Welcome to the first installment of The Rewind. It's a look back at video games, tv shows and other things, good or bad, that will send the nostalgia meter flying. First up is The Nightmare Before Christmas, Disney's stop-motion classic from 1993.
Tim Burton's incredible tale of when Halloween haunts meet Christmas cheer has solidified its spot in movie history. The story is perfect in every way. It's original, imaginative, and memorable. When Jack Skellington, Halloween Town's bad will ambassador, stumbles upon Christmas Town, he realizes how wonderful Christmas is and decides to celebrate it back at home. Many hijinks occur, including the accidental kidnapping of the Easter bunny, before the climax of the film begins. One of Halloween Town's residents, Sally the rag doll, predicts the terrible events that are to happen on Christmas if Jack goes through with his plans. Ultimately everything fails, and it's up to Jack to save the kidnapped Santa and Sally from the wackily evil and gambling addicted Oogie Boogie.
Now, this story may seem like a simple mumble jumble of holidays, but what brings it all together is the amazing writing and emotion put into it. If you have never seen this movie in your life, get out from under your rock and watch it. It is totally worth it.
The animation is superb, considering it took 3 years to finish this movie using nothing more than stop-motion animation, right down to the facial expressions. Tim Burton put his classic haunting touch on it by inventing dark and wacky characters and creepy environments. On top of all that, Danny Elfman wrote the music for this movie, and as we all know he is one of Hollywood's greatest composers. The songs have become classics themselves, and you've probably heard someone singing the theme song at least 50 times in your life.
The Nightmare Before Christmas was one of the last great Disney movies ever made, followed only by The Lion King and Toy Story. Younger kids today have the unfortunate luck of having to grow up with strictly 3D animation films. What a shame it is. Again, if this film is not in your collection, get it now. It pays for itself after just one watch.
P.S: You could also watch the whole movie on YouTube. Click here to visit the user page and enjoy!
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