Laura's screening with Laura Weaser

The Adventures of Tintin. Directed: Peter Jackson and Steven Spielberg (or, following the Hollywood trend of couple name abbreviation a la TomKat, PeteSteve)

Tintin gets serious with the Thomson twins.

As a journalist, I can honestly say I have never had the opportunity to go on so many ‘investigative journeys' (adventures) as Tintin.

While he never inspired me to be a journalist, I can see how he might lead others along the garden path with starry-eyed illusions of what it takes to get the story.

Let me set the record straight right now: journalism does not involve chasing after hidden treasure like Indiana Jones or wielding a gun like James Bond.

The Adventures of Tintin follows young flame-haired journalist Tintin (voiced by Jamie Bell) and his dog Snowy as they end up in one sticky situation after another in search for lost treasure.

Along the way, they are supported by a host of colourful characters including the bumbling Thomson twins (Simon Pegg and Nick Frost) and hunted by the evil Sakharine (Daniel Craig).

Remaking material is a dangerous thing, particularly with material which spans over eight decades.

For me, my introduction to Tintin was through TV – The Adventures of Tintin animated series was extremely popular Saturday morning cartoon watching.

For this reason I found PeteSteve's version a bit hit and miss for my age.

The storyline and matching PG rating was clearly targeting the new generation of children.

The story was simplistic and the ‘mystery' in the adventure explained at every new turn.

As a result, the dialogue lost any extra layer of humour or innuendo often found in other children's movies.

It felt like PeteSteve wanted my generation to rekindle our love of Tintin, but I think they missed out because they were too busy trying to attract a new generation.

Keeping in mind, this new generation obsessed with the digital age and perhaps the adventures of Tintin are outdated (and too long, the film was two and a half hours) to their always active minds.

The plot itself also felt disjointed. Rather than a fluid journey, building up to the ‘great reveal' of any good adventure, the journey was more like a fast-paced tour around different rooms of the house – we were shown bits and pieces, involved in some extreme action sequence but ushered away so we couldn't ever enjoy the overall picture.

Of course, there is no denying the animation. It was truly amazing, and this does show PeteSteve's speciality of raw talent and big dollars.

There were parts (particularly in the elaborate sceneries of Morocco) when my attention was completely sucked into the animation as the beautiful worlds were imagined from comic page to screen.

3D added the cherry on top, not so much as popping out the screen, but the depth perspective that made the animation come alive.

Reel Moments

The Crowd Pleaser – the animation. Making the most of 3D, the film's depth of feel for an animated film is outstanding, particularly in the more exotic locations.

The Stage Dive – the plot. Simplistic, disjointed and overall had me a bit sleepy.

Final curtain call – highly anticipated, but overrated.