Nightmare Before Christmas was kinda insane

[@AlexMeyersVids]

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[@The_NonDescript]

So fun fact about a "sequel," there actually was one... kinda.... it's a video game though. Worth checking out. It's called _The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie's Revenge_ (2004) and it kinda has the same music, but the story is not half bad.

[@paulm1405]

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[@TheeMilkMaid]

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[@C.Ross_Faded]

Wait how long is this promotion going to last? I was JUST thinking about signing up from Scentbird but don’t get paid until the 29th?!? 😅 I need that discount bad, man. Please lmk if you’re sponsored by then, it’d be so helpful lol

[@porkchop4401]

Tiny hands mentioned. Ignored the tiny feet.

[@davidpumpkinsjr.5108]

Jack is definitely an antivillain. I've always thought if him as a reverse grinch, so obsessed with christmas but his inability to understand it drives him crazy.

[@Pukeprincess]

Yes, and Oogie Boogie is definitely not a good person! (And I know he’s possessed by the old pumpkin king in the new comic ten people know about and blah blah, he’s STILL a villain, especially in the movie!)

[@modkip25]

he's just a himbo 😭

[@lucidfangirl1030]

Ooh good theory!

[@HappyM-pw6sz]

@@Pukeprincess wait wdym new comic?????? y have i never heard of this. is it like fan made or by the og creators

[@Pukeprincess]

@@HappyM-pw6sz it’s official

[@ShadowWolfSahale]

To be fair, Sally is implied to have liked Jack for a very long time. He calls her his dearest friend, implying that they have been best friends for a long time. It's all between the lines.

[@Bobber_Foote]

I never realized that until now lol

[@RaNdOm_HoMaN4-Lemonbunny09]

If you read the prologue comic book that Disney or whatever made you can understand more about character relationships in their childhood, like Jake and Boogie were pitted against each other to earn the title of Pumpkin King by the previous Pumpkin King who was retiring/dying/whatever.

[@CynderSpirit]

​@@RaNdOm_HoMaN4-Lemonbunny09 Kind of wish they adapt it into a prequel movie.

[@intelliligibleverbose2340]

As someone who watched all of these stop-motion movies as a kid, Coraline was the only one that actually scared me and I am obsessed with all of them.

[@Tomy_Yon]

Agreed, very disturbing.

[@neonicon8500]

I think the best ones are James and the Giant Peach, Frankenweenie, and ParaNorman. I have a theory that Frankenweenie, Corpse Bride, and Nightmare Before Christmas are all in the same universe because of the dog. Frankenweenie it was a real dog who died and was brought back to life, in Nightmare its the dog's ghost, and in Corpse Bride it's the dog's skeleton long after his reanimated body decomposed

[@kobzt206]

Same coraline gave me nightmares as a child

[@princ3ssrose]

I'm 29 and have never seen Coraline because what i have seen of it terrifies me enough

[@gobl1ntown]

Coraline terrified and disturbed me as a kid, watching it years later its one of my favorite movies lol

[@siriusbreak2212]

Agreed. Leave it alone, Disney. Just... leave this one, ALONE. No prequel. No sequel. No reboot. This was executed flawlessly, and it will never be matched, let alone superseded. Edit : To address the next person before they go and reply, this is in reference to movie or series format. Yes, there's various ancillary prequel/sequal stuff for all kinds of IP in various media formats, this included. None of which is generally relevant to your average "mainstream fan" of a movie such as NBC. Conversely, any large budget continuation or reboot would most certainly be.

[@arleneanimated9772]

Disney did make a prequel of sorts in comic book form. It's still ongoing but it's about the relationship between Jack and Oogie when they were kids and were competing for the Pumpkin King title. And Zero has his own adventure comics.

[@katherinemclean1448]

I give it another 5 years before they go after this one and do a liveaction remake. The budget will make it look like James Cameron was being frugal when he made avatar.

[@siriusbreak2212]

@@arleneanimated9772 yeah, but there's a ton of ancillary stories from various IP done in comic form. A lot of which isn't really accepted as would be "canon." Although some is, and perhaps in this case it would be. Just the same, that's not on par with resurrecting an old IP and rebooting it into woke orbit, IMHO.

[@dannywolfpero]

There's a sequel book that came out somewhat recently. It goes over the other doors and is more about Sally.

[@siriusbreak2212]

I suppose I should have specified... in MOVIE FORMAT. As I stated above, there's a ton of IPs that have ancillary stories in various formats (though I focused on comics, it's certainly not limited to those) beyond their original formats. That's neither here nor there. However, when you resurrect something of this nature to bring it back to the big screen (or God forbid a streaming series), it has to live up to its predecessor, or ideally, surpass it. I just do not see that happening with this particular title. Doubtful, anyway.

[@EndlessPiplup]

I understand the "Why is Oogie Boogie the bad guy?" sentiment, but from what I gather he is the darkness that Halloween can bring. He messed with Santa cause it was fun, kidnapped Sally cause it was fun, and is a jerk in general because he likes screwing with people. Jack and the town do it for the sake of Halloween, because that day of the year is all about being scared. It is desired, expected, and has a lot more consent. Mr. Oognelius Boogington wants to strike fear into people's hearts for his own pleasure, not because they want to be scared.

[@helvete_ingres4717]

uh, the dude has a literal torture chamber (with a heavy gambling theme, which I can't say I ever fully understood) and his lil henchman have actual nasty weapons that are clearly designed to hurt people and sing about torturing and killing Santa - in contrast there's nothing like this in Halloween town, they only scare people and sing about that. Coe to think of it, why do those three little psychopathic shits get off scot-free to have snowball fights at the end? Maybe b/c it would be hypocritical of Jack to punish them seeing as he did basically hire them to kidnap Santa. and are those like, human kids, from the real world?

[@EndlessPiplup]

@@helvete_ingres4717 Exactly. He takes it wayyyy to far. The gambling theme just emphasizes that this is a game to Oogie, that he does it for his own pleasure. The three little shits? No idea but you're right about them getting off scott-free

[@Pukeprincess]

Don’t forget they deadass wanted to eat Santa. Not like a predator prey animal thing or cartoon vore, straight up cooking and eating another human!

[@Bloomkyaaa]

@@Pukeprincess >another human Who in Halloween Town is human? LOL

[@Pukeprincess]

@@Bloomkyaaa Humanoid so I said human

[@GabePlaysYT]

The thing about Oogie Boogie is that Halloween is actually pretty wholesome to the citizens of the town. They sing "that's our job, but we're not mean". None of them are actually dangerous and they're just trying to have a good time. It says a lot however that Oogie doesn't live in town with the rest of them. He lives far away underground and only his minions can reach him. It's implied he's been banished by Jack and is only allowed to come out on Halloween like we see in the opening. His brand of horror is dangerous and, in his few minutes of screentime, he nearly killed Sally and Santa just for his own amusement. This wasn't his first warning and it's why Jack ruthlessly finished him off.

[@alexisdowers2030]

Technically Santa did, he squished the main bug, but yes. Funny thing is that string that causes Oogies sack to come undone I always thought it just got caught in the blender thing, but actually Jack threw it into the blender thing😅 Also, RIP Ken Page you made our childhood crazy amazing

[@Pukeprincess]

“Oogie Boogie didn’t even do anything bad in this movie” Yes, torturing and nearly cannibalising Santa and trying to kill the main characters and taking over the town is perfectly fine.

[@crab2195]

right😭 you could argue that Jack starts off as a morally grey character but it’s made clear that Jack didn’t understand why his intentions were harmful. when he realizes they are, he tries to course correct. that’s obviously not the case for Oogie Boogie.

[@cheezemonkeyeater]

I mean, that's kinda par for the course in this film.

[@helvete_ingres4717]

@@crab2195 Jack did nothing wrong.he could have easily learned to do better presents, and of curse he's not going to be as good as Santa his very first time, Santa has been doing Christmas for eternity. Cops & army just shot him down for looking creepy and b/c the toys he brought were a little avant-garde

[@gnat4999]

​@helvete_ingres4717 he told kids to kidnap someone?

[@blancaaracelisosa5554]

You should have reviewed it in November because November is between Halloween and Christmas.

[@Mr.Linguini]

“French Revolution Barbie” needs to become a thing, I laughed way too hard at that 😂

[@bethanbaker7066]

I'd be more inclined to buy that than a normal Barbie. It also just reminds me that Monster High Dolls are successful so why not.

[@trinaq]

Did any else feel sorry for that poor Easter Bunny who got kidnapped? Also, for about five years, I always dressed up as Sally for Halloween.

[@Pukeprincess]

He should have his own movie Thanksgiving land and Valentines land sound like hell tho

[@pumpkinpatch2203]

I've always related to the guy, who upon seeing the easter bunny went "BUNNY!"

[@wraithfxlls]

a W for the sally costume

[@poichikon]

omg i love ur addams musical pfp

[@Beaisadweeb]

@@Pukeprincessread “all hail the pumpkin queen” and you can get more backstory

[@EllehcoreDaiko]

I feel like Jack's line of "leave that no good Oogie Boogie out of it" is the most important line for him as a 'good guy' because if he didn't say that the audience would assume Jack would know the kids would take Santa there and didn't care until the end when he had a change of heart.

[@Un.knowns]

Exactly! For Alex saying that Oogie does nothing wrong, he states the Jack is the one who tortured Sandy. But like - that’s not at all what happened. Jack explicitly told the kids to keep him comfortable

[@trinaq]

I watch this movie at both Halloween and Christmas. It's rare that you can find a movie that perfectly represents TWO holidays, but this is it!

[@byMidnyt]

Well it does begin on Halloween and ends on Christmas Eve.

[@kaskus7147]

Hallowmas?

[@lucygarrett9785]

I swear I’ve seen your comments everywhere Also love your profile pic, I’m doing Addams family for my musical this year

[@graceful1537]

@@kaskus7147 Merry Halloween!!!

[@sometimesIgoBOING]

Me on my way to watch Nightmare before Christmas on Easter 😼

[@aprilhollow5780]

Jack is so moved by Christmas it’s sweet. We’re suppose to see his ability to want to expand and try to be something more then scary and creepy. But he fails cuz it’s not his nature not what he was made for. But I think him going through this ordeal made him a deeper character with the ability to understand something a little softer then his world. Which is shown by him backing off and realizing he is doing harm and not creating joy.

[@thewildfae8603]

And all the Halloween town residents try their best on the presents even though they’re terrible at Christmas, it’s so sweet in a way

[@nadmarieiscool12]

Fun fact Disney didn’t originally produce this movie. Tim Burton pitched it to them but they rejected it because they thought it was too scary for their image and it wouldn’t be successful. So Burton produced it with a company named touchstone. Once Disney saw how successful the film was they bought it.

[@deanbarton4441]

Isn't touchstone a subsidary of disney? Where they produce films not in line to the Disney name. I'm sure ET was a touchstone film for similar reasons.

[@ImprovisionFilm]

​@@deanbarton4441Yes. Touchstone was "adult" Disney.

[@thelorddrinian]

So…..Disney.

[@lindsaychristovich4108]

@@deanbarton4441E.T. Was produced by Steven Spielberg for Universal, not Disney.

[@videoplusdvd]

Touchstone was the studio created by Disney for PG and R-rated content with adult/more mature themes. The first film released was “Splash”. Some of the more adult fare included “Armageddon”, “Pretty Woman”, “Perl Harbour”, “Enemy Of The State”, “Who Framed Roger Rabbit”, “The Waterboy”, and “Good Morning Vietnam”.

[@LearnEnglishwithJessica]

as an adult, I do prefer to watch animation, cuz they somewhat are more creative than live-action one. So many emotion expression can be exaggerated, which is better for me. And thank you for your dedication to movie and reviewing in such a creative way.

[@RKingis]

This was claymation, or stop motion.😊

[@TheVillainousSoul]

@@RKingis Claymation and stop motion are types of animation.

[@huvencespereida9561]

Fun fact: the actress who plays Sally also plays the mom from the first home alone movie

[@knitwitchpgh]

Also delia deetz from beetle juice.

[@allforlove18]

Catherine O'Hara the queen!!

[@Nebby1418]

Also is Moira Rose from Schitts Creek. A queen in every universe

[@Junipire]

She plays also the girl from the boogies gang

[@officialbrucewayne]

Pretty sure people know this

[@tonyjackson4078]

Honestly, Jack being the villain is pretty much how I always saw it. He's definitely an ironic villain as everything he's doing is coming from a desire to do something happy and nice. Which is the base moral of the story. Jack is the best at doing Halloween things, and he should stay in his lane. Despite his best intentions he puts Santa in danger and ALMOST ruins Christmas. That's where the line is as far as true villainy, Oogie wants to do bad things because he doesn't care about what happens. Jack at least has remorse and sees he was being reckless and selfish.

[@RosieV9669]

Let's not forget Catherine O'Hara (Kevin McCallister's mom, Moira Rose) has RANGE! She sings and voices multiple characters in this!

[@knitwitchpgh]

Don't forget Delia from Beetlejuice!

[@Cat-worldwide]

Since I can't give 2 thumbs up, I'll just loudly agree in caps THAT YOU ARE SO RIGHT AND SHE IS AMAZING!!

[@JustHereForCats]

She and Danny Elfman really made the film so memorable with their performances. You know she also does the voice of Shock (?), the little witch trick or treater

[@redxraider0613]

Don't forget Paul Reubens aka Pee Wee Herman also voices characters as well

[@tm7171]

Moira Rose/Mrs. McCallister is the same person??? How did I never make the connection I love both franchises 💀💀

[@TheXerosyn]

NBC is definitely a Christmas movie. The movie starts with the close of Halloween and revolves all around Christmas. So Christmas movie.

[@videohistory722]

I don't know if you're into music theory at all, but this film actually dabbles in it a little, with every time Jack sings, and when Sally sings. There's what's called the Phrygian stank note that they both hit when they sing. It's basically a note that sounds slightly off from the rest of the notes being sung in a lyric. You can hear it in Jack's lament, and Sally's song. It's used to show their connection, even on the most basic musical level.

[@GamerJamesBacon]

Interesting

[@Junipire]

Beautiful ❤

[@helvete_ingres4717]

I've seen this person/bot pasting this same comment on every single video relating to this movie, it's bizarre. The info is quoted from a well-known video analysing the music in the movie and it's clear from how they word it they're just repeating without understanding it - 'Phrygian stank note' doesn't mean anything, 'note that sounds slightly off from the rest of the notes sung in a lyric' is not a sentence typed by someone with, as they claim, knowledge of 'music theory'. People are weird

[@JohnMBlue1992]

Its All Thanks To Danny Elfman!

[@leandrocoppola271]

Someone's been watchin @Sideways

[@typo1345]

Fun fact, Jack is based on Danny Elfman. If you look at the lyrics of Jack's lament, they also apply to Elfman as a rockstar "and I grow so weary of the sound of screams" for example. He was supposed to voice Jack, but Burton thought his line delievery was dry so he gave the part away, but kept Elfman on as his singing voice

[@cecilyerker]

Yeah he said they had to get a voice actor and it had to be done, but Danny did voice the clown and Barrel

[@Papyrusliker]

This is a cinimatic masterpiece, and is beautiful, and is amazingly written, I could go on forever Also horrifying

[@GamerJamesBacon]

I agree it’s one of the best animated movies ever made

[@Papyrusliker]

@@GamerJamesBaconTHE Animaters did such a good job

[@ericasutton3147]

The Nightmare Before Christmas used to freak me out so bad that seeing Jack in Kingdom Hearts commercials made me feel uncomfortable. Then during third grade I faced my fears and now it’s one of my favorite movies

[@SpagettiSpeltWrong]

I guess you could say Boogie didn't do anything bad if you forget that he tried to boil Santa and Sally alive

[@horace6851]

and Sally poisoned her "father". That's just what they do.

[@tracy4290]

@@horace6851 In a way that she knew would only have a temporary effect. Oogie was trying for permanent.

[@bsperoz]

4:57 In music a "bone" is a trombone, and a "Bone Daddy" is slang for a leader of jazz band containing a trombone, even if they themselves play anotuer instrument or sing as long as their jazz bad contains a 'bone player and they're a leader.

[@EliteTrainerKenway]

Fun fact, Oogie Boogie was originally supposed to be Dr Finkelstein in disguise. The idea to make him a bug came late in development

[@GRNKRBY]

You're joking, you're joking, I can't believe my eyes!

[@Pukeprincess]

That caused Tim Burton himself to kick a hole in the wall cause it was so stupid!

[@typo1345]

no no, the bug thing was the original idea, but they began worrying it was too scary and tried pitching that idea of finklestein to Burton, who hated it so much he kicked a hole in the wall. They later cut out the drywall hole, hung it up with "Tim was here" written on it lol

[@KatieLHall-fy1hw]

The documentary the dvd has is excellent

[@sally.x.oogie.boogie]

I dont blame Tim, that could have ruined the whole ass movie

[@ViewerOnline101]

Technically, Jack told Santa that he was giving him a vacation and he would handle Xmas, and then told the 3 kids to make sure he was comfortable, but they took him to Oogie Boogie instead. Oogie is the villain because while everyone else just likes to scare people, Oogie scares people by hurting and killing them.

[@vivicovoibarra]

We need more of the stop animation movies … they are always so good and fun to watch. I’m in the minority.. coralline has never scared me, i love it since childhood

[@matthewksiezak2752]

Watch the making of the Nightmare before Christmas and you’ll know why Pixar dominates. Nightmare Before Christmas is unique because of limited tech they had and I think some aspects of the models they used are even more intricate/a product of limited tech than what Coraline used. Nightmare before Christmas is soooo great because of the INSANE and tedious effort that was put into it by so many people.

[@Rrusso92]

Laika has made some recent stop motion movies that are amazing! Kubo and the Two Strings is such a great movie if you haven’t already seen it.

[@OboSoCool]

This movie means a lot to me. When I was younger my aunt showed me this movie. Even as a kid I wasn’t scared I was obsessed. My aunt died when I was young and this movie was one of the happy memories I have of her. Me and her watching it.

[@DeadEye456]

Turns out there is a sequel to this movie, however it is actually a book called "Long Live the Pumpkin Queen" l, which follows Sally's adventures through the other holiday towns.

[@EdmundBalek]

I know

[@TheElementalPerson]

This is my favorite movie. I’ve watched it every year since I was a toddler. So the horror elements were completely lost on me. And when I showed this to a friend in high school who had no idea what it was about and never saw it before, she was absolutely horrified the entire time. 😂

[@isw_1214]

I was never an emo girl but I'm absolutely claiming this movie as my personality. When I was 5 I had watched it so many times, I was distraught when the VHS tape unraveled.

[@rogueknight2769]

This was me with my Blues Clues tapes as a child.

[@Pukeprincess]

Thank god I lived in the Netflix and DVD era as a child

[@ariadnefrolich7243]

The pain of this statement, my condolences.

[@thejaysusnetwork6102]

Literally met a lifelong emo girl the other day and three of her tattoos were Nightmare Before Christmas-inspired. So, what you said totally adds up.

[@brenyatta]

She probably quotes “Nice work, Bone Daddy” in regards to Jack MANY times

[@champigranja1179]

How old is she? 😂

[@JermTheSigma]

Oogie Boogie was banished because he eats any “living” thing he gets his hands on. Like when he had Sally and Santa over some mixture that Lock, Shock, and Barrel described, “Snake and Spider Stew”.

[@CreepinItReal31]

The reason Oogie is the true villain is because he used to have his own bug themed holiday, that he doesn’t have control over anymore. So he instead fit right into Halloween town and was banished into his lair after trying to actually kill in order to replace Halloween with “Crawloween.” Actually, he most likely killed and ate the parents of his henchmen, hence why they seem so happy at the end of the movie.

[@HiimMeagen]

Hi Alex. The father of my child ended his life recently and I have been insanely depressed and empty. I just wanted to say, your videos have brought me so much joy and laughter. Thank you so much, from the bottom of my heart.

[@HiimMeagen]

@@msFiBi thank you very much

[@Gabelebabele]

❤That's so sad, I'm so sorry.

[@evelynnnyt]

My condolences, sending you hugs as well

[@HiimMeagen]

@@evelynnnyt thank you love ❤️

[@Unknown2Yoo]

If you want another stop motion film that's dark, but endearing, I highly recommend Mary and Max. It's an Australian film from I think the 2010s that literally made me laugh, but also fight back tears. It's wild.

[@thasneemebrahim4863]

The nightmare before christmas no matter the creepy animation, was part of people's childhood. Even movies like the corpse bride and coraline brought some sort of comfort and maybe a little creepy, but they're worth watching.

[@LUVBOTZ]

I never thought of it as a "kid's" movie. A family movie, sure, but not something strictly for kids. I was in college in NBC came out and I was OBSESSED. I was also goth at the time so 🤷🏻‍♀️. But I think there's a difference between a family film and one made strictly for kids, you know? Like, I'm sure my mom wasn't thrilled to take my sister and I to go see The Care Bears movie but with NBC, she kept the soundtrack in her car because she liked it.

[@CrypticCharm]

god i love this film, it's a Christmas and Halloween film combined. and i love Jack, he's flawed, but emotionally lost and trying to get his mojo back. also love in this world, Santa Claus is real, when the army takes down the imposter Jack. was also lucky to see Danny Elfman sing Jack Lement and What's this, at the Royal Albert Hall a few years ago. he's amazing also favourite line is when Jack says of Oogie Boogie "how dare you treat my friends so shamefully" like you were the one who kidnapped Santa, but Santa was forgiven and made jack realise that sally was the smartest one in the room and he'd be a fool to ignore that

[@biggestbraty]

I watch this movie every year on november 1st ☺️ it feels like the perfect transition between halloween and christmas.

[@miahthorpatrick1013]

I've always felt this way too! Like it's too Halloween-y to view in December but it's too Christmas-y to watch in early October. October 31st or November 1st feels just right for me! To each his or her own though. I know people who enjoy it as late as Christmas Eve.

[@jasoncaetano9708]

Shocked, you didn't mention that Tim Burton only came up with the idea. He didn't direct, write, or anything really because he was too busy with Batman Returns, he would only be called in every once in a while and say no to their ideas

[@angel_vii]

YES! THANK YOU! I still have my Christmas 1993 og release of the VHS tape! Henry Selicks name is more prominent, Tims is a small blip in the credits, and NO WHERE is there any Disney branding whatsoever... Not even as a small blip in the end credits. It's all under Touchstone. Not until several releases later is it called "Disney & Tim Burton's Nightmare ........" They didn't want any credit until it became super popular. Tim was working on Batman at the time as he deemed it the more prestigious and important project. They aesthetic style people credit Tim for is actually Henry Selicks and it still makes me so angry Henry doesn't get his due credit. The greatest cinematic achievement of Tim's career was actually Henry's all along. Thats why Nightmare has a vibe closer to Coraline and James and the Giant Peach than with Corpse Bride. Corpse Bride was Tim trying to imitate Henry's style. That's why it feels a bit off compared to the other 90s/2000s stop motion claymation films.

[@matthewksiezak2752]

If I recall correctly in the making of the nightmare before Christmas there’s a big thing with Danny Elfman getting mad at Burton being indecisive about the music. I think that’s why Danny Elfman ended up being Jacks singing voice.

[@angel_vii]

@@matthewksiezak2752 I feel like I remember it being because no one could emote the songs the way Danny did himself. He was in a fairly popular band before doing film music and he really drew from his own experience for Jack's lyrics. The song Jack's Lament was about Elfmans experience being burned out with the music scene and how he felt transitioning to becoming a film composer - "There's something out there, far from my home, a longing that I've never known" so its not surprising, being such personal lyrics, he wasn't satisfied with anyone elses emoting.

[@cassiedall6122]

He did kind of write it. He wrote the poem that was it. He also drew a lot of character designs. But Henry does deserve a great deal or credit

[@tiredteen8906]

As a german I gotta say, the themes in this movie have the same vibes as the original Grimm fairy tales, funnily enough I was more afrait of the clay motion itself than the theme bc as a child I was traumatised by Beutolomeus the christmas sack and the Sandmännchen from hell, but I love the creepy nostalgia Also, most recently I cleaned out the attic and found the old Struwwelpeter book, what wholesome child literature

[@Leahs_Dad]

I've never clicked one of your videos so fast in my life. 32 years old and I still watch this movie every single year, and my daughter now watches it with me. I'm ready to go bar for bar for every song in here at a moments notice!!! This is my shit man you don't understand

[@KatieLHall-fy1hw]

Right there with you! I love to sing the songs!

[@weem7]

YOU FINALLY DID IT!! I'm so proud of you Alex. **sniffle*** you trashed and praised my favorite Christmas movie of all time! and the many hours in the tattoo chairs getting these characters placed permanently on my body feels vindicated

[@supersasukemaniac]

7:07 not only that,the seemingly intelligent doctor keeps falling for it, if you go by an earlier line, this was the 4th time she's done it.

[@arleneanimated9772]

I had always wondered what the relationship between Jack and Sally was like before this movie. Cause, he has that set up by his window that she puts the gifts in. And I'm like, how often was she throwing gifts at him that he had to put this together for her. And the thought that he put it together FOR HER is just... Pumpkin King , more like Oblivious King or do this kind of thing for all your friends? Also, there is technically a prequel but it's in comic book form. It's about Jack and Oogie when they were kids competing for the Pumpkin King title. Zero also has comic book adventures and earlier this year, Disney released a book about Sally. So have fun with that if you want.

[@joeycampbell940]

The laundry bit hit me hard, i do drycleaning for a living so it's just laundry everyday all day.

[@Bentwhiskers]

As someone who saw this in the theater when it came out hearing the backing music adjusted for copywrite was so jarring haha. I love this movie for both halloween and christmas! It's both!!

[@thatgamingbear0107]

If you think about it, the theme of the story is that no one is exempt from being bad. We all have a little Loki inside of us, and it is up to us to choose the times for mischief and times for seriousness. All in all though, I loved the video, especially the French Revolution Barbie. Oh, and there is an amazing cover of the Oogie Boogie song by a group named Voiceplay that I really love and the Nightmare Before Christmas all in all is a decent musical movie. The music especially is great with its accopaniment and vocals from all the talented people who worked on it.

[@Pukeprincess]

If there’s depression Barbie, Polio American girl, and a new Wednesday Addams show, we need French Revolution Barbie!

[@CandaceDreamer]

My high school did the nightmare before Christmas as a musical and I played the major. I still have the head. It was made out of a lamp shade and it apart of my living room decore

[@astupidmonkeyygaming544]

I love your sounds you do when something messed up is mentioned lmao. You are born for this stuff. Love everything you do. Animation, voice work and interesting stories. You do a fantastic job, Man!

[@horace6851]

I really wish he expanded beyond kids and teen movies. I haven't watched like 90% of the stuff he talks about and I love his videos.

[@Mrtfarrugia]

Fun fact with what you were talking about at the end. Disney was very concerned about the look of this movie so the originally released it under their Touchstone label. It wasn't until it became a big hit for them that they moved it under the Disney name.

[@missejymo]

I’m 32 and I still have a crush on Jack! And even though it says it’s a Halloween movie I watch it every Christmas season lol it’s a two for one!

[@itzthefreakinbat]

I don’t know why, and I don’t know how, but ever since I was a kid, this has been my favourite Burton and Disney movie. I’ve just always loved it. The characters, the story, the animation. I just adore this film

[@Jayeeda_]

so glad you're covering this , idk why i can never finish watching it😩

[@delulu_eunplli]

Rest in peace, Ken Page, the voice of Oogie Boogie. He passed away (age 70) just last month on September 30th. His song is actually my favorite from the whole movie (which says a lot) and I sing it at least once a year. Man will be missed.

[@Alexiacc19]

10/10 for the Kingdom Hearts references. Anyone else in the mood to play KH2 after watching this, especially with battle theme being played in the background? 😆 Funny enough, KH is what got me into this movie and love the characters. I had only seen the very beginning of the movie multiple times. It’s only in the last few years I finally sat down and watched it fully with my kids. I can see why a lot of people loved it (including me).

[@LadyThunder910]

I was OBSESSED with this movie when I was 7! It was dark and creepy, but it had good music 😂 I still love it today and I'm sure it shaped some weird part of my personality.

[@videohistory722]

Danny Elfman was supposed to sing AND voice for Jack, but he wasn't that great at just talking for him, so they got someone else. So now Danny just sings.

[@officialbrucewayne]

Chris sarandon from child's play this is not news

[@sierralatendresse9157]

Kingdom Hearts is one of the big reasons why I love The Nightmare Before Christmas. I actually used to be scared of this movie and got nightmares, but KH changed that.

[@chanmarr8118]

Had similar reactions watching this again in my 30s, especially at the kidnapping Santa song. And I found Boogie more charming and funny. Honestly, rewatching anything from my childhood made me realize how lenient and relaxed ratings and stuff were back then.

[@NekoEcho13]

I'd be up for a sequel or prequel so long as it's still stop motion. We don't get those kinds of films much anymore, so it'd be nice to maybe have a follow up to an older/popular ip like this to boost interest in that style of filmmaking again.

[@Goland454]

I remember the first time I saw it I thought it was boring. I was still coming down from Aladdin 🥰. Have grown to love the characters over the year’s, and saw it at the Hollywood bowl this year. That was amazing.

[@paradoxical998]

You should do the other laika studios movies. Kubo, box trolls, missing link and paranorman. Also, the isolated vocals to avoid copyright issues feels way too weird. Also, also, originally this wasn’t released under the Disney label but, touchstone pictures

[@afluffywhitekitty8589]

The trailer for this movie is more infused in my brain than the actual movie. When I was a tiny chap and I would fly over to Toronto to stay with my grandma the room I slept in had a grimy old crt tv and only a few channels to watch. One of those channels, for whatever reason, only showed movie trailers and they would loop every 20 minutes or so. The Nightmare Before Christmas, Thinner, and a trailer for one of the Wherewolf in Paris movies are forever a part of me because of it.

[@gabigibs5182]

When I was a kid this movie used to actually terrify me. It’s one of my fav movies now, but my god this is a terrifying acid trip.

[@sociologica4247]

I am a grownass woman in my 40s.. and love your videos, don't know why since you do target a younger audience! lol keep them coming, love them hehehehe

[@makaylaspurlock2489]

i don’t think people realize there is a canonical sequel, it’s just a book, and it’s in sally’s perspective. Tim has approved it as a sequel. It’s a decent book; definitely a kids book but still good. Its called Long Live The Pumpkin Queen

[@noeheli2557]

I was scouring your playlist thinking you made this review already, so glad I caught it! Saw Jack in a different light watching this as an adult, but still one of my all-time favorites!

[@Stacysrevenge-dq5m]

Fun fact: there is a sequel it’s a book about sally actually being from a different place called dream town and it’s all about how she was stolen as a child by the weird duck guy and kept as a slave

[@georgiawin97]

One of my all time favourites! ❤ I had a Tim Burton themed wedding and this movie was my main inspiration.

[@beegee80]

For years I didn't know that Danny Elfman did Jack's voice. He has such a spectacular singing voice.

[@Equalvirus401]

Yesss! Love this movie! Perfect for spooky season and annoying family season!

[@miledith555]

I absolutely love this movie. I adore the aesthetic, I think it is really cute and charming in a halloween-y way. Like it’s spooky but in a really fun and wholesome way. I love the songs, the silliness of it. Like come on, I even put a screenshot of the “nice work, bone daddy” as my work laptop background for a bit, that quote is so funny. I even made a full costume of Oogie Boogie for our office Halloween (and became the talk of the party because of it). My home country has never really celebrated Halloween and it only started changing in the last few years when I was already grown up, but it is no joke one of my favourite if not my top 1 favourite holiday now. My love for Halloween is fuelled by my love for the movie and vice versa in a perpetual motion sort of deal. I just love how fun the holiday is and it’s something I think is super important as an adult. I would never want to stop having my silly little fun, even when working an office job.

[@bookaddict9591]

I've been hoping you'd do a video on this movie for ages it's one of my all time favourite's especially at halloween and Christmas, Appreciate all the time that goes into making every one of your videos

[@Narra0002]

Just because there’s a protagonist and antagonist in a story doesn’t mean they’re hero and villain respectively. And I like that the military got involved, like the government would actually do that

[@madielaineeeee]

i watched this movie and WANTED to love it so bad but i just couldn’t. It was so hard for me to get through! but i loved this video!

[@JAC-may2007]

You know, There's a sequel in book form called the Pumpkin Queen, which is written in Sally's perspective and her life as the new pumpkin queen😂I still haven't finished reading it😅

[@Briarlight_lover]

Be prepared to cry slightly (the ending gets kinda sad)

[@videohistory722]

Tim Burton got the idea when he saw a Halloween display being replaced with a Christmas one

[@Nebbie8]

3:43 “thank you”

[@TheRibottoStudios]

Favorite film of all time...No fr out of ALL of the films ever released THIS is my favorite. The film is gorgeous, the characters are great, the songs are great and this film has arguably one of the most insane moments of cinematography in all cinema; the 360 movement around a moving singing Jack. WITH STOP MOTION. Insane they were able to pull it off and make it look completely seamless. Also *_facts,_* absolute _facts_ Halloweentown was THE best world in BOTH KH games. GOD I had such a massive crush on Jack back in the day.

[@helvete_ingres4717]

when does it 360 pan around Jack, in his study when he's singing What Does It Mean? (I think that's the name of the song)

[@TheRibottoStudios]

@@helvete_ingres4717 It's during "Poor Jack" when he's on the angel statue in the cemetery. It's an absolutely wild shot when you think about what goes into stop motion animation. Not to mention they had to animate his tattered Santa suit flapping lightly in the breeze, had to switch out his heads to make sure he could sing every word and have proper expression because that's how they did it they had FIVE. FCKING HUNDRED heads to make sure he was as expressive as possible omg.

[@rwxstudio7173]

I was scrolling through the comments and didn't see anyone catch a mistake. You called Sally a "creature". Yes, the doctor created her but she is designed just like a rag doll. With leaves for stuffing instead of cotton. Her design is a callback to the Raggedy Ann dolls if not mistaken. The stitching even resembles the doll, with a touch of Frankensteins Montser detail tossed in.

[@EggGuy461]

I've recently gained a love for this movie so I'm glad you've chosen to review it.

[@blackmumba111]

I’ve been watching Nightmare Before Christmas since before I was old enough to understand why I should be afraid…so no fear from that movie. Nightmare Before Christmas has an absolutely FANTASTIC soundtrack. The other movies you mentioned are good enough, but Nightmare is one of my favorites of all time!!!

[@mentallyilljimcow]

Hi Alex! i have been watching your videos for years now and never fail to put a smile on my face.. The Nightmare Before Christmas is one of my favorite movies! i have been waiting for you to do this😩

[@arielraine1642]

Halloween Town is one of my all-time favorite Kingdom Hearts worlds. It's my favorite design for Sora.

[@cartooncritique6625]

9:57 The answer to your question is yes. Jack is technically the bad guy. "The Nightmare Before Christmas" is one of the rare examples of not only creating a sympathetic villain, but then also telling the story from that villain's perspective. The writers did such a good job, in fact, until most people don't even consider Jack to be the villain of the story even though, by all accounts, he definitely is. We want him to be happy (even though what he's doing is wrong) and genuinely feel bad for him when his ambitions go up in smoke. Him realizing the harm he's caused and helping to set right his own wrongs is the cherry on top that makes him the perfect example of an anti-villain done right.

[@dempsiecheuvront5822]

I think Jack is just a flawed hero And the reason I think is what happens in the video The nightmare before Christmas Oogie Revenge

[@dempsiecheuvront5822]

If we disagree I think. Can agree that Jack is a morally gray character

[@cartooncritique6625]

@@dempsiecheuvront5822 Yes. I definitely agree with that.

[@CartoonHero1986]

Jack is an Anti-Hero. He was completely good intentioned and thought he was making Christmas even better while also giving Santa a vacation. The movie doesn't really have a villian outside of Oogy Boogy and that is just because he has no code of ethics beyond be the most terrifying thing in existence.

[@gobl1ntown]

honestly I was never scared of this movie when I was younger, but you've made me see how messed up it is... like... WHO THOUGHT THAT HANGING SKELETONS WAS OKAY FOR A KID'S MOVIE- I mean I've seen worse in real life anyway but WTF-

[@Kacey_undertalelover]

When I was young I was so scared of this but now I’m in love with this movie

[@tjk-goix8513]

One of my top ten movies

[@RedneckG56]

14:40 Disney didn’t even want to make it at the time kids didn’t like it so it was called Tim Burtons nightmare before Christmas and then it got really popular in the 2000s and Disney bought it

[@wajmgirl]

Fun fact!Speaking of Disney not making something like this now, they barely acknowledged it back then when it was first made. In fact, if you play the first kingdom hearts game, upon start up you can see a separate copyright for the film, as if it was separate from the Disney brand.

[@ellianimates4526]

You are the best animation KZbinr! I get excited every time you post 😊

[@Abnormal_Girl]

As someone who is one of the biggest fan of the Tim Burton stop animation movies, it does have the strangest plot line

[@Dyrnwynn]

Tim Burton didn't have anything to do with directing the movie. It was Henry Selick.

[@like90]

My daughter is so scared of nightmare before Christmas. 😢 hopefully someday she wants to watch it

[@WaffleBunsGaming]

5:56 “What’s this?” Is probably my favorite song in that entire movie

[@i1nez14]

love to see you talking about this movie it’s one of my favourites and I watch it every Halloween and Christmas 😍❤️❤️

[@Reikitaii]

Sidenote- Korn's cover of Kidnap the sandy claws is still fire.

[@ssyyddnneeyy55350]

Jack is literally an emo theater kid and I’m absolutely here for it 😂