Running Time 84 Min
Format: DVD MOVIE
Customer Reviews:
Excellent comedy/horror movie.......2007-08-15
Dead End is one of those movies that sits halfway between horror and comedy. The movie begins with a family in the car on their way to visit relatives for Christmas. Dad has taken a short cut off the highway and falls asleep at the wheel. He wakes up just in time to avoid a collision... or does he? At this point, strange things start to happen and the road seems to go on endlessly no matter how far they drive. Members of their little party start to die and the tension mounts, but you'll have to see what happens for yourself, I won't give away any more of the plot.
Watching Dead End is definitely a pleasure. Modern horror movies generally try to scare us by murdering as many people as possible in the most grisly fashion imaginable displayed in loving detail on the screen. Thankfully, the makers of Dead End took a radically different approach. Put a family in a car at night. Mix lots of dysfunctional family humor with a series of bizarre events, a road that literally never ends, and some simple but creepy atmosphere, and then watch what happens. The result is a movie that is laugh out loud funny more times than most comedies and provides some genuinely creepy scares. I've shown it to a half dozen other people so far and every one has loved it. This film is a real undiscovered gem and I highly recommend it to anyone who doesn't mind some laughter mixed in with their horror.
Dead End is no dead end........2007-05-27
I really enjoyed this flick. It very deftly combined comedy with horror, which is no easy task. I was totally caught off guard by the humor. Most horror movies either have no humor, or the humor is poorly executed. I expected the same here, until I found myself busting out laughing at several scenes. The "do you have to suck on the bottle like that?" line starting things rolling and there were several others that elicited more than just a chuckle.
But a horror movie's main task is to frighten and scare you. This does that as well. Driving down a deserted road late at night makes for a nice setting. And as the events start happening to this family you can't help but feel their despair. Another thing I like is how they slowly start breaking down psychologically and turn on each other (some of the funniest lines come out here). And then you get the ending, which didn't turn me off like it did so many others.
Overall an enjoyable ride that I'd gladly take again and again.
HORRIBLE....JUST HORRIBLE........2007-04-13
If you are familiar with Lionsgate, a film company with a bad track record, you won't be suprised by my next words: this film is crap. The only highlight of it was at the end where Steve Valentine makes an appearance, though it's only for about seven minutes or so. Don't waste your time on this. Life is too short.
MUST SEE MOVIE.......2007-04-10
DEAD END IS A MUST SEE MOVIE THAT I'VE BEEN LOOKING TO BUY FOR A WHILE NOW. IT ARRIVED IN PERFECT CONDTION.
Heck of a good time!.......2007-01-16
I watched this movie with my older sister, her boyfriend and her friend, and I can tell you, we had a fun time watching the movie! There were so many scary parts that made shivers run down our spines, that made us scream and that made us cover our eyes!
There were many scary parts, such as the part where Marian's brother and the lady in white started kissing and a very gross part happened, when the mother started going insane with the gun, the part where the father and daughter are in the forest, the shadows around the car and the baby's face were just some of many different scary parts in this movie.
I absolutely had an amazing time watching this movie. It had it's touch of comedy, which was fun, and the ending was (in my opinion) very good. Some may say this movie wasn't good, but it is definitely worth a try!
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- Gee, I miss Chevy.
- Unenthralled
- Why oh why...
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- C'mon!!!!This isn,t that bad!!!!
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National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2 - Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure
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Release Date: 2004-10-05 |
Description
When Cousin Eddie joined Clark Griswold and his family for National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, the movie quickly becaume a holiday institution. An institution, of course, is where many think Cousin Eddie should reside. Randy Quaid again plays crude but lovable Eddie and Miriam Flynn returns as his wife in another comic skid on the Vacation banana peel. In a way, Christmas has always been a test of survival for Eddie and his brood. And that's truer than ever when they receive an expenses-paid holiday tour of the South Pacific and end up shipwrecked on a remote island. Fred Willard, Ed Asner, Eric Idle in a zany cameo and more join in this season of comfort and joy. Which means little comfort for Eddie. And lots of joy for Vacation fans.
DVD Features:
Outtakes
Theatrical Trailer
Customer Reviews:
Gee, I miss Chevy........2007-09-16
Plot logic strays in this sequel to a film that hasn't been made yet. Why doesn't the bathroom ever get fixed? Why does Cousin Eddie's family keep their clothes so neat and white stranded on the island? Loved the only original scene where the giant fish pulls Eddie's boat into the island. Could survive without Eric Idle getting absurdly hurt in every scene. Disliked scenes of church hymns and prayers and censored nudity to make more of a "children's film" or sitcom out of the whole thing. Has John Hughes left our planet, because if I were him, like Eddie I might sue the boss for injury, too. Hughes and Chevy, where are you?
Unenthralled.......2007-01-19
I got this for my father for Christmas. What a waste of money it was. I was expecting some funny, witty jokes- just like the first movie. It was nothing like that at all. It was not funny, there was no storyline, we watched about 30 minutes of it, and just gave up watching it because it was so bad. The acting was also horrible. I would not reccommend this to anyone.
Why oh why..........2005-09-29
You know. I really enjoyed the first Christmas Vacation. When I saw CV2 on the shelf I was excited to see the saga continue. The movie starts out great....until the beginning credits end. While they did bring back an old Audrey they forget the core family...Chevy Chase and Beverly DeAngelo. Guess they knew to stay away from such a bad movie and so should you. Trust me. This movie is not enjoyable whatsoever.
I would have given it no stars but they don't allow it.
mildly amusing.......2005-08-09
This movie, while most certainly not the best comedy made by National Lampoon was funny none the less amusing in it's own strange way. Definitely not a suitable sequel to the original Christmas Vacation though.
C'mon!!!!This isn,t that bad!!!!.......2004-12-27
YOU PEOPLE!!!!I heard you bitch and moan like all day about this movie!When you moan about one of funniest movies ever you,re insulting the director.AND YOU HURT MY FEELINGS TOO. Love goes out to you, Nick Marck.
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- Tim Burton Is A Genius Par Excellence
- Wonderful
- This film is beautiful
- The Nightmare Before Christmas
- Still blows me away
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The Nightmare Before Christmas
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For those who never thought Disney would release a film in which Santa Claus is kidnapped and tortured, well, here it is! The full title is Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, which should give you an idea of the tone of this stop-action animated musical/fantasy/horror/comedy. It is based on characters created by Burton, the former Disney animator best known as the director of Pee-wee's Big Adventure, Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, and the first two Batman movies. His benignly scary-funny sensibility dominates the story of Halloweentown resident Jack Skellington (voice by Danny Elfman, who also wrote the songs), who stumbles on a bizarre and fascinating alternative universe called ... Christmastown! Directed by Henry Selick (who later made the delightful James and the Giant Peach), this PG-rated picture has a reassuringly light touch. As Roger Ebert noted in his review, "some of the Halloween creatures might be a tad scary for smaller children, but this is the kind of movie older kids will eat up; it has the kind of offbeat, subversive energy that tells them wonderful things are likely to happen." --Jim Emerson
Customer Reviews:
Tim Burton Is A Genius Par Excellence.......2007-08-29
The Nightmare Before Christmas is one of the coolest films ever shot. Taking a viewer along on a trip into a dimension where each holiday has its own 365-day realm (it's Christmas all year, Halloween all year, Easter, etc.) Tim Burton's fantasy about Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King's, ill-fated but fabulous infatuation with Christmas becomes in these creative hands the most original movie made in the 1990's. Nothing wrong here, just a classic that'll reign for ages.
Wonderful.......2007-08-13
I was so nervous about purchasing something used from someone I did not know, but the DVD came within a few days and it is in EXCELLENT condition. Thank you so much!
This film is beautiful.......2007-08-11
I saw Nightmare before Christmas for the first time in the cinema when I was just turning twelve-years-old and I felt it was simply the most beautiful of movies I had ever seen. I simply adored it. I immediately fell in love with Tim Burton and his artistry. This is a beautiful movie for both children and adults. The animation is beautiful and the score is simply haunting. Danny Elfman was at his peak in composing the soundtrack for this enchanting fantasy, musical. This movie is simply timeless in it's beauty and in it's tribute to the old Rankin / Bass Holiday specials and Dr. Seuss has become a classic by itself. I don't have words to express the love I have for this film.
The Nightmare Before Christmas.......2007-07-17
Produced by Tim Burton (who also co-wrote the story), Henry Selick's Gothic holiday fantasy blends state-of-the-art stop-motion animation with an imaginative, light-heartedly eerie story about a clever spook who decides to reinvent Christmas. Along the way, the jack-o-lantern-headed Jack (amiably voiced by Chris Sarandon) has to square off against his evil nemesis, Oogie Boogie (Ken Page), who has sinister plans of his own. With Danny Elfman's frightfully jolly score and a bright script based on characters Burton created, this is a "Nightmare" the whole family will enjoy (though smaller fry might get spooked at times).
Still blows me away.......2007-05-28
Burton's dark love story will still take your breath away. The Nightmare before Christmas has a cult following, and it's no suprise why. The story is a most incredible, and creative story, with great music.
Kids will love it, but adults even more. I think this movie is 100 years before it's time. It's something you could only expect from Burton and it will still leave you enamored.
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Tim Burton's Corpse Bride (Lenticular Cover + Illustrated Storybook)
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Emily Watson , and
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Limited Edition Packaging features a Lenticular Slipsleeve Cover and an Exclusive Collector's Book.
Description
Enter an extraordinary world filled with magic and wonder -- where every holiday has its own special land ... and imaginative, one-of-a-kind characters! THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS tells the heartfelt tale of Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town, and all things that go bump in the night. Bored with the same old tricks and treats, he yearns for something more, and soon stumbles upon the glorious magic of Christmas Town! Jack decides to bring this joyful holiday back to Halloween Town. But as his dream to fill Santa's shoes unravels, it's up to Sally, the rag doll who loves him, to stitch things back together. This critically acclaimed movie milestone captured the heart and imagination of audiences everywhere with its Academy Award(R)-nominated stop-motion effects, engaging Grammy(R)-nominated music, and the genius of Tim Burton (BATMAN, PLANET OF THE APES). THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHIRSTMAS -- a delightful treat the whole family will enjoy!
Customer Reviews:
This has been the greatest thing to happen to me! ! ! ! .......2005-11-25
I love this movie and I love my PSP the audio is good and the picture is clear, and well the movie speaks for itself
A must have!!!!!!!.......2005-10-04
I dont own the psp Verzion yet but the movie is great. I have been watching it for about 4 years now and still love it. be sure to buy this movie before any other.
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Nightmare Before Christmas [Region 4 Import]
Director:
Tim Burton
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Enter an extraordinary world filled with magic and wonder! This Special Edition of Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas celebrates the groundbreaking accomplishments of the first full-length stop-motion animated feature, with all new Bonus Materials. Jack Skellington, The Pumpkin King of Halloween Town, decides to spread Christmas joy to the world. But his well-meaning mission unwittingly puts Santa Claus in jeopardy and creates a nightmare for good little boys and girls everywhere! Who will save Christmas? This movie milestone from Tim Burton (Planet of the Apes, Sleepy Hollow) is a fun fantasy for the whole family!
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- Wonderful
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- The Nightmare Before Christmas
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The Nightmare Before Christmas [Region 2]
Starring:
Danny Elfman ,
Chris Sarandon ,
Catherine O'Hara ,
William Hickey , and
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Amazon.com
For those who never thought Disney would release a film in which Santa Claus is kidnapped and tortured, well, here it is! The full title is Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, which should give you an idea of the tone of this stop-action animated musical/fantasy/horror/comedy. It is based on characters created by Burton, the former Disney animator best known as the director of Pee-wee's Big Adventure, Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, and the first two Batman movies. His benignly scary-funny sensibility dominates the story of Halloweentown resident Jack Skellington (voice by Danny Elfman, who also wrote the songs), who stumbles on a bizarre and fascinating alternative universe called ... Christmastown! Directed by Henry Selick (who later made the delightful James and the Giant Peach), this PG-rated picture has a reassuringly light touch. As Roger Ebert noted in his review, "some of the Halloween creatures might be a tad scary for smaller children, but this is the kind of movie older kids will eat up; it has the kind of offbeat, subversive energy that tells them wonderful things are likely to happen." --Jim Emerson
Customer Reviews:
Tim Burton Is A Genius Par Excellence.......2007-08-29
The Nightmare Before Christmas is one of the coolest films ever shot. Taking a viewer along on a trip into a dimension where each holiday has its own 365-day realm (it's Christmas all year, Halloween all year, Easter, etc.) Tim Burton's fantasy about Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King's, ill-fated but fabulous infatuation with Christmas becomes in these creative hands the most original movie made in the 1990's. Nothing wrong here, just a classic that'll reign for ages.
Wonderful.......2007-08-13
I was so nervous about purchasing something used from someone I did not know, but the DVD came within a few days and it is in EXCELLENT condition. Thank you so much!
This film is beautiful.......2007-08-11
I saw Nightmare before Christmas for the first time in the cinema when I was just turning twelve-years-old and I felt it was simply the most beautiful of movies I had ever seen. I simply adored it. I immediately fell in love with Tim Burton and his artistry. This is a beautiful movie for both children and adults. The animation is beautiful and the score is simply haunting. Danny Elfman was at his peak in composing the soundtrack for this enchanting fantasy, musical. This movie is simply timeless in it's beauty and in it's tribute to the old Rankin / Bass Holiday specials and Dr. Seuss has become a classic by itself. I don't have words to express the love I have for this film.
The Nightmare Before Christmas.......2007-07-17
Produced by Tim Burton (who also co-wrote the story), Henry Selick's Gothic holiday fantasy blends state-of-the-art stop-motion animation with an imaginative, light-heartedly eerie story about a clever spook who decides to reinvent Christmas. Along the way, the jack-o-lantern-headed Jack (amiably voiced by Chris Sarandon) has to square off against his evil nemesis, Oogie Boogie (Ken Page), who has sinister plans of his own. With Danny Elfman's frightfully jolly score and a bright script based on characters Burton created, this is a "Nightmare" the whole family will enjoy (though smaller fry might get spooked at times).
Still blows me away.......2007-05-28
Burton's dark love story will still take your breath away. The Nightmare before Christmas has a cult following, and it's no suprise why. The story is a most incredible, and creative story, with great music.
Kids will love it, but adults even more. I think this movie is 100 years before it's time. It's something you could only expect from Burton and it will still leave you enamored.
Average customer rating:
- Two Claymation Classics!
- Movie for "middle-aged" kids and adults
- BLank Movie!
- Great movie
- Good family fun meets Burton & Selick
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The Nightmare Before Christmas/James and the Giant Peach (Special Editions Two Pak)
Starring:
Danny Elfman ,
Chris Sarandon ,
Catherine O'Hara ,
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The Nightmare Before Christmas
For those who never thought Disney would release a film in which Santa Claus is kidnapped and tortured, well, here it is! The full title is Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, which should give you an idea of the tone of this stop-action animated musical-fantasy-horror-comedy. It is based on characters created by Burton, the former Disney animator best known as the director of Pee-wee's Big Adventure, Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, and the first two Batman movies. His benignly scary-funny sensibility dominates the story of Halloweentown resident Jack Skellington (voiced by Danny Elfman, who also wrote the songs), who stumbles on a bizarre and fascinating alternate universe called... Christmastown! Directed by Henry Selick, this PG-rated picture has a reassuringly light touch. As Roger Ebert noted in his review, "some of the Halloween creatures might be a tad scary for smaller children, but this is the kind of movie older kids will eat up; it has the kind of offbeat, subversive energy that tells them wonderful things are likely to happen." --Jim Emerson
James and the Giant Peach
Roald Dahl's modern classic for children becomes a delightful combination of live-action footage and stop-motion animation by the team that made The Nightmare Before Christmas--director Henry Selick and producers Tim Burton (Batman) and Denise Di Novi. The story concerns young James (played for real and through voiceovers by Paul Terry), who is orphaned and left in the charge of two cruel aunts (Miriam Margolyes and Joanna Lumley). Rescued by a mysterious fellow (Pete Postlethwaite), James ends up inside a giant peach, drifting over the Atlantic Ocean in the company of a gentleman grasshopper (voiced by Simon Callow), a fast-talking centipede (Richard Dreyfuss), an anxious earthworm (David Thewlis), a matronly ladybug (Jane Leeves), and a sexy spider (Susan Sarandon). The collection of actors and their creepy-crawly alter egos are a delight, especially when some of the song-and-dance numbers (tunes written by Randy Newman) get everyone going. --Tom Keogh
Customer Reviews:
Two Claymation Classics!.......2006-11-13
THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS
An enchanting film that can be enjoyed at ANY time of the year. The movie is at once bizarre, funny, creative and even surprisingly touching.
JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH
A delightful movie that preserves the magic of the book on which it was based.
Movie for "middle-aged" kids and adults.......2005-09-22
Great movies for those older children to watch with their parents - these movies will hold the attention of both age groups. I hesitate to recommend these movies to younger children because of some parts of the movie - parents, watch the movie first and make up your own mind. The graphics of both movies are top notch and coupled with a strong storyline makes for a movie that you will watch again and again.
BLank Movie!.......2004-12-26
The Night Mare Before Christmas and James & The Giant peach is one of many favorites of our familes. After opening on christmas the kids were so excited, the next day we sat to watch our movies. Night Mare Before Christmas started of skipping but did play so they kids were happy. James and the Giant Peach will not play AT ALL!!! none of our dvd playes or neighbors dvd players can read the disk, one point dvd player said there was no disk inserted! Did we get a blank bootleg copy and were to belive we paid a hwat we thought decent price for these brand new! Not Happy at all. Have bought several movies of amazon with no problems and it only take that one time to make you go somewhere else and to pass the word!
Great movie.......2001-10-04
This is one of my personal favorite movies. Since i was little I have always love claymation. Who better to do a claymation movie than Tim Burton. His visions are truely incredible. The creation and imagination of Tim Burton alone invokes ideas beyond the basic movie idea. If you haven't seen this or any other Tim Burton movie I highly incourage you pick one up and invite your friends over for a great movie experience.
Good family fun meets Burton & Selick.......2001-08-05
"The Nightmare Before Chirstmas: Special Edition," is a must have that would carry a six start rating if at all possible. "Nightmare," was the most amazing (and largest scale) film ever made with stop-motion animation.
The story of Jack Skelington, the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town, who wishes to take over Christmas. The movie is the claymation Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindare meets an Edward Gorrey novel. The wide screen version is wonderful for that "in the theater feeling," and the special edition offers extras as seen on DVDs. There is a "making of" documentory, and the short black and white animated project of Burton's called, "Vincent." "Vincent," is the story of a little boy who wants to become Vincent Price when he grows up. The six minute animated film is narrated by Price himself. Also attatched is Burton's first (pre-Pee Wee) live action short: "Frankenweenie." The name gives a clear idea, it's a dog.
"James and the Giant Peach: Special Edition," is also in the wide screan version. Based on the popular (and dark) children's book by author, Roald Dahl (author of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"), this tale is whimsical and fun. A mixture of the stop-motion technology that had been expanded for "Nightmare," this film also uses computer animation for special effects, and live action scenes.
As a bonus, "James," also has a "making of," segment, and a music video for the films song, "Good News." Both, "James," and "Nightmare," have original trailers.
Great fun, "James," gives affirmations for childrens' abilities to accomplish things for themselves, and both ("Nightmare" is better) have wonderful musical numbers. Some of the inhabitants of Holloween Town (in "Nightmare") may be a little bit frightening for really young children, but all and all these aren't just for us older "kids," but can be enjoyed by children of any age.
I loved "Nightmare" when it was new, but had only just seen "James," for the first time. Highly recomended.
Customer Reviews:
Good suspence.......................2006-09-25
and loaded with haunting images, this little thriller will keep you on the edge of your seat. The actor who played the husband didn't do a good job, but Alice, the wife makes up for it. The reviewer before this says there isn't gore...but there is implied gore...like a shovel on a wrist, and blood on white gowns.
Filmed with suspence in mind, the movie moves at a fast pace. The images are top notch, and the chills down right creepy at times. The ending on the lake, however, did not fit with the rest of the story and I took a star away because of that and the husband's bad acting.
Special note: The most chilling scene is when the killer puts a bloody finger to his lips going "Shhhhhh............"
A Nightmare Indeed.............2006-03-05
Seems I'm the first person to review this movie although it's not a new movie. I don't know if that's good or bad but I can say that this movie is Bad!! I bought this movie previously viewed and with nightmare in the title and being a horror movie fan, it looked like it might be a good horror/slasher flick. Not the case. I have seen worse so that's the reason for the 2 star rating. The plot: a married couple witness a murder so now they are taken to a secluded safe house for their own protection by a FBI special agent. When the 3 arrive at the home, they find it abandoned. The FBI agent suddenly begins to act strangely. Alice (the wife) begins having visions of murder and starts suspecting the FBI agent is possessed by the spirit of a psycho who murdered his family in the same house many years ago. She confronts her husband with all of this and tries to convince him it's time for them to leave but he doesn't believe her and thinks she is going crazy. From that point on, Alice must do whatever it takes to save her and her husband's lives. No great acting, no great filming and no gore. Christmas Nightmare fails to live up to it's name.
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