Movie Review: "The Adventures of Tintin" (2011)Using state of the art visual effects motion capturing system at "Stone Street Studios" alongside Weta Digital Workshops with Peter Jackson producing and Steven Spielberg directing a classic comic adaptation based on vintage comic books from the 1940s, when vocal beats acting performers from leading Andy Serkis and Jamie Bell to Daniel Craig; close unrecognizable as Sakharine/Red Rackham plus Nick Frost and Simon Pegg can not save this animation extravagant picture of being emotionless and empty in standard tresure hunt receptions.Copyright 2018 Cinemajesty Entertainments LLC

Available on Blu-ray Disc (Region B)USA/New Zealand 2011 English (Colour); Animation/Adventure/Family/Mystery (Paramount/Columbia/Hemisphere Media Capital/Amblin/Wingnut/Kennedy-Marshall/Nickelodeon); 107 minutes (PG certificate)Crew includes: Steven Spielberg (Director); Steven Moffat, Edgar Wright, Joe Cornish (Screenwriters, adapting Comic Books THE CRAB WITH THE GOLDEN CLAWS, THE SECRET OF THE UNICORN and RED RACKHAM'S TREASURE by Hergé *** [6/10]); Steven Spielberg, Peter Jackson, Kathleen Kennedy (Producers); Ken Kamins, Nick Rodwell, Stephane Sperry (Executive Producers); Michael Kahn (Editor); John Williams (Composer)Voices include: Jamie Bell (Tintin), Andy Serkis (Captain Archibald Haddock/Sir Francis Haddock), Daniel Craig (Sakharine/Red Rackham), Nick Frost (Thomson), Simon Pegg (Thompson), Daniel Mays (Allan/Pirate Flunky #1), Gad Elmaleh (Omar Ben Salaad), Toby Jones (Silk), Mackenzie Crook (Tom/Pirate Flunky #2)Academy Award nomination: Original Score; BAFTA nominations (2): Visual Effects, Animated Film; Golden Globe Award: Animated Picture"This year, discover how far adventure will take you."A baby-faced reporter (Bell) and his ever-faithful fox terrier join forces with an inebriated sea captain (Serkis), to trounce a sinister landowner (Craig) in his ruthless search for a centuries-old sunken treasure that went down with an ill-fated sailing ship when it was attacked by pirates.Based on elements from three of the books in THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN series, Hergé's entire universe seems ideally suited to Spielberg, transferring the iconic comic strip hero into a teenage, similarly globetrotting and adventure-seeking Indiana Jones.Spielberg's first wholly animated feature, utilising 3D motion capture, contains strong, expressive "performances" from a mainly British cast, including the original BILLY ELLIOT, Gollum, and James Bond.Blu-ray Extras: Featurettes. *** (6/10)

Though not a movie I would usually be drawn too (it looked a bit unabashedly "kiddie" for my tastes), it came highly recommend from a family member obsessed with Spielberg filmmaking. I gave it a try and, while it won't top any of my "best-of" lists, it did provide a great deal of adventure, drama, action, and humor, pleasantly surprising me in the process.For a basic plot summary, "Adventures of Tintin" focuses on the young Tintin (voice of Jamie Bell), a kind of Indiana Jones-type adventurer along with trusty sidekick dog Snowy. When young Tintin buys a model ship at an auction one day, he is suddenly thrust into a race for treasure involving a drunken sea captain (voice of Andy Serkis) and his nefarious foe (voice of Daniel Craig).I would say that the long-lasting effects of this film will be two-fold:First, I would still categorize it as very much a children's movie. It could probably best be described as "Indiana Jones for the elementary set" in terms of its combination of all genre elements. Had I first viewed this film as a child, I know that I would have watched it again and again! For adults, of course, it also functions as escapism.Also, the somewhat controversial animation (is this middle ground needed between reality and Pixar-like animation?) is truly a sight to behold. I honestly am not any sort of expert on the subject and thus have no predictions for the future of the format, but the visuals are as top- notch as anything you'll see anywhere else. It is just...different.Overall, "Adventures of Tintin" just seems like Spielberg's childhood epic. Perhaps the film can be appreciated even more if one has read the comic novel stories it is based on (I didn't even know about this until after the viewing!). On the whole, though, a very entertaining flick that makes for great family viewing.

This digital animated film recreates one of the most famous stories of the comic Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn. Directed by Steven Spielberg, produced by Peter Jackson, with soundtrack of John Williams and a script by Steven Moffat, Edgar Wright and Joe Cornish, the film features the voices of Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig, and other voice actors.I was never an avid reader of Tintin, but the comic strip was, for me, a good company during childhood and adolescence (still is, sometimes). But I never had a good impression of films based on comic-strips, as always end too stylized or unrealistic. In this case, keeping the film as an animation, I was waiting for something like the comic, and many similarities with the magazine. But my expectations were far from being met by this film, which does not seem able to capture the essence of Tintin. The script, despite being good and consistent to the cinema, don't link to the comic where it was based. On the contrary, it almost rejects it by mixing elements of another magazine and invent many other things that don't fit in the Tintin image, issued by magazines. Therefore, characters seem rather forced, and their reactions don't seem true to what might be expected in the magazines.The dubbing work looks very good, I didn't notice delays or errors. Most of voice actors used here are seasoned actors, with an excellent voice modulation capability, knowing well how to put voice to achieve the desired effect. The work of animation and visual effects are excellent, very colorful and striking. Its the wonder of digital animation. The soundtrack is very good but I expected something more intense.Overall, the film is quite interesting and entertaining but becomes boring at certain times and almost can't create a real sense of mystery, suspense and adventure.