A fantastic, original and musically superb masterpiece

Rating: 10/10 (25 December 2004)

This is possibly the best animation film I have ever seen, including new candidates such as "The Incredibles". It uses an extremely tedious stop-animation technique and does not appear to rush any of the animation sequences at all. The story is about Jack the pumpkin king who lives with in Halloween town with various other nefarious characters. Jack grew bored with his mundane life of scaring people and ventures into the woods where he finds a portal leading to Christmas town where his adventure begins.
It is not just the compelling storyline or impressive animation which makes this a fantastic film, but it is the musical aspects of the film. There are many fantastic songs in the film such as "Jacks Lament" however the most original and brilliant song has to me "What's this?" For me it captures the curiosity of a child and really brings Jack to life.
It is a fantastically original and beautiful film and I hope many others see it as I have done and appreciate its genius and enjoy its music.