The Nightmare Before Christmas Reviews and Ratings



  • November 22, 2009
    cant bet the classic
  • November 21, 2009
    i watch this movie every halloween.
  • November 20, 2009
    Very good, Corpse Bride's grand father :)
  • November 17, 2009
    i LOve Tim Burton!!!
  • November 16, 2009
    Developed a new found appreciation for it
  • November 15, 2009
    Jack Skellington: [singing] I, Jack, the Pumpkin King, have grown so tired of the same old thing.

    Tim Burton's stop-motion animated musical adventure about Halloween and Christmas is amazing. It may have been directed by Burton's friend and fellow animator Henry Selick, but th...( read more)is is the work of Burton through and through.

    The story is simple but very creative. Jack Skellington, the king of Halloween Town is dissatisfied with what he believes is monotony in his holiday. He discovers a door to the neighboring land known as Christmas town, and decides to take Christmas for himself and act as "Sandy Claws" for the next Christmas. With the help of the other Halloween Town residents, they make their own Christmas. This may not work out for those receiving the presents however.

    The songs and score in this movie are all wonderful and memorable. Danny Elfman is in top form with his work for this movie. Its certainly one of the most enjoyable soundtracks I like to listen to.

    Oogie Boogie Man: I am the shadow on the moon at night / Filling your dreams to the brim with fright.

    The animation is very good, very stylish and perfect for the film's mood. You can easily tell that this is a very Burton world, from the use of macabre humor (even in a family film) to the use of black and white character and background designs. The stop animation work is very good. For this being the first fully animated feature film in this style, you can certainly see a lot of work that has been carefully put into the feature.

    The whole film is very creative and unique, combining the dark qualities of a Tim Burton film into a holiday adventure that is always an enjoyable watch.

    Jack Skellington: Sally! I need your help most of all.
    Sally: You certainly do, Jack. I've had the most horrible vision!
    Jack Skellington: That's wonderful!
  • November 14, 2009
    this has got to be my favorite movie.
  • November 14, 2009
    i alredy watch it...n i always want to wactch it more n more..great movie!..^v^
  • November 13, 2009
    A good animated fantasy movie.
  • November 13, 2009
    Questo film è stato talmente sputtanato (pardon) che ha perso tantissima magia, spero che un giorno non mi diventi anche antipatico.
    Ma almeno una volta all'anno, per ora, lo riguardo, perché è una tradizione bellissima.
  • November 13, 2009
    The most visually entertaining and reminiscent movie I can think of.
  • November 12, 2009
    i watch this every halloween!
  • November 11, 2009
    XDXD..i love jack..XD
  • November 11, 2009
    I've seen it too many times!
  • November 11, 2009
    Pretty good movie..ive seen better, lol.
  • November 9, 2009
    enjoyed it 2nd time round
  • November 8, 2009
    Completely charming in a serial killer meets Romper Room kind of way. Yeah, I know it's art and Tim Burton is an artistic director, but, geez, what a wacked out acid trip this film was AND on top of it being a musical. Worth a viewing if you're in the mood to be awed by the art, ...( read more)but also in the mood for going "What the hell am I watching?"
  • November 6, 2009
    who dosen't like this movie?
  • November 6, 2009
    I don't think it gets any better in 3D... it was already a great movie... though, at least it's a good chance to finally watch it on a movie teather instead of the usual repetitions on a tv.
    I still want to see it on the big screen but in english.
  • November 5, 2009
    "This was good, would like to see it again"
  • November 5, 2009
    i dont think i will hav any!
  • November 4, 2009
    This is mt fav Tim Burton film, i cant ever gat sick of it i just watch it again and again.







    My fav Tim Burton film Just a wicked film whatch it all the time never get tierd of it.
  • November 3, 2009
    Magnificent, magical, a true masterpiece! I've watched this movie for a thousand times and I haven't get sick of it.
  • November 3, 2009
    Christmas + Halloween = The Nightmare Before Christmas

    After a journey of finding a CD of this film, AT LAST!!!!!!!! It is definitely worth finding for. The best elements of the film is the animation, story & character design. Henry Selick and Tim Burton is a great tan...( read more)dem. They do out of this world things! The way Henry Selick made Burton's vision is magnificent. Selick's stop-motion powers were seen in this film. It is like entering a world full of magic, fantasy & music. SIMPLY GREAT
  • November 2, 2009
    what can i say? fantastic tim burton film!!! IT IS FABULOUS!
  • November 2, 2009
    Ocekivala sam malo vise al jako mi se svida scenarij!
  • November 1, 2009
    thought it was ok when i first saw it, but i just saw it in 3D & it totally made super mega awesome!
  • November 1, 2009
    This movie is perfect. The story, the songs... Everything, perfect. One of the best movies ever.
  • November 1, 2009
    find this movie draggy and boring.. Lotsa loud singing.. Definitely not my thing!
  • October 31, 2009
    By 1993, director Tim Burton was such a successful filmmaker in Hollywood that he was able to return to one of his most beloved early projects, "The Nightmare Before Christmas." It's certainly an inspired movie, as it is also very weird, and when I say "weird," I mean it's distin...( read more)ctly Burton.

    Even though it was directed with enough competency by Henry Selick, this groundbreaking stop-motion animation film is Burton all the way, as it contains ample "esque" qualities that make this "Nightmare" uniquely his vision.

    As the film opens in the twisted, "Burton"-esque village of "Halloweentown," Jack Skellington, who is dually voiced by Chris Sarandon and longtime Burton collaborator Danny Elfman, is celebrating another "horrible" Halloween. You'll be shocked and amazed at some of the town's inhabitants, who include jazz-playing zombies, Four Tenor-like vampires, a wolf man, and a wheelchair-bound scientist who occasionally opens up his cranium to (literally) scratch his brain; his creation, a Frankenstein-like scarecrow named Sally (Catherine O'Hara), yearns for contact with others and is quite fond of Jack Skellington.

    But Jack's quickly growing tired of the same old routine year after year, and because he's so downtrodden with boredom, he ventures into the dark forest outside the town's borders, and accidentally stumbles onto the wondrous, jolly world of "Christmastown." Enticed by its splendor, he decides to bring back his discovery to the residents of Halloweentown, who of which are just as shocked by Christmas as he is. Jack gets the brilliant idea to pose as Santa Claus but hires three mischief-makers to kidnap the real Santa so he can share his own, misguided vision of Christmas with an unprepared world.

    Painstakingly and meticulously crafted, "The Nightmare Before Christmas" is a beautiful and wonderful film from start to finish. The most famous image of this film is the cover art, which features Skellington eerily silhouetted against a full moon while he stands atop a coiled hill that overlooks a desolate graveyard.

    Burton is such a wonderful director, who had already brought us one unique "esque" vision after the other, especially with the first two "Batman" films and "Edward Scissorhands" behind him as of '93 when "Nightmare" was made.
  • October 31, 2009
    this movie is so amazing
    Tim Burton makes the coolest movies ever!
  • October 30, 2009
    Great animation job!!!!! To spend three years on ONE movie is fascinating to me, but perhaps only because I am an impatient person...Lol :) Anywho... Selick, Burton, everyone did an amazing job making this movie :D
  • October 30, 2009
    This movie had to be five stars! i love how Jack is so curious, and is not hesitant to share his true feelings about how bored he is of the same old thing.Overall this movie is wonderful!!!
  • October 30, 2009
    I didn't like this film as a child. But now i don't find it so bad.
  • October 28, 2009
    One of the coolest Jack so far... how come I did not watch it on big screen?? anyway... great job from everyone who did this film
  • October 27, 2009
    A true art film. Try to separate yourself from the hype, because it's not the emo-fest of a film that it's built up to be. It's far more than that.
  • October 26, 2009
    Too bad the merchandise has been grossly overdone. The movie itself was amazing.
  • October 23, 2009
    My favorite movie of all time!!! Pure work of genius!!!
  • October 23, 2009
    SAW IT LIKED IT!! :)
  • October 23, 2009
    interesting artistic style and concept but that's about all it had going for it
  • October 23, 2009
    Pretty cool, but I expected really more, like often...
    So, can't understand its huge success.
  • October 22, 2009
    Excellent animation. Instant cult classic!
  • October 22, 2009
    My favorite movie of all time!
  • October 20, 2009
    Prob Tim Burton's best movie
  • October 19, 2009
    Classic from my childhood, it's a shame everyone uses this as a fashion trend now.
  • October 19, 2009
    Another classic, because I'm a Halloween baby, it's personal this one. Again, no other movie is like it.
  • October 19, 2009
    This is about as classic as it gets for my generation.
  • October 19, 2009
    Sally's song is great song...Everytime I saw this movie, I always like the part when Sally sang...
  • October 17, 2009
    This film was the BOMB! This has never been done before and that's why it's so good. The plot is so creative and different from any other kids/horror films. The visuals - WOW! It really is a good looking film. The characters look amazing - Jack in particular, he looked really coo...( read more)l! The singing is great. I loved the soundtrack. There were a lot of catchy songs that got stuck in my friend after I finished watching it. The voice talent's great and the witty dialogue is just splendid. The beautiful cinematography goes well with the stop motion animation, it makes it look so life-like. This is a classic family film. You'll be sure to have a good ol' time!
  • October 17, 2009
    awesome movie X3 Its when Halloween meets Christmas...

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