Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson combined can do nothing wrong

Rating: 8/10 (9 November 2011)

Tintin! A classic comic which, I have not seen before. But although I am one generation behind, it is still so well known that I'm sure everyone has heard of it. After knowing that the movie animation is coming out, with two extremely big names as the movie's producer and director (as we know, they are Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson), I know it is one movie I wouldn't miss.
And What more can I say, produced by two of the greatest movie makers of our days, "The Adventures of Tintin" was very well done. The graphic was really good and the story was very original, reminds me of how comic book adventure stories were supposed to be like. It didn't need to be overdone, just a nice animation telling a story the way a comic book story should be told, and suitable for audience of all ages!
I would really like to watch the Behind the Scenes too, as I know there was a huge amount of hard work involved. The movie was done by Motion Capture, just like "King Kong" and "Rise of the Planet of the Apes". But unlike these two movies, Tintin was a full animation and MoCap was done throughout the movie. Which means the actors have to act through the story as well. Imagine how much precision had to be achieved with the actions to flow along with the story. I have watched parts of it in YouTube and it was impressive! Well done Weta Studio!
I have been watching the trailer again and again admiring the animation work. And I know I could easily watch the whole movie again too! And Thanks to Mr Spielberg and Mr Jackson, The Adventures of Tintin books must be selling hot again. I have two books myself now :). I realized Snowy the dog in the comic book actually talks. But I think it is a wise choice to not make the one in the movie talk. Cannot wait to start the book now. Let us all enroll to a series of adventures with Tintin!
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