Amazon.com: 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
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9786303122649 Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC ISBN: 6303122647 Label: Walt Disney Video/Touchstone Home Video Manufacturer: Walt Disney Video/Touchstone Home Video Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Walt Disney Video/Touchstone Home Video Release Date: August 26, 1997 Running Time: 76 minutes Studio: Walt Disney Video/Touchstone Home Video Theatrical Release Date: October 29, 1993
Customer Reviews
A Childhood Favorite
I love this movie it is my third favorite animated movie behind shrek and the first Ice age. This the most romantic movie I have ever scene. I am 14 now and I still love this masterpiece