Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas
by Henry Selick
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Actor: Catherine O'Hara, Chris Sarandon, Danny Elfman, Glenn Shadix, William HickeyDirector: Henry Selick
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Original Language), Analog
Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC
Running Time: 76 minutes
Release Date: 1997-08-26
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Publisher: Walt Disney Video/Touchstone Home Video
Studio: Walt Disney Video/Touchstone Home Video
VHS Movie Reviews of Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas
Movie Review: A must have for Blu-Ray. This is a classic
Summary: 5 Stars
I loved it in theaters and I thought it couldn't get better. If you see it on a Blu-Ray player you'll fall in love again. Movie Review: Very Disappointed
Summary: 1 Stars
I never opened the DVDs because the Jack Skellington bust was broken and I had to send everything back. I reordered and the second bust was also broken and instead of Amazon looking at their stock and finding one not broken Amazon just refunded my money - end of story.
Not satisfied at all.
Movie Review: What's not to like???
Summary: 5 Stars
The Nightmare Before Christmas is such a true work of imagination. The characters are touching and the music can easily get stuck in your head. It has just enough spook in it that even my 3 year old loves it. I also have a place in my heart for the bonus DVD which has a wonderful story on it called Vincent. I will never get sick of this movie...EVER!!!Movie Review: Nightmare Before Chrismas
Summary: 5 Stars
I was very happy with the delivery of this. The price was great. It was delivered in a timely manner and was in perfect condition. I would buy again...Movie Review: Disney has decided to adopt it's "step-child project"
Summary: 4 Stars
When Nightmare was originally released, it was released through Disney's Touchstone Pictures banner. As director Henry Selick recalls, "Their biggest fear, and why it was kind of a stepchild project, was they were afraid of their core audience hating the film and not coming."
That certainly wasn't the case and this time around Disney has decided to adopt it's "step-child project". This, however, comes with a couple nice "Disney Perks" as I will call them.
AND THE DISNEY PERKS ARE...
1. Should I ever damage the DVD or break it, Disney has a replacement program in which you can replace your DVD through them for $6.95 - this is a pretty good deal and it applies to ALL Disney films.
2. My DVD did not come with an activation code for digital copy. Rather than having to go through Amazon to return it, I called the 1-800 number on the DVD and Disney will not only replace my copy free of charge despite it being used, but they are going to pay the shipping both ways.
As for the Special Edition, there are some great features. The bonus disc contains substantial features, the digital copy makes putting the movie on my digital devices a breeze, and the DVD itself comes equipped with a "fast-play" feature. This is a great buy for fans of the movie - but don't wait on it, Disney has a habit of cutting us off by placing their movies back in their demand-creating Vault.
Summary of Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas
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 EmersonAnimation Video
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