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Looks like Spielberg's TINTIN flick is that much closer to happening...

Rin Tin Tin? by halcyonseven	Jun 14th, 2004 04:48:25 AM

Rin Tin TIn by halcyonseven	Jun 14th, 2004 04:49:16 AM
About damn time. Vin Diesel can finally get the role he has been working towards! Rin Tin Tin: The Movie!
Tintin is Indianna Jones's grandfather by kuifje	Jun 14th, 2004 05:24:34 AM
Indianna jones was partly inspired by the movie L'homme de Rio (by philip Broca who also directed the first tintin live-action movie) which in turn was based on the tintin album 'the broken ear' Spielberg says he saw this film a dozen times during the preparation of Indiana Jones
herge by kuifje	Jun 14th, 2004 05:35:46 AM
Herge,said in 1980 "only Spielberg could film Tintin in a convincing way" and for all the ignorant american kids out there (i mean... Rintintin?!?!?), Tintin is only one of the biggest comics classics of all times,translated into 58 languages, and more then 200 million albums sold worldwide
Is it just me, or is a movie called Tin Tin going to be a tough by DomisInnerChild	Jun 14th, 2004 05:36:21 AM
America hates foreign stuff. It's a silly kiddie sounding name (see the Rin Tin Tin comments above). It's too old to be kind of mainstream cool. If it's Indiana Jones-like... why not just make Indiana Jones 5: The Geritol Gang?
It's just you, you fucking retard. by Cash Bailey	Jun 14th, 2004 05:45:21 AM
TINTIN comics have been translated in every fucking language and have been selling hundreds of millions of books for over seventy fucking years.
Lol, Cash, I'm thinking you aren't in the best of moods by The Mothman	Jun 14th, 2004 06:51:24 AM
As evidenced by the recurrence of the word 'fuck' in your response. With regard to Tintin, I can hardly remember much from when I saw it as a kid, but what I do remember (something about seven crystals?) was damn good. Fingers crossed Big Steve can conjure the magic once more.
hook, anyone? by Big_Kahuna	Jun 14th, 2004 07:56:22 AM

Read the damn comics!!! by karely2k4	Jun 14th, 2004 08:11:08 AM
These books are still selling one album a minute for seventy years long and still counting.... So quit fucking around and read the freakin' best comic ever produced. Btw, it's from Belgium, can anything bad come from Belgium: We invented FRENCH 'not' fries and produce the most kinds of beer than everywhere in the world. Fuck you suckers.
Yay by Mrs Danvers	Jun 14th, 2004 08:46:35 AM
On the surface an excellent choice to realize these brilliantly visual comics. Tintin is like a cross between Indy and Harry Potter, kind of junior thrills with a Euro-sensibility, gentle, character-based humour and rollicking mid-20th century adventures. The characters are highly specific visually and temperamentally and this is where Speilberg risks running on to rocks. He's failed (twice) with Peter Pan (I'm talking Twlight Zone story 2 and Robin Williams) and could tip into unfunny histrionics with Captain Haddock and the Thomson twins. But hey the action will be delicious!
Spielberg ... by Thing-Fish	Jun 14th, 2004 06:46:42 PM
Spielberg ... Hmm, Spielberg, I've heard that name before ... Wait, wasn't that the guy who originally wanted to film Harry Potter, change the setting to America, with Haley Joel Osment as Harry? That guy, that's the guy who'll do Tintin? Here's to hoping that Herge's widow has the taste to disagreeing if he tries to pull that stunt on Tintin. Or is that story untrue? Anyway I really like the unicorn/Rachham story, and a movie (better yet: two movies, as they are two comics) based on them should be great if executed well. _________ Responding to karely2k4, I'd have to agree with him/her: Belgian beers are so vastly superior to other beers it's mindboggling. Actually, the same goes for Belgian fries.
will the great mid-90's TV adaptation be released on DVD? by beamish13	Jun 14th, 2004 08:06:16 PM
Or better yet, the full-length films from the 60's?
wtf is "tintin"? by mikep	Jun 14th, 2004 10:12:56 PM
some gay-ass comic? or?
I remember watching the cartoons on a local tv show in the Chica by Moonwatcher	Jun 14th, 2004 10:55:02 PM
and I also had two of his adventures in large format hard-bound comics. Wish I had had the foresight to have kept those - might be worth some bucks today. I remember the animation being well done, and the stories were adventures that every kid could conceivably dream of - definitely an inspiration for Indy. It could be fun to see Spielberg return to his action/adventure/tongue firmly in cheek roots.
Rin Tin Tin on imdb.com by JAGUART	Jun 14th, 2004 11:13:36 PM
Lee Duncan and Rin Tin Tin attended an LA dog show, with 'Rinty' performing for the crowd by jumping 13
Addendum to Rin Tin Tin bio, some interesting trivia by JAGUART	Jun 14th, 2004 11:43:04 PM
Personal Quote: "Charity is taking an ugly bitch to lunch." Rin Tin Tin lived on famed "Bad Boy Drive" a.k.a. Muholland Drive in Beverly Hills, CA. Nicknamed so because its famed residents are bad boy actors Marlon Brando, Jack Nicholson, and Warren Beatty. He was known for his meticulous detail and precision when preparing characters, this was often to the chagrin of the actors and filmmakers he was working with. He was also a notorious boozer and womanizer, who often slept with his female co-stars. In 1926, Rin Tin Tin filed a harassment suit against Fay Wray claiming she threatened him repeatedly after a terminated affair. He was reportedly so mean, he once bit a man just for snoring. He is allergic to oysters.
re: what is Tintin? by beamish13	Jun 15th, 2004 12:32:18 AM
I hope you were joking, young man. Tintin is the most famous comic book creation in history. and calling something "gay" tells the rest of the world that you're an immature twat and a hick.
Ummm... I hate to be all nit-picky... by halcyonseven	Jun 15th, 2004 01:14:06 AM
but if its the "most famous" comic ever then shouldn't more people have heard of it than say, Superman or Spiderman or Batman? I have heard of Tintin but I doubt it has that kind of common knowledge today. Man some of you guys can be real dicks to people who ask questions. Why all the anger? Sand in your vagina?
Tintin by greenleaf	Jun 15th, 2004 01:28:52 AM
Let's just say it's the most famous "European comic" (since English lacks a word for this kind of art that has very little to do with American comic books such as Superman). I fear the result, but I'm curious.
O......K? by one9deuce	Jun 15th, 2004 02:11:17 AM
I did a search on Tintin, and I'm sorry to all the die-hard fans here, but it looks sort of ridiculous. Please Steven Spielberg, I beg you to use your other-worldly directing talents on something besides this! Leave this train-wreck waiting to happen to some other misfortunate producer and director.
If this is true, INDY 4 must be dead in the water. by Mosquito March	Jun 15th, 2004 02:39:58 AM
Why else would Spielberg want to start another Indy-like franchise?
by kuifje	Jun 15th, 2004 03:25:30 AM
one9deuce"I did a search on Tintin,..., but it looks sort of ridiculous." doing a search on spiderman(and finding some guy in a suit playing tarzan fron skyscrapers?!) would lead me to the same conclusion. only reading the books will give you the right to judge.
halcyonseven by kuifje	Jun 15th, 2004 03:28:41 AM
"I doubt it has that kind of common knowledge today." maybe not for americans but it has for the rest of the world
Well then... by halcyonseven	Jun 15th, 2004 03:51:26 AM
Good for it, I guess I am just an uncool american. Sorry. Do you really think its the most popular comic book in Japan? And in Africa? and South America? I am not doubting you... well, maybe I am... but I have traveled extensivly (although not as much in Europe, I will admit) and have seen neither hide nor hair of this Tintin. I have looked at the website and I think it has a cool look to it. So I dunno. I am going to Europe on Wed. and I will look for it.
And Greenleaf? by halcyonseven	Jun 15th, 2004 03:54:51 AM
It is a comic book. Thats the English word for it. I don't know if you consider this some kind of "higher" art form or something but the OFFICIAL website calls it a comic book. In case you don't read "American Comics" there is an amazing amount of fantastic art that does not deserve to be dumped on just because american. Including Superman.
Dogs... by Mrs Danvers	Jun 15th, 2004 04:18:36 AM
Thanks (above) for the hilarious history of Rin Tin Tin --funny only because it has zilch to do with the subject! Tintin is a red-headed cub reporter with a small white poodle-ish dog called Snowy who thinks in words but only speaks in "WOAH, WOAH!" Tintin has a number one cut all over with a forelock, wears an Ivy League/Brideshead jumper and plus-four golf pants with long socks and shiny shoes. He has no girlfriend. He lives with a bearded ex sea-captain in a countryside manor and as he solves the crimes that take him (and his poodle) round the world he remains permanently one step ahead of two bowler-hatted English detectives who are identical in every way except the spelling of their names: Thompson and Thomson. No one has any sex but maybe these two do. The comics were fantastic large-format adventures for boys of under 10. Would someone who'd never seen them think they were 'gay'? Fuck yeah. They're as daggy/naff/nerdy as anything ever written. But the drawings were fucking brilliant and so were the stories. I was worried about how Speilberg would handle the casting... But how the hell is he going to do the dog??? If it's anything like that fucking teddybear in AI watch out!
And another thing! by Mrs Danvers	Jun 15th, 2004 04:21:45 AM
Who could ever take Indy 4 seriously when as long ago as The Fugitive, Harrison was running like an old man. A sort of hobbling, limping lope. Tendons of chalk. Extreme pain writ large on face. The Indy role had done its damage. And ya can't have Indy without Harro.
Fanny Rodwell? :D by hollycrumpets	Jun 15th, 2004 04:51:57 AM
Fanny Rodwell, with a name like that she's gotta be the love interest in Austin Powers 4. That's such a good porn name, I might just use it!
My first tin tin was when they went to the moon. All the rest we by TheGinger Twit	Jun 15th, 2004 09:09:12 AM

So is indy being pushed back further? I can see it now, Short ro by TheGinger Twit	Jun 15th, 2004 09:11:28 AM

The Wilson Bros for Thomson & Thompson! by Charlie & Tex	Jun 15th, 2004 09:46:44 AM
Surely the logical choice - they look identical, they are related and they'll work for practically sod all!
"SHIVER ME TIMBERS TIN-TIN" by FLETCHWON	Jun 15th, 2004 01:35:29 PM
Simon Pegg for the title role....and maybe fred ward as CAPTAIN HADDOCK!!!!!!!!!!!!
To all the detractors... by pen and paper	Jun 15th, 2004 03:12:24 PM
one9deuce. You did a search? Gee, that'll give you the info. Actually go to the fucking library, and READ. Whoopi Goldberg encourages it. Or would you rather have Speilberg do another project with Tom Hanks. Yeah, I'm sure Catch Me if You Can was a real use of Speilberg's skills. And for Tintin fans out there, Herge's last, unfinished, Tintin story, "Tintin and the Pop Art" has been translated in English and is being published in the UK, so amazon UK might have it.
actually, TINTIN is the most popular comic book in South America by beamish13	Jun 15th, 2004 04:14:31 PM
and it has been in print in Japan for years. I remember reading TINTIN all the time when I was growing up in Suriname (reading the Dutch translations).
The racism toward others on this astounding on this site by halcyonseven	Jun 15th, 2004 04:55:04 PM
Thank you Wolf at the Door for showing your true racist colors with your comment, "was just a little naive, like maybe from the midwest or something." Obviously, according to you, all midwesterners are dumb and naive. Thats cute. Just like all black people are lazy and on welfare. Or that chinese people have slinty eyes and work in laundries. Thats some good work there buddy. You keep that ignorance level high and then you can continue to feel good about yourself. I suppose since I am actually from San Fransisco I must be a "fag" to you then if I follow your sick logic. I guess I also shouldn't assume a high class person of your sort can read since you say I said, "now i realise he's just a troll. "travelled europe", and not heard of tintin, huh?" If you re-read the post, assuming you can understand the english, you will see I said, and I quote now from my post: "I have travelled extensivly, (although not as much in Europe I will admit.)" I guess you must have glossed over that. I have travelled in Germany, Greece and Bulgaria, and am in fact going to Bulgaria tomorrow morning to see my wife who is in the military and currently stationed in Kosovo, and then on to Pragueto conduct some business. But I have yet to go into a comic shop in Europe. So of the 4 continents I have spent time on, yes, its true I have not run across any Tintin. And that makes me a "troll". Grow up buddy and learn to think before you judge and perpectuate stereotypes. By the way where are you from Wolf at the Door? So I can make some spot judgements about you by reading 25 words you wrote on a website?
Good thing I can laugh at myself... by halcyonseven	Jun 15th, 2004 04:56:33 PM
Cause I just read the subject line I typed in and it looks like Dyslexia strikes again! Lol. Kinda takes the impact out of the statement huh? lol
Finally! by DocPazuzu	Jun 15th, 2004 05:25:05 PM
Although an American (mostly, anyway) I grew up with Tintin. He's as much a part of the pop-cultural fabric of my life as Star Wars and LOTR. And I would be VERY suprised if it turned out that Tintin isn't the most widely read and universally loved comic in the world. My only hope is that Spielberg is wise enough to retain the decidedly European flavor of the characters, art and stories. Not to be a nitpicker, but there actually IS a physical difference between Thomson and Thompson. The mustasche of one of them has slightly upturned ends. And Beamish13 -- the old Tintin movies are available on DVD in R2 (as are all the animated films). One final note -- yes Simon Pegg would make a good Tintin (in appearance, anyway) but the best choice would be Jude Law. Law IS Tintin!
halcyonseven by Mosquito March	Jun 15th, 2004 05:53:25 PM
I understand your ire regarding what the guy said about Midwesterners being "naive", and that you were trying to draw a correlation, but the stereotypes you just posted are pretty negative, whatever your reasoning, and they wouldn't be there if you didn't put them there.
Nincompoops....Scallywags.....Cr ustaceans....Billabongs......Lyc by TedSallis	Jun 15th, 2004 08:39:18 PM
Captain Haddock is my hero! Can't you tell.
feathers flying in the henhouse by amadan	Jun 15th, 2004 10:32:47 PM
i love the way the posts on this site always degenerate from chatting about the subject to mudslinging competitions-check the outlines on the welcome sign, then take your 'opinions' somewhere else and let the rest of us talk about movies
HADDOCK Vs. PREDATOR by FLETCHWON	Jun 15th, 2004 10:41:31 PM
Who'd win in a fight between 'Captain Haddock' and 'Captain Birdseye'?? (Not sure if you guys outside Britain have had the 'pleasure' of Captain Birdseye he sold Fishfingers and other seafood delights on tv adverts...he also had a boat full of children!...and i bet he smelled like tuna!)
Ooohhh.. by halcyonseven	Jun 15th, 2004 11:23:05 PM
Wolf at the Doof sure showed me. Yup. You really put me in place with your insensative and yes, essentially racist remarks. I do know what racism is and you have shown not only your ignorance but your lack of creativity. You started insuslting me after I made a comment. I hope you feel like a big man. I am sure everyone here thinks you are the man now for your "keen" observations. You are really what is wrong with this world with your stereotyping.
by amadan	Jun 16th, 2004 12:26:14 AM
hmmm...i think the old capt. birdseye would get his ass handed to him by capt.haddock-but the NEW capt. birdeye;what with his lean physique, designer stubble, youthful good looks-and did you see that nuclear submarine he was flying about in?!
HOKANNA MATUSU!!! by slone13	Jun 16th, 2004 01:04:49 AM
Great blue blistering barnacles!!!!
10:10 by tommyterror	Jun 16th, 2004 02:17:25 AM
Tintin is like Mickey Mouse in Europe. Nickelodeon used to have the animated adventures of Tintin on in the... 90s I think. Until then, you had to go to specialty bookstores or the library to read Tintin - my fave comic as a kid, still got 'em all, even got a Tintin tattoo. He's pretty hot, pretty gay - lives with a beefy older man. Has never remotely had a girlfriend. In fact, the only female character in the series is an overweight opera singer who makes everyone shudder. The books are just really fantastic - exotic locations, interesting cultures, great characters. I'm excited to see this, of course, but am pretty damn skeptical about how they'll turn it out. I just don't see it translating to film. The 70s film looks ridiculous. Comic Art in Europe is a totally different beast that the US. It's revered like fine literature by the population. Whereas here its still a pretty marginalized community consisting primarily of kids, junk food addicts, goths, and fantasy d&d types.
$10.10 by tommyterror	Jun 16th, 2004 02:26:18 AM
Oh yea, and if he DOES make this film... my Tintin pixi metal figures will go THROUGH THE ROOF! They're about 100-200 bucks each, limited editions of 500-1000, but still most figures haven't sold out and it's difficult to resell on Ebay. Also the coolest toy cars with Tintin characters from scenes in the series. They're about $50 each, limited editions too, over 20 toy cars so far. Buy up.
Wolf at the Door you're sexy... by Mrs Danvers	Jun 16th, 2004 02:44:32 AM
Now stop all that puerile fighting between with Halcyon7 and get with the program: ideal Tintin cast if you could have any actor dead or alive. Howbout James Robertson Justice for Captain Haddock, Rowan Atkinson as both Thomson and Thompson, a white Airedale as Snowy, Clifton Webb as Professor Calculus, yes maybe Orlando Bloom as TIntin, and Tom Green as Mme Castafiore (that WAS Tom Green playing the nurse in Zoolander wasn't it?)
Casting Tintin by SmartySmart	Jun 16th, 2004 02:55:54 PM
When I saw High Fidelity, I thought the record store clerk (not Jack Black) would make a perfect Tintin. Please, please, please no Jude Law/Collin Ferrell/Orlando Bloom pretty boy types!

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