Brilliant

Rating: 10/10 (10 January 2002)

Rating: 10/10 Explantion: A flawless film that genre fans or non-genre fans will enjoy by any angles. No, I'm not a Tim Burton worshipper or just saying the movie rules just for the animation. There is more to the movie than animation. It just goes to all avenues to stay original. Who would have thought that Disney would make a film where some juveniles kidnap and torture Santa behind their mayor's back while the skeleton of a mayor goes out as Saint Nick and gives presents to kids that range everywhere from dead turtles, huge snakes, and disembodied heads beyond his knowledge? Don't think anyone thought that until the release of this Halloween/Christmas classic. On the Special Edition DVD, Tim Burton said that this was supposed to be his version of The Grinch gone backwards. Is it? Probabley. The stop-motion animation is brilliant. Very sharp and realistic and the colors are always vibrant and dark. The story is memorable and original as well.