The Nightmare Before Christmas The Nightmare Before Christmas
1993 Directed by Henry Selick
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A ghoulish tale with wicked humour & stunning animation.
Tired of scaring humans every October 31 with the same old bag of tricks, Jack Skellington, the spindly king of Halloween Town, kidnaps Santa Claus and plans to deliver shrunken heads and other ghoulish gifts to children on Christmas morning. But as Christmas approaches, Jack's rag-doll girlfriend, Sally, tries to foil his misguided plans.
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Not often does it happen that I am this disappointed in a classic than I am with The Nightmare Before Christmas. Sure it comes with incredible amounts of praise that is innately hard to live up to but in this case I struggle to see anything beyond the sublime aesthetics and never before has a movie this short been such a test of my patience.
The artwork is stunning and the animation rich, but unfortunately this seemed to be Selick's only concern when he made this as the characters he animated are soulless and unimaginative when analyzed beyond their initially interesting design. The novelty wears off quickly and once I got about half-way through the thing I was so bored…
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As with Cinderella earlier in the week I thought I’d give another so-called classic a second try having never enjoyed this Burton-Selick collaboration when I was younger. Yet once again I find my adult self agreeing with my original view which is doubly disappointing as the film has a few admirable qualities.
As with all Henry Selick directed features it looks amazing. There is a real timeless quality to stop-frame animation and it is hard to imagine this story would be half as appealing if it was not animated this way. Even Burton’s character designs are still a joy. Considering he has been mining and diluting his unique style for two decades it is nice to see that, when done…
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One of those rare films that can be enjoyed equally at Christmas or Halloween. A true classic.
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I watch this every year on Halloween with my wife and I still love it every time.
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Today is Halloween. This film was perfect for the occasion.
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The Nightmare Before Christmas is an animation masterpiece. I've seen this at least 5 times, probably more. It was my favorite movie growing up. It is still my favorite animation movie of all time. Haven't seen it in a few years, so a re-watch will be happening very very soon.
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I discovered this film when I was around 13-14. I am now 18, and I still love this film. It is full of vivid imagination, wonderful music from Danny Elfman and interesting characters to identify with. Not to mention the gorgeous stop-motion style, that had this film take three years to create! I think it is a wonderful film even after my 20-odd viewings between the ages of 13-16. It may not be rich in emotion like Spirited Away, or have that excitement and matureness of Pixar classics, but it is a film that has a beautiful style, simple fun characters, and a world full of imaginative, expressionistic and original images.
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Un auténtico AMOR de pelicula, de canciones, ... Esto es halloween y vais a flipar. Clásico moderno para ver en fechas próximas a Halloween y también en la Navidad. Una banda sonora enorme. Creo que la he visto millones de veces y aún la veré más
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This movie is a gateway drug for future goths. Just because a bunch of people discovered this at Hot Topic doesn't make it a bad movie though. It just makes me hate them.
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Silly foolish Jack
You're not really Santa Claus!
You're a kid's nightmare... -
I'm tired of seeing Hot Topic kids with this jacket.
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Probably the only decent Tim Burton movie imo.
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The Nightmare Before Christmas is an animation masterpiece. I've seen this at least 5 times, probably more. It was my favorite movie growing up. It is still my favorite animation movie of all time. Haven't seen it in a few years, so a re-watch will be happening very very soon.
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I never worshiped this film like so many other angsty-teenagers did, but I still liked it quite a bit. It's more of a triumph of design than it is a wholly successful musical, but that's more than enough to make it worth watching. Plus, stop-motion animation is almost always a joy to behold. This was also before Tim Burton became a parody of himself, so the designs were fresh and cool instead of feeling like retreads.
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i cant understand why this movie is so popular , it was a disaster.