Review of The Adventures of Tintin (2011) by Cael M — 28 Jun 2013

The Tintin comics and cartoon series was my childhood- I loved it to death and I re-read each story countless times. It was no surprise that this was one of my most anticipated movies ever, and I was glad that my childhood was brought to life by Steven Spielberg himself.

The movie is visually stunning, with impressive motion capture and action sequences, has an engrossing and very entertaining story, and some great writing (with great humor every once in a while) that really reminded me of the old Indiana Jones movies.

I'm guessing that those movies were used as a sort of template for this one, which didn't bother me for the most part. However, some things did feel very familiar to the Indiana Jones movies, which did irritate me a little.

It also felt a little chaotic at parts because so much was happening in such little time. That leads me to my next point, as this movie has sharp pacing that makes this movie fly by. It's an hour and forty minutes of a thrilling, exciting blockbuster.

Although the story does seem to go on a slightly different path from the comics, I didn't mind because the "new" story that was used was satisfying enough. This is certainly a movie that you don't have to be familiar with the source material to enjoy.

It made me feel like a child again, thanks to the sense of old-fashioned adventure, John William's score, and getting to see the lovable characters that I grew up with on the big screen. Watching this movie growing up with the source material was like being a child and opening a present, and even if you're not familiar with the source material, it's certain that you'll probably find something to enjoy from this movie.

If you're a fan of adventure movies in general, this is not a movie to miss. I can't wait to see Spielberg come back together with his brilliant cast to make another one of these movies, bringing Tintin to a new generation.