The Nightmare Before Christmas (2-Disc Collector's Edition) + Digital Copy

Actor: L. Peter Callender , Randy Crenshaw , Judi M. Durand , William Hickey , Edward Ivory
Director: Henry Selick
MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Manufacturer: WALT DISNEY STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Customer Rating:

, based on 437 reviews

Lowest Price: $21.45
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Editorial Review:

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

Customer Reviews:

awesome but...

This is the most beautiful blu-ray I've ever seen but they really should have left the touchtone logo on it. But that's ok because I've still got the special edition too.

2008-09-05

AMAZING!

I was looking REALLY hard for this dvd last year and I had no luck. I eventually decided to rent it from Blockbuster with no intent to return. A few months later when I heard about the new release i was ecstatic. I pre-ordered it about 2 weeks ago and received it right away. All I can say is that I LOVE IT!! It has many of the same features as the previous release but the new additions are fantastic. The poem is the best new addition. The animation was spectacular. I also really enjoyed the behind the scenes at the haunted mansion. I would recommend this dvd to anyone who is a fan of the movie! and because of the included digital copy I have a copy on itunes with me at all time! :)

2008-09-05

Movie: 4/5 Picture Quality: 4.25/5 Sound Quality: 4.5/5 Extras: 4.75/5

Title: The Nightmare Before Christmas
Version: U.S.A / Region-A
Aspect ratio: 1.66:1
MPEG-4 AVC BD-50 / High Profile 4.1
Running time: 1:16:39
Movie size: 23,368,820,736 bytes
Disc size: 45,038,862,586 bytes
Average video bit rate: 29.57 Mbps

Dolby TrueHD Audio English 4867 kbps 7.1 / 48kHz / 4867kbps (AC3 Core: 5.1 / 48kHz / 640kbps)
Dolby Digital Audio English 640 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 640kbps
Dolby Digital Audio French 640 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 640kbps
Dolby Digital Audio Spanish 640 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 640kbps
Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48kHz / 192kbps
Dolby Digital Audio Portuguese 192 kbps 2.0 / 48kHz / 192kbps

Subtitles: English SDH / French / Portuguese / Spanish
Number of chapters: 21

#Frankenweenie (SD, 30 min.)
#Vincent (SD, 6 min.)
#Deleted Storyboards (SD, 3 min.)
#Deleted Animated Sequences (SD, 5 min.)
#The Making of Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas (SD, 25 min.)
#Halloween Town
#Christmas Town
#The Real World
#Storyboard-to-Film Comparison (SD, 4 min.)
#Posters
#Trailers (SD, 4 min.)

#Audio Commentary by Tim Burton, director Henry Selick, and music producer Danny Elfman
#What's This? Jack's Haunted Mansion Holiday Tour - On Track Version (HD, 7 min.)
#What's This? Jack's Haunted Mansion Holiday Tour - Off Track Version (HD, 37 min.)
#Tim Burton's Original Poem (HD, 12 min.)
#Introduction by Tim Burton (HD, 18 sec.)
#D-Box Motion Code
#DVD Digital Copy

2008-09-04

Why 4 stars

I purchased this set not from amazon but from a local retailer and wanted to point out something is wrong with this version of the film. Biggest one I can tell so far is that in the first 5 minutes there are lyrics missing from the "This is Halloween" song. When Sally is combing her hair its supposed to say " I am the wind blowing through your hair, I am the Who when you call Who's there" in my set (this one) its missing. There are also some smaller things missing here and there, but I haven't had time to sit down and write a full compairison. That was the first thing I noticed. Anyone else notice things like this as well? Thats why 4 stars other than that great box, nice setup but same extras as before.

2008-09-02

A tempting purchase

I own the special edition of the dvd and I'm debating big time on buying this, because where else has anyone seen the bust that comes with the set??? It even talks! I saw it today in Target and my immediate thought was I'd give an arm and leg up for it. So I guess a true lover or collector of NBC would buy this.

2008-09-02

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