Poll: Are you going to/have you seen the Tintin movie?
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I'm sure it's a great movie, but I have zero interest in Tintin.
I've never seen the cartoons or read any of the material, so this movie does nothing for me that makes me want to see it.
I've never seen the cartoons or read any of the material, so this movie does nothing for me that makes me want to see it.
I'm a huge fan of the Tintin books, and went to see the film. As a bit of a purist I was worried that it would end up being too Americanised, or that the spirit of the books would be trampled under the CGI and action sequences. I was actually very pleasantly surprised.
While not entirely true to the comics - and I thought it was a little too action/slapstick in places - I think it was as good an adaptation as I could have reasonably hoped for. There are a lot of potentially ruining touches Speilberg could have added, but mercifully didn't. For example, I'm relieved that he didn't attempt to bring Tintin into the modern day (as the books are definitely a product of, and commentary on, 20th century culture). Nor did he try to fiddle with the formula by bringing in an unnecessary love interest or any token minority sidekicks. Although the film suffered in places from being a bit of a "best-of" compilation, there was plenty of material that Spielberg didn't shoehorn in - Cuthbert Calculus, for example, and the whole Cold War era story arcs. Plenty of material left for a sequel or two, in other words - which I'll be keeping an eye out for.
To be precise: arguably the best thing to happen to the Tintin franchise in over 30 years.
While not entirely true to the comics - and I thought it was a little too action/slapstick in places - I think it was as good an adaptation as I could have reasonably hoped for. There are a lot of potentially ruining touches Speilberg could have added, but mercifully didn't. For example, I'm relieved that he didn't attempt to bring Tintin into the modern day (as the books are definitely a product of, and commentary on, 20th century culture). Nor did he try to fiddle with the formula by bringing in an unnecessary love interest or any token minority sidekicks. Although the film suffered in places from being a bit of a "best-of" compilation, there was plenty of material that Spielberg didn't shoehorn in - Cuthbert Calculus, for example, and the whole Cold War era story arcs. Plenty of material left for a sequel or two, in other words - which I'll be keeping an eye out for.
To be precise: arguably the best thing to happen to the Tintin franchise in over 30 years.
My thoughts exactly! It wasn't always faithful to the comics (especially towards the end) but every part he added felt like it belonged, and still felt like it could have been in the comics! I'm glad to see so many people loved it as much as I did!Batou667 said:
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I'll probably watch it with some friends over the holidays. We're all Americans though, and don't know anything about the characters, so I'm not sure how that will affect whether or not we'll like it, since we have absolutely no nostalgia for the franchise. The animation looks really awesome though, which is the big draw for me.
Never read the comics, but it looks great.
It reminds me of the Uncharted 2 storyline. It starts with a small item (Oil lamp = Model Boat) then turns into a sprawling, epic adventure.
It reminds me of the Uncharted 2 storyline. It starts with a small item (Oil lamp = Model Boat) then turns into a sprawling, epic adventure.
I am always interested if Spielberg is at the helm and I do enjoy Tin Tin, so I am looking forward to watching it
Just saw it a couple days ago. It's a essentially half an hour of setup, an hour and a bit of chase scene, and conclusion, but I don't have a problem with that myself. It's good fun, go see it. Unless you're a Tintin purist, anyways, as they do deviate a good bit from the three books its based on.
That pirate battle, very brief, but my god did it shit all over every other pirate battle (Pirates of the Caribbean I'm looking at you). The cannonballs slicing through waves, the ship that actually gets lifted into the bigger ship's rigging, the stuff Sir Francis Haddock does without blinking an eye.
Loved the movie, read all the Tintin books as a kid, while there was changes I found that those moment were still very much in the same spirit of Tintin and it worked.
Loved the movie, read all the Tintin books as a kid, while there was changes I found that those moment were still very much in the same spirit of Tintin and it worked.
I definitely want to see it, but it's probably one of those things I'll never get around to. :x
Though don't worry about it being a flop in the US - I'm sure it'll do very well internationally.
Though don't worry about it being a flop in the US - I'm sure it'll do very well internationally.
I saw it with my Dad and we loved it!. It was funny, action-packed, exciting and all those good things. I hope this film does well because I would love to see more films.
Asterix and Obelix! Now there's another comic that could make a really fun movie.Kieran Villoth said:Good old Asterix and ObelixNickolai77 said:I have all the Tintin and Asterix and Obelix comics on my bookshelf, and I live in America! Nobody I know has heard of them
On topic, I saw Tintin and was quite surprised at how much fun I had watching it. Definitely glad I saw it in 3D too. I was a bit cautious at first because seeing "3D" and the rating "PG" together usually means annoying shit flying out the screen. Thankfully, it was the good kind of 3D and really made the movie all the more fantastic.
Crane duel. Fucking crane duel.
Excellent film, for both long-time fans or people new to the character. I;m already anticipating the hell out of the sequels. I want to see Professor Calculus and the shark-submarine, mainly.
Excellent film, for both long-time fans or people new to the character. I;m already anticipating the hell out of the sequels. I want to see Professor Calculus and the shark-submarine, mainly.
Me and my family used to watch the oild cartoon-style movies as a familial tradition, so we decided to go see it together. There was a bit too much slapstick and ludicrous chase scenes but they managed to capture the atmosphere and characters well. I also liked how they threw in tons of little eastereggs for people who know the series. Twas' pretty good.