With the help of the Disney Digital team, he brought to his fans a 3-D version of the awesome film!
Tim Burton leads his crew once again, including the very talented Danny Elfman. With all the same lovable characters, though some of these characters may creep out small children. For those of you who do not know, and I hope that is very few, I will try to do the film justice.
The story begins with Jack Skellington, who is the Pumpkin king of a place called Halloween Town. Jack grows very bored with the same shrieks and trick or treats year after year, and ventures out with his bony dog Zero to discover new things. And boy does he ever. Jack loses himself in a dark forest, sleepwalking through most of the night. When he awakes, he comes upon a clearing with a circle of trees in the center. Each tree represents a holiday, though Jack has no idea what the other holidays are. Jack stumbles through a tree with the symbol of a Christmas tree on it, which leads him to a happy place by the name of Christmas Town. He is immediately enchanted and delighted! His eyes are wide as he takes in his surroundings. The snow, the ice, and all the happy faces; in his own words, “There are children throwing snowballs instead of throwing heads”! He snatches a few souvenirs in the hope of bringing Christmas to his Halloween Town.
The town is intrigued by the splendors that Christmas Town holds. Jack holds a town meeting and shows them a Christmas tree and presents and cookies! Only one person is wary of Jacks intentions and the mysterious Christmas Town. Sally the rag doll. She is a long time friend of Jacks and secretly hopes to be more. Although jacks intentions are good, things go from bad to worse.
His new goal of bringing Christmas to Halloween town unfolds, making HIM Santa Claus. He plans to give "Sandy Claws" a vacation, and take over all of his duties for Christmas Eve. I won't give away the end, just in case someone hasn't seen it. The story itself is an enchantment in itself. The remarkable visual effects and lovable characters make this film the most enchanting I've ever had the pleasure of watching.
With Tim Burton, Danny Elfman, and the voice talents of Chris Sarandon(Jack Skellington) , Catherine O'Hara (Sally), Glenn Shadix (the Mayor), Ken Page (Oogie Boogie), Ed Ivory ( Sandy Claws) and Danny Elfman performing the lyrical voice as Jack among other voices.
The film was originally released in 1993; the visual effects were remarkable then. After seeing the 3-D version myself, it makes it all the better. Snow falls on your face, creepy crawlies jump out in front of you, and the music is surrounding you. It is a very difficult feat to create such a spellbinding film, with such heartfelt characters, and all made out of clay! Tim Burton pulls it off effortlessly. This is a must-see musical experience!
