Make Your Voice Heard!

by BigScreen Reader

Nov 29, 2011

Pure entertainment....great movie....produced by Johnny Depp as well as Scoresese...acting was terrific especially Kingsley and the young boy and girl.....Sasha Cohen was even very good to my surprise.....fast paced story and filming...great visuals in each scene.....a real old time Paris feel to it......this movie will become a classic to be seen over and over again....I loved it! 

by Scott Jentsch

Dec 27, 2011

Having seen Hugo in both 3D and 2D, I can say that the movie is good both ways. If you do not see it in 3D, you are not missing anything major, just some well-done 3D effects. Seeing it a second time was also helpful in appreciating some of the finer points of the movie, much like reading a book the second time around (but the movie is not confusing as to require multiple viewings).

The movie centers around the desire of young orphan Hugo Cabret to restore an automaton that he and his father were working on before his father's death. Hugo now lives behind the walls of the train station in Paris and survives by stealing food and he spends his days keeping the station's clocks maintained (the job of his uncle who took him in, but then disappeared). His desire for spare parts causes him to cross paths with the owner of a toy shop in the station, who happens to have a secret past with more than one connection to Hugo as well as a cute god-daughter that helps Hugo because she sees the opportunity for an adventure.

The movie is well done, and you feel like you've been transported back to 1930's Paris. I'm sure that some/much of it was done with special effects, but they never draw attention to themselves, so you aren't distracted by them. It also features excellent performances from a variety of actors. Along with the kids (Asa Butterfield and Chloe Grace Moretz), other actors in supporting roles include Sacha Baron Cohen, Ben Kingsley, Jude Law, Christopher Lee, and others.

I fully enjoyed seeing the movie, and didn't mind at all seeing it twice in a short period of time. It was good enough to buy on Blu-ray when it becomes available, and I'm hoping that it will come with extras that will provide additional insight into the making of the movie. 

by George Jobson

Feb 3, 2012

Two months ago, I sat though "Hugo in 3D. Now two months later I'm sitting though "Hugo" again, only this time it's in 2D. I don't care whatever it's in 2D or 3D, you will still love the movie, no matter the format.