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 Posted: 05/24/04 - 16:19 Post subject: Movie Review: The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
A film by Henry Selick
Jack Skellington is the Pumpkin King of Halloweentown. Jack is tired of the same old Halloween with the same old scares and the same old countdown to the next Halloween. Depressed by the routine, Jack walks away from Halloweentown and discovers a door in the forest. This door has the image of a tree engraved on it and through the door Jack discovers Christmastown! Singing “What is this?” (a great song), Jack discovers the wonder of Christmas and decides that he wants to bring Christmas to Halloweentown. When he returns, he gets the whole town to prepare for Christmas. He explains that it doesn’t matter what is in the present, but only that it is wrapped and looks pretty. To make sure that Jack can be the new Christmas King, he has Santa Claus kidnapped.
I don’t think “The Nightmare Before Christmas” is appropriate for the youngest viewers because it will probably be too scary for them. It was a little creepy for me, and I’m 25. It was also a very good movie. I’m always apprehensive about musical numbers, but there are some very good songs (a highlight that I’ve mentioned is Jack’s song “What is this” as he discovers Christmastown), and fanstastic animation. Tim Burton is one of the screenwriters and it has some of the darker hallmarks that are a part of his work. This is a great movie for Halloweentime, Christmastime, or any time of the year.
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shelee
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Posted: 05/25/04 - 12:02 Post subject:
I watch this at leat 5 to 8 times a year.  I know, scary. I love this. I love the art (and I usually loath stop motion claymation, loath, loath, loath it), the music, and the story. Burton and Elfman have created a fantastic departure from the traditional Halloween theme! It's amazing. It is rated PG-13 and, yeah, some of those scenes are a bit much for the little ones...but I let Jules watch this with me. The only "Mommy, I'm scared" scene was the Oogie Boogie Man. The rest she enjoyed almost as much as me. 
Take a look at some of the art:
http://www.florida-art-gallery.com/disney-haunted-mansion-nightmare-before-christmas-gallery.htm
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