Bob Nims' Blog

I saw this movie twice before I was able to properly review it.  Not because I didn’t understand it, but because Regal Henrietta did such a poor job of showing the film on my first viewing.  The sound level in the auditorium was very low for the previews, so I went to the lobby and asked the manager to raise it.  She agreed to do this, but never followed through.  As a result, the feature film volume was even lower and it was difficult for me to feel the excitement or become involved in this adventure the way Steven Spielberg intended.  My rating for that experience was only a 7.  I knew I would have to see it properly before I could honestly review it, so this last weekend I went to the IMAX at Cinemark Tinseltown.  What a difference!  This was another first for me.  I have seen many 2D and 3D films at this theater in the past.  A couple of weeks ago I saw the new Mission Impossible movie and that was the first digital IMAX projection I had seen.  I was surprised that they now had digital projectors capable of projecting such a bright image on the huge IMAX screen, but still doubted that they could muster the light output needed for 3D.  I was wrong.  The image quality for movie was as good as any IMAX 3D movie I have seen.  The sound level was exactly right (without any need to speak to the management).  The story of this film really takes off like a rocket and barely slows down long enough to catch your breath.  The American audience is probably unfamiliar with the Tintin character (much better known in Europe), so it’s great that the film provides us a suitable introduction before whisking us off on this great adventure.  I won’t attempt a synopsis, but the motion capture animation and voice acting is first rate and make it a movie experience perfect for the whole family.  Very young children will become restless because it runs an hour and forty-seven minutes.  Parents need to consider this before deciding to bring them.