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Thursday, December 12, 2013

Netflix Pick of the Week #5: The Nightmare Before Christmas



I'm a little late on this one, because the end of the semester is here.  So work, and papers, and finals.  But here it is anyway.

The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)





Starring: A skeleton thing, a ghost dog, a wolf, a spinny head guy, a melting guy, a boogeyman, a girl that's sewed together, a weird scientist, kids with weird noses, Santa Claus, vampires, a fat clown lady
Premise: A skeleton becomes bored of Halloween so he kidnaps Santa Claus and gives everyone crappy gifts.  Also this is a kid's movie.
Quote: "Here little boy, have a dead rat.  Merry Christmas." - Jack Skellington (Chris Sarandon)
One Sentence Review: Fun for the whole family, if you don't have anyone younger than 13 in your family.

In All Seriousness:

My favorite part about The Nightmare Before Christmas is that it's socially acceptable to watch around Halloween AND Christmas.  In it's 20th anniversary year this film still holds up, and remains one of my favorites of all-time (not just one of my favorite Halloween or Christmas films).  The songs are catchy and the animation is some of the best of it's time.  Recommended viewing for anyone who hasn't seen this film before.

~Ryan Moncrief

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