The Adventures of Tintin

POSTED BY: HAKEN
UPDATED: Saturday, June 4, 2011 23:41
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HAKEN

Saturday, May 28, 2011 9:47 PM

Steven Spielberg is back and for a few seconds there I thought this was a live action movie. See for yourself.

WHOZIT

Saturday, May 28, 2011 11:47 PM

I know that you own this site (God love ya) but stop this, stop it now! If ya don't then give me $5.

HAKEN

Sunday, May 29, 2011 1:46 AM

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Originally posted by whozit:
I know that you own this site (God love ya) but stop this, stop it now! If ya don't then give me $5.

Not a Spielberg fan?

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LWAVES

Sunday, May 29, 2011 11:31 AM

Spielberg and Jackson?
What's not to love?
I thought it was live action too until I remembered reading otherwise. I do have to wonder how much of a wide audience this will appeal too. If it turns out good then maybe it will grab the younger audiences but I can't see them being interested in a story like this. Seems to me that it may appeal to older viewers more but we'll just have to wait and see.

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THESOMNAMBULIST

Sunday, May 29, 2011 2:46 PM

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Originally posted by lwaves:
I do have to wonder how much of a wide audience this will appeal too. If it turns out good then maybe it will grab the younger audiences but I can't see them being interested in a story like this. Seems to me that it may appeal to older viewers more but we'll just have to wait and see.

I think you're right here Lwaves. But I also think that's a good thing really. There are enough 'superhero' adaptations out there; so why not cater to a comic book hero who isn't imbued with some mighty atomic power.

I always favoured Asterix and would really have loved it if someone with Spielbergs abilities gave that a go, but alas it's been reduced to nothing but farce and stupidity by lesser directors which is a real shame, as I think this Tintin film will go to show just what they could have done.

I have to say though. From what I've seen I'm a little confused by the visuals. It's almost like it's gone too realistic...

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WHOZIT

Sunday, May 29, 2011 3:23 PM

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Originally posted by HAKEN:
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Originally posted by whozit:
I know that you own this site (God love ya) but stop this, stop it now! If ya don't then give me $5.

Not a Spielberg fan?

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Steve is OK but don't forget he gave us that dud "AI". I think Hollywood is over doing it with CGI and 3-D, plus the flick looks kinda stupid. The main reason I couldn't stand "Speed Racer" was because they really over did it with the CGI.

HAKEN

Sunday, May 29, 2011 8:13 PM

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Originally posted by whozit:
Steve is OK but don't forget he gave us that dud "AI". I think Hollywood is over doing it with CGI and 3-D, plus the flick looks kinda stupid. The main reason I couldn't stand "Speed Racer" was because they really over did it with the CGI.

I have always thought of "AI" as a Stanley Kubrick film and not a Steven Spielberg film and rather liked it as such. It's a science fiction drama just like Kubrick's '2001: A Space Odyssey' is a drama, which is a stark contrast from Steven Spielberg's more action filled 'Minority Report' that came out the following year.

As for 'Speed Racer', the Wachowski brothers just went totally in the wrong direction. Imagine what kind of movie we might have had if someone like Justin Lin of the 'Fast and the Furious' franchise had made it. I'm not saying that it'll end up being better, but it'll definitely have a different sensibility that could have turned the film into a more successful adaptation.

As for 'Tintin' looking stupid. It's Tintin. A lot of people love reading Tintin. Just like a lot of people love reading the works of Will Eisner. Yeah, it's not Marvel comics material, but I think it's great that someone like Spielberg is re-introducing that classic material to a new generation.

Having said that, I don't know if it was the right decision for Spielberg to go CGI. He did make 'Empire of the Sun', which I liked a lot, so I know he could have done a live action Tintin had he wanted to, but given the source material, I can at least understand his motivation for not doing so.

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ECGORDON

Sunday, May 29, 2011 8:37 PM

Anyone who thinks "A. I." was a dud is a dud themselves.

WHOZIT

Sunday, May 29, 2011 9:05 PM

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Originally posted by HAKEN:
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Originally posted by whozit:
Steve is OK but don't forget he gave us that dud "AI". I think Hollywood is over doing it with CGI and 3-D, plus the flick looks kinda stupid. The main reason I couldn't stand "Speed Racer" was because they really over did it with the CGI.

I have always thought of "AI" as a Stanley Kubrick film and not a Steven Spielberg film and rather liked it as such. It's a science fiction drama just like Kubrick's '2001: A Space Odyssey' is a drama, which is a stark contrast from Steven Spielberg's more action filled 'Minority Report' that came out the following year.

As for 'Speed Racer', the Wachowski brothers just went totally in the wrong direction. Imagine what kind of movie we might have had if someone like Justin Lin of the 'Fast and the Furious' franchise had made it. I'm not saying that it'll end up being better, but it'll definitely have a different sensibility that could have turned the film into a more successful adaptation.

As for 'Tintin' looking stupid. It's Tintin. A lot of people love reading Tintin. Just like a lot of people love reading the works of Will Eisner. Yeah, it's not Marvel comics material, but I think it's great that someone like Spielberg is re-introducing that classic material to a new generation.

Having said that, I don't know if it was the right decision for Spielberg to go CGI. He did make 'Empire of the Sun', which I liked a lot, so I know he could have done a live action Tintin had he wanted to, but given the source material, I can at least understand his motivation for not doing so.

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"AI" and "Eyes Wide Shut" were both finished after Kubrick was dead, this is all CGI.

HAKEN

Sunday, May 29, 2011 9:54 PM

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Originally posted by whozit:
"AI" and "Eyes Wide Shut" were both finished after Kubrick was dead, this is all CGI.

I'm pretty sure "Eyes Wide Shut" was Kubrick's last film before he died, not after. "AI" was made from material Kubrick had and was told and shot in Kubrick's style by Spielberg as a tribute to Kubrick.

As for Tintin, it's probably CGI because Tintin was a comic book character from a classic comic strip, which was my point. I'm only speculating, but Spielberg probably didn't want to make a 'Dennis the Menace.'

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