I am so excited for this! I just shared this link with my brothers, who got me reading the series in the first place. Love the video of Spielberg and Jackson as Thompson and Thomson- that is an amazing collision of favourite people. :)

Here's hoping it's well-done.

I found "Tintin" around the same time I discovered Ed McBain's 87th Precinct (at an inappropriately young age). But I never made the connection for decades: might McBain's Monahan and Munro have been patterned after "Tintin's" Thompson and Thomson?

(Or was it Thomson and Thompson?)

Loved McBain, loved TIntin. I don't remember growing up that Tintin was ever in 3D though.

In an era predisposed to hyperbole I will still say this could be a game changer. The few images we get to see feel quite like the world of Tintin brought to life. Perhaps this will be a curative to all these damned superhero films, that motion capture could progress to a level to bring the feeling of the artistry of the comics form to life in such a way that weary critics will go "Ahh so this is what you mean" since the costumes and such just feel so ridiculous in real life. Even the good ones still feel to me as if they're constantly working to make it feel not ridiculous when it can't help but be. But if you can paint the world and make it feel of a piece the true narrative textures can come through. If the frame holds the feeling of paging through these bright and beautiful adventures then the kids can have this stuff, which adults could enjoy, and the adults can also get back to making movies for other adults. Having the whole cake and eating at least half of it, a man can dream.

It's my childhood come to life! I love Tintin – me and my brothers read the books all the time growing up :)

I've been holding my breath and with fingers crossed, since first hearing about Tintin last year. Please, please, pleeeease don't screw it up, I chanted to myself. For Tintin belongs to free-range kids no matter where they grew-up. :-)

And so far, so good.

Posters look awesome (beautifully rendered) and not akin to the cheesy artwork often seen on the cover of a Disney DVD from the late 90's.)

And more importantly, the animation feels right. When the bow of the ship dips sharply in a rough sea to then rise back up with a burst of waves - the physics of it feels bang-on. Everything has weight and volume to it, and why for a brief moment you're able to fear the bow might go under completely! Awesome; for without the prospect of one's immanent and untimely death, there's not as much adventure aka fun.

Note: I think the worst thing you could do to a child, is to take them to see this in 3D. Not because I think they'd get sea sick - but rather, I don't think you'll be able to see as much with the glasses on. Too dim.

Special note: at least I know the script won't suck. The screenplay is by Stephen Moffat - Doctor Who, BBC Sherlock, etc. That alone, has guaranteed I'll be buying a ticket once it comes out.

Then I can modify the character inside my mind's eye, change him into a girl, and live vicariously through her exploits.

Smile.

I'm sorry to say, this look execrable. The beauty of Tintin lies is in the combination of the abstraction of the drawings with the action and mystery of the story. (Not to mention the emotional growth of the stories over the arc of Tintin’s life.)

This looks like another “uncanny valley”, Zemeckis-ish Effort. Spielberg has many talents, but leaving well-enough alone is not one of them.

I fear I must avoid — in order to preserve my love of the books untainted.