Guest guest Posted May 6, 2012 Report Share Posted May 6, 2012 Nice review, interesting story. Talking of automation, as a small kid I always thought there were men and women inside my dads big shortwave radio and I used to try my best to peep inside and spot them ;-) Ravin '82 > ** > > > HUGO > > The camera swoops down from the skies to the Eifel Tower and thence at a > dizzy speed through a Paris of mid 1930s with steam heated homes and horse > drawn carriages right between steam engines belching smoke, midst jostling > Parisians it makes its way at a vertiginous speed through the railway > station up between the walls right into the face of a clock, where a tiny > orphan Hugo is hiding from the world from behind the number 4 of the clock > face. This beautifully filmed masterpiece tells the story of a son of a > clock maker, who is orphaned at a very young age. The Orphan, Hugo, played > very heart touchingly by Asa Butterfield, is forced to stay with his > alcoholic uncle. Unfortunately, the uncle is not the staying type, so Hugo > fends for himself by stealing small treats like fresh baked croissants and > muffins from the Railway station. He stays behind the walls of the clocks, > winding them up regularly, so that no one needs come up to check them. > > There is a mysterious 'automaton' left behind by his father. A more > contemporary word would have been a robot, but this one is made of clock > work and the little orphan Hugo repairs the automaton by 'lifting' small > items from the shop of a toy maker, played lovingly by Ben Kingsley. The > toy > maker's daughter befriends the little Hugo and both plot small escapades. > > Mystery shrouds the function of the automaton and where the key (a heart > shaped one) to it can be found. Things are complicated by a crippled > station > guard played by Sacha Baron Cohen, who hates orphans and aided by a > vicious > Doberman, bundles those he can catch off to a love less orphanage. > > This movie, which was nominated for 9 s and won 5, deservedly earns > its > laurels. It is as much a story about the orphan Hugo as it is about the > strange Toy maker and his past. But above all it is also a gentle journey > through the years of film making and how film is but a form of magic. > > This Scorsese directed masterpiece is definitely worth a 3-D visit > and the Camera-work is especially top-notch. No action and no comedy but > yet > a gentle story to tug at your heart strings. A must watch movie if any, it > is almost like reliving a dream. > > -Kishore Shah > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 6, 2012 Report Share Posted May 6, 2012 Fortunately..............have already seen the movie and enjoyed it immensely..........I would recommend everybody who has a kid in him or her to watch it............. regards aasawari91 waiting for another movie nite with darling hubby and yushi....... ________________________________ To: Undisclosed-Recipient@... Sent: Sunday, 6 May 2012 8:50 AM Subject: HUGO (A film review) Â HUGO The camera swoops down from the skies to the Eifel Tower and thence at a dizzy speed through a Paris of mid 1930s with steam heated homes and horse drawn carriages right between steam engines belching smoke, midst jostling Parisians it makes its way at a vertiginous speed through the railway station up between the walls right into the face of a clock, where a tiny orphan Hugo is hiding from the world from behind the number 4 of the clock face. This beautifully filmed masterpiece tells the story of a son of a clock maker, who is orphaned at a very young age. The Orphan, Hugo, played very heart touchingly by Asa Butterfield, is forced to stay with his alcoholic uncle. Unfortunately, the uncle is not the staying type, so Hugo fends for himself by stealing small treats like fresh baked croissants and muffins from the Railway station. He stays behind the walls of the clocks, winding them up regularly, so that no one needs come up to check them. There is a mysterious 'automaton' left behind by his father. A more contemporary word would have been a robot, but this one is made of clock work and the little orphan Hugo repairs the automaton by 'lifting' small items from the shop of a toy maker, played lovingly by Ben Kingsley. The toy maker's daughter befriends the little Hugo and both plot small escapades. Mystery shrouds the function of the automaton and where the key (a heart shaped one) to it can be found. Things are complicated by a crippled station guard played by Sacha Baron Cohen, who hates orphans and aided by a vicious Doberman, bundles those he can catch off to a love less orphanage. This movie, which was nominated for 9 s and won 5, deservedly earns its laurels. It is as much a story about the orphan Hugo as it is about the strange Toy maker and his past. But above all it is also a gentle journey through the years of film making and how film is but a form of magic. This Scorsese directed masterpiece is definitely worth a 3-D visit and the Camera-work is especially top-notch. No action and no comedy but yet a gentle story to tug at your heart strings. A must watch movie if any, it is almost like reliving a dream. -Kishore Shah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 6, 2012 Report Share Posted May 6, 2012 If not for this review I probably would have never seen this Movie. Thanks Kishoreda Ashok 1984 Sent from my iPhone > HUGO > > The camera swoops down from the skies to the Eifel Tower and thence at a > dizzy speed through a Paris of mid 1930s with steam heated homes and horse > drawn carriages right between steam engines belching smoke, midst jostling > Parisians it makes its way at a vertiginous speed through the railway > station up between the walls right into the face of a clock, where a tiny > orphan Hugo is hiding from the world from behind the number 4 of the clock > face. This beautifully filmed masterpiece tells the story of a son of a > clock maker, who is orphaned at a very young age. The Orphan, Hugo, played > very heart touchingly by Asa Butterfield, is forced to stay with his > alcoholic uncle. Unfortunately, the uncle is not the staying type, so Hugo > fends for himself by stealing small treats like fresh baked croissants and > muffins from the Railway station. He stays behind the walls of the clocks, > winding them up regularly, so that no one needs come up to check them. > > There is a mysterious 'automaton' left behind by his father. A more > contemporary word would have been a robot, but this one is made of clock > work and the little orphan Hugo repairs the automaton by 'lifting' small > items from the shop of a toy maker, played lovingly by Ben Kingsley. The toy > maker's daughter befriends the little Hugo and both plot small escapades. > > Mystery shrouds the function of the automaton and where the key (a heart > shaped one) to it can be found. Things are complicated by a crippled station > guard played by Sacha Baron Cohen, who hates orphans and aided by a vicious > Doberman, bundles those he can catch off to a love less orphanage. > > This movie, which was nominated for 9 s and won 5, deservedly earns its > laurels. It is as much a story about the orphan Hugo as it is about the > strange Toy maker and his past. But above all it is also a gentle journey > through the years of film making and how film is but a form of magic. > > This Scorsese directed masterpiece is definitely worth a 3-D visit > and the Camera-work is especially top-notch. No action and no comedy but yet > a gentle story to tug at your heart strings. A must watch movie if any, it > is almost like reliving a dream. > > -Kishore Shah > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 Sounds lovely ! Will watch it. Â Best, Â Prabha '84 Subject: HUGO (A film review) To: Undisclosed-Recipient@... Date: Sunday, May 6, 2012, 10:20 AM Â HUGO The camera swoops down from the skies to the Eifel Tower and thence at a dizzy speed through a Paris of mid 1930s with steam heated homes and horse drawn carriages right between steam engines belching smoke, midst jostling Parisians it makes its way at a vertiginous speed through the railway station up between the walls right into the face of a clock, where a tiny orphan Hugo is hiding from the world from behind the number 4 of the clock face. This beautifully filmed masterpiece tells the story of a son of a clock maker, who is orphaned at a very young age. The Orphan, Hugo, played very heart touchingly by Asa Butterfield, is forced to stay with his alcoholic uncle. Unfortunately, the uncle is not the staying type, so Hugo fends for himself by stealing small treats like fresh baked croissants and muffins from the Railway station. He stays behind the walls of the clocks, winding them up regularly, so that no one needs come up to check them. There is a mysterious 'automaton' left behind by his father. A more contemporary word would have been a robot, but this one is made of clock work and the little orphan Hugo repairs the automaton by 'lifting' small items from the shop of a toy maker, played lovingly by Ben Kingsley. The toy maker's daughter befriends the little Hugo and both plot small escapades. Mystery shrouds the function of the automaton and where the key (a heart shaped one) to it can be found. Things are complicated by a crippled station guard played by Sacha Baron Cohen, who hates orphans and aided by a vicious Doberman, bundles those he can catch off to a love less orphanage. This movie, which was nominated for 9 s and won 5, deservedly earns its laurels. It is as much a story about the orphan Hugo as it is about the strange Toy maker and his past. But above all it is also a gentle journey through the years of film making and how film is but a form of magic. This Scorsese directed masterpiece is definitely worth a 3-D visit and the Camera-work is especially top-notch. No action and no comedy but yet a gentle story to tug at your heart strings. A must watch movie if any, it is almost like reliving a dream. -Kishore Shah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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