[AnthonyP]

I know most will most likely not know who is Tintin http://tintin.francetv.fr/uk/ (Belgian comic book about a news paper journalist called Tintin)

and I know there is almost no info on it (live, cartoon or other). But just read about it and thought it was cool news.

 

[akSun]

That's great news ! I have been Tintin fan since my childhood

 

[JMartinko]

My son used to watch TinTin when he was small, and as his dad, I was 'forced' to enjoy them with him at times. I always thought they were pretty well done, and I enjoyed them as well. I would be a bit nervous about how Spielberg might change them from the comics/cartoons. I can't picture these stories in some actor/CG picture like a Sky Captain or some such thing. It would spoil it for me.

 

[oink]

Is this real?


This seems a little TOO edgy for SS...

 

[aubsxc]

Blistering barnacles! Hope the project makes it to the theaters.

 

[ChrisWiggles]

I heard something about this before. Tintin is awesome. I hope spielberg doesn't make it suck, which is is really skilled at...

 

[Beeswax]

this should be interesting if it comes out exactly how it was first portrayed

 

[Urchinn]

Yeah, I think the squeeky clean "TinTin image" is right up Spielberg's alley. I kinda wish he would have tackled the Lupin III character instead (of Anime fame...a far more interesting/complex cartoon).

 

[David Susilo]

I love Tintin.


Anything about Lucky Luke, Asterix, Achille Talon or such?

 

[AnthonyP]



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Anything about Lucky Luke, Asterix, Achille Talon or such?

have not heard of any Hollywood versions. But there was 2004 the Dalton's and several Asterix movies from France

 

[David Susilo]

unfortunately I haven't been able to find Asterix with English subtitle in NTSC

 

[Franin]

Is this movie meant to be released this year?

 

[bobby94928]

It looks more like next year, 2011.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0983193/

 

[mumbles3k]

In preparation for this movie, I've been forcing myself to read through all of the Tintin books. So far, I've read TINTIN IN THE LAND OF SOVIETS, TINTIN IN THE CONGO, and TINTIN IN AMERICA. Boy, are they terrible.


I know the whole "written for children" argument, but these things read as if they were written by children. And talk about racist!


All that being said, these are the first three books, and they've gotten progressively better. The movie is based on books 12 and 13 or something like that. So maybe by that point they start getting good? I'm not holding my breath.

 

[David Susilo]

Tintin was written eons ago where those things in the book weren't considered as racist.

We have to look at the historical (when it was written) context before saying something to be racist or otherwise.

 

[mumbles3k]

I'm aware of the historical context, but just because it wasn't considered to be racist back in 1931 does not mean that it's not racist. TINTIN IN THE CONGO is so racist that even Herge himself revised it back in the day.

 

[bobby94928]



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Originally Posted by mumbles3k /forum/post/17889614


I'm aware of the historical context, but just because it wasn't considered to be racist back in 1931 does not mean that it's not racist. TINTIN IN THE CONGO is so racist that even Herge himself revised it back in the day.

Amen!!!

 

[buddywhite]

At first I didn't like the idea of motion capture(Bob Zemeckis) but after seeing Avatar I'm pretty psyched about this movie.

 

[Franin]

I enjoy reading the comics.

 

[Franin]

The new trailer is up in Apple movie Trailers. Looks good can't wait!!

http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/i...intin/trailer/