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Film: Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas in Disney® Digital 3D (2006) [PG] 75 minutes
WIP™ Scale: $12.25
Where Viewed: United Artists Colorado Mills Stadium 16 & Giant Screen, Lakewood, CO
When 1st Seen: 26 October 2006
Time: 4:55 p.m.
Film's Official Website
DVD Release Date: original available now, new 3D version unscheduled
Directed by: Henry Selick (James and the Giant Peach)
Story and Characters by: Tim Burton (Edward Scissorhands)
Adaptation by : Michael McDowell (Tales from the Darkside: The Movie)
Screenplay by: Caroline Thompson (The Secret Garden)
Featured Voice Cast (Where You Might Remember Him/Her From):
Danny Elfman (Corpse Bride) • Chris Sarandon ("Law & Order") • Catherine O'Hara (Monster House) • William Hickey (Prizzi's Honor) • Glenn Shadix ("Carnivàle") • Paul Reubens ("Pee-wee's Playhouse") • Ken Page (All Dogs Go to Heaven)
Soundtrack: order the CD below
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Just in time for Halloween and the Winter Holiday season, Disney® magic has been breathed back into an old class, Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas. The film has been completely re-mastered using special techniques to turn the film into a true 3-D experience using the Real D Corporation's techniques. Projecting the film using DLP™ technology makes for a truly outstanding rendering of the film and a wonderful holiday treat. The film which was made using stop-motion animation—a technique that was on the verge of extinction, but which has be revitalized due in large part to Tim Burton—a process that involved puppets and painstakingly minute movements to create the motion of the characters in the film. The Read D 3D techniques now give a true 3D look and feel to all of the characters—most notably Jack Skellington's ghost dog, Zero. For those who did not see the original when it debuted in 1993, now is a perfect time to see it in its finest form. Meanwhile, those who did can enjoy it again in a whole new light.
The story is simple. The Pumpkin King, Jack Sekllinton (singing Danny Elfman, speaking Chris Sarandon), who rules the holiday of Halloween gets bored and decides to kidnap Santa (Edward Ivory) and take over Christmas. He rallies Halloween Town around the idea, and everyone pitched in to fulfill his dream. They make all sorts of off-color toys like shrunken heads and Jack-in-the-Boxes that really scare for him to deliver. They ready his sleigh with skeleton reindeer for his maiden Christmas Eve. But, things do not turn out as Jack plans when children are frightened by the toys and the military decided to use force to bring down this imposter. A creation of Dr. Finkelstein (William Hickey), named Sally (Catherine O'Hara), does her best to support Jack, but she finds herself unable to admit she's fallen for him. This whimsical tale brings home the message that everyone need find his or her niche, become great at filling it, and keep true to it. This is a message some might find mixed or dated in this day and age, but, actually, it sill has merit.
The story is simple. The Pumpkin King, Jack Sekllinton (singing Danny Elfman, speaking Chris Sarandon), who rules the holiday of Halloween gets bored and decides to kidnap Santa (Edward Ivory) and take over Christmas. He rallies Halloween Town around the idea, and everyone pitched in to fulfill his dream. They make all sorts of off-color toys like shrunken heads and Jack-in-the-Boxes that really scare for him to deliver. They ready his sleigh with skeleton reindeer for his maiden Christmas Eve. But, things do not turn out as Jack plans when children are frightened by the toys and the military decided to use force to bring down this imposter. A creation of Dr. Finkelstein (William Hickey), named Sally (Catherine O'Hara), does her best to support Jack, but she finds herself unable to admit she's fallen for him. This whimsical tale brings home the message that everyone need find his or her niche, become great at filling it, and keep true to it. This is a message some might find mixed or dated in this day and age, but, actually, it sill has merit.
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The technology has enhanced the original not destroyed it. Danny Elfman's score, the special effects, and the story resonate as well today as they did in the early 1990s. A Nightmare Before Christmas is an animated rebel that took a creepy spin on traditional fairy tales and animated films and delivers a spooky but fun animated dramedy. Some of the segments might be grossly inappropriate for younger children, actually the film is probably most loved those 13 and above. It is easy to see in watching this film now, so many years later, and on the heels of Tim Burton's Corpse Bride, where he may have gotten some of his inspiration. From Beetle Juice to Sleepy Hollow to Big Fish, director, writer, artistic creator Tim Burton has always taken worthy risks with his films in order that he may entertain and challenge the creative paradigms that occasionally cause stagnation in Hollywood. Never one to shy away from a bold creation, Mr. Burton's work will entertain with his quirky, off-beat films for decades to come.
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Cast Members
Danny Elfman
• Chris Sarandon• Catherine O'HaraWilliam Hickey
• Glenn Shadix• Paul ReubensKen Page
Director
Henry Selick
Writers
Tim Burton
• Michael McDowell • Caroline Thompson| CD Soundtrack | Book | Original DVD |
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Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas in Disney® Digital 3D (2006) Review-lite [150-word cap]
Just in time for Halloween, Disney® magic has been breathed back into an old class, Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas. The film has been re-mastered using techniques to turn it into a true 3-D experience using the Real D Corporation's process. Also, projecting the film using DLP™ technology makes for an outstanding rendering of the film and a wonderful holiday treat. Made using stop-motion animation—a technique that was on the verge of extinction but which has be revitalized due in large part to Tim Burton—a process that involved puppets and painstakingly minute movements to create the motion of the characters. The Read D 3D techniques give a true 3D look to all of the characters—most notably Jack Skellington's ghost dog. For those who did not see the original, now is a perfect time to see it. Meanwhile, those who did can enjoy it again in a new light.
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