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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."
TheMovieReport.com
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
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