Don't forget about the film Hugo because it is awesome

BusterK

Yeah, I know everyone loves the Muppets and apparently Arthur Christmas is better than most people expected
And yes In a few weeks Tin Tin is coming out that of course that will be incredible
But in the shuffle of all these family films don't forget about


It is directed by Martin Scorsese and trust me he directs the shit out of it
There's been almost no advertising for this and I wanted to give everyone a heads up about how good it is

This boy


Lives in a Paris train station in 1930. He fixes the clocks in place of his uncle who took him in when his father died. I don't want to say too much about the plot since most of the joy is watching it unfold and finding out who everybody is.

Long story short, Hugo is trying to achieve closure with his father's death and in the process falls in love with Hit Girl

and slowly grows attached to her guardian, Ben Kingsley

while being chased around by Sasha Baron Cohen as the train inspector and in the end we get to see Le Voyage Dans La Lune in 3D and that was incredibly cool.

Kadith

Is this a movie my room-mate will watch and then make creepy comments about the under aged actress?

BusterK

Probably

But Emily Mortimer is also in it and she's a much more appropriate object of desire
She plays a flower girl @liiya being romanced by Sasha Baron Cohen

Goose!

My parents saw it because they heard it was the best use of 3D (my dad heard and was very interested). They deemed it ok (my mom didn't like it).

FAQ

This has been getting very good reviews, and again I'm going to give 3D another chance, which I do every time someone says it's the best 3D ever, which seems to be every other month.

Kadith

So I take it if I see this I should see it in a theatre with 3D?

Peter Ebel

Haha, fuck no.

FAQ

There's only one movie I've seen that used 3D well and that was cave of forgotten dreams, which used it very well, mostly because it wasn't asking too much of the technology.

Now if someone like scorsese is singing the praises of 3D, I at least want to see what is up.

FAQ

buster, how many dimensions did you view this in?

Peter Ebel

I just read the comic Wanted. What the fuck? Just, what the fuck?

FAQ

also, crazy bastard ken russel is dead http://www.avclub.com/articles/rip-ken-russell,65729/

Antimatter

I read the book this movie is based on

i will enjoy this too

Lost Salient

I really enjoyed the book! I like books that are stylish and well-designed.

Liiya

BusterK wrote:

Probably

But Emily Mortimer is also in it and she's a much more appropriate object of desire
She plays a flower girl @liiya being romanced by Sasha Baron Cohen

I like her hat!

Kusuguttai

which steven king book is this based on

Riale

I'll be honest, this movie looks pretty lame to me. Of course, it doesn't help that literally every movie I've gone to see for the last 3 months had the trailer for it. The trailer seemed to spell out the entire plot thread of the movie, which didn't seem particularly groundbreaking or interesting. It was mainly slapstick comedy (oh no the evil watchman dude fell into something! how humorous!) and cliche one liners about believing and adventure and excitement and dreaming.

But on the other hand, it seems to be garnering a lot of acclaim, so maybe the trailer is just a poor representation of the film? It wouldn't be the first film this year to be mis-represented by its trailer.

Sweeney Tom

This is a movie I've been looking forward to

Hopefully the 3D doesn't suck

Edcrab

I may have to go and see this if only to figure out whether or not Martin Scorcese made a family film as the result of a drunken bet

Or because his grandchildren used reverse psychology on him and manipulated him into making a kid's flick

DMAC

Liiya wrote:

BusterK wrote:

Probably

But Emily Mortimer is also in it and she's a much more appropriate object of desire
She plays a flower girl @liiya being romanced by Sasha Baron Cohen

I like her hat!

I was trying to figure out where I knew her from and then realized she was Pheobe, the woman with "avian bone syndrome" from 30 rock.

This looks very cool.

Monkeyfeet

I've already forgotten about it

Druhim

Thanks for the heads up, Buster!

As far as the 3d "dilemma", I have a simple solution. I'll just see it in standard format.

Langly

buster you just gave the only explanation of this movie that I have ever heard. The full trailer makes absolutely no sense. The basic message is "This is a movie! You should watch it!"

And I'm like ok what is it about?

"Whatever here is a train! Snow! Martin Scorsese!"

Langly

I mean I can get behind not wanting a trailer to basically reveal everything about a movie, but you need to, you know, give at least a basic rundown of what is going on.

Walt

Langly wrote:

I mean I can get behind not wanting a trailer to basically reveal everything about a movie, but you need to, you know, give at least a basic rundown of what is going on.

Langly wrote:

"Whatever here is a train! Snow! Martin Scorsese!"

Well that's good enough for me.

Druhim

I disagree, Langly. The trailer tells me enough about the film to intrigue me. And that's what I want from a trailer.

Butters

Langly wrote:

"Whatever here is a train! Snow! Ben Kingsley!"

Good enough for me.

Raijin Quickfoot

I thought the trailer was clever. They showed you juuust enough to make you want to see more.

Killgrimage

I'll be honest, if it wasn't for all the acclaim this movie was getting, I would write it off as another Christmas shit-o-thon. The trailer doesn't do anything for me, and it took Scorcese being on the daily show to convince me. Even then, not impressed with the clips yet. Guess I'll have to see it to find out!

Garlic Bread

is this about Hugo's House of Horrors?

Goatmon

Druhim wrote:

Thanks for the heads up, Buster!

As far as the 3d "dilemma", I have a simple solution. I'll just see it in standard format.

Me too.

This looks good, but my eyes cannot handle 3d. It sucks, but what can you do?

Centipede Damascus

Peter Ebel wrote:

I just read the comic Wanted. What the fuck? Just, what the fuck?

Mark Millar thinks you're a loser.

thorgot

i was surprised by the content of the movie based on the trailer which was a bit misleading

it was quite good, though a bit mushy in a few parts

if you're a movie buff you'll especially like it, i think

BusterK

Yeah, the trailer gives you next to nothing in terms of plot, that's why I gave a short rundown. I saw it in 3D but I've always been a proponent of the format and here it is definitely used for very specific purposes in the manner of Coraline and Dial M For Murder. I'm sure you can still enjoy it in a regular format.
One other thing. This movie is slowly paced and requires a lot of your attention. To me though, it was very much worth it and rewarded your patience immensely by the end.

Langly

BusterK wrote: »

Yeah, the trailer gives you next to nothing in terms of plot, that's why I gave a short rundown. I saw it in 3D but I've always been a proponent of the format and here it is definitely used for very specific purposes in the manner of Coraline and Dial M For Murder. I'm sure you can still enjoy it in a regular format.
One other thing. This movie is slowly paced and requires a lot of your attention. To me though, it was very much worth it and rewarded your patience immensely by the end.

was dial M for Murder originally in 3D? That's pretty cool.

Kadith

Well if it actually tries to make use of the 3D then I'll try to catch this in town if I have a chance, looks really interesting.

Centipede Damascus

the trailer made it look like a schmaltzy ABC Family type of movie, but now I want to see it

BusterK

Yeah, I think the trailer does a real disservice to this movie
It doesn't even hint at the larger mystery that the movie is about

Janson

I liked the trailer! I would not mind seeing this.

Futore

Edcrab wrote:

I may have to go and see this if only to figure out whether or not Martin Scorcese made a family film as the result of a drunken bet

Or because his grandchildren used reverse psychology on him and manipulated him into making a kid's flick

Scorsese did an interview on The Daily Show about the movie and he said his wife or someone told him he should finally make a movie that his children can actually go and see. So he did.

And him and John Stewart talk a lot about how the movie is very much a love story to cinema and its history. Ben Kingsley plays

George Melisieseseis, the guy who made La Voyage dans la Lune

Futore

and while I still would rather just see this movie in 2D, I might splurge a little and see it twice. once in each format, ya know. so I can make a decision on this whole thing.

(Even if I decide on 2D, I'll probably do this same thing when The Hobbit comes out)

also, from what FAQ has said, I really wish that I didn't miss the opportunity to see Cave of Forgotten Dreams in 3D

BusterK

I'm just happy Martin Scorsese is never content to just do the same thing over and over
Yeah, he's associated with violent crime movies but he also directed Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, KunDun, and The Last Temptation of Christ
You compare what he's doing with Clint Eastwood who recently directed what amounts to a one man play about J. Edgar Hoover and the difference is just stark in how much they are willing to step outside their comfort zones and explore new territory