Movie: The Pumpkin King of Halloween Town is bored, so he comes up with a new idea: He kidnaps Santa Claus and delivers the presents himself. Let the alternative Christmas begin…

Televisions.com thinks:

Animated masterpiece from Tim Burton!

Movie Details:

Blu-ray: The Nightmare Before Christmas

Length: 76 minutes

Genre: Animated fantasy/musical

Studio: Disney

Cast: Danny Elfman, Chris Sarandon, Paul Reubens

Director: Henry Selick

Rating: PG (USA), FSK 6 (Germany) — this edition is available in the U.K. as a U.S. import.

Released: 2008

Picture Format: 1.66:1 (1080p/24 Hz)

Soundtracks: Dolby TrueHD 7.1 (English), DTS 5.1 (German)

PICTURE QUALITY:
Extremely crisp picture, excellent colors, and superb contrast. Unfortunately, the 1.66:1 format leaves black bars on the right and left of the screen.

(9 out of 10 points)

SOUND QUALITY:
Excellent effect positioning in the high-definition English version.

(7 out of 10 points)

BONUS MATERIAL:
Unusually comprehensive — we love it! A ‘making of’ (24:44), deleted scenes (5:06), storyboard–movie comparison (3:22), deleted storyboards (3:22), two short movies (36:31), an audio commentary, an illustrated poem (11:37), and a piece about Disneyland’s “Haunted Mansion” attraction, which you can enjoy in short (7:14) or long (37:24) form.

(8 out of 10 points)