rado
17Feb13
Spot on!
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rik peeters
18May13
Compared to for example Tornatore's odes to cinema like 'Cinema Paradiso' or 'L'uomo delle stelle', Scorsese's Hugo falls short of imagination, passion and soul. Despite what Cameron thinks about the 3D in this movie, I don't think Mélies is turning around in his grave, but I bet he would at least be a bit grumpy about this.
setjoeilasa
4Apr13
"Aku selalu membayangkan dunia ini adalah sebuah mesin yang besar. Sebuah mesin tak perlu lagi komponen tambahan. Dia memiliki semua komponen yang diperlukan. Semua yang ada di dalamnya mempunyai tujuan."
Federico Di Folco
17Mar13
Scorsese ci regala una bellissima fiaba senza tempo,in una suggestiva cornice esaltata da una fantastica fotografia e carrellate indimenticabili.Una vicenda personale toccante che si unisce ad un sublime elogio del cinema, visto non più come lavoro o come forma di intrattenimento, ma come una vera" fabbrica creatrice di sogni." Se non ti emozioni con Hugo e non riesci a sognare.....sei una persona cattiva.4*
porcelainfox
22Feb13
Visuals are so promising that when the plot failed to meet my expectations, I was even more deeply disappointed. That said, Scorsese's love for film and its beginnings is very clear and quite invigorating. Thus he managed to capture my attention through the story of Georges Méliès, but his story and Hugo's story don't even overlap too well. I haven't read the book this is based off but don't imagine it's very good...
Giulia Di.
15Feb13
"Mi piace immaginare che il mondo sia un unico grande meccanismo. Sai, le macchine non hanno pezzi in più. Hanno esattamente il numero e il tipo di pezzi che servono. Così io penso che se il mondo è una grande macchina, io devo essere qui per qualche motivo. E anche tu."
Coheed 2.5
4Feb13
It's great that Scorsese made a mainstream film that celebrated (and pulls me further on into investigating) the films of Georges Méliès and early cinema, bringing film preservation to young audiences as well. I just wish Scorsese made a film that was actually good, rather than a mediocre family film, whose segments about classic cinema seemed as obtuse as when stereotypical 'fanboys' talk about movies.
Gonçalo Sá
5Jan13
Poor Hugo, he's just an excuse for Scorsese to tell us how much he loves Méliès. Which could be ok, if the movie actually showcased any sense of wonder or fun... when it almost does, it's mostly in the Méliès movies' bits, since the rest is little more than endless exposition brought to us by cardboard characters. Spielberg? This is more like Chris Columbus-lite with more money thrown in.
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tiagovitoria
1Jan13
I guess it's a light 4. Quite good storytelling but not so much delighted with all the CGI happening in the movie. The editing was the most well made element in Hugo, giving a strong sense of magic alongside with the Melies storyline which is beyond charming when talking about the love on cinema.
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Luke Stephen Richardson
27Dec12
A near perfect ode to cinema, which will influence many young storytellers Read the full review: http://366movies.com/2012/12/27/359hugo/
Tom Barnard
27Dec12
Amazing to look at, of course, but surprisingly bland and somewhat of a slog. I enjoyed watching the Méliès clips more than the movie itself, to be frank.
galuh indri
10Dec12
"Everything has a purpose, even machines. Clocks tell the time, trains take you places. They do what they're meant to do. Maybe that's why broken machines make me so sad, they can't do what they're meant to do. Maybe it's the same with people. If you lose your purpose, it's like you're broken." -Hugo Cabret
eteeter123
8Dec12
it's a shame the movies aren't as special anymore to most people. i'd love to know what it was like to live in those times. it's movies like this that make me fall in love over and over again with cinema
Hannah Jean Barz
29Nov12
This was the best movie I've watched in a long time. I understand why Scorsese said he wanted to be remembered for this piece. It was a masterpiece about masterpieces, an ode to cinema and creativity and the sort of passion that could drive you mad. This story is through a child's eyes without being naive or losing daring and poignancy. They style was effortlessly one of its own as well. Brava
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Liam Peters
18Nov12
Visually stupendous and sweet at its heart this mostly successful retelling of the Selznick novel suffers slightly from a miscast Moretz and an unconvincing Cohen. Smaller roles are filled absolutely perfectly by Helen McRory, Christopher Lee and Michael Stuhlbarg - all three should work far more than they do - and are pivotal to the balancing of the flat parts somewhere about the forty-five minute mark. Solid.
Judicial Joe
23Oct12
Not the finest outing by Mr. Scorsese, but definitely worth a view. It doubles as an excellent history lesson about the early days of cinema for children.
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Sputnik-11
11Oct12
Agree! I recently watched it a second time and still enjoyed it. Both times I finished the film with a childlike sort of wonderment reminiscent with how I felt when I first read great stories as a kid.
