A long time in development, ‘The Adventures of Tintin’ finally showcases everyone’s favourite ginger reporter in all his big-screen 3D glory. Successfully blending three of the original comic books, ‘The Crab with the Golden Claws’, ‘The Secret of the Unicorn,’ and ‘Red Rackham’s Treasure,’ this wonderous adventure follows Tintin (voiced by Jamie Bell) and his four-legged companion Snowy as they try to uncover the whereabouts of lost treasure.

Three maps are contained within three model replicas of a ship known as The Unicorn, and Tintin unknowingly has his hands on one of them, but he soon learns how prized this possession is when the shady Ivanovich Sakharine (Daniel Craig) arranges Tintin’s kidnapping. The combination of Peter Jackson and Steven Spielberg behind this production has clearly brought out the best in this classic series as it has all the live-action spectacle of some of their greatest films mixed with the stellar motion capture animation pioneered by Rober t Zemeckis, who displayed the form in ‘The Polar Express.’ Smar tly writ ten and beautifully rendered (the hand-drawn opening credits are an absolute delight), this adventure is by far one of the best films of the year, and, hands down, wor th the wait. Now when can we have the sequel?