| The Nightmare Before Christmas (2-Disc Collector's Edition + Digital Copy) | 
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (based on 495 reviews)
Sales Rank: 101
Category: DVD
Actors: L. Peter Callender, Randy Crenshaw, Judi M. Durand, William Hickey, Edward Ivory
Director: Henry Selick
Publisher: WALT DISNEY STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Studio: WALT DISNEY STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Manufacturer: WALT DISNEY STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Label: WALT DISNEY STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Format: Ac-3, Animated, Box Set, Collector's Edition, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Ntsc, Original Recording Remastered, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 76 minutes
Number Of Items: 2
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.8 x 1.2
MPN: DISD057043D
UPC: 786936761276
EAN: 0786936761276
ASIN: B001AIRUOU
Release Date: August 26, 2008
Theatrical Release Date: 1993
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Product Description
Now digitally restored and remastered with state-of-the-art technology, THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS is deeper, darker and more brilliant than ever just as Tim Burton originally envisioned it. Can Christmas be saved? Bored with the same old scare-and-scream routine, Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town, longs to spread the joy of Christmas. But his merry mission puts Santa in jeopardy and creates a nightmare for good little boys and girls everywhere!
Bonus Features
THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS is the first full-length stop-motion animated film ever created.
The movie contains more than 227 animated characters.
Santa Claus' head has more than 50 different working parts, and Jack has more than 400 separate interchangeable heads, each handcrafted with a different facial expression.
The smallest working puppet in the movie is a doll from the "real world" Jack visits that is only one inch long.
Sally is wearing a real miniature dress laid on top of foam latex so that the fabric doesn't move too much on screen.
At the height of production, the animators produced only 70 seconds of finished film per week.
To create Halloweentown's twisted look, the design artists often made their sketches using their nondrawing hand.
What's This? Jack's Haunted Mansion Holiday Tour
Original Theatrical Trailers And Posters
FRANKENWEENIE (Uncut Version) With New Introduction By Tim Burton
VINCENT -- Short Film
Tim Burton's Original Poem Narrated By Christopher Lee
All-New Audio Commentary By Tim Burton, Director Henry Selick And Musical Designer Danny Elfman
Behind-The-Scenes Making Of Tim Burton's THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS
The Worlds Of Tim Burton's THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS Halloween Town; Christmas Town; The Real World
Deleted Scenes
Storyboard To Film Comparison
Amazon.com
For those who never thought Disney would release a film in which Santa Claus is kidnapped and tortured, well, here it is! The full title is Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, which should give you an idea of the tone of this stop-action animated musical/fantasy/horror/comedy. It is based on characters created by Burton, the former Disney animator best known as the director of Pee-wee's Big Adventure, Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, and the first two Batman movies. His benignly scary-funny sensibility dominates the story of Halloweentown resident Jack Skellington (voice by Danny Elfman, who also wrote the songs), who stumbles on a bizarre and fascinating alternative universe called ... Christmastown! Directed by Henry Selick (who later made the delightful James and the Giant Peach), this PG-rated picture has a reassuringly light touch. As Roger Ebert noted in his review, "some of the Halloween creatures might be a tad scary for smaller children, but this is the kind of movie older kids will eat up; it has the kind of offbeat, subversive energy that tells them wonderful things are likely to happen." --Jim Emerson
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 This is Creepy Christmas at its Creepiest November 19, 2008
It had been a while since I had seen this movie, but you could tell that the quality was much better! I had forgotten how funny and weird and wacky "Nightmare" is; then I remembered that it was a Tim Burton movie.
Best Movie Ever! November 18, 2008
Best movie ever! I loved this movie when I was younger and now my daughter loves to watch it too
What high-def is all about November 16, 2008
Superb. Unbelievable. Watch this Blu-ray version to see things you never even knew were in the move. Every little shadow and shimmer of light. Truly glorious.
Perfect November 16, 2008
The clarity of the Blu Ray disc is unbelievable. Watching this on my Hitachi 57" HD TV along with my Sony Play Station 3, it was almost like I could reach out and touch the scenery. I am totally impressed with the sight and sound of this Blu Ray DVD. This disc should be the standard for the others.
Thanks
Mills
Stunning quality November 14, 2008
A problem with the review section is that is does not differentiate among the many releases and formats of this movie. I have a VHS copy that I must have had for over a decade. Many of the reviews are for various DVD transfers. But the one I am reviewing is the Blu-ray version.
The quality and clarity of this presentation is stunning. I could not have imagined I'd be seeing the level of detail that is presented here. If I had to name a fault, it was so clear that it made me aware of just how much the models have improved since this movie was made. In newer movies such as Corpse Bride, there's an improved feeling of flow to the animation. In this one, characters such as Sally appear as cruder toys when seen with all the detail. But those details are all consistent with the intent of the production.
Once I got beyond the initial surprise of the Blu-ray transfer, I was able to enjoy the movie more than ever before. The contrasts between the sets for Christmastown and Halloweentown reveal the true artistry in a way that the limitations of DVD did not allow. The transfer shows off the true differences between stop motion and the best of computer animation in a way that leaves one with a feeling of awe.
I won't go into the details of the movie itself, since it's been around long enough that others have done so exhaustively. I don't know what criteria critics are supposed to apply to decide when something is one of the greatest movies ever made. But in my subjective opinion, this one ranks among the best.
If you share my view of the film itself, getting the Blu-ray version is well worth it, even if you think the DVD version is already impressive.
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