Really ridiculous story, but consistent with the original comics and really well done

Rating: 7/10 (26 January 2013)

This is by no means a masterpiece and, by storyline, one might think it is pretty silly. But if you remember the comics (I know, drawn almost a century ago, pretty hard to remember) they were exactly like this. The focus was on adventure, on the bright reporter Tintin and his faithful dog and the positive, cartoonish way the world is depicted.
The film itself is 3D, which doesn't really help it. And I mean that. I can imagine this in a anime style or even that French style of 2D animation and I believe it would have been better. Also, being the original Belgian comic, it would have made more sense in French. I mean the Tintin and Milou names really do sound better in French. But that doesn't mean the film wasn't really well done, because it was.
I can still remember how it felt when I was reading the comics and it felt funny and dangerous at the same time. When the iconic beads of sweat jumped from Tintin's head I knew things were serious. The film goes too much in the direction of kid films, with very little tension.
I have to conclude, though, that it was a well made film. I didn't enjoy the 3D animation, but it was well done. The story, consistent with the comics, were a bit too childish, but still nice. I wonder what direction they will go in the next series. I really expected less, but I got something outrageously fun. However I do wonder how the new generations will receive it. Will it feel like a weird European Bugs Bunny? Because then they would have completely missed the point. It's all about adventure! The kid version of Indiana Jones.