A visual treat for the eyes, and an involving fantasy for the mind

Rating: 10/10 (4 February 2005)

The Nightmare Before Christmas is a classic animated by Tim Burton. This movie is filmed in one of the most grueling filming techniques possible, stop motion animation. The animation is the most stunning stop motion animation I've ever seen in a movie, and that alone is worth the price of admission. The visual genius of Tim Burton is a treat to look at. The story is a very creative look at holidays and another type of story of how they came to be. This movie takes Christmas and puts a Halloween twist onto it. In some ways this is like the opposite version of The Grinch, and has some similar elements to Rudolph.
The voices of the characters is also very good. Composer Danny Elfman provides the singing voice for the main character Jack Skellington. The characters are very memorable, and they are also very unique.
The Nightmare Before Christmas is one of my favorite films of all time. There isn't one time during the year that feels complete without this movie. Despite being focused mainly on Christmas and Halloween, this movie can be watched during any other time of the year.
Unfortunately, the popular store 'Hot Topic' has been selling Nightmare Before Christmas clothes just to make boat loads of money. Half of the people wearing the clothes haven't even seen this magnificent film, they just want to look "Goth" or "punk". Hopefully, people still realize that Nightmare Before Christmas is a great film and not just an icon to Goths and punks.
Some younger kids may get scared by the Halloween creatures, but everyone else will fall in love with this movie from the time of the opening shot to the time the end credits start to role. If you haven't seen this movie, you should see it now. This movie is actually meant more for adults, meaning that adults can relate to the story better than kids can. Go ahead and watch this movie if you haven't done so already.