I was extremely excited when I heard that this set was finally going to get made. Obviously this review of the set in its current iteration will not mention the overwhelming disappointment in the lack of Oogie Boogie. I will focus my discussion on the huge disappointment in the mini figures that were included. The three trick-or-treaters are the laziest mini figures design I have ever seen. Lock has a plain red torso and kid legs with no printing at all. Shock has similar generic features but at least it is a nice purple. The mayor is the biggest disappointment of all. He can barely be categorized as a mini figure since he is so brick-built. His head does not spin. You would have to take it off to change the face. The hat is so poorly designed it falls apart with the slightest touch.

I would definitely recommend this build for NBC fans. It was fun to build, but there were a few disappointments. There are a number of pieces that are hidden which didn't make sense to me since you would have to take the house off the foundation to even see them. Paying for pieces you can't see was a little disappointing especially since the set is fragile in my opinion and not one that you can play with without it falling apart. The top half of Jacks house is barely secure and if not careful will come apart. The black rounded parts of the cemetery are not secure and will fall off easily. Also, the black shiny pieces for the roof and cemetery scratch easily and taking them out of the bag there were a number of scratches on many pieces. Although I enjoyed the build I feel it should have had a lower price point.

I was really excited about this built. I love the film and thought it would be a good addition to our Halloween display.
Quite early on, I discovered missing parts. Fortunately, there were some used later in the build so I used them in order to continue. I also had extra parts which aren't on the parts list. Something that has never happened before. The other thing I found strange was the pumpkin fabric piece and Jack's shirt tails were in a brown envelope. This was not clear from the instructions and it took a while for me to find those items.
I'm unsure how sturdy this would be should someone want to play with it. I suspect that it would need reconstructing fairly regularly as there are some parts that are not very well attached.

This is a very nice and cute set. I've put the town hall and the hill scene together so far. There are a few things I would change if I could. There are some areas where there's a spider placed or even a skeleton in the town hall that you cannot see from the outside and there's no opening from which to view them like most sets. I thought I was missing the banner for town hall and accidentally found it in the bottom of the box, by itself along with Jack's jacket tails in a tiny flat brown envelope. I almost called Lego saying I didn't have that piece. I only found it after I misplaced my sticker sheet and I dug through the box and dumped it all out looking for them. Otherwise I'd probably have thrown it away. I think the moon on the hill scene should be plastic and not flimsy paper that can be bent. You pay $200 for Legos, you expect it all to be quality materials. However, I am really enjoying putting the set together. Great idea!