inspiring, wacky, and infused with Burton's unique romanticism suffused with, but not subsumed by, a gothic sensibility
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The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
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Reviews Counted: 67
Fresh: 65
Rotten:2
Average Rating: 8.1/10
Consensus: A stunningly original and visually delightful work of stop-motion animation.
Runtime: 76 mins
Genre: Childrens
Theatrical Release: Oct 20, 2006 Limited
Box Office: $8,616,662
Synopsis: Tim Burton's holiday classic, THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS, makes a return to the big screen this holiday season in stunning Disney Digital 3D™. The dazzling new make-over of the musical-fantasy was led by the film's original... [More]
Starring: Danny Elfman, Chris Sarandon, Catherine O'Hara, William Hickey
Director: Henry Selick
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Reviews for The Nightmare Before Christmas
This hugely entertaining horror fable for all the family might suffer from pacing problems, but it's also a true original that still stands out from today's CGI-heavy crowd.
11/27/07
The set designs are ingenious and the songs (music and lyrics by Danny Elfman) are fairly good.
11/27/07
Top Critic The result, though refreshingly different from mainstream animated fare, is ultimately more trick than treat.
11/27/07
The dazzling techniques employed here create a strikinglook that's never been seen in such sustained form, making this a unique curio that will appeal to kids and film enthusiasts alike.
11/27/07
Top Critic Still as fresh as the day it was released in 1993 and now in dazzling 3D, Tim Burton's stop-motion animated Nightmare Before Christmas is a compelling feast of twisted characters and imagery
11/10/06
The characters are vivid and often hilariously revolting.... Visually, the film is absolutely gorgeous.
11/02/06
The hippest of all holiday classics, the 1993 release rendered anew in 3-D format remains a postmodern three-ring circus of morbid humor, eye-popping puppet animation and show-stopping songs.
10/30/06
Top Critic Is it cooler than ever in 3-D? Well, sure. But essentially, it's the same movie that drew Tim Burton fans into theaters in 1993.
10/29/06
Flattened for years on cable and video, Nightmare has been resurrected in all its tactile glory.
10/25/06
Top Critic (Producer Tim) Burton's skewed vision is seamlessly realized by director Henry Selick and cleverly enhanced by Danny Elfman's songs.
10/20/06
Top Critic As original a vision as anything Tim Burton ever came up with, The Nightmare Before Christmas holds up amazingly well 12 years after its initial release.
10/20/06
The director of the film, a veteran stop-action master named Henry Selick, is the person who has made it all work. And his achievement is enormous.
10/20/06
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Top Critic Thirteen years after its debut, Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas has gone 3D, which makes a good thing even better.
10/20/06
Top Critic The bizarre but beguiling characters in Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas truly do dwell in a world of their own.
10/20/06
The story of Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King,... is like Jack himself - spindly and thin, but with a resounding voice.
10/20/06
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