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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
The third volume in this series begins with the last episode of the second (episode 27.Aunt Jane) so be forewarned. Apart from that, a great addition to the colletion. The quality isn't flawless - there's some static, for example - and the music is, at times, out of tune, but this doesn't make it any less enjoyable. It's an old series, after all.
For those of you who may not know about the Moomin series, it's certainly worth buying one of the three volumes currently avaliable. I enjoyed them as a kid; now they hold a nostalgic quality. I therefore can't easily judge whether an adult whose never seen Moomin before would enjoy it. Nevertheless, I feel it by far surpasses modern cartoons, both in its characters and plots. They are simple, but not patronising. The focus is in the right place: character and story. The dialogue is witty, and works on a number of levels, though all are accessible by the young target audience. The music and sound effects also aid the humour, making it an altogether fun experience.
So why 4, instead of 5, stars? Well, the first volume contained my favourite episodes - those I remember watching as a kid - for one; these are just as good from an objective point of view. But also I felt that the mistake of putting episode 27 in this volume, the use of the same screenshots on the back cover, and mistakes in the text on the back of the sleeve, justified the reduction.
The list of episodes:
27. Aunt Jane
28. The Floating Theatre
29. The Lost Children
30. Midsummer
31. The Big Explosion
32. The Golden Fish
33. The Spirit In The Lamp
34. The Kite
35. The Witch
36. Christmas is Coming
37. The Midwinter Bonfire
38. The Spell
39. Things That Go Bang In The Night
For those of you who may not know about the Moomin series, it's certainly worth buying one of the three volumes currently avaliable. I enjoyed them as a kid; now they hold a nostalgic quality. I therefore can't easily judge whether an adult whose never seen Moomin before would enjoy it. Nevertheless, I feel it by far surpasses modern cartoons, both in its characters and plots. They are simple, but not patronising. The focus is in the right place: character and story. The dialogue is witty, and works on a number of levels, though all are accessible by the young target audience. The music and sound effects also aid the humour, making it an altogether fun experience.
So why 4, instead of 5, stars? Well, the first volume contained my favourite episodes - those I remember watching as a kid - for one; these are just as good from an objective point of view. But also I felt that the mistake of putting episode 27 in this volume, the use of the same screenshots on the back cover, and mistakes in the text on the back of the sleeve, justified the reduction.
The list of episodes:
27. Aunt Jane
28. The Floating Theatre
29. The Lost Children
30. Midsummer
31. The Big Explosion
32. The Golden Fish
33. The Spirit In The Lamp
34. The Kite
35. The Witch
36. Christmas is Coming
37. The Midwinter Bonfire
38. The Spell
39. Things That Go Bang In The Night
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Another good-quality entry in the all-too-long-in-the-making DVD release of this classic animated series, we continue following the Moomin family and their friends on their fantastic adventures. The episodes on this set are quite eventful indeed; Moominvalley is flooded, the Snork's flying ship has a surprising development and the Moomins prepare themselves for Christmas. Sure, the episode "Aunt Jane" (the last episode on Volume 2) is also on this set by some mistake, but this is only a minor flaw.
This set, however, does represent a walk into the series's worst story arc, in my opinion. When we hit episode 35, "The Witch", the witch-in-training Lisa and her grandmother enter the picture. They dominate a lot of episodes after that for at least some time, all to the end of this set and several episodes more, and even then become quite recurring characters. While I do encourage creativity in adapting series, in this case it's simply too much. First Moomin and friends meet Lisa and her grandmother, then an on-going story about her grandmother forbidding her to play with them ensues. Even the episode "Christmas is Coming" (based on Jansson's loved Christmas story from "Tales with Moominvalley") begins with Lisa meeting the Moomins before they hibernate, and halfway into the episode the Christmas plot kicks in. I have a problem with how central Lisa and her grandmother become to the episodes from their entrance onwards for at least some time (I'm not sure how long but I'm sure I will find out as more sets of this show are released). They just don't feel like they fit in with the Moomin world.
Well, I've got the bad points out of the way. The Moomin world is wonderfully charming in this cartoon and this comes through in almost all the episodes. This set definitely belongs in your collection if you, like me, adore these series.
And what's more - Moominpappa's voice actor becomes wonderful from "Aunt Jane" onwards!
This set, however, does represent a walk into the series's worst story arc, in my opinion. When we hit episode 35, "The Witch", the witch-in-training Lisa and her grandmother enter the picture. They dominate a lot of episodes after that for at least some time, all to the end of this set and several episodes more, and even then become quite recurring characters. While I do encourage creativity in adapting series, in this case it's simply too much. First Moomin and friends meet Lisa and her grandmother, then an on-going story about her grandmother forbidding her to play with them ensues. Even the episode "Christmas is Coming" (based on Jansson's loved Christmas story from "Tales with Moominvalley") begins with Lisa meeting the Moomins before they hibernate, and halfway into the episode the Christmas plot kicks in. I have a problem with how central Lisa and her grandmother become to the episodes from their entrance onwards for at least some time (I'm not sure how long but I'm sure I will find out as more sets of this show are released). They just don't feel like they fit in with the Moomin world.
Well, I've got the bad points out of the way. The Moomin world is wonderfully charming in this cartoon and this comes through in almost all the episodes. This set definitely belongs in your collection if you, like me, adore these series.
And what's more - Moominpappa's voice actor becomes wonderful from "Aunt Jane" onwards!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Such a sweet animation, so grateful Stax have started to put them on DVDs. Yes, they were not very careful, but the movies are still great. I really hope they will continue to release the following series, too!
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