Not to scarey not to sweet the perfect mix

Rating: 10/10 (22 December 2002)

Nightmare Before Christmas" is the remarkable production from the mind of Tim Burton and the skills of director Henry Selick. Working together to wrap the package up perfectly is the wonderful score from composer Danny Elfman. The film is so many things; it's a smart kids film, it's got wonderful animation and so much imagination in every detail of its presentation of this amazing world that's been created. The stop-motion animation is absolutely stunning - you look at every frame and ponder how long it took to prepare even that second of the picture.
"The Nightmare Before Christmas" finds Jack Skellington, the pumpkin king of Halloween town. Year after year, he's tired of everything scary and Halloween in general. One day, he takes a far walk into a magical forest, where doors with symbols of holidays are on trees. Jack doesn't seen anything too interesting - except the tree with the shiny ornaments and decorations. He opens the door and is transported into a magical place - Christmastown. Jack soon becomes obsessed with Christmas and plans to bring Christmas to Halloweentown, and all over. However, Jack's plans to kidnap Santa Claws go awry, and so do a lot of things, creating an enjoyable and warm movie. This is one of the best movies I have ever seen, and each time I watch it I always find something new. This is a movie which everyone can enjoy and should be in everyone's library. 10/10