Exciting and overwhelming retelling based on Tintin stories by means of Motion-capture technology

Rating: 7/10 (16 November 2011)

Charming and worthwhile adaptation about timeless and quintessential European comic book . First and entertaining ¨Motion-Capture¨ Tintin rendition with exciting adventures set mostly in Africa . Original plot inspired on the popular and famous comic books by the genius Herge . Since his creation in 1930 with ¨Tintin in the land of Soviets¨ the success has been unstoppable . Within the next 80 years Tintin became one of the most popular European comics of the 20-21th Century, due to its well-researched plots, appealing characters, humor, political thrillers, & real world settings. The tale is ordinary Tintin album , with adventure in exotic places, this time on desert of Sahara and an African town located in Morocco. For those of you not familiar with Tintin, let's just say that every Belgium kids and most European children under the age and grown-up have been excited by his comic book adventures for over half a century . The picture will appeal to the fans of the popular animated hero named Tintin and his faithful sidekicks as well as the comic-books nostalgics . Having bought a model ship , the Unicorn, for a lot of money at a market stall Tintin (Jamie Bell) is initially intrigued that the mysterious Mr. Sakharine (Daniel Craig) should be so eager to buy it from him, resorting to kill and kidnapping Tintin to join him along with his band as they travel to Morocco on an old cargo boat. But someone else is in search of the ship as Sakharine has bribed the crew to revolt against the ship's master, drunken Captain Haddock . Tintin and Captain Haddock set off on a treasure hunt for a sunken ship commanded by Haddock's ancestor . But Tintin, Snowy and Haddock getaway , arriving in Morocco at the court of a Sheikh , who also has got a model of the Unicorn . Haddock tells Tintin that over three hundred years earlier his ancestor Sir Francis Haddock was forced to scuttle the boat Unicorn when attacked by a piratical forebear of Sakharine .Tintin accompanied by his wonderful dog Snowy (or Milu) and Captain Haddock helped by the Inspectors Thompson and Thompson( Simon Pegg, Nick Frost) attempt to discover what is so desirable about their ancient and apparently worthless boat. After a while, the truth comes out and battling over-the-top bad guys .
This is a funny , thriller ,action-packed , adventure comic book adaptation with hilarious moments here and there . This ¨Tintin and the secret unicorn¨ is an enjoyable Hollywood production, a wonderful and straight forward approach to Herge's original source material being splendidly directed . It has Tintin and his inseparable friends captain Haddock , the botcher Inspectors Thompson taking on , as always, against stupid , ruthless enemies and mean international delinquents . It is given the full ¨Motion Capture¨ deluxe treatment in this superior Holiday film. The production values & acting are both excellent, with just enough attractive to appeal to the Tintin fanatics , and with great doses of action , case of the potentially thrilling elements . This Motion-capture action movie of the popular "Tintin" comic-book magazine brilliantly captures the outrageous adventures, tongue-in-cheek, satire, comedy , roller-coaster action taking the characters and some elements from original stories . A marvelous recounting of Tintin stories and Andy Serkis demonstrates once again his versatility on screen in this marvelous adventure . Special effects add an impressive touch , but it is Andy Serkis as captain Haddock who really steal the show , he manages to capture pure magic with his stunningly awesome portrayal of the grumpy drunken and it is definitely worth a look . It's fun and different approach to Tintin classic character with top notch effects by means of ¨Motion Capture¨ a technique developed by Robert Zemeckis in previous films as ¨Beowulf , Polar Express and Christmas Carol¨. A highly recommended film that nobody should miss it especially during holiday time . ¨Steven Spielberg's adventures of Tintin¨ still ranks as one of the best adaptations of the Tintin classic ever . This amusing movie is accompanied by lively musical score composed and conducted by the classic John Williams , Spielberg's usual . Full of humor , it's a funny entertaining for kids and grown-ups . Entertaining screenplay is partially based on the known comics by Herge such as ¨The secret of the unicorn¨,¨The treasure of Rackam the Red¨ and ¨the crab of the golden pincers¨ but originally written by Edgar Wright and Joe Cornish . Based on the unforgettable characters created by "Hergé" born under the name Georges Remi on May 22, 1907 in Brussels, Belgium. As a child, Herge had a gift for drawing but never had any formal training in the visual arts. He attended both school and the boy scouts during the World War 1 and post-World War 1 era. After he finished school Herge published his first ever cartoon: "The Adventures of Totor". 1929, Herge introduced a cartoon about a traveling Belgium reporter (Tintin) accompanied by his fox terrier (Snowy) traveling the Soviet Union. By 1930,Herge published the very first Tintin book: "Tintin in the Land of the Soviets". After that , followed a weekly magazine in 1946 . Later on , it's published successful comic books as ¨Cigarrettes of pharaoh, Treasure of Rackam the Red ,Tintin and the scepter of Ottokar¨. Tintin soon became Herge's "ligne Claire" (French for clear line) legacy. The later adventures of Tintin involved other locations of the world from China ¨The blue Lotus¨ all the way to America as ¨Tintin in America¨. After completing 23 books, Herge passed away on March 3, 1983, leaving "Tintin & the Alpha-Art" (The 24th book) unfinished . Later on ,Raymond Leblanc produced the following films: ¨Tintin in the lake of Sharks¨ and 1970 ¨Tintín in the temple of the sun¨. The picture will appeal to Tintin comic-books buffs. An agreeable , funny adaptation from a great comic book.