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3D Presentation
The successful 3D conversion and remastering of The Nightmare Before Christmas back in 2006 was the first full feature-film shot in 2D to be converted entirely to 3D. Unlike today’s 3D post-production conversions that studios throw together in short time, Disney but their best foot forward on this trial run which, in many ways, trumps the rushed modern 3D conversions.
The best way to describe the 3D effect of The Nightmare Before Christmas on Blu-ray 3D is to call it “subtle.” There’s depth and dimensionality to the picture, but the viewing planes aren’t as separated as you’d find in an animated film created specifically for 3D. When Jack is flying his Santa sled the effect is more evident with cloud layering, yet other scenes on the ground are so subtle you forget there’s 3D at all.
One scene in particular during the closing song did make me jump, though, a first for the Blu-ray 3D format. I couldn’t help but chuckle considering the film wasn’t created for 3D and yet it was the first to really catch me off guard. …
D-BOX Motion Code
Two scenes in The Nightmare Before Christmas are anticipated to be active with D-BOX movement: the fly-by opening sequence through Halloweentown with Jack’s introduction song and Jack’s brief stint in “Sandy Claws'” sleigh. As expected they are ripe with perfectly synched movement to accompany the on-screen camera and sleigh maneuvers.
Aside from a thump here or a scare there, the rest of the film is relatively calm in terms of movement and action on-screen. This left D-BOX engineers a challenge to insert as much appropriate Motion Code as possible without mudding up the presentation with force movement.
What they did is something I want to see more of in the future: designing the Motion Code to play along with the score. The bass in Elfman’s score is reverberated through D-BOX with precise pitch based on the tune and key. This more subtle use of D-BOX scattered between the more obvious flying sequences balances the experience by cutting down what would have been overly long stints of no D-BOX motion into more acceptable outages. …
Read the full review here: http://www.thehdroom.com/news/The-Nightmare-Before-Christmas-Blu-ray-3D-Review-with-D-BOX/3417