The Adventures of Tintin (film): Difference between revisions

** Interestingly and very surprisingly, the [[Licensed Game]] based on the movie actually uses the Bird brothers from the comic as the villains instead of Sakharine.

* [[Added Alliterative Appeal]]: Haddock's [[Unusual Euphemism|Unusual Euphemisms]] tend to grow into this when he's particularly excited. This is something carried over from the comics.

"Ten thousand thundering typhoons!" }}

* [[Adventurer Archaeologist]]: Tintin, mixed with an [[Intrepid Reporter]].

* [[Identical Grandson]]: As in the comic, Haddock looks and acts exactly like his ancestor, Sir Francis Haddock. In addition, {{spoiler|Red Rackham}} is given an Identical Descendant in the form of {{spoiler|Sakharine}} and one of Sir Francis's crew members looks exactly like Nestor, which probably isn't a coincidence. Unlike the comic, the film makes an attempt to justify this by bringing up the possibility of the characters being the literal ''reincarnations'' of their ancestors.

* [[Improbable Aiming Skills]]: Tintin. He hits the lever on a searchlight while running and later brings down a plane with a single pistol shot.

* [[I Know Mortal Kombat]]: upon entering and making use of a plane:

'''Tintin''': Relax, I interviewed a pilot once! }}

* [[Ink Suit Actor]]: It's not confirmed, but a couple of reviewers have commented that [http://www.cryptomundo.com/wp-content/uploads/Tintin-sakharine-cropped.gif Sakharine looks uncannily] [http://www.cryptomundo.com/wp-content/uploads/5926824_f520-291x300.jpg like Steven Spielberg himself]. At least one critic thinks he made himself the villain [[They Changed It, Now It Sucks|because people will naturally blame him for any changes to the comic.]]

* [[Serkis Folk]]: Arguably the best-looking example yet. It even has Andy Serkis as Captain Haddock.

* [[Shout-Out]]:

** Also, there is an action sequence with Tintin driving a motorcycle with Haddock in the sidecar, a probable reference to ''[[Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade]]'' (which was partially shot on sets designed for a live-action Tintin movie).

** Captain Haddock's reaction to seeing Snowy is a reference to the [[Sherlock Holmes]] case, "The Giant Rat of Sumatra", and Peter Jackson's film [[Dead Alive|Braindead]].

** [[Jaws (film)|Tintin's hair parts the water like the fin of a certain great white monster...]]

*** Speaking of ''Jaws'', Bruce the shark appears hanging from the crew's quarters.