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Hugo Review: Paris Je T’aime…Kinda

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HUGO: On General Release From 2nd December 2011

The 3D bandwagon has had some extra weight thrown on to it since Martin Scorsese decided to use the technology to make Hugo, a charming Christmas movie based on the book ‘The Invention of Hugo Cabret’. Going up against other three-dimensional fare like Arthur Christmas, Hugo may be able to hold its own but this Parisian adventure might not be quite the draw Scorsese hopes it will.

Orphaned Hugo (Asa Butterfield) is living inside the walls and clock towers of a large Paris train station, keeping the clocks in working order and avoiding the vigilant station inspector (Sacha Baron Cohen). Do It!

Kick-Ass Review: Somehow, ‘Super’ Doesn’t Quite Cover It…

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KICK-ASS: On General Release From Friday 26th March

I get so angry when I think about all the times we’ve been so disappointed by film adaptations of memorable comic books.

When great characters were sidelined (Storm in X-Men), poorly cast (Brandon Routh as Superman) I was forced to lament yet another missed opportunity to create greatness. But now I can put all that aside because Kick-Ass was so satisfying it made want to scream ‘Holy Flaming Fuck-Balls Batman!’

Kick-Ass gave me everything I’d ever wanted from a superhero movie and then some. The only thing missing was a lack of actual superpowers but the film was so mind-blowingly sharp and awesome that I barely even noticed.

Based on Mark Millar’s comic book series, this hilarious caper follows teenage loser Dave Lizewski, whose main hobbies are comic book reading, being ignored by girls and chronic masturbation. Dave soon becomes inspired to try heroism for himself and subsequently takes a helluva beating and a knife in the stomach for his trouble. Do It!