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$\"\"$ <\/a>\u201cThe Adventures of Tintin\u201d may not be well known in America, but in Europe, they are Bloom County mixed with Calvin and Hobbes and a dash of Superman. Translated into more than 50 languages and selling more than 200 million copies, the comic books penned by Belgian Georges Remi (penname Herge) have helped define the culture.<\/p>\n

They\u2019re also quite fun and entertaining, with the intrepid and idealistic boy reporter Tintin constantly going on wild adventures with his dog Snowy and a cast of roundly drawn background characters.<\/p>\n

With Steven Spielberg at the helm, the graphic novels have transmorgified into an animated, swashbuckling adventure for kids. With echoes of the adventure of \u201cIndiana Jones,\u201d the entire family will enjoy this film.<\/p>\n

When Tintin (Jamie bell) buys a model ship at a market, he little knows that he\u2019s buying an adventure. Soon, thugs come a-knocking, looking for the secret the ship holds. It just might be the key to finding the lost treasure of the seafaring Haddock family. Tintin just can\u2019t let the mystery go. With his trusty dog Snowy, Tintin finds the last Haddock, a sea captain who likes to hit the bottle. Soon, they\u2019re off on a trip that takes them around the world.<\/p>\n

Spielberg brings his eye for action to this animated film, capturing the story through motion capture technology, as in \u201cRise of the Planet of the Apes\u201d or Gollum in \u201cLord of the Rings.\u201d Indeed, Andy Serkis, the wizard who may win an Oscar for his \u201cApes\u201d work as Caesar, plays Captain Haddock.<\/p>\n

Cinematic wizardry is great, but it\u2019s still about the story. Spielberg doesn\u2019t stint on excitement, serving up\u00a0flamboyant\u00a0sword fights, high-flying airplane flights, a fast-paced chase through (and above) Moroccan streets. There\u2019s just enough mystery and just enough action, but it never becomes overwhelming to frighten children. The movie is rated PG for this action. It has no adult-oriented humor or sexuality. Indeed, it has almost no female characters at all. The story does feature a lot of drinking on the part of Captain Haddock, whose breath at one point has a high enough alcohol content to power a failing airplane, which may be a problem for some parents.<\/p>\n

The magic of the Tintin comics streams from the richly drawn characters and the background action, which Spielberg faithfully recreates. The foolish detectives Thompson and Thomson, nearly identical, bumble their way through an investigation. Captain Haddock alternates between nobility, blustering aggressiveness, and drunkeness, but is always funny.<\/p>\n

The best character, however, is the wordless Snowy, who has little adventures of his own. As in the comics, Snowy discovers things Tintin misses, hears things Tintin doesn\u2019t, and gets into messes that Tintin never notices. Whether it\u2019s chasing a pickpocket or sniffing a camel, Snowy (and with him, the audience) knows things the human characters don\u2019t. Snowy often finds the solution to a problem long before Tintin.<\/p>\n

If only he could talk.<\/p>\n

It all adds up to a fun and fantastic movie for families this holiday break. I guess this Spielberg guy knows how to make movies.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"