Complete Moomins on DVD

karen · Post by **karen** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 6:56 pm

I was browsing play.com and saw that a 7 DVD set will be released next month.

Moomins Box Set!!!

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RA · Post by RA » Wed Oct 25, 2006 8:38 pm

oooh thanks for that info. I remember looking for Moomins DVD/videos in English 2 summers ago and I really had to hunt for them.

superiorinferior · Post by **superiorinferior** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 10:27 pm

Fans of this legendary series have had to wait a long time, but now the Moomins are back, in their original 1980s puppet incarnation. Mysterious woodland folk, Hemulens, Hattifatteners, the terrible Groke and of course the captivating Moomin family, they are all here in this dazzingly enchanting and magical series. Relive the magic of the Moomins, as fresh and spellbinding as they were when we first saw them 20 years ago.

This isn't the über popular animated one, apparently.

sammy · Post by **sammy** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 10:51 pm

superiorinferior wrote:
Fans of this legendary series have had to wait a long time, but now the Moomins are back, in their original 1980s puppet incarnation. Mysterious woodland folk, Hemulens, Hattifatteners, the terrible Groke and of course the captivating Moomin family, they are all here in this dazzingly enchanting and magical series. Relive the magic of the Moomins, as fresh and spellbinding as they were when we first saw them 20 years ago.
This isn't the über popular animated one, apparently.

Nope - it's most probably this German (I thought it might have been Czech or Polish?) one... I only remember this vaguely...

http://www.clivebanks.co.uk/Moomins/Moo ... erman1.htm

Isn't the Japanese "anime"-style series available on DVD? Not on Play.com at least, apparently. That's surprising... given how popular it was (and still is) I'm sure I've seen at least Finnish-language versions but I suppose you're looking for an English one... If you're interested you might ask e.g. Filmifriikki in Helsinki... they should be able to tell you if it's available at all

friikki@filmifriikki.fi
tel. 09-710 440

sammy · Post by **sammy** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 11:05 pm

Mind you, I was unaware of this until now:

"A Japanese animated cartoon was produced in 1972, but Jansson was so upset by the liberties taken with the original material in the first twenty-six episodes (including the addition of guns, booze and swearing!) that she wouldn‘t allow them to be licensed for overseas sales; however the remaining episodes were much closer to the original and were approved for sale."

http://www.clivebanks.co.uk/Moomins%20Intro.htm

Schtik 'em up Snufkin y-y-e vile ba*stard... lemme tell you I've 'ad a d-d-drop of that lenom... elmon... lemonade that we hid in the Hobgoblin's hat yeshterday and it'sh bl*ody fantashtic! Got to go and buy shome more from Fillyjonk's shop so hand me all yer cash.

Hank W. · Post by **Hank W.** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 11:17 pm

Well, don't they take some magic mushrooms in the wizards hat?

Q: Why are the Moomins so fat?
A: They eat and party all the time...
... and Tove forgot to draw them a butthole.

Montana · Post by **Montana** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 10:09 pm

Tadpole'sMommy wrote:I was browsing play.com and saw that a 7 DVD set will be released next month.

Moomins Box Set!!!

This is really interesting to know. I was desperately searching for the English version of the series this past summer and ended up buying some bootleg versions from Ebay UK. The quality was okay, but I'm not one for supporting bootleg copies. I didn't realize it would be bootleg until it arrived in the mail. I was disappointed, but figured it was the only thing available out there so I decided to just live with it.

happymum · Post by **happymum** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 9:48 pm

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quote="Tadpole'sMommy"]I was browsing play.com and saw that a 7 DVD set will be released next month.

Moomins Box Set!!!

hi i try to order it. but it say This item can only be delivered to a UK address

superiorinferior · Post by **superiorinferior** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 9:57 pm

happymum wrote:[
quote="Tadpole'sMommy"]I was browsing play.com and saw that a 7 DVD set will be released next month.

Moomins Box Set!!!
hi i try to order it. but it say This item can only be delivered to a UK address

Try spanking it.

Only kidding. It was too irresistable.

karen · Post by **karen** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 10:32 pm

I went through most of the ordering process, but didn't actually make the purchase. At what point did you have a problem?

zax · Post by **zax** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 5:36 pm

I ordered one of the individual Moomin DVDs from play.com a couple of months ago. No problems ordering in € and having it delivered to my address here.

I was surprised to find I prefer the animated version. Never saw them as a child in the UK, my first experience was with the cartoons on VHS here. The puppets aren't so bad, but hearing it in English (and a very posh English accent at that) just seems... well it seems wrong

Couldn't even recognise the names of half of the characters...

happymum · Post by **happymum** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 9:21 am

superiorinferior wrote:
happymum wrote:[
quote="Tadpole'sMommy"]I was browsing play.com and saw that a 7 DVD set will be released next month.

Moomins Box Set!!!
hi i try to order it. but it say This item can only be delivered to a UK address
Try spanking it.

Only kidding. It was too irresistable.

i wish i can really spank it. cos very soon wendy will start asking me questions base on moomins, which right now i know nothing off.

any way my husband has just spank it to her sister address in the uk and then forward it to us......

Hank W. · Post by **Hank W.** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 9:34 am

happymum wrote: hi i try to order it. but it say This item can only be delivered to a UK address

Buy it from the price-in-euros side, not the price-in pounds.

Apparently they figured out that quitting screwing on the exchange rate causes less hassle.

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