Saw Tintin yesterday, was a toss-up between that and Sherlock. The animation was amazing but the story's pretty weak and obviously set for a sequel BUT it's also an awesome nostalgia-fest for anyone who grew up with it
I absolutely love Tin Tin! Grew up watching the cartoon on ABC in the afternoon after school as well as reading the cartoon books (x3 stories/book I believe). I then sold them at the local fete thinking I was getting old for them - wish I hadnt sold them! Came across the DVD box set a couple of years ago & have it now to relive the series. I laugh at how many times Tin Tin gets either knocked out, shot at, or gassed. Still need to find the comics that werent put into the animated TV series.
In regards to the movie I think kids would love it but for those of us who grew up with Tin Tin I'd give it just over a pass mark. I didnt regret seeing it, I thought it was quite good, they meshed a couple of other episodes into the overall episode they were doing (The Secret of the Unicorn/Red Rackhams Treasure) but it definitely couldve had more bulk to the story. I wasnt real keen on the fact that they made what was a innocent character in the comic series as a bad guy (the one they made red Rackhams descendant).
I actually think a better pick in terms of a longer story would have been to do "The Seven Crystal Balls + Prisoners of the Sun" or "Cigars of the Pharaoh + The Blue Lotus". Problem is I think they wanted a story to introduce Haddock & the Cigars+Blue lotus (which is one of my fav's if not my top fav) doesnt yet have Haddock introduced in the series. I think because they've gone with an episode/movie that has Haddock in it first off has buggered up any chance of doing another Tin Tin movie that involves the Cigars/Lotus story line or Tin Tin in America. For mine they've made a bit of a mess of it there. I reckon if a sequal is made then it will be based on the end of Red Rackhams treasure (introduce Calculus) then move into the Crystal balls + Prisoners storyline which I think would made a better story. There are a couple of subtitle non animated Tin Tin movies I watched years ago - currently trying to find them.
...but the nostalgia! yes I agree it took me back years. Watching Tin Tin made my relatives & I want to travel!