Plot: The cast of Ocean's Eleven returns for another heist caper.
Best Part: Um, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and George Clooney in the same movie? Catherine Zeta-Jones turns in a great, gorgeous performance as well.
Worst Part: Very disjointed, moving forward and backward in time and place to place.
Left Me Feeling: Can't compare with the first one, but I still liked it. Very clever and still capable of some twists.
Deep Thoughts: Have Julia Roberts and Bruce Willis ever been in a movie together before? (just one, The Player)
Plot: Smart and wily orphans try to outwit the evil Count Olaf in a series of unfortunate events, some very amusing, most very unlikely.
Best Part: I had no idea what this movie was about, but it was a pleasant surprise. Meryl Streep, Billy Connelly and Cedric the Entertainer (a surprise casting) do great work. Jim Carrey is brilliant in all the characters of Count Olaf.
Worst Part: Heavy on the goth overtones. Scary Leeches.
Left Me Feeling: Like maybe I should read the books. Some parallels to Harry Potter, the magical orphan.
Deep Thoughts: Some thought it was a bit to intense for little kids. The idea of being orphaned and left to fend for yourself is a pretty big issue. I think the maturity of the Boudelaire children and the message of sticking together helps, and maybe we don't give kids enough credit for the issues they already deal with.