Surprisingly Fun

Rating: 9/10 (30 December 2011)

I haven't seen a movie for a while because Twilight: Breaking Dawn had sucked the life out of me. Since then, I missed out on what probably were some entertaining films but I was drained and needed a break. Now I'm back in seeing Adventures of Tintin and I was very much entertained.
The story in a nutshell is that Tintin (which me and some other people thought that was the name of the dog but surprisingly it was the guy) happens to buy some ship from some dealer. Then for some reason, buying that ship meant he had some people who want to kill him. Interesting, because the dealer didn't seem like he had too many problems. Anyway, so the ship gets stolen and Tintin and his dog Snowy embark on some quest to retrieve the ship and some missing notes. It's all for this treasure, which, to my knowledge, doesn't go further than that. No one is trying to take over the world or anything, just some rich guy who looks suspiciously like Spielberg wanting to get richer.
I really liked the look and atmosphere of the film. The color and the lighting that they use is fantastic. The animation is top notch, too. I could even go as far as saying this is the best CG animation I have ever seen. Sometimes I literally thought it was live action. The action scenes are thrilling and they are easily some of the best action scenes I've seen in a while. I also loved the dog, Snowy.
A good film always has its shortcomings and I would have to say that the Haddock character who comes midway through the movie really bogs the film down, especially for the last half. He's annoying and just plain odd. The film had a really good tone going but some of his scenes make it feel like a totally different film than what it should be (like him belching into the fuel tank of a plane). Also, he has this weird back story which really doesn't make sense. I don't want to give anything away, but the payoff just didn't seem realistic to me.
If you liked Indiana Jones, the Uncharted games, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Goonies, then this film puts them in a blender and spits them out. It really is a great adventure film. I'm looking forward to part 2!