Third film adaption of John Campbell Jr.'s classic story Who Goes There tries to pass itself off a prequel to John Carpenter's 1982 take, but is really just a shallow, lifeless retread. In fact, it's the prequel elements during the opening act and closing credits that work the best. Everything else is weak, from the CGI creature exploding out of the ice to the final showdown inside the alien spacecraft. The biggest crime? Creepily awesome practical effects buried under a digital shine. Fuck you, Hollywood! Leave the freaky monster stuff to the other guys. Bad.
If you're a 40 + white dude, like myself, you may remember a comic series called " The Adventures of Tintin ". I know I remember them. This series, dating back to 1929, got turned into a animated feature film by Steven Spielberg in 2011. After buying a model of ship called The Unicorn, teenaged journalist Tintin finds himself on adventure that will take him from the high seas, to the low deserts, and from the distant past to the present. With his trusty dog, Snowy, by his side, Tintin uncovers a story connecting two men across the centuries.. . The story is really quite good. It's well crafted, and high paced- with just enough slow moments to build and develop the world and the characters. This is the sort of adventure story you'd find in the old serials of the 1930's and '40's. In fact, it felt like it was the sort of tale that you'd find Indiana Jones undertaking. I found myself swept up, and swept along as our hero swung from one e...
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