Great adventure even for those who have not read Tintin

Rating: 9/10 (25 December 2011)

A brief background: It seems that Tintin is popular everywhere in the world except the US. Even Indians have heard of him. My wife was dying to see it, and I had read one volume I bought her; entertaining, but I was certainly not a huge fan.
Now the movie: very entertaining film. The film tries not to stray away from the depictions of many of the characters of the comic, as well as mannerisms. You certainly won't get the same style of storytelling that you saw in the Herge comics, but the story is as intricate and fun to follow as Spielberg's previous adventure outings. Caat is excellent in all respects, especially Andy Serkis as Captain Haddock. While the action may be more dynamic than what was in the Tintin comics, it is certainly fun and exciting. The CGI is great, especially for translating a comic (a live film would have only detracted from the storytelling). And all this was without watching the 3D version.
Overall, even if you have never heard of Tintin, or are vaguely familiar, it will be a fun ride.