The Nightmare Before Christmas
Decades of advances in technology brought us the world's first feature length musical stop-motion extravaganza, imagined by Tim Burton and scored by long time collaborator Danny Elfman, and being the ghoulish tale of what happens when Jack Skellington of the creep-tastic Hallowe'en Town stumbles into the sweet, caring fantasy world of Christmas Town. Perhaps a tad too scary for the littl'uns, but older'uns will appreciate the attention to detail, catchy tunes, and the three years it took to complete, apparently culminating in a great deal of tension between Burton, Elfman and director Henry Selick. Voicing for the lead role of Sally is the incomparable Catherine O'Hara, and if you're a fan of Corpse Bride or Frankenweenie, you must check out the film that inspired them all.
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