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  • Actors: Danny Elfman, Chris Sarandon, Catherine O'Hara, William Hickey, Glenn Shadix
  • Directors: Tim Burton
  • Format: PAL, Widescreen
  • Language English
  • Subtitles: English, French, Portuguese, Dutch
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: Touchstone Home Video
  • DVD Release Date: 2 Oct 2006
  • Run Time: 77 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (75 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004CXT5
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,939 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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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

On the DVD:This Special edition is a must for all Burton fans with the biggest gem to be found on a DVD release--"Tim Burtons Early Films" which holds his first two works. Vincent is clear predecessor of Nightmare before Christmas using the same stop-animation style and voiced superbly by Vincent Price himself; and Frankenweenie--a B&W live-action flick--takes you back to early B-movie territory seen through the eyes of a boy. Added to these films is a great special-features menu including a short documentary offering an interview with Burton, which exposes the inspiration for this magical animation and presents the three-year task of making the "Nightmare". On top of this is an in-depth commentary by director Henry Selick and Art director Pete Kozachik and layer upon layer of "character development" offering an insight into the intensity of thought that went into making these animated figures real. You also get a great selection of storyboards along with the sequences they manifest into, deleted storyboards and an animated sequence with a surprise alternative ending. The menu is beautifully animated in keeping with the style of artwork in the film. With a 1.66:1 widescreen format and Dolby digital transfer this charming DVD is perfect for Halloween, Christmas and beyond! --Nikki Disney

DVD Description
DVD Special Features:

Deleted Scenes and Animated Sequences
Behind The Scenes at the Studio
Storyboards and Image Gallery
Audio Commentary and Original Trailers
Languages: Dolby Digital 5.1 English, Italian, Spanish
Subtitles: English, English for the hearing impaired, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Widescreen format 1.66:1

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30 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Cinematic Masterpiece , 19 May 2006
By Andrew Kerr (Scotland) - See all my reviews
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When this animated Tim Burton film was first released back in the early nineties, I was still a child and it rightfully and quickly engraved its place as my fravioute film of all time. I am extreme pleased to see that it has stood the test of time and established itself as a cult classic with huge populatily. It is nothing less than a cinematic masterpiece that can be watched again and again and again - as it was when I first got the film years ago on video. The Nightmare Before Christmas is an fanasty film that tells the story of Jack Skellington ( a skeleton ) who longs for a more meanful existence in his home of Halloween Town, and desides to spread his version of Christmas to all, but his well meaning plan goes wrong. If for some strange reason you have not yet seen this brilliant production you must do so as soon as possible. Even now in my early twenties I can really appreate the pure atmosphere and blissfull characters that are created in the world of The Nightmare Before Christmas. It is a must own at all costs kind of film.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Christmas films don't come any better than this., 14 Nov 2003
By Mrs J Simcox (Tipton, West Midlands United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
The Nightmare Before Christmas is a beautiful film for all year round. Jack Skellington, the main character is adorable. Getting sick of his "Pumpkin King" crown, he one day stumbles upon Christmastown, from which he later decides to kidnap Santa, whilst taking over his job to give presents (and scares) to children all over the world.
With Burton's own unique twist, and Elfman's musical stylings, it's fresh (even though the film is 10 years old), completely original, and unlike any other christmas film you are ever likely to see.
Plus, you get Vincent, a short, 5 minute homage to Burton's childhood hero, Vincent Price (gorgeous in everyway and truely does deserve a disk of it's own) and Frankenweenie (another of Burton's early films).
If you're an avid Tim Burton fan, like myself.. you'll love it, and even if you're not.. you'll love it still.
Definately worth every penny.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Gothic surrealism and Musical genius at its very best, 18 Aug 2003
I first saw this film when I was 8 and this is still one of the best films I have ever seen, however I must say for differant reasons since then.
On first viewing of the film it was not only the way each character on screen was superbly brought to life with wonderful voice acting but also the claymation used for the film which gives it such a wonderfully unique and twisted looking setting for such a story to be told.
All of the main characters within the film are superb during not only dialogue but also while singing the songs that they have throughout. Danny Elfman and Tim Burton have once again put together a remarkable film with the superb directoral view of the dark and romantic gothic look that Tim Burton gives to his films but also to the way the score, wonderful in its own rite, only enhances every scene in the film.
Danny Elfman as Jack is sublime and this is surely one of his better compositions for a film managing to make some of the songs happy and cheerful while singing of severed heads, boiling Santa Clause in a pot and having someone steal christmas so that a new one can be made in the thief's own image..... Truly miraculous film-making and a must have video or dvd for young and old alike.
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