Tad, the Lost Explorer and the Emerald Tablet
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Spanish | Tadeo Jones 3. La tabla esmeralda |
Directed by | Enrique Gato |
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Music by | Zacarías M. de la Riva |
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Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
Country | Spain |
Language | Spanish |
Budget | €11 million |
Box office | $30.3 million[1][2] |
Tad, the Lost Explorer and the Emerald Tablet (Spanish: Tadeo Jones 3. La tabla esmeralda), released in the UK as Tad the Lost Explorer and the Curse of the Mummy,[3] is a 2022 Spanish computer-animated comedy film directed by Enrique Gato and written by Josep Gatell and Manuel Burque. It is a follow-up to Tad, the Lost Explorer and Tad the Lost Explorer and the Secret of King Midas.
Plot
Clumsy archaeologist Tadeo ('Tad') breaks a sarcophagus and sets on a spell endangering his friends, and so they embark on an adventure that takes them to Mexico and Paris.
Voice cast
Spanish track
- Óscar Barberán as Tadeo Jones[4]
- Michelle Jenner as Sara Lavrof[4]
- Luis Posada as Momia[4]
- José Corbacho as Ryu[4]
- Alexandra Jiménez as Victoria[4]
- Cecilia Suárez as Agente Ramírez[4]
- Tito Valverde as Agente Pickle[4]
- Ana Esther Alborg as Ra Amon Ah[4]
- Manuel Burque as Martín[4]
English
- Trevor White as Tad Stones[3]
- Alex Kelly as Sara[3]
- Joseph Balderrama as Mummy[3]
Production
The film is a Telecinco Cinema, Lightbox Animation Studios, Ikiru Films, Anangu Grup and La Tadeopelícula AIE production, and it had the participation of Mediaset España, Movistar Plus+, and Mediterráneo Mediaset España Group.[5] It was written by Josep Gatell and Manuel Burque.[6] Produced by Dabruk, the film's main theme ("Si tú me llamas") was performed by Omar Montes and Belinda.[7] The film had a reported budget of €11 million.[8]
Release
Distributed by Paramount Pictures, the film opened in French theatres on 24 August 2022.[9] Also distributed by Paramount,[6] it was theatrically released in Spain on 26 August 2022. It became the highest-grossing film of the weekend at the Spanish box office, also having, up to that point in the year, both the 2nd-largest opening weekend for any animated film (after Minions: The Rise of Gru) and the 2nd-largest opening weekend for any Spanish film (after Padre no hay más que uno 3).[10] It opened in the UK and Ireland on 9 September 2022 under the title Tad the Lost Explorer and the Curse of the Mummy, also distributed by Paramount.[11]
Reception
Rubén Romero Santos of Cinemanía rated the film 4 out of 5 stars writing that "the planning of the constant action scenes is remarkable, a technical prodigy that places Spanish animation at the forefront".[6]
Beatriz Martínez of El Periódico de Catalunya rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, assessing that it manages to reach "a greater degree of virtuosity" [than the previous two films], with its plot being "better articulated, its structure is more agile, it is more adventurous, funnier and has better ideas".[12]
María Bescós of HobbyConsolas rated the film 60 out of 100 points ("acceptable"), deeming it to be an improvement from the previous installments of the saga, while still citing the "predictable" plot, the "simplistic" humor, and some additional work to do with the animation as negative points.[13]
Javier Ocaña of El País found the film to be "the most refined [out of the three installments]", with the portrayal of Tadeo being the most surprising element, otherwise highlighting the "outstanding dubbing work throughout the three films [delivered] by Óscar Barberán, [featuring] a beautiful voice full of nuances in tone".[14]
Mike McCahill of The Guardian rated the film 3 out of 5 stars underscoring how "[it] is never more than inessential screen filler, but agreeably jolly with it – partly as it does have some idea of how to fill a screen".[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Tad the Lost Explorer and The Curse of the Mummy (2022)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- ^ "Tadeo Jones 3: la maldición de la momia (2022)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- ^ a b c d e McCahill, Mike (7 September 2022). "Tad the Lost Explorer and the Curse of the Mummy review – agreeably jolly animated cape". The Guardian.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Alexandra Jiménez, Cecilia Suárez, Tito Valverde e Iker Jiménez se suman a la familia de 'Tadeo Jones 3. La tabla esmeralda'". Mediaset. 26 July 2022.
- ^ ""Tadeo Jones 3" llega este verano a los cines españoles". EFE. 23 March 2022.
- ^ a b c Romero Santos, Rubén (25 August 2022). "Crítica de 'Tadeo Jones 3. La tabla esmeralda'". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
- ^ López, Sergio (7 July 2022). "Omar Montes y Belinda pondrán música a 'Tadeo Jones 3. La tabla esmeralda'". El Periódico de Catalunya.
- ^ "LA PELÍCULA "TADEO JONES 3. LA MALDICIÓN DE LA MOMIA", QUE CUENTA CON UN PRESUPUESTO DE 11 MILLONES DE EUROS, LLEGARÁ A LOS CINES EN 2022". ikirufilms.com (in Spanish). 12 November 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ El Amraoui, Farah (25 August 2022). "Box-office 1er jour : Tad l'explorateur et la table d'émeraude s'aventure en tête du podium". Box Office Pro.
- ^ López G., Víctor (30 August 2022). "'Tadeo Jones 3' debuta con el número uno en la taquilla de España y Francia, y se convierte en el segundo mejor estreno animado del año". Espinof.
- ^ Dalton, Ben (9 September 2022). "UK-Ireland box office preview: 'See How They Run', 'Bodies Bodies Bodies' launch as cinemas stay open". ScreenDaily.
- ^ Martínez, Beatriz (25 August 2022). "'Tadeo Jones 3. La tabla esmeralda': La aventura se expande y no cesa". El Periódico de Catalunya.
- ^ Bescós, María (10 August 2022). "Crítica de Tadeo Jones 3: regresan las aventuras del famoso arqueólogo español en una continuista secuela". HobbyConsolas.
- ^ Ocaña, Javier (27 August 2022). "'Tadeo Jones 3: la tabla esmeralda', la más refinada entrega de las aventuras del albañil arqueólogo". El País.
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