xmas cracker

Rating: 9/10 (3 January 2006)

Born from the depths of Tim Burton amazing imagination, The Nightmare before Christmas puts a twist into the old holiday tale.Made in 1993, this film still stands out and wouldn't look dated if released today.Made using state of the art stop motion animation and with Danny Elfmans brilliant score and sing along songs, this is a film for all ages.Jack Skelington is the pumpkin king who lives in a place called halloween town. A dark place full of weird and wonderful characters who spend the entire year planning the next halloween party, with Jack looking over the proceedings. Then after one quite frightful halloween, Jack realises that something is missing in his life, and whilst walking through the woods he comes across a door that leads him to the world of Christmas town, a place bright and happy. Jack finds the place awe inspiring and when he returns to his home of Halloween, decides to bring festive cheer with him. The characters are brilliant, as is the music and gags. Children will love it, adults will love it, quite possibly a classic animated film for the ages