October 19, 2014Although it has been more or less taken over by 'emo' kids who spend their parents' money at Hot Topic, Henry Selick's 'Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas' is no less impressive than it was 21 years ago when it came out. I remember my uncle taking my brother and I to the theater to see it opening weekend and then taking us to the Disney store and buying us some of the little figures. This is a movie that begs to be seen this time of year, somewhere between the Halloween season and Christmas. When Jack Skellington, the king of Halloween, finds himself tired of the same old routine each year and he accidentally wanders into Christmasland, he gets an idea to try a new holiday. He gets all of the creatures of Halloweentown to work on getting ready for Christmas and he has the real Santa Claus kidnapped by Lock, Shock, and Barrel, Halloween's finest trick or treaters. Jack's Christmas fails miserably and with the help of Sally, his rag-doll love interest, he rescues Santa Claus from the clutches of the nefarious Oogie Boogie to save Christmas. If you haven't seen it yet, please do. Everyone needs to see this movie.
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