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The Adventures of Tintin
By Christopher Gildemeister
Release Date:
December 21, 2011
MPAA rating:
PG for adventure action violence, some drunkenness and brief smoking
Starring: Voices of Jamie Bell,
Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig, Nick Frost, Simon Pegg
Recommended age:
7+
Overall PTC Traffic Light Rating: Green
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Sex |
Brief minor innuendo |
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Violence |
Death depicted, guns, fights, chases, explosions |
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Language |
“damn” |
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Behavior |
Drunkenness, smoking, belching |
After buying a model sailing ship, the Unicorn, teenage
journalist Tintin finds himself embroiled in a mystery when another would-be
purchaser of the model is shot dead on his doorstep. Tintin’s investigations
lead him to a friendship with gruff sea Captain Haddock, whose ancestor
commanded the original Unicorn in battle against the fierce pirate Red
Rackham. Soon, the two are involved in a wild chase around the world, from the
streets of London to the deserts of Morocco, and from ships and airplanes on the
high seas to the palace of an Arab prince. Will Haddock and Tintin be able to
uncover the secret of the Unicorn – and Red Rackham’s treasure?
As is to be expected from Indiana Jones creator (and
Tintin director) Steven Spielberg, The Adventures of Tintin is filled
with action-movie staples like plane, boat, and car crashes, explosions,
gunfire, and sword- and fistfights. Though a few people are killed (though never
in a gory fashion), and the wild stunts and violence devastate the surroundings,
generally little harm occurs to human beings. There is also a fair amount of
slapstick comedy, particularly involving the bumbling detectives Thomson and
Thompson. Language is limited to a few uses of “damn,” and sex to a single
innuendo by Captain Haddock, when he states that a member of his crew was
arrested for his unusual practice of “animal husbandry.”
Much emphasis is placed on Captain Haddock’s love of whiskey and his frequent
drunkenness, during which he starts fights, acts wildly, and causes comic
trouble like setting his own lifeboat on fire. Haddock also smokes a pipe (and
several villains smoke cigarettes), and a major comic moment involves a drunken
belch from the Captain.
For over 75 years, the comic adventures of the daring boy reporter Tintin and
his terrier Snowy have thrilled readers in Europe and around the world. Now,
The Adventures of Tintin brings the characters created by the Belgian
cartoonist Hergé
to American audiences. Filled with excitement, action, and a noble boy
hero and his faithful dog, this film is great fun for the entire family – and,
with luck, will lead Americans, like their brethren around the world, to also
begin to appreciate The Adventures of Tintin. The PTC does not recommend
this movie for viewers under age seven.
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