Tad: The Explorer 2012 [alternative name Las aventuras de Tadeo Jones] by AverageMansReviews

Tad: The Explorer 2012 [alternative name Las aventuras de Tadeo Jones] by AverageMansReviews

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Warning: there is flashing effects/colourful effects/dog urine and dog vomit.

Storyline/Art/Action/Comedy/Characters/Performances: including the pacing and the on-screen chemistry go hand-in-hand in one way or another; the storyline and pacing are good, the art [computer-animation,] generally speaking it has this weird chins thing going on [you will pick up on this straightaway when you watch this film - but if you don't they are really noticeable, I don't know if this project has been designed to capture the attentions of its audiences, by doing this; specifically with younger children in mind, but it isn't off-putting, but just really noticeable instead. But moving on now; we have this back story of our lead character [Stone and his Dog Jeff growing up in the opening credits [it is in 2-D] the scenes are smoothly connected to rotate from one to the next one so basically young Stone and young Jeff fall from this square on the floor and it takes some somewhere else.

Then we go back computer-animation 3-D characters; Stone in this action sequence what is most interesting about this sequence is this doesn't happen throughout the entire sequence of events, but it does happen where the camera shot has been designed to follow Stone [the camera represents us the viewers/so we are following Stone.]

Then we have these beautiful skies which are very easy to pick up on, because their colour system is a blend of striking colours in fact the entire scenery is highly engaging, there is just so much to see and to experience, then you get to the end [first section of closing credits] it goes back to 2-D with this after film story rotating forward and then rolls [with a Mummy's hand with this little device to begin] a rolling scroll with the ending credits and some hieroglyphics of the film you have just seen.]

Action; we have Stone and Kopponen going for this very valuable artifact with Kopponen having to disconnect his hand in the process [don't worry I think he must be the son of Dr. Claw from the Inspector Gadget 1983-1986 TV program; yes I am that old and on quick side note don't talk to me about the live-action interpretation any of it.]

Or when Stone gets chased by this beautifully dangerous Puma and he eventually gets trapped in this old tree, with this Puma frantically trying to get to Stone.

Comedy; I will discuss one consistent component; the character's name is Belzoni he is a mute parrot so he has to find different ways of communicating for one example a paddle with a reply on it.

Characters, Performances and on-screen chemistry; these are all good.

This film receives: 9/10, this film is excellent: from beginning to end it has lots to offer its viewing audiences and I know I usually discuss things as they go hand-in-hand and then do it individually. But in this case I had a quick think and realized I would have made things more complicated to discuss; so I just went with the acknowledgment that in one way or another they go hand-in-hand and discussed some stages of this film individually in this review which depending on the project in question I will use this format again in the future.