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The Adventures of Tintin adapts one of the world's best-loved characters into a extremely faithful and entertaining animated television series. A Canadian production broadcast in the U.S. on HBO, the series vividly captures the intrepid reporter and his colorful friends (including his dog, Snowy, the blustery Captain Haddock, the brilliant but absent-minded Professor Calculus, and the detective twins Thompson and Thomson) as they travel the world on adventures that mix action, mystery, and humor. The books were originally written in French by the Belgian author Hergé (though Tintin himself is a British character), but the DVD set includes both French and English language tracks as well as French and English subtitles.
The five discs feature two stories each: the two-part space-travel epic, Destination Moon and Explorers on the Moon; two of the later adventures, Land of Black Gold and Flight 714; the Scotland-based mystery The Black Island and the political intrigue of King Ottokar's Sceptre; the eerie two-parter The Seven Crystal Balls and Prisoners of the Sun, in which an ancient curse leads to a trip to Peru; and two early adventures, The Shooting Star and The Broken Ear. The animated series perfectly captures the look of the books (although The Broken Ear, the book of which had the roughest art, has been smoothed out to look like the rest of the series), and each 42-minute episode has enough time to re-create the books' character and wit, if not the exact layout and pacing. (The exception is The Shooting Star, which underwent heavy editing to fit into a mere 22 minutes.) Tintin fans will love reliving these adventures, and newcomers have a wonderful discovery awaiting them. (Ages 8 and older: moments of peril, threatening themes) --David Horiuchi
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Finally, The Adventures of Tintin on DVD! More than 200 million books have been sold and two feature length movies have been made - and now the award-winning Adventures of Tintin are available on DVD for the very first time! Join Tintin, Snowy, Captain Haddock, Prof. Tournesol and the Thompson Twins, on a series of gripping adventures, and watch as they confront their enemies, unravel mysteries and search for truth and justice, all around the world. Each disc features two favourite Tintin episodes!
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
At last !,
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This review is from: Les Aventures de Tintin, Vols. 1-5 (DVD)
This is a day that die hard Tintin fans in Canada (such as yours truly) have long been waiting for. I was actually looking at my new purchase in a restaurant and I had someone rush over and ask me where I got the set. The picture and sound quality are terrific and the plots and drawings are almost exact replicas of the beloved books. The price for the boxed set is unbelievable ! Definitely a collector's item, to be passed on in the family to many generations of kids (big and small !). Can't wait for the Sept 13 release of the second volume. Don't miss out on this if you are a true Tintin fan !
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic,
By Correlation Man (Toronto, ON) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Les Aventures de Tintin, Vols. 1-5 (DVD)
Reminds me of my childhood, great quality, dubbed in both English and French. 20 Tintin books in 10 DVDs. Great job!
5.0 out of 5 stars
True to the Comic,
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This review is from: Les Aventures de Tintin, Vols. 1-5 (DVD)
Great production of the series, with beautiful graphics true to the original! Only one little thing: many of the episodes are not in the original sequence, and there is continuity between many episodes with characters and events, so get a list and watch them in the correct order - the cover images are on the TinTin(dot)com website under 'About tintin\all the albums', and clicking on each cover gives the date it was produced and a little synopsis of the story.
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