Tintin?

So! I haven't seen any mention of this yet.

I haven't gotten around to watching The Adventures of Tintin yet, but I was thinking of taking my sister to see it this weekend.

So I'm curious if anyone's seen it yet and/or has any opinions on it?

I strongly recommend it (and, if you can find it, in 2D - think it's actually better without the IMAX gubbins).

The flick captures the spirit of the comic books while giving the characters more depth - literally. There's even a lovely cameo by Herge himself as a caricaturist at the start of the movie.

Thoughts without spoilers:
- Film isn't a straight adaptation - it welds together Secret Of The Unicorn with elements from Red Rackham's Treasure, Castafiore Emerald and Crab With The Golden Claws...

-... not to mention a few nods to Indy and POTC. Look out for some classic Spielbergian setups, particularly the market chase.

- All the characters are fleshed out well without being too clunky: Tintin in particular is introduced as already successful (though broke).

- If you don't fall in love with Snowy/Milou by the end of the movie, you're not human.

In short, rollicking swashbuckling adventury stuff with lush visuals and a pretty decent script. Go see.

PS: My local cinema chain, Odeon, introduced the flick with an ad for their loyalty Premiere card, with the tagline... "sign up now and you could win a fantastic family holiday to... Belgium."

Errrr... that's not the most exciting idea in the world, kids. Sorry. Like Star Trek giving away a holiday in Iowa because that's where Kirk comes from.

My initial reaction was summed up by this:



All the trailers, previews, clips, behind-the-scenes peeks, etc. haven't quite dislodged that first impression. Andy Serkis looks like he's delivering another brilliant mo-cap performance as Captain Haddock, with strong, distinctive body language and a physical solidity. Jamie Bell, Simon Pegg, and Nick Frost haven't picked up the knack for it, though. Their avatars move about the virtual scenery with a noticeably tentative weightlessness, as though wearing invisible spacesuits.

I'm going to see it, of course. Tintin's far too important a figure in my childhood for me to miss this. Still, I doubt Speilberg's CGI will ultimately compare to Herge's clear lines.

I can't believe that the Language Filter alows Belgium!


P.S. I'm not GG in disguise

Am I the only one who forgot all about the cartoon character and only thought about Laurence Mason's charcter Tin Tin from "The Crow" when they read the title?

I haven't really been keeping up with movies much lately so my first reaction to seeing the thread title was me wondering why someone wanted to talk about an old telnet application.