The Nightmare Before Christmas (DVD, 2000, Special Edition)

Tim Burton draws attention to any of his work - people tend to love him or hate him... but with the Nightmare Before Christmas, Tim Burton has created a visually stunning masterpiece. The Nightmare before Christmas is a stop-motion animated movie following Pumpkin King Jack Skellington (Love the name!!) who chases what he thinks will be the finer life in Santa Claus's land. But Jack Skellington struggles to leave his world - Halloween!

The beauty of The Nightmare Before Christmas is that its beautifuly created and assembled. In fact, it was nominated for an Academy Award. This is the predecessor to Tim Burton's 2005 release the Corpse Bride. The Nightmare Before Christmas is a must have DVD as, with each watch, you will find new and special scenes and moments.

I thought this movie was very entertaining. The clay animation was very cool to watch. I also enjoyed the story. My favorite part was when they were shooting at the sley when it was flying through the sky. I highly recommend this movie!!!! A+++++++++++++

The Nightmare Before Christmas is one of my favorite pieces of animation. It is a charming story about Jack the Pumpkin King and resident of Halloween Town who is sick the day to day drudgery of creating Halloween. One day he wanders off and finds a doorway to Christmas Town. He enters the door and finds himself hip deep in snow and good cheer. He is amazed at this new holiday and decides that a great way to break out of his funk is to kidnap the guy most responsible for Christmas and take over his holiday for him. While Jacks heart is in the right place, the residents of Halloween Town have a tough time adapting to Christmas. Severed heads and man eating gift boxes are not what Jack had in mind.

I love this film. It is a bi-annual watch for me at Christmas and at Halloween. It is a very original story and it has some great musical numbers written by Danny Elfman, however the main hook for me on this one is the animation. I have always been a fan of stop motion animation and there are several scenes in this film that are jaw dropping. Hundreds of characters come flying, running and swimming into the shot and it looks like they move flawlessly. The amount of work that the animators had to go through is mind boggling.

The film is in widescreen format and the picture transfer is very good. It's presented in the original theatrical aspect ratio. The video transfer really captures the detail in the set design and the colors. Halloween town has dark and eerie blacks, browns and grays, back light by pale oranges and blood reds. Christmas town is filled with bright blues, reds and greens set against red brick houses and white snow. The colors are rich and warm. The sound is offered in Dolby Digital and DTS formats. Both transfers are nice. Since it’s a musical the main aspect I focused on were the songs. The vocals are sharp and stand out above the music. For the most part they sound great but at times the vocals overpower the music in the song. There is a director's commentary that runs through the film. There are some great pieces of info on how they did certain scenes and where ideas came from, but a lot of it is also covered in the making of feature and for me the feature is a lot more interesting.

The DVDs making of video is fantastic. It takes you through every aspect of the making of the film. There is a lot of great information about the set design and what influenced the look of the film. It looks at how the models were made and what went in to making them move and how certain tracking shots, a first for in stop motion animation history, were filmed. This is a true making of feature, not a slick five-minute promotional piece, on how the film was made. Fans of this movie will definitely want to see this. Folks who do not know how the film was animated will be amazed on how the characters were brought to life. If this does not give you a new appreciation of this movie when you are watching it, I do not know what will!

The disc has a lot of deleted scenes and storyboards that are ok. If you're not a hard core fan of the film then you could probably live with out seeing them. One deleted sequence had the identity of Oogie Boogie turn out to be one of the characters we have been introduced to before. Kinda cool. Better than the deleted scenes are the movement tests of Jack, Sally and Zero. They were made to show the Disney execs how the characters could use movement to show emotion. There is a slew of concept art and storyboa

I absolutely love the story line to this movie. The characters are fun and crazy and the music is great. This movie is one of my favorites.

I bought this dvd because it is an all time favorite of my son and husband. Since it is now out of production you can't get it in the retail venue. When I compared prices from Ebay to other online auction stores you just couldn't beat the price and I got it new still in shrink wrap. It plays great and is a great collectors item right up there with Tim Burton's "Corpse Bride".

A painstaking film-making process makes this movie VERY enjoyable to watch. Great musical numbers abound (including a cute little song about a character from "HALLOWEEN TOWN" discovering Christmas for the first time. A nice story wraps up the whole thing in one NEAT little package!
Note! I personally would not suggest this movie to young, sensitive children as portions of the film CAN be a little frightening to the little ones!

I bought this movie because it seems to be a classic. It is! My kids LOVE it! My 3 year old son watches it at least once a day. He knows all of the songs and is always singing them. The movie is good, the music is excellent, and I know we will watch it for years to come.

I purchased this Movie for my Son's Birthday - He LOVES the movie! I believe it's an original DVD - but with all the bootlegs out there it's hard to tell. Our purchase experience wasn't pleasant took over 4 weeks to receive this item. Our family would highly recommend this movie to anyone - especially with the holidays coming up - Great MOVIE!!!!!

This is truly a Tim Burton Masterpiece!
The highly detailed stop action animation will amaze you and each time you watch you will see something new.
The unique idea of having Halloween and Christmas cross paths is brilliant! What kid would not love having their 2 favorite Holidays all rolled up in one.
Although Kids Love it Adults will love it. As a mater of fact I know MANY adults including myself who collect the toys and collectables.

I paid for the item twice from two seperate sellers and have not recieved either one of the DVD's. I am a 10 Ebayer and have a perfect 100% satisfaction rate, so if I cannot stiff someone why do I get stiffed?

Great price for a discontinued film, great shipping cost, great product. DVD in MINT condition, the case left something to be desired but that's ok. :)

I was looking for this movie everywhere, and it was ridiculously expensive wherever I looked since it was a "collector's item". This was a reasonable price, and the movie was in great condition! I would buy from this seller again.

The item was just what was stated. We recieved the DVD imediately. We had been ripped off before with other DVD purchasses, but this was perfect. Thankyou very much

My family has always loved the movie. They no longer sold it in the stores, so I checked e-bay and found it for a good price from a great seller. The movie is great, the trasaction was very easy.

I love this movie its been a favoriet for years and had it on VHS but wanted the DVD version of it. I loved it!! It comes with all kinds of extra stuff!!!! You will not be disappointed!!

There's an appealing quirkiness here that instantly grips the viewer. The animation is creamy smooth--and original in the extreme. The musical score
has a uniqueness that elevates it from others of this genre. In point of fact,
it might well be considered a pop opera, as the story-line progresses nearly entirely in vocal form. If one were pressed to characterize The Nightmare Before Christmas in a single word, it would be "unique." In the final analysis, the film's totality is greater than the sum of its parts. --Geo. M. Meiser, IX

I have seen The Nightmare Before Christmas many times and each time it gets better and better. Tim Burton brings his characters to life using the wonders of clay-mation. The music that Danny Elfman wrote for TNBC is magical, making you feel every emotion. I would highly recommend this movie to children and adults alike!

The product was great, I couldn't find it anywhere else so I checked Ebay. I bought it as a Christmas gift for my son.

It did take along time to get it and I finally had to email the seller to see what was going on. He thought he had sent it but said it fell between the seat of his car...

I decided to buy this because I wanted it...I had been looking everywhere for it and no one had it I would have bought from Walmart if I could have...Just didnt like how much I had to pay for it but I guess that's what you have to do if you want something so bad....Other then that everything was fine

Looking for something that no store has? I asked two stores about the DVD and they said they didn't have it and were not going to get it in. I jumped on EBAY and found it at a reasonable price. My kids are enjoying The Nightmare Before Christmas thanks to Ebay.

We love it!!! We watch it over and over and over.... my kids sing the songs and can almost recite the script verbatim!! Jack the hero of the movie draws you in to the plot and soon your cheering for a strange warped Christmas!!

I love Halloween and Christmas and this movie put the two into one! Cute movie with cute graphics. The plot is right there for you to see, not hiding in some far off imagination in a hidden corner. Cute Cute Cute

I ordered from this person a DVD for my son's birthday early August with a money order. I have not received the DVD or any correspondence from the person. I have made on the upwards of 6 attempts to contact him. I feel they should be removed from ebay as a seller. I do not recommend you purchase from this person if you want to give money away from a charity to donate to.