&PID=49745#49745 Forum DISCUSSION of MR. POPPER'S PENGUINS : I just saw it,but won't review... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5122&PID=47117#47117 Author: Vits
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Posted: October 03 2011 at 8:40am

I just saw it,but won't review it.

It started off as a harmless family movie(which is quite rare),but during the last part it became too corny.Throughout,it was predictable and not really funny.

I give it 4/10.

F.Y.C.:
-Actor:Maybe.I re-read HeadRAZZ's posts about how being an actor also means to choose the right roles,and he has good points.
-Supp. Actress;Couple/Ensemble:No.The only other cast member in consideration is Carla Gugino because she was also in SUCKER PUNCH.She was decent in that one,and nothing worth mentioning here.And while at times I felt the relationship between Carrey and the penguins was forced,and in one scene rushed,overall it was OK.
-Director:No.
-Screenplay;Remake:Maybe.I've heard it's berry different from the book,but is it enough to rape child memories?
-Picture;Excuse For Family Entertainment:No.
]]> Mon, 03 Oct 2011 08:40:38 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5122&PID=47117#47117 Forum DISCUSSION of MR. POPPER'S PENGUINS : Just watched it, have to say,... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5122&PID=44223#44223 Author: jesse685
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Posted: July 20 2011 at 10:27pm

Just watched it, have to say, the penguins' names are f***ing horrible! e.g. Bitey, Stinky, Loudy, Lovey. Also, Clark Gregg had quite a s**t supporting role, in which later on during the film, SPOILER ALERT: His character was going to trade the penguins for animals like Bengal tigers, WHO F***ING DOES THAT!]]> Wed, 20 Jul 2011 22:27:59 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5122&PID=44223#44223 Forum DISCUSSION of MR. POPPER'S PENGUINS : OMG, I knew right when I saw something... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5122&PID=43762#43762 Author: jesse685
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Posted: July 05 2011 at 5:36pm

OMG, I knew right when I saw something for this, I knew it would be w***e-s**t.

]]> Tue, 05 Jul 2011 17:36:54 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5122&PID=43762#43762 Forum DISCUSSION of MR. POPPER'S PENGUINS : This one really hurts, as... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5122&PID=43736#43736 Author: wetbandit82
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Posted: July 05 2011 at 8:29am

This one really hurts, as Richard and Florence Atwater's book was one of my favorites as a child.  While I was hoping it would reach the big screen some day, I'd always imagined it as more a period piece, to be set around the time the book was in fact written; even reading it in the early 90s, that seemed right for the story they were telling; certainly, in today's financial world, showing the Poppers' overt financial travails, balanced PROPERLY with the difficulties of raising an increasingly large number of penguins would have hit a chord with people still struggling to find jobs in the recovery (assuming they'd have the money to buy a movie ticket, that is).  And the humor there was perfect, with everything naturally coming from the penguins' natural instincts.  Some time down the road, if someone actually wants to try it this way, then maybe they'd have a worthwhile picture, but this, no, not in the least.  Now if someone even so much as touches The Cricket in Times Square (Chuck Jones's adaptation in the 70s, though somewhat compressed, works well enough as it is, as did its 2 holiday followups), somebody just might get thrown off the studio roof...]]> Tue, 05 Jul 2011 08:29:09 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5122&PID=43736#43736 Forum DISCUSSION of MR. POPPER'S PENGUINS : Carrey did win a Golden Globe... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5122&PID=43138#43138 Author: Gregory
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Posted: June 24 2011 at 4:06pm

Carrey did win a Golden Globe for Man on the Moon but, fortunately, he did not get an Oscar nomination for it.  

Originally posted by saturnwatcher

And no, I am not going to accept Man on the Moon inspite of Carrey's Oscar nomination, which was a very misguided gesture on the part of AMPAS.
 

RESPONSE from Head RAZZberry: For the curious, here is an IMDb LINK to their page listing all award nominations for Jim Carrey. He has never been an Academy Award® nominee, but if you scroll way down the page, you'll see that he has been a RAZZIE® contender...TWICE!  




]]> Fri, 24 Jun 2011 16:06:18 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5122&PID=43138#43138 Forum DISCUSSION of MR. POPPER'S PENGUINS : Sorry, WTP, but here at the... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5122&PID=43053#43053 Author: BurnHollywoodBurn
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Posted: June 23 2011 at 9:38am

Sorry, WTP, but here at the Razzies (and throughout most of the entertainment industry), The Golden Globes get no respect. Mostly, it's because their voters are in the 90 member range, if that! By comparison, the Razzie voting member numbers are closer to 700! And Carrey could have won those awards by getting less than 30% of those 90 votes!  

]]> Thu, 23 Jun 2011 09:38:23 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5122&PID=43053#43053 Forum DISCUSSION of MR. POPPER'S PENGUINS : Carrey also won a Golden Globe... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5122&PID=43048#43048 Author: whatsthepoint
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Posted: June 23 2011 at 8:33am

Carrey also won a Golden Globe for Truman Show and Man in the Moon. Wink  


Originally posted by Michaels

The only other serious role of Jim Carrey's was "The Truman Show". Although tha movie doesn't put him in the category of brilliant comedian either.

]]> Thu, 23 Jun 2011 08:33:57 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5122&PID=43048#43048 Forum DISCUSSION of MR. POPPER'S PENGUINS : True comedic genius remains laugh... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5122&PID=42966#42966 Author: BurnHollywoodBurn
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Posted: June 20 2011 at 5:18pm

True comedic genius remains laugh out loud funny throughout the ages and with each viewing of a movie. Carrey's stuff might make you laugh out loud the first time you see it, but years later, you're lucky if you can work up a chuckle upon seeing that movie again.]]> Mon, 20 Jun 2011 17:18:34 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5122&PID=42966#42966 Forum DISCUSSION of MR. POPPER'S PENGUINS : True, those movies do prove that... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5122&PID=42953#42953 Author: Michaels
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Posted: June 20 2011 at 10:48am

True, those movies do prove that he CAN act. However, they don't prove that he's an "incredible" actor, just a better-than-average one.  

Originally posted by Vits

What about SIMON BIRCH,THE MAJESTIC,ETERNAL SUNSHINE,THE NUMBER 23 and I LOVE YOU,PHILLIP MORRIS?
]]> Mon, 20 Jun 2011 10:48:35 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5122&PID=42953#42953 Forum DISCUSSION of MR. POPPER'S PENGUINS : It will remain at 45% in R.T..Contender? Originally... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5122&PID=42950#42950 Author: Vits
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Posted: June 20 2011 at 9:27am

It will remain at 45% in R.T..Contender?
Originally posted by Michaels

The only other serious role of Jim Carrey's was "The Truman Show".
What about SIMON BIRCH,THE MAJESTIC,ETERNAL SUNSHINE,THE NUMBER 23 and I LOVE YOU,PHILLIP MORRIS?
]]> Mon, 20 Jun 2011 09:27:18 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5122&PID=42950#42950 Forum DISCUSSION of MR. POPPER'S PENGUINS : The only other serious role of... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5122&PID=42944#42944 Author: Michaels
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Posted: June 20 2011 at 5:34am

The only other serious role of Jim Carrey's was "The Truman Show". Although tha movie doesn't put him in the category of brilliant comedian either.]]> Mon, 20 Jun 2011 05:34:34 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5122&PID=42944#42944 Forum DISCUSSION of MR. POPPER'S PENGUINS : Originally posted by whatsthepointCarrey... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5122&PID=42941#42941 Author: saturnwatcher
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Posted: June 19 2011 at 8:56pm

Originally posted by whatsthepoint

Carrey is an incredible actor and a brilliant comedian. I don't care what anybody on this forum says.
I'm responding to this tonight only because I am bored. The word "incredible" is an extremely strong adjective. Perhaps you could give me one example of Carrey turning in one performance that qualifies as worthy of that word, let alone a string of them? And no, I am not going to accept Man on the Moon inspite of Carrey's Oscar nomination, which was a very misguided gesture on the part of AMPAS. I had the pleasure of meeting Andy Kaufman, and Jim Carrey is no Andy Kaufman. Brillant comedian? Evidently all that is required to achieve that status is the ability to make faces and pass off body function jokes. I don't think I have ever seen anything in a Carrey movie that made me laugh. A truly brilliant comic has wide appeal. I can provide a lengthy list of men and women who have achieved that status. Carrey would not be on it. I have made this point before: Personal taste does not convey universal appeal. I like the movie UHF. Frankly, it was a piece of crap comedy that made me laugh. The fact that I liked it doesn't make it a masterpiece in the genre. Nor does your enjoyment of Carrey's work make him either an incredible actor or brilliant comedian. ]]> Sun, 19 Jun 2011 20:56:00 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5122&PID=42941#42941 Forum DISCUSSION of MR. POPPER'S PENGUINS : Richard Roeper gave it a C-:ht... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5122&PID=42877#42877 Author: Vits
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Posted: June 17 2011 at 5:58pm

Richard Roeper gave it a C-:

http://www.richardroeper.com/reviews/mrpopperspenguins.aspx
]]> Fri, 17 Jun 2011 17:58:18 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5122&PID=42877#42877 Forum DISCUSSION of MR. POPPER'S PENGUINS : I thought from the trailers it... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5122&PID=42838#42838 Author: whatsthepoint
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Posted: June 17 2011 at 8:37am

I thought from the trailers it looked okay. ]]> Fri, 17 Jun 2011 08:37:14 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5122&PID=42838#42838 Forum DISCUSSION of MR. POPPER'S PENGUINS : R.T. has a concensus:"Blandly... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5122&PID=42794#42794 Author: Vits
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Posted: June 16 2011 at 4:47pm

R.T. has a concensus:"Blandly inoffensive and thoroughly predictable,it could've been worse...but it should have been better".

Roger Ebert(*,5/****):"A stupefying dumb family movie proving that penguins have limited charisma as pets".
]]> Thu, 16 Jun 2011 16:47:35 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5122&PID=42794#42794 Forum DISCUSSION of MR. POPPER'S PENGUINS : Originally posted by saturnwatcherAs... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5122&PID=42788#42788 Author: BurnHollywoodBurn
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Posted: June 16 2011 at 4:36pm

Originally posted by saturnwatcher

As of this morning, Mr Popper had fallen to 47% with 19 reviews counted. That is still a small sample, but I doubt that it is going to climb from there.
I never thought I would see the day when a Jim Carrey movie co-starring penguins would be higher rated on RT than the "Green Lantern" movie! How do you mess that up!?]]> Thu, 16 Jun 2011 16:36:46 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5122&PID=42788#42788 Forum DISCUSSION of MR. POPPER'S PENGUINS : As of this morning, Mr Popper... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5122&PID=42774#42774 Author: saturnwatcher
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Posted: June 16 2011 at 8:37am

As of this morning, Mr Popper had fallen to 47% with 19 reviews counted. That is still a small sample, but I doubt that it is going to climb from there.]]> Thu, 16 Jun 2011 08:37:15 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5122&PID=42774#42774 Forum DISCUSSION of MR. POPPER'S PENGUINS : I don't know as more reviews... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5122&PID=42761#42761 Author: Sman
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Posted: June 15 2011 at 10:18pm

I don't know as more reviews come in I think it'll end around a 45% on R.T. Really thought Green Lantern would be WMOTW.]]> Wed, 15 Jun 2011 22:18:00 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5122&PID=42761#42761 Forum DISCUSSION of MR. POPPER'S PENGUINS : Currently, Popper's got a... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5122&PID=42749#42749 Author: Grounder the Critic
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Posted: June 15 2011 at 6:04pm

Currently, Popper's got a 71% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, so this may be good despite it's toilet jokes. I'm sure it will.]]> Wed, 15 Jun 2011 18:04:40 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5122&PID=42749#42749 Forum DISCUSSION of MR. POPPER'S PENGUINS : ....on the other hand, when Mrs.... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5122&PID=42704#42704 Author: saturnwatcher
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Posted: June 14 2011 at 10:16am

....on the other hand, when Mrs. Penguin's Poppers hits the theaters, I'm there.LOL]]> Tue, 14 Jun 2011 10:16:15 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5122&PID=42704#42704 Forum DISCUSSION of MR. POPPER'S PENGUINS : I get the weird feeling that this... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5122&PID=42703#42703 Author: saturnwatcher
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Posted: June 14 2011 at 10:10am

 I get the weird feeling that this is nothing more than the backstory for some future installment of Batman. ]]> Tue, 14 Jun 2011 10:10:21 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5122&PID=42703#42703 Forum DISCUSSION of MR. POPPER'S PENGUINS : Carrey is an incredible actor... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5122&PID=42685#42685 Author: whatsthepoint
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Posted: June 13 2011 at 2:58pm

Carrey is an incredible actor and a brilliant comedian. I don't care what anybody on this forum says.
]]> Mon, 13 Jun 2011 14:58:10 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5122&PID=42685#42685 Forum DISCUSSION of MR. POPPER'S PENGUINS : The problem with Jim Carrey is... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5122&PID=42684#42684 Author: Michaels
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Posted: June 13 2011 at 2:47pm

The problem with Jim Carrey is that he will forever be remembered for his roles of being the human cartoon character, be it making funny faces, making odd noises, or just making his body into a pretzel. Yes, it was all funny back in 1994, but it has gotten stale since then. And like Adam Sandler's manchild rountine, Carrey is trapped in that sterotype of the silly man, and audiences won't pay to see him do drama or play any other kind of role. When comedians go to the well too many times, they become one-trick ponies, and that could be the ruin of their careers.]]> Mon, 13 Jun 2011 14:47:23 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5122&PID=42684#42684 Forum DISCUSSION of MR. POPPER'S PENGUINS : Carrey has been in a lot of adaptations.It's... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5122&PID=42676#42676 Author: Vits
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Posted: June 13 2011 at 1:17pm

Carrey has been in a lot of adaptations.It's true that he applies his trademarks,but I'm pretty sure it's the writers fault if the characters don't resemble the books.]]> Mon, 13 Jun 2011 13:17:25 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5122&PID=42676#42676 Forum DISCUSSION of MR. POPPER'S PENGUINS : I agree (yes this is my first... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5122&PID=42667#42667 Author: whatsthepoint
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Posted: June 13 2011 at 12:53pm

I agree (yes this is my first time posting, but I've been looking at these forums for years I just decided to finally create a account) I don't understand Headrazzberry's hatred of Jim Carrey (A series of unforunate events is a poor example because it actually had good reviews). Sure this movies looks pretty bad, but he tried to target his last two movies and that went nowhere (Horton and Christmas). Also Jim Carrey getting a nomination for A series of Unforunate Events wouldn't have been pleasing for me (Maybe the reason they didn't make a sequel was because of Jim Carrey's anti-sequel routine, and simply couldn't recast in time). ]]> Mon, 13 Jun 2011 12:53:43 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5122&PID=42667#42667 Forum DISCUSSION of MR. POPPER'S PENGUINS : Hang on.You said you wanted Carrey... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5122&PID=42640#42640 Author: Vits
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Posted: June 11 2011 at 1:43pm

Hang on.You said you wanted Carrey to be nominated as Worst Actor. He gave a good performance in both movies, even if the characters were wrongly written...    

Originally posted by HeadRAZZBerry

The near total lack of respect for the source material was, I think, an enormous factor in the first LEMONY film being the only one.

SNICKET had good reviews. I liked it(7/10), but when I found out it was made from 3 books, I wasn't surprised, based on the movie's confusing narrative. Some well-reviewed movies have been nominated, but you could've nominated SNICKET for Worst Screenplay or Worst Remake,but not Worst Picture.  

I heard there wasn't a sequel because it stayed in development hell for too long (buying the rights, deciding if the script would be written from one or more books, and which ones, worrying about dissatisfied fans like you, etc.). Now Liam Aiken and Emily Browning are too old to reprise their roles. 

RESPONSE from Head RAZZberry: My objection to Carrey in both GRINCH and SNICKET is that he took two characters every literate child is familiar with, and turned them into versions of himself -- how you can call these "good performances" when the actor should have known better than to accept either part is beyond me. An integral part of any actor's job is knowing which roles to accept and which to reject -- which he is capable of enacting, and which he is blatantly unsuited for. 

While many found Carrey's Grinch amusing, I found him grating about 20 minutes in, and the film was nearly 2 hours long. As for Count Olaf, in the novels he was an elderly man whose evil seemed obvious only to the 3 children who were the novels' main characters. As played by Carrey, he was about as subtle in his "evilness" as Cruella deVille in the animated 101 DALMATIANS. Besides being about 30 years to young for the part (and the make-up did not solve this problem) Carrey apparently was unwilling to play the role as being purely, hate-ably, despicably malicious. Like too many a comic actor, Carrey wanted to be "liked," even when playing an irredeemable villain -- and Olaf was supposed to be the embodiment of UN-likeable.  

So, NO, I disagree with you on the "merit" of either of these Carrey performances... 



]]> Sat, 11 Jun 2011 13:43:16 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5122&PID=42640#42640 Forum DISCUSSION of MR. POPPER'S PENGUINS : All I've got to say to... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5122&PID=42630#42630 Author: Film Reel Redemption
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Posted: June 11 2011 at 12:15am

All I've got to say to Carrey's career, if 'MR. POPPER's PENGUINS' bombs:  

"Good Morning. And in case we don't see you again, good afternoon, good evening...and goodnight!".
]]> Sat, 11 Jun 2011 00:15:00 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5122&PID=42630#42630 Forum DISCUSSION of MR. POPPER'S PENGUINS : Why?!Was the COUNT in the movie... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5122&PID=42620#42620 Author: Vits
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Posted: June 10 2011 at 9:19am

Why?!Was the COUNT in the movie that different from the books?Well,his GRINCH was too,but that didn't mean he gave a bad performance.  

RESPONSE from Head RAZZberry: Sounds like you have not read the LEMONY SNICKET novels. I read all 13 of them aloud to my son when he was younger, and loved their smart alecky tone, the respect they showed for their readers' intelligence by using large words and then defining them humorously, and the goose-bumpy-fun sense of menace that loomed over everything. 

Carrey and his cohorts took this brilliant material and turned it into CRAP -- Excuses for mugging, lame physical humor and dipsh*t jokes. They mooshed three of the series' novels into a single film, and then had the nerve to lop the wedding that ended the initial book and shoved it all the way to the point in the overall plot where the third novel ended. 

The near total lack of respect for the source material was, I think, an enormous factor in the first LEMONY film being the only one. By heaping such scorn on the books young movie-goers knew and loved, the film's makers blew their chance at having a HARRY POTTER-like franchise...


Originally posted by HeadRAZZBerry

WE WERE SURPRISED WHEN CARREY's HIDEOUS MOVIE of THE GRINCH DIDN'T "WIN" EITHER of the RAZZIES® for WHICH IT WAS NOMINATED. WE WERE DISAPPOINTED WHEN CARREY FAILED to GET a WORST ACTOR NOD for HIS INDEFENSIBLE BIG SCREEN RAPING of the FIRST 3 LEMONY SNICKET BOOKS
]]> Fri, 10 Jun 2011 09:19:24 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5122&PID=42620#42620 Forum DISCUSSION of MR. POPPER'S PENGUINS : I have mixed feelings on this... http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5122&PID=42618#42618 Author: Grounder the Critic
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Posted: June 10 2011 at 5:45am

I have mixed feelings on this movie, judging by the trailer. I'll just wait till the film comes out, but if it sucks, give me the book any day.]]> Fri, 10 Jun 2011 05:45:11 +0000 http://www.razzies.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5122&PID=42618#42618