This is the movie puts the "oooh" back in "boo."
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10/20/06
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The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
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Reviews Counted:70
Fresh:68
Rotten:2
Average Rating:8.2/10
Consensus: A stunningly original and visually delightful work of stop-motion animation.
Theatrical Release:Oct 20, 2006 Limited
Box Office: $356,022
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 ... [More]
Starring: Danny Elfman, Chris Sarandon, Catherine O'Hara, William Hickey
Director: Henry Selick
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Reviews for The Nightmare Before Christmas
Top CriticThirteen 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 CriticThe 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
Re-imagining "The Nightmare Before Christmas" as a three dimensional film has taken Henry Selick's modern masterwork and turned it into a timeless classic.
10/20/06
feels like it should have always been in 3-D.
10/19/06
If the 3-D fails to grab you as much as you might hope, it never takes you out of the movie, which is a remarkable feat.
10/19/06
The Nightmare Before Christmas is a veritable bounty of visual delights.
10/17/06
Watching something like this on the big screen is always better than seeing it on DVD. Period.
10/16/06
The script’s non-stop momentum suits the roller-coaster photography –- and the punchy running time brings things to a close before eye-strain sets in.
01/26/06
Light, amusingly macabre, droll, looking and sounding freshly minted...a marvelous holiday treat with luscious tricks up its sleeve.
12/06/05
It's an inspired idea that allows for all kinds of wickedness and invention, and the filmmakers take it to the limit. But the movie's tone is lighthearted, kept buoyant by Elfman's songs and holiday cheer.
09/26/05
This is an amazing looking film.
09/24/05
The story, characters, music, and look of the film come together to form one complete, unified work with a consistent tone and feeling.
01/02/04
A magical celebration of the imagination.
12/09/03
No review available.
08/22/03
Although this is often mistaken for being directed by Tim Burton, his unique and creative imagination is clearly the film's fuel, followed ,of course, by the impressive claymation.
07/10/03
The Nightmare Before Christmas is a major step forward for both stop-motion animation, which is stunningly well used, and for Mr. Burton himself. He now moves from the level of extremely talented eccentric to that of Disney-style household word.
05/20/03
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