The Nightmare Before Christmas (DVD)

Halloween is one of the only holidays in which I morph into a complete Scrooge, gone are the days of cute kiddies in adorable costumes going door to door, with their parents anxiously lingering in the background, fun parties with apple bobbing contests are gone. Nowadays it's ruled by teenagers, often on their way home from school, harassing people for money or "treats" and threatening them with "tricks" if they don't hand something over, whether ...
...so every Halloween I unplug the doorbell, draw the curtains and refuse to answer the door to anybody (my family and I have a "ring first" procedure for visiting) I do have one small tradition that I undertake every year, just so I can provide a slightly more interesting answer than "nothing" when people ask what I did that night, that hard earned money of my other halves is spent on a few chocolate treats and drinks for him and I and we sit together, ...

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...brilliant. For me, Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas is a perfect example of a brilliant film. Not only is the story exceptionally original, the action plentiful, and the animation just amazing, but it is one of those few films which you can truly call beautiful. So just what is The Nightmare Before Christmas? Well, if you don’t know, you must have been living in a cave for the past two decades. The Nightmare Before Christmas is a brilliantly ...
...Henry Selick. Danny Elfman composed the music for the film, which is also a musical. The plot is brilliant. Jack Skellington is the “Pumpkin King” of Halloween town, the place where several terrifying but loveable characters live, and work for the holiday traditions of Halloween. It is revealed to us in the films second song in which Jack sings alone, that the Pumpkin King is sick and tired of the same thing every year, and is growing very tired ...

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...you begun…’ So begins The Nightmare Before Christmas. Another treat from the wonderful mind of Tim Burton the film remains a great view for the festive period but also for a film to dip into all year round. When it was released in 1993 it was met by critical acclaim but unfortunately faired quite badly at the box office. Obviously people were put off by the thing that makes it so wonderful – it being an un-typical Christmas film. Despite this it ...
...(try to forget Planet of the Apes for a moment). Holidays that are celebrated by us folks all over the world each have their own special little world that they reside in. For hundreds of years each holiday has been kept separate but this film shows what happens when two holidays collide. Jack Skellington (Chris Sarandon) the King of Halloweentown is looked upon and revered by all of its inhabitants. Each year, after pretty much all year preparing, ...

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This is the special edition of the movie! Please bear in mind this is the sceond time writing this review but because ciao hates me I lost the first one! This is a stop-motion animated movie from Tim Burton. Many make the mistake that burton is actually the director of this movie but he is not. He is the producer and the writer of the movie. It is his vision that first came from a poem Burton wrote. He doodled some characters onto the page whilst ...
...and went on to direct the "james and the giant peach" movie that was also stop-motion animation. I think Selick does a good job but I do think Burton would have been better directing the movie as it was his original vision! The plot is somehwat odd but in a very charming and original way. We are introduced at the start to the many holidays we celebrate, Christmas and easter are memtioned. We are taken to a secluded part of a wood where there are ...

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...an Oscar (SFX). The plot concerns Jack Skellington (voiced by Chris Sarendon for the speaking parts and Danny Elfman for the songs), who is the Pumpkin King, head of Halloween town. But year after year of preparing and giving Halloween after Halloween, and Jack’s getting bored. Slipping away from the congratulatory crowd in the town square, celebrating this years success, Jack and his ghostly dog Zero wander through the spooky forest away from ...
...and so on. Slipping through the later door, Jack finds himself in a magical snow-clad town – Christmas! Inspired by what he has seen, Jack returns to Halloween town, determined to do something new and take over Christmas. He sets the monsters and ghouls to making toys and presents, Sally, his shy admirer makes him a traditional costume, and Jack is determined to make his new role a success. However the local bad guy, Oogie Boogie, begins to ...

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THE STORYLINE: "T'was a long time ago, longer now than it seems, in a place that perhaps you've seen in your dreams. For the story you are about to be told took place in the holiday worlds of old. Now, you've probably wondered where holidays come from, if you haven't I'd say it's time you begun." this is how the film begins...a wonderful old storytale feel to it, which catpures the viewer immediately. the premise of the story is that all the holidays ...
...to make thier holiday festivities the best they can. however each holiday is completely unaware of the existence of each other, and as Jack the Pumpkin King of halloween town wanders into the forest (tired with the same old halloween things) he discovers a doorway into christmas land. Jack unaware of the true meaning of christmas decides he should take over and bring this strange new holiday halloween town...resulting in the capture of the 'Sandy ...

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...Tim Burton is set in the scary world of Halloween where ghosts and ghouls are everyone's favourite. It was first written as a poem by Burton inspired of course by The Night Before Christmas written by Clement Clarke Moore which we will all be familiar with to some extent. His characters appearances were inspired by the Dr Seuss story books which were a favourite of Burtons. It is all about Jack Skellington the Pumpkin King who organises the Halloween ...
...bored and whilst wandering through the woods discovers an opening to Christmas World. He then thinks what a great idea it would be to introduce a bit of this magic into his own land but the mayor is a bit skeptical and the party doesn't exactly go to plan. What follows is Jack's struggle to believe in happiness and love with the sewn up doll Sally - a creation of the mad scientist who she constantly tries to escape from. It is directed by Henry ...

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...“bag”, I had in mind the little plastic one my mum takes out every morning to collect her dogs’ little messages off of the pavement. Every year some new travesty about wise-cracking kids or talking animals invades the box-office, making a mint out of the season of good will and dumb adherence to holiday tradition. And then there’s Tim Burton’s “The Nightmare Before Christmas”. Released by Touchstone Pictures, the “adult” arm of Disney, on Halloween ...
...in animation by opting for the traditional “stop-motion” techniques a la Ray Harryhausen of “Jason and the Argonauts” fame, “Nightmare” is the quirky tale of Jack Skellington, Pumpkin King of Halloween town. Having developed a certain ennui for the spooky festivities of October 31st, Jack one day accidentally stumbles over Christmastown. Spellbound and obsessed that Christmas is the solution to his languor, Jack decides to take over from “Sandy Claws” ...

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Twas the night before christmas, and all over the house, not a creature was sirring, not even a mouse. A mouse, a woman made from off cuts, the boogie man, and the pumpkin king. Jack Skellington, is the triumphant ruler of Halloween town, but he grows weary. Sick and tired of the same old scares, year in year out, he is seeking new thrills. What might it be like to become the celebrated champion of christmas too? So, Jack goes out and tries to create ...
...Chrismas for his own, puts the real Santa at risk. How will it end? Can Jack save Christmas? This film is rated PG, and is pretty harmless stuff. However, it is creepy. I would suggest that you think twice before letting your kids watch. My nine year old was fine, but my five year old was not. The odd, quirky little halloween characters are eerie. Some of the things that happen in the film, can be disturbing to say the least. I loved the film. The ...

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...millions of hearts all over the world. The film is a real cut above the rest and it's like no other ive ever seen before. The film takes place in a small and delightful town of Halloween where all the creeps and ghouls that usually come out at Halloween to scare all the boys and girls live. Along with them is the pumpkin king Jack Skellington who as the name shows is the king of Halloween town. But as the same Halloween celebrations and events ...
...the same old thing. While leaving Halloween town after all the Halloween celebrations are over he finds a gathering of trees and each one contains a different door which each have a different meaning. For example the door with the egg on is for Easter and the door with the turkey on is for thanks giving. But they don't catch Jack's each as much the Christmas tree shaped door does and upon opening it unlocks the magical world of Christmas town. Not ...

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Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas: Special Edition DVD Introduction The tagline for The Nightmare Before Christmas was: "A ghoulish tale with wicked humour and stunning animation"; I hardly think that does this truly classic masterpiece justice. I first watched The Nightmare Before Christmas in 1993, (the year it was released), when my Mum got it for me to keep me occupied on Christmas eve. I have been a huge fan ever since and my interest ...
...my ever-so-wonderful fiancé got me the Special Edition DVD as a Christmas present, needless to say I was pleased as punch, over-the-moon, chuffed-to-bits etc etc. I watched it straight away and decided to write a review for all you lovely Ciao people! The Nightmare Before Christmas was a groundbreaking film being the first full length stop-motion animated feature ever. Stop motion animation, for all those of you who are wondering, is a way of animating ...

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...film is a cinematic masterpiece. The juxter-position of is flawless stop-motion photography and beautiful sound track leave the viewer wanting to watch this film again and again. Its story is reminiscing of the old films Burton loved as a child, such as ‘The Grinch who stole Christmas’ but its image is based more on film that only now students and film buffs may have watched ‘The Cabinet of Dr Caligari’. Like Dr Caligari Burton uses fantastic design ...
...of the characters and sets highly memorable and distinctive. All through the film it is more like the models were drawn on the screen, an effect the makers sought to get. Many of its other visually effects are simple but very effective. Take for example the ghost dog (Zero), which is made by using a sheet of glass with the dog reflected on. I made an essay on one scene for a film studies course it might prove useful. If you don’t want to read on, ...

DuncanCatterall 13.06.2004 · Read full review
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...Pictures presents Tim Burton's - The Nightmare Before Christmas. This fun filled fantasy is to be enjoyed by people of all ages! On entering an extrodinary world - jam-packed with magic and wonder - we can instantly see the original and exciting way in which this movie has been spectacularly filmed. This special edition of Tim Burton's 'The Nightmare Before Christmas' celebrates the groundbreaking accompalishments of the first full length stop motion ...
...the pumpkin king of the quirky inhabitants of Halloween town, who has the role of year after year been in charge of preparing and giving Halloween, but this time round, Jack gets horrifically bored of the same routine, so instead after taking a stroll through the woods, stumbles across the 'entrance' to christmas town - something he has never experienced before! From this he becomes full of ideas and excitement and decides to spread joy to the world, ...

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The Nightmare Before Christmas is a masterpiece from Tim Burton. Although it may not be one of his best known productions, this animation film really is a brilliant example of Tim Burton's bizzare imagination. The setting for this unusual tale of Christmas is Halloweentown. There, we meet Jack Skellington, Pumpkin King, leader of an array of ghoulish characters who spend every single day preparing for the activities of October 31st, each year striving ...
...Jack becomes disheartened with organising the same theme, year in year out. Whilst the residents of Halloweentown celebrate the success of the latest event and start planning the next, accompanied by his faithful friend Zero (a ghostly dog), Jack takes a walk in the woods. There, he happens upon several trees with shaped doors. Wondering where it could lead, Jack opens a door. He falls into a land of snow, fairy lights and carol singers, he is in ...

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...was released in 1994 in the UK. It is an animated stop motion picture, written by Tim Burton, who is also responsible for huge films such as Edward Scissorhands and Beetlejuice. This brilliant, but dark animation film tells the story of Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King, who lives amongst ghouls and goblins in Halloween Town. He comes across a strnage tree whilst walking his ghost dog and ventures down a hole into a town where Christmas is happening. ...
...decides to re-create all of the things he saw there for his own town. However, his goodwill turns sour when his mission puts the real Santa Claus in jeopardy, and so Jack has to takeover Claus's role and deliver all of the presents not to the habitants amusement. This film is a brilliant example of stop-motion animation and the characters and sets are very well imagined by the artistic creators and by Burton himself. Characters include; Sally, the ...

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