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.
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11/27/07
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.
Runtime: 76 mins
Genre: Childrens
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
Reviews for The Nightmare Before Christmas
Top CriticThe characters are vivid and often hilariously revolting.... Visually, the film is absolutely gorgeous.
11/02/06
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
Top CriticLikely to appeal to grown-ups of all ages--while putting the fear of God into kids--it's a perfect antidote to standard festive fare and evidence of the rich and varied possibilities of stop-motion animation. In a word, wonderful.
04/17/01
Top Critic...endlessly delightful, even as it deals in icky bugs and severed limbs.
10/21/09
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05/13/09
O tom divertidamente sombrio da narrative, associado a uma direção de arte magnífica e à ótima trilha de Elfman, acaba resultando num conto de fadas que deve tanto aos Grimm quanto ao Expressionismo Alemão.
03/10/09
A fun house of funereal glamour.
12/05/08
Top Criticinspiring, wacky, and infused with Burton's unique romanticism suffused with, but not subsumed by, a gothic sensibility
09/08/08
A twisted revamp of Rankin-Bass by way of Edward Gorey. [Blu-ray]
09/07/08
a brilliant feat of movie making
08/28/08
The set designs are ingenious and the songs (music and lyrics by Danny Elfman) are fairly good.
11/27/07
The result, though refreshingly different from mainstream animated fare, is ultimately more trick than treat.
11/27/07
Top CriticThe 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 CriticStill 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 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
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
Concise, elegant, a tad scary, this is a treat for Halloween.
10/20/06
(Producer Tim) Burton's skewed vision is seamlessly realized by director Henry Selick and cleverly enhanced by Danny Elfman's songs.
10/20/06
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