Are you excited for TINTIN?

[The Tomtrek]

I mean normally I wouldn't be that excited but that's a lot of awesome names on one poster.




And a trailer too I guess:

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[CaptainWacky]

Well I don't really like that type of movie and the face at the end is still a bit creepy TO ME so not really but I'm sure it'll be good for people who want to see it.

 

[Fuddlemiff]

I don't find Tintin's face creepy, but I'm not really sure why they went for CG animation over live action. It's not like it'd be that difficult to find an actor who looks right for the role once they've got the hairstyle and costume. They manage to cast suitable actors for pretty much every other movie adaptation.

Anyway, the style is interesting at least and I really liked the shot of the ship in the desert/sea/whatever. But some shots look like they either have live action backgrounds, or are just designed to be photorealistic, so again, I'm not sure what the idea behind that was.

 

[CaptainWacky]

I always find things like that creepy because I have brain issues. I have nightmares with plastic automatons trying to kill me.

 

[headvoid]

IWIL

 

[Eggs Mayonnaise]

I don't like this Polar Express-style motion capture animation style either, especially since they usually are trying to make things look super-realistic. Just shoot the damn movie with live actors already.

Tintin did indeed look creepy in that last shot. I predict underwhelming box office returns.

 

[whisky]

They call this phenomenon the uncanny valley.

Where the closer they get to photo realism the more it looks wrong to the human brain.

I've never liked Tin Tin, always more of an Asterix fan.

 

[CaptainWacky]

HEY, I watched this movie (and just remembered to reply to this thread) and it was pretty good. Felt like it could have been better though and there were some kind of weird parts (bad editing?) But the action setpieces were really well done. I didn't end up finding it creepy even as the characters weren't realistic looking humans (although yeah Tintin's face was still a bit weird.)

 

[Fuddlemiff]

I don't know why I didn't comment on this after watching it. I was really impressed! The action scenes were brilliantly choreographed, the dialogue was well written and the graphics were bang on.

I think the only thing I didn't like was that Tintin himself wasn't very compelling. All the other characters had really interesting, distinct personalities and roles, while Tintin was very plain. Now I understand in the books he was written like that so that the reader could project their own personality onto him or somesuch, but I didn't think it worked on screen. A main character needs to be likeable so you'll take their side. He also came across as showing complete disregard for the other characters' safety, particularly Snowy's, and not in that endearing absent minded way that Wallis fails to pick up on Grommit constantly saving his bacon.

Anyway, highly recommended.

 

[Eggs Mayonnaise]

If Jamie Bell is in a movie, I expect to see him IN THE FLESH dammit!

 

[CaptainWacky]

The parts where Tintin was investigating and kept asking questions to himself got a bit annoying. It was better when there were other characters (obviously.)