tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post8770080158626266486..comments2024-03-26T09:42:38.709-05:00Comments on ArchitectureChicago PLUS: Come and Dream With Me: Scorsese's rapturous Hugo and why you shouldn't miss it.Lynn Beckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03759748613223711212noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-72196822902312697222012-02-29T04:06:26.813-06:002012-02-29T04:06:26.813-06:00Found your post in the same way by looking up Come...Found your post in the same way by looking up Come Dream with me. Read it and just had to comment. I went to see Hugo back in Nov. on a whim. Scorsese's first non-violent children's movie. I had no clue as to the "mystery" theme. It hit me like an emotional train wreck (no pun intended). Needless to say, I am an avid movie buff. I see 2-4 movies a month. There is nothing like seeing a movie on a larger than life screen in a darkened room. NO elaborate stereo system can duplicate it. And finally, we have a movie that celebrates going to the movies. So I can understand the personal ties you have with this movie, because I have them too. I don't even care that it didn't win Best Pic; it's MY Best Pic of 2011 (with the underrated Drive a close 2nd) I can see the problem it had at the awards; it is a Marketing Director's nightmare. The use of 3D is the best I've seen, including Avatar. And knowing a bit of cinema history, I felt that there was no director best suited to bring this story than Scorsese. I spread the word to friends and family and they ask me what's it about. I just tell them, "it's where dreams are made."Andrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-5476609586366764482012-02-27T22:34:32.687-06:002012-02-27T22:34:32.687-06:00I just saw the movie Hugo. I have never read your ...I just saw the movie Hugo. I have never read your blog before and I was trying to remember the line, "Come and dream with me." So I googled it. And your blog came to me.<br /><br />It really is a magical movie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-73481333327552666482012-01-06T13:41:10.245-06:002012-01-06T13:41:10.245-06:00actually, I would argue that is one film where 3D ...actually, I would argue that is one film where 3D does really add something, especially as the camera moves through the great spaces designed by Dante Ferretti. In one of the videos I've linked to the post, James Cameron calls Hugo the best use of 3D he's seen. Except for the archival footage, Hugo's 3D effects were done in the camera rather than in post, and it shows. Scorsese wore flip-up 3-D glasses to be able to monitor exactly what was getting into the camera.Lynn Beckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03759748613223711212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-19192845323896788812012-01-06T13:11:01.105-06:002012-01-06T13:11:01.105-06:00Does the 3D really add anything? My family saw Hu...Does the 3D really add anything? My family saw Hugo on Christmas day at the Tivoli Theater in Downers Grove. It was charming because it's one of the few old theaters that hasn't been chopped up into a multiplex.<br />But we caught the matinee that was not 3D. I really don't care for 3D. It detracts from the enjoyment of the film in many ways.Art Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18324000749610083268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-53410029667954485612012-01-06T09:16:35.318-06:002012-01-06T09:16:35.318-06:00Hugo was terrific - even better than I expected. S...Hugo was terrific - even better than I expected. Since it's commonly thought of as a kid's movie (which it isn't, not exclusively), it won't win the best picture Oscar and might not even be nominated, despite the Scorcese aura. Which makes me wonder where there isn't a "best family picture" Oscar, which would raise the bar for such movies and also make parenting even more pleasant.Petehttp://www.petelit.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10923291.post-41157073090242967842012-01-06T08:41:38.210-06:002012-01-06T08:41:38.210-06:00You'd probably also enjoy "Picasso and Br...You'd probably also enjoy "Picasso and Braque Go to the Movies" - a related documentary by Scorsese.Randi Doekernoreply@blogger.com