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List Price: $14.99
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Manufacturer: Walt Disney Video/Touchstone Home Video
Starring: Danny Elfman, Chris Sarandon, Catherine O'Hara, William Hickey, Glenn Shadix
Directed By: Henry Selick
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Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786303122649
Format: Animated
ISBN: 6303122647
Label: Walt Disney Video/Touchstone Home Video
Manufacturer: Walt Disney Video/Touchstone Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Walt Disney Video/Touchstone Home Video
Release Date: 1997-08-26
Running Time: 76
Studio: Walt Disney Video/Touchstone Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 1993-10-29
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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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Summary: A Big F for shoddy packaging
Comment: Just received this in the mail today. For a so called Collector's edition, the box was torn and not even the seal was broken, so it was put together already damaged. Cheap shoddy packaging that can barely hold together. Come on!!! Can you at least design a package that holds together. Great Movie. The low rating is for the very poor packaging this release received.
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Summary: A masterpiece in every way, the BEST now on Blu-ray!!!
Comment: I bought this Blu-ray the day it came out, ran home and watched it with a smile on my face the entire time. I remember seeing this in the theater when it first came out and this time it feels the same, only better. This Blu-ray version is so much better and more detailed than dvd that it is AMAZING! This is my new favorite hi-def disc and I can't imagine this movie being any better, ever. It is truly amazing to see the amount of detail that was put into this masterpiece. A MUST OWN if there ever was one...I haven't even made it to the special features, yet...but WOW!!!
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Summary: 2008 BLU RAY RELEASE REVIEW
Comment: I won't review the film itself since most people are familiar with the story. This is one of the BEST video transfers I've experienced to date !! If you buy blu-ray discs than you know your either gonna be blown away by the HD experience, or $30 broker and left with a mediocre updated flick. I am happy to report that the picture is beautiful, and with 7.1 surround sound, the soundtrack is better than ever! Also loaded with extras like deleted scenes, "Vincent" a short film narrated by Vincent Price, and Tim Burton's original FrankenWeenie film. A MUST BUY FOR FANS!
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Summary: Short and Sweet
Comment: This review is short and sweet. This movie is amazing and finally got the DVD treatment it deserves. Tim Burton is a genius and this movie is why. Buy this and buy this now!
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Summary: Special Edition vs. Collector's Edition
Comment: So, if you already own the previous The Nightmare Before Christmas (Special Edition) is it worth double dipping for this new version and what is new? The good news is that with the exception of a DTS soundtrack and director Henry Selick's solo commentary track, everything from the previous edition has been included in this one.
Disc one includes a new audio commentary by producer Tim Burton, director Henry Selick, and music designer Danny Elfman. They were recorded separately and then edited together. Burton talks about the classic animated holiday TV specials that made a huge impression on him. Elfman claims that this is his favourite collaboration with Burton and talks about how he got involved. There is a significant amount of overlap from the numerous featurettes included on this set.
A new extra is "What's This? Jack's Haunted Mansion Holiday Tour," which takes you through a haunted mansion ride based on the film. The attention to detail and decor is fantastic, done in Gothic fashion. You can also take the tour with a trivia subtitle track imparting all kinds of factoids. Also included is a featurette examining how they added the Nightmare Before Christmas style to the classic Haunted Mansion design.
Also new is "Tim Burton's Original Poem," narrated by none other than veteran genre actor Christopher Lee. This provided the original inspiration for the film. Lee's great voice narrates over evocative concept art.
"The Making of Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas" takes us through various stages of the production, including the music, storyboards, art direction, and animation. It provides a detailed look at all of the work that went into creating the film and the challenges of stop motion animation.
The second disc starts off with "Frankenweenie," a short film Burton directed in 1984. He offers a new introduction and mentions that work has begun on a feature-length stop motion animated film. Shot in gorgeous black and white, it's about a young boy named Vincent (Barret Oliver) who decides to resurrect his dead dog Sparky a la Dr. Frankenstein. Shelley Duvall and Daniel Stern play his very Leave It To Beaver-esque parents.
"Vincent" is an animated short film that Burton made early in his career about a young boy who idolizes Vincent Price, who, incidentally, narrates the story. It has a wonderful, Expressionistic look reminiscent of early silent horror films.
Also included are three deleted storyboards and four animated sequences introduced by Selick. They feature sequences that didn't make the final cut, some were never animated. Selick explains that they were cut for reasons of time and pacing.
"The World's of Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas" explores the characters that inhabit Christmas Town, Halloween Town, and the Real World with all sorts of character designs, animation tests and concept art. It allows you to see the various incarnations of these beloved characters.
"Storyboards-to-Film Comparison" takes a look at a scene from the film and allows you to watch it simultaneously with the corresponding storyboards.
Finally, there are "Posters and Trailers," a collection of poster art, a teaser trailer and a theatrical trailer.
Bottom line: if you own the previous Special Edition, it's not really worth the double dip unless you really a devoted fan of this film. If this is your first time purchasing this film on DVD, then get Collector's Edition which has everything you could possibly want.
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