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The Nightmare Before Christmas (2-Disc Collector's Edition + Digital Copy) (1993)

For those who never thought Disney would release a film in which Santa Claus is kidnapped and tortured, well, here it is! The full title is Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, which should give you an idea of the tone of this stop-action animated musical/fantasy/horror/comedy. It is based on characters created by Burton, the former Disney animator best known as the director of Pee-wee's Big Adventure, Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, and the first two Batman movies. His benignly scary-funny sensibility dominates the story of Halloweentown resident Jack Skellington (voice by Danny Elfman, who also wrote the songs), who stumbles on a bizarre and fascinating alternative universe called ... Christmastown! Directed by Henry Selick (who later made the delightful James and the Giant Peach), this PG-rated picture has a reassuringly light touch. As Roger Ebert noted in his review, "some of the Halloween creatures might be a tad scary for smaller children, but this is the kind of movie older kids will eat up; it has the kind of offbeat, subversive energy that tells them wonderful things are likely to happen." --Jim Emerson



If you think the best movies are the ones that show you a world you've never envisioned before, then you will LOVE Tim Burton's "The Nightmare Before Christmas". A benchmark in stop-motion animation, this incredibly difficult-to-make film (24 individually posed frames were needed to produce ONE SECONDS's worth of action) is a masterpiece of art direction, set design, and good old-fashioned storytelling. The plot revolves around Jack, the Pumpkin King of Halloween, and his attempt to run Christmas in place of Santa Claus. "Sleigh" becomes confused with "slay"; "stockings" become "stalkings"; and spirits go from joyous to ghostly as the two holidays clash together like oil and water, or fire and ice. One of the great surprises of the movie is that although it dances around material that could easily careen into cynicism, it remains refreshingly sweet and light throughout. Which is not to say that some of the comedy isn't a little dark and perhaps geared more towards older children and adults; for example, the brief scene in which a python puppet is shown swallowing a Christmas tree whole is hysterically funny, but not especially appropriate for the very young.

The special edition DVD is unquestionably the version of this classic to buy. Included are a wealth of extras: the teaser and theatrical trailers; a documentary on "The Making of ..."; deleted scenes and storyboards, etc, etc. The best bonuses are two short films by Burton: "Vincent", a poetic tribute to the magnificent Vincent Price, narrated by the subject himself; and "Frankenweenie", a canine send-up of "Frankenstein", starring Shelley Duvall, Daniel Stern, and a cast of talented character actors. This DVD is one that you can spend HOURS exploring happily! Highly recommended as both a Halloween and Christmas treat.

Tim Burton's the Nightmare Before Christmas Trading Figure Series 1 Set of 6

This set is awesome quality for the price, there are tons of little pieces that come in individual boxes to put together yourself. The purpose I had bought these figurines for was for cake decorations. The only downfall to this product is that they come apart/ fall over easily they are for decoration to fragile to serve as a toy for younger kids. If you love collectibles from the Nightmare before christmas this is a great buy.



A Nightmare Before Christmas Monopoly Game

The Nightmare Before Christmas Monopoly Collector’s Edition is the first and only game that to give fans the opportunity to collect and own the most popular locations from this cult classic such as Jack’s Tower, Oogie Boogie’s Casino, Dr. Finklestein’s Laboratory and Sally’s Alley.



Other Nightmare Before Christmas Board Games



Nightmare Before Christmas Book For Your Little Ones

Meet Jack Skellington. He’s in charge of making Halloweenland the coolest creepy place around. But when Jack suddenly grows bored with tricks and treats, he goes searching for new ways to celebrate… and he finds them in Christmas Town! Christmas, Jack decides, is just what Halloweenland…and the world…needs! He sets out to take over the role of Santa. But can anything good come of a tall and lanky skeleton dressed up as everyone’s favorite jolly old elf?



One of the interesting ideas for holidays is putting up Nightmare Before Christmas decorations. A lot of people will surely recognize Nightmare Before Christmas decorations, thanks to the popular movie from Tim Burton. It's such a unique and interesting theme to use during the holiday season. It will be more appropriate for adults' home because it can be a bit scary to some kids. So if you are having an adult party at home during the Christmas season, this theme can certainly be a great idea to begin with. Let us take a look at some tips and ideas on how to come up with such decorations.



Of course, the Nightmare Before Christmas decorations won't be complete without the main character, Jack Skellington. If you are going for this theme, make sure to have him in your Christmas decors. To give him more of that Christmas feel, you can probably add a red and green plaid scarf and tie it to his neck. He will be a great focal point in your buffet table or on top of your fireplace if you host the party. Aside from him, the other main characters of the movie would be great to add. There's Sally, Dr. Finkelstein, Mayor, Lock, Oogie Boogie, Santa, and the Big Witch to choose from.



You can also get small Christmas ornaments having the characters as the design. The theme will be more complete if you have them in all your Christmas decors. Place some of the ornaments in your Christmas tree and mix and match them with the rest of the ornaments or Christmas balls, ribbons, and poinsettias. Put some of the characters in the garland, or hang them together with the Christmas stockings by the fireplace. You can also hang some on the ceiling where you will be entertaining your guests. You can even make some Christmas cookies or decorations on the table with the Nightmare Before Christmas characters.