7.6 | / 10 |
Users | 4.6 | |
Reviewer | 4.5 | |
Overall | 4.5 |
Animated adventure film bringing Hergé's Tintin to the big screen. With plot lines drawn from three Tintin stories - 'The Crab With the Golden Claws', 'The Secret of the Unicorn' and 'Red Rackham's Treasure' - the film follows intrepid young reporter Tintin as he joins forces with Captain Haddock to find the treasure of his ancestor, Sir Francis Haddoque. A clue hidden inside a model ship bought from a market stall seems to point the way to the Captain's treasure. With the assistance of accident-prone Detectives Thompson and Thomson, Tintin and Haddock set out to solve the mystery. Needless to say, however, they are not the only ones after the loot.
Starring: Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig, Nick Frost, Simon PeggAdventure | 100% |
Family | 66% |
Animation | 55% |
Action | 39% |
Comic book | 21% |
Mystery | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 MVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
English: Dolby Digital 5.1 (640 kbps)
French: Dolby Digital 5.1 (640 kbps)
Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1 (640 kbps)
English, English SDH, French, Spanish
50GB Blu-ray Disc
Three-disc set (2 BDs, 1 DVD)
UV digital copy
DVD copy
BD-Live
Blu-ray 3D
Slipcover in original pressing
Region free
Movie | 4.5 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 3.5 | |
Overall | 4.5 |
You're about to walk into a whole mess of danger.
If Tintin wore a Fedora, carried a whip, and took up archaeology rather than journalism, he could very well be Indiana Jones. Director Steven Spielberg's The Adventures of Tintin
looks
and feels an awful lot like Raiders of the Lost Ark and The Last Crusade and mimics the spirit and style of all of the Indiana
Jones adventures, capturing with uncanny similarity the styles, the era, the action, and the music, all resembling the director's high adventure
series
with darn near every scene. Indeed, The Adventures of Tintin, though based on the comics of Hergé they may be, plays as if a modern day
digital
creation of
an Indiana Jones-worthy adventure. Yet no matter how closely it resembles Spielberg's famed quartet of pictures, there's no denying that
The Adventures of Tintin works very well on its own; there's just enough difference in the stories and styles -- the digital motion capture
versus pure live action, the
absence of a love story, the slightly toned-down violence and the somewhat more family-friendly vibe, the emphasis on playful mystery rather than
hard action and adventure -- that Tintin succeeds as its own entity
and not just a companion to or curiosity for fans of Raiders, Temple, Crusade, and Skull. The Adventures of Tintin is a fun,
rollicking adventure to say the least; it's breathtakingly exciting, structurally captivating, and an amazing achievement of digital filmmaking that's on
the cutting edge of moviemaking technology with every frame.
On the trail.
Here's a case where a movie really seems to benefit from its 3D presentation. It's not that the story is any different or that this is a superior
cut to the 2D-only version, but the 3D visuals suit the story, the world, and the characters so well that it's as if the 3D visuals were the last piece of
the puzzle to make this a complete movie. 3D seems a natural for performance capture; it ties the characters and their environments and adventures
together in a way the 2D version can't, even as the 3D film recreates a decades-old flat cartoon. Spielberg's eye for movie magic seems to extend into
3D, and certainly this is the way to see The Adventures of Tintin. The even better news is that Paramount's Blu-ray 3D transfer is
superb. There's a minimal amount of crosstalk which only appears in a handful of scenes, but the transfer is otherwise pristine. The 3D visuals
produce an incredible sense of real space and depth, whether on city streets or peering down the long corridors of the Karaboudjan, the latter
of which produces a very real, very perceptible sense of length. Character bodies and physical locations both appear shapely, both in the foreground
and in the background. Whether round whiskey bottles or Captain Haddock's rotund nose, whether the very real flow of rolling ocean waters or that
tuft of hair on Tintin's head, the 3D transfer brings every object to life with uncanny ease. That same ocean water seems to stretch far back into the
screen and, on the front end, spill out of it. Ditto desert scenes. There aren't really any "gimmick" effects, though Haddock's and the Thomspons'
rather large
noses seem to poke out of the screen when looking almost dead-on at the camera. A few other nifty effects seem to penetrate the boundaries of the
television, but this one is primarily about creating a shapely, very real world, which the film produces and the transfer captures with ease.
Just as important, this Blu-ray 3D release of The Adventures of Tintin features the same stunning collection of visuals found on the
standalone 2D-only release. The image produces all of those intricate details with incredible
clarity and precision; nothing is lost through the 3D process. Fine lines on faces, the grimy walls of the Karaboudjan, even the texture of
rolling water and static sand will dazzle all audiences. The 1080p resolution truly produces amazing results with this sort of material, and viewers will
be astonished at both the end product and the attention to detail with which the digital artists created the film. Colors are equally impressive. They're
just as balanced and brilliant as those on the 2D version, whether Tintin's red/orange hair, Snowy's white fur coat, Haddock's blue sweater, or the
impressive flashes of regal colors as seen at the North African palace. Like the fine details, the color palette produces the most subtle shades with
uncanny efficiency and high definition perfection. Fortunately, black levels remain true as well. Never do they appear too dark or even appreciably
darker than those found on the 2D version of the film. Unfortunately, light banding remains, but is hardly cause for alarm. Indeed, this is a
marvelous transfer whether considering the 2D or 3D elements, and it's even better with the two combined as one. The Adventures of Tintin
benefits greatly from the excellence of the 3D transfer, and audiences will be treated to one of the most dazzling Blu-ray 3D transfers currently on the
marketplace.
The Adventures of Tintin splashes onto Blu-ray with a dazzling, balanced, and ever-effective DTS-HD MA 7.1 lossless soundtrack. It seems Paramount is embracing 7.1 audio for all of its major new release titles (see Hugo and Puss in Boots). They're all excellent, and this one is no different. The track delivers fantastic clarity in all situations and with all elements on the track: music, dialogue, and sound effects. John Williams' score plays with remarkably natural presence; it's seamlessly spaced and enjoys crisp definition throughout the entire range, solidified by a positive low end that ties it all together. It does play as rather dominant up front, any surround support not immediately evident though certainly not to the detriment of the overall sense of pleasant immersion the music delivers. Sound effects play with tremendous clarity, attention to detail, and space. Chaotic action scenes deliver moving and location-specific elements with ease and unflappable clarity, whether swerving cars, gunfire, or chaotic thunderstorms. Supporting elements prove equally superb. Light city ambience, gently rolling waters, or the hum of a large boat engine are faultlessly executed and help a great deal in delivering a sense of true, total immersion into the film. Dialogue is consistently clear and focused up the middle of the soundstage and never lost to surrounding elements. This is another first-class, reference-quality new release soundtrack from Paramount.
This Blu-ray 3D release of The Adventures of Tintin contains all of the supplements included on the standalone 2D version, all available on this
set's dedicated 2D Blu-ray/supplements disc. There are no extras exclusive to the 3D release.
The Adventures of Tintin defines light, family-appropriate cinema action and adventure on the grandest of scales. The movie's photorealistic animation, quality story, and good characters come together with little effort. The Spielberg magic is evident even without a single natural life form to be seen in the end product, and John Williams' score is as rousing, playful, and full of adventurous spirit as always. Certainly, The Adventures of Tintin may only be a digital and re-imagined take on the world of Indiana Jones, but it works well enough on its own merits, with its own characters, its own ideas, and its own rhythm, though certainly the connections -- all the way to the setting and the names appearing under "director" and "composer" on the billing block -- are impossible to miss. The Adventures of Tintin brings back the classic goodhearted, safe Adventure film, made by people who love movies and care as much about heart, plot, and characters as they do sensationalism, all of which this movie offers in abundance. Paramount's Blu-ray 3D release of The Adventures of Tintin is fantastic. The movie just seems to gel in 3D, that extra dimension the last little piece of the puzzle to make this almost the perfect watch. The 3D release carries over the same fantastic 7.1 lossless soundtrack and collection of extras. This is certainly a release in the running for a spot on 2012's "best of" list and earns my highest recommendation.
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