WELCOME to a family friendly review of newly released animation blockbusters TinTin and Puss In Boots.
Let's start with Puss In Boots. Because it's heaps better.
Finally. Someone found a way to make cats cool. I loved Shrek and while I've probably outgrown the whole DreamWorks Animation scene, Puss In Boots is 90 minutes of pure gold(en eggs).
Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek are a match made in Kitty Heaven, while Zach Galifianakis puts in the role of this life. As a talking egg.
I had high hopes of Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson's blockbuster TinTin collaboration. But to be honest I was disappointed and quite frankly bored by The Secret of The Unicorn. Great snakes it was lame.
I have a soft spot for TinTin because we're both pale, red-headed journalists who talk to their dogs. But I haven't worn knickerbockers to work since 2011 and wooden ship conspiracies aren't my thing.
To be fair, I marvelled at the spectacular, unprecedented polish of this film. It's a visual treat that really takes hold in the Blu-Ray format.
Daniel Craig was a superb villain, and you're left wanting more from Thompson and Thompson's Nick Frost/Simon Pegg duo. But it's motion capture genius Andy Serkis who - yet again (surprise!) - steals the show as bumbling drunk Captain Haddock. A man who's often overlooked for plaudits, there's seemingly nothing he can't do.
Puss in Boots competition - your chance to win
One major prize winner and two runners-up will share in a total prize pool worth $1265 - courtesy of Paramount Pictures. The major prize includes a box full of DVD collections, TV series and - most importantly - a copy of Puss in Boots on Blu-Ray.
To enter, simply tell us in 25 words or less what makes you a cat person. Email your answers here. The three funniest responses will share the prize pool. So make them funny. Or you will not win.
Legal mumbo-jumbo
Puss in Boots - Conditions of Entry
1. Information on how to enter and win prizes form part of these terms & conditions. Any entry not complying with these terms and conditions is invalid.
2. Entry is open to residents of Australia, aged 18 and above only. Employees and their immediate families of the Promoter and Paramount Home Entertainment and their related corporate bodies are not eligible to enter this promotion.
3. The Promotion commences at 2:30pm (AEDT) on Wednesday, 9th May 2012 and closes at 11am (AEDT) on Monday, 14th May February 2012 ('promotion period').
4. To enter, please email us and we'll put you into the draw. Please note: We will take entrants by email only. Please tell us in 25 words or less what makes you a cat person. All completed entries will be entered into the draw.
5. The Promoter reserves the right to verify the validity of entries and reserves the right to disqualify any entrant for tampering with the entry process or for submitting an entry which is not in accordance with these Conditions of Entry.
6. There will be 20 prizes available.
7. The judging will take place at on Monday, 14th May February 2012 at News Digital Media, Level 25, 175 Liverpool Street, Sydney, 2000. All eligible entries received during the promotion period will be entered into the draw. The winner will be notified in next week's column - a review of Hugo and Mi4: Ghost Protocol.
8. Prize: One major prize winner and two runners-up will share in a total prize pool worth $1265. Includes a Blu-Ray copy of Puss In Boots for each prize winner.
9. The Promoter reserves the right to redraw in the event of any entrant not claiming a prize. If any prize remains unclaimed or forfeited through ineligibility or otherwise, the Promoter will conduct further draws, as required, at the same time and place as the original draw.
10. Promoter's decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
11. The winner agrees to the use of their name, image and photograph/s for publicity and promotional purposes, without compensation, and agrees that the Promoter will own copyright in any such images and photograph/s and in all material incorporating the photograph/s.
12. If for any reason this promotion is not capable of running as planned (whether caused by infection by computer virus, line drop out, bugs, tampering, unauthorised intervention, fraud, technical failures or any other cause beyond the control of the Promoter which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness or integrity of the promotion), the Promoter reserves the right in its sole discretion, (subject to any written direction given by a relevant Regulatory Authority), to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the promotion. The Promoter may in its sole discretion disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process.
13. Entries are deemed to be received at the time of receipt into the Promoter's database. The Promoter is not responsible for receipt of incorrect, inaccurate or incomplete information either caused by website users or by any of the equipment or programming associated or utilised in this competition, or by any technical error that may occur in the course of administration of this competition. The Promoter assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorised access to or alteration of entries.
14. The Promoter collects information about you to include you in the promotion and, where appropriate, to award prizes and may also use the information to assist it in improving its goods and services and to contact you, including by electronic communication methods (including email and SMS) in the future with special offers. The Promoter may share your information with its Australian related companies who may contact you with special offers. If the entrant selects the opt in box at the time of registration, the Promoter may also share your information with other persons or entities that assist it in running promotions or with other companies who provide prizes for promotions or reader offers.
15. By entering the promotion, each entrant agrees in addition to the above uses, that the Promoter may disclose entrants' personal information, to State and Territory lottery departments, the winners' names will be published as required under the relevant lottery legislation and the Promoter may publish or cause to be published the winner's names and suburb in any media.
16. The winner releases the promoter and the prize sponsor from any and all causes of action, losses, liability, damage, expense (including legal expenses), cost or charge suffered, sustained or in any way incurred by the winner as a result of any loss or damage to any physical property of the winner, or any injury to or death of any person arising out of, or related to, or in any way connected with the promotion or the prize. The winner and his or her guest must sign and return any liability release and indemnity provided by the promoter and/or the prize sponsor as a condition of a prize being awarded. Failure to return the signed releases and indemnities will result in the entitlement to the prize being forfeited and the selection of another winner.
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