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Les Aventures de Tintin, Vols. 1-5 | 
| Studio: Mca (Universal)
Category: DVD
List Price: CDN$ 66.95
Buy New: CDN$ 29.99
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Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 1293
Format: Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Discs: 5
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
UPC: 068009112223
EAN: 0068009112223
ASIN: B0007PBWGY
Release Date: April 7, 2005
Availability: Usually ships within 1 - 2 business days
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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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What stories are in this collection? April 9, 2006
Christine (Ontario)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
My 3 boys love Tintin. We already have a few stories on VHS. Could somebody please tell me what stories are in this collection? I'm not sure which one I should buy -- i.e. Vol. 1-5 or Vol. 6-10. Thank you! Merci!
put tintin in your shopping bin February 25, 2006
christian (America)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
this movie is a must have for all tintin fans. the film captures all of the tintin that i grew up to love. If you adore tintin as much as i do you must buy this film
Very Impressive November 29, 2005
Mick Sleeper (Edmonton, AB Canada)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
While previous attempts to make the Tintin books into cartoons failed miserably (bad animation, poor adaptations of the original stories), these 1990s Nelvana cartoons are excellent. Out of necessity and some political correctness, some of the adventures have been altered a little (eg: Tintin battles diamond smugglers instead of opium smugglers) but these are minor critiques. Overall, these cartoons are a treat to watch and any serious Tintin fan will love them.
The adventures of TINTIN September 11, 2005
,thomas (AMERICA)
3 out of 9 found this review helpful
Hi dear
Over 40 years ago TINTIN became not only most my usefull entertaiment comic book but also gave me alot lessons about
the outside world and understand the friend-ship,love compasion
giving more than asking,NON-VIOLENT influency to everybody.
I WISH THESE BOOKS and MOVIES SOME-DAY HAVE A CHANCE DAILY
ON AIR SOME "TV AMERICAN-CHANEL" I HOPE IT NOT TO LATE FOR
AMERICAN SOCIETY FALLING APART ....TOO BAD and TOO SAD
Something great from the past. September 5, 2005
T. J. Allen (Houston, Texas)
3 out of 6 found this review helpful
As a child growing up in Great Britain, I watched all episodes of Tintin during the sixties. Now I have bought this boxed set so that my children can see the show that I enjoyed so much. Now I see that the cartoons have been shortened. In 'Destination Moon,' Tintin and the others were supposed to travel to the moon in a rocket called XM1. But some bad guys took off in it, so Tintin and the others followed in a rocket called XM2. I clearly remember that, even after four decades. Somehow, that part was cut out. Even still, my children love the show as much as I did, so I give it five stars.
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