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 on Blu-ray Disc Bored with the same old scare-and-scream routine, Pumpkin King Jack Skellington 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! Hear the genius of Danny Elfman’s sensational music in 7.1 Surround Sound as the fantastic talents and imaginations of Tim Burton and Henry Selick come to life in stunning Hi-Def. THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS now even more eerie and extraordinary on Blu-ray High Definition!
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.
All-New Blu-ray Exclusive Tim Burton Movie Introduction
Storyboard To Film Comparison
Original Theatrical Trailers And Posters
What’s This? Jack’s Haunted Mansion Holiday Tour
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 ScenesFor 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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March 11, 2010
#1
I hate everyone who said this movie [stank] because it was SCARY! I watched this foul excuse for a film when I was seven or so and I wasn’t scared, nor was I last year when I borrowed it from a friend. It had aweful music, a [silly] plot, and [bad] voice acting. I had no idea the stitch-girl thing was talking. I thought she was just making a mumbling noise. Also, for all the people who said Santa got ‘tortured,’ please define the word “torture.” When I think of torture, I think of bleeding and screaming and death, not rubbing a feather to someones foot. I hated the Batman movies. I loathed Edward Scissor-Hands. I abhored the Nightmare Before Christmas. If you have an ounce of intelligence in your brain, then use it to NOT buy-or watch-this movie. In fact, find the nearest store with a copy of this movie and run, not walk, but RUN in the opposite direction.
March 11, 2010
#2
What a major disappointment for all true stop-motion animation fans. I actually feel sorry for those who unknowingly call this a “masterpiece”, or a “true classic”; they must be pretty desperate. -But it’s no wonder, really. If you’ve grown up with mostly cartoons and Disney movies, something “different” like this must seem like a revelation. -Come on, have you forgotten Ray Harryhausen or George Pal and his Puppetoons ?. Or people like the Quay Brothers, Jiri Trnka, Karel Zeman, Jan Svankmejer, etc., etc., etc. -They’re the true masters; able to be innovative, atmospheric and scary. “T.N.B.C.” lack all these important ingredients. But the biggest disappointment of all is the animation itself. The movie may look slick, perfect and sophisticated (and I’m sure they spent a million hours on it), but it’s too elaborate for its own good. I know stop-motion is all about detail, but if you spend too much time making the movements of the puppets quick and realistic you lose that special kind of magic so essential to this wonderful art-form. In my opinion stop-motion is supposed to be rather slow and jerky looking – that’s the very charm of it, for Christ sake !. Not necessarily dark and quirky, but it’s at its otherworldly best when the execution of it is kept simple and primitive. Check out some old classic fairytales Czech-style for much more effective examples. I really don’t know why they bothered, Burton & Co. -They might as well have used computers, because CGI is almost what it feels (and looks) like to me. Stop-motion is after all an oldfashioned kind of animation, and just about the only place left where ones fantasy can truly flourish and your patience (brain, really) is challenged. Unlike CGI, it forces you to use you imagination still, and not disconnect it. Concentration, please !.
March 11, 2010
#3
Why does “everyone” love this movie? It’s not that good. Not at all. I saw this when I was four and I absolutely hated it when I found out they kidnapped Santa Clause. The zombie girl taking her head off at one point in the movies was pretty gross too…yuck. I don’t reccomend this film.
March 11, 2010
#4
My Mom got me this movie when I was about 7 years old. And right
from the begining I hated it. If you have even a little bit of
sence you would NEVER EVER buy this movie, or even watch it.
It runend the way I though about Christmas and Halloween. So for
the sake of yourself and your kids DO NOT buy or watch this movie.If I could I’ve give it no stars at all.
March 11, 2010
#5
This movie is dark and depressing. It has forever ruined Christmas for me. Christmas is supposed to be about love and peace, not torture and death! Totally disturbing! The only positive thing you can say about it is the level of creativity is high but what a terrible direction to take with it. Do yourself a favor and pick some other show. If you value your sanity you will steer clear of this film at all costs.