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amberfocusI think it's actually been ages since I watched a zombie movie or even an apocalypse movie, though I did actually watch this movie on Friday. It was The Adventures of Tin Tin, which was amazingly good, though it was animated. Although it was animated in that way where the people and things look almost real, not like cartoons, and not like Pixar. I did think it was really odd that there were only two female characters in the entire movie and one of them (the landlady) had maybe 45 seconds of screen time. And the other lady was a singer, so she basically sang a song and maybe had a line or two. Otherwise it was pretty much boys' adventure time, set in maybe 1920's or 30's Paris (I think, they were playing French music and showed the Eiffel Tower, but everyone was speaking English with English accents) and then a few other places.
But it was funny and witty and the plot was excellent. A reporter named Tin Tin buys a model ship in the market place which turns out to have a partial treasure map inside. Then he and his dog are basically chased all over hill and dale while he figures out what the heck is going on. The dog is an amazing character all on his own, I swear the head villain was modeled after Steven Speilberg in appearance (he was the director), and they just exaggerated his features. There are pirates, and they end up somewhere in India or the Middle East (it's never really quite clear what country, though they do give the city name), but they are wearing flowy clothes that look more Indian from that time period than Arab or Persian and there is a British military force there, so likely India. Although I swear the Great Wall of China was there in one scene. I don't know. I swear it made sense in the movie.
I really, really enjoyed it, and I kept thinking Tin Tin sounded like Jude Law so I looked it up afterwards. It wasn't Jude Law. And then as I was perusing the list of people involved with the movie, I saw who the writer was. And it kind of made me angry. Because the plot made sense (except maybe the Great Wall bit), it went sensibly straight through from beginning to end, the few flash backs in it were not the least bit timey whimey and it was funny and incredibly well-written. The words "hot mess" didn't even occur to me. Yes, I'm sure you've guessed from that description that the writer was none other than Steven Moffat. (This is where the end of the world theme comes in, y/y?) And if he can do that consistently for a 2.5 hour movie, why the hell can't he do that for my beloved Doctor Who?! And also I suddenly understood why there were no women to speak of in this boys' adventure. *sighs*
Still, it really was an excellent movie and I highly reccommend it, even if you don't have children to watch it with. Credit where credit is due, after all.
But it was funny and witty and the plot was excellent. A reporter named Tin Tin buys a model ship in the market place which turns out to have a partial treasure map inside. Then he and his dog are basically chased all over hill and dale while he figures out what the heck is going on. The dog is an amazing character all on his own, I swear the head villain was modeled after Steven Speilberg in appearance (he was the director), and they just exaggerated his features. There are pirates, and they end up somewhere in India or the Middle East (it's never really quite clear what country, though they do give the city name), but they are wearing flowy clothes that look more Indian from that time period than Arab or Persian and there is a British military force there, so likely India. Although I swear the Great Wall of China was there in one scene. I don't know. I swear it made sense in the movie.
I really, really enjoyed it, and I kept thinking Tin Tin sounded like Jude Law so I looked it up afterwards. It wasn't Jude Law. And then as I was perusing the list of people involved with the movie, I saw who the writer was. And it kind of made me angry. Because the plot made sense (except maybe the Great Wall bit), it went sensibly straight through from beginning to end, the few flash backs in it were not the least bit timey whimey and it was funny and incredibly well-written. The words "hot mess" didn't even occur to me. Yes, I'm sure you've guessed from that description that the writer was none other than Steven Moffat. (This is where the end of the world theme comes in, y/y?) And if he can do that consistently for a 2.5 hour movie, why the hell can't he do that for my beloved Doctor Who?! And also I suddenly understood why there were no women to speak of in this boys' adventure. *sighs*
Still, it really was an excellent movie and I highly reccommend it, even if you don't have children to watch it with. Credit where credit is due, after all.
