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The Adventures Of Tintin

December 23, 2011 by · Comments Off on The Adventures Of Tintin 

The Adventures Of TintinThe Adventures Of Tintin, 1. What’s with a name like Tintin?

This is an animated performance-capture 3D film based on The Adventures of Tintin, a series of comic books created by Belgian artist Hergé (Georges Remi). The film is actually based on three of the original comic books: The Crab with the Golden Claws (1941), The Secret of the Unicorn (1943), and Red Rackham’s Treasure (1944).

2. What’s it all about?

Having bought a model ship, the Unicorn, Tintin (Jamie Bell) is initially puzzled that the sinister Mr. Sakharine (Daniel Craig) should be so eager to buy it from him, resorting to murder and kidnapping Tintin – accompanied by his marvellous dog Snowy – to join him and his gang as they sail to Morocco on an old cargo ship. The model, in fact, contains a clue to a long lost treasure. Sakharine has bribed the crew to revolt against the ship’s master, drunken Captain Haddock (Andy Serkis). Now, with aid from bumbling Interpol agents the Thompson Twins (Nick Frost and Simon Pegg), our boy hero, his dog and the captain must prevent Sakharine from discovering the ancient treasure’s whereabouts.

3. Will I like it?

Yes! If you are reading this blog, you will love this movie. As I stated on our world-famous GeekDads podcast, “This is what the latest Indiana Jones movie should have been.” It has action, intrigue, mystery and comedy. Not to mention that Tintin was directed by Steven Spielberg, produced by Peter Jackson, and written by Steven Moffat, Edgar Wright and Joe Cornish.

4. Will my kids like it?

My seven year-old son really liked it. I must admit, I would probably not take children younger than that. There are a few loud scenes and surprises that will startle smaller children. I wish that the family that sat behind us would have read this first before bringing their entire preschool day care…

5. When’s the best time for a bathroom break?

There is a scene about halfway in where they find out who the “Nightingale” is. As soon as you see that, head for the bathroom, then hurry back.

6. Is it worth seeing in 3D?

I saw it in both for comparison. The 3D is nice, but not necessary. It adds nothing extra to the experience.

7. It’s PG; how PG is it?

This is the most important factor in this review. Tintin is not an adult; however he does live alone (with a dog) and has a job. He also owns and uses a pistol several times throughout the movie. His companion that he meets up with and joins him in this adventure is also an alcoholic. In fact, he can barely function correctly without his whiskey. Think of him as the anti-Popeye. Explaining these things to younger children may be difficult — however, your mileage may vary. The other thing I noticed was that Tintin took a few blows to the head from time to time. It is better than him being shot, but also needs to be addressed with children. I did not like the idea that my 7-year-old thought this would be a good way to get his sister to “go to bed”…

8. Do I need to get there in time to see some good trailers?

Nothing spectacular. The only new one we saw was for Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted. I heard rumors that the Hobbit trailer was to be shown, but this did not happen.

9. Do I need to sit through the credits for a bonus scene at the end?

Nope, there is nothing but credits.

10. Will I want to see it again?

The Adventures Of Tintin

October 14, 2011 by · Comments Off on The Adventures Of Tintin 

The Adventures Of Tintin, The Adventures Of TintinIn the hometown of Tintin in Brussels, local critics had a preview of the adventures of Tintin – The Secret of the Unicorn, and the knives are sharpened in the case of Hollywood director had desecrated one of the cartoon characters larger in Europe.

However, the reviewers were won by the new film animation team, which uses the performance capture technology to create animated versions of the actors Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig and Simon Pegg.

“Bull’s Eye” speech titled Dutch newspaper De Standaard. “A pure jewel” of the French Le Soir had on its cover.

Spielberg arrive at the world premiere Oct. 22 in Belgium, in person, knowing that critics have made the red carpet.

The Adventures of Tintin, co-produced by Peter Jackson of Lord of the Rings fame, will be launched in Europe, Asia and the Middle East before its U.S. debut – Where Tintin is largely unknown.

Cartoon books have been translated into over 70 languages ??from Chinese to Armenian, and sold in the tens of millions of copies.

Tintin Hergé, who died in 1983, is a national hero in Belgium.

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