Bordurian Thug:
The movie's not for Tintinophiles; it's for young kids.
Again, I’d put myself in the Tintinophile group, and I personally don’t have a problem with it, and I am by no means a “young kid†(although perhaps “young at heartâ€â€¦). There never will be a “one size fits all†approach to how fans react to anything. I find the Leblon sculptures soul-less, and the Pixi figures lumpen and horrible, but to many they are an expression of their fidelity to the Tintin stories and Hergé as an artist, and I hope that my feelings in no way detract from the enjoyment which they may bring them; equally, some may see the way the characters appear in the film as soul-less, lumpen and horrible - but that is an expression of
their taste, and if people, Tintinophile or Tintinophobe, like them and enjoy the film, more power to them.
Bordurian Thug:
I can't get enough of seeing Haddock firing the rocket launcher. It's simply ludicrous
Why ludicrous? The Captain goes armed in several books, Sir Francis (who’s more-or-less the same character) blows up a ship, and what about Tintinand Haddock escaping in the Tank in
Calculus Affair? I think the chase looks very much in that vein.
Bordurian Thug:
I expect if Calculus was in it he'd be brandishing an AK-47 too
Why? That would be out of character, and nothing in the clips so far has suggested that characterization of Tintin, Haddock or the Detectives will be so wildly different, so why would they change the Professor so radically?
Bordurian Thug:
The next film is Tintin in Afghanistan apparently.
Again, I’m not certain of your point; the books have quite a lot of gun-play and weaponry, from skirmishes with pistols, strafing by sea-planes, and such-like, to full scale desert battles and exploding artllery. Why do you see what has been seen of this movie as being so very different?
Bordurian Thug:
I was interested to read in the Mail article that Spielberg originally read the albums in French. I'd say that he's never really understood them to this day;
Maybe he just has a different understanding? He’s emphasizing the derring-do, adventure side of them, perhaps, but I think it’s a valid way to interpret the characters.
I’m happy to accept that, at the end of the day, the film might not be to my taste, but on the other hand we will only be able to judge whether he’s actually been successful when the movie comes out, and until then I think it’s fair to give him the benefit of the doubt.