Hugo Movie Review

[dawn_felagund]

Bobby and I went on a date last night and saw Hugo. He's been itching to see it since we saw a preview before, I think, J. Edgar that somehow completely evaporated from my mind. (We went to see J. Edgar mid-week and I was very tired--the likely explanation.) So I took him at his word that I told him that I thought the preview looked promising, at

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[heartofoshun]

Laura and I both want to see this movie. We did not know it was 3D either. Neither of us are able to watch 3-D. It gives Laura a migraine and it makes me feels nauseous. Baby Fingon can't stand it either; he and Laura left a 3D movie recently (I am blanking on which one--one of the recent kiddie film releases). In the recent case with Laura and Baby Fingon, they were able to see the film in another theater without 3D. Maybe we can find Hugo playing without the 3D somewhere.

WTF? My surprise is that there are people who actually like it. I do not think it is a question of vision, but how one processes images.

ETA: It was Puss 'n Boots, that they could not watch in 3D.

[dawn_felagund]

When I watch 3D, it's almost like I can see the individual frames; the motion is very inconsistent, and it's distracting. It doesn't make me feel ill or give me headaches, it's just annoying. At no point watching a 3D movie do I actually believe that it is 3D. The way I see it is in no way convincing.

I don't know anyone who likes 3D movies. It's just a money-making scheme, imo. I was thrilled because, until recently, the Real Country Movie Theater only had 2D capabilities, so we could see 3D movies there in 2D. But they're on the bandwagon now too. Good luck finding it in 2D--it's definitely worth seeing!

[sinneahtes]

I don't get why it had to be in 3D either--at times I saw some of the "pop-out" effect, but for the most part I just felt like the movie's visuals were more than enough on their own and the 3D effect was just depriving me of the richness of light and color (if that makes sense). Also it's no fun wearing 3D glasses on top of the glasses I actually need to see. :P

I agree with your thoughts on the movie! I personally found it slow in the beginning and didn't really feel like cheering Hugo on (though that could be for a completely shallow reason like that his sad blue eyes felt like they were taking up half the screen and distracting me at times), but I did want to know more about Isabelle (and pretty much everyone but Hugo). But otherwise the film struck me as having a sort of "magic" I loved--maybe because I am fascinated with very early films like "A Trip to the Moon" and was taken by surprise when the story involved that. (I didn't recognize the name "Méliès" at first. I had fun with research right after I got home from the movie,

[dawn_felagund]

I'm glad I wasn't the only one who found Hugo the character completely ... underwhelming. Everything he did until the very end was in his own self-interest and (aside from insisting on having his notebook back) didn't even show much in the way of personal agency. He was really the last person I think Georges should have applauded: Isabelle and Jeanne both did so much more.

[oloriel]

I dislike 3D, too - so far I've always had the feeling that only one part of the picture is actually focused, then when my mind is tricked into thinking it's thredimensional, it tries to focus on different bits, which will never work because it just isn't filmed that way, and then I get a headache. Sometimes the 3D effect is impressive, but most of the time it just doesn't work properly. I have no idea why so many people like it, or why it appears to be the new standard. My eyes always wander "beyond" the 3D and that's when it goes wrong. Perhaps my brain is too fast or something. :P

Nice to know that Hugo is worth watching - I saw a preview on TV and wondered. Not that I'll manage to catch it while it's in theatres, but there's always the DVD release. In, blessedly, 2D...

[dawn_felagund]

That's the closest I've heard someone else describe how I perceive 3D movies. It's almost like I can see the individual frames, so motion appears jerky and inconsistent. I don't get a headache, thank goodness; it's just distracting and annoying.

I don't actually know anyone who likes 3D. I think the notion that people like 3D (especially enough to pay extra for it!) has been manufactured by Hollywood.

Definitely do check Hugo out on [2D] DVD! It's far better than most mainstream movies that come out these days! :)

[with_rainfall]

*shrug* Apparently 3D doesn't work for me, probably because it needs both eyes to process the 3D image. And we're then charged extra for movies that IMO wouldn't be enhanced by it.
Perplexing... but going to the movies is rare enough in any case, these days. :P

I give it 3.85 E.L. Fudge Elves Exist cookies out of 4.
Ha! I like your rating system. Why E.L.?

[dawn_felagund]

I don't know anyone who likes 3D, much less enough to pay extra for the "privilege" of poor, inconsistent, headache-inducing picture quality and the "honor" of wearing those fab glasses. ;)

Ha! I like your rating system. Why E.L.?

Are you familiar with the E.L. Fudge brand of cookies? Some of the cookies say "Elves Exist" (others say "Do You Believe in Elves?"). I've been rating movies with these cookies for years! :)

[heartofoshun]

I saw this today and could not resist. I actually took this for you.

[dawn_felagund]

Ha! As noted on your LJ, when I first saw it, I thought Hugo was perching on BF's shoulders! :D Cool effect!