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[Count of Monte Sawed-Off]

It sounds to me like he's saying it with the grandiosity befitting an important speech, which is why, of course, it's in the trailer at all. It's supposed to communicate big emotions. So it's jarring when he turns and walks away, because it's not at all consistent with the actual voiceover. The fact that this is even a debate means that the trailer isn't put together very well.

Yeah, after viewing the trailer from a more appropriate resolution his mouth is definitely more synced to the words than I first thought, but the turn and walk away is still odd if they're trying to show that it is him talking, to me at least.

Still the voice does sound similar to DDL's Last of the Mohicans voice (with a different accent) in some ways, but then again I've never heard the other guy speak so what do I know?

 

[Secret Fawful]

The only bad part of Tintin is the crane fight. Everything else is great.

Love the crane fight too. It's not realistic at all, but the movie manages to respect the source material by retaining a bit of cartoonism. It brings things back full circle.

I wanted Sakharine to be caught on fire at the end when he was drenched in alcohol, but I can live with the slapstick end he got.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

The action sequences in Tintin were like an imitation of Spielberg, without the narrative propulsion and momentum that makes them great. It's a roller-coaster ride that's bizarrely, unexpectedly unexciting.

 

[ahoyhoy]

The story in Tintin is also way better than people give it credit for. The way past and present merge is both subtle and not subtle in the best ways. This is a movie that actually manages to improve on the source material by adding a good villain.

The action sequences are some of the most memorable in recent years, and with only a couple of small few seconds getting in the way, I tend to forget I'm watching an animated movie.

That no-cut downhill note-chase scene left me enthralled. Would really love a sequel.

Hyped for this trailer.

 

[Mariolee]

I had no idea JGL was in this, dude's everywhere now. He's like Jeremy Renner, except he can act.

 

[adamsappel]

Super 8 felt more like E.T, but to say it felt more like a Spielberg movie is ridiculous. Tintin was 100% pure Spielberg. Every visual flourish and sight-gag was Spielberg to a tee.

Super 8 was to Spielberg like De Palma's movies are to Hitchcock. A shameless love letter, if not outright thievery. I loved Super 8. If that movie had come out when I was in my early teens, I would have seen it a dozen times.

The only bad part of Tintin is the crane fight. Everything else is great.

Aw, I loved the cranes. I thought it was a great metaphoric sword fight, because we'd already had one that couldn't be topped.

We will never have an accurate version of his voice. Even with description, we don't know how high or how shrill. We don't even know what was considered a high voice to those who described it.

True, but it was still described negatively (and this was in an age without a common "midwest" accent; I'm sure everyone would sound pretty weird to our ears). I'm just hoping for something unlike Hall of Presidents' stentorian tones.

 

[Secret Fawful]

The action sequences in Tintin were like an imitation of Spielberg, without the narrative propulsion and momentum that makes them great. It's a roller-coaster ride that's bizarrely, unexpectedly unexciting.

Hey, that's cool. Where you see an unexciting movie, I see the return of the (Tommy Kirk-Keenan Wynn-Peter Ustinov-Disney adventure flicks of the 50s and 60s)-esque adventure flick.

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

It's the best Indiana Jones film without Indiana Jones.

Speaking of which, I'm interviewing John Rhys-Davies TOMORROW! Who has a question?

 

[Lionel Mandrake]

It's the best Indiana Jones film without Indiana Jones.

Speaking of which, I'm interviewing John Rhys-Davies TOMORROW! Who has a question?

What does Gimli's beard taste like?

 

[rekameohs]

The action sequences in Tintin were like an imitation of Spielberg, without the narrative propulsion and momentum that makes them great. It's a roller-coaster ride that's bizarrely, unexpectedly unexciting.

I really enjoyed the ridiculously over the top chase through the city, and I guess the opening title sequence was pretty cool, but yeah I agree. Tintin was a movie that surprisingly really bored me, despite all the stuff going on.

 

[Secret Fawful]

It's the best Indiana Jones film without Indiana Jones.

Speaking of which, I'm interviewing John Rhys-Davies TOMORROW! Who has a question?

These are probably some insanely crazy questions to put forward, but-

How did you feel about going from doing Indiana Jones to the very similar type of film King Solomon's Mines? How did it feel to be playing the villain in an adventure film versus playing the helpful and generous Sallah? What was Herbert Lom like? How was your working relationship with the other actors, like Lom, Richard Chamberlain, and Sharon Stone?

If you remember it, what was the experience like working on computer games like Wing Commander III and Ripper? Did you ever get to interact with the other actors in Ripper, like Christopher Walken? How was the working relationship with Mark Hamill?

Who are your personal idols or the people you personally look up to?

What project have you had the most fun or the greatest experiences working on?

What are the most regrettable experiences in your illustrious career as an actor?

 

[adamsappel]

Speaking of which, I'm interviewing John Rhys-Davies TOMORROW! Who has a question?

Ask him for a story about I, Claudius! I used to do an impression of him saying, "He has undergone a met-a-mor-pho-sis."

 

[JB1981]

I really enjoyed the ridiculously over the top chase through the city, and I guess the opening title sequence was pretty cool, but yeah I agree. Tintin was a movie that surprisingly really bored me, despite all the stuff going on.

It bored me as well despite its beautiful visuals

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

Fucking Tintin sequel is never going to come with PJ busy milking a third film out of The Hobbit.

 

[MrPink93485]

Fucking Tintin sequel is never going to come with PJ busy milking a third film out of The Hobbit.

Didn't they shoot the first one in a really short time frame? Maybe he could find time to squeeze in some mo-capping sessions and have the animators do their work while he does post-production on the Hobbit?

Or they could always let Spielberg do it again, I'd be okay with that.

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

Didn't they shoot the first one in a really short time frame? Maybe he could find time to squeeze in some mo-capping sessions and have the animators do their work while he does post-production on the Hobbit?

Or they could always let Spielberg do it again, I'd be okay with that.

Spielberg is doing the third film.

 

[Draconian]

Fucking Tintin sequel is never going to come with PJ busy milking a third film out of The Hobbit.

Haha this was my initial reaction when that news came out.

 

[Secret Fawful]

Spielberg is doing the third film.

I thought they were co-directing it together.

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

I thought they were co-directing it together.

Nope. Every conversation has Spielberg saying he intends to direct the third. The two of them just co-produce the films together in a very-hands on way.

 

[mantidor]

I still cannot believe we live in a world where we get trailers of trailers.

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

I still cannot believe we live in a world where we get trailers of trailers.

That and releasing whole scenes or first ten minutes or whatever of upcoming films is the kind of stuff that is beyond stupid.

 

[watershed]

So weren't not sure whose doing the talking? Lincoln was said to have a higher pitched voice but the voice in the teaser sounds nothing like DDL to me. I want the real trailer damnit!

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

It's the black soldier doing the talking. You have to be blind to not know who is doing the talking.

 

[KingFire]

Any leaks of the trailer?

 

[Instigator]

Speaking of which, I'm interviewing John Rhys-Davies TOMORROW! Who has a question?

Ask him about his favorite James Cameron movie.

His views on Avatar versus the obviously inferior Prometheus maybe.

Or if he ever wanted to work in a James Cameron movie.

Then again, I'm sure you could squeeze another question, something about Cameron's Spider-Man project or Battle Angel.

Hypotheticals are always fun so ask him about how much better Shogun, LOTR or Indiana Jones would have been like if directed by James Cameron.

For something completely different, maybe finish off with a quuestion about which director more closely ressembles James Cameron, physically or artisitically. Your choice.

 

[CrazyDude]

n/v

 

[Jokergrin]

is trailer today?

 

[Draconian]

is trailer today?

Tomorrow.

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

is trailer today?

Tomorrow. A little less than 24 hours from now.

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

Gonna be working when the trailer hits. Won't get to watch it till late tomorrow night.

 

[MrPink93485]

Had the TV on for background noise and randomly Entertainment Tonight was on and they had a snippet of the trailer tomorrow that shows DDL speaking.

Only video of it I could find was from ET's website.

http://www.etonline.com/full_episode/111836_Daily_Full_Episode/index.html

Right around the 7 minute mark of the 'daily full episode'. The voice is definitely a bit strange, slightly high pitched, but not particularly shrill. Hard to tell with two lines that have no context to them.

 

[antonz]

Voice works for me.

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

Had the TV on for background noise and randomly Entertainment Tonight was on and they had a snippet of the trailer tomorrow that shows DDL speaking.

Only video of it I could find was from ET's website.

http://www.etonline.com/full_episode/111836_Daily_Full_Episode/index.html

Right around the 7 minute mark of the 'daily full episode'. The voice is definitely a bit strange, slightly high pitched, but not particularly shrill. Hard to tell with two lines that have no context to them.

This pleases me.

 

[Lionel Mandrake]

Had the TV on for background noise and randomly Entertainment Tonight was on and they had a snippet of the trailer tomorrow that shows DDL speaking.

Only video of it I could find was from ET's website.

http://www.etonline.com/full_episode/111836_Daily_Full_Episode/index.html

Right around the 7 minute mark of the 'daily full episode'. The voice is definitely a bit strange, slightly high pitched, but not particularly shrill. Hard to tell with two lines that have no context to them.

Are we sure that's his voice? I'm not convinced. Someone could be speaking offscreen while DDL mimes dialogue.

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

Are we sure that's his voice? I'm not convinced. Someone could be speaking offscreen while DDL mimes dialogue.

It's actually Sally Field.

 

[Boogie9IGN]

smhhhhhh why won't the video load when I forward to the 7 min mark ):

 

[Lionel Mandrake]

smhhhhhh why won't the video load when I forward to the 7 min mark ):

Yeah, I had to reload like four times. I eventually just waited for it to load to the 7:00 mark and skipped to it then.

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

smhhhhhh why won't the video load when I forward to the 7 min mark ):

Yeah it's super shitty. You gotta wait for the bar at the bottom to reach that point. Pause the video, go jerk off and come back a few minutes later.

Spoiler

Then jerk off again.

 

[Boogie9IGN]

oh damn, that was pretty neat. In DDL I trust <3

Spoiler

following your advice as we speak sculli

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

oh damn, that was pretty neat. In DDL I trust <3

Spoiler

following your advice as we speak sculli

Let me help you out, bud.

 

[strafer]

Hooooooooooooooooooly shit.

 

[CrazyDude]

Crazy how much he looks like lincoln.

 

[Blader]

Sounds like Clinton.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

Sounds like Daniel Day Lewis

 

[bud]

haha, he really does sound a bit like clinton.

 

[Instigator]

Speaking of which, I'm interviewing John Rhys-Davies TOMORROW! Who has a question?

Ask him about his favorite James Cameron movie.

His views on Avatar versus the obviously inferior Prometheus maybe.

Or if he ever wanted to work in a James Cameron movie.

Then again, I'm sure you could squeeze another question, something about Cameron's Spider-Man project or Battle Angel.

Hypotheticals are always fun so ask him about how much better Shogun, LOTR or Indiana Jones would have been like if directed by James Cameron.

For something completely different, maybe finish off with a quuestion about which director more closely ressembles James Cameron, physically or artisitically. Your choice.

Since I was the only one who bothered to contribute to your interview, did you ask any of my questions?

 

[strafer]

So, time left?

 

[Expendable.]

So, time left?

9 hours and 17 minutes.

 

[Jokergrin]

5 hours and 30 minutes.

 

[TheJollyCorner]

are we sure that wasn't Sally Field doing a new voice, fellas?

edit: goddamnit Skulli... :/