DCRJ's MOVIE REVIEWS: HUGO (2011)

We saw HUGO (2011) in 3D at SM Mall of Asia Feb. 18, 2012. I love Martin Scorsese movies. His films are instant classics like Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, The Departed etc. Hugo is Martin Scorsese's first 3D film and this film clearly shows his love for movies. Set in 1930s Paris, Hugo (played by Asa Butterfiled - dead ringer for Elijah Wood !) needs to find a heart-shaped key that will start an automaton that he hopes will unravel a connection between him and his deceased father. Hugo then meets an eccentric old man (Ben Kingsley) in which he discovers that he is the original owner of the automaton that has something to do with the birth of cinema. The 3D visuals are a wonder to behold. Recognizable actors from Borat (Sacha Baron Cohen), Harry Potter, Beowulf (Ray Winstone) and LOTR (Christopher Lee) are there. Buster Keaton and Doc Emmett Brown (BTTF) are related to the clock dangling scene in Hugo ! This is movie magic at its best. My ratings : 5 out of 5 Biscuits !