With the publicity starting to be released for the Steven Spielberg-directed Tintin movie coming out later this year, I thought it would be interesting to review one of the past cinematic adaptations of Herge’s comic book creation. I chose to look at Tintin And The Mystery Of The Golden Fleece. Knowing beforehand that it was a live-action adaptation, and that it was using a story not written by Herge, my expectations weren’t that grand. But I was surprised by how much I enjoyed the end results.
#1 by Luke Blanchard on March 3, 2011 - 10:38 am
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I saw Tintin and the Blue Oranges as a kid, but at an age when I wasn’t old enough to follow the plot. I saw the present film as an adult. I think I appreciated its travelogue element but otherwise found it very average, although it does follow the comic faithfully. (Here in Australia the Tintin and Asterix books are carried by public libraries.) I very much liked the cartoon images during the credits.
#2 by Read MacGuirtose on March 4, 2011 - 11:05 am
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The public library near the house where I grew up had a decent collection of Tintin books, which I checked out and read several times as a child, so this is at least one American who did sort of grow up with Tintin. (Though I haven’t read them in many years now, and I admit I don’t remember anything about the stories… I definitely remember the characters, just not the stories…)