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Movie Overview
Director
• Henry Selick
MPAA Rating
PG - for some scary images.
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

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OFCS Rating: 94% Fresh
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A+
"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."  FilmJerk.com  Edward Havens

A-
"Light, amusingly macabre, droll, looking and sounding freshly minted...a marvelous holiday treat with luscious tricks up its sleeve."  One Guy's Opinion  Frank Swietek

3.5/4
"The Nightmare Before Christmas has something to offer just about everyone."  ReelViews  James Berardinelli

3/5
"Freaky fairy tale has fluffy story line, fantastic visuals."  Netflix  James Rocchi

10/10
" Wonderfully dark and moody children's Halloween tale that gently stirs all of the required elements of humour, musical charisma, children's imagination and amazing special effects in a successful simmering pot of entertainment."  JoBlo's Movie Emporium  JoBlo

4/5
"a brilliant feat of movie making"  7M Pictures  Kevin Carr

4/4
"One addictive picture which you won't be able to help but watch again and again"  Montreal Film Journal  Kevin N. Laforest

A
"This is an amazing looking film."  rec.arts.movies.reviews  Laura Clifford

9/10
"Una joya de la cinematografía animada y musical."  Cinenganos  Luis Martinez

+3 out of -4..+4
"From the on-again off-again career of Tim Burton comes a film so original and incredibly creative that it genuinely is unlikely to be surpassed as a holiday film for decades."  rec.arts.movies.reviews  Mark R. Leeper

9/10
"The Nightmare Before Christmas is perhaps the first movie that is delightfully horrible, gruesomely sweet and wholesome."  Flick Filosopher  MaryAnn Johanson

4/4
"The story, characters, music, and look of the film come together to form one complete, unified work with a consistent tone and feeling."  Mr. Brown's Movies  Michael Dequina

2.5/4
"The Nightmare Before Christmas is a veritable bounty of visual delights."  Slant Magazine  Nick Schager

4/5
"The characters are vivid and often hilariously revolting.... Visually, the film is absolutely gorgeous."  Shadows on the Wall  Rich Cline

2.5/4
"In many ways it is a very clever film, but it never lives up to the promise of its visual brilliance."  Laramie Movie Scope  Robert Roten

A
"This is an amazing looking film."  Reeling Reviews  Robin Clifford

"A magical celebration of the imagination. "  Movie Views  Ryan Cracknell

B+
"Despite the macabre humor, there’s something touchingly innocent about Halloweentown."  Decent Films Guide  Steven D. Greydanus
OFCS Rating: 94% Fresh
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