GET, SET AND GO: To a fun packed adventure with Tin-tin

By: Aishwarya Kadam

THE OFFICIAL POSTER

Running time: 1 hr 47 min

Story: When Tintin (Jamie Bell) buys the Unicorn, a showpiece boat from the flea market for a pound, little does he know the model is part of an unsolved puzzle.

With the help of Captain Haddock (Andy Serkis), Tin-tin solves the mystery and finds the treasure trove. But all along the adventure, danger threatens in the form of the evil Sakharine (Daniel Craig) who is hell bent on getting the boat and wreaking his ancestral vengeance against the Haddocks. 

Being a fan of any director, actor, or character can prove to be difficult most of the times. The urge to watch the movie before anyone else, can make you do stuff  like bunking college, miss important lectures and you still feel elated with the feeling of being there and watching it first. 21st December, the day I had been eagerly waiting for. This was the day, my favourite comic character; Tin-Tin was going to be released in 3D. And mind it, all those Tin-tin fans out there; this is one movie you cannot afford to miss, for sure.

The adventures of Tin-tin is a visual bliss, not to mention extremely entertaining. The 3D effects have surely added to the delight and pleasure. Those you have followed the television series and most importantly read the original comic series by Herge, will be able to relate to it better. But even for those who are unaware of Tin-tin, and are going to watch it for the first time, I assure you, you won’t come out of the hall disappointed.

Directed by Steven Spielberg, produced by Peter Jackson, and written by Steven Moffat, Edgar Wright and Joe Cornish, the film is based on three of the original comic books: The Crab with the Golden Claws (1941), The Secret of the Unicorn (1943), and Red Rackham's Treasure (1944).

All the actors have performed brilliantly! Daniel Craig as Sakharine, Jamie Bell as Tintin, and Andy Serkis as Captain Haddock, each actor has performed to perfection.

What you wouldn’t want to miss in the film would be the chase through a Moroccan city of Bagghar that involves a gushing dam, an adamant hawk, a runaway tank, a drunkard captain and a disintegrating motorcycle! Also, watch out for the amazing transitions done between the scenes. From bullets to swords, from ships to cars to scooters to planes, the movie is a perfect blend of newness and vintages. You may feel it getting a little stretched at times, but don’t hesitate to give it a watch, it deserves at least one chance to be watched.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_adventures_of_tintin/trailers/


This will help you get a sneak peek into the movie.

ALSO READ:

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_adventures_of_tintin/

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

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Tintin_(film)

http://www.timeout.com/film/reviews/89602/the-adventures-of-tintin-the-secret-of-the-unicorn.html

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/english/The-Adventures-of-Tintin-Secret-of-the-Unicorn/movie-review/10677943.cms

http://www.techtree.com/India/Reviews/Movie_Review_The_Adventures_Of_Tintin/551-116129-621.html

http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-the-adventures-of-tintin-lacks-imagination/20111111.htm

http://idiva.com/reviews-entertainment/movie-review-the-adventures-of-tintin-the-secret-of-the-unicorn/9093

http://www.apunkachoice.com/titles/the/the-adventures-of-tintin/mid_37735/reviews-editor/

http://screenrant.com/the-adventures-tintin-early-reviews-kofi-139776/

Poster credit:

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The PRICELESS SHOES......!!!! :)

Whoa! It’s been like ages (almost reaching a year) since I’ve updated my blog! Actually it’s not my fault entirely. I’ve been like real busy with a lot of work. Also, the term ‘laziness’ has got a little bit to do with the delay.

I think it’s now time to tell my readers the reason why I really started this blog. Yes, sharing and making you all laugh is a part of it, but we are missing the most important fact out here. And that is, IT WAS A PART OF COLLEGE PROJECT/ rather you can also call it an assignment. Whew! Yes, it was a whole and sole 50 marks assignment for the entire ‘New Media’ module, in my first semester.

As soon as we were marked, I got over with my blog and that’s the reason why I stopped writing and therefore my blog hasn’t been updated ever since. Time flew, and recently in an incident I suddenly realised that I did own something like a blog and that it still existed (even if old!!!). This realisation is obviously, all thanks to momma darling who’s been bugging me to write at least one new entry now.

So, ever since I’ve been wondering about what to write. Life is never stagnant and a lot of things have changed in this span. Many people have entered and exited my life too. Apart from all that, I think I’ve grown more mature due to my new encounters with life! There are a few topics I have in mind, and it has taken me a little while to finally decide. Although there are new encounters to entertain you all, I have decided to present you with an old incident. So, here I am with another of my ‘LITTLE AISHU’ stories, a personal favourite especially dedicated to mum and to the monsoons!!! J

Apart from all the dullness, puddles, dirty water, frogs n tadpoles that the rains bring, the monsoon season has always been my all time favourite. Maybe because I feel I have a different relationship with water (has this got anything to do with the Aquarius sign – also known as the water bearer???). The colour of the leaves go greener when it rains, the nature seems more happier with peacocks dancing around, and the peace and serenity that the rains bring after they stop, is something that is experienced by all.

Okay, so enough about the monsoons and why I love them. For this story, I am going to take you back a few years when I was in junior kindergarten (5 years old). My mum was then a school teacher at the same school where I was studying. So, it’s pretty obvious that we had the same school timings and we went to school together.

We’ve all had our own personal moments with the rain. A cup of hot steaming coffee/tea, getting wet in the pouring rains, listening to music and wondering about various emotions that life brings, sailing paper boats and not to forget, jumping in every puddle that you find in your way. Well, the last activity was always my favourite when I was younger.

Alright then, after that little diversion, let’s get back to the road where mum and I were returning home. As usual, I was jumping in every puddle that crossed me. After jumping in 5 such huge puddles, my mother warned me in a stern voice, “Aishu, I am telling you right now to stop jumping in those puddles. I am sure you will spoil your new school shoes!”

But an adamant kid that I was, the warning made no difference to me. So when the next puddle arrived, I jumped even harder and PHAT.......there was that disastrous sound. Mother’s warning had come true. My new school shoes had just broken.

I looked at her with an innocent look on my face, but somewhere inside me I knew, it was not going to work this time. And then she started, “I had warned you not to jump. Now look what you have done. We had bought these shoes just a few days back. Now, what will you do? You never want to listen to me. When I tell you something, you should listen to me, but then NO, you always do want you want to. Now don’t look at me like that, pick up your shoes and start walking bare feet.”

So staring at her with a gloomy face (in a hope that she would lift me up), I picked up my broken shoes and started walking (the pace definitely being slower than before). After walking down for a few minutes in that silence that stayed with us after mum’s scolding, there came another disastrous sound..... ‘PHAT’......only this time it was mum’s footwear that had broken.

Oh Lord, this was great luck for me, it was my moment. The expression on my face changed from the sad and gloomy to an authoritative look and I started, “I had warned you not to jump. Now look what you have done. We had bought these shoes just a few days back. Now, what will you do? You never want to listen to me. When I tell you something, you should listen to me, but then NO, you always do want you want to. Now don’t look at me like that, pick up your shoes and start walking bare feet.”

I had managed to repeat her sentences word to word, without any change at all. And the expression on my mother’s face was PRICELESS!!!!!