I don't like the glasses; and the worst part is, they make the picture darker - the colours aren't as vibrant and the lighting is dull. I commented on this when I saw Captain America, and I noticed it again yesterday.
Don't get me wrong; The Adventures of Tintin is a remarkable film. I love anything by Steven Spielberg; and he has captured this perfectly.
The use of motion-capture technology, to record the movements of real actors, and then transform them on-screen, is really starting to make its mark. I'm not going to pretend I know anything about the wonders of this computer wizardry; but I will say it is certainly effective.
Why oh why, then, did they then have to go and add the 3D aspect? Why not just make the film in good old traditional 2D and allow us to see the colours and images as intended.
Indeed, when this makes the transition to DVD; as of course it will; then that release will not be in 3D.
I digress, of course. The story of Tintin is The Secret of the Unicorn; and the race against Ivanovich Sakharine to the fortunes of the Haddock family; which lie deep beneath the ocean.
Daniel Craig plays the 'baddie' Ivanovich Sakharine, with Andy Serkis as Captain Haddock. (When was the last time we actually saw Andy Serkis on screen? King Kong; Lord of the Rings, and now this - we only ever see his virtual being!)
Nick Frost and Simon Pegg are terrific as the bumbling Interpol policemen, Thomson and Thompson.
Jamie Bell is great as the titular Belgian journalist. The story moves at a great pace and the set pieces are well performed (even simulating Indiana Jones for one sequence!)
I have to admit; when the ending was in sight; I was prepared to sit there and carry on - it certainly finished with the door open to the next part of the adventure; I just hope we don't have to wait too long to see it.
If you get the chance to see this on the big screen, you won't be disappointed.
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