When The Nightmare Before Christmas was first released in 1993, I recall a reviewer saying, "This is the kind of story Dr. Seuss would have written if he had grown up on heavy metal and horror films." I must say that I agree. I'm not exactly sure what ...read the complete Nightmare Before Christmas movie review at PopMatters
"It was a long time ago, longer now than it seems, in a place perhaps you've seen in your dreams. For the story you're about to be told began with the holiday worlds of old. Now you've probably wondered where holidays come from. If you haven't, then ...read the complete Nightmare Before Christmas movie review at Movie Ram-blings
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When I saw the first pictures from “The Nightmare Before Christmas” a few years ago, I knew this would be one of the greatest Tim Burton movies ever. Time proved me right. In his radical visual style, Burton pulls out all the stops. The world of ...read the complete Nightmare Before Christmas movie review at DVD Review
Being a relatively big fan of Tim Burton – I don't always love everything he does, but at least he uses his creativity to the fullest – I try to see all of the movies he's involved in. I remember loving NIGHTMARE when I saw it 7 years ago in the ...read the complete Nightmare Before Christmas movie review at Crazy for Cinema
THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS posits the existence of separate, inhabited towns which hold dominion over the major holidays. In Halloween Town, the residents are celebrating the successful completion of another October 31st, but Pumpkin King Jack ...read the complete Nightmare Before Christmas movie review at IMDB.com
Set in a land where each holiday has its own world, Nightmare gives the account of Jack Skellington, the leader of Halloweentown. Tired of exporting Halloween every year to the ``real'' world, Jack wanders through the forest with his ghost dog Zero ...read the complete Nightmare Before Christmas movie review at Tech, MIT (MIT)
The Nightmare Before Christmas gives death a big snuzzly bear hug, and doesn't let go. From the protagonist (a skeleton-headed scarecrow) to his love interest (a sewn-up Frankenstein's monster who, stitchmarks aside, is one of the loveliest belles ever ...read the complete Nightmare Before Christmas movie review at Flak Magazine
Tim Burton's career in Hollywood began with a stint as an animator at Disney. For those of you who think that must've been a fun or easy job, let me put it in perspective. Films run at roughly 24 frames per second. For your average full-length animated ...read the complete Nightmare Before Christmas movie review at DVD Verdict
It has taken me years to get up enough courage to finally watch Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas. Whenever there was a preview of this flick tacked onto another film, I'd sit there and shudder audibly, telling anyone near enough to listen that ...read the complete Nightmare Before Christmas movie review at Moviepie.com (--)
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Tim Burton`s skewered sensibility finds excellent expression through the masterful stop-motion of director Henry Selick. The songs and score by Danny Elfman are wonderful; the characters are engaging; the visuals are enthralling. Amidst all the weirdness ...read the complete Nightmare Before Christmas movie review at Hollywood Gothique
Jack Skellington (speaking voice by Chris Sarandon and singing voice by the film's composer Danny Elfman) is the king of the pumpkins. His specialty is scaring kids out of their wits on Halloween, but he is looking to expand his franchise to other ...read the complete Nightmare Before Christmas movie review at IMDB.com