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You Are Now Officially Excited For TINTIN!
Beaks here...
Somehow, I escaped childhood without reading the adventures of Hergé's Tintin. As a result, my enthusiasm for Steven Spielberg's and Peter Jackson's performance-captured adaptation has been tempered.
As of today, I am looking forward to this film in a big, big way. Here's why (per RopeofSilicon):
1) Jamie Bell, one of the most gifted actors of his generation, will be playing Tintin.
2) Daniel Craig has been cast as "the nefarious" pirate Red Rackham.
3) Edgar Wright and Joe Cornish are now credited as screenwriters along with DOCTOR WHO's Steven Moffat.
4) As we reported earlier this month, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost are Thomson and Thompson.
5) The rest of the cast (Toby Jones, Gad Elmaleh, Andy Serkis and Mackenzie Crook).
The first film in the (planned) series will be THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN: THE SECRET OF THE UNICORN (one of Hergé's favorites). It is set for theatrical release in 2011. Steven Spielberg will direct the first installment, while Peter Jackson will take the reins for the second entry. The third film is currently without a helmer, but I'm sure Spielberg's pal Brian De Palma would relish a crack at this material.
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Very cool, indeed!
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ANYTHING! Tin Tin has emo hair and a penis nose.
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I have no interest in this project one way or the other. Maybe that'll change when I see a trailer, but at the moment the title of the article is incorrect.
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So this is basically Polar Express, the Sequel, i.e. the uncanny valley? Color me unexcited.
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Cue the requisite "What's a Tintin?" post from some random asshole.
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so many comic book readers out there don't know Tintin... what a farce.
well, it's too late to be impressed now that you're all in your 30s and still worshipping spiderman. you won't get it, and there'll be no nostalgia factor for you.
so forget it - you missed the bus!
sounds like part 2 will be Red Rackham's Treasure.
It's a fantastic adventure, but I honestly don't think it will be made any better for being a movie.
Alan Moore has a point that movies are movies and comics and comics.
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Nope still not excited
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He comes into the theater I work at about once a week. Probably one of the most sour, unfriendly people I ever have to deal with. And when did he get so...lumpy? It always looks like he's smuggling large vegetables under his sweater.
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so the series could sink like a stone!
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Aren't they all the same person?
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Jan 26, 2009 6:22:16 PM CST
Spielberg! Wright! Craig! Frost! Jones! Serkis! Pegg! Mo-Cap...
by hegele
i love the cast and crew, i just hate mo-cap. It literally kills all hype for me. I hope its very style-centric work, as opposed to creepy-wanna be real, but still. It's frikkin mo-cap.
Let animators be animators (Wall E)
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Let actors be actors (everything else)
If the entire film is like what weta did with serkis (gullom) than i'll be exited, but it will take a lot to prove that to me. -
...the band behind the songs "Hold Me Now", got their name from the characters Simon Pegg and Nick Frost are playing.
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As a geek, I love Edgar, but rewriting a script by Moffat is never going to be a good idea. Good call on Jamie Bell, though. And how far away is this going to make Interstellar?
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I mean, I'm serious. Why the hell can't this be live action? Was "Beowulf" any better because it was mo-capped? Ugh, no. I've heard something that with Tintin they're going to actually make it look like Herge's art, but if that's the case, why not just fucking animate it in 2D, like the cartoon series (which was actually pretty good)? Anyway, they better stay true to the story and the characters of I'm going to be pissed.
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Live action you cheap ass fucks. Both ya got enough gold bricks to sink the U.S.S. Nimitz so put it the fuck up on the screen. This might get downgraded all the way from "See in Theatre" past "DVD Rental" to "PVR off the movie channel and watch when I'm bored".
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Jan 26, 2009 6:29:37 PM CST
IS PAUL BLART IN THIS? AMERICANS ONLY CARE ABOUT PAUL BLART!
by maxcalifornia.
The title has officially been changed to TINBLART : BLART BLART and Kevin James plays every role.
Nah really this should be good. I still wish it was live action. But Tintin, Craig, and Gareth from The only Office that matters is a trippy whammy that's irresistable. I'm puzzled about Craig's role though, as Red Rackham is a minor character who only appears in flashback. Are they rewriting it so that he's the main villain? Otherwise I don't know what they're doing promoting his name as one of the stars in the press releases. -
The prospect of Spielberg directing hard-sci fi with Interstellar has me more excited. Hopefully he gets moving on that one.
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The Spirit
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Spielberg will do a good job. I just feel it. Big Tintin fan here. Don't screw the pooch, Steve. And I am not talking about Snowy, you sicko. ;-)
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It's got to be something really special for Spielberg and Jackson to team up on this.
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Ninja Pirate Zombies
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Hahaha, fail.
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Now, I'm just orgasming over the awesome casting choices. This will fucking rule. And the haters can all suck Merrick's dick.
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Me too, mate. That's gonna be really something to behold. Maybe we'll see INTERSTELLAR, BATTLE ANGEL and THE HOBBIT all released in a space of a year - now that would be epic!!
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I guess I'll be the random asshole...until this piece of super cool news, I have never heard of Tintin. I did a quick online search and returned nothing that would make me super excited. At least I know where they got the Fallout dude from now.
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Hasn't made a good film in YEARS. I'd rather have someone who's currently making relevant/good films. Thank God his name is only mentioned as a possibility.
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... this the third TINTIN film?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tintin_in_the_Congo#Controversy
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What a cast and crew! How anyone say they are not at least fascinated to see how it all turns out is a mystery to me
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Not interested.
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Jan 26, 2009 6:40:39 PM CST
Jamie Bell made Hayden Christensen look like an asshole in Jumpe
by industrykiller!
Christensen was literally late night cinemax porn bad (I mean that completely without hyperbole or exagerration) while Bell instantly brought the film out of jokeville every time he was on the screen. Bell is incredibly talented. What happened to that first kid though?
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I think I missed the nostalgic boat on this one. I feel like a dumbass. But if Spieberg and Jackson are so enthused about it, then I'll definitely see it.
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Jan 26, 2009 6:40:50 PM CST
Did anyone used to watch the cartoon on Channel 4...
by unionjackass.webs.com
... in the 80's and 90's?
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I liked JUMPER and I agree with what you've said. How Christensen gets wotk beggars belief.
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Jan 26, 2009 6:43:10 PM CST
With that said after Indy 4 and King Kong I'm still not excited
by industrykiller!
But I really really really hope I'm wrong. And at least the mo-capping looks like a stylistic choice here and not just a narcissitic techno fetish wank like it was in Zemeckis's films. Why anomate people to look exactly like the people playing them? It's pointless.
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being officially excite. No, get your mind out of the gutter. It's just that the first time I even heard of Tintin was on this site. To borrow from Cobrai-Kai, Tintin does not exist in this dojo. However with the addition of Bell and Craig to Spielberg and Jackson I'm willing to give it a shot. That's the most you can expect from anyone in the states who's never heard of Tintin.
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while Christensen was all about living the high life, and getting girls. He did indeed look like a prick.
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in Billy Elliot?
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I think Depalma is still a talented filmmaker and was at one point relevant, but sourpuss people like him really bug the crap out of me. Seriously, Brian, you get to make movies for a living. Count yourself lucky and don't make life miserable for your Joe-averages behind the counter at your theater. Remove the broomstick from your ass and try to act like a gentleman. That's why, the quality of their movies aside, I'll never really rag on Hanks or Spielberg. I and a group of friends encountered both of them (separately) in Manhattan many years back and those guys were class acts all the way. This local lady here on Long Island even rear-ended Spielberg's big Range Rover once (he has a house out East in the Hamptons); she freaked, he got out, put her at ease, told her not to worry about damages and drove away. That is the definition of a gentleman.
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Meh. He looks like Ron Weasley.And this is a motion capture film, NOT live-action??? Beaks is wrong: I am NOT excited about Tintin anymore. Maybe the trailer or some actual footage will succeed in jumpstarting the excitement KILLED by these new developments. :(
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are there gonna be legions of people walking up to the box office saying "WTF is Tintin?" "Ive never heard of Tintin" and walking away, just like every bloody time theres an announcement about Tintin on this site!
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Check this good article from Moriarty about Mo-Cap from last year. It explains some of your queries.
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Moffat's still getting credit.
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I disagree. Bell lost his childhood gawkiness that we all have at some point. He showed that in Jumper, your love or hate of the movie aside.
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to Tuntun when Peter Jackson directs ....sorry, had to do a bad Kiwi joke.
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I haven't read the books just remember seeing a cover of one and it looked like a kid to me.
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Come on Spielberg, make it happen. We all know you're gay for Shia the Beef.
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i just need to find out what this TINTIN is....yeah
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But I don't want this series fucked up, so never mind. Speaking of Lucas, when in the fuck is he going to get onto to those "smaller" films that "no one" wants to see, the one's he's always preaching about doing?
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Jan 26, 2009 7:22:16 PM CST
MEH! MOVIE ABOUT THE GAY KID FROM KING KONG AND HIS DOG?
by bringingsexyback
The only way you could be excited about this is if you're a Catholic priest with a penchant for bestiality.
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So basically he's just doing the voice...I hate CG...
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Huge international audience for this. Frankly if you don't know Tintin's place in history, you don't know comics.
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Well, he has a job, can drive, and doesn't appear to go to school, so "young man" is more like it. I always assumed he was around 18; Jamie Bell is an appropriate choice.
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Jan 26, 2009 7:38:56 PM CST
I'd like the Comics @ssholes to do a Tintin Retrospective
by larry of arabia
Because you all should know about him and his influence. Someone there must know about it.
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Rin-Tin-Tin was alright, but let's settle down people.
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Without a doubt.
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I saw the cartoon. It's lame. This is going to crash and burn so hard that i the future when a big budget movie utterly fails to make a profit, they'll say it TinTin'd.
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I took French in school, and never heard of Tintin. I barely heard of Asterix. I don't know Tintin's place in comic history as I'm not from France, or Europe, and it never found an American audience. That's like me saying you don't know comic history if you don't know Kozure Okami.
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that now we know which book they're adapting. I, in fact, did grow up reading Tintin. I was first exposed to the character in monthly strips of Highlights magazine that my geeky little ass would find at the doctor's office while getting my weekly alergy shot, and afterwards drove my parents crazy for years hunting down all the books at various bookstores. I remember being in a war with a buddy, each of us trying to find a copy of "Red Sea Sharks" or "The Black Island" first. Now, I assumed that this film would adapt one of the three two-part storylines. The "Destination Moon" story wouldn't work with modern audiences and the "Seven Crystal Balls" is the most Indiana Jones-esque, but "The Secret of the Unicorn" and "Red Rackham's Treasure" story arc is maybe the best choice. I assume the one film will incorporate both books.
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Stop pretending
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awesome, Gaijin Invaison!
http://tinyurl.com/caxupb
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That's pretty left field. I thought Spielberg and Jackson were going to co-direct the third film.
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What was he? A lobster or a crab?
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I don't even know what tintin is, what difference does the dude from Jumper make to it?
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Once Cameron has finished fucking the lids off of our eyeballs so out retinas can take in the excellence of Avatar, maybe he could direct the 3rd Tintin flick (if the series makes it that far). Zemeckis would also be a good choice, for obvious reasons.
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... All artforms long ago and best forgotten. Sort of like sequals no one EVER clamored for like Whole Ten Yards or Cinderella II.
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Doesn't take much to get your pulse racing huh Harry? I couldn't care less. Depalma? I guess you want Tin Tin 3 to open with a long tracking shot and make no sense after that.
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hee!
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Thank Christ for idiots. We would have no way to judge our intelligence without cretins like you.
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I'm willing to bet a shitload of cash on that the third director will be Robert Zemeckis.
He's worked with both Spielberg and Jackson and loves making performance capture movies.
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I *love* him in that movie. Such a great performance.
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"I'll be arrff!"
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I really wish this was live action...I don't see the logic behind making it mo cap. Plus DePalma hasn't made a good film in ten years, and he has had many opportunities. I really feel like has lost any talent he ever had.
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This will be the longest break between Spielberg films ever. 3 years between Indy 4 and Tin Tin. Mabey this will turn out great since he's not rushing it.
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And in 3D as well? It will be interesting for this alone.
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Who the hell is Tintin?
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rusty tin shins.
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The only Tin Tin I have ever heard of until I started hearing about this movie Is Rin Tin Tin. By the sounds of it, it's a bit different! Guess I'm like beaks & escaped childhood without reading this book! Oh well.
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Ok, now I'm gonna read the article.
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To Non-believers: You always complain about remakes. Now you get a movie based on one of the most important comics of all time. And you dont even know about it. So it will be like something completely new to you. "Waaah, what's a Tintin?" Idiots.
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That's my considered opinion.
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I don't understand why I should care about this... at all. It's like getting excited about a live action Smurfs film.
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Or Gareth....well, just happy he's in a movie again. :D
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And I read TinTin comics as a youth. I just don't see what is that epic or exciting about them. It's like getting worked up about a series of big-budget Hardy Boys adventures.
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Who the hell cares about a Tintin movie? I thought we'd be done with the niche "comic/previous fictional property that 200 people care about" crap when they made the Watchmen movie.
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That means it isn't important. Wrong! There's this little place called THE REST OF THE WORLD. Look into it. The real reason to be interested in this, even if you're not a fan of Tin Tin per se, is the involvement of Wright, Pegg & Frost. And the fact that Steven Moffat is attached too, can only be a good thing. Who's he? He wrote Press Gang. What's that? Do some research...
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Jan 26, 2009 10:01:43 PM CST
isn't there some grizzly sea captain who says "Blistering Barnac
by palooka_boy
and some gay dog named Snowy?
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that about sums up these talk backs.
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Cause aside from that opera lady, I can't remember a single chick in any of the books. And I read all of them about a zillion times. (The opera lady's name is Signora Castafiore I believe.)In my opinion they should have done the Cigars of the Pharaoh/Blue Lotus arc and then maybe segued into Tintin In Tibet for the third? Unicorn/Red Rackham always struck me as sort of lame; there aren't even any bad guys in Red Rackham's Treasure if I'm remembering right. But, "Pirates are hot now," so we get Secret of the Unicorn starring Daniel Craig as a 'nefarious' pirate with whom Tintin never interacts.
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Brilliant, and the only thing about this that makes me think it might have half a chance at being good.
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...a little old for this part? Isn't Tin Tin a kid? Maybe I'm misinformed. Like many Americans I'm Tin Tin ignorant.
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...there was a flicker of interest in myself that I wasn't expecting when I read that list. Maybe I'll be sold yet; I'm just not one for the kiddie fare.
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can't the movie Gods just flip flop this project with John Carter, and give Tin Tin to Andrew Stanton and Pixar?
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http://cheating-revenge.com/sarah/?q=cIC4Ok5n\
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Messing with Moffat's script is a sure sign that this is going bad. If there's one writer you can trust and should not bother right now it's Steven Moffat.
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the more false prestige (pure gold in Hollyweird) for the asshole who "polishes" (severely damages) his script.
"Steve's script was essentially sound, but I reworked a few elements, tightened up some scenes. Damn, I'm good."
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... since I am not named Jan, I don't eat mussels for lunch, and I don't bike to my job at the EU Ministry for Agricultural Subsidies. But cheers to those who do!
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why leave a comment? If you dont know anything about Tintin then why should the rest of the world be interested in what you have to say...and to the person who leaves the lame rin tin tin comment everytime theres a tintin talkback isnt it naptime now?! geez!
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Just waiting to hear word of mouth. Both Spielberg and Jackson have dropped some turds on us in the past and I do not consider their films to be "must see." Except for THE HOBBIT, that is.
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Between the CG changes to E.T., his comments about how he'd change the ending of Close Encounters and more recently putting his name on garbage like Transformers and Indy 4... he's traded in his magic for a paycheck. The man who made Jaws is dead.
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Why would he be interested at all in doing something like this, especially if it's mo-cap.
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the third film will be Chris Columbus. Yeah.
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For a cartoon strip (or what the hell ever) that I've never heard of and upon further review looks jackass? Excited isn't the word.
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Basically the adventures like Indiana Jones in Europe, but without sex, chicks. Before Lucas lifted the concept , but Ford did make Indy Jones a character of his own. More like 20's 30's filled with some slapstick moments, and you see the same characters over and over again. Your great-grandfather's sense of adventures as a kid. I'd like to see "Flight 714". they should be comedies. original naked gun style except for the toliet crap that followed in the naked gun sequels.
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Perils of Nyoka.
http://tinyurl.com/ddnan6
But there would have to a nude scene for Nyoka or I wouldn't be interested.
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It'll make about $20.00, 'cause the one person that knows and/or cares about Tintin will see it twice.
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..and I was more excited about that.
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Hadn't even thought of him.
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you can get anyone for MoCaps, why having Jamie Bell would make any differences?
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...he was awesome.
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What a load of shit. How about getting the actor right for the part, not an actor who just happens to be friends with Pete Jackson.
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I'd rather see Rin Tin Tin
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I see why they're going for Unicorn/ Rackham - it's great. But in my opinion, the greatest Tintin story is "The Calculus Affair" which would be a simply fantastic movie. Boduria! Sylvadia! Espionage and high adventure! Kept in period it loses nothing. Also, they're not real countries so it won't be as offensive as some direct translation of Tintin could be.
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I can't believe it! He sure is a talented actor! Wow! Yippee! Hurray!
WTF, Beaks? Are you fucking kidding me?
Oh, and BTW, in the original comic book, the Pirate "Red Rackham" only appears in a flashback while Captain Haddock is telling the story of his ancestor. Maybe, Mr. Beaks, you could try actuall READING the original comic books, in order to develop a GENUINE interest in these flicks, as opposed to this shallow bullshit about jamie Bell being this fantastic up and coming young actor (as if you or anyone can predict his future success ... bullshit).
As for Jackson's participation in this, it's his usual predatory raping of another beloved literary (or if you prefer, graphic-novelly) source. And Spielberg probably has his eye on "The Land of Black Gold" (a story occurring not too long after this one) as a way of using TINTIN to showcase his obsession with the middle east. Did you know that "The Land of Black Gold" originally took place in Palestine, and TINTIN got kidnapped by the Urgun (the Israeli terrorist force)? -
Yeah what is the deal with Andy Serkis, does Jackson think he's the only actor capable of doing motion capture? I'd rather Craig played Captain Haddock.
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I await to see the Francophone response...
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It's got to be said very loudly.
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Shall we assume you're not a fan of Jackson's LOTR films? Unless you're name refers to the silver ring thing and you're a virgin. Could be both I suppose...
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Whatever, you do, don’t look away, and don’t blink! Blink and you’re dead Tintin!
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Tintin bats for the other side and i was wise to stay away from all tintin related material.
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The art was/is lame. Um, why the fuck would anyone want to throw money at this shitty looking comic.
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Too much sentimentaliity. Too many shoe-horned 'Daddy issues'. Too many potentially great movies spoiled by the above and too much of my time wasted as a result.The son popping up alive again at the end of WOTW, the tacked-on happily ever after bit in 'Minority Report', the execrable 'A.I', and on, and on. Apart from 'Munich' and the first twenty minutes of the otherwise pedestrian 'Saving Private Ryan', the man hasn't made a film worth watching in years.And Mo-Cap, too (shudder). This sounds like it's going to be a bastard mix of 'Hook' and 'Polar Express'. No thanks, Steve.
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Mocap, Jackson, Spielberg.
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What is WRONG with this website?
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Top notch cast, gagging to see how this is going to look. Wright's going to do a great job with the screenplay.
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Makes you proud to be english eh?
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Now that would be a weird movie.
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would make sense
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Doesn't "PUSH" look EXACTLY like it?! Is this some sequel I've never heard of? If not, then the film industry is officially out of ideas.
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still. But thanks for telling me how I feel.
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You dribbling loon. Still on good form, I see.
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He is one the funniest stand up actor in France. The guy is so gifted.
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...is King Kong the only thing you've seen Bell in?
Since Israel didn't coexist with Palestine, the Irgun couldn't possibly have been an "Israeli" terrorist group.
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Jan 27, 2009 4:54:55 AM CST
I think I'll prefer reading the script to watching this.
by the gospel according to bastardface
MO-CAP doesn't interest me in the slightest.
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It's a special effects laden action adventure film, produced by Steven Speilberg. Who else could it be? Oh shit Michael, I forgot about you
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worst thing he's done, by a long way: Deathwatch. Complete shite.
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Best thing he's done, by a long way: UndertowGreat fucking flick.
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Northern Sterotypes, Ballet, chirpynes. You know you love it.
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and will he have a leather cape?
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Jan 27, 2009 5:19:15 AM CST
Yeah, especially the gay friend....
by i_am_not_the_droid_you_are_looking_for
and the weeping coal miner dad.Oh, Billy!
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Jan 27, 2009 5:21:34 AM CST
When did motion capture become the devil?
by i_am_not_the_droid_you_are_looking_for
Did I miss a meeting?
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April: "You make me so angry! I hate you!"
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I hope the Jonas brothers do the soundtrack!!!
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atleast this guy doesnt look like a complete 12 year old kiddo
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Jan 27, 2009 7:03:19 AM CST
Will Tintin go to his 60s and look to a flying saucer at the end
by gorgomel
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Joe Cornish co-writing eh? So this explains why the latest Adam and Joe was pre-recorded and why there is a stand-in next week. Doesn't it? Free advice for everyone, you need to subscribe to the Adam and Joe podcast. Funniest thing on the radio!
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He'd have to do the one where they go to the Moon, obviously. Pity Spielberg couldn't have been picked for FLIGHT 714, that would have been a fine fit, too. ;-)
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Those of you who like the funny books should be grateful there was a TINTIN, because in it, author/artist George Remi (a.k.a. 'Hergé') developed much of what became the accepted 'look and feel' of modern comics. The stories, which were published over a period more than fourty years (the author specified no one was to continue Tintin's stories after his death) have been translated in over EIGHTY languages and sold over 230 MILLION copies. I'd say that beats the crap out of a lot of what DC and Marvel have managed.
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Edgar?
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...and here I was thinking we'd have to wait for The Hobbit before being treated to more insane, Jackson-hating ramblings from that mollusc, ringwearer9.
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Do you people only attend films that are adaptations of things you know about?? So what if you haven't heard of Tintin!? Treat it as something original then! Do you remember originality? No-one knew who Indiana Jones was before Raiders!? Or Han Solo before Star Wars! But people still went! Just cos it isn't a familiar name, doesn't ruin it's Box Office chances!
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JUST KIDDING!!!
I'm a Yank and I too missed out on what seems like a cool comic, characters, stories etc.
For those of you to whom Tintin is near ans dear to your heart...I would be a bit nervous about taking something which seems to me evidently perfect in the medium it is cast...and then mo-cap it and put it up on the big screen. It's hard to capture the original spirit of something like this and sustain it. But hey, PJ and Steven seem to LOVE it and will try to do it justice.
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Red Rackham's Treasure is shown briefly in Kramer vs Kramer.
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Just one example of how meticulous Hergé was. He once redrew an entire page because readers informed him he'd gotten the licence plates wrong. Or take the case of TINTIN AU PAYS DE L'OR NOIR (LAND OF BLACK GOLD) where, in the original version, he is arrested by British coast guard officers as the ship he's on arrives in North Africa. In later reprints, Hergé has redrawn part of this to reflect the fact that the British has been booted out and Arab states now managed their own affairs. How many comic authors/artists can make that claim?
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Spazwankle — Adam's going to be so pissed off. Har! But at least this'll provide plenty of material for the 6Music shows to come. When they can be bothered... And aye! get subscribed to that podcast!!
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I watched that cartoon on HBO as a kid... and it was AWESOME!!! Is that what this is?
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Jan 27, 2009 8:15:18 AM CST
The Tintin cartoons were great representations...
by i_am_not_the_droid_you_are_looking_for
of the books. They got the tone right. And the theme music was awesome.
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If anyone here doesn't know who Joe Cornish is, go to youtube and search for 'Adam & Joe.' This is just about perfect.
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Er, which version? I've known at least two, if not three animated TINTIN series to have been made over the decades.
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..and acceptance among the general crowd. At least here in Europe. Could accomplish the same in the states
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and fuck spielberg! read this. http://www.wellesnet.com/?p=229
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You recall back in 2002 our reactions to Scooby-Doo....this is just going to be, yipes.
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for the link to work properly remove the space between the "22" & "9"
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Whenever there is a Talkback mentioning Peter Jackson, Ringy will be there. It's kind of...creepy.
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Aw, crumbs...I've been excited about this since I first heard about it, but 2011 seems like such a long way away. I loved the Tintin books when I was a teen. I spent several months trying to track down all of the books through the local library system and I devoured each one. The characters were so fun and so odd...the perspective was very early 20th century European and very different from late 20th century Newberg, Oregon.
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Jan 27, 2009 10:01:09 AM CST
American TalkBackers wake up from your stupor!
by the reluctant austinite
Get your head out of your asses! Just because you don't know about something doesn't mean the rest of the world isn't interested either. In fact, it's a good thing the whole world isn't as spoiled and self centered as you or very little different or interesting would ever come out of the art and pop culture world. And I'm an American!
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This is the Tintin cartoon I was referring to. http://tinyurl.com/2d2e8d It's the only one I'm aware of.
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fucking your eyeballs in 2011.
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screw it. they sold a ticket to me.
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The rest of us are smiling at this news and looking ahead to 2011 and potentially the best Spielberg in some time.
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It should have read "the best Spielberg movie". Yeah, I'm an asshole.
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It should have read "the best Spielberg movie". Yeah, I'm an asshole.
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It should have read "the best Spielberg movie". Yeah, I'm an asshole.
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I'm definitely an asshole.
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..and the reasons for it's creation in our culture. I know now why. Just because you have never heard of something doesn't mean you are not a total fucking douchebag for not hearing about it.Sorry Pagans! Never heard of TinTin? Then you must not really be a comics book fan!!Ahem.This whole thing is subjective you narcissistic pricks! I guarantee you I've got at least one music CD in collection that ANY one of you have never heard of; at least one for sure. Does that make you assholes? Does it make me better than you? Of course not! Get off the neo-geek holier-than-thou bullshit fellas, it has no place in our world.The correct response to people knocking something you like isn't "fuck off! die die die!" or "you don't understand because you aren't as developed as me" or whatever self-fellating nonsense you want to write up...why not spread the good? Like, "Tintin is a great comic that never really got big in the US. If you want to read a good TinTin book, check out...."See how that works? Now everybody is happy! Although I'd rather see the Berg on something more universally appealing than Tintin but that's just me.
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Jan 27, 2009 12:53:48 PM CST
SPIELBERG!! Make Lincoln, and then KILL YOURSELF.
by dannyglovers_dickblood
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you got your wish DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD
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not a tintin fan but the names attached are enough to wanna watch
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Hyper-real CGI would sink this, especially in Europe (where unlike the US Tintin is a staple of most childhoods) I think Pete Jackson's influence could steer this in the right direction (can't rely on Speilberg) for me he's 'one of our own' and has proven his taste, reverence and judgement with LOTR. Looking forward to seeing some production art/test sneaks down the line.
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Not even close.
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Isn't it about a boy and his dog? Its French, its a dog movie, and its title is gay as hell. I won't be seeing this and I don't even want any articles posted about it. Fuck Tintin and fuck anyone who likes it as well.
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Its like Young Indiana Jones but cooler. That show really kicked ass and had a great sense of adventure and a great score. But I am not the least bit interested in mocap gimmicky bullshit, nor will I ever fucking pay to see one of these pieces of shit in the theater. Spielberg is a good fit for this-- but Jackson is all fucking wrong. He can go fuck himself and stick to smoking Tolkien's pole. The fucking Shaun of the Dead guys? Uhhhhh, nope. Sorry, doesn't fucking work for me. I can give a fuck about Andy Serkis. But I do like Billy Elliot. Anyone else involved, fuck 'em. Including Spielberg. WHY THE FUCK DOES THIS HAVE TO BE MOCAP?!!
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Pets love Petsmart. And TinTin is no exception.
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Waste of a rant
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and stand in awkward poses while sparks rain across his torso? if so, count me in.
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a k-9 cop?
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Jan 27, 2009 3:22:06 PM CST
I'd be more excited about period blood in a turkey baster.
by dannyglovers_dickblood
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...a bit percussive and doesn't roll off the tongue at all. You crazy Europeans! What is TinTin in French? Etainétain? That sounds difficult too.I vote for Bobo or maybe Slappie or maybe just change the last word and make it rhyme...Manfrenjensinfren? No? TinGin then? Yes, TinGin sounds good. Sounds like engine or midget and think of all the Gin drink promos! Make him far more accessible to US audiences that way too and since US audiences matter more than non US audiences this is very important. And if you're doing mo-cap, for the love of wunderbar-boobies everywhere, get Angie Jolie's cgi'd hottness in this immediately.I think US audiences will think "Who? TinTin? No Rin? And TinTin is the guy, not the dog, right? Sounds metrosexual. Is this for potentially gay children or perhaps obese children?"
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in 2 words Hell no.
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obese) children. i can totally see that working, Darth!
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...you can say the word "Tintin" without moving your lips so it's a boon for ventriloquists the world over.Bobo is a bit like that elephant asswipe, Barbar (what's with the repeating 3 letter names anyway? is this a god damn infernal cult or something?). How about Gogo? Had a pet gerbil named Gogo once. Terrible accident with a cardboard shipping tube and lighter fluid. Tragic, really.
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http://tinyurl.com/ahysck
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Mickey Rourke as Capt HAddock. Harry Knowles as Paddington Bear!
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Babar! Who gives a shit about this Euro trash crap!
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I HATE you Scrappy Doo.
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What the fuck are you talking about? Only women have per-No.Kathy Bates is a-?Holy shit!
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who is that bitch?
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once a year or how many times again?
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And Daniel Craig?
Sorry they are fine actors, but what is this, DEFIANCE 2? Because that movie turned out so well. Thomas Sangster FTW NOW AND FOREVER -
so gay just like the french
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This must mean I'm some sort of idealistic fool, but I actually can't believe 97% of these comments are idiots expressing outrage that a movie is being developed based on property they haven't heard of. You know the only thing you people are doing? You're making it so that Spielberg & Co will cram so much fucking Tintin marketing garbage down our throats in between now and 2011 to ensure everyone knows what Tintin is, that we will all choke on it. "Look at this message board," says Steven Spielberg, the clueless old fucker who has his assistants read him the Internet, "this Geek demographic that Hollywood is staking its entire financial future on has no idea what our previous Tintin is! We must spend, marketing slaves! We must spend until our coffers bleed!!"Hence, in January 2011, a similar TB full of morons whining about how they're tired of hearing about this Belgiofag Tintin etc etc. Fuck you all. The sooner you get your heads dislodged from your collective recta, the sooner Hollywood will stop spending money on ads and start again to produce movies with a vague resemblance to art.
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by hefy i mean gayyyyy
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I Am Not The Droid ... the link you gave me had a link of its own to the 50s version of TINTIN animation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herg%C3%A9%27s_Adventures_of_Tintin -
She looks as though she'd got the build to be a good Castafiore - the pompous, egotistical opera diva.
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how many people complain about the lack of originality coming out of Hollywood, as in too many remakes, sequels, etc. and here's something fresh yet is immediately attacked as if it's crap when no one has seen anything about it yet.
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Jan 27, 2009 8:06:21 PM CST
Fuck TINTIN....THE WORLD NEEDS A MOCAP MOVIE ABOUT THE BATES!
by dannyglovers_dickblood
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as well as dutch angles, a lotta coke, and the distant rattle of chainsaws. Why Jamie Bell? Need a fresher face. Not the biggest fan of Mo-cap. I think Spielberg will become annoyed with the process
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that is what i have been saying for ages to all these fucking idiots who like to make a big deal out of the fact they havent heard of tin tin therefore it will bomb. people do actually go and see things they haven't heard of before. they go and see films that are about character entirely invented for that film . characters who didnt exist in anything but the script. who knew who john mclane was before die hard? indiana jones? what about e.t.? had anyone heard of him? no of course. not. this whole "whats a tin tin" rings totally false. I don;t see anyone doing this on green hornet stories and I tell you one thing tin tin is fucking much more well known then the green hornet.all this is is a stupid internet attack on speilberg and jackson. I mean its a shame they dont have you all behind them . they really could use that snakes on a plane/ grindhouse heat the net produces. Speilbergs and jacksons names alone on this thing will get the general public in whether they have heard of tin tin or not.
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follow up the question about tin tin you made to your friend with this one. who is jake sully. just curious if he knows the character name jake sully.
and what about aldo raine? quickly ask him who he is? and while you are at it see if he knows the names george simmons and ira wright? also find out if he knows who carl fredrickson is or ronnie barnhardt. because if your point was that this friend of yours didn't know tintin therefore its a flop and not exciting i guess all the films that these characters are in this year are not interesting either and are probably bombs right?? -
containing characters that were either relatively or completely unknown beforehand (john mcclain, indiana jones, e.t., etc.), but the crucial point being missed is that, unlike tintin, none of those other characters were extremely lame nor totally gay... well maybe e.t. i always did think he was something of a puff.
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...with Rhona Mitra as Lara Croft. Oh yes, kiddies!
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Keep that whiny infantile hackmaster the fuck away from GHOST IN THE SHELL. Please. Or I'll shoot myself.
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The main reason everyone, including me, is ragging on this Tintin movie is because it's a motion capture movie. I just can't get excited about seeing animated actors; it's a glorified Ralph Bakshi trace-over-drawing movie, but with CGI. Need proof? I give you: The Polar Express and Beowulf. Great talent behind them but zero public excitement.
Now if it was live action, I'd give this a try. But another fracking mo-cap movie? Pass. -
Altho, technically, nowadays, hippie basically equals puff. But at least ET didn't sell out his music for fucking cadillac commercials.
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i couldn;t give a fuck whther people like mocap or not my only argument is this whole issue of no one knowing who tintin is therefore the film is doomed. its ridiculous. I don't go and only see films that are based on things I know already thats my point. mo cap or not this project has speilberg, jackson, edgar wright, pegg/frost, serkis and daniel craig involved. I am interested.
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Watch. Not nearly enough Americans know about Tin-Tin.
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