Saw the movie a couple of weeks ago. From a technical point of view, it's quite an achievement. The images are great, and the motion-capture/performance is quite realistic. Although they opted for a semi-cartoony look for the characters (the body proportions are cartoony, e.g., oversized heads), the inanimate objects (ships, water, cities, towns) are very, very realistic. There are some scenes with humorous things going on in the background. And seeing it in 3D, there are some scenes where just too much is happening at the same time.
The only gripe I have is that I never really cared much about the characters themselves, i.e.g, Tintin gets shot at many times but I never cared if he'd get hurt. And there are only two female minor characters, but I guess Hergé didn't have any female characters in the comics I remember. I mention the "caring" part because Avatar was made using the same technology and the characters were better "fleshed" out and much more realistic. And in Cameron's movie your eye goes exactly where he wants you to, despite all the things that may be going on onscreen. After seeing Tintin, I'm reminded of how amazing Avatar was, not that long ago...
Saw the movie a couple of weeks ago. From a technical point of view, it's quite an achievement. The images are great, and the motion-capture/performance is quite realistic. Although they opted for a semi-cartoony look for the characters (the body proportions are cartoony, e.g., oversized heads), the inanimate objects (ships, water, cities, towns) are very, very realistic. There are some scenes with humorous things going on in the background. And seeing it in 3D, there are some scenes where just too much is happening at the same time.
The only gripe I have is that I never really cared much about the characters themselves, i.e.g, Tintin gets shot at many times but I never cared if he'd get hurt. And there are only two female minor characters, but I guess Hergé didn't have any female characters in the comics I remember. I mention the "caring" part because Avatar was made using the same technology and the characters were better "fleshed" out and much more realistic. And in Cameron's movie your eye goes exactly where he wants you to, despite all the things that may be going on onscreen. After seeing Tintin, I'm reminded of how amazing Avatar was, not that long ago...