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27. 'The Adventures of Tintin'
Paramount Pictures
The most fun movie of the year? Perhaps. From the opening credits -- which are reminiscent of 'Catch Me If You Can,' right down to John Williams's jazzy score -- to the multiple chase scenes, director Steven Spielberg seems to be having a blast behind the camera of his first 3D outing. The motion-capture technology allows Spielberg to do things previously only possible in imagination. Never mind if the source material for 'Tintin' -- the Belgiam comic by Herge -- is Dutch to you; this is the movie 'Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull' should have been. Enjoy the ride. -- C.R.
Back to The Best Movies of 2011
27. 'The Adventures of Tintin'
Paramount Pictures
The most fun movie of the year? Perhaps. From the opening credits -- which are reminiscent of 'Catch Me If You Can,' right down to John Williams's jazzy score -- to the multiple chase scenes, director Steven Spielberg seems to be having a blast behind the camera of his first 3D outing. The motion-capture technology allows Spielberg to do things previously only possible in imagination. Never mind if the source material for 'Tintin' -- the Belgiam comic by Herge -- is Dutch to you; this is the movie 'Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull' should have been. Enjoy the ride. -- C.R.