LEGO Nightmare Before Christmas set REVIEW

[@TiagoCatarino]

The price is indeed $200 making it a great deal anyway you look at it! Dr Finkelstein is indeed referenced under the Town Hall with the spoon, Frog's Breath and bowl, the skeleton isn't meant to be him in particular, as explained by the model designers! * Buy from LEGO* Nightmare Before Christmas ❯ bit.ly/3YP1AKa

[@PSXHistorian]

I just can’t justify Lego being worth the amount they charge. Maybe if the economy ever improves Lego won’t seem as far fetched of a purchase.

[@nuggetlord64]

I would have rather had some of the more random creatures from the intro than the kids, they aren’t very interesting but I would enjoy the unicycle clown more than them. I love the dog though

[@hereinsideisthemetal5841]

$270 for canada. Crazy expensive for this. Missing key characters, building not bent as much. shame really. I think they should offer each module separate just to buy the Jack/Sally scene.

[@PSXHistorian]

@@hereinsideisthemetal5841 I agree with you! Lots of misses. If they were all there this might be better, but I really think too many people just find ways to justify the absurd prices Lego charges for the pieces.

[@AHYL88]

It's really not that good value; sure there's a lot of pieces but most details are hidden away or very tiny, so the overall volume of this is barely any greater, or no greater than the Indiana Jones Temple of the Golden Idol set which costs less. Yes that has far less parts but it's almost the same size and is a lot more interactive; this just doesn't look like something that costs $200. The figures, Zero and Jack are great but the rest are not done well and are very cheaply done; Sally is a huge downgrade from the CMF version and the trio is incredibly bland looking. It's not the end of the world, but this is a $200 set which most of us have to pay for; it's unforgivable for things to be cheaply done. People have got far too comfortable with relying on price per part ratios to judge value and are allowing flaws to get passed through.

[@GloofiE]

Lock, Shock, and Barrel not having their Halloween masks as the alternate faces seems like a huge missed opportunity.

[@PSXHistorian]

Right!?! It’s like the designers of the set have never actually watched the movie.

[@poshgnome]

@@PSXHistorian in an interview they said that they tried but it was too creepy

[@nickjo1492]

@@poshgnome…too creepy for the Halloween set…? Or creepy as in plain unsettling/didn’t look right?

[@PSXHistorian]

@@nickjo1492 yea super confused. Nothing creepy about the movie or their masks. If people think that is creepy ooo boy haha

[@jardex2275]

Seems like custom made helmet pieces would have been the way to go.

[@michaelemond7315]

I 100% agree that all you needed was moon diorama. As a big Nightmare Before Christmas fan, that is the part that really speaks to me and fully captures the feel of the movie.

[@M0torsagmannen]

i had that poster on my wall for 20 years.

[@alfieperry2561]

Christmas decorations being stored in the attic is a touch of genius

[@0x13horizon4]

I agree that the hill would’ve made a great set on its own for realistically $45-$50

[@JudeBarela]

Yes!!! I feel like yeah they down sized it but it feel so small tbh for 200$….

[@proZach380]

The town hall just makes me want a Back to the Future courthouse set...

[@DaddyFabioTV]

SAVE THE CLOCKTOWER!

[@_Yarcraft_]

For me the coolest thing here is a ghost dog minifigure, I don’t know why I like it so much but yeah👍

[@RandomguyfromtheinternetN1]

Wait, have you seen nightmare before Christmas?

[@_Yarcraft_]

Yeah

[@OkayYaraman]

Hidden Side had one too.

[@danieljjin]

@@OkayYaraman yeah but not like this :O

[@J05c]

Same it’s so cute

[@nickjo1492]

As a massive Nightmare Before Christmas fan, this was my most anticipated set. And it doesn’t disappoint! A lot of people are upset about Lock Shock and Barrel and I’ll admit they’re not perfect, but they are very basic colored characters in the movie to begin with. The lack of Oogie also doesn’t shock me either, he would have been a difficult character to translate to Lego. Honestly my only complaint is nitpicking about the Christmas decor. One of the wreaths should have 100% included eyes and teeth like the one in the film! Or maybe include some of the iconic “gifts” like the toy duck or the snake.

[@jonathanmcleod5560]

Price is $199.99 USD, €199,99 or £169.99. Would link but KZbin seems to auto delete comment if I do.

[@johnathanclayton2887]

Nice!

[@EwanMacTavish]

Not too shabby

[@tehdouglas1]

Ripoff

[@jonasfermefors]

Lego absolutely should release the graveyard as a set with Sally, Jack & zero for Halloween. I think it would be a bestseller. I think I will buy this but if they released the graveyard on it's own I wouldn't have to think about it.

[@juliancaraveo5700]

That would be a great diorama set. With a quote from the movie.

[@rejectedautobiography]

I don't know what's worse... Lock, Shock and Barrel not having their masks, the amount of stickers or the fact that you only watched this movie because you were reviewing the set!

[@achannelhasnoname5182]

He said he REwatched it for the review. By the way, if you hate Lego so much, why keep watching videos about it? Enjoy your knock off products.

[@rejectedautobiography]

​@achannelhasnoname5182 8:18 "After watching the movie for the FIRST time..." I don't hate Lego, I just think they missed an opportunity to make a really fantastic set. The masks Lock, Shock and Barrel wear in the movie are iconic. If they went to the effort to make Zero, they could have made the masks too. I'm not the only person who dislikes stickers. I would have even been prepared to pay more for this set if the kids had their masks and there were less/no stickers. I'm not sure why you mention knock off sets, I only buy official products.

[@TRON0314]

@@achannelhasnoname5182 bruh, gatekeeping.

[@AHYL88]

Nah, while $200 is not awful, it's still too much for this; again, we can't just keep on looking at the price per part ratio and judge the value based on the part count alone. I will not count the licensing as Lego has had the Nightmare licence for years. And on the surface and at a glance, it's hard to imagine this set has so many pieces since so many of them are tiny or hidden away; it's overall a relatively small build for the cost. This might sound unreasonable but I'm going to go there as there's a lot of unreasonably overpriced sets lately, I would knock 20% to 25% off this as I don't feel there's enough here justify it costing $200. I'm not a minifig obsessed guy, but the figures, while all new with Zero being specialised, are a let down with Zero, Jack and Santa being the clear highlights, but the rest are surprisingly very bland and Sally is a severe downgrade from the CMF version which came out FIVE years ago!

[@GlobalBricks1]

Yep. I would rather buy the Concord than this for $200😊

[@daurgo2001]

Looks great to me, but if you're on the fence about it, then waiting until it's on sale or with a 2x+ points might be your best bet to get more value out of it.

[@ProWierdchamp]

This set looks so good. It really captures the aspects of the movie itself, and Lego really knocked it out of the park with this one. I just wish the set had the Oogie Boogie as a minfig. That’s what this feels like it’s missing.

[@simplitalian]

100% agree. The spiral hill would have been an amazing diorama set on its own, and much cheaper. Now, I love this set but I feel the town hall and Jack’s house are a little excessive.

[@keelsshorts2734]

You are seriously the best Lego set reviewer ever. Also I bought your gingerbread house this year for Christmas. I can’t wait to build it.

[@Bricklete]

TC and Jang are tied for the best Lego KZbinr, in my opinion

[@Takeawayjustin]

WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR START BUILDING

[@pepito_5815]

Sorry but no

[@keelsshorts2734]

@@Takeawayjustin the Lego gingerbread house

[@Benlovescheese]

​@@BrickleteI agree, they just know how to review a set fairly and say when it is far too expensive or a good deal.

[@simonscott4607]

Thank you for such a detailed review of the set. It was lovely to speak to you earlier this week.

[@georgepasymowski2508]

Wonderful review of a wonderful set.

[@oscarmorales7085]

This is probably the first time I’d want Lego todo a full series for this. You make a good point that each build definitely can be sold as separate sets. Like they could have done what they did with Harry Potter and have them be modular builds that connect with one another. Would have spent so much money on that idea.

[@Drebe73]

7:42 I wish they had built the tower better to make it actually look like a watch tower rather than a chimney. That is where Jack’s study is and where he holds up for days while he figured out Christmas. At the very least they should have made it with a clear cone piece to make it look like windows instead of a gray cone piece.

[@JudeBarela]

Yes bro that’s where he makes the Christmas stuff and we got it in the wrong place…

[@Drebe73]

@@JudeBarelaExactly, that’s why I wish it was made to look like a tower instead of a chimney. Otherwise it looks great and I really love the set.

[@tubesurfer007]

Omg, stickers.... This should not have stickers. This should be exclusive printed pieces for this price and piece count. Lock, shock and barrel should have masks! That's their character. Still a good set but come on lego, make it cheaper or make it better.

[@rejectedautobiography]

I agree completely. They went to so much effort making Zero, why not make the masks too? Personally, I would be prepared to pay more if the kids had their masks and there were fewer/no stickers. Probably going to give this set a miss or wait for it to be in a sale.

[@OjasP-v6o]

Finally, another review from the best Lego KZbinr

[@suzannescheeren7311]

The Nightmare before Christmas is my favourite movie and so I was eagerly awaiting this set. I would have loved the skeleton reindeer to be included (since they were in the original build). In my opinion the spiral hill is an improvement. I love it!

[@mithulahiri4105]

This was the first time you watched the movie? Good thing you've finally caught up to the magnificence that is The Nightmare Before Christmas!! I wish they had made provisions for Lock's, Shock's and Barrel's masks...they're essential to the "trick or treat" theme of Halloween!

[@maxthrust976]

If they hadn't incluced Lock, Shock, and Barrel, I'm sure there would've been some angry fans, and I would've questioned the choice, but now that I've seen the Lego versions of those characters, I think I'd rather they include the band that plays on the sidewalk instead.

[@armp1tthenormalguy176]

I’m a bit late, but something I would do anything for Lego to do is make a minfigure series. There are so many different characters in the movie, like the clown and the musicians, that would be perfect to have in a series. Since it would be based on one non-Lego movie I don’t think it would be made, but I can dream. Maybe people could even give them out to tick or treaters as well?

[@D-OveRMinD]

Ok I love this. Can build with my two kids, giving them their own build. Plus, we can build it now for Halloween, then redecorate it for Christmas. I think with the quality of the build, the three separate buildings, the ability to redecorate for both Halloween and Christmas, plus being able to do that every year, justifies this price alone. Definitely will be picking this up.

[@Achilles51]

Now I need the Deku Tree review!

[@jonusaguilar8156]

I think the mayor could’ve had one of those spinning tile pieces, so that his head could be rotated like in the movie

[@ullbill]

Hey dude you do great reviews love the channel 🤟

[@outsider238]

I've never even seen the movie and this set is incredible! If the price is $200, that's pretty good for what all you get.

[@MultiMaker_Studios]

1:39 Barrel looks like Suicide Squad Joker

[@Drebe73]

Came back a month later now owning this set to share my thoughts. I have to say I love it so much. The build was pretty easy and it turned out really great. My only tiny nitpick was the fact that I find a lot of loose connections. The mayors hat, the podium, some of the tomb stones, the gate statues, the final curl of the hill, and the walls of the fountain. You have to be very careful handling the set. I am looking forward to getting the Wicked Brick display case to keep it safe.

[@owene2530]

The bowtie piece was made for one of the disney cmfs, jack was in one of them alongside sally

[@craftymom6934]

Oh it was? That’s why he said “new to me” and I was like it’s been made before?

[@LostFoxStudios]

I'm pretty sure the bat bowtie was used on one of the CMF lines for a previous short legged Jack Skellington. (forgot which one though) I also think Sally's head print is the same as the old one too.

[@Undi3sss]

Lego always nails the spooky themes, I’d love a Halloween village set each year.

[@orange9107]

This and the zelda set have literally been the first sets to interest me this year and theyre both coming in the same month 🤩

[@acespades8747]

I have to agree with others. The hill on his own would be an instant seller. Everything else is unnecessary. And Lock , Shock and Barrel masks are missing.

[@mirramirraonthewall]

The hill would make an amazing stand alone set! Especially if there was a way to make it curl and uncurl

[@waterforgizmo3232]

I agree! They should do just the moon and graveyard with jack sally and zero for $50-$60 The whole set is just too much for too little. Like the stranger things set was $200 and that was soo much better and innovative

[@GordonChil]

"watching the movie for the first time in preparation for this review" - I love that you got to experience this movie for the first time!! ❤💀🎃👻🎄🎅🏻

[@chance757]

this was cute to see you review but not something i need for myself; gotta save space for things i really want. still, it’s awesome that this got you to watch the movie! such a great film 🖤

[@gregobrix]

Love your videos, Tiago, and your accent. "Doombo" is my favorite! :-). I have to say that the only fail I see on this set is that Lock, Shock, and Barrel don't have their MASKS! That's the way they're seen in most of the movie and iconic, IMO. Other than that, this set looks fantastic!

[@elSethro]

Looks great overall but the Sandy Claws figure looks nothing like he does in the movie. Should be waay fatter - His physique in the movie is more similar to the mayor (not including head) than a minifig. And beard almost reaches his feet. Honestly, it would be hard to do in lego form - I think they should have just left him out altogether. It also would have made more sense not to include him since the set is Halloween town and all the other figures are residents. Finkelstein instead would have been made more sense and probably turned out a little better.

[@InnocentRain562]

My fave Christmas film finally being a Lego set 🥳🥳

[@mintakamothkind]

I absolutely love this movie and this set really doesn't do it for me. It's somehow too much and too little at the same time. Jack's house and the town hall builds feel so superfluous to me, they're nice enough builds but they don't really add much and feel like padding. All we really needed was the spiral hill! The minifigs are also really disappointing except for Jack, Sally, and Zero- Oogie's boys are extremely plain, and the Mayor is just plain weird. I'd have taken Oogie Boogie himself over Lock, Shock & Barrel any day. $200 is insane for this. I just want the hill.

[@turbkeysamdwich1880]

The moon piece is fascinating

[@Heheshutup666-w5y]

2:31 spared no expense

[@grizzzlebees]

Great job, as always!

[@tay-lore]

It's very disappointing that Lock, Shock, and Barrel don't have their masks. That's really what makes them recognizable characters. It would have been extremely easy to have the masks as the alternate face print, but it would have been super cool to have them as a neck accessory!

[@ignskeletons]

I'm happy LEGO priced this set at 200. Feels like they could have been greedy but instead gave the fans a break with an affordable set like this given it's size, detail, and custom elements. Couldn't be happier, good job LEGO! WIll be purchasing this one myself.

[@jeffc4862]

I think 179.00 would have been a good price... we've gotten so use to Lego being hyper expensive, that when they're just 'expensive' we're happy...

[@claytonbarnes6644]

@@jeffc4862 missing 2 iconic characters and alternate masks for the 3 trick or treaters is what makes it really not worth 200, I would say 150 at this point, 50 for each part.

[@alexpritchett5766]

I’m not the BIGGEST fan of TNBC, but this set is exceptional. Truly one of LEGO’s best sets of all time.

[@stairmasternem]

I think this is a very cool set that I wish had a downsized cheaper version

[@android7191]

I love nightmare before christmas! This set is amazing and i have to get it!

[@delusionbrick5872]

This is very nice review 🎉

[@jaredhaden1989]

The Nightmare Before Christmas is my favorite movie, can't wait to get this set. But like some others have said; Lock, Shock, and Barrel could have been done a bit better with them having their masks. Great price for the set as well.

[@PYROWORKSTV]

Finally some good minifigures bruh

[@ILikeArtAndChicken]

Who really wants a gravity falls official set? Just me?

[@pengudoesstuff]

I know we've had it hit 10k a ton of times

[@studicle]

No me too

[@acespades8747]

Only if done right. Otherwise wishful thinking.

[@pengudoesstuff]

@@acespades8747 tbh since I'm a fan of the show I should make an entry into ideas

[@warrennewman5325]

Looks amazing fun set will get this for Halloween before Christmas 🎄 👍

[@fieramiraculorum2753]

I think the bowtie adds a bit of lenght to Jack's neck making it a bit more proportionate compared to other tall minifigs

[@WillMize]

Nice! Or should I say, “What’s this?!” 😺💙🐾 Great review and I look forward to purchasing this set on day one! Here’s to getting Beetlejuice as a set soon, too!

[@jojosia777]

0:09 this is sickkkkk

[@AidenLeonard-u7d]

I love the nightmare before Christmas so I'm gonna buy this 😄

[@brickguy42-misprint-collecter]

3:20 oh he’s starting fires 😂

[@TiagoCatarino]

🔥🔥🔥

[@Hsdout]

I like it but it’s almost like Lego might become a victim of their own success soon with the 18+ market. The prices are just too high if you’re interested in Lego as a hobby, so people like myself are having to become more picky and selective. $200 for this and $300 for the Zelda set releasing on the same date is just hard to justify, so it becomes a bit more taxing deciding on what sets to buy.

[@frankiesomeone]

Jack and Sally were in the Disney CMF series. Sally had a custom hair piece, which is still used to this day, but not in this set for some unfathomable reason. Jack had this same bowtie. He also had arm printing and leg side printing. This new version doesn't but it might be a limitation of the long arms and legs. Lock should've had the devil tail piece. Shock's hat doesn't look right. the regular wizard hat might've been better. Santa looks nothing like he does in the movie. Zero seems too detailed, doesn't even look like lego. Big fan of the movie but this set, for 200€, is kinda disappointing..

[@joelatham1502]

They should sell just the hill section! With Sally, Jack and zero. I’d buy that

[@kevinang5836]

i would have prefered a longer flight of stairs up the main building like the designer's version though...other than that, awesome!!! And awesome review as always.

[@zacharypugh4730]

$200 USD according to the LEGO site

[@KTLaughter]

This set really needed a buildable Oogie Boogie and Jack in his Santa outfit in my opinion. I also would have preferred if they just cut the town hall and made Jack’s house bigger, because it’s sooooo small

[@Thafrenchconnect]

This is an iconic movie and this set does not do it justice

[@Dreoni_]

Imagine if the moonlight diorama was sold separately, such a missed opportunity

[@BigStackBlunder]

Why is barrel just Jared Leto’s joker?

[@coltenorieux6466]

This could just be my option but like the old jack and sally mini figs from the blind bags, way more detail. When i get my set im using the old sally figure and the old jack head

[@lester44444]

I hope lego makes a stopmo brickfilm ad for this set hahahha

[@Oldmangamess]

200 is absolutely insane for this set. Lego has become more more of a luxury item than an actual toy at this point. These prices are disgusting.

[@xicufwm]

Lock, Shock and Barrel are terrible minifigs, omg. They should at the very least have their masks as the alternate face printing.

[@RandomguyfromtheinternetN1]

3:27 actually, it was an existing piece in 2019. The Disney series 2. Also, this is not a Tim burton movie, it’s from the same director from coraline herry selick

[@georgefreemon2935]

It’s based off of Tim burtons book/characters and he did the story boards, tho couldn’t film it as he had to do Batman so he hired Selick to take his place

[@RandomguyfromtheinternetN1]

@@georgefreemon2935 but it’s still a herry selick movie

[@georgefreemon2935]

@@RandomguyfromtheinternetN1 Yup he directed it, I’m just saying it’s not uncommon for ppl to think Tim directed it himself as it’s off his story and characters

[@willemgroenewegen5934]

It's still a Tim Burton movie whoever directed it guys, it's a Burton studio production.

[@bobbyc912]

This is Halloween. I’m surprised you never saw the movie before. Such a great movie in claymation and the best soundtrack featuring the music of Danny Elfman

[@PalpatineGaming]

Might actually get this one tbh

[@C.C.Cope220]

Doombo is back!

[@ryanmccarthy439]

Totally original fun fact that you've never heard before: the nightmare before Christmas wasn't directed by tim Burton it was directed by Henry sellick the guy who also made Coraline

[@AlexIndiex]

i would have got it if it was 60 bucks only for the hill scene with Jack, Sally and Zero, but 200$ for buildings and characters that feel like a second thought doesnt feel right

[@Phenox445]

Lego should make a coralline set now!

[@CringerKitty]

I don’t know, I’m underwhelmed. Mostly with that mini-figure line-up (Zero is cool). It just feels like it could have been so much more, especially if they released individual buildings from the movie.

[@Kleiser342]

I couldn't more agree that having the hill diorama as a standalone set would be an insta buy for me if it was price at less than 70$ (1/3 of the total price, although presumably it's the part with the smallest piece count). However I understand that this is an Ideas product and people would be fuming if they did that (some already are). And releasing "redundant" sets wouldn't really make sense for LEGO.

[@RedParatroopa112]

Getting Lock, Shock, and Barrel is simply unforgivable. I know for a fact there are three more characters I would have wanted more. Instead we got three boring figures that don't even feature the iconic masks

[@legoforestmen3234]

3:20 So sad that Star Wars clones cannot get waist capes anymore 😢

[@johnvocatura]

Good one. I put it on the long-term list.

[@PedroSavioo]

they could fix the thin lady with a lego friends figure... that simple.

[@kevinmoscovich2262]

If only they could’ve made a Oogie boogie figure

[@MadonnaRockedGermany]

Thanks for your review. Does the moon glow in the dark or are any bricks coming with this set gitd bricks?

[@TiagoCatarino]

No glow in the dark stuff with this one I'm afraid

[@MadonnaRockedGermany]

@@TiagoCatarino Thanks for your quick answer. 🙋‍♂️

[@jardex2275]

So, does this count as this year's Christmas Village set, or are we getting one of those as well?

[@aidenayers2486]

I feel like jack in this set is way better than the one they had in the Disney CMF series one year.

[@augustusimperator.avi1872]

Ive got an aliexpress version of jack's house, for 1/20th of the price and looking a lot more like the original.

[@beeedifferent]

Okay where are the comments with normal and harsh critiques? Let me do it then... Well, here's my take. This set was way better the way the original designer made it. The crookedness of Jacks house is iconic. As well as the hill that can unroll. Both things were removed. We got a santa head (because we didn't have enough lego santa's yet... I have 5 at least), which has two sides, where shock, lock and barrel do not have any. There are a myriad of different characters they could have added, and they butchered 3 of them and added a generic santa with two mouths you cannot even see when he's wearing his beard. The other parts are fine I guess, but the original idea is better in all ways that the LEGO set is lacking. I'm sorry for this honest review. I would have gladly paid 300 euros for the original, I was looking forward to this set, and now I think I'll just pass up this one. Enjoy your set, I think I will just build my own eventually.

[@Arynex]

Considering it has 18+ tag, have to say I expected a lot more from LEGO. It looks not as detailed as initial design and more tailored towards children.

[@minibuilds_1brick]

Are any of the pieces glow in the dark? That would have added a nice extra touch.

[@TiagoCatarino]

Not that I’ve noticed

[@MJJJJJJ77]

They cannibalized the original submission. Not worth it

[@sirw7630]

great review and all, but com on, this is a $140 max set on a good day. The price to piece ratio metric is especially broken on sets like this when its a bunch of small, non specialized pieces to make effects.

[@Thafrenchconnect]

Tiago damn u seem to be going super easy on this one man. Maybe it’s cause u didn’t have a strong connection to the movie but i think big fans will feel let down by this