Parent reviews for Hugo

This movie is great! But WARNING in around middle a little more then middle there is a horrifying part were Hugo has a night mare and finds himself being hit by a train but is a dream inside a dream so he wakes still dreaming with the automaton staring at him theres his fathers watch who his father does die and the watch is gone and he hears a tik tok tik tok coming from his bed he searches his bed unbuttons his PJ shirt and his body is completely made of the automaton it is one of the scariest things i have ever seen and i'm 9 years old and i'm not scared of much. the automaton is a very creepy robot thats very old fashioned you can see all the gears and meddle inside of it. the automatons face is a little weird. if you have a kid thats under nine cover there eyes they don't want to see that part. and if your kid is uncomfortable with animatronics or they think there just creepy looking. then of my opinion then don't show them this movie i made the wrong choice watching that particular part.but other wise the movie is fun exciting and the actors are wonderful. i hope you look out for the part. thanks for reading this!

Martin Scorsese at his Spielberg sentimental best with this children's emotional rollercoaster of a film that at its automaton heart has the history of silent films and specifically Georges Mélies inside of it. The film is an adventure and takes its own trips exploiting the complex and sad life of orphans in France living in a train station in 1931. Hugo is a delight, a ticking clock of hope which they will need once the Nazis (which are less than 10 years away) use the sentimental and manipulative power of cinema to their advantage in Triumph of the Will.

i enjoyed it with mu son and husband

Since its release, I've been confused why Martin Scorsese made this film. I knew very little about it of course, only that it was an adventure movie about an orphan boy living in the walls of a Paris train station. It certainly doesn't sound very Scorsese-like. However that is merely the framing for what is an ode to the earliest days of cinema, and in particular one of its true pioneers, Georges Melies. With references to "Arrival of a Train" – one of the world's first films by the Lumiere brothers, Melies's "A Trip to the Moon" and many others, this really is a treat for movie fans. Yes on a very basic level it is a children's movie, but really there's far more here for adults. Scorsese wonderfully juxtaposes his most technologically advanced film yet to demonstrate the genius and inventiveness of cinema in its earliest days. There are fine performances from the two children, as well as Ben Kingsley as Melies and Sasha Baron Cohen as a determined and love struck station inspector. I actually thought that Helen McCrory stole the show as Melies' wife Mama Jeanne. I never got to see Hugo in 3D, but the blu ray version looks truly sumptuous, with some breath taking imagery of early 20th century Paris. The film does tailor off significantly towards the end, with Scorsese seemingly unsure of what to do with the final act once the children had solved their mystery. What comes before is truly magical though and this film gets a big thumbs up from me.

The best part of this movie was eating the popcorn. Its was so boring and slow.I highly unrecomed this movie but if your looking for something slow and lame watch this.

I hate watching movies targeting kids with lights and sound and no character, no plot. Hugo is the opposite; fabulous acting, magical plot, beautiful filmmaking and imagery. Slightly scary/creepy in parts, but well worth hanging in there if you are tired of formulaic animation. My son watched when he was 7 and was ok, but it should definitely be good for 8 and up unless sensitive to creepiness.

I've never read the book, hopefully it's better then this loooooong dull film