tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post5293833821174523127..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: Stripped GearsSJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-38039262231707504612013-08-24T00:18:26.569-05:002013-08-24T00:18:26.569-05:00Nah, I get no schadenfreude from that. I expected ...Nah, I get no schadenfreude from that. I expected to be in the minority on <i>Hugo</i>. I won't deny that it's beautifully made, but I should've been entranced with the world of the film and I wasn't. And the history should have been consistent and it wasn't. I can't give problems like those a pass.<br /><br />I didn't want to see the 3D version, either. I don't like films in 3D. The glasses don't fit well over my other glasses, and I find the constant refocusing to be disconcerting.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-89117445433701532852013-08-23T17:57:37.863-05:002013-08-23T17:57:37.863-05:00I'm one of the horde that loved this film, as ...I'm one of the horde that loved this film, as you know from my comment to Siobhan. I agree that the film probably wouldn't work for children that well once the mystery was solved. I think only adults would appreciate the history of film presented here. And it is to that mind that the one thing I would say that bugged me a little was the character of the Station Inspector. He was a little too cartoonish for me, but he would have fit perfectly in a film for kids.<br /><br />Here is my review of Hugo, if you are interested. You actually may be more interested in the comments where someone takes me to task for not wanting to see the 3D version of it. It may be fun for you to see someone doing to me what I sometimes do to you. :-)<br /><br />http://tipsfromchip.blogspot.com/2012/02/movie-hugo-2011.htmlChip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-63614364386783750792012-01-17T23:15:58.713-06:002012-01-17T23:15:58.713-06:00La Voyage really is film history--it's sort of...<i>La Voyage</i> really is film history--it's sort of a Rosetta Stone for film. It's worth viewing simply for that reason, because so much comes from it.<br /><br />In my experience, you <i>are</i> the only one. So maybe it just mostly fails.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-28530256704837618252012-01-17T06:48:15.290-06:002012-01-17T06:48:15.290-06:00I heard you talking about this on the Lambcast and...I heard you talking about this on the Lambcast and came over to read what you had to say. I agree with you that I don't think it sparked the type of curiosity about older films that Scorsese (presumably) hoped it would. Possibly because it was set as a kid's film, where people don't expect to have homework, so it probably never occurred to them. And perhaps because of the other fantasy elements in the story. My friend who went with me was convinced that Melies was only a fictional character until we got home and googled him.<br /><br />The good news is that I actually did go and watch Le Voyage Dans La Lune for the first time after seeing this, even if I was the only one!NeverTooEarlyMPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06971628452385566511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-77002828321156416842011-12-29T13:34:54.596-06:002011-12-29T13:34:54.596-06:00I think that's a pretty normal response. I thi...I think that's a pretty normal response. I think film geeks are predisposed to like it, but are also predisposed to pick it apart. You and I are evidently on opposite sides of that divide.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-16036146101951753702011-12-29T11:28:12.669-06:002011-12-29T11:28:12.669-06:00It really was inconsistent in the ways you point o...It really was inconsistent in the ways you point out, but the faults are so easy to overlook if you know the reference material which is being referred to. I really enjoyed it.Klaushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05006608076041962884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-56497239903293119602011-12-28T21:41:30.653-06:002011-12-28T21:41:30.653-06:00Jessica--you may well love it. I fully expected to...Jessica--you may well love it. I fully expected to, and everyone I went with seemed to enjoy it quite a bit.<br /><br />Entertainment--thanks!<br /><br />Sam--Glad someone does. It seems like everyone is drinking the <i>Hugo</i> Kool-Aid.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-46229121916464882852011-12-28T20:06:38.529-06:002011-12-28T20:06:38.529-06:00I thoroughly agree with your sentiments Steve.I thoroughly agree with your sentiments Steve.Sam Fragosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09974858608988634583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-83846876172076902222011-12-28T03:05:52.419-06:002011-12-28T03:05:52.419-06:00I haven't seen this yet (won't come up in ...I haven't seen this yet (won't come up in Sweden for several months), but I loved your observation about Scorsese as a film geek. Being such a geek myself I have the distinct feeling I'm going to like it, especially if Musee d'Orsay is appearing. It's probably my favorite art museum in the world, if nothing else because of the gorgeous building.Jessicahttp://www.thevelvetcafe.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com