November 28th, 2011
05:20 PM ET
Reader reviews: 'Hugo' beautiful or boring?[Editor's note: Readers have a lot to say about stories, and we're listening. Overheard on CNN.com is a regular feature that examines interesting comments and thought-provoking conversations posted by the community.] Martin Scorsese's "Hugo" is enjoying critical praise and pulled in $14.4 million over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Review: 'Hugo' is a cabinet of wonders Entertainment Weekly's Lisa Schwarzbaum called it "a marvel" and said, "It made me cry, without guilt," but CNN.com commenters had mixed reactions to the film.
Kmnla called it "cinematic genius," while groomten5 dismissed it as "pretentious and boring, and a certified box office flop." The movie is based on a children's book, "The Invention of Hugo Cabret," but some readers complained that it moved too slowly for a children's film.
But it was a hit with other families.
DogtoothRLG raved about "Hugo" and was thrilled by the 3-D effects.
That prompted a more general critique of 3-D movies:
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BORING MOVIE. Couldn't even watch beyond 1/2 way. Even at Redbox it still wasn't worth $1
If you hate the movie, you're a crank. If you love the movie, you probably never studied story writing. It's neither hateful nor brilliant. It's an overly long, harmlessly dull film with a polished look. I could not find any sympathy for any of the characters, even though I find the true-life story of Melies deeply moving. There is no evidence I can find that Melies became so embittered that he was sadistic (pretending to burn Hugo's notebook was pretty bad), and I found this to be an unfortunate characterization. Then I wanted to slap Hugo several times for being so illogically taciturn. But the movie churns away with a polished look and gives no real offense: no one is hurt, so it provides a couple of hours of lazy entertainment without creating nervous tension; however, during the last hour I started to reach for the fast-forward button several times, each time reminding myself that the remote was not available in a theatre.
Totally disappointed with this outrageously expensive movie. We took our two grand children 8 and 10 over the Xmas Break with the understanding that it was a kids movie..Ridiculous and very self serving for Scorsese. Should have gone to see Tin Tin would have been a much better film for kids. What child wants to see depressed old film people and depressed kids in a Christmas movie? Waste of time and hard earned money.
No cinematic cliche left untouched–audience screaming No no, don't open that door! and someone opens it and bad things happen. Oh, don't drop it–and something drops. Man likes lady but lady's dog bites him. So man buys dog of his own to win over other dog and get lady. Characters behaving illogically (why does little girl – impossibly beautiful-have instant friendshio with Hugo, why is her guardian so incredibly nasty to Hugo, then allows him to fix toys in shop, then teaches him a card trick, then screams outraged, After all I've done for you!–then adopts him to save him from the orphanage. So many things had no background–was this film heavily cut to fit it into the endless three hours? Really a drag of a film, characters behaving like wind-up toys, except for fabulous Sasha Baron Cohen and the dogs.
The best movie I have seen in a long time. Refreshing to see a story and characters developed. Coupled with the rational use of 3D, this is a masterpiece. I sure there will be many that don't like it because there are no shootings, blow-up or impossible stunts, but this movie deserves a mountain of awards and a devoted audience. Martin Scorscese along with a finely tuned cast have delivered the best movie in its class for many years.
Whats the plot about? yall want to see great acting and great filming watch gettysburg,gods and generals,and andersonville all 3 great movies
Poor Hugo – the filmmakers meant well, they just did not deliver at all. They clearly meant to make a sentimental family movie – but somehow got sidetracked by the 3D stuff. It just does not work at all – we never feel that the lead character really comes to life, and the mechanical man that he is restoring, well, that story leads nowhere at a very slow pace. It's a poorly told tale, poorly paced and other than a lot of 3D clockworks, there is nothing to see. Something like this needs some magic somewhere, or at least some suspense, and this one is just plodding with no payoff! A sad misfire.
Hugo was a reminder of why I love cinema/movies, the power they can have, and why traditional theatres should never go away, there's a magic that can happen there unlike anywhere else. The movie wasn't perfect, but despite its minor faults, it was an overall fantastic experience.
My friends and I though "Hugo" was simply magnificent (we're all in our 50's). One of the most beautiful films we've seen all year.
Hugo was an ok movie, long yes, boring at times, I also didn't undertand why we needed to learn about the history of movies. And here I thought (Twilight wa s going to suck) boy was I wrong.
The first part was boring and once the whole movie was over I thought it was one of the best I had seen all year. I got it!
We found Hugo to be a wonderfully creative adventure by Scorsese.a perfectly told message about creativity and the imagination. Perfect casting and 3 D cinematography.
Sorry, Synapse you were wrong back then, Forrest Gump is an overblown Hallmark movie.
Ted, brother... Enjoy !
So, FG wasn't your thing- people who agree with me spent 1/3 of a Billion $$$ (in '94) to indicate its status as a beloved cinematic icon.
You sound like the Janet Maslin review.
Dissing a great movie experience because it didn't meet your criteria as great art
I'm so sick of iPhone users and their typos.
Sorry for those who found it boring, that it didn't have Transformer explosions or sparkly vampires... HOGO is a great movie. Every character is excellent, a movie about persevering and finding love/meaning in a world of change, visually up there with anything Terry Gilliam or Spielberg's done-
Resppnses remins me of after seeing Forest Gump in a preview & raving to everyone about what a great movie IT was, having to "defend" my oponion after Janet Maslin slammed it in her NY Times review...
I was right then- I'm right now.... HUGO is great.
Sorru 'bout the typo's did post on my iPhone
Users of iDiot-Phone are likely to post comments with typo's.
Yeah you are. I agree with you white girl.
Read my comments. i'm one f$$ked up b!otch with no life