superb masterpiece!

Rating: Null/10 (27 December 2003)

This film having been one of my childhood favorites, I decided to watch it again for the holidays. Years later, I have discovered The Nightmare Before Christmas to be a superb masterpiece of film-making.
Danny Elfman's score is terrific, and his emotionally fragile singing is perfect for Jack the Pumpkin King. The animation is fantastic, and combined with the cinematography, the visuals are stunning and undeniably memorable. There is a consistent mood of melancholic joy (if such a thing is possible, it is found here) throughout the film that screams captured beauty. The Nightmare Before Christmas is a modern classic!