The Movie: Ok everybody, start throwing tomatoes at me, cuz I had never seen this movie before. All I have to say is that it is really cool, with a very unique look, and a great story... and the music is great too. A fresh (ok, so it's almost 10 years old) and fun Christmas story.

The DVD: Eh, not much to write home about. The movie is presented in a letterboxed 1.66:1 widescreen format with a mediocre film transfer. The only special feature (besides "see these other movies") was pretty weak, especially when you consider that this "theatrical trailer" was actually a TV spot for the home video! The menus are ugly. This disc just doesn't have much going for it (except, of course, the movie itself). I guess that's why they came out with the Special Edition, which I'm sure is a lot better, with director commentary, outtakes, and a bunch of other goodies that might actually be interesting when you've got a creative team headed up by Tim Burton.