# Tintin movie **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 24, 2011, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tintin-movie/600594 "2011-10-24T01:35:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tintin-movie/600594/1 "2011-10-24T01:35:26Z")
Spielberg and Jackson talk here: [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2097373-1,00.html](http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2097373-1,00.html) I’ve seen a trailer and I’m looking forward to it. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tintin-movie/600594/2 "2011-10-24T02:06:38Z")
[Interesting reviews coming in from overseas.](http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/tintin-mad-about-the-boy-2374266.html) ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tintin-movie/600594/3 "2011-10-24T02:40:59Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > [Interesting reviews coming in from overseas.](http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/tintin-mad-about-the-boy-2374266.html) That’s already out of date. And funny that they don’t even mention that the script was written by 3 English men: [Steven Moffat](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0595590/) (writer of plenty of UK television including The Office and Doctor Who), [Edgar Wright](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0942367/) (writer/director of Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Scott Pilgrim), and Joe Cornish (one half of comedy duo Adam & Joe, writer/director of Attack The Block). That article tries to lay everything on Spielberg’s shoulders. And anyway, most of the people quoted are REALLY SUPER die-hard fans, of course they’re going to be ultra-critical. The UK premiere of the film was last night, and the Twitter reaction I’ve seen is much the opposite. Here’s [one](http://twitter.com/#!/david_t_cox_): [QUOTE=some guy on Twitter] THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN really is some kind of miracle. Wonderful feeling of being picked up and swept along by the safest hands in cinema [/QUOTE] And [another](http://twitter.com/#!/LeoJThompson): [QUOTE=another guy on Twitter] Team Wright, Pegg, Frost & Cornish representing at the TINTIN Premiere tonight. Congrats all! Film did not disappoint… [/QUOTE] A few more: > [@](#): > > ScreeningRooms Screening Room Map > Just seen the #Tintin movie. Speilberg’s best film in ages; a genuine epic. Funny too. A new film franchise that will be massive… > > DineHard Neil Davey > Still beaming about #TinTin - cracking work from @nickjfrost @simonpegg and all concerned… > > steverose7 Steve Rose > #tintin was spiffing fun - Indiana jones, pirates of Caribbean and a touch of polar express. > > MsBubu26 Stéphanie GB > Went to see the #tintin movie this morning with my parents and boyfriend! We all liked it, would recommend to anyone from 7 to 77! > > jamesmullinger James Mullinger > @ParamountUK Too many favourite bits to mention here. Half a dozen in the opening credit sequence alone! #Tintin > > LizJarvisUK Liz Jarvis > Verdict on #TinTin from No 1 Son: Excellent > > movies4kids Jo Berry > Think my 6 yr old was as wowed after #Tintin today as I was when I first saw Raiders. Maybe I can get him to watch that now… Here’s a great [non-Twitter review](http://whatculture.com/film/the-adventures-of-tintin-review-an-outstanding-adventure-for-all-ages.php): > [@](#): > > THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN Review; An Outstanding Adventure For All Ages > > It appears that, following his hugely underwhelming revisit of the Indiana Jones franchise, Steven Spielberg is keen to remind us that he hasn’t lost his firm grip on robust Hollywood filmmaking. With two features set for release within the next three months – the other being his much-anticipated War Horse adaptation – it’s relieving to report that the first, The Adventures of Tintin, sees the director back on strong form. Working from three of author Hergé’s Tintin stories, “The Crab with the Golden Claws”, “The Secret of the Unicorn” and “Red Rackham’s Treasure”, Spielberg has delivered a ludicrously entertaining adventure film which will entertain both fans of the source material as well as the uninitiated, no matter their age. > > … [Another one](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/spielberg-adventures-tintin-secret-unicorn-film-249116): > [@](#): > > Steven Spielberg brings the slightly antique world of the famed European comic-book series to splendid, action-filled life as only he can. > > LONDON — Serving up a good ol’ fashioned adventure flick that harkens back to the filmmaker’s action-packed, tongue-in-cheek swashbucklers of the 1980s, Steven Spielberg’s The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn is a visually dazzling adaptation of the legendary – at least outside the US – comic book series by Belgian artist Herge. The first part of a trilogy produced by Spielberg and Peter Jackson, this kid-friendly thriller combines state-of-the-art 3D motion capture techniques with a witty, globe-trotting treasure hunt featuring the sleuthing boy reporter, his trusted fox terrier, and a cast of catchy side characters. Banking on the comics’ British and European fan base to build overseas momentum, Tintin will be released there late October, rolling out Stateside on December 21 just a few days prior to Spielberg’s War Horse. > > … Even [good reviews from Belgium](http://miltonsearch.com/2011/10/16/tintins-homeland-gives-movie-a-thumbs-up/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+EverythingMiltonOntario+%28MiltonSearch.com%29&utm_content=Google+Reader), Tintin’s homeland. People sometimes love to be cynical about these kinds of things, but [Tintin](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0983193/) and [Hugo](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0970179/) will be THE two family movies over the holiday season, and I hope parents take their kids to see both. I’ve seen Hugo, and it’s absolutely magical. I haven’t seen this yet, but I’m looking forward to it. Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese both coming out with wonderful children’s films that will also delight adults? (Not to mention The Artist too). December will indeed be magic again. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tintin-movie/600594/4 "2011-10-24T03:53:14Z")
Thanks for all of those reviews, **Equipoise**! Now I feel even better about it. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tintin-movie/600594/5 "2011-10-24T03:57:09Z")
Opens in Thailand soon. I never heard of Tintin until I came here so am not all that familiar with the characters. However, I wanted to drop in and say I have a copy of the notorious _Tintin in Bangkok_, which looks like the real deal but is fake. One day sometime in the 1990s, I read that police in Brussels had broken up some sort of ring that was producing them. At about the same time, a local weekly bar roundup column in the _Bangkok Post_ mentioned that Voodoo Bar in the Nana Plaza red-light district was selling them. I hustled down and bought two copies, giving one to a friend upcountry. They look like the real deal, and Tintin and crew’s exploits in the red-light areas of Bangkok are highly amusing. I figure it may be worth some money someday, up there with the can of Singh beer advertising the canceled Rolling Stones concert. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tintin-movie/600594/6 "2011-10-24T04:42:24Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > …Tintin and crew’s exploits in the red-light areas of Bangkok are highly amusing… And X-rated? Details, man, we need details! ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tintin-movie/600594/7 "2011-10-24T05:32:50Z")
> [@Equipoise](#): > > …3 **English** men: [Steven Moffat](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0595590/) He’s from Scotland, actually. I grew up reading the Tintin books, they were a popular read in school libraries down in this part of the world (alongside _Asterix_) and the trailers make it look like tons of fun. Can’t wait. Unfortunately it doesn’t get released here until after Christmas. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tintin-movie/600594/8 "2011-10-24T05:38:18Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > He’s from Scotland, actually. …who is a show-runner for the English TV institution Doctor Who, which is, for some obscure reason, produced in Wales. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tintin-movie/600594/9 "2011-10-24T06:04:41Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > And X-rated? Details, man, we need details! Oops! It’s called [Tintin in Thailand](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tintin_in_Thailand), not Bangkok. 1999, it says, at least for publication. The Brussels raid was in 2001. That sounds about right. But this is the one. Quote from link: **“The quality of the Thai copies was later found to supersede that of the Belgian copies.”** 🆒 We’re No. 1! ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tintin-movie/600594/10 "2011-10-24T13:12:32Z")
Thanks for the link. Sounds mildly risque but not obscene. ---
**Author:** ![Sr\_Siete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Sr\_Siete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sr_Siete)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tintin-movie/600594/11 "2011-10-24T13:22:23Z")
The animation looks way creepy. Too uncanny valleyesque to succeed? ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tintin-movie/600594/12 "2011-10-24T14:57:01Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Thanks for the link. Sounds mildly risque but not obscene. True, not exactly obscene, but maybe a little more than mildly risque. ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tintin-movie/600594/13 "2011-10-24T15:43:26Z")
I’m looking forward to seeing this one. I saw the trailer at the movies a couple of months ago, and as soon as I heard him call the dog “Snowy” it clicked in my brain and I started poking my husband excitedly. He, of course, being American, had never heard of this Tintin guy, so he had no idea why I was so excited. I remember reading the comics when I was a kid, and I _really_ hope the movie doesn’t disappoint. ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tintin-movie/600594/14 "2011-10-24T17:53:12Z")
I started reading the Tintin books back when I lived in Montreal in the 1970s. They were very popular there, both in English and French. I now have a collection of most of the books in French. I’m happy to say that I can still understand them even though I’ve been living in California for over 30 years so hardly ever get a chance to practice French nowadays. I’d really like to see this movie but don’t get many chances to go to movies at all nowadays. My “free time” is mostly taken up caring for my son, who is almost two years old now. ---
**Author:** ![Greg\_Charles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tintin-movie/600594/15 "2011-10-24T18:55:00Z")
I saw the trailer a couple of months ago, and I agree about the creepiness of the animation. Also, there’s a general dire tone to it that all blockbusters are now required to have, but doesn’t really gibe well with the Tintin stories. Add that to Tintin being the metric system of comics (popular everywhere but America) and I don’t see how it could be successful. (Actual comment from the theater, “Do they mean Rin Tin Tin?”) ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tintin-movie/600594/16 "2011-10-24T19:02:14Z")
> [@Antigen](#): > > I’m looking forward to seeing this one. > > I saw the trailer at the movies a couple of months ago, and as soon as I heard him call the dog “Snowy” it clicked in my brain and I started poking my husband excitedly. He, of course, being American, had never heard of this Tintin guy, so he had no idea why I was so excited. I remember reading the comics when I was a kid, and I _really_ hope the movie doesn’t disappoint. Tintin is reasonably well known in America. Most bookstores, at least around where I live, carry Tintin books. He’s not as popular here as he is in Europe, but being American doesn’t mean that someone will “of course” have never heard of him. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tintin-movie/600594/17 "2011-10-24T19:57:18Z")
> [@Sr\_Siete](#): > > The animation looks way creepy. Too uncanny valleyesque to succeed? Isn’t this the same sort of performance-capture animation that looked creepy in Mars Needs Moms, the Jim Carrey version of A Christmas Carol and The Polar Express? I thought that those performance-capture movies had not done well. On the other hand, I’m hopeful about this. The production team is all-star; Steven Spielberg, Peter Jackson, Steven Moffat, etc. And this is something that’s going to appeal to Europeans even more than Americans. Wikipedia says that one or two sequels are planned, so it could be a franchise. ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tintin-movie/600594/18 "2011-10-24T19:58:53Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > Tintin is reasonably well known in America. Most bookstores, at least around where I live, carry Tintin books. He’s not as popular here as he is in Europe, but being American doesn’t mean that someone will “of course” have never heard of him. Admittedly it’s a small sample size, but only one of dozens the American friends (close to my age, late 20s to mid 30s) I’ve made during my 5 years here had ever heard of Tintin, and her mother is European. I didn’t mean for my comment to be nasty - I just figured Tintin was like Passe-Partout… generally, Americans aren’t familiar with it. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tintin-movie/600594/19 "2011-10-24T20:19:53Z")
> [@Antigen](#): > > I didn’t mean for my comment to be nasty - I just figured Tintin was like Passe-Partout… generally, Americans aren’t familiar with it. I didn’t think you were being nasty! I’m just saying that Tintin, while not common, isn’t totally unknown. Might be regional, too, of course. Common in California might be utterly obscure in New York. ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tintin-movie/600594/20 "2011-10-25T00:18:45Z")
And that’s the problem these days. If a movie doesn’t have a built-in audience, it won’t be a success. Doesn’t anyone check something out that they’re not familiar with? They might like it – don’t they want to find out? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tintin-movie/600594.md?page=2)