Ghoulish, dark christmas story.

Rating: Null/10 (1 January 2003)

From Henry Selick (JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH) and the master of horror Tim Burton (SLEEPY HOLLOW) comes the greatest Halloween and Christmas classic of all time. Talk about a creative mixture, this movie is one of the most ingenious films ever made. It takes place in the dark, horrific city of Halloween Town, where everything is scary, ghoulish and gloomy (just the way I like it). The movie is overrun with vampires, werewolves, skeletons, and undead children roaming the streets. And it leaves me with one thing: this movie is one of the coolest things I have ever seen!
While the movie is not really a kids movie, it is kid friendly. The dialogue is friendly (no swear words) and the story is also friendly for the younger ones. What is not friendly is the ghoulish and gothic images (which are absolutely awesome!) and the horrific cast of Halloween characters that do things with items such as devices of torture, severed heads and other things like that. I know it sounds stupid, but this really is something your kids should not be seeing. I really don't care, let them see it, it is one of the coolest things I have ever seen. Just be advised that some of the scary elements might be a little much for their simple minds to handle. This movie is definetley good for a change of pace, especially when there hasn't been a good classic like this in a long, long time. I also recommend JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH.
THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS gets 5/5.