The Reel Rejects - THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN (2011) MOVIE REVIEW - FIRST TIME WATCHING

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Starting point is 00:01:24 It's time for the adventures of Tintin. Andrew, how you feeling? I am feeling very ready for Les Aventure de Giannizio andrizio. Absolutely, as am I. Guys, what was your favorite comic strip adaptation, all right?

Starting point is 00:01:42 And try and reach outside the superhero realm. Let's get creative, okay? Because this is going to be a fun one. He's talking to me, people. Yeah, Andrew. Dick Tracy. Make a different reference. Dick Tracy. Anyway, oh, that's another movie. I got to see. But anyhow, guys,

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Starting point is 00:03:06 It makes sense. But anyhow, before any of that, let's go on an adventure. That was fun. Yeah, that was fun. I really enjoyed that. I did, too. And it was a fun adventure. Yeah, man.

Starting point is 00:03:23 I don't... You know what else is a fun adventure? Indiana Jones. Is rating this five stars on Apple and Spotify if you're listening to the review that is about to commence. And on Apple. Oh, absolutely. Oh, my goodness. So many great...

Starting point is 00:03:41 Oh, Carrie Elvis was in there. Oh, was he? Yeah. As you wish. As you wish. Some good old voice acting going on. Yeah. Andrew.

Starting point is 00:03:52 What'd you think, bud? I really enjoyed it. I mean, from the animation to the cinematography to John Williams. I love all the themes in music John Williams came up with. I mean, there was a little, I mean, he came up with a lot of his own themes. But, I mean, obviously, he created Indiana Jones, so you can't say he stole anything. But I like how there were little hints of Indiana Jones in there, just from the sense of adventure, of course. But my favorite part of the film besides Snowy, of course, was I just, I love, like, again, the sense of adventure and mystery and just solving things.

Starting point is 00:04:23 Also, too, like the character arc we got from, uh, uh, what was, uh, Andy Circus's, uh, character. Haddock, a Haddock rather, it was about sad. A haddock, uh, I thought that was a fun little, uh, character arc that we got to go on. And just an adventure with the three of them. It was just, it was a, it was a fun time. And also Daniel Craig did such a, I mean, everyone did such a great job, but Daniel Craig, he really played such a menacing villain. I love just seeing his range because usually we see him, uh, at least for the films I've watched

Starting point is 00:04:52 you see him as heroic so getting to see him play a villainous role was fun but i was just really taken aback by the the animation the photorealism and like all the details that went into it from the shots and the mirrors and the sweating and all that i mean just so well done i was just really impressed and again this is at least for me the first time i've seen a stephen spilberg animated film so you know i wasn't sure what to expect from that and uh he just excelled and obviously i don't know this comic strip very well, but it just intrigued me just to want to fascinate

Starting point is 00:05:28 me to get to learn more about it in general and I just loved it. It was really fascinating, but what did you think of the film? No, I really enjoyed it too, and I mean, I feel like I don't know, again, the complete history of the Tin Tin Comics and whatnot, but it

Starting point is 00:05:44 seems appropriate that this would follow a certain kind of, yeah, serial swashbuckling kind of thing that would be akin to an Indiana Jones, and Yeah, Tintin is a reporter, you know, as we at least are clued into here. And so I'm curious about, you know, like, yeah, what a classic Tintin story would read like. But, you know, as an adventure like this, I thought this was super fun. And I loved, yeah, the interplay between Tintin and Snowy.

Starting point is 00:06:10 Obviously, they make a great team. And Tintin is like super resourceful. And then Snowy kind of takes care of the rest. And there is like a certain magic about that that I thought was really nicely. attuned to something like this that has, again, the medium of comic strips and comic books, you know, as part of its inception, you know, there are things here that certainly are, you know, coincidental or that are like just perfectly timed in charming, you know, magical kind of ways. And I thought that they balanced out that peripheral magic nicely with all the other, you know, swashbuckling and all the other action and chases and different things. And yeah, like, you know, For, again, one of these movies that is, I believe, like a motion capture and, you know, face performance capture based production, you know, that's a style that can be very hit or miss. And I know people often, Robert Zemeckis is one of the most notable people to have attempted to, you know, popularize this approach. But this is probably my favorite version of it I have seen thus far.

Starting point is 00:07:18 I mean, yeah, I was big into Final Fantasy the Spirits within back in the day. But certainly that was animated at a point in time where certainly it probably didn't have as many resources and, you know, just developments and, you know, in the capability that this might have had. And something like that, you know, or something like the Zemeckis movies is going for, I think, is going for more photorealism minus like monster creatures or anything like that. And like a Beowulf, they're trying to make these people look real. Whereas here I thought that, wow. Yeah, like you can look at some of the eyes and be like, oh, maybe there's not as much emotion as there might be from the actual actor. I wasn't really bothered by it in this case because the character models are cartoon-like enough that it bridges the gap for the most part or I was never really pulled out. Like sometimes you notice because you're sitting here and we have all these, you know, technological advances to go off of.

Starting point is 00:08:20 but for again where this is in its moment in time I thought this was beautiful to look at I really enjoyed yeah the the way it was conceived and captured and shot so to speak because yeah

Starting point is 00:08:34 like throughout the direction just felt very engaged and yeah there are certain scenes that are going you know with these really sweeping you know oneers or just interesting transitions back and forth really utilizing

Starting point is 00:08:47 the full potential of what this medium is, but also at the same time there are other scenes that play much more naturalistically that were just as convincing and just as, you know, sort of bolstering of the overall fantasy and fancy of, you know, this adventure.

Starting point is 00:09:04 And yeah, I really liked all the, you know, voice cast and or the, you know, the performance cast and all that. And, yeah, I mean, like, it ends maybe slightly abruptly in the sense that like they find as much of the treasure as had a

Starting point is 00:09:19 was able to hide in his hat, basically, when the ship blows up, I assume, is what made it into that little globe at the end. But it does make for a fun, like, it makes me kind of sad that there isn't another one of these. I would love to see another one after watching that. Yeah, and it's like, at the same time, you're like, well, I don't know if I would want the sequel just to be like them going and treading 400 pounds of gold out of the ocean. You know, you would want some other mystery or whatever. Oh, yeah, but, uh, but yeah, I thought this was pretty decent. proportioned for being a movie, but with the spirit of a comic strip. Yeah, I agree with what you just said, like, watching them just get 400 pounds of cold out of the ocean.

Starting point is 00:09:59 I think the thing that I would find most intriguing is just, like, now that they have, like, such a rapport between the three of them and, you know, there's a chemistry there. Like, that's the thing I found myself most invested in is those three characters. I just want to see them go on another adventure. Yeah, if you add, add the mystery and the charm of this film to, you know, I'd love to see. another film that with them getting the treasure if you will but um from that perspective yes i'd love to see another one if they don't make another one then i'm happy we at least got this one because this was a lot of fun uh in regards to what you said about you know this was your favorite animated film of you know the robert zemeckas and the final fantasy i have not seen bay wolf uh or final

Starting point is 00:10:40 or final fantasy or polar express so i can't comment on you know if this was my favorite of but like I said the animation this was fantastic I loved all the facial emoting and like I said the way the tears

Starting point is 00:10:54 were coming off and the the sweat and all that just it felt so realistic for me personally yeah there were a couple shots where you could tell it wasn't

Starting point is 00:11:01 but overall it was great and there were a couple shots like you were saying the sweeping oneers that one shot were that you know there was so Peter Jackson

Starting point is 00:11:10 I completely forgot that he's like a producer on this too was he? Sure wow like what a combination of talents going into this between yeah like stephen spielberg now we know why andy circus was in this peter jackson the entire cast and then all those again like pretty terrific writers in

Starting point is 00:11:26 their own right collaborating on yeah no for sure this was like a super group yeah it was an ensemble cast and an ensemble behind the scenes of uh just directors writers and producers uh yeah you had like some i mean you had edgar right you had peter jackson you had stephen spilberg i mean that's the holy grail right there so sure uh but i mean i got to just pay compliment to that one sweeping shot oneer that they had where they were chasing uh the hawk and it was like it felt like it was like a good two or three minutes of no cuts on that shot i was just so damn impressive and there were a lot of fun little references from you know with the yeah you had them on the the bike there and then you had the red jeep and there were a lot of cool little references that spilberg got threw in there so just a fun time

Starting point is 00:12:11 I love the mystery again. And then, again, the three of them working together, just trying to solve something so much fun. The animation, the cinematography, the music by John Williams, the direction by Spielberg on an animated film. Just exceeded all my expectations. I know, like, it's hard to say that with Spielberg. Like, how much more can Spielberg exceed your expectations?

Starting point is 00:12:31 Also, too, really impressive writing by Edgar Wright, Joe Cornish. Joe Cornish. And Stephen Moffat. Fantastic job. It makes me so. I know we've talked about this a million times. It makes me so sad we never got to. I still love the first damage,

Starting point is 00:12:46 but it makes me so sad we didn't get to see Edgar Wright saying, man, I would really like, every time I watch an Edgar Wright film, like, damn it, I really want to see that film. But just, again, every time I watch anything that has Edgar Wright involved, it just always gets so impressed with that, man. He's so damn talented.

Starting point is 00:13:02 But just overall, very impressive film. So much fun. If they make another one, awesome. I'm so invested in these characters. If they don't, I was so glad we got this. one. It was just a fun time. Yeah, absolutely. And I mean, I would now just be curious to know, because I can see how, you know, I think this has like a 75 on rotten tomatoes, at least critically. So I know that a certain, a good amount of people were probably satisfied with it, but it makes me wonder how this relates to and adapts its source material. Like, I can certainly see a lot of aspects of this being part of it, but I am also curious of, as to whether, you know, a Tintin Adventure is typically, like something as grand in scale

Starting point is 00:13:43 as this with, you know, crazy chases and fights and things like that. And, you know, it's like a pirate adventure, essentially. And I like the generationality of that. But I am curious to know, like, how specifically in the voice of the strip is

Starting point is 00:13:59 this and how, like, I thought the writing certainly of the dialogue and things like that a lot of the time was having fun and was having a good time. But I can also see how this maybe is like a more accessibleized version of what you know the actual comic strip is or whatever yeah um so you know i'm sitting here having thoroughly enjoyed the movie but i would be curious to know if this if you're like

Starting point is 00:14:23 a fan or somebody who grew up you know with these stories uh you know would feel the same or if this is you know exactly what you had in mind you know as a kid reading these seeing it now um but yeah yeah yeah and pretty much pretty much everything we've touched on yeah for sure and i will Last thing I want to say, I thought this film also did a great job of just building up the suspense, really making the characters feel like they're in danger. Because a lot of times when we watch, especially two animated films, you can watch these and be like, I never feel like the characters are ever at a danger point. But like there were so many times, yeah, it could feel a little cartoonish at times. But it's a comic strip. So, I mean, you know, you get what you take.

Starting point is 00:15:00 Still felt vital. It's still felt tangible. For sure. Yeah, there were times where I always felt like there were stakes and like something bad could happen to them. So I thought, you know, Spielberg and Edgar Wright in the writing team, they did a great job just, you know, adding the stakes, really making the characters always feel like they were in grave mortal dangers. So I appreciated that from that perspective, never feeling like they were invulnerable to, you know, grave mortal dangers. Yeah, it never crosses into being so cartoony that none of the stakes matter. And, and again, like, multiple times I was caught remembering that, oh, this is an animated movie, which, you know, I'm sure.

Starting point is 00:15:38 a lot of, again, the performances were captured in some kind of, you know, authentic way where maybe stunts might have been involved, but obviously there's not as much physical stunt work on display and yet it still felt like there was. Yeah, and there were a lot of fun surprise. Like, I was not expecting a crane battle at the end, too. There was some fun, creative stuff that they came up with. So, awesome film, though. And just the time and place. Yeah, it's super lovely. So yeah, guys, what did you think of the adventures of Tintin? Did you grow up with this? Is it one of your favorites, leave your thoughts down below?

Starting point is 00:16:13 Le Ventures de Tenton. One day I'll get there. I never did great at French, but my pronunciations were okay. So I'll drill that. And if you made it this far on the video, please, maybe if you know Tintin well, suggest your favorite story. I would love to go and read some of those. but yeah much love to y'all for now and we'll catch you on the next one

Starting point is 00:16:36 cheers all right guys well we've made it here to the very end now listen up we've had a chat gbt theme going and what we have done is gathered all the data of everything we have learned from you patrons we have inputted into chat gbt we have hired private investigators we've done the whole fbi rig we've done it all all your private data is now uploading a chat gbt yes and i have asked them give me a new year's resolution for them to apply for the year 2024 and let's see what AI has in mind for you let's kick it off all righty jack forest this year i will start a hobby

Starting point is 00:17:20 you will start a hobby that you've always been interested in but you've never tried great wow it's very general uh namari uh you will resolve to read one new book every month. Ooh, I recommend the Tales of the Hanukkah Bear. Yes, absolutely. And Mike Joyce, your resolution is to volunteer in your community at least once a month. And let us know what you did so that we can all feel better about your efforts in the community at large. Oh, I love to hear it. Ryan Smith, so 2024, you should take a photography class to capture life's beautiful moments. A great thing to capture in December when you catch that Hanukkah Bear going through your trash.

Starting point is 00:18:03 You're going to see. That's one of the best photos ever. You could sell it. Oh, yeah. You'll make millions of the Weekly World News. Kevin Meek, you will be committed to learning a new language this year. And I suggest learning Yiddish so that you could communicate to the Hanukkah Bear when the Hanukkah comes around.

Starting point is 00:18:22 That's a great point. Adrian Timms, you will make a point to walk or bike more often reducing carbon footprint. Ooh, that's great. And it'll also come in handy when you flag down the Hanukkah bear. Yeah, absolutely. You can get them out of getting right quick. Navdip Situ, this year you're going to cook a new recipe every week to expand your culinary skills and so that you have an offering to leave out for the Hanukkah bear right next to your trash when Christmas comes again.

Starting point is 00:18:51 Real Nagas, you resolve to write daily, whether it's journaling or creative writing. You should write a story about the Hanukkah Bear. I would read that story. story. I think we'd all read that story. Heather, gear, listen, your goal is going to be a small, starting a small garden and growing your own vegetables so that the Hanukkah bear will have something to munch on when coming through the neighborhood, keep them fueled up, keep them energized for the holidays. So everyone has a happy holiday. Ian Simon is going to take up yoga to improve his flexibility and reduce stress. Hanukkah bear can get vicious. So you might need to be able to get yourself out of a bear trap is what we'll be. call it and it's ironic get it because it's the bear who's trapping you and flexibility will come in handy and also you want to calm yourself stress will only make it worse and uh hey song high glover check this out this year uh you're gonna focus on learning a musical instrument and uh i know

Starting point is 00:19:47 that pan flutes are you know the siren song of the honica bear so if you want to you know attract that priority you know and get the best offerings you know learn the pan flute uh Kayla the king resolves to travel to a new place you've never been to before. Ooh, the kingdom where the Hanukkah Bear resides. The land of Hanukaton. Now, you see, like Santa's in the North Pole, and a Hanukkah Bear is in Detroit, Michigan. Yes. A hidden park out there.

Starting point is 00:20:20 Yeah, it's good. And hey, Olivier Hamelin, check this out. You're going to be committed to completing a 30-day fitness challenge. because you were going to become the Hanukkah Bear's apprentice, all right? And that takes a lot of strength and a lot of endurance, lost stamina. Al Ling, you're going to dedicate each time to unplug and enjoy nature where you're undoubtedly going to catch sight of the beloved Hanukkah Bear as he, she, they travel the midst of the world through eight days.

Starting point is 00:20:53 Absolutely. And Kira, check this out. Your resolution is going to be to start a gratitude journal. and write in it daily, and I can only imagine that your first entry is going to be your gratitude for the generous gifts and offerings that the Hanukkah Bear has left you this year of our Lord 23. Juan Longoria plants to take up a creative hobby like painting or crafting, and if you can start crafting a sculpture of the Hanukkah Bear, that way people will remember the Hanukkah Bear come holiday season versus this Santa guy, you could be something instrumental for the future of

Starting point is 00:21:29 holiday season. Absolutely. Spread that cheer. Cliff Rodriguez, hey, look, this year you're going to be focusing on mastering a new skill related to your career, which I assume involves something with nature and the outdoors, and thus is only going to help you that much more when dealing with the Hanukkah bear in your line of work. And, you know, your professionalism, We'll be appreciated. Everyone will know. Go Nation, going to try a new sport or physical activity you've never done before. Hunting humans who dare to hunt the Hanukkah Bear.

Starting point is 00:22:06 Dude, you are a part of the circle of life. There are people constantly trying to kill the Hanukkah Bear, and you know what? You are going to kill those people. Definitely. And Lorenzo Baxter, check this out. You're going to make a resolution to attend more live music or cultural events. Because the Hanukkah bear, though has Hanukkah in its name, you know, is a bear of all peoples. And the more you know about culture and arts, the better you will be able to appreciate the offerings bestowed upon you by the Hanukkah Bear.

Starting point is 00:22:37 Differently sane resolves to reduce screen time and read more physical books. I suggest that as you're reducing that screen time, read more physical books, start with the Torah. And then in the Torah, you will discover that there's hidden. subtext the entire time hinting the oncoming Hanukkah bear who makes his first live appearance in 1997.

Starting point is 00:23:03 Absolutely. Yeah. In the newer parts of the Torah. Oh, hey, check it out. Marco Tunstill. Your goal is to save a certain amount each month for a dream trip to the homeland of the Hanukkah bear where you can see its den, meet its family, and leave an offering.

Starting point is 00:23:21 You know, you can lean down. and, you know, pray to the Hanukkah bear right there. Simply faded, going to prioritize spending more quality time with family and friends. Why do that shit when you could be looking out for the Hanukkah bear instead? Bring your family with you. You're going to realize you don't need your family and friends. If they don't want to see the Hanukkah bear, then screw them. They're not your real family or friends.

Starting point is 00:23:45 It's a freaking Hanukkah bear. Yeah, and hey, SJ94. This year you're going to start a creative project that you've been putting. off, such as a full biography and annotated history of all sightings of the Hanukkah bear throughout time. It's important work, and we thank you for it. And if you need any help, just know we're not qualified for that. You're qualified for that. Justin Martin resolves to meditate daily to improve their mental well-being,

Starting point is 00:24:14 and one of the best ways to improve their mental well-being offering yourself as a human sacrifice to the Hanukkah bear. loves to eat a good human, especially if you provoke it. Yum, yum, yum, yum. And, oh, SJ 94. No, no, no, wait, Justin Martin. No, Rosie Beatty, there we go. I'm back on the list. See, I need a visit from the Hanukkah Bear.

Starting point is 00:24:34 Rosie Beatty, you're going to plan to challenge yourself by attending a workshop or a class in an unfamiliar field, such as Ursology, the study of bears. And in doing so, you know, you can take your already preexisting knowledge, of Hanukkah, combine the two, and thus be one of our foremost Hanukkah Bear historians. Wow. Yeah. Colin, going to focus on personal growth by attending a seminar or workshop.

Starting point is 00:25:03 Start with Earthology, the study of bears. Sure. Where you could become a bear connoisseur historian to know that really in the hollow earth is where our Hanukkah bear actually resides. You see in Detroit, Michigan. There's an opening to the hollow earth. And that's where you find the old. The Hanukkah bear is a massive.

Starting point is 00:25:26 I'm surprised many people have not cited the Hanukkah bear. It is at least 25 feet tall, bare minimum. Staggering. And for some reason, only focuses on trash. Yeah, there's a lot of trash in our world. You know, we are a literous species. And speaking of Philip J. Smith Jr., this year, you are going to mentor someone to help them achieve their goals. such as meeting and becoming the next Hanukkah bear.

Starting point is 00:25:55 And you're a real credit to society. Because if you weren't out there doing that, the line might die. There might be no more Hanukkah bears after this iteration. And we can't have that. Society will devolve into cannibalism if we do. Jen Smith resolves to express her creativity through a new art form. I'm thinking calligraphy. That way, we can document the historical sightings of the Hanukkah bear.

Starting point is 00:26:17 Oh. Ooh, in its most pure form. Everyone knows it. It's calligraphy. 100 years or not, people find it. Be like, wow, this has been around for millions of years. And boy, is it beautiful to look at. Melanie LeBlanc, check it out.

Starting point is 00:26:32 To round us out, your goal will be to achieve a healthier work-life balance so that you have more free time to dedicate to tracking and worshiping the Hanukkah bear because let's face it, you're married to your. your job, and the Hanukkah bear knows it. That's why the Hanukkah bear is not taking as much time visiting your trash, all right? So get that together, realize what's important in life, and go out there and be, you know, the spirit of Hanukkah Bear. I think we've all learned something in the day.

Starting point is 00:27:04 Yeah. The Hanukkah Bear is a kaiju that resides in the hollow earth, visits us eight days a week. For Christmas. For Christmas season. bestowing gifts upon us but is also a vicious killer if you provoke it Yes

Starting point is 00:27:20 So a force of nature Some people think it's just a bear That happened to be wearing a yarmico This one time in 1997 In Detroit, Michigan Nope, no no The legend is real That's just a sighting to let us know

Starting point is 00:27:35 With that in mind Faithful Merry Christmas Merry Christmas Merry Christmas I don't know.

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The Reel Rejects - THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN (2011) MOVIE REVIEW - FIRST TIME WATCHING

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