'Nightmare Before Christmas' - Pre-release buzz

[jed]

Full specs are in for 'Nightmare Before Christmas,' which is due to hit Blu-ray this Summer with hours of all-new bonus material, including an exclusive introduction from Tim Burton.

Due on August 26, (day-and-date with a new standard DVD re-issue) tech specs for the BD edition include 1080p/AVC MPEG-4 video (1.66:1), English Dolby TrueHD 7.1 Surround and Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround audio (both 48kHz/24-bit), and English, French and Spanish subtitles.

Supplements new to both the Blu-ray and DVD re-issue include audio commentary with Burton, director Henry Selick and composer Danny Elfman, the "What's This? Jack's Haunted Mansion Holiday Tour" interactive tour of Disneyland's Holiday Haunted Mansion, a "Tim Burton Original Poem" narrated by Christopher Lee, and "Introduction To Frankenweenie!" (a new un-cut version of Burton's classic short).

Extras carried over from the previous standard DVD special edition release include "The Making of Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas" documentary, the "The Worlds of Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas" featurette, deleted scenes, a storyboard-to-film comparison, Burton's complete original short film 'Vincent,' and theatrical trailers and posters.

Exclusive to the Blu-ray release will be a special introduction by Burton.

Finally, as previously reported -- in a first for Disney -- both the Blu-ray and the standard DVD will include a Digital Copy of the film (dubbed "DisneyFile") for use on portable video devices.

Suggested list price for the Blu-ray has been set at $39.99.

Complete specs here:
http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/nigh...christmas.html

[Jimmy Smith]

7.1 TrueHD audio, 1.66 1080p, hours of extras, Vincent short. This set is too awsome. Anyone who doesn't buy this is crazy

[Super-VHS]

Oh yes. I was already going to be getting this but the specs just pushed it up to a day 1 purchase.

[Giles]

Originally Posted by Jimmy Smith

7.1 TrueHD audio, 1.66 1080p, hours of extras, Vincent short. This set is too awsome. Anyone who doesn't buy this is crazy

and the Frankenweenie short ....

god I simply have to upgrade to 7.1 sound !!!

[RandellG]

OMG 7.1

[RichGardner]

Originally Posted by Super-VHS

Oh yes. I was already going to be getting this but the specs just pushed it up to a day 1 purchase.

Same Here!

[ben1080p]

can't wait. day 1 purchase

[5thDanMaster]

Originally Posted by Giles

and the Frankenweenie short ....

god I simply have to upgrade to 7.1 sound !!!

Dolby TrueHD 7.1...

THIS IS WHY I LOVE BLU-RAY.

[RandellG]

Still wish 'Transformers' would get the same treatment

[Bane]

Can't wait to hear the commentary.

[TheRescue]

I'm all over this. I love this film. I only have 5.1 for now; I need to move into a bigger place so I can get 7.1!

[deeznuts]

Damn do I buy this for wait to watch the 3d version in the theaters then buy this? Is the 3d version any good?

[RandellG]

[RichGardner]

If that's the slip cover, I like it.

[Super-VHS]

I think I'll be a slip but it definitely wont have the Blu-ray + Disney File.... at least I hope not (It shouldn't - those are only for retail sites). Also, I hope it doesn't have HD Picture & sound anywhere on the cover (again, it shouldn't.)