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Martin Scorsese's HUGO Trailer

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Scullibundo said:
I know you're probably alseep, Plainview, but do you think its at all possible that Scorsese could nab a nomination?
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I think it comes down to whether Scorsese's message "clicks" for the Academy and they can see beyond the first half being a very simple children's film. Hugo is heads above The Artist in terms of being for cinephiles, but I feel like they will latch onto that film instead. We'll see as it gets closer.

I'm awake now, so if anyone has any more questions and/or would like me to go into more detail about anything...I'd be happy to!
 
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Expendable. said:
Film nerds will eat this up, including myself. It is a film I appreciate more than I love and it is NOTHING like the trailer. In fact, I can't imagine any kid would flat-out enjoy this. It is a film history lesson and why it is important to preserve film. More thoughts coming!

Oh, and the 3D is magnificent. Scorsese wasn't kidding when he said he was rethinking cinema with each shot.
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Now I'm excited.
 
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Hmm from reading some of the other reviews as well I'm worried about the first section. Is there really a clear disparity between two halves?
 
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Window said:
Hmm from reading some of the other reviews as well I'm worried about the first section. Is there really a clear disparity between two halves?
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No.

Don't overthink this, just go see the movie. It's great.

FWIW, I didn't call it becuase I had heard zero about the film and hadn't seen the preview before I went to the pre-screening. Then I cam hear to read about people's interest and was shocked to hear what people were saying. Soooooo wrong.
 
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Window said:
Hmm from reading some of the other reviews as well I'm worried about the first section. Is there really a clear disparity between two halves?
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The second half only strengthens the first half and it isn't like they are drastically different in tone and style, the plot just switches.

Scullibundo said:
How was Howard Shore's score?
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The mix wasn't done, so it was somewhat subdued. It is very playful, classical. I enjoyed it, but nothing stood out for me.
 
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Ignatz Mouse said:
No.

Don't overthink this, just go see the movie. It's great.

FWIW, I didn't call it becuase I had heard zero about the film and hadn't seen the preview before I went to the pre-screening. Then I cam hear to read about people's interest and was shocked to hear what people were saying. Soooooo wrong.
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Oh yeah I'll be seeing this regardless of its critical reception. Anyone know the release schedule outside the US?
 
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Expendable. said:
The second half only strengthens the first half and it isn't like they are drastically different in tone and style, the plot just switches.
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It also wraps back around nicely. You feel like you've been through a lot by the time the movie is over.
 
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I read the book a few years ago and was pretty disappointed. Although, I think that's because the book was huge and expensive so I expected a long story, but it was, like, 50% pictures. Also, changing the name to just "Hugo" is the stupidest thing I've ever heard.

Might see anyway.
 
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Timber said:
"I shit you not -- the last act is all about the importance of film preservation."

his personal journey documentaries and the films whose restoration he had a hand in are (or should be) as big a part of his importance and eventual legacy as all the features he directed. i'm really psyched that he's incorporating his enthusiasm for his craft so directly into a work of fiction.
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Actually on this note, I remeber reading an interview from Godard about this matter stating that "he's fighting in the wrong direction because he can order new postives-the negatives are quite good." (http://books.google.com/books?id=H_Bf0RGzkJEC&pg=PA128&dq=Jean-Luc+Godard+conversations&hl=en#v=onepage&q&f=false at the end of pg 127). What does he mean by this? It surely isn't as simple as that or am I missing something?
 
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I will unlock the secret! Thank you, Martin Scorsese! You're such a swell guy.

I wouldn't be surprised if the film had a somewhat different tone to this trailer. At least, I hope it does. Right now, there's so much whimsy I threw up in my mouth. I now have a burnt throat.
 
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icarus-daedelus said:
He has a couple of duds here and there (as well as a few vastly underrated movies like After Hours.)
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Sure. And I didn't mean to sound as if the man has never made a bad movie, but rather that even his failures (ie. Gangs of New York) are incredibly intriguing.

And The King of Comedy remains probably his most criminally underrated.
 
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Mr. Sam said:
I will unlock the secret! Thank you, Martin Scorsese! You're such a swell guy.

I wouldn't be surprised if the film had a somewhat different tone to this trailer. At least, I hope it does. Right now, there's so much whimsy I threw up in my mouth. I now have a burnt throat.
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Have you read this thread at all? I saw the film last night...and it does, a MUCH different tone.
 
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Twitter impressions are positive too.

davidc78
@AwardsDaily Hugo is outstanding. 1st film where 3D is a vital organ of the overall narrative. Brilliant and at it's heart, profound.
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Sharon Roberts
Scorsese's Hugo. Wow I love NYFF. Noms. for Ben Kingsley, Picture, Director, Visuals, Music, Chloe Moretz (maybe), UGH I LOVED IT SO MUCH!!
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Hugo is gorgeous, heartfelt, carefully constructed, totally Scorsese and gives Michael Pitt as much to do onscreen as its director. #nyff
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Sharon_RobertsD Sharon Roberts
So @nyff and I just saw Scorsese's Hugo. It may be one of my favorite films in the last 10 years. Such a magical journey! Best Picture nom!!
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icarus-daedelus said:
Oh shit, I wonder if any bitter filmgoers will sue for mismarketing.
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If any trailer ever deserved to get someone sued, it's a trailer with 30 seconds to mars in it. So go for it, I will testify that it made me nauseated and gave me a rash.
 
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icarus-daedelus said:
He has a couple of duds here and there (as well as a few vastly underrated movies like After Hours.)
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booooooooo! I'll give you King of Comedy and add Bringing out the Dead as very underrated (man this film needs more love, it's so...grimy) but man I just could not like After Hours.
 
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Expendable. said:
Have you read this thread at all? I saw the film last night...and it does, a MUCH different tone.
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Read the OP, posted.

Still, good to hear. Those Twitter impressions are even more encouraging.
 
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Discotheque said:
booooooooo! I'll give you King of Comedy and add Bringing out the Dead as very underrated (man this film needs more love, it's so...grimy) but man I just could not like After Hours.
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I'd also throw in Cape Fear, just on the sheer strength of that awesome over the top De Niro performance.
 
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MikeMyers said:
I'd also throw in Cape Fear, just on the sheer strength of that awesome over the top De Niro performance.
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Cape Fear was so good up until the last 15 minutes, where the whole thing just fucking falls apart at the seams. I was amazed with how off-the-rails that movie went right at the end.
 
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I was at a test screening a month back. I kind of liked it, but it was painfully cheesy at points (the terrible temp score didn't help) and while the first ten minutes were amazing in 3D it quickly became the usual "okay but doesn't add anything" 3D (but I assume there'll be more good 3D when the CGI exterior shots are completed). Sasha Baron Cohen's character got a bit too broad for me as well, stuff like stumbling around smashing into things followed by dog reaction shots, though he's definitely better than the completely flat, personality-less brute his character was in early drafts of the script.

When it got into the early filmmaking material it definitely got much better. It should do a good job of making "casual" moviegoers feel nostalgic for something they otherwise might not give a shit about.
 
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Was reported early last week that we'd be getting a new trailer some time this week. Run time wasn't confirmed though.

Either way, I want to see this sucker already.
 
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I like the first poster, but not the other two.

He really does look like a girl, and his eyes appear to be looking in slightly different directions so it's awkward looking.
 
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