# 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:** 3
**Author:** ![Damfino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Damfino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damfino)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2011, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tintin-movie/600594/41 "2011-12-22T22:54:45Z")
**dangermom** it’s not horrible, the kids should love it. Just explain to them that Captain Haddock doesn’t drink water! ---
**Author:** ![Lasciel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e79b87/32.png) [@Lasciel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lasciel)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2011, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tintin-movie/600594/42 "2011-12-22T22:59:49Z")
> [@Damfino](#): > > **dangermom** it’s not horrible, the kids should love it. Just explain to them that Captain Haddock doesn’t drink water! Drinks like a fish! Ahh Tintin. Cap’n Haddock is the object lesson my father used when he explained alcoholism to me as a child. 😃 Looking forward to it - hoping to see it tonight or tomorrow! ETA - Also planning to see because it’s got the Hobbit trailer attached. And while I’ve watched that umpteen million times already at home, I really really really want to see it on a movie screen. ---
**Author:** ![dangermom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@dangermom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dangermom)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2011, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tintin-movie/600594/43 "2011-12-22T23:05:54Z")
> [@Damfino](#): > > **dangermom** it’s not horrible, the kids should love it. Just explain to them that Captain Haddock doesn’t drink water! 😃 They’re already Tintin addicts, so I guess they know. I never thought about it… ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2011, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tintin-movie/600594/44 "2011-12-22T23:10:09Z")
> [@Capitaine\_Zombie](#): > > I’m no hardcore Tintin fan, that said I dont understand how someone that has enjoyed the books could be turned on by the trailer. It looks like Tintin being raped, hardcore style. As a hardcore Tintin fan, I can say that it looks absolutely perfect. I liked the Canadian-French traditionally animated series, but it was toned down a little too much for my liking. One of the things that I always liked about _Tintin_ is the dark edge it has, in spite of its bright colours. It is fundamentally 1930s Adventure Serial material, and this is a genre which Spielberg has already demonstrated a clear understanding of and respect for. The look and feel of it is perfect for adapting the spirit of the books into a big screen spectacle, and the casting is nothing short of inspired. I can’t wait! (I am disappointed that my wife is as keen for it as I am - it means I’ll have to wait more than a week until we can get a sitter.) ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2011, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tintin-movie/600594/45 "2011-12-22T23:17:17Z")
I saw it a few weeks ago, and liked it a lot. Sure, it’s not that profound, but the action is great - really great. I mean, some of it is \*Raiders \*great. ---
**Author:** ![Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bad_News_Baboon)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2011, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tintin-movie/600594/46 "2011-12-23T20:49:04Z")
My daughter and I are new Tintin fans… We just saw the movie and we liked it loads. It was a bit violent in places for her (but probably won’t be to most kids). Snowy more than made up for it. Hearing her laugh at him was priceless! ---
**Author:** ![obfusciatrist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4af34b/32.png) [@obfusciatrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obfusciatrist)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2011, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tintin-movie/600594/47 "2011-12-23T21:38:00Z")
Just saw it. Looked great, captures Tintin, but something just didn’t connect for me and it ended up feeling really flat. Early on I was sufficiently bored that I actually fell asleep but then it did pick up as it went along (they were in the ocean then when I stirred they had just crashed in the desert, don’t know how long that was). Hated the 3D more than usual and watched the last half with the glasses off most of the time. Well, when I was a kid I always preferred the Asterix books to the Tintin books so maybe I should have waited for that. ---
**Author:** ![dangermom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@dangermom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dangermom)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2011, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tintin-movie/600594/48 "2011-12-23T22:35:06Z")
I just saw it, and I liked it. I’m a lifelong Tintin addict and I thought they did a pretty good job. ---
**Author:** ![Small\_Hen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@Small\_Hen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Hen)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2011, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tintin-movie/600594/49 "2011-12-24T15:25:12Z")
I’m not terribly familiar with Tintin, but the trailer looks pretty good. Unfortunately, I agree with Sr Seite on the animation - I HATE that ‘almost but not quite realistic’ CGI capture animation, and I cannot fathom why they would go with it for a character who, for all intents and purposes, is a 2D animated character already. Why? It’ll have to get pretty good reviews to get me into the theater. ---
**Author:** ![chiroptera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2011, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tintin-movie/600594/50 "2011-12-24T23:41:21Z")
> [@Small\_Hen](#): > > I’m not terribly familiar with Tintin, but the trailer looks pretty good. Unfortunately, I agree with Sr Seite on the animation - I HATE that ‘almost but not quite realistic’ CGI capture animation, and I cannot fathom why they would go with it for a character who, for all intents and purposes, is a 2D animated character already. Why? > > It’ll have to get pretty good reviews to get me into the theater. I saw it this afternoon in 3D and thought the animation method worked really well - along with the dialogue and a lot of little details, it evoked the general vibe of the books and the regular characters (I had the whole Tintin collection as a kid, loved them) very well. It hit all the right notes with humor, drama, slapstick cartoony villians and some trippy imagery nicely enhanced by the 3D version. I saw the movie with three other adults who were unfamiliar with Tintin, and they liked it a lot too. The theater was quite full and lots of laughs and gasps. Not a highbrow film, but good fun. ---
**Author:** ![UFC\_Is\_Sux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/46a35a/32.png) [@UFC\_Is\_Sux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UFC_Is_Sux)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tintin-movie/600594/51 "2011-12-25T03:44:02Z")
Interesting, but the only _Tintin_ reviews I’ve seen so far have panned it as being trite and having uninteresting (to American audiences) characters. I’ll wait for the live action adventures of \*Asterix and Obelix \* myself. ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tintin-movie/600594/52 "2011-12-25T18:04:24Z")
Never heard of TinTin before but thought it looked interesting. Took my 5 year-old to see it. I generally don’t mid the motion capture stuff and really liked Polar Express and Beowulf. This one really bored me. The story was bland and thin. A lot of it felt like I was watching a Michael Bay film. Lot’s of big loud incomprehensible action wether it’s a pirate ship fight in a storm or two cranes going to battle and it makes you… Just… (yawn). If you took out the fact that it carries the TinTin name and the motion capture f/x it plays like something like Prince of Persia. ---
**Author:** ![Lantern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d26b3c/32.png) [@Lantern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lantern)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tintin-movie/600594/53 "2011-12-25T18:20:54Z")
I like the Tintin comics a lot and liked the movie well enough. Some great action scenes and settings but I don’t think the characters really came to life. To be honest, Tintin has always been a rather bland character but somehow the motion capture technology just made it worse. It wasn’t the Polar Express , but I would still say the technology still hasn’t climbed fully out of the uncanny valley. The facial expressions aren’t scary just rather lifeless. I still think the only way to do Tintin is through animation in the style of Herge. The Canadian series was a good attempt but really it didn’t have the budget to do it right and the voice acting is average. What I would really like is a high-budget TV show which does each story in a one-hour episode with high-quality traditional animation and top voice actors. ---
**Author:** ![Spiny\_Norman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@Spiny\_Norman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiny_Norman)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tintin-movie/600594/54 "2011-12-25T19:58:46Z")
- and I grew up with the comics. The animation (and the painstaking attention to detail in the background) actually worked for me, but i can see where it may turn people off. I even recognized the first mate, Allan, which I thought was cool. The chase scene through the Arab city - with the accompanying scenes of people suddenly having access to fresh water in the background - might have been more Uderzo than Herge. But the hyper-realist approach to buildings and vehicles, very much Herge. (The fencing cranes were of course 100% Spielberg playing with a new train set.) Great ride, and I’m looking forward to the next one. Professor Tournesol, shark-shaped mini subs and treasure hunts on the high seas! ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2011, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tintin-movie/600594/55 "2011-12-26T01:58:36Z")
Antigen: > [@](#): > > like Passe-Partout… generally, Americans aren’t familiar with it. I assume you’re not referring to the character of that name from Verne’s _Around the World in 80 Days_? ---
**Author:** ![dangermom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@dangermom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dangermom)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2011, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tintin-movie/600594/56 "2011-12-26T03:28:05Z")
> [@Spiny\_Norman](#): > > I even recognized the first mate, Allan, which I thought was cool. That was one of my favorite things–that you could recognize all the bit characters like Allan or the flea market guy or the pickpocket. They looked like themselves. ---
**Author:** ![Chef\_Troy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@Chef\_Troy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chef_Troy)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2011, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tintin-movie/600594/57 "2011-12-26T04:13:49Z")
My daughter and I saw it a couple days ago, neither of us having ever read a single Tintin comic (although I was familiar with the character). I liked it, and she LOVED it. I thought the story was a little less than compelling, but the eye candy more than made up for it. I thought _Polar Express_ was beyond unwatchably creepy-looking, but the technology has come a long way – it didn’t bother me in this movie. I especially liked the opening credits sequence – so different from the movie itself, but with the same sense of rollicking adventure. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2011, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tintin-movie/600594/58 "2011-12-26T04:50:16Z")
> [@cmkeller](#): > > I assume you’re not referring to the character of that name from Verne’s _Around the World in 80 Days_? It’s a [classic Québécois kids’ show](http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=5NqF4HOx2YA) from the '70s. …which weirds me out to this day (my three-year-old daughter is currently enjoying them on DVD) because the three principals are the spit and image of my older siblings, uncannily. ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2011, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tintin-movie/600594/59 "2011-12-26T16:40:16Z")
Ten thousand thundering typhoons! I’ll be seeing it. My younger sister used to check out the Tintin books from the local library, and I’d read them too. Fun stuff! ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2011, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tintin-movie/600594/60 "2011-12-26T23:43:57Z")
Saw it the other day and loved it! I’m familiar with the character, but have never read one of the comics. The “uncanny valley” thing went away from me for after about five minutes. And frankly, the performance by Snowy would have been impossible for a whole pack of trained dogs to pull off. I have to see it again for the chase through the Arab town, which appeared to be one unbroken scene. I saw it in 2D as I can’t see 3D and was happy to be able to see it without encouraging that crap. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tintin-movie/600594.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tintin-movie/600594.md?page=4)