The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (2011)
Country: US/NZ
Technical: col/2.35:1 107m
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Voicecast: Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig, Nick Frost, Simon Pegg
Synopsis:
A young journalist and his snowy white dog become involved in the ruthless hunt for three model sailing ships by a descendant of the pirate responsible for sinking the original vessel.
Review:
Spielberg's initially slavish adaptation throws caution to the winds by conflating large chunks of The Crab with the Golden Claws into the story, before finally going off-piste altogether into Indiana Jones territory. In effect we lose the mystery of the original by emphasising the Saturday morning serial nature of the Hergé narratives (there was lots of dialogue, too); fair enough, perhaps, but some of the dialogue here has a decidedly American ring, with Captain Haddock admonishing Tintin for quitting too easily ('creates a bad impression'). Nevertheless, on the credit side, the animation and visualisations are a miracle of technical craftsmanship, and the shots and transitions are arranged with all the wit and flair of John Williams's irrepressible score. You won't be bored.
Country: US/NZ
Technical: col/2.35:1 107m
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Voicecast: Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig, Nick Frost, Simon Pegg
Synopsis:
A young journalist and his snowy white dog become involved in the ruthless hunt for three model sailing ships by a descendant of the pirate responsible for sinking the original vessel.
Review:
Spielberg's initially slavish adaptation throws caution to the winds by conflating large chunks of The Crab with the Golden Claws into the story, before finally going off-piste altogether into Indiana Jones territory. In effect we lose the mystery of the original by emphasising the Saturday morning serial nature of the Hergé narratives (there was lots of dialogue, too); fair enough, perhaps, but some of the dialogue here has a decidedly American ring, with Captain Haddock admonishing Tintin for quitting too easily ('creates a bad impression'). Nevertheless, on the credit side, the animation and visualisations are a miracle of technical craftsmanship, and the shots and transitions are arranged with all the wit and flair of John Williams's irrepressible score. You won't be bored.
Country: US/NZ
Technical: col/2.35:1 107m
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Voicecast: Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig, Nick Frost, Simon Pegg
Synopsis:
A young journalist and his snowy white dog become involved in the ruthless hunt for three model sailing ships by a descendant of the pirate responsible for sinking the original vessel.
Review:
Spielberg's initially slavish adaptation throws caution to the winds by conflating large chunks of The Crab with the Golden Claws into the story, before finally going off-piste altogether into Indiana Jones territory. In effect we lose the mystery of the original by emphasising the Saturday morning serial nature of the Hergé narratives (there was lots of dialogue, too); fair enough, perhaps, but some of the dialogue here has a decidedly American ring, with Captain Haddock admonishing Tintin for quitting too easily ('creates a bad impression'). Nevertheless, on the credit side, the animation and visualisations are a miracle of technical craftsmanship, and the shots and transitions are arranged with all the wit and flair of John Williams's irrepressible score. You won't be bored.