The Nightmare Before Christmas [Blu-ray] + Digital Copy | L. Peter Callender, Randy Crenshaw |...

The Nightmare Before Christmas [Blu-ray] + Digital Copy | L. Peter Callender, Randy Crenshaw | Excellent Blu-ray version

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	The Nightmare Before Christmas [Blu-ray] + Digital Copy L. Peter Callender, Randy Crenshaw Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment, 2008 average customer review:based on 487 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Studio: Buena Vista Home Video Release Date: 08/26/2008 Run time: 76 minutes Rating: Pg

Cute and Macabre (?)

The holidays become a blur. We've all been accustomed to seeing Christmas music on display well before Halloween has come and gone. This idea was given full reign in `It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown,' with the late Charles M. Schultz's wonderful take on Halloween when Linus gets mixed up between Santa Claus and the famous, fictitious legend who delivers toys on Halloween night. This is where Tim Burton's `The Nightmare Before Christmas' takes off, but from there all parallels stop, and flair takes the helm for this truly unique animated adventure.

The story is uncomplicated enough. Jack Skellington (Danny Elfman), an emaciated man who is charming in character and sinister in appearance, is the figure head of Halloweentown, and the key figure of the most anticipated holiday of the village. November 1st as one might expect, is a let-down, and a down-cast Jack finds himself wandering through a forest all night long.

At the end of his journey, he discovers the North Pole and all the inhabitants surrounding Christmas's festive figure, Santa Claus. Noting that there is something different abound, he goes back to Halloween Town and brings all he sees back to the people. Feeling inadequate to convey the warmth of the season, he plots with three mischievous children to kidnap Ole Saint Nick and have the secrets of gift giving unfold for his town.

Embellishing the story are some offbeat characters. Ragdoll Sally (Catherine O'Hara) is captive to the nasty Dr. Finkelstein (William Hickey) in a Rapunzel-like subplot.

`The Nightmare Before Christmas' could have been a one note wonder, but what I like about it is the charm factor. In the midst of a cute and macabre background (I'd never thought that would mix until seeing this film.), delightful songs and memorable characters fill the screen. It doesn't exactly come off like Lucille Ball singing "We Need a Little Christmas," but the sojourn from a dark world yearning to be lighter is worth taking indeed.

A J.P.'s Pick 5 *'s =Exceptional

Happy Halloween! ;>)

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Excellent Blu-ray version

Great Blu-ray transfer of a fantastic film. Many extras that you won't get on DVD!

I don't really have to say . . .

. . . that this is one of the finest animated films of all time. Now do I have to say that this contains some of Danny Elfman's most fantastic music. This is absolutely incredible. The stop-motion animation featured here is so much better than the crappy CGI animation found in "Chicken Little," "Kung Fu Panda," etc. The songs are quite catchy, and I find myself humming them after I see the movie, and listen to the soundtrack. The character designs are spectacular and purely Burtonesque (even though Burton didn't direct this film). It's a fantastic movie, and it first both Halloween and Christmas respectively.

Grade: A-

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The Nightmare on Blu-ray

This is well worth the buy - its HD quality is absolutely amazing throughout most of the movie...You can see a hair on the model of Jack's skull when he's approaching the door to Christmas Town - now that's clarity! It is likely that you will never see this movie in a better presentation..That is until something better than Blu-ray comes out. Every quality of the movie is pushed to the edge with Blu-ray..It is simply fantastic!

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