Storyline / Description: Tintin and his close friends come upon directions to a submerged ship controlled by Capt. Haddock’s forefather and run off on an adventure treasure hunt.

Synopsis: This film stars Jamie Bell as the lovable Tintin, the brave young newsman whose persistent quest for a great story drives him into an adventure without compare.

Genre: Animation | Adventure | Family

Running Time: minutes

Distributor: Paramount Pictures

Directed By: Steven Spielberg

Written By: Steven Moffat (screenplay), Edgar Wright (screenplay)

Cast: Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis and Daniel Craig

Movie Release Date: December 23, 2011

Review:

The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn is a tale of adventure. It’s about a young reporter who follows potential stories wherever it may lead him. His passion about this job is so strong that he tails the stories even if it will lead him to earth’s boundaries.

Tintin is derived from a popular Belgian cartoon character, and has been renowned for many years. He also has Snowy, a white dog, and they encounter a mad scientist, a lunatic pirate captain and twins. What a horrifying thought.

This film is the first of a potential and planned trilogy. Icon Steven Spielberg will direct this first one and the succeeding film is planned to be directed by its co-producer, which is Lord of the Rings genius Peter Jackson. And because of the technology that James Cameron has brought to us through Avatar, The Secret of the Unicorn will also use the same motion capture technology. This 3D will be so good so we can expect the most stunning visuals that was ever used in a children’s movie. Though there is no word yet who the third film’s director will be, the filmmakers should be careful to choose because that person will have to live up to a Spielberg and a Jackson.

This project seems like it is a film that will feed the souls of Jackson and Spielberg first before they consider their pockets. While it also looks like it is a project for a living, their new technology is something to play with.

Storyline / Description:

An account about the happenings contributing to the sword combating cat’s converging with the famous Shrek and his lovable friends.

Synopsis:

Shrek’s swaggering feline acquires a solo feature in this fabulous DreamWorks Animation feature, once more showcasing the voice talents of Zach Galifianakis, Salma Hayek and most especially Antonio Banderas as the cunning Puss in Boots.

Running Time: minutes

Distributor: Paramount/Dreamworks

Directed By: Chris Miller

Written By: Charles Perrault (character), Brian Lynch

Cast: Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek and Zach Galifianakis

Movie Release Date: November 4, 2011

Review:

Puss in Boots will surely be a big hit in the theaters since it is quite connected to the Shrek franchise. Shrek has ended its series with the fourth and final one– Shrek Forever After, and now Dreamworks wants to highlight the other characters in supporting roles in Shrek. The first one up is Puss in Boots.

Antonio Banderas is back to provide the solid, unique voice for Puss, and Chris Miller will direct it, who also co-directed the amazing Shrek the Third. He is right for the job since his resume speaks of history as an artist for animated films, being a voice actor and writer as well. Noting that Shrek has a great following of all ages, we can be certain that Puss in Boots can also be a box-office hit.

David H. Steinberg and Brian Lynch wrote the film. However we can expect more people to help in the screenplay since animated films are usually made in collaboration. This movie is actually a prequel to how Puss got into Shrek’s life.

Of course with a stunning production team to watch its back, Puss in Boots is surely well taken care of by Dreamworks. Dreamworks Animation will not release a sub-par quality of a film, so this should be good. Plus, a new take on how things went on around the Shrek world would be nice to know. Puss in Boots is now elevated from a sidekick to a bigtime hero.

Storyline / Description:Arthur Christmas exposes the amazing answer to each child’s inquiry: How does Santa deliver gifts in a single night? Well, Santa is super high-tech in the North Pole.

Synopsis: A trip to Santa’s abode in the North Pole will be able to make you realize how Santa makes all those gifts. This fun-induced holiday movie presents Santa’s son Arthur, who does his best to complete a mission to make sure Christmas is not going to be screwed up.

Running Time: minutes

Distributor: Sony Pictures

Directed By: Sarah Smith

Cast: James McAvoy, Jim Broadbent and Bill Nighy

Movie Release Date: November 23, 2011

Review:

Arthur Christmas is another animation by Sony around how St. Nick gives gifts to kids everywhere in one night.

Few particulars have been put out about the movie now, as far as every bit is concerned, it doesn’t regard the children’s persona Arthur, who got a book titled Arthur’s Christmas, but simply it might be more or less about him. He’s a mouse who aided to save Christmas.

Thus the creature makes the story stirring, but it is only a mouse.

Director Barry Cook, who led Mulan over a decade ago, is part of the filmmaking team to direct Arthur Christmas, and we don’t have any idea what he has been making for the last 10 years.

We have always enjoyed animation– especially movies about Christmas. We can only hope that this will turn out to be a classic equal to Frosty the Snowman, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer or A Charlie Brown Christmas.

There are quite too few details at press time to make any good assessment as to the potential caliber of the flick.

A movie like this about Christmas could be really big in the theaters. If it contains some magic in it, then we could see huge numbers, and a string of repeat shows during the holidays.

Storyline / Description: Not yet released.

Synopsis: Not yet released.

Distributor: 20th Century Fox

Directed By: Mike Mitchell

Cast: Matthew Gray Gubler, Jesse McCartney and Amy Poehler

Review:

This is the sequel to the Squeakquel.

Unitedly now, these one-half live shot, half CGI movie will not bow down to the Smurfs. The Chipmunks are here again.

The fresh Alvin and the Chipmunks flick seems to be founded on the assumption that they’re stranded, therefore the epithet ‘Chip-Wrecked’ is in the title. We do know that the studio prefers to gain millions of dollars for this movie for all it’s deserving merit, so it will be in 3D.

Alvin and the Chipmunks are on an extravagant cruise vacation where the Chipettes and the boys are bringing havoc. They get ‘chipwrecked’ on an abandoned island, and Dave looks for for his companions while the misplaced Chipmunks get wild on their fresh placement.

The crowd makes a fresh acquaintance on the Cruise Liner, who demonstrates to be further overbearing for everyone.

Well, most kids loved the films so far, so perhaps once we just live with the target audience, these fabulous Chipmunks are ok with everybody else.

However, there are two points of the not-so-good to this film. It is created in halves: one real life, one is CGI. Some people don’t like that idea. And there’s an additional one: 3D.

The first film made 358 million dollars worldwide, and the next one made 442 million dollars worldwide. Wow. The third may even make over 500 million dollars with the additional expense of 3D.

Storyline / Description: Besides having a problem with his son who can’t dance, Mumble has to deal with forces that might destroy the penguin world and therefore makes him unite the penguin clans to come together and make things right once and for all.

Synopsis: Erik, Mumble’s son, is just like his father. While Mumble can’t sing when he was a kid, and was therefore an outcast, Erik, this time does not know how to dance like his father. Things get worse when Erik meets a penguin that can fly. On top of that, the penguins have to figure out how to save the penguin world from outside forces that tries to destroy their home.

Running Time: 95 minutes

Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures

Directed By: George Miller

Cast: Elijah Wood, Robin Williams and Pink

Review:

The penguins are back again with their crazy antics and funny sequences. Happy Feet 2 is the following movie after the success of the first one in 2006 where Elijah Wood became known as a creature other than a hobbit. The previous and the upcoming are both directed by George Miller of Mad Max.

The environment friendly message of the first one has attracted starts Matt Damon and Brad Pitt and the two are now joining the sequel. However, we are just hoping that Brittany Murphy’s voice will still be around.

The storyline of the first one concentrated on someone being born different and overcoming being prejudiced because of being unique. Also, it has a heartwarming eco-friendly message that has surely clicked since we are facing a global phenomenon about warming and all that, so we can kind of expect the second film to have a pattern almost like the former.

Of course the sequel is and will always be for the general public since it has  a feel good theme and the kids will surely love it. The Pittsburgh Penguins will be heard again and other cast will include Robin Williams as Lovelace and Ramon, Sofia Vergara and Jeffrey Garcia to name a few.

Storyline / Description: When the wicked wizard Gargamel goes after the petite blue Smurfs in their village, they transport from their world of magic and into ours.

Synopsis: The Smurfs is in 3D. When the evil wizard Gargamel runs after the Smurfs and they break out of their village, they’re forced to enter through a portal, and out of their world and into ours, making it into New York’s Central Park. With a height of just three apples stacked and stuck in the big city, the Smurfs must discover a way to return to their village before Gargamel finds them first.

Running Time: 86 minutes

Distributor: Sony Pictures Columbia

Directed By: Raja Gosnell

Cast:  Hank Azaria, Katy Perry and Jonathan Winters

Review:

Who would have thought that the Smurfs will be a good film in the 21^st century? Going back to their first screening in the 80s when they were a smashing hit, they have surely come a long way. And because everything is almost in 3D animation nowadays, thanks to Toy Story for starting that remarkable fad, this film is also in 3D.

As for the storyline, it is a superb mix of animation, drama, adventure and comedy. The casting of the voices was also a great job done by the casting director. Katy Perry was even there who sang that she kissed a smurf and she liked it. Also, there are pretty funny jokes and there are a number of great references to the former smurf movies which is great for kids today so we can tell them what happened before.

We may not be expecting much because this is just a revival of something that was well-celebrated before and not all remakes can be said that they have “made it”. But what is surprising is that this flick may become a huge success in the cinemas as soon as it opens at the theaters. But its long preparation is sure to be worth it. New York is a great spot for the film as well, and Gargamel was played really well as his character is very crucial in the success of the storytelling.

Of the animation movies that we have seen before, this is something that is worth a sequel.

Director: Stephen J. Anderson, Don Hall
Cast: Jim Cummings, John Cleese, Craig Ferguson, Tom Kenny, Bud Luckey, Travis Oates

Winnie the Pooh is an upcoming animated feature film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. Scheduled for release on the 15th of July, 2011 across the United States, and on the 15th of April, 2011 across theatres in the the UK, the film’s based on the children’s books Winnie-the-Pooh, The House at Pooh Corner by A. A. Milne and Return to the Hundred Acre Wood by David Benedictus. The film will be the second Winnie-the-Pooh film made by Walt Disney Animation Studios based on the stories of A.A. Milne after the 1977 film The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh.
This film will also be the first film of this type which is not to be a collection of animated shorts like the films which were released before, as many earlier Pooh films were released under DisneyToon Studios, like The Tigger Movie (2000), Piglet’s Big Movie(2003), and Pooh’s Heffalump Movie (2005).
The film will revolve around Pooh himself. However, there will be a sequence with Eevore who loses his tail and his friends try different replacements, there is to be another sequence based on a story from The House at Pooh Corner where Pooh and friends are in search of a creature called “Backson,” which is actually a misspelling of the phrase “Back soon.”

Cars 2 (2011)

Director: John Lasseter, Brad Lewis

Cast: Owen Wilson, Michael Caine, John Turturro, Michael Keaton, Jason Isaacs

Cars 2 is a computer animated 3-D film and is a sequel to the 2006 film. The film is scheduled for release on June 24th, 2011 in the US and on July 22, 2011 in the UK, in Disney Digital 3-D, as well as in IMAX 3D, RealD 3D, and 2-D. This English language American film is directed by John Lasseter and co-directed by Brad Lewis. Produced by Denise Ream and music composed by Michael Giacchino, the film is distributed by Walt Disney Pictures.
The voice cast of the film include Owen Wilson as Lightning McQueen; Larry the Cable Guy as Master; Michael Caine as Finn McMissile; Emily Mortimer as Holley Shiftwell; Jason Isaacs as Siddley; Thomas Kretschmann as Professor Zundapp; Joe Mantegna as Grem; Peter Jacobson as Acer; Tony Shalhoub as Luigi and Guido Quaroni as Guido.
The story is about star racecar Lightning McQueen and the incomparable tow truck Mater who take their friendship to exciting new places in Car 2 as they head overseas to compete in the first-ever World Grand Prix to determine the world’s fastest car. However, the road to the championship is not easy and is filled with plenty of potholes, detours and hilarious surprises and Mater gets caught up in an intriguing adventure of his own – international espionage.
Torn between assisting Lightning McQueen in the high-profile race and towing the line in a top-secret spy mission, Mater’s action-packed journey leads him on an explosive chase through the streets of Japan and Europe, trailed by his friends and watched by the whole world. Adding to the fast-paced fun is a colorful new all-car cast that includes secret agents, menacing villains and international racing competitors.