The Adventures Of Tintin reviewed by Mark Kermode

[smotsliner]

you asked me what i thought ....................

[trendmedown]

Spot on review. Absolutely spot on.

[KapStuf]

This film must have sunk without trace, because I'm a bit of a Tintin fan, and I never knew it was out.

And Simon Mayo *does* have a Tintin quiff! So is Mark Kermode Capt Haddock, or Prof Calculus? As long as he's not Bianca Castafiore :-).

[Mrster]

@KapStuf

I think it sort of flopped, but it's not nearly as bad as you've put it in your experience. Especially if you were a Tintin fan.

[TomosANTIGUATomos]

I'd never before noticed that Mayo has a Tintin quiff.

[MattAndersonFilms]

I enjoyed this film a lot. It was the first time in a long time that I haven't sat there analysing a film, which as a Film graduate is quite liberating. I do agree with their comments in regards to Thompson and Thompson but I am a biased Pegg and Frost fan; they can do no wrong in my rose tinted view.

It was great fun, I loved the CG and was very impressed by some of the inventive video transitions but as Kermode and Mayo say; the plot was stodgy. I would definitely recommend this film.

[MrUltra999]

Why are people debating/trolling about the worthiness of Kermode as a critic? Being as critic isn't necessarily about being right or wrong in the eyes of the viewer/reader/listener, it's just about having opinions that people are interested to hear. There are times when we disagree with them, but we enjoy hearing their arguments.

[sunnygirly2k4]

What I expected, really.

This year, film wise, seems one big meh, so far. And people said last year was bad! :D

[LSJShez]

Simon looks a bit like Tintin.

[rw221192]

Have you seen Hesher?

[MrnoWun0]

@themenaceanish Well to heck with waiting for you to pick me up on the incorrect spelling of Elementary my dear Watson, I have grown a full beard waiting for you're answer you dumb fuck TROL LOL TROLL LOL

[Hyman74Roth]

Interesting review: six minutes and twenty seconds of "meh, it was alright, I guess" that's more heeing and hawing from these two than I'm used to watching.

[SteveTheMovieGuy1]

six minutes and twenty seconds to say "meh"

[DavidGruwez]

what's "stoggy"?

[SteveTheMovieGuy1]

@DavidGruwez "Stodgy" Heavy, dull, uninteresting.

[biggles1111]

Don't agree with mr. Kermode on this one, thought this movie was absolutely fantastic. I can see how some people don't think that though.

[moeezS]

Waited for the video for this just to see Kermode and Mayo's "meh" verdict!

[thedvdwhore]

My favorite film this year , a die hard tin tin fan and I went to a week early screening

[MagsTheJedi]

"My feeling is hmm, yeh, meh."

Says it all right there.

[SethHesio]

Racism exists, but it's not around that much now... we need to have a sense of humour. Racism can be histerical when used properly. It's impossible to completely irradicate or criminalise an idea, so don't try to.

[themenaceanish]

the two dues in the video are faggot assholes.

[ehmazin]

@themenaceanish

Tintin is that you?

[KajiCarson]

@themenaceanish Stephen?

[themenaceanish]

@KajiCarson Stephen Spielberg has made way better movies than this European trash.

[KajiCarson]

@themenaceanish Yeah, but Spielberg is a filmmaker. These guys are film critics! If you're butthurt about their verdict, suck it up: they're just doing their job.

[themenaceanish]

@KajiCarson And? The two dudes above are still assholes.

[TheThing88]

@themenaceanish If film critics liked every movie every made or, alternatively, always agreed 100% with you I guarantee you'd be equally bored with them. Kermode makes some perfectly intelligent points, it's not as if he's going "It's crap, and if you disagree, you're an asshole." That would make HIM an asshole.

And hey, speaking of the "if you don't agree with my opinion, you're an asshole" attitude...

[themenaceanish]

@TheThing88 You're an asshole too dickwad. 

[TheThing88]

@themenaceanish Well done on proving my point, Einstein.

[MrnoWun0]

@themenaceanish Troll lol lol lol ho ho ho. Stephen?. The mans name is spelled Steven Spielberg,one would think you being an American Yale man and all , would have known that.

Have another puff of you're reefer dude troll lol lol lol lol lol . Your slipping up Slick!!

[themenaceanish]

@MrnoWun0 *facepalm* look down at the comments below you dumbass, I corrected myself. Someone else said 'Stephen' and I mistankely copied which I corrected you dickwad faggot.

[MrnoWun0]

@themenaceanish Trol lol lol lol lol ho ho ho !That should make you think twice in copying and pasting.

Do you covertly look @ the Students next to youin class for the correct answer to questions @ Yale while sitting for exams ? Or do you frantically Google Wikipedia in search of a new word?. BUSTED!!

Have another toke of you're smoke Slick

TROLL LOL LOL TROLL LOL LOL HO HO HO . HAPPY HALLOWEEN.

[themenaceanish]

@MrnoWun0 Your logic is incredible XD Beacause I copied the incorrect spelling (which I later corrected) now you think I plagarize everything I say from Wikipedia? LMFAO! Great detective work Sherlock XD

[MrnoWun0]

@themenaceanish plagarize? wrong again ! > ."plagiarize" come on slick you are not even trying LOL LOL LOL TROLL LOL TROLL LOL

[MrnoWun0]

@themenaceanish Its alimentary dear Watson LOL LOL TROLL TROLL LOL LOL

[TheDensley7]

@themenaceanish Glad to see I'm not the only one who thinks you're worthless.

[GaiashKetoji]

@themenaceanish Why? You've called TheThing88, Kermode and Mayo assholes but you haven't said why.

[KajiCarson]

@themenaceanish Pray tell, how exactly did these two "dudes" manage to offend you?

[themenaceanish]

@KajiCarson What's with the inverted commas?

Anyway they are asshole, they don't know shit. Probably never had worked in the movie industry. Plus it looks like they're irish or english or something which means they know even less.

By the way this is Spielberg's worst movie, nuff said.

[KajiCarson]

@themenaceanish I was quoting your post, hence the inverted commas. And Kermode has been reviewing films for decades, so I think he knows his "shit" enough to have an opinion on the matter. That's why he has his own radio show, and you don't.

[themenaceanish]

@KajiCarson I don't need a radio show to know I'm right dude. The two faggots above don't know shit. If they ever came here to America they'd be laughed at. I've seen some of their 'reviews' and they suck.

By the way do you know what kind studio they're using? Looks fucking cheap lol!

[KajiCarson]

@themenaceanish But if Kermode finds the movie mediocre and disappointing, and you condemn it as "Spielberg's worst", do you two really have that much to disagree about?

[themenaceanish]

@KajiCarson Where does he use the word 'mediocre'? Anyway I have more of a problem with his other reviews than this one.

[KajiCarson]

@themenaceanish He doesn't use the exact word (hence the *lack* of inverted commas), but you can tell from the sound of his voice, and his avowed status as a fan of the comics, that he was let down by this flick. My point is you seem to take this a little too seriously - calling two radio reviewers "faggots" because you disagree with their artistic opinion seems a little strong to me, and I'm no prude. Just chill with the personal insults, man.

[themenaceanish]

@KajiCarson What's with the use of 'man'? It sounds so uncool for you Europeans. Oh well, it's the effects of Americanization on the world I suppose :)

Anyway the two dudes are not 'reviewers', they look far from it. They look like cheap ass radio presenters XD

[KajiCarson]

@themenaceanish Actually, "man" has been used at the end of sentences since the days of Shakespeare. The fact that you yanks still do it rather shows the continuing Anglo-Saxon influence on the US, rather than the other way around. ;)

Regardless, can you point out other Kermode/Mayo reviews you disagree with (preferably as vehemently as this one)? I'm fascinated with your disdain for these two guys. xD

[themenaceanish]

@KajiCarson 'Man' is used in a completely different context in Shakespeare than to how we Americans use it you dumbass XD

By the way I've just seen this kermode dude's 'review' of Twilight. I just have one thing to say about this... ROFL!

[KajiCarson]

@themenaceanish Of course he uses it in a different "context": He used it in plays, not YouTube posts! xD But the use or meaning hasn't changed. The Elizabethan English of his day said "what are you doing, man?" just like Americans (and other English-speaking peoples) say so today - and yes, it *still* means the same. You're wrong to assume anything else, or that my using of "man" is a result of any recent process of "Americanization". It's a result of Old English, for me as well as you.

[themenaceanish]

@KajiCarson Americanization has taken hold of Europe even if you can't see it. It's in your television, politics, language, movies, music, pop culture etc. Just get over it dude.

Anyway you've ignore my comment on this 'critic' liking Twilight. You seriosuly gonna defend that? LMFAO! He's be fucking laughed at in America.

[KajiCarson]

@themenaceanish The reason I ignored your Twilight comment is because I haven't seen the films, and have no intention of ever doing so (romance movies just aren't my thing), so I simply don't know if they're good or bad. By that lack of interest I haven't even seen Kermode's review, so I have practically no opinion on the matter. They do seem to be perfect movies for their target audience though (dim-witted American teenage girls).

[themenaceanish]

@KajiCarson I mean Steven Spielberg. He's got way more talent than those two assholes sitting in that cheap looking 'studio'.

[6000mphx]

I had the same reaction to the film as these two.

[mightlife]

@chriswere9 in 50 years time, reasonably young people will probably be criticising things that were thought acceptable today.

Ad nauseam.

[SuperAdamMan64]

It's interesting that people bring up tat herge might have been racist whenever Tintin is involved, but no-one mentions that old Disney cartoons were racist when they new Disney flick comes out.

[arbeitsscheuer]

Well that sounds like an almost-literal 'meh' from Kermode and Mayo...

[SethHesio]

When Simon Mayo said "I took my eleven year old to see it". What did he mean?

[Goolz]

@SethHesio ? He took his 11year old to see it, how can you not understand that?

[arbeitsscheuer]

@SethHesio He took his eleven-year old kid to see it. It's fairly self-explanatory...

[SethHesio]

@arbeitsscheuer You mean his child, son or daughter...

[LePierre]

@SethHesio okay this is turning from bizarre to downright creepy.

[theperfectimperfect]

ahh, the flapping hands

[TheCrowebar123]

What's with the incessant Simon bashing on here. He was asked about his opinion of the film and he gave it, in the same way that you lot AREN'T asked.

[kevycanavan]

haha. Right now shut up Simon

[SamHain1031666]

It was sub par coz it was too hugely based around action when the cartoons wern't. It should have been totally about the characters and story

[harizotoh7]

My first introduction to Tin Tin was the 90's animated series.  I very much liked it. What did you guys think.

[RoathRipper]

Mayo always looks eternally bored. Its like Kermode has sat down next to him on a long train journey and started spewing forth about movies.

[ahadmmahmood]

still want to see this, though my expectations arent quite as high now

[BlackMagnumFilms]

I loved it, but I guess you can't please everyone.

[Foebane72]

Kermode, if you want to interrupt Mayo about how crap 3D, you go right ahead

[gheith001]

@Foebane72 This movie's 3D was spectacular. Don't you be dissin, now!

[TheScriptTV]

Tintin looks... ok :)