The Nightmare Before Christmas
Danny Elfman, Chris Sarandon, Catherine O'Hara
In Halloween Town, Jack Skellington is bored and unhappy with the life of being "The Pumpkin King". He sets out to find something exciting and discovers Christmas Town. He takes it upon himself to tak...( read more
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DVD Released: December 2, 1997
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May 9, 2009I LOVE Tim Burton's work, Im his greatest fan, this movie is fantastic, so imaginative and dark, a truely gothic fairytale dream come to life. There is nothing much more to say here, its a near perfect film in every aspect and every field.
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March 19, 2009The pefect film for Halloween of Christmas. It has stood the test of time.
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January 24, 2009Jack Skellington: [singing] "What's this? What's this? There's color everywhere! What's this? There's white things in the air! What's this? I can't believe my eyes, I must be dreaming; wake up, Jack, this isn't fair! What's this?&... ...( read more )
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December 10, 2008"Tim Burton's classic returns in 3-D so real, it's scary."
Jack Skellington (voice of Chris Sarandon) is the Pumpkin King of Halloweentown, a realm of reality where the inhabitants make it their life's work to scare humans on Halloween. He's good at his work, and is very ... ...( read more ) -
October 18, 2008The imagery definitely outweighs the story, but since its also geared towards kids, that's no surprise. Still a classic, I'm sure this will be one of the last movies of its kind. It manages to enthrall the young and old(er) alike and manages to work its way into the obligatory ho... ...( read more )
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July 3, 2009Tim Burton is cool, but Corpse Bride was better. Although "This is Halloween" is like the best Halloween song eva.
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September 17, 2008
Edward Havens, FilmJerk.com
October 30, 2006
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune
The hippest of all holiday classics, the 1993 release rendered anew in 3-D format remains a postmodern three-ring circus of morbid humor, eye-popping puppet animation and show-stopping songs. full review
October 20, 2006
Roger Ebert, Detroit News
The director of the film, a veteran stop-action master named Henry Selick, is the person who has made it all work. And his achievement is enormous. full review
October 17, 2006
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine
The Nightmare Before Christmas is a veritable bounty of visual delights. full review
May 12, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Of all the new Halloween films, only this one has the power to truly haunt our dreams. full review
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Working with gifted artists and designers, [Burton] has made a world here that is as completely new as the worlds we saw for the first time in such films as Metropolis, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari or ... full review
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August 19, 2008It comes out on 2 disc DVD on August 26!!!!
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July 31, 2008Ahhhhh it's so great >.<
Jack is the shizzel..
I love this movie..
o.O
And so does Pete Wentz ^_^
BONUS
Anyway.. its a great film :]
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July 23, 2008the best movie ever!!!!!!!!!
I like it!!!!!!!
I like jack!!!!!!!
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April 20, 2008wtf
i'm watching this movie right now and i find it...okay...
I thought it was better.
I dont like some parts when they're singing..
maybe little kids may love it but i find it a normal movie..altho the animation is great I love it. -
March 7, 2008THIS IS THE BEST MOVIE EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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February 27, 2008this is one of my favorite movies
Jack is so cool
he just had this one movie
and has become and ICON
this movie exists since i was born
and you can still see punk/emo girls/guys with him all around =)
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