Sadly Over-hyped

How sad is this?

Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.

It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

I am a cinephile and so is Martin Scorsese. This is his love letter to film. Movies must love him back for this! If someone asked me why I love movies so much I would tell them to watch this! Martin also made this because his wife wanted him to make a movie their daughter could see! I wish he made more movies like this and not The Wolf of Wall Street-that was sick! I watched this with a friend and we saw some Melies films on YouTube-they're not great by today's standards but today's films would not exist without them! I highly recommend both Hugo and Melies movies like A Trip To The Moon!

'Hugo' may be unnecessarily long, but it is ultimately redeemed by it's visually striking cinematography and great acting. On the backdrop of 1930's Paris, Hugo contains a beautiful colour palette of orange and blue, combined with delightful directing by Martin Scorsese, Hugo is a visual delight that can be enjoyed by everyone. It's winning Academy Awards are well deserved, particularly for Best Achievement in Cinematography. Additionally, it's wonderful casting also contributes to the many greats of this film. Asa Butterfield plays the blue-eyed, determined young character of Hugo perfectly, and demonstrates how he is one of the best child actors of this decade. Chloë Grace Moretz and Ben Kingsley are also brilliant in their roles and really make this film shine. Despite this film having all the right elements to be a masterpiece, it falls short in it's pacing. With a running time of just over two hours, this film can tend to drag on quite bit with unnecessary scenes that are dragged on. Considering this film is advertised as a family film it is bound to bore children with a short attention span, which is basically every child. Despite this, the storyline is still a delightful homage to the origins of film and will definitely appeal to film lovers. This film can be thoroughly enjoyed by those who can overlook it's drawn out plot line and appreciate it's visual beauty and wonderful cast.

Hugo (2011) - Yesterday's final movie of Martin Scorsese's film marathon day. Previously I only thought that, he is excellent in crime & thriller with ancient drama but he also gives an unique picture for the children to dream in their life. Such a marvelous piece of work. And definitely this will be one of Sir Ben Kingsley's best acting till date.

1930s Paris: A movie so engaging that revolves around the magical premise of connecting with a loved one who has died, but imparted part of their soul in a lifeless, mechanical puppet. The characters feel like they have been living on the canvas of a Antoine Blanchard (Marcel Masson) painting. Rich scenery that immerses us in a world of 30s Paris replete with coal, the cosmopolitan hub of a train station, the wonder and mystery of silent movie-making (yes movie making), and the untold story of people we take for granted everyday in our daily lives. This is as close to a perfect movie as it comes. This movie actually reminds me of the movie Dunkirk. The lost craft of movie-making and the simplicity of motion pictures is revelled making the story more capable of connecting with its characters without fantastical CGI or the aid of gratuitous violence.This is also incomparably Scorsese's best movie.