Steven Spielberg has been a busy guy as of late. He has two films being released within four days of each other and is currently working on another to be released this time next year.
I watched The Adventures Of Tintin over the weekend and have to admit that it's a pretty enjoyable film. I've never read any of the Herge graphic novels and I didn't see the t.v. series so admittedly, I was going in a little blind with regards to the subject matter. I can say though that this was the first Spielberg film I've liked since 1998.
Tintin is a journalist who gets involved in a mystery after purchasing a model ship. There are sinister forces at work gathering clues to a hidden treasure. One of those clues is in Tintin's latest acquisition. I'll stop there for those of you who haven't read the book.
I was put off initially by the image motion capture animation but it doesn't look as creepy and distorted in this movie. The one thing I can fault the movie for are a (very) few Loony Toons moments thrown into a movie that treats animation as a medium to tell a story instead of a cartoon with a license to be absurd.
Having seen the enjoyment of the Tintin fans I saw the movie with, I'm going to say that if you're a fan or a novice you'll probably enjoy the movie. Check it out after The Artist.
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