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The Nightmare Before Christmas
PG (SINGAPORE)
1993
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The Nightmare Before Christmas
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3.0
Nightmares macabre humor is very adult, yet the storytelling is woefully simplistic.
Austin Chronicle
4.5
Plus, for folks who cant attend it in person, theres a nice walkthrough of its elements, piece by piece.
Collider
4.4
This allows a three dimensional world to be presented, instead of the flatter universe of cel animation.
Rogerebert
4.4
Burtons skewed vision is seamlessly realized by director Henry Selick and cleverly enhanced by Danny Elfmans songs.
Ny Daily News
5.0
Wonderfully dark and moody childrens Halloween tale that gently stirs all of the required elements of humour, musical charisma, childrens imagination ..
JoBlo
4.2
The inspired dark fable is geared more to adults than the kiddies, and it results in a well realized and weirdly amusing animated treat.
Sover
3.5
The result, though refreshingly different from mainstream animated fare, is ultimately more trick than treat.
Tv Guide
4.4
Its an inspired idea that allows for all kinds of wickedness and invention, and the filmmakers take it to the limit.
Combust Ible Celluloid
3.0
As adapted by Michael McDowell and scripted by Caroline Thompson, this 1993 release is at worst a macabre Muppet movie, at best an inspired jaunt.
Chicago Reader
3.1
In many ways it is a very clever film, but it never lives up to the promise of its visual brilliance.
Lariat
5.0
Its affectionate trashing of Christmas traditions is conceptually cunning and clever enough to please every generation, making it an unmissable treat ..
Radio Times
4.0
The animation of the figures is impeccable full of wild imaginative touches and touching drama.
Shadows On The Wall
3.0
Animation is a wonderful medium, but its almost too compatible with Burtons uninhibited approach.
Cs Monitor
4.4
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Star Tribune
2.5
Not really: Kids have always loved macabre fantasy and gross out humor.
Ew
3.8
Now the tale of Jack Skellington, the Halloween avatar who disastrously annexes Christmas, is back in actual 3 D, a process that here doesnt produce m ..
Ew
4.5
The Nightmare Before Christmas works as a Halloween and Christmas movie, conveying a wonderful sense of whimsy, Gothic charm, morbid beauty, as well a ..
Cinema Crazed
4.0
From a script by Caroline Thompson, director Selick moves the action along at a brisk pace but its Burtons characters and superb production skills (as ..
Bbc
5.0
In just a spooky second youll be certain that behind the cartoon curtain its not Disney, its Tim Burton.And its bliss!
Time
5.0
This is clearly not typical Disney animation fare, though Burton had enough sense to slide into a happy ending.
Washington Post
5.0
This brilliant combination of stop motion animation, three dimensional sets and superbly imaginative graphics, brings animation to new peaks.
Washington Post
4.0
It also stamps the unmistakable Burton sensibility onto every frame.
The New York Times
4.5
This is an amazing looking film.The stop motion animation required a painstaking five days for five seconds of footage.
Reeling Reviews
4.5
I feel for Burton I can understand the desire to stretch ones artistic wings.
Flickfilosopher
3.0
The director (stop motion wizard Henry Selick) and the 3 D boffins have done a decent job isolating things to hurl at the audience without turning it ..
The Irish Times
4.0
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Total Film
4.4
Even those who arent taken in by the charming tale or likable characters will be enthralled by the world Tim Burton and director Henry Selick have cre ..
ReelViews
4.4
This is an essential feature for a special edition of this film, so its nice to finally have it, with Lees rumblng bass and animation based on Burtons ..
Groucho Reviews
4.0
The film itself runs short, but it is a brilliant feat of movie making.
7M Pictures
4.4
The film sags here and there and the romance barely gets off the ground.But Burton, Elfman and director Henry Selick, whose camera movements are more ..
Deseret News
4.0
Danny Elfmans songs and the distinctly Burton esque characters make this a visual and musical treat for the whole family.
Urban Cine File
5.0
Best of all, the 3 D effect does nothing to remove the heart and soul of the movie, and it still feels more original than almost anything else out the ..
Waffle Movies
5.0
Yet that hardly matters, because the film delivers such a relentless flow of visual and musical wonders.The animation, set design and cinematography a ..
Montreal Film Journal
4.0
This cautionary fable (Be True to Your Ghoulish Self) may be a little too twisted for little kids but anyone 8 or older will spot the friendly glint b ..
News Week
4.0
Although its soul is sweetness itself, its surface is disturbing and intentionally so, and its clever and satiric sense of humor is undoubtedly pitche ..
La Times
3.8
The same is true of The Nightmare Before Christmas, an entertainingly warped holiday fable that pays tribute to the cheery charm of the Santa Claus my ..
Decent Films
4.4
Tim Burtons The Nightmare Before Christmas has a grotesque charm, a pie eyed magic.
Articles Chicago Tribune
5.0
A work of grand visual wit, clever songs, funny gags and genuine pathos, it is perhaps the greatest stop motion animated film ever, a painstaking styl ..
Orlando Sentinel
4.0
Nightmare Before Christmas Conjures Up A Vivid Dreamscape Until youve gotten the mischievous horror of Halloween out of your system, can you really be ..
Articles Orlando Sentinel
3.8
Despite the macabre Burtons name in the title as a guarantor of commercial viability and a front man for the publicity campaign, the film was directed ..
Articles Baltimore Sun
5.0
Pure enchantment, Tim Burtons The Nightmare Before Christmas creates a unique and wondrous world.
Articles Sun Sentinel
2.5
Deputies are searching Tuesday morning in Ascension Parish for evidence in the killing of the Brusly High teacher who went missing in 2011, days after ..
2 The Advocate
3.8
Friday, October 22, 1993 Page updated at 12:00 AM E mail article Print An Animation Dream Nightmare Before Christmas Is Visual Treat, But It Lacks Vis ..
Seattle Times
3.8
It kind of bombed in its initial release, but word of mouth turned it into a video hit, a cult classic and a marketing boon for Disney, which revamps ..
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