The Nightmare Before Christmas/James and the Giant Peach (Special Editions Two Pak)
by Henry Selick, Tim Burton
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Actor: Catherine O'Hara, Chris Sarandon, Danny Elfman, Vincent Price, William HickeyDirector: Henry Selick, Tim Burton
Writer: Caroline Thompson
Writer: Jonathan Roberts
Writer: Karey Kirkpatrick
Writer: Leonard Ripps
Writer: Michael McDowell
Writer: Roald Dahl
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; Spanish (Original Language); French (Original Language)
Format: Animated, Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Letterboxed, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.66:1
Running Time: 155 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2000-10-03
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Touchstone / Disney
DVD Reviews of The Nightmare Before Christmas/James and the Giant Peach (Special Editions Two Pak)
DVD Review: What a great pair!
Summary: 5 Stars
Probably the most original, elaborate and imaginative of all Disney's animated releases during the 90's (along with both Toy Story movies) The Nightmare Before Christmas and James and the Giant Peach are two rare movie-gems, that didn't enjoyed box-office success as other blander, Disney musicals. Both movies are shot in a process called "stop-motion animation", in which characters are constructed, then move a little, frame by frame, achieveing the illusion of movement with outstanding results. This technique was mastered by Ray Harryhausen, during the 50's and the 60's, and it lived along until the 80's, when it was substituted by computer-generated effects. Since then, stop-motion effects are no longer used to create a single effect, but to do whole features or TV shows (Wallace & Gormitt or Celebrity Deadmatch come to mind). Both movies are directed by Henry Selick, who used this technique for some MTV adds. In this two pak, probably Nightmare Before Christmas is the highlight. Based in a story, concepts and designs by Tim Burton, and aided by Danny Elfman's beautifull songs and rousing score, the movie tells the story of Jack Skellington, the pumpkin-king of Halloween Town. Like most of Tim Burton's heroes, Jack desperately tries to fit-in and do good, and in a futile attempt of originality, he decides to no longer bring halloween to children around the world, and to take care of christmas instead. So things go horrobly wrong (including a series of grousome christmas presents!). The movie is kind of a cross between "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" and "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari", and it builds an amazing whole new world of its own. The special edition has a lot of nifty extras, like a behind the scenes look, production gallery and comentary by Burton and Elfman. But the real prize are two very rare shorts by Tim Burton. Frankeweenie is a live-action homenage to Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein, in which a boy gives life to his dead dog. Filmed in black & white. And Vincent is a very rare, stop-motion short which you get to see the story (in prose) of a boy who tries to be like Vincent Price! Those who enjoyed Burton's poem book "The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy" will find a great treat here. It is narrated by Price himself. James and the Giant Peach is based on the book by Roald Dahl, his daughter held the rights to this book for a long time, until she found in Henry Selick the right man to adapt it to the big screen. It is the fantastic tale of James, whose parents were killed by a rhinoceros. He lives with his wicked aunts, so he heads to New York, in a giant peach, filled with giant insects. It has great songs by Randy Newman. The begining of the movie is filmed in live-action, and it is a little bit slow, but once the stop-motion starts, the magic begins! The special edition has the regular extras: comentaries, behind the scenes, production gallery, etc. These two movies make a great pair (Nightmare's Jack Skellington even makes a cameo in James), and this two pak really gives us this two gems as good as they can get, loaded with extras. But Nightmare (along with its story, songs, concept and extras) is still one step above James. If you can only afford one, go with Nightmare, but if you can afford both, this is a great opportunity. Thanks Disney!!
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