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 ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ tells the story of Jack Skellington, the erstwhile ruler of Halloweentown, who falls through a door into Christmas Town, and becomes immediately infatuated with the whole Xmas affair. So what does he do? He sets all his Halloween cronies to the task of making their own Christmas…with fairly ghastly results. As you can probably tell by the premise, ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ was received with a bit of confusion when it was released. It was a “cartoon,” but it was far too dark for most mainstream, American parents to be comfortable with taking their kids to see it. Was it a horror movie? Was it a comedy? What was it exactly? It’s only been with time that it’s managed to find a following, enjoying a true cult status in the present day. And why shouldn’t it? It’s a film rich with character and texture, with beautiful, horrific visuals and beautiful, horrific songs. In fact, it’s one of the few animated musicals that I truly enjoy. I tend to find in Disney films that everything stops for the smarmy musical number. Not so in ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas,’ where the songs not only feed the narrative, but also stand by themselves as amazing pieces of composition. ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ is unlike any other film that Hollywood’s ever produced. It’s a true original, and if you’re looking for something a little dark, a little wry, and a lot appealing, then this is definitely for you. Next week: A departure from puppets… AUTHOR: Steven Lochran  TAGS: Entertainment world US time Movie style Music Reviews Film BOOKMARK: Digg it | Add to Del.ICIO | Add to FARK ACTIONS: Comment Save Print Register free acount  |
