Thanks for this review man. I really enjoyed this the first time I watched on dvd from library. Definitely gotta grab this. I want more Scorsese in my collection. And with the amount of special features that’s already a plus for me
I really liked this movie when I got the Blu-ray years ago. It was nothing what I thought it was. If you love cinema history or just history in general, this might peak your interest. After I saw this movie I just wanted to know more about George Melies an early cinematic genius and special effects genius as well. Then there is the real life mechanical man that can write poetry and draw pictures which is in a museum about 3 hours from where I live. Hard to believe George Melies made his films in the late 1800's to the early 1900's and some were even in color. Anyway, sorry it didn't strike a cord with you Ken. It definitely isn't for everyone.
The reversible cover art is the one they used in the 3D Bluray, definitely a movie worth watching in 3D, Like some other comments mention this is a love letter to the beginnings of Cinema, but also to the first and second 3D filmmaking eras, the 1930's and the amazing 3D movies from the 1950's like Andre de Toth's House of Wax and Hitchock's Dial M for Murder where 3D is part of the visual storytelling and you do miss a lot of the point of the movie if you don't watch it in 3D
At 72, I've been blessed with having watched movies in theaters from the time I was 5years old. Therefore, I understand the disadvantages you are plagued with by your youth. For example, I was lucky enough to see "Night of the Living Dead' not knowing what to expect at the 3,000 seat .49 cent theater. I slept with my bedroom door locked and a night light for a month afterwards. As to your review on Hugo the traditional pace Scorcese set the film at was INTENTIONAL. You omitted the actors such as Sasha Cohen playing a non Borat role, not to mention Ben Kingsley, Chloe Morantz, and Asa Butterfield in the lead role. Hugo should have got the Best Picture award, and is a foundational film for anyone that purports to love movies. P.S. expand your horizons, find yourself a bluray copy of Sam Peckinpah's "the Wild Bunch" that came out in 1969, and used squib packets, slow motion, and overlapping scenes. It "pioneered" a new style of action cinema, and was referred to as a ballet of violence. Please use your star power to convince Warner Brothers to put it out on 4K.
Advertising is definitely not twice the budget lol it all depends on the film itself. By that logic that would mean they spent $300mil on advertising lol for example Avengers Endgame, one of the biggest event films of all time, had a $200mil advertising budget. It’s likely this had a $80-$100mil ad campaign.
@@midlevelmedia yea ive heard that thru other channels as well but its not as simple as that. Again Endgame, arguably the biggest event film ever had a $200mil ad campaign. By comparison do you even remember the advertising from this film? Lol i sure dont. In reality the film lost about $80mil
This movie wasn't what I thought it was. I thought it was going to be just directed towards kids, but there was a lot here that had to do with history of films and towards adults as well. I thought this movie was great. To me, it was a big surprise.
Not that good of a movie I saw Hugo in theaters and very overrated and I didn't see what the big deal was about this movie bc Hugo was nothing to write home about and Hugo was a one and done watch bc I don't see what all the hype and how people praze this film as a good film bc when I saw it in theaters alot of people wear saying hugo was not that good when they wear walking out of the movie theater when it was over
