The Nightmare Before Christmas
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Our full review is finally up...just in time for All Hallow's Eve...!
http://animated-views.com/2008/the-nigh ... s-edition/

http://animated-views.com/2008/the-nigh ... s-edition/

They have tons of those limited edition Nightmare Before Christmas DVD sets still lying around all over Columbus. I bet they end up on sale online for 60-75% off before they're sold out.
It's just not worth $150 (nobody's selling it for $180) for an oversized bust of Jack Skellington.
By far the best-looking and most sensible release was the deluxe DVD release with the 3-D steel(?)-cover of Jack.
Oh the slipcase on the Blu-Ray cover has the same image embossed, but the DVD has by far the nicer case...
Still waiting for Disney to release a decent Blu-Ray alternate casing.
It was done for Iron Man!
It's just not worth $150 (nobody's selling it for $180) for an oversized bust of Jack Skellington.
By far the best-looking and most sensible release was the deluxe DVD release with the 3-D steel(?)-cover of Jack.
Oh the slipcase on the Blu-Ray cover has the same image embossed, but the DVD has by far the nicer case...

Still waiting for Disney to release a decent Blu-Ray alternate casing.
It was done for Iron Man!
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All mostly points I covered in the review George! 
As I said, who's going to pay upwards of $140+ for that bust edition when the standard DVD looks so nice? Don't go looking for a decent BD box though...we know direct from Disney that what is out there is it. I believe they are going to give it another push for Christmas though...

As I said, who's going to pay upwards of $140+ for that bust edition when the standard DVD looks so nice? Don't go looking for a decent BD box though...we know direct from Disney that what is out there is it. I believe they are going to give it another push for Christmas though...
Who's gonna buy a deluxe edition now for Christmas?
I think everybody that wanted the Skellington bust has it now!
(FYI, all I'm asking Disney Home Video for is a neat 3-D release metal case like the DV edition had and what many people saw for the Iron Man DVD AND Blu-Ray releases. That's simple. Practically every other studio has done steel/metal cases for at least DVDs! Why's Disney being cheap on packaging all of a sudden?)
The economy is in a dumpster and I'm even asking people to be cheap on gifts this year! I think spending over $100 for one film on DVD is ridiculous.
I don't expect much from family members and I suspect that Jack Skellington is a luxury item most people can do without.
I've been thinking for a while that most of these deluxe statue/bust/toy exclusives are a joke! I see tons of them hanging around the aisles in the stores that stock them (Best Buy, FYE, etc.) and they don't seem to move.
I buy a lot of anime and have mostly been successful staying away from these ridiculously overpriced sets that T-shirts, manga, and other things I can live without. Especially when the regular DVD is over $30 cheaper!
I sometimes wonder if they studios know WHO they're sellling movies to???
I think everybody that wanted the Skellington bust has it now!
(FYI, all I'm asking Disney Home Video for is a neat 3-D release metal case like the DV edition had and what many people saw for the Iron Man DVD AND Blu-Ray releases. That's simple. Practically every other studio has done steel/metal cases for at least DVDs! Why's Disney being cheap on packaging all of a sudden?)
The economy is in a dumpster and I'm even asking people to be cheap on gifts this year! I think spending over $100 for one film on DVD is ridiculous.
I don't expect much from family members and I suspect that Jack Skellington is a luxury item most people can do without.
I've been thinking for a while that most of these deluxe statue/bust/toy exclusives are a joke! I see tons of them hanging around the aisles in the stores that stock them (Best Buy, FYE, etc.) and they don't seem to move.
I buy a lot of anime and have mostly been successful staying away from these ridiculously overpriced sets that T-shirts, manga, and other things I can live without. Especially when the regular DVD is over $30 cheaper!
I sometimes wonder if they studios know WHO they're sellling movies to???
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Sometimes Deluxe sets can be cool. There was a deluxe Spirited Away DVD that had a model of the bath house with it. I would have gotten it but it's rare now.
Usually, however, Deluxe/Collector's/Special/Whatever DVDs aren't that much better to merit a purchase.
Usually, however, Deluxe/Collector's/Special/Whatever DVDs aren't that much better to merit a purchase.
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