1993, USA
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
::Flick Quickie::
Tim Burton brings his delicious Edward Gorey-like visions to life in 1993's beautifully eerie stop-motion extravaganza, The Nightmare Before Christmas. Written by Burton, directed by Henry Selick (James and the Giant Peach), and scored delightfully by Burton collaborator Danny Elfman, the dark and mischievous citizens of Halloween Town are presented in all of their troublesome glory.
The grand pooh-bah of this little town, Jack Skellington, has concluded yet another successful Halloween, and dreadfully counts down the 365 days until next year's festivities. In his quest to find another distraction, he stumbles upon Christmas Town, where everything is soft and selfless -- quite the foil to his hometown. Despite his attempt to cheer up All Hallow's Eve with a little Christmas eggnog, his wicked little denizens choose to spike the punch, with disastrous results on Christmas morning.
The DVD stocking is overflowing for all good little Burton fans, including his early films "Vincent" and "Frankenweenie," a making-of feature, storyboard comparisons, and commentary by the director and cinematographer. The image is 1.66:1 widescreen with Dolby Digital Surround sound.