Hugo
Hugo
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Hugo, an enchantment from Martin Scorsese, is the 3-D children’s movie that you might expect from the director of Raging Bull and Goodfellas. It’s serious, beautiful, wise to the absurdity of life and in the embrace of a piercing longing. No one gets clubbed to death, but shadows loom, and a ferocious Doberman nearly lands in your lap. The movie is based on the book “The Invention of Hugo Cabret,” but is also very much an expression of the filmmaker’s movie love. Surely the name of its author, Brian Selznick, caught his eye: Mr. Selznick is related to David O. Selznick, the producer of Gone With the Wind — kismet for a cinematic inventor like Mr. Scorsese. Mr. Scorsese’s fidelity to Mr. Selznick’s original story is very nearly complete, though this is also, emphatically, his own work. (New York Times). In 3-D!

Martine Scorsese---USA---2011---126 mins.

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   | JohnH#1

Scorcese's heartfelt tribute to film pioneer Georges Melies. Bear with it. He takes a long time getting there. Visual effects almost overwhelm the story, which is overburdened with serendipitous coincidencs. The kid actors aren't appealing either. Neither is anybody else, come to think of it. Whoever played the cop is a positive embarrassment. When you're upstaged by your dog you are in trouble. My advice: Skip over the first half and enjoy the clips from Melies.

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   | Daniel#7

Visually spectacular, but a bit too sentimental in the end. The best part of the movie was the recap of George Melies' career, including the re-enactment of his studio and the actual clips from his films.

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