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The Adventures of Tintin (2011) 7.4
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Metascore: 68/100
Reviews: 429 user | 427 critic | 40 from Metacritic.com Intrepid reporter Tintin and Captain Haddock set off on a treasure hunt for a sunken ship commanded by Haddock's ancestor. Director:Steven Spielberg |
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Cast
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Tintin
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| Andy Serkis | ... |
Captain Haddock /
Sir Francis Haddock
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| Daniel Craig | ... |
Sakharine /
Red Rackham
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| Nick Frost | ... |
Thomson
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| Simon Pegg | ... |
Thompson
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| Daniel Mays | ... |
Allan /
Pirate Flunky #1
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| Gad Elmaleh | ... |
Ben Salaad
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| Toby Jones | ... |
Silk
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| Joe Starr | ... |
Barnaby
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| Enn Reitel | ... |
Nestor /
Mr. Crabtree
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| Mackenzie Crook | ... |
Tom /
Pirate Flunky #2
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| Tony Curran | ... |
Lieutenant Delcourt
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Sonje Fortag | ... |
Mrs. Finch
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| Cary Elwes | ... |
Pilot
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Co-Pilot /
French Medic
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Having bought a model ship, the Unicorn, for a pound off a market stall Tintin is initially puzzled that the sinister Mr. Sakharine should be so eager to buy it from him, resorting to murder and kidnapping Tintin - accompanied by his marvellous dog Snowy - to join him and his gang as they sail to Morocco on an old cargo ship. Sakharine has bribed the crew to revolt against the ship's master, drunken Captain Haddock, but Tintin, Snowy and Haddock escape, arriving in Morocco at the court of a sheikh, who also has a model of the Unicorn. Haddock tells Tintin that over three hundred years earlier his ancestor Sir Francis Haddock was forced to scuttle the original Unicorn when attacked by a piratical forebear of Sakharine but he managed to save his treasure and provide clues to its location in three separate scrolls, all of which were secreted in models of the Unicorn. Tintin and Sakharine have one each and the villain intends to use the glass-shattering top Cs of operatic soprano the ... Written by don @ minifie-1
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
21 December 2011 (Canada) See more »Also Known As:
Las aventuras de Tintín - El secreto del Unicornio See more »Filming Locations:
Wellington, New ZealandBox Office
Budget:
$130,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$9,705,000 (USA) (23 December 2011)Gross:
$77,564,037 (USA) (16 March 2012)Company Credits
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Captain Haddock: What's the good news?
Tintin: We've got one bullet.
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From the opera The Barber of Seville
Written by Gioachino Rossini
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Did You Know?
Trivia
This is Steven Spielberg's first comic-book adaptation. He had earlier been considered to do Superman (1978). See more »Goofs
When Allan finds out that Tintin has blocked the door to the cabin where he is being held, he tells Tom to get TNT. In the following shot of Tom preparing the dynamite, he says there are other ways to open the door. But in this shot, Allan's mouth is moving and Tom's isn't. See more »Quotes
Tintin: Bad news, Captain. We've only got one bullet.Captain Haddock: What's the good news?
Tintin: We've got one bullet.
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Crazy Credits
At one point in the opening credits, a running Tintin and Snowy are highlighted against a searchlight. This is a homage to the opening credits of The Adventures of Tintin (1991). See more »Soundtracks
Rosina's CavatinaFrom the opera The Barber of Seville
Written by Gioachino Rossini
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What begins as a fun, nimble little mystery in the first act soon kicks into comedy-action-adventure high gear when junior reporter Tintin, with his brave dog Snowy, stumbles upon boozy Captain Haddock (an excellent Andy Serkis), whose family legacy may prove pivotal in a race to uncover the secret of the Unicorn.
From that point on, it's more or less non-stop comedy—some fizzles, most of it works—with gags ranging from jaw-dropping blockbuster chase antics to throwaway background humour. Captain Haddock works brilliantly for the most part: he's unpredictable, endearing, and colourful in all the ways Tintin himself isn't. While the youngster is well played by Jamie Bell, he's mostly just there to work out the clues for the audience. Tintin and Haddock make for a good double-act, though: brains and brawn, cunning and in-over-his-head rashness; together they'd make a good Indiana Jones.
The plot is a by the numbers mystery/adventure/treasure hunt, complete with bumbling detectives (so-so comic support from Simon Pegg and Nick Frost), exciting sea plane action and hidden clues, but it's brought to life in gorgeous visual style. While the script only comes alive in fits and starts, the whole film is bursting with rich detail, and is given added depth by a good, solid use of 3D. The virtual camera-work throughout is stupendous.
One extended chase sequence through the flooding streets of a North African city is so dazzling and dizzying it reminded me why no other filmmaker can match Spielberg when he lets his imagination out for a spin. Another action scene, told in flashback, depicts a breathless pirate showdown in a storm, and features some of the most playful transitions I've seen since Ang Lee's Hulk. There's a pretty good villain, too, played by a wily Daniel Craig.
Snowy, while definitely smarter than your average cute canine, is also given to chasing cats, digging up fossilised bones from the desert, and gobbling sandwiches at decidedly inopportune moments. In other words, he's an instant audience favourite.
All in all, it's a rollicking good adventure, one of Spielberg's most fun movies in a long time, and I'll be buying it on Blu-ray next year.