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Tintin: Secret of Unicorn [VHS]

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Since I was a kid I read all the stories in Spanish. I still have all the collection. Some years ago HBO presented all the stories in video and we tape them all. My kids love them. It is known that Herge would take up to a year to complete one of Tintin's adventures and the detail and quality is marvelous. The video presentation is a faithful representation of the original stories. Great for ALL ages.

A thought for those who have already seen (and appreciate) The Secret of the Unicorn - a previously unreleased version of "Red Rackham's Treasure", the sequel to the "Secret of the Unicorn" has now been issued on video. This has been issued as part of the 70th Anniversary of Tintin. It starts with a brief review of the "Secret..." and then continues the story. It is about 30 mins long - well worth it! Look for it - it's worth the effort.

The Adventures of Tintin, Need I say more? This children's video is great! If you have read any of the books you will love the video. I wish there were more titles in English! The story and artwork are very faithfull to the Artwork of Herge. One drawback is that this is part 1 of a 2 part story! The second part being "Red Rackham's Treasure" To bad Sony didn't make this a 2 part set. Even knowing this, it is worth the purchase! Follow Tintin, Snowy, Capt Haddock and friends as they unravel the mystery of the 3 Unicorns (ships) and the pickpocketer who keep stealing the bumbling detectives wallets! Tintin buys and old ship model for Haddock. Hidden in the mast of this model is an old parchment with clues to a hidden treasure! Tintin is held captive because theives believe he has the missing parchments. Watch as Capt Haddock and The Thompsons help save the day!

Excellent rendition of the book! I grew up with these stories and was excited to show my son (too young to read). To those who think the video is only half of the story, you're obviously not a true Tintin reader! The Secret of the Unicorn is depicted in it's entierty. What Tintin and the rest do with the three maps can only be seen in Red Rackham's Treasure! It was fantastic to see these childhood favorites come to life. Bravo!

This movie is an excellent addition to any tintin fan's collection. See Marlinspike hall as it was occupied by the Bird Brothers. Even the Captian's Butler, Nestor, is with them! A definite buy!

this is one of the best cartoons ever and all these positive reviews prove it!my daugter and I loved it.the way all the pieces come together is as brilliant as old Charlie Chan.When will the series be on NIK or some other cartoon channel in the southern New Jersey area?Will this series ever be released on DVD? This would make a great gift to many families whose children may have been in early elementary school,but are now teenagers in high school.

To understand most of Tintin movies you have to read the books, i grew up reading all of Herge Adventures of Tintin, the movis does not end in the middle it ends just as the book wants it to end, in the Secret of the Unicorn the movie is about finding the maps which will lead to the treasure, but to continue the story you have to read RED RACKHAMS TREASURE that is where the story continues, i would advise to buy the books first read them and then watch the movies, just like Destination Moon continues with Explorers on the moon, The Seven Crytal balls continue with the Prisoners of the Sun, so some of these books/movies are in a series, so don't be impatient but read the books and you'll get the whole stories, my favourites are the Calculus Affair, the Castafiore Emerald.etc

I grew up reading TinTin books and am a huge fan. I am not sure why this is not available in DVD. I checked Amazon.com/UK and they have 5 volumes out of which 4 volumes contains 4 stories each and the fifth one contains 5. This is what is available in Books as 7 Volumes (each containing 3).

I hope someone makes these available in the United States Amazon.com as well.

Obviously some people have not read the "Secret of the Unicorn", and that is why they feel that the video is not great. I personally think its great. In the book, the story ends when Tintin and Captain Haddock find the three strips of paper which will lead them to the treasure. They find these papers inside the three replicas of the "Unicorn". And that is where it ends. People who are not satisfied with this video, don't understand the story behind it. For those who don't understand them, I recommend they read the books. Be careful you might get hooked.

People who have *read* the Tintin book "Secret of The Unicorn" know that it ends with them finding the maps. The whole point of the book is to find the maps. What happens with the maps is told in the book "Red Rackham's Treasure". Before grousing that Amazon is falsely advertising movies and that the movie is incomplete, please take the time to read the books this movie based on. The books are just as good or better than the movie. Thank you