If you have always loved your Tintin comics, then the film will certainly meet (or even exceed) your expectations. Flawless characterisations of Snowy, Capt. Haddock, Thomson & Thompson and even Tintin himself looked like they arrived straight out of Herge's comic books. The 3D effects were also done wonderfully well and blended nicely with the story and the visuals, and were not like the in-your-face 3D stuff we find in other recent movies. My only regret - I missed Professor Calculus terribly. Otherwise, makers take note - THIS is how you make a perfect live-action comic adaptation.
Go with your family and have a blast, like I did.
"Billions of blue blistering barnacles! Remember to keep the popcorn hot, you ectoplasms, troglodytes, jellyfishes!"
Rated - * * * * ½
Btw, can we look forward to a similarly treated Asterix movie as well?