Tim Burton’s beloved stop-frame animated musical. Directed by stop frame guru Henry Selick (work includes the creatures in The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou, James And The Giant Peach), the Dr Seuss-ian tale follows Jack Skellington, Pumpkin King of Halloween Town. Bored by the October festivities, he searches for something new and stumbles upon Christmas Town. So taken with the idea, Jack returns to Halloween Town and tries to excite the resident skeletons, bats, gouls & other nasties with the Christmas spirit.
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If you haven’t seen The Nightmare Before Christmas at any stage in the last fourteen years, then it’s definitely worth a look. The story might be slight, the music a bit too operatic, but it’s the design of the world that is utterly fantastic.
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The dazzling techniques employed here create a striking look that's never been seen in such sustained form, making this a unique curio that will appeal to kids and film enthusiasts alike...
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This delectably ghoulish fairy tale, conceived by Mr. Burton as a full-length film made in stop-motion animation (think of the California Raisins on a dark and stormy night), has a clever visual format that keeps it streamlined and sharp...
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For fans of Tim Burton’s stop-motion musical, [3D] adds both a literal and figurative dimension to the experience...
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The Nightmare Before Christmas is available to stream in New Zealand now on Google Play and Apple TV and Disney+.
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