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(1993)
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(1993) |
When Jack Skellington, king of Halloweentown, becomes dissatisfied with his lot in life, he takes over Christmas. The kind Jack has nothing but the best of intentions, but things don't go right.
Subgenres: postmodern, adventure
Director: Henry Selick
Writers: Tim Burton (story), Michael McDowell (adaptation), Caroline Thompson (screenplay)
Starring: Chris Sarandon, Danny Elfman
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I was reading the Greg Suarez's review of The Nightmare Before Christmas on The Digital Bits, when a thought occurred to me. What in the world was I thinking when I only gave this film four stars? I suddenly remembered how I had spent the entire film with a huge, goofy grin on my face. How for days I had sung "What's This?," one of the great songs in what is one of Danny Elfman's best works. How, years later, I still think fondly of this film, its characters, and the wonderful world it created. (Feb 17, 1999/Oct 10, 2000) | ||||||
From the mind of Tim Burton.
Filmed in stop-motion animation, a very time-consuming process.
