"Trick Or Treat To All A Goodnight!"

Rating: 7/10 (17 December 2016)

This 1993 animated musical fantasy features the voices of Danny Elfman, Chris Sarandon, Catherine O'Hara, William Hickey and Glenn Shadix based on Tim Burton's story. Sarandon (Fright Night, The Princess Bride) voices Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town who becomes bored with it's tradition. One night, he goes for a walk and stumbles onto a doorway leading to Christmas World where he learns of it's traditional meaning. Jack is intrigued and decides to celebrate it by bringing Halloween tricks and treats to Christmas Town. O'Hara (Beetlejuice, Home Alone) voices Sally, a ghoulish girl who likes Jack, the late, Hickey (One Crazy Summer, Christmas Vacation) voices an evil scientist and the late, Shadix (Beetlejuice, Heathers) voices the mayor of Halloween Town. This definitely has a Tim Burton tone, Elfman (Oingo Boingo) provides the singing lyrics for Jack and naturally composes the film's score which is excellent as usual. The cast does good and there's neat yet bizarre sequences. I recommend this if you enjoy Halloween, Christmas or both.