The Adventures of Tintin (2011) - Adventure + Mystery + Spielberg = AWESOME!

Rating: 8/10 (17 March 2012)

Director Steven Spielberg and producer Peter Jackson has teamed up to make a film adaptation of the classic comic book series of 'Tintin' by Herge'. This movie is like a crossover of Spielberg's "Indiana Jones" movies with Sherlock Holmes. Now, we are left with "The Adventures of Tintin", and I'm surprised that this movie did not get nominated for Best Animated Feature Film this year. This is an entertaining and beautiful adaptation of a colorful comic book series. With the use of motion capture animation, "The Adventures of Tintin" makes the animation look crystal clear perfect, compared to "Mars Needs Moms", when they use this animation in a creepy profession. Jamie Bell plays Tintin, a young journalist, who tries to unlock the mystery of the lost treasure of a lost pirate ship, called 'the Unicorn'. With a scene-stealing puppy named "Snowy" on his side, Tintin then teams up with Captain Haddock, portrayed by Andy Serkis, the motion-capture genius that brought us Gollum from "Lord of the Rings", King Kong in the 2005 remake, and Caesar in the Planet of the Apes (Rise). Haddock is a permanently drunk sea captain, whose the ancestors of his past might be a clue to get to the lost treasure, before his arch-enemy, Rackham, portrayed by Daniel Craig, finds it first. We also get some comic relief from the hilarious Thompson twins, portrayed by Nick Frost and Simon Pegg. Watching this movie from start to finish, is quite a wonder. I love those type of adventure stories, crossed over with a crime-mystery tale. The animation is such a wonder, the action scenes are just awesome, and the acting is just superb. Jamie Bell is clever as Tintin, Andy Serkis is awesome as Haddock, and Daniel Craig is good as the evil Rackham. The only thing that bothered me was there were some scenes in this movie that were not quite suitable for family audiences. There are scenes were people actually die, and some scenes include alcoholism and violence. That's not suitable for a child. The rest of this movie is super wonderful. This is a magical and entertaining motion picture that only Steven Spielberg can make. If you're in the mood for a family-fun, action-adventure, and crime- mystery Spielberg movie, then batter up! "The Adventures of Tintin", in my review, "a fun and entertaining adventure-mystery flick".