The Adventures Of Tin Tin: Sex and Drugs and Adventures on the High Seas … !

Hmmm … 

You know, it’s not THAT often I settle in for a cartoon, of an evening, it really isn’t.

No, really, it isn’t.

It’s also — debatably — what I watched, last night.

Given that — and, yes, Kevin, Grub, I know I’m going to put the cat amongst the pigeons, with that last sentence — I had a night to myself.

And a copy of recent DVD release, the 2011 Steven Spielberg film, The Adventures Of Tin Tin.

Hmmm … 

Yes, let’s get moving on, shall we … ?

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Co-written by Steven Moffat, Edgar Rice and Joe Cornish, directed by Steven Spielberg The Adventures Of Tin Tin sees Tin Tin — originally created by Georges Remi, under his Hergé pen-name — buying a model of a ship called The Unicorn, at a local market.

A purchase that immediately sees Tin Tin (Jamie Bell) being offered a seriously good price by the very dubious Ivan Ivanovitch Sakharine (Daniel Craig), and by the very anxious Barnaby.

And a model that is mysteriously stolen, after Snowy gets into an argument with a neighbour’s cat*.

As it turns out … ?

As it turns out, hidden in one of the masts — and unnoticed by the burglars, as it fell behind a chest of drawers — is a scroll: offering clues to a hidden treasure.   A hidden treasure originally owned by Sir Francis, and stolen by the fearsomeº pirate, Red Rackham.

And that’s just where the adventure starts … !

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Now … ?

I said cartoon, earlier … ?

That’s actually being rather unflattering, it really is.   In line with so many animated films, these day, The Adventures Of Tin Tin is a motion captured affair: and — if I’m any judge — quite a well done one, too.

So it should be, I think: after all, one of the production studios, co-producer, Peter Jackson’s WingNut, was responsible for the successful Lord of the Rings trilogy sunk a lot of money into the production, with Weta Digital also did much of the work.

So I think we can say it’s not a cartoon, then.

Except — possibly — in one sense.

And that’s the important one, I think.

That — if I’m any judge — that The Adventures Of Tin Tin is really a good old fashioned film that I think I could happily enjoy with my children, should I have any.

Hmmm … 

I think I’ll have to see what Jude thinks of it, when he gets older.

I’ll let you know.

And leave you seeing stars …

The Adventure of Tin Tin.
★★☆☆

*        Which, if you followed my tweets, last night, will explain the references to amusing comedy pussies … 

º        Yes, I know: but it’ s a post about Tin Tin, remember?   I could’ve thrown in the word ‘dastardly’ …