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The Nightmare Before Christmas (2-Disc Collector's Edition + Digital Copy) | 
| Actors: L. Peter Callender, Randy Crenshaw, Judi M. Durand, William Hickey, Edward Ivory
Studio: WALT DISNEY STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Category: DVD
List Price: $32.99
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Rating:  599 reviews
Sales Rank: 3277
Format: AC-3, Animated, Box set, Collector's Edition, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Original recording remastered, Widescreen
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Discs: 2
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Running Time: 76 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.8 x 1.2
MPN: DISD057043D
UPC: 786936761276
EAN: 0786936761276
ASIN: B001AIRUOU
Theatrical Release Date: 1993
Release Date: August 26, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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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!
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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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 A fun family animation July 7, 2010
MISTER SJEM (CALIF BAY AREA United States)
Part musical, part family animation. The tale is done well enough and children should enjoy it. Lacking in complexity for me but for its genre it was done well enough. I wasn't expecting ENGLISH PATIENT here. MY GRADE: B (fanboys/fangirls of Time Burton or Danny Elfman will give it higher).
 Decent Movie May 30, 2010
Adam Turney (Las Vegas, NV USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The Blu-ray version is the only way to view this movie. However, I am not a big fan of the story or music. My wife loves every aspect of this movie but I find myself falling asleep every time we watch it. If you love the movie then you cannot pass up the Blu-ray copy and it is a great way to show off your LCD/Plasma TV.
 One of the Best Blu-Ray Presentations Yet! May 29, 2010
Rockster (CT)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This movie deserved a great blu-ray release and that it exactly what it got. The picture and sound quality are amazing and the movie is a memorable one. It is a Tim Burton classic so it has his eccentric style to it. If you're a fan of the movie, this is a MUST OWN version. Get it quick, rumor is its going back into the vault soon!
Was it too ambitious? May 24, 2010
Scott (Texas)
I have mixed feelings about this movie. The premise is wonderful, the character designs are spectacular, and the animation is beyond marvelous. But it feels like some of the movie is missing. It's almost as if the first 30 minutes of the movie was cut out. The plot is rushed into before the characters have time to develop so there's no chemistry in Jack's romance, which looks like it was practically tossed in at the end. Maybe if some of the songs were removed there could have been more room for development. Or perhaps the film could have been made longer (something I almost NEVER recommend but would be okay with here). The Danny Elfman soundtrack is terrific of course, but it's tough trying to develop character and plot through music alone, especially in a film that's only an hour and sixteen minutes. I think the attempt to make this into somewhat of a musical was just too ambitious. I wouldn't rank this as high up as Pee-Wee's Big Adventure or Big Fish where a lot more goes into the development of the protagonist.
I still can't believe this movie came out way back in 1993. Amazing.
An Older Fan May 7, 2010
Jeanne Scott (Seattle, Washington)
I see that youngsters enjoy Nightmare but I know older folks enjoy it also! I loved this film from the first instant. Everyone in my family enjoys it too.
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