The Nightmare Before Christmas

Buena Vista Pictures | Release Date: October 22, 1993

8.4	USER SCORE Universal acclaim based on 216 Ratings

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axelkochDec 22, 2013

The Nightmare Before Christmas is undeniably one of the most unique Christmas movies of all time and also put a completely new complexion on Disney movies. The beautifully conducted stop motion technique, the catchy musical numbers that mayThe Nightmare Before Christmas is undeniably one of the most unique Christmas movies of all time and also put a completely new complexion on Disney movies. The beautifully conducted stop motion technique, the catchy musical numbers that may not be counted as Danny Elfman’s compositional masterpieces, but still make the movie a lot more entertaining than it would have been without them, and the weird sort of humour that isn’t to make you laugh out loud, but have you chuckling almost perpetually. Nevertheless, it’s still a bit disappointing that a movie this sort can still be boring here and there and the screenplay also isn’t always successful in maintaining an acceptable balance between child-oriented silliness and adult-suitability (though I adore the Hamlet reference). Through that, difficulties arise as the movie ends up being too ridiculous for most adults and too scary for most kids in the target audience. But still I’d say that sparing one hour and fifteen minutes to see this truly one-of-a-kind movie can’t hurt.… Expand

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Spielberg00Sep 15, 2011

THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS was an interesting idea for a family/horror/musical blend, but especially for a Tim Burton film, it wasn't really achieved all that well. Sure, this was a cute one, and it was definitely enjoyable; it just,THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS was an interesting idea for a family/horror/musical blend, but especially for a Tim Burton film, it wasn't really achieved all that well. Sure, this was a cute one, and it was definitely enjoyable; it just, looking at it from a critical perspective, was not the best movie.… Expand

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imthenoobDec 20, 2020

There's no denying it's a unique looking movie and I could totally see why it has become the cult classic that it is. I just had a bit of a hard time getting into it. Jack falling in love with Sally when he spends the vast majority of theThere's no denying it's a unique looking movie and I could totally see why it has become the cult classic that it is. I just had a bit of a hard time getting into it. Jack falling in love with Sally when he spends the vast majority of the movie ignoring her existence, The entire third act was just a drag for me and the attempts to cram certain characters into the villains' role simply didn't work for me. TBH, It is overrated to me but as I said before, I could totally see why someone would love it.… Expand

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Sosmooth1982Jan 5, 2023

Ok movie kind of funny. I just thought it looked cool back then. Tim Burton made some really big hits back then.

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