Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas was released in 1993 with much fanfare and sans the 3-D (which would come much later). As a theatrical property, Henry Selick‘s stop motion fantasy film has become a cash cow for Disney – the parent company has re-released the picture under the Digital 3-D format and while I enjoy 10th, silver year, 40th, 50th anniversary editions and beyond this of classic films, I’m handing the Lemon of the Week to Disney for going a bit overboard with the decision to re-release the film in 2006, 2007, 2008 and now once again this year.
Before it attains cult status a la Rocky Horror Picture Show, I think the Disney folks need to cool it with their yearly release pattern. The hardcore fans have already bought the special edition DVD and this money grab reminds me of a multiple DVD release of a single title in the homevid market.
