Comments on: Movie Review: HUGO

By: Pop Culture Nerd

Pop Culture Nerd — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 05:49:23 +0000

You are too kind, Shell. From here on out, I shall wield my influence over you ruthlessly. Heh heh.

By: Shell Sherree

Shell Sherree — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 07:36:41 +0000

I would trust your reviews over any others, PCN! I’m not surprised that Ben Kingsley would provide the magic. He’s one of the special ones!

By: Pop Culture Nerd

Pop Culture Nerd — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 03:50:09 +0000

I seem to be in the minority. Got my EW today and they gave it an A-. The Hollywood Reporter raved about it, too. So you might love it and think, "What the Dickens (heh) was PCN thinking?"

By: EIREGO

EIREGO — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 23:30:56 +0000

Well that is odd. From the trailer, I thought the thing came to life and floated in the air. Veddy, veddy strange…

By: Clare2e

Clare2e — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 23:22:14 +0000

I was interested when I saw the trailer. I was a little sad they had decided to go with what now seems to have become the official Harry Potter it’s-magical-for-kids font in the titles. That worried me, and what you’ve said confirms some of my dread. A visual feast that won’t transport me. I’m fatigued with the let-downs like EIREGO. Story and characters please! I probably will see it eventually, because of the kind of sucker I am, but I won’t rush.

By: Pop Culture Nerd

Pop Culture Nerd — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 20:57:48 +0000

No, the automaton doesn’t fly. I don’t want to say much more than that. I can see why they put that shot in the trailer—it’s beautiful and dream-like—but it’s not representative of what the automaton does.

By: EIREGO

EIREGO — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 17:58:43 +0000

I have been watching the trailer over and over trying to figure what it’s all about. It really does look beautiful and the kind of film I that I would have solidly embraced with my family during the holidays, but I am so weary of being sucked into seeing something I think will be wonderful and then watching it fall flat in front of me. With such a pedigree of talent behind it, I thought this would be amazing. Still, the more I look at the trailer, the more I realize it is beautiful without really telling me what it’s about. Can you at least tell me if the shot in the trailer in which the robot/automaton appears to float in the air is about it flying? Or coming alive? Or what the heck is that all about?