One wouldn't be able to destroy Tintin's spirit better than this...

Rating: 1/10 (11 April 2012)

I'd never expect a Blockbuster movie to be worth of paying any attention beyond entertainment, but this one was even below my expectations for what one would call "entertaining". And of course it was not even close to what Herge had created. With tons of computers, 3D technology and over $100 million, Spielberg failed to achieve what Herge simply did with a pen and paper. As a great Tintin fan, I now feel terribly offended (both for what I just watched and for the fact that Spielberg also calls himself a fan) and as a passionate film goer, I just feel sorry for how art is the last thing that's noticed in mainstream American cinema.
I Borrowed Spielberg's (yes, it's not Herge's) Tintin from Netflix (I insisted not to pay for it, because of all bad things I'd heard about it) and watched it out of curiosity (just curiosity - to see why other Tintin fans didn't like it), and found it even below my expectations. Everything is terribly superficial here, as the original story and characters have been destroyed and turned into some lame boring and dull Hollywood crap. In a word, the original work's spirit is completely lost here: Tintin is about mystery, reality (I stress on this: Tintin is one of the few comic book characters that feels real) and humanity, but Spielberg's interpretation is all about some stupid and unreal action and some annoying 3D techniques, plus, a camera that moves and moves and rotates around the characters over and over! I had a feeling that I'm in a thrill ride, and wanted to puke couple of times. It's interesting that Herge's hand-drawn characters look more real than Spielberg's superficial CGI characters. And if those camera moves and actions don't excite you, there's really nothing beyond, as characters, events and story are all superficial and about action. No wonder why in couple of months, no one talks about the movie anymore, while Herge's work is still fresh after decades.
Score: 1/10