100% A+ all the way

Rating: 10/10 (10 June 2002)

This is the best movie I have ever seen and many of my friends think so too. Just about anybody would love to see this film of a place where every day is Halloween, and every night, Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King, dreams of something more than all the tricks and treats. After a long night of scaring the daylights out of everyone, Jack is bored, depressed, and longs for something more.
One night, while wandering around in the forest, he discovers a Christmas tree door that leads to Christmas Town. Now, it's only too obvious that Jack loves this idea where you make people laugh instead of scream, but he and his ghoulish friends don't quite get the concept. (Those of you have seen this movie know what I mean.)
Besides the animation and story, the music is just awesome. Without Danny Elfman's songs and music, this movie would just dissolve into nothing. Danny has a way of picking just the right notes and instruments for each beautiful scene, and his voice is just GORGEOUS. (Good ol' Danny sings for Jack, Barrel, and a few other characters.) Man, that guy is TALENTED!!!!!!!!!
My final reason for just eating this movie up is Tim Burton's cast of characters. I'm not going through the whole cast, but I will use Jack as an example. You can just look at him and know that he's just bored and curious and wants to obey his inner desire for something new and exciting. He never meant to scare those children half to death, but wanted to give them a good time. And I've had the biggest crush on him (and Lock) since I saw this movie for the first time.
Overall, this movie desrves a 100% on everything, from animation to the story. If you have not seen this, you are a poor, deprived soul.