The Nightmare Before Christmas
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.
- Released: 1993-10-09
- Runtime: 76 minutes
- Genre: Animation, Family, Fantasy
- Stars: Chris Sarandon, Danny Elfman, Catherine O'Hara, Glenn Shadix, Edward Ivory, Paul Reubens, Kerry Katz, Carmen Twillie, Randy Crenshaw, Debi Durst, Glenn Walters, Greg Proops, Susan McBride, Mia Brown, L. Peter Callender, Ann Fraser, Jennifer Levey, Jesse McClurg, Robert Olague, Bobbi Page
- Director: Henry Selick
Comments
- HorrorDisasterGuy-90617 - 13 February 2024
Classic stop-motion movie
I love this movie a lot and is a classic. I like how they combined both Halloween and Christmas all together and how the movie does it. The story is great with Jack wanting to do more than doing the same thing over again, but soon discovered what he really is. I like the build up towards the story and how Jack want to do Christmas in his own ways. And I love the world building with both of the setting and the characters that live in it. The animation is beautiful with its stop-motion, character design, and the setting of the movie that is awesome to see the first time. The characters themselves are memorable with their design and personality to them that worth remembering. Also, the voice acting is done really well by the actors and the singing performance. The songs are memorable and catchy to listen to.
There are some parts that could be easily expanded like the relationship between Jack and Sally and Jack grudge against Oogie Boogie.
Overall, it's a classic movie. - josephdunn-67245 - 9 December 2023
Just don't get the Christmas Feeling!
Not for me or my wife and 12 year old daughter. My Daughter's thoughts were that she expected so much more as it had been recommended and lauded by so many but was left disappointed as the premise was interesting but was ruined by an over abundance of singing. My own thoughts were that the whole Halloweeners trying to understand xmas became pretty repetitive and I lost my interest quite easily as it felt like the same stuff repeated for 73 minutes. It wasnt that Seems we might be being a little petty. But it just didn't feel like a Christmas movie and certainly didn't evoke the same nostalgic feelings that numerous other xmas movies do. Maybe We are just traditionalists . Won't be added to our Christmas Watchlist.
