The Nightmare Before Christmas (Blu-ray Disc, 2008, Collector's Edition)

Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas is a 1993 stop motion fantasy film directed by Henry Selick and produced/co-written by Tim Burton. It tells the story of Jack Skellington, a being from "Halloween Town" who opens a portal to "Christmas Town". Danny Elfman wrote the film score and provided the singing voice of Jack, as well as other minor characters. The remaining principal voice cast includes Chris Sarandon, Catherine O'Hara, William Hickey, Ken Page and Glenn Shadix.
The genesis of the film started with a poem by Tim Burton written when he was working as a Disney animator in the early 1980s. With the critical success of Burton's stop-motion film Vincent in 1982, Disney started to consider The Nightmare Before Christmas as either a short subject or 30-minute television special. Over the years, Burton's thoughts regularly returned to the project, and in 1990, Burton and Disney made a development deal. Production started in July 1991 in San Francisco. Walt Disney Pictures decided to release the film under their Touchstone Pictures banner because they thought Nightmare would be "too dark and scary for kids". The Nightmare Before Christmas has been viewed with critical and financial success. Disney has reissued the film annually under their Disney Digital 3-D format since 2006.

This film is a true one of a kind gem! Of course a must have for fans who adore the art of stop motion animation. I had reservations about showing this movie to my 3 year old son since it is a bit on the dark side. But in all honesty the idea of Halloween…or what it has become…a corridor of webbed, dark and scary themed characters such as our other famed Nightmare movies…like Nightmare on Elm Street. But getting back on track to this fantasy filled musical. I decided to let my son watch it since it is a musical film which is another dazzling part of the movie that will capture kids of all ages. I don’t even want to imagine what this movie would be without the musical genius of Danny Elfman. After watching the movie my son absolutely loves it and he didn’t find it all scary. Oogie Boogie has become his favorite character which he calls the blanket. I deem this movie safe for children to watch unless your child is sensitive to scary themes.

My daughter loves this movie. She is a Tim Burton fan and updating her Blu ray collection. The seller provided excellent service and shipping was immediate. Absolutely fantastic transaction and look forward to purchasing additional blu ray collector items!

This is a great Movie --now a classic in our family when we have our Christmas Nite/Week Movies we have collected over the years....But you haven't seen anything until you see it in Blu-ray. (PS3 or Sony Blu-ray player work best I think). Colors, shapes, textures are more pronounced. Blu-ray in a brick and mortar store can be very expensive --in the mid to high $30+ range--so I always look for Blu-ray on Ebay. Can't wait till Blu-ray prices drop in general.

The best Tim Burton film EVER made. Take yourself on a journey and buy this effin movie!! YOU WILL NOT REGRET IT!!