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Well according to the magazine "Animation" that I am currently electronically editing Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson are BOTH going to take turns directing installments of Tintin' adventures. Its all going to be filmed using stop-motion camera work. Its also planned as a trilogy, whatever that means.
I am a fan of both Tintin and stop motion animation, but I wonder if the Tintin world would look right in stop motion. Stop motion works great in a world that is for the most part comical and fun. Tintin although fun at times seems like its a bit more edgy and dramatic for stop motion to work right.
But I dunno maybe I am selling stop motion short in spite of myself.
edit: Also I really enjoy both directors, but I wonder if Tintin might work better as a live action movie.
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I'm actually happy that they've found the happy medium between animation and live action- live caputure animation (isn't it? Not stop motion). Tintin is fundamentally animated but like you said, it's too edgey and dramatic for straight animation.
I think you are mistaken about the stop motion.
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I don't think Tintin would work in a live action format. I'm definitely interested to see how the finished product turns out because I'm a huge Tintin fan.
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Did anybody watch the animated tv series? It wasn't bad, though the "human voiced" dog got annoying.
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i had a few of the books, and watched the show on HBO when it aired. i really enjoyed the books. stop animation doesnt seem to fit the art style IMO. the way the animated it seemed to fit the original artwork very well i thought.
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I don't know... The idea of a Hollywood action-animation Tintin fills me with cold sweat.
Granted, it's better than the idea of an artsy yet cheap French Hollywood action-animation wannabe Tintin, and it's not likely to be as horrid as the live action Asterix-films they did, but it still sounds pretty abysmal.
I mean, the 70's animation movies had Herge involved in the production, yet they still turned out as turds. And neither Spielberg's or Jackson's styles are very Tintin, though perhaps we ought to be grateful that Spielberg didn't hand the project over to some of his less imaginative cronies, such as Ron Howard or Chris Columbus.
Maybe if they'd have Jean-Pierre Jeunet to direct the third... He's the only guy out there right now I feel actually could do justice to Tintin.
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The magazine article definitely said, "Stop-motion." But hey, errors in periodicals are certainly common. I trust the BBC more then I do Animation magazine.
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quote:it's too edgey and dramatic for straight animation.
Why is it too edgy and dramatic for straight animation?
I'm inclined to think straight animation is actually more effective for certain sorts of drama and "edgy-ness" than other mediums, because it is less confined than live action.
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I haven't seen the newest one (Asterix and the Vikings). I have seen the 80's and 90's animated movies done by the same inter-European team (I think there are at least four of them) and I think they are okay. Not as good as the books, but not bad either. So I'd expect the new one to be something like that as well.
There are several older Asterix films too, from the 60's and the 70's. Now, the 60's ones are truly dated technically, but Douze travaux d'Astérix (released in 1976) is truly a spectacular film. It has a completely new story, it's written and directed by Goscinny and Uderzo themselves, and the storyline features a Roman tax office which makes everybody who enters there crazy. Really, it's one of the best animation films of all ages.
(Hmm. Could be you knew all this, of course. But for those who didn't know. )
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I only hope they set the stories in the right time period instead of trying to bring Tintin to modern times. I think basing the movie off of "The Seven Crystal Balls" and "Prisoners of the Sun" would be best.
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