Aliens-10/10

Vader182 wrote:I'm a huge Tintin fan myself, and I found this film to cater almost exclusively to fans of the comics, even nearly to a fault. What about the film seemed lacking in Tintin's spirit to you?

What flaws it had seemed to stem almost entirely from the limitations of Tintin as a character, and it reads much better than it plays in a film. He's not quite a blank slate, but he's not nearly the most colorful character in the film, in the comics it works because you can imagine him however you want him to be, but here he seems a bit stale. With that said, I still thought the film was amongst the most entertaining in the past few years, and is up there as my third favorite animated film.

-Vader

Well Vader, you've partially answered your question for me in your spoiler tag. When I mentioned "Tintin spirit" I meant exactly that. I've always thought it was an odd choice for a filmmaker like Spielberg to do Tintin but on the other hand, I thought that Jackson would bring to the table what Spielberg could not. I dunno, maybe if he produced and Peter Jackson directed it, it would have been better. I just couldn't feel love for Tintin or Cpt. Haddock and I wasn't involved as much as I wanted to be with a story I know too well. Anyway, please don't consider my post as a critic review of the movie, I just wanted to express how I felt.

Vader182 wrote:What about Peter Jackson makes you think he could've handled it in a way Steven couldn't have? My general point is that what makes a lot of people feel disconnected from the movie is part animation, and part the limitations of the source materiel.

-Vader

Their distinctive filmographys. Maybe Jackson (not being american - no desrespect) could have a more literal vision of the whole Tintin universe and it's characters (the nuances, the elegance, the mystery development) and Spielberg would bring his usual thrilling trademark. The animation was excellent as usual and the material is very rich (3 books), which makes it real hard to compile in a single movie.

TeddyBlass wrote:

Fernando wrote:Born and raised in Britain, where he made his first film. He's technically British. Technically.

He's a dual citizen, so technically he's both. He spent a lot of time and a lot of his youth in America (mainly Chicago, but he also had relatives in California -- where they vacationed a lot). His mom is American. He was born and attended University in England, but neglecting his time and experiences in America seems like an oversight in order to try to make a point.

Funny how Chris has a pretty solid British accent while John's is American!

Thor
6/10

Thank God for DC

Road To Perdition



Finally decided to watch this, and i loved every minute of it. Brilliant film. I have no doubt Sam Mendes will do great with Skyfall. (Daniel Craig was awesome in this, along with the rest of the cast)

TomClaydon wrote:Road To Perdition



Finally decided to watch this, and i loved every minute of it. Brilliant film. I have no doubt Sam Mendes will do great with Skyfall. (Daniel Craig was awesome in this, along with the rest of the cast)

Can't wait to see what he does with Skyfall.

The cast is perfection.

GothamGirl wrote:

TomClaydon wrote:Road To Perdition



Finally decided to watch this, and i loved every minute of it. Brilliant film. I have no doubt Sam Mendes will do great with Skyfall. (Daniel Craig was awesome in this, along with the rest of the cast)

Can't wait to see what he does with Skyfall.

The cast is perfection.

+1
Just bought it on BD

natalie wrote:

GothamGirl wrote:
Can't wait to see what he does with Skyfall.

The cast is perfection.

+1
Just bought it on BD

I so need to buy it on BD, will look amazing.