| The Nightmare Before Christmas (Special Edition) | 
| Directors: Henry Selick, Tim Burton
Actors: Danny Elfman, Chris Sarandon, Catherine O'hara, William Hickey, Glenn Shadix
Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Touchstone
Category: DVD
List Price: $19.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (495 reviews)
Sales Rank: 3400
Format: Animated, Black & White, Color, Dts Surround Sound, Dvd-video, Letterboxed, Special Edition, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 76 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Picture Format: Letterbox
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.5
ISBN: 6305949980
UPC: 717951009395
EAN: 9786305949985
ASIN: 6305949980
Release Date: October 3, 2000
Theatrical Release Date: October 29, 1993
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 a cult classic for all ages November 12, 2008
A great Tim Burton classic. This movie has is it all,a great sound track.
A great love story and how one man finds happiness in every day life.
It shows how friend support and comfort a friend in need.Also how we all
can pull together to over come ower problems.Along with some tricks and
a whole lot of treats. Happy Halloween!
Always a Classic! November 12, 2008
NBX is a modern classic. It's a great story about Halloween taking over Christmas. The characters are great, there's pathos and comedy and lots of fun for kids 10 and up. This version isn't very different from the laserdisk version which came out years ago. From the commercial I thought there might be some cgi goodies added or the new 3d cgi movie that was shown in theatres two halloweens or so ago. It's great for what it is, but I expected additional extras more than the download copy for Ipods, etc.
Nightmare Before Christmas Blu-Ray November 10, 2008
This is one of mine and my wifes favorite movies, so we were glad to see it released on bluray. The video quality is very good. We were amazed that we were able to see details and quality that are nearly invisible on the dvd version. I would highly recommend this one to everyone!
 NIghtmare Before Christmas November 2, 2008
0 out of 12 found this review helpful
AS I'VE WRITTEN AMAZON AND STORYBOOK, I NEVER GOT THIS PRODUCT. I WANTED IT FOR HALOWEEN TO GIVE TO A GRANDDAUGHER, BUT NEVER RECEIVED IT. I EMAILED AMAZON CUSTOMER SERVICE AND STORYBOOK, AND GOT NADA, NOTHING, ZILCH! THANKS FOR THE NOTHING!!
Cute and Macabre (?) October 31, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
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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