A conflation of materials drawn from three of comic book artist Hergé's iconic "Tintin" stories.

Rating: 8/10 (25 December 2011)

"The Adventures of Tintin" rocked! Though it took some license with the original Hergé stories (at least 3: "The Crab With the Golden Claws," "The Secret of the Unicorn," and "Red Rackham's Treasure," with liberal references from others tossed in, along with a "guest appearance" from the artist himself)from which its material is drawn, it pretty well captures the spirit of them, with a dash of larger-than-life action tossed in for good measure. Lots of larger-than-life, over-the-top action, not unworthy of the original material. Well worth seeing in 3D. The characterizations took some getting used to, with Tintin being the most recognizable, and Captain Haddock arguably the least so, though not in an off-putting way.