'Tintin' Reviews: Steven Spielberg's 'The Adventures of Tintin' Receives Mixed Reaction at AFI Fest

With $125 million in worldwide ticket sales already, 'The Adventures of Tintin' is well coming toward being a worldwide smash for director Steven Spielberg. How American audiences will respond to the ecu flair of film -- modified in the famous comic strip by Belgian author Herge -- remains to appear, though when the critical reaction to its northern border American debut of 'Tintin' in the AFI Fest is any suggestion, expect many houses divided. Following a screening on Thursday evening, many writers and film experts responded to 'Tintin' the easiest way they understood how: via Twitter. "'Tintin' is excellent!Inch authored Movieline's Jen Yamato. "Feels a lot a lot more like 'Raiders [from the Lost Ark]' than 'Captain America' ever did." "Snowy 4ever!!" tweeted a fired up Devin Faraci from Badass Digest, mentioning to Tintin's trusty dog Snowy. Thompson on Hollywood proprietor Anne Thompson agreed with both Yamato and Faraci, but noted the film did not hold together because of its running time. "'Tintin' is excellent-searching fun, and Snowy may be the star. Amazing camera operate in digital atmosphere. However it expires of narrative steam." The sentiment was echoed by Slashfilm's Peter Sciretta, who, while taking pleasure in 'Tintin,' noted it "felt a little lengthy" to have an animated film which he did not care enough concerning the star from the show, Tintin themself. Esteemed Oscar blogger Sasha Stone being more deflated, evaluating 'Tintin' to 'The Polar Express,' due to the lifeless figures produced through the advanced motion-capture technology. "Cold," she authored. "Not my bag.Inch Stone also reported that upon departing the AFI Fest screening, she heard one fellow festival goer say, "'Tintin' would suck balls, whether it had any." No proof whether which was the curmudgeonly Shaun Wells from Hollywood Elsewhere, however the veteran author did offer this Twitter review for Spielberg's latest: "'Tintin' is popcorn punishment. It is so marvelously congratulations I needed to consider cyanide. Very same youthful Indiana Johnson rollercoaster garbage." LA Weekly film editor Karina Longworth place it a tad more succinctly: "A lot more like Shit Container," she authored. Obviously, not everybody used 140 figures to provide a viewpoint Spielberg's action-adventure: In Contention blogger Kris Tapley authored a complete overview of 'Tintin,' calling it "handily among the year's best films." 'The Adventures of Tintin' opens within the U.S. on 12 ,. 21. [Photo: Vital] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook RELATED