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

The clarity of the Blu Ray disc is unbelievable. Watching this on my Hitachi 57" HD TV along with my Sony Play Station 3, it was almost like I could reach out and touch the scenery. I am totally impressed with the sight and sound of this Blu Ray DVD. This disc should be the standard for the others.
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Mills

A problem with the review section is that is does not differentiate among the many releases and formats of this movie. I have a VHS copy that I must have had for over a decade. Many of the reviews are for various DVD transfers. But the one I am reviewing is the Blu-ray version.

The quality and clarity of this presentation is stunning. I could not have imagined I'd be seeing the level of detail that is presented here. If I had to name a fault, it was so clear that it made me aware of just how much the models have improved since this movie was made. In newer movies such as Corpse Bride, there's an improved feeling of flow to the animation. In this one, characters such as Sally appear as cruder toys when seen with all the detail. But those details are all consistent with the intent of the production.

Once I got beyond the initial surprise of the Blu-ray transfer, I was able to enjoy the movie more than ever before. The contrasts between the sets for Christmastown and Halloweentown reveal the true artistry in a way that the limitations of DVD did not allow. The transfer shows off the true differences between stop motion and the best of computer animation in a way that leaves one with a feeling of awe.

I won't go into the details of the movie itself, since it's been around long enough that others have done so exhaustively. I don't know what criteria critics are supposed to apply to decide when something is one of the greatest movies ever made. But in my subjective opinion, this one ranks among the best.

If you share my view of the film itself, getting the Blu-ray version is well worth it, even if you think the DVD version is already impressive.

A great Tim Burton classic. This movie has is it all,a great sound track.
A great love story and how one man finds happiness in every day life.
It shows how friend support and comfort a friend in need.Also how we all
can pull together to over come ower problems.Along with some tricks and
a whole lot of treats. Happy Halloween!

NBX is a modern classic. It's a great story about Halloween taking over Christmas. The characters are great, there's pathos and comedy and lots of fun for kids 10 and up. This version isn't very different from the laserdisk version which came out years ago. From the commercial I thought there might be some cgi goodies added or the new 3d cgi movie that was shown in theatres two halloweens or so ago. It's great for what it is, but I expected additional extras more than the download copy for Ipods, etc.

This is one of mine and my wifes favorite movies, so we were glad to see it released on bluray. The video quality is very good. We were amazed that we were able to see details and quality that are nearly invisible on the dvd version. I would highly recommend this one to everyone!