(post has a few spoilers but only 1 or 2.....nothing that would ruin the movie for you)

So i just got back from seeing the Spielberg & Jacksons new mega adventure movie of the year and im still taken back from it all.

I knew that it was going to be a breathtaking movie from the moment i saw the first trailer but i didn't expect it to be that amazing.

For those who haven't seen the trailer here it is....



So as the can see, visually it is amazing the amount of work that must have gone into this movie is mind boggling, it just goes to show what you what 3D animation can do.

The movie starts off with a wonderfully animated 2D induction credits showing TinTin on the hunt for a glowing orb that has been stolen by a ruthless thief, this is all done in a simple color pallet style reminiscent of Spielberg Catch Me If You Can opening titles and word really well, it was nice to see that they stayed true to the introduction of the animated series by having lots going on at the same time during this mini adventure.

As the main movie starts we see a young ginger headed boy sitting for a caricature of himself by a street artist, we dont see his face but you know its him and once the caricature has been finished it is shown to camera and we see that its a image of TinTin directly from the comic. This was just one of the many little gags in the movie that where aimed at the fans of the TinTin Comics and Shows and was great to see as it made you feel part of it and brought your childhood back in focus which was a great feeling.

Although the movie was done using motion capture i wasn't aware of this till after watching the it, so throughout the movie i was in ore of talents of the animators thinking that it was all done by them but felt slightly disappointed once i found out it wasn't but at the same time the visuals of the movie where stunning so it made up for it. At the same time although it was MoCap there is a lot of the movie animation that isn't and its all beautifully done so well done to everyone who worked on it.

Although it was a PG rated movie I was a little shocked to see so many fighting scenes in the movie and a lot of people getting stabbed and shot at, including several characters getting killed on scene with this being somewhat of a kids movie but it was refreshing to see at the same time as i feel that movies are to cushioned for the benefits of kids these days, i remember when (oh that line always makes you feel old) people would get eaten by massive Dinosaurs in Jurassic Park and that was PG these days it would most likely be a PG-13 so its nice that they pushed it a little in this movie even with the PG rating.

I would extremely recommend this movie to others, if you love a good adventure with fighting, twist and turns, laughs and childhood memories you will love TinTin.

TinTin 2 has already been scripted and storyboarded with all the visuals completed, Spielberg has said that everything is ready for the green-light on the movie and once it is given production will take effect straight away, i strongly expect that the sequel will go-ahead with box office success of this movie so keep a look out for that hitting the scene sometime next year.

In relation to TinTin, an animator called James Curran (www.slimjimstudios.com)created a unofficial introduction animation to the movie and posted it online, this was seen by Spielberg and he has given the animator a job creating the credit animation for his next movie. Just shows that if you are talented enough and you post what you make up online there is a chance someone big will see it and give you that break you are looking for.

Here is the animation James created....



Here are some stills from the movie just to show you how damn amazing it is...