The Adventure’s Of Tintin Review

The Adventure’s Of Tintin - Movie Review

By Jose

Plot:

Tintin and Captain Haddock set off on a treasure hunt for a sunken ship commanded by Haddock's ancestor. But someone else is in search of the ship.

Voice Cast:

Jamie Bell (Tintin), Andy Serkis (Captain Haddock/Sir Francis Haddock), Daniel Craig ( Ivanovich Sakharin/Red Rackham), Simon Pegg (Inspector Thompson), Nick Frost (Inspector Thompson), Toby Jones (Silk), Tony Curran (Lt. Delcourt), Mackenzie Crook (Tom), and Snowy

Review:

Hands down my favorite animated movie this year. The Adventures Of Tintin was a delight to watch.

Steven Spielburg has finally had a chance to bring Tintin to the big screen, and with a great team behind him (Peter Jackson, Steven Moffat, Edgar Wright and Joe Cornish) delivered a great and fun film in time for the holidays. I have not had a chance to see/read the original Tintin comics but I did see the animated TV show from the 90’s. Now getting a chance to see a great full movie adaptation.


The story of the movie combines three of Tintin's most beloved outings: The Crab with the Golden Claws, The Secret of the Unicorn and Red Rackham's Treasure. Starting with Tintin buying the model ship “The Unicorn”, he is confronted by a jittery man wanting to but it from him. Tintin refuses and is warned by the man to watch out for problems caused by that ship. Tintin is then again confronted by another man wanting the ship as well. Again Tintin refuses and heads home to find out why these people were so adamant to buy the ship. He learns of the legend of the Unicorn. Once home he finds his apartment in shambles and the ship gone. Thankfully the piece that broke off earlier due to Snowy and a stray cat is still there. He finds a note in the cylinder. A riddle. Later on the same man from before (the fat one) comes by again to warn Tintin but is gunned down. Leaving a clue for Tintin to find. The twin inspectors, played brilliantly by Pegg and Frost, help Tintin and warn him of a pickpocket roaming around. Which, funny enough, they get pickpocket by the thief. He fails due to the twins attaching a rubber band to his wallet. Tintin is not fortunate enough though and looses his wallet and the note.


Long story short Tintin is kidnapped by Sakharin and is introduced to Captain Haddock (the drunken captain) after escaping his cage. The drunken captain. The trio or Tintin, Captain Haddock , and Snowy escape. They are once again thrown in trouble when Sakharin’s men find them in the ocean and try to shoot them with their plane. Some heroics later and we find our team flying for Morocco for the other piece of the puzzle. Soon stranded in the desert, Haddock sobers up and recounts the tale of his ancestor Sir Francis Haddock and the real Unicorn ship. Soon after the team find the other piece to the puzzle and beat Sakharin finding the treasure. But not really. They find a piece of the treasure or what Sir Francis Haddock was able to keep when the Unicorn sunk. Leaving another clue leading Tintin, Haddock, and Snowy to the location of the sunken Unicorn and the rest of the legendary treasure, and leaving us hanging, in a good way. Now I want another movie!


Throughout the film we are treated with plenty of action and adventure along with nice amounts of comedy. Then you have Snowy and the drunken Captain Haddock, and you have such a fun film. The Adventure’s Of Tintin made use of motion capture to create the CG animated film. So we not only have the voice talent of the actors but also the movement and nuisances of them too. The CGI was great too. There were some parts of the movie where it left me wondering if that was an actual real life shot or animated. Funny enough it was the desert camp they were taken to that made me do a double take. Previously another desert scene stumped me in Rango. The 3D enhanced the movie, making it pop in some scenes but never hindered or seemed like it used for the sake of 3D.

Final Thoughts:

The Adventures of Tintin was a blast and I had plenty of fun and enjoyment while watching it. It was funny and action packed. Snowy was great and cute to watch. Made me feel like a kid again.


Ratings: 5 out of 5