THE
NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS
2 DISC COLLECTOR'S EDITION

08/24/08

Before Tim Burton made the movie
“The Nightmare Before Christmas” it was first written as a
poem. What he didn’t know that his poem would end up to be
one of the most beloved animated movies of all times. “Tim
Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas” is without a doubt
his best animated creations, and it has all of Burton’s
signature skill dark and mysterious characters as well as
its environments and music. It success has been so great
that it has been re-release in theaters in different
occasions with an excellent response from the audience. It’s
characters have become icons appearing in different media
such as video games, clothing stores, and all kinds of
accessories. Although the movie is about fifteen years old
the thrill behind it hasn’t disappeared. Every time I watch
it, I can’t help not to be overwhelmed by its originality
and inventiveness.
For those of you who haven’t seen
the movie it begins in a place named Halloween Town which
population consist of ghost, goblins, witches, skeletons,
vampires and my favorite the boogie man. They are all in
charge of Halloween and their whole purpose is to make sure
each year is more horrifying than before. They are very good
at it but there is one character who feels and emptiness
inside of his bones, Jack Skellington the pumpkin king and
the most terrifying creature in town. He’s the MVP of
Halloween Town: he’s the one who scares the most. None the
least Jack thinks more of himself than just scary face but
also he wants to try a new experience. Fortunately, he finds
out about Christmas Town and all its joy. He decides and
convince the town to do Christmas instead of Halloween. The
town is delighted about Jack’s new decision and go forth
with his creation but in their own style. Just when Jack
think all is well it still turns out to be a nightmare after
all and it’s up to Sally and Sandy Claws to save the night.
There’s only one word that I can say
that will describe this movie: Brilliant. It’s perfect in
everyway from the visual to the sound effects. Not to
mention the music in the movie touches the audience heart
while squeezing some laughs in the process. The characters
are ingeniously designed , all of them have different
personality like Sally. Sally is more of a nice, sweet, and
lonely girl who tries to help understand Jack but he keeps
ignoring her feels. The Boogie Man is nothing more but a
gambling man who gambles on what he will do when he captures
Sally and Sandy Claws. The voices of the characters are
appropriate by each actor. They did an outstanding jobs
impersonating their characters and the setting for the movie
is superb. It has a dark atmosphere behind the story and
influence the character .
The DVD is a two disc movie and just
by looking at the cover its awesome to add to your home
collection of movies. The DVD has a sleek look to it with a
picture of Jack in the center of it. It makes you think
theirs a doll of Jack on the outside of it. The video is
digitally restored and brilliantly remastered with state of
the art technology. The movie is more darker and more
ghastly as the original. I wouldn’t recommend this movie to
little kids because it may be too frightening for them to
watch but more for kids around the third or forth grade. The
Nightmare Before Christmas is without a doubt one of my
favorite movies and it has the double advantage: you could
see it in October or December and you will not feel out of
place. It will bring out the child in you.
Movie
Review By Dee
VIDEO:
Widescreen 1.66:1 Original theatrical format
AUDIO:
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround sound
Language: English, French, Spanish
Subtitle: English, French, Spanish
SPECIAL FEATURES:
Although it’s
beautifully presented in its case this two disc DVD version
does not include any new feature other than its previous one
disc version. It has the same amount of features which is
kind of a let down since they could have put it all on one
DVD. The only new stuff in the features is a new
introduction by Tim Burton in Frankenweenie, and two extra
features in the first disc describing the ride. In the DVD
it have the following:
Frankenweenie with
All-Intro by Tim Burton: Story about a boy who lost
his dog do to an accident and tries to bring him back from
the dead. (30:02)
Vincent:
Story about a boy who wants to grow up and become like
Vincent Price, a mad man who like to do experiments. They
should make a movie about Vincent, which I think it one of
the best special feature on the DVD. (5:52)
Deleted Scenes:
Deleted Storyboard: Tells you about the different never seen
animated stories that are worth seeing.(2:54)
Deleted Animated
Sequence: Tells you about the deleted scenes that
were never shown in the movie. The deleted scenes were not
that appealing to me but very boring do to the fact they are
not exciting or amusing.(5:04)
The Worlds of Tim
Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas: Shows you
about the many different character design with animation
test and concept of art. The feature for this was
interesting because you get to see how they design and
brought the characters alive. (2:04 per Character)
Storyboard to film
comparison: Shows you a comparison of how they were
drawn and how they become alive in screen. This feature is
very interesting because you get to see a before and after
design of each character played in the movie. (3:46)
Posters:
This feature show you five posters of many of the
characters in the movie.
Audio Commentary:
View the Film with all-new commentary by producer Tim
Burton, Director Henry Selick and by Composer Danny Elfman.
Backstage Disney:
What’s This? Jack’s Haunted Mansion Holiday Tour: Tell you
about Jacks Haunted Mansion and gives you narration in
English. This feature shows you the haunted mansion and how
it’s decorated. (7:14)
Off Track:
Talks about the haunted mansion and how they came up with
the idea of doing a theme for it. (37:22)
Tim Burton’s Original
Poem Narrated By Christopher Lee: Listen to the
original poem that started it all. (10:57)
The Making of Tim
Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas: Learn how
they created the movie from the beginning, music,
storyboards, art direction, puppets and animation. (24:42)
Digital Copy
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