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One of the few very interesting nonfiction books.......2005-12-28
I got this book at Disneyland yesterday. It was SO great! I'm glad I bought this instead of a stuffed Sally doll. It was very interesting, and I'm very pleased to see storyboards and the very informative contents of the book, especially the poem of The Nightmare Before Christmas. However, I wish I could've read more of the poem Tim Burton wrote. Then I could compare it to the original poem of The Night Before Christmas. Tim Burton is an exceedingly creative man, and I'm glad he makes stop-motion animation, because I'm SO sick of all the stupid computer animated movies that studios make nowadays. Tim Burton follows his own ideas, and this movie inspired me to be a stop-motion animator when I grow up, alongside with a career as an author.
-Jo W.
This Book Is So Cool!.......2005-09-25
If you've ever seen Tim Burton's truly excellent stop-motion animation film The Nightmare Before Christmas, then you've probably wondered, "How was all this done?" This book can answer that. Inside you'll find the stories behind the screenplay, the music, the process of stop-motion animation itself, and see some of Burton's original sketches that gave inspiration to one of the most imaginative and outright magnificent movies in the last fifteen years. If you love The Nightmare Before Christmas, then you'll go nuts over this book.
A must have in your personal library.......2005-08-30
If you're interested in knowing more about Tim Burton's movie The Nightmare Before Christmas, this book is a great buy. It has all the details about the making of the movie and the characters plus loads of great pictures. A must have for every Nightmare Before Christmas enthusiast.
Very illustrative..........2005-07-11
This book is definitely very illustrative about the process of creation of a film of the caliber of `The nightmare before Christmas'. With a foreword by Tim Burton, the book includes everything related with the making of this stop-motion animation classic. This book is more a documentary about the making of the film; it is divided in three sections (described below) and takes you through the whole process of creation of the movie. It is an interesting document indeed for people wanting to know about the creative process of making a movie of this kind. A perfect companion for the film!
The Film
The first part of the book focuses on the story ans the lyrics of the movie songs, beautifully illustrated with pictures from the movie, designs and Burton's sketches. Some movie facts are also given in this part of the book.
The Art
The original poem by Burton in which the movie is based on is presented in the firt part of the section. Most of Burton's sketches and character designs are here. The design of the sets, the characters and storyboards are well explained and presented in this section of the book with beautiful pictures, colored sketches and original drawings by Tim.
The Vision
In this section we get to meet all the people involved in making this film possible, and a little background on her profiles and how they were selected to partake on this project. Tim Burton, Henry Selick, Danny Elfman, Caroline Thompson, Kathleen Gavin and Denise Di Novi participate with comments and thought about the project.
GREAT, BUT WOULD HAVE LIKED TO SEE MORE.......2005-04-05
I bought this book wanting to know more about the making of the movie, but didn't get as much as I'd hoped for. It does include many sketches from Tim Burton, but hardly an from others who worked on the film. Yes, it does include lyrics to the songs featured in the film, all except for the one I was hoping for ( I can't remember the name, but it's the last song in the movie sung by Jack & Sally... "if you don't mind, I'd like to join you by your side, Where we can gaze upon the stars, And sit together, Now and Forever..")
Most of the book is a pictoral reference on the movie, and though I certainly would have loved to see more, it was still a good buy. It's just too bad I didn't get to read anything on the making of the film, or Burton's thoughts on its production.
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- Beautifully illustrated , melancholy, spooky, charming and FUN!!!!
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Meet Jack Skellington. Hes in charge of making Halloweenland the coolest creepy place around. But when Jack suddenly grows bored with tricks and treats, he goes searching for new ways to celebrateand he finds them in Christmas Town! Christmas, Jack decides, is just what Halloweenlandand the worldneeds! He sets out to take over the role of Santa. But can anything good come of a tall and lanky skeleton dressed up as everyones favorite jolly old elf? Tim Burtons The Nightmare Before Christmas is one of the Walt Disney Companys most successful franchises, with a huge cult following and a loyal and growing fan base.This beautiful reissue of the book first released in 1993 is a surefire Halloween, Christmas, and year-round hit!
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Beautifully illustrated , melancholy, spooky, charming and FUN!!!!.......2006-12-22
I was lucky to find this at Borders a couple of days ago. My 5 and 3 year olds love it and so do I! It is a shorter version of the movie, thus NO Sally, or Oogie Boogie in the plot. However, they do make an appearance as citizens of Halloween Town. It is in a rhyming verse and this adds to it's charm , one of my fave lines is
"He visted the house of Susie and Dave;
They got a Gumby and Pokey from the grave.
Then on to the home of little Jane Neeman;
She got a baby doll possessed by a demon.""
There is also a spooky parody of "T'was the night before christmas" and Zero as Rudolph, of course. I look forward to reading this book at bedtime or anytime because it is such fun!
Product Description
The revised edition of this book features 11 songs from Tim Burton's creepy animated classic, with music and lyrics by Danny Elfman. Songs include: Jack's Lament Jack's Obsession Kidnap the Sandy Claws Making Christmas Oogie Boogie's Song Poor Jack Sally's Song This Is Halloween Town Meeting Song What's This? Finale/Reprise.
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Danny Elfman is an incredible movie soundtrack composer.......2007-09-24
This book is a challenge even for the most experienced pianist. His music is fun and intricate and complex. I recommend this book for anyone who is not only a fan of the movie but a fan of excellent music who is looking for music that takes their knowledge of music theory to the max.
absolutely amazing.......2007-08-17
I love all things tim burton, especially the soundtracks to his movies. danny elfman is possibly the most talented composer in hollywood and it baffles me that not all his music is sold as a piano vocal series, since it is so very suitable for just that. consequently I was thrilled to find this little book, and I was not disappointed. it is simple enough for a novice to play along based on the chords, and yet sophisticated enough for the more experienced pianist to get a lot out of the instrument. as has been noted elsewhere, the guitar chords are indeed systematically drawn every tim they occur, which to me is a fantastic idea. every tim burton/danny elfman fan who likes singing and playing the piano should own a copy of this!
the second I got my hands on it, I went directly to my piano and did not get up for the next four hours. that's how great it is to be your very own nightmare before christmas soundtrack!
Don't know music myself, but my son does!.......2006-11-04
I'm not musically gifted like the rest of my family; I only took 4 years of violin to get out of gym, but wouldn't know what to do with one if I picked it up today. But I do know that this music/lyric book has every song from "The Nightmare Before Christmas" movie. anyone that's watched it KNOWS that every song is hauntingly, melodiously beautiful, just like any other Tim Burton production. Even if you can't carry a tune or don't know the words, you have to try to sing along. But with this musicbook you can! -at least know the words -you know best if you can actually sing... I would highly recommend this product! Kudos to the Hal Leonard Corp for making it available! :)
Good song book with guitar chords.......2006-10-06
There's lot of stuff in this tiny cheap book. It's obviously not aimed at orchestrators but more at the movie fans who expect some nice evenings, singing these excellent tunes.
I give this book a 5 because of the guitar chords which are systematically drawn each time they occur. It wasn't expected, especially as we're dealing with a piano vocal song book, so: 2 thumbs up=5 stars !
Delicious nightmare.......2006-03-27
This is a great book with all the wonderful songs of this marvellous musical. I recommended it to any fan of the film, because it will not dissapoint them. There are funny, tragic, exciting, romantic songs, and all of them are absolutly beautiful. I'm going to learn to play the piano just to play this songs.
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BradyGames’ Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie’s Revenge Official Strategy Guide includes the following:
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A complete walkthrough of this bizarre adventure.
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Expert boss strategies to defeat the entire freakish cast of characters, including Oogie Boogie.
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Extensive maps of the more than 25 levels.
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Detailed listing of Jack Skellingtons alternate forms, Santa Jack and the Pumpkin King.
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Game secrets revealed!
Platform: PlayStation 2
Genre: Action/Adventure
This product is available for sale worldwide, excluding Japan.
Customer Reviews:
nightmare before christmas strategy guide.......2006-11-10
I was very pleased with the results of my order. It had arrived in decent time and in great condition, an he price was really reasonable as well. I wanted to thank you for the great customer service and service that i had received.
Midniyt.......2006-01-29
The book gives great descriptions and walkthorugh for the entire game. Plus gives character info for all that you run into,and descriptions for each costume Jack turns into. Bradygames brand is a good name in general.
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Not just for kids........2005-03-13
This book is one of the best pop-ups I have ever seen. The graphics are bright and fanciful. If you were fortunate to see the film, you will certainly enjoy looking at this book for many good times to come. The ultimate coffee table book.
A beautiful pop-up book.......2005-02-12
This book represents the pure genius of Tim Burton. It is a beautiful and fun book to open. Every page is a story into itself with the delightful grphic pop-ups. A real treat for adults.
It's fantasy pictures book!.......1998-10-19
First time i saw this book, it gave me a shock! It's so beautiful and neat with those complicate stencils! therefore, really want to own one and look at it whenever i like! \(^o^)/
Wonderful Art Delightfully Pops Up!!!.......1997-07-12
This book...is a must for any Nightmare collector. Along with a summarized version of Tim Burton's genious story, the charazters and scenes pop up along with a few movable pieces and "hot spots" that when you touch them something appears!!! The only thing wrong is that it's too short!!
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Jack Skellingtons got the blues. Hes sick and tired of his hometown holiday, Halloween, and is longing for something new. But when his soul searching leads to his good-intentioned kidnapping of Santa, things start getting pretty hairy!
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E.A.'s Review.......2007-01-29
The drawings alone are worth buying this manga. It is also in the traditional Japanese format which makes it 10 X more fun to read. The story is nearly identical to the movie which may or may not be a good thing.
another thing to add to your collection.......2006-02-25
If you're a fan of NBC, you already know the story forward and backward. This is just another interesting way to look at the story. The drawings are very nice. I'm not sure if the dialogs match those in the original movie though. Anyway, I'd recommemd adding this to your NBC collection (and play the soundtrack while reading it if you have one).
Still waiting for a NBC2..........2006-02-07
This is the Manga version of Tim Burton's masterpiece; A Nightmare Before Christmas. It comes complete with Japanese text SFX and English translation and is even published right-to-left! (which is authentic Manga style). I must say I prefer this way to left-to-right publications. The only downside to this Manga was it was more focused on Sally and her, not Jack. I'm a fan of Jack and reading it all about her disappointed me. But I still bought it to see the Pumpkin Kings reign live on.
never read but want 2 .......2005-11-07
Though i am a HUGE fan of Nightmare Before Christmas, And I dont have it, I hAVE TO SAY IT SOUNDS TIGHT!!!! :)!
tHE MOVIE IS JUST BREATHTAKING BUT IN MANGA FORM MUST BE ADVENTROUS THROUGH MY OWN EYES. IF YOUR A JUST AS BIG FAN AS ME, YOU BETTER READ IT! iT SOUNDS EXCITING.
This was a good adaption . . ........2005-08-23
I bought this and read it, and let me say they did a good job taking it from the movie. The drawings were manga but very good manga. Read it!! I promise you won't be sorry you did. ^_^
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"And though Jack and his friends thought they'd do a good job, Their idea of Christmas was still quite macabre...''.......2007-03-11
A director named Burton with the first name of Tim
Wrote this tale of a skeleton, tall and slim.
Jack Skeleton is the name of this "hero"
He comes with a ghost dog known as Zero.
As the title implies two holidays meet
Do we say "Merry Christmas" or "trick or treat?"
Jack wants to spread Christmas and help Santa out
But he's a little misguided when he takes the toy route.
The kids are a bit surprised by Jack as S. Claus
Some of his Christmas traditions would make anyone pause.
Before you read this give the movie a look
The film helps the reader make sense of the book.
Illustrated with drawings instead of claymation
This book still creates quite a sensation!
BEST HOLIDAY BOOK EVER!!!!.......2004-04-26
Hmm, where do I begin... I LOVE JACK SKELLINGTON first off, and this book is SOO COOL! And yes, you can probably tell I'm a teenage girl so far... but yeah, I read this book when I was really little (same with watching the movie) and at first it scared the crap outta me (hey, I was little). But when I got older, I started to realize that this thing kicked @$$. It made me laugh, made me smile, made me cry a little, everything! Best holiday book ever! It's not really a little kid book, but it's not too scary either. The scariest part about it are the drawings, just cuz they're so abnormal. Also... if you haven't seen the movie, make sure you do. But all in all, this is probably my favorite book. GOOD JOB TIM!
Nightmare Before Christmas.......2000-05-01
I'd like to know more about Nightmare Before Christmas.
A must for all Burton Fans.......1998-09-08
Although this book is aimed toward the younger readers, it is the original poem of the Nightmare Before Christmas, so no matter if you are a Burton fan or study literature, this is an essential item to add to that collectio
A Movie Sure to Become a Cherished Family Classic.......1997-07-14
I bought a copy of this book a couple years back, only to find my young nephew (only 5 back then) reaching to look at it often when he visited. I've now decided to buy him his own copy of this book, while it's still in print, because I see this movie's "legend" continuing to grow as an annual Halloween classic. Such is the unique and wonderful world of Tim Burton; his style often does not catch on immediately, but it slowly finds its way beyond "cult" viewing and into the hearts and minds of mainstream audiences. This book features a generous offering of pre-production designs (including many of Burton's own drawings) and behind-the-scenes photos, which are fun to look at again and again. A beautifully illustrated book, and fun to own
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Coloring book - 30 pages. 8 x 11 inches. Characters from Tim Burton's movie.
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