*The Nightmare Before Christmas* is not our favorite but is IMPRESSIVE! (Reaction Commentary)

[@TheNocturnalOracle]

RIP to the Boogieman's VA

[@PinkPopcast]

@@TheNocturnalOracle 💚💚

[@mevb]

I'm shocked to find it out now.

[@HaveAGoldStar]

I still remember the long debates people would have about whether or not this movie was a Christmas movie or a Halloween movie, but like why can’t it be both, but also it’s obviously a Halloween movie

[@PinkPopcast]

😂😂 Yes!

[@rebeccag.1016]

My husband says it's a valentine's movie 🤣🤣

[@fourthdimensionaltraveller]

It’s can absolutely be both!! But it’s a Christmas movie

[@HuntingViolets]

@@rebeccag.1016 Aw, that's cute.

[@laurenmalone8335]

It’s absolutely both

[@tessyb8]

I feel like this film is a child's earliest indicator of future gothness - you prefer Halloweentown over Christmas town, the residents don't scare you at all, and you fancy Jack or Sally (or both) and thier final duet is the height of romance

[@User_Az_0]

Hear me out though. Jack's singing voice is 👌

[@anastaciared7528]

3:55 You’d all be surprise how many times I’ve heard Mr. Skellington’s name be followed by a “Hear me out…😏”

[@PinkPopcast]

😂😂😂

[@DJtheBlack-RibbonedRose]

I mean if people were attracted to him because of his voice(s) I'd get it, because I've realized recently that for me personally, that's sometimes all it takes (speaking as someone attracted to V from V for Vendetta). 😆😉

[@PinkPopcast]

@@DJtheBlack-RibbonedRose both of those make sense hahaha

[@DJtheBlack-RibbonedRose]

@@PinkPopcast Thanks for understanding. 😌😆

[@Zedd...]

​@DJtheBlack-RibbonedRose most people aren't attracted only because of his voice, he's physically attractive

[@ednamodee]

THIS IS HALLOWEEN THIS IS HALLOWEEN EVERYBODY SCREAM FOR THE PUMPKIN KING!

[@PinkPopcast]

🙌🙌

[@jaimicottrill2831]

This movvie is an excellent example of cultural appropriation! Jack tries to take the elements of Christmas without understanding what makes Christmas.

[@PinkPopcast]

Such a good perspective!

[@laurenmalone8335]

Never thought about it that way, that’s a great perspective. I also appreciate that once he realized he’s failed, he accepts it and is like “well I had fun and f**ked some things up, I need to go back to doing what I do best.”

[@Whimsy3692]

You want to start talking about Samhain and Yule...?

[@palacsintakat]

I developed a fever of 104 today and am so dizzy and tired. This drop may be what heals me

[@PinkPopcast]

Yes! Stay cool!!

[@cherryjello777]

Rizzo's rant at the end about musical adaptations is so real, tbf

[@PinkPopcast]

Rizzo?... RANTING?... no WAY! :P

[@custosluna8433]

As someone who has been obsessed with musical theatre for as long as I can remember, I third this petition.

[@littleflowers7678]

Hearing Sally's song reminded me of the time in middle school when I heard Amy Lee's version and decided to sing it for an audition in front of an entire class and only one person got the reference and I was so disappointed

[@onlinegirliee]

i love her cover 💕

[@laurenmalone8335]

Amy Lee’s cover of Sally’s Song is amazing along with her cover of across the universe

[@AmyAberrant]

That’s iconic of you 🖤

[@SaraBanartist]

Watching this as a kid, then growing up and getting rampagingly into Oingo Boingo, then coming BACK to this movie and hearing so much of Danny Elfman's musical style in this movie is a TREAT

[@PinkPopcast]

Hahaha I only just learned he had his own band.

[@SaraBanartist]

@PinkPopcast Don't worry, you're Only a Lad. You'll have a lot of Gratitude towards yourself if you check out those albums, but don't take too long since No One Lives Forever. Have a listen, they're a real Dead Man's Party. There's some Weird Science in those songs and they make every day feel like Just Another Day.

[@DJtheBlack-RibbonedRose]

I recently heard how when Danny was recording these songs, it was around the same time he'd wanted to move on from Oingo Boingo. To me, that puts so much more emotion into "Jack's Lament" especially, knowing he too was feeling dissatisfied with his (then) current position. Particularly the lines "If they only understood, he'd give it all up, if he only could," and "The fame and praise come year after year, does nothing for these empty tears." 💔

[@bunnyxielian]

I highly suggest you go watch practical folks reaction to this movie cuz they mention oingo boingo as well!!!

[@MIssSpaceCadette]

My entire kitchen is themed around this movie 😂

[@PinkPopcast]

That’s awesome!

[@L33W1NT3R5]

Same!

[@MIssSpaceCadette]

@@PinkPopcast thank you! It's been a process to collect everything lol

[@laurenmalone8335]

My sister gave me a nightmare before Christmas cookbook and entertainment guide. It’s got recipes and decorations for parties, if I ever get a partner who would agree to it, I would throw a Tim Burton style party with myself dressed as Sally and my partner dressed as Jack.

[@plmitch]

🖤🧙🏾‍♀️🖤🎃🖤🕯🖤

[@keago1000]

I always figured that what ever world you're in you see the other doors, Jack started in Halloween world so there wasn't a Halloween door, and when he went into the Christmas world he would have to re-enter through the Halloween door to go back

[@petalstt45]

Interview With The Vampire is next?!!! I'm sooo ready!!😃🎉🎉

[@PinkPopcast]

🧛🏻

[@HuntingViolets]

OMG

[@sonicandmylittleponyfan2002]

When I was back in High School there was a kid in my class who was a fan of this movie, and he even dressed up as Oogie Boogie for Halloween, R.I.P. Ken Page 😔🙏

[@PinkPopcast]

😞

[@distudio13]

Stop motion used to freak me out when I was young, so I typically avoided them, but getting into more of them now is really fun

[@Blahwoof85]

I remember having this on vhs as a kid and watching it over and over then watching it every year on Halloween

[@PinkPopcast]

sounds like good memories!

[@moominholding]

To this day, I deeply ressent myself for sleeping so long on the best musical number in this movie. I'm sorry about that Mr. Oogie Boogie Man 🎃💖

[@PinkPopcast]

@@moominholding I am too 😭💚

[@QuestionableLifeChoices]

what if jack exited halloween town by a kind of fairy ring and he didn't realize he crossed it in his daze? instead of the fairy realm, it took him to the doors. an unofficial back door, like benji said lol

[@Whimsy3692]

Merry meet...?

[@briannajames8190]

my favorite thing is watching people argue if this is a halloween movie or a christmas movie

[@PinkPopcast]

😂😂

[@laurenmalone8335]

Por que no los dos?

[@taylordacquelclayton]

You guys should watch ParaNorman next, keep the stop motion vibes going

[@PinkPopcast]

It won’t be soon (we’ve already filmed through the end of October) BUT I loved that movie and would love to show Benji!

[@endless3619]

Oooooh! Corpse Bride fits as well!

[@jessicalay6553]

I just said last week I’ve never seen this so I am super excited! It’s like a spooky early Christmas present. Thanks for reacting! Also I have heard the music before! I just didn’t know it was from this movie!

[@PinkPopcast]

Yea the little kids song is played a lot lol a lot of the songs are hah that makes sense

[@totallytravicious]

They REALLY wanted jack to havw eyeballs, and by they i mean the suits, but the creators FOUGHT to let him stay a hollow-eyed skeleton, and rolled with the punches. It makes him *WAY* more iconic and memorable, even if it makes him scarier to younger kids. Hes a skeleton, hes not from christmas or valentines, hes from HALLOWEEN mf!

[@jjk1024]

no yeah this was terrifying as a kid but i love it now. hocus pocus on the other hand still freaks me out

[@PinkPopcast]

STILL!?!? 😂

[@keilatenshi5910]

My sister and I weren't allowed to watch this movie. My mom thought it was completely inappropriate for children and an affront to Christmas. She had lots of opinions on shows like that..... Meanwhile, it's my sisters most favorite movie. She had a NBC baby shower for my nibling.

[@HuntingViolets]

The masks for _Scream_ were sold in stores before the movies (1991 and 1992 Halloween season), designed by Fun World and based on the Munch painting, "Skrik" ("Scream") painting.

[@daniroth6604]

We need a Benji & Rizzo sing-a-long compilation from your episodes…y’all are amazing🤓

[@willowsmoon4]

This wasn’t my favorite movie either growing up, but I love watching stop motion! It’s so cool to think about what went into it. Loved the reaction, happy spooky season!

[@PinkPopcast]

Stop motion is one of the coolest forms of animation PERIOD!

[@JerseyQuinn]

I've never seen this movie but you guys should watch "over the garden wall." It's a short animated series that creepy but for kids with themes of death & grief 🎉🎉🎉

[@PinkPopcast]

@@JerseyQuinn I’ve heard so many good things about that show 💚

[@lanidickens]

Oh my god please! That would convince me to finally finish it.

[@Forev3rYoung1947]

Dannnggg that intro had me feeling like a weirdo lol: I'm 32 and my master bedroom is all Nightmare before Christmas. I promise im not one of those people. The art and color schemes are just a vibe 😫😫😂😂

[@AlliScribbles]

I would like to formally apologize to everyone who's sat through this movie with me at any point because even now at 31, I am physically incapable of shutting the fuck up and not quoting the ENTIRE THING. Also, the point about the Hinterlands holiday doors is something that's been plaguing me since I was a pre-teen and it's SO VALIDATING to hear someone else question it 😂

[@laurenmalone8335]

Me as well, I probably can’t ever react to it because it would just be me quoting the movie word for word

[@Reverse_Cowgirl-cat]

24:05 I've always thought that! It's defiantly the bondage and the black lights.

[@leelee-nx4en]

1:26 i think that’s just passion of the christ

[@MandiM94]

STOPPP 😂😂

[@PinkPopcast]

😂😂😂

[@ivah9673]

Glad I’m not the only one that wasn’t SUPER into this one like a lot of my friends were, as great as it was 😅 Also, not me as a child thinking Sally and Emily (Corpse Bride) were the same person, and that she finally got her happy ending in this random, holiday-themed dimension with a dude who loved her 🥰 now that I’m older, staying delulu is the solulu 😂😂😂

[@PinkPopcast]

Behahaha “solulu” 😂

[@HuntingViolets]

Why not? Maybe Emily's soul is Sally.

[@ashleyh7073]

The terrified of the Brave little Toaster solidarity 😭 🤣 it scared me so bad I can't watch it to this day loooll.

[@annmariehormeku475]

The door isn't like a real door like the front door to your house. It's a portal. Each town has it's own set of portals. That clearing is the set of portals in Halloween Town. Christmas Town has it's own set of portals. That's how he stumbled upon it without exiting the Halloween door first, because those doors that Jack found all exist in Halloween Town.

[@filmfangirls9163]

Love this movie so much!! You guys are just treating me this year!! I listen to the soundtrack all the time. And I have a huge crush on Jack 😂

[@PinkPopcast]

We’re doing the Halloweens this year lol

[@jacquierojas]

I always thought maybe there might be a parallel between nightmare before Christmas and the corpse bride. Like….. what if Victor and Veronica found each other as Jake and Sally in the afterlife aka Halloween town?

[@PinkPopcast]

And it’s after the Frankwenie kid grows up into victor lol

[@jacquierojas]

@@PinkPopcast and Sparky would turn into Zero !

[@lizzyrank5405]

From what I got each Holiday has the other doors so Halloween town doesnt have a pumpkin one cause they are alreay in it. We from our world went into it and are following Jack so when Jack comesback home, he's going into the pumpkin one that in the Xmas world. So theres no "exsit" only entrances like a Russian doll almost. Another theory is that Halloween town is anyting that relates to their holiday gets them back hole but they have to get to a different holiday through their holiday door. Like anything decrepted gets to Halloween town. Also the "chocolate" monstor is mad from mud😂

[@jencasella2499]

Watched this for the first time last year and absolutely loved it…I mainly watched it because I was going on a Disney cruise for Halloween on the High Seas and was dressing up as Sally so I wanted to make sure I knew more about the characters

[@PinkPopcast]

Omg that sounds so fun!!

[@SheraiWest]

This is a Thanksgiving movie, for when you miss Halloween, but you are ready for Christmas 💕💕💕

[@TrinexxSlayer]

you can see there are a total of seven holiday trees in the circle. in clockwise order, 1 is a red shield with stars (don't know this one), 2 is a heart (valentines day), 3 is a lucky clover (st patrick's), 4 is an egg (easter), 5 is a turkey (thanksgiving), 6 is a pine tree (christmas) and 7 is a pumpkin (halloween)

[@evamoulard3925]

Au moins, Jack considère qu'il s'est bien amusé et il prévoit encore de se venger avec un Halowwenn encore plus térifiant. 23:17 Il a placé son hémisphère gauche, c'est normalement celle qui gère les émotions et l'autre le raisonnement, mais je suis pas sûr. 26:51 J'aurais apprécié cette poupée vampire si elle n'était pas vivante. 28:55 Ma chanson préférée. 29:46 Tous les lieux terrifiants, comme un cimetière, mènent au royaume d'Haloween ?

[@AceCruzat]

There are no "exit" doors. Each holiday town has its own clearing in the forest that serves as an entrance hub to all the other towns. When Jack meets Halloween Town's hub, there is no Halloween Town entrance because Jack is already in Halloween Town. When he goes to Christmas Town and goes to leave, he'll see his Halloween Town door but no Christmas door because he's currently in Christmas town. In the beginning of the movie, we as the audience can see a Halloween Door and all the other Holiday Doors because we're coming from "our" world. And "our" world doesn't get a door because all the Holiday towns are connected to us organically within the town itself (when Halloween Town does Halloween, they don't go through a door to deliver Halloween in "our" world, and Christmas Town uses Santa's sleigh to access "our" world).

[@ashlanabbott9273]

Random but I am soooo excited for your Hearstopper 3 commentary!!! (No rush of course I'm happy to watch all of your other releases as well, you guys are always great :) )

[@dazedbydogs]

I didn't think this was trippy when I saw it back in 93 because we were raised on Rankin and Bass holiday shows. They were all stop motion and waaaay trippier.

[@PinkPopcast]

We all were! Those specials were TRIPPY!

[@malicedawson891]

That one scene with the air conditioner...or that one where the vacuum ate its own chord

[@Rose-xb3jr]

Amazing as always yall .

[@PinkPopcast]

💚💚💚

[@evelyntwilight9985]

I dont know how but the warping is just as good in the songs. Also ya'lls reactions is great! Always say what we're all thinking

[@phelovepokemon]

My favourite character was always the chunky little kid that has his chunky mum. He also hangs onto Jack's leg and it's so cute 😂

[@tateperson]

0:31I also have a beef with this movie because it was always played at my school and they put other movies in second to this one. But it's a good movie nonetheless

[@PinkPopcast]

EXACTLY! It's extremely well done... and yet....

[@lilysflower9685]

I remember watching this with my mom when I was 4 and I was TERRIFIED by the time the opening song ended. To this day I cannot watch this movie by myself, especially the opening scene. I surprisingly had no problems with coraline but the semi scary kids movie is what freaks me out 😭

[@PinkPopcast]

😭😭😭

[@sofiamorgan3756]

Oh it takes years to make a stop motion film. The most thing that takes time is the facial expressions. I really have a great appreciation when it comes to Burton’s and Henry Selicks animation. I actually when to the LAIKA studio once for a tour when they were making box trolls. Such a cool experience

[@blairreyes1542]

I love the joy you both have when you're singing!

[@tinesess3521]

As a young child i hated this movie because christmas was something precious, but as a slightly dramatic preteen this movie was my jam!!!❤

[@PinkPopcast]

Bwahahaha “slightly dramatic preteen”

[@basil33]

Zero’s nose is actually an orange jack o lantern 🎃👻

[@WaftingCurtains]

PLEASE do Brave Little Toaster! Also this is my favorite Disney movie by a lot. I was 9 when it came out and I thought it was the coolest, funniest thing I'd ever seen. My parents were HORRIFIED.

[@kaystray5034]

The Brave Little Toaster terrified me too. I can't watch it to this day :(

[@Starless_paste]

Just listening to the intro I'm very excited to see the rest of this. Yall are prepping me for the spooky season for real ❤️ 🎃

[@PinkPopcast]

🥰🥰

[@queencleopatra007]

I'm not a huge fan of this movie as a whole, but I LOVE Oogie Boogie! His song is *the* quintessential jam on my Halloween playlist. R.I.P. Ken Page

[@xXPixXx]

I once saw a fanart circling around that suggested that Jack is The Grinch once he died and now I can't unsee it. Personally, I think that silly little theory makes it more enjoyable, as someone who also was never a huge fan of this movie- since I was a spooky alternative kid it was always assumed I was really into it, I got tired of the constant marketing too.

[@mevb]

It doesn't really make sense as The Grinch, at the end figured out what the true meaning of Christmas is while Jack doesn't hence why he had to research and do experiments in order to figure it out and he fails, deciding to make it his own and in his own way. Besides, Jack Skellington's bone structure doesn't match The Grinch's body. Also they should have the same name and personality between life and death, like with dead guys in Coco.

[@300DBenz]

Pitching the music down to avoid copystrike made them sound AWESOME!

[@PinkPopcast]

🙌🙌

[@realgranolaappleraspberry]

You guys have valid reasons for not loving this movie. 😂 I LOVE it though and I’m so excited you’re watching it!!

[@PinkPopcast]

😁😁

[@kaylagaymon4873]

Nice intro. This movie was crazy and funny. The songs were incredible. RIP Ken Page as the Oogie Boogie 🎵🎵🎵🎃🎃🎃🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🤣🤣🤣

[@PinkPopcast]

❤️❤️❤️

[@PinkPopcast]

RIP KEN PAGE! 😢

[@kaylagaymon4873]

@@PinkPopcast 😭😭😭💖💖💖

[@olivemy_life4441]

Man this movie was a staple in our house, I feel like I could recite it word for word at like 5 😂 My son had this movie on repeat for like 2 years and he loves it still!

[@16taysia]

Hocus Pocus or The Nightmare before Christmas? WHY NOT BOTH?! 😂😂😂 ❤❤❤

[@JoshBou]

How insane is it that a film about Halloween permeating Christmas became so in grained in pop culture it effectively achieved Jacks dream in the real world. 😱

[@elliebelliewatermellie155]

That brave little toaster comment had me dying

[@Harrison_J_T]

Its so wild that this is so associated with Tim Burton when Henry Selick directed it. Tim Burton did write the original poem it was based off of, and he drew some very early character art and produced, but he was miles away directing Batman while this was being made. The studio attached his name to the title though as they thought it would sell better and so everyone gives Tim Burton credit for Henry Selick's work.

[@alexajade8481]

RIP Ken Page, legendary performances always

[@harrietamidala1691]

This was one of my childhood favorites. The most recent one I rewatched it was last year on Halloween to commemorate its 30th anniversary.

[@krisbabydoll7484]

Shea Ernshaw wrote a book that's after the events of the movie and its all about Sally. She goes to some of the other worlds to save the town by herself, find out more about her true self, and become more confident to be the queen of Halloween town 💜🎃🧡 i have loved this movie since i was a kid and now my one year old loves it as well 😊

[@lanidickens]

There is no musical for this story though there were several live concerts, one of which was supposed to feature Halsey as Sally

[@PinkPopcast]

@@lanidickens that’s unique…

[@filmfangirls9163]

I've always wanted to see this movie get a Broadway adaptation so badly!!

[@mundanepants]

There are actually several musical adaptations, but no official one. Lots of high school and amateur theatre troupe stuff though. A lot of them are also on KZbin. The No Refund Theatre one is ok. Birmingham Community Theatre also made one that's available in full on youtube.

[@laurenmalone8335]

@@filmfangirls9163me too, of all the Disney movies that got Broadway musical versions this one would actually be kick ass

[@dominomasked]

Christmas town has insane asylums. We need THAT movie.

[@summerlovesarianagrande]

Love you guys always get excited to see you both xx

[@PinkPopcast]

🥰🥰

[@eriannat.9581]

Interview with a vampire is perfect series for the season 😊😊😊 PLEASEE & THANK YOU

[@jacquelynnmobley7616]

RIP Oogie Boogie

[@PinkPopcast]

RIP 💚

[@MaeArt725]

I got to watch this again recently in theaters, this movie is still one of my top 10 during the holidays

[@QuestionableLifeChoices]

i remember learning about how the mayor was a two-faced politician and gdi, that's so clever lol

[@taybear2398]

My favorite childhood memory. I watch it yearly with my younger sis

[@taybear2398]

I do love HP 😆😆 every month

[@PinkPopcast]

Nice ❤️

[@Juliana17An]

I can't tell you how long it took me to realize the mayor was a 2-faced politician 😅

[@MIssSpaceCadette]

24:45 its actually a glowing jack-o-lantern 🎃

[@Jenkinscraftingco2.0]

I handcrocheted the entire main cast of halloweentown for a coworker. Best thing ive done in a while

[@avpuchek]

I AM SO EXCITED FOR THESE EPISODES!!!

[@laurenmalone8335]

I usually watch this every year for Halloween. Haven’t watched it this year but I did listen to the soundtrack while I was decorating for Halloween. Definitely put me in a spooky mood. On the soundtrack there is a closing number narrated by Patrick Stewart that describes how the holidays became aware of each other and Santa decided to visit Halloween town to see Jack years later and discovered that he had 4 or 5 skeleton children. How he and Sally had children, feel free to speculate wildly. While I personally love this movie, I can understand people being frustrated with it because it is everywhere around Halloween and Christmas. But in my unofficial contract for my life, I have a clause that says I have to respect all stop motion movies because I know it is a tedious process to create them. Another interesting voice in the movie is Jack’s speaking voice, he is played by Prince Humperdinck from the Princess Bride. That would definitely be one to consider for a future reaction. And of course Rest in peace to Ken Page, the voice of Oogie Boogie. Thanks for this guys, I’ve been having issues with both my physical and mental health lately and this definitely made me feel better. Edited to add: if you want a laugh, feel free to check out Hanukah town from robot chicken.

[@I-loveheros]

OMG MY FAV MOVIE AND MY FAV PODCAST/REACTION CHANNEL ALL AT ONES!?

[@jeneehaviland5661]

I 100% agree with Rizzo about the Haunted Mansion!

[@thatgirlinautumn5995]

That intro was beyond impressive ♥️

[@chickennchips9183]

TBH, as a Brit, this is perfect Xmas fare as we have a tradition in the UK of ghost stories for Christmas. So spooky and uncanny stories are intimately entwined with Xmas season. It's possibly linked to pre-Christian pagan traditions that thankly persisted . Nothing better than ghosts at Christmas!👻🎄

[@dorfidy]

ugh my family used to watch this every year!! i can recite every line

[@AmyAberrant]

22:23 me when I get a new hyperfixation

[@acrynellys]

YES please watch The Brave Little Toaster 🙏🏻 That and Watership Down were maybe the darkest movies I was obsessed with as a little kid 😅

[@alexandriahuffman7313]

There are so many better Halloween and Christmas movies, this is a last resort for me. So glad I’m not the only one who doesn’t care for it as I only ever see people talking about how amazing it is. Love you guys!!

[@PinkPopcast]

😂😂

[@nian60]

Agree.

[@quinnhurst9204]

I mean I’m not bashing your opinion you are allowed to not like it 100% and that’s ok but the fact is this movie is an absolute masterpiece and it is amazing

[@xphoenixrising]

I think each 'holiday land' has their own holiday grove, and that's why Jack isn't coming through the halloween door.

[@classicgamer323]

Fun fact, Catherine O'Hara voices both Sally and the kid Shock in this movie

[@ApersonnamedPon]

yalls reactions were so funny i loved this one ☹️☹️🫶🏻

[@abyssoffortitude]

i love discovering new life hacks when watching things. Thank Benji

[@rebeccag.1016]

My parents didn't let's us watch this for religious reasons but let us watch other things very similar 😂😂 but as a teen I finally saw it and loved it!

[@PinkPopcast]

hahaha - that was my childhood yeesh! lol

[@thecarpenterandhisbride]

I am genuinely in love with Benji's shirt💖

[@beckmannm]

I first watched this as a teen, and still love Jack! He's really trying to make Christmas work! 🎃👻🎄❄️🎅 But I think it would have been too scary for me as a kid 😂

[@PinkPopcast]

Yea surprisingly creepy for a kids movie lol

[@rafaeladossantossilva3559]

I really liked this movie as a kid, and I love this reaction. ❤❤ And I don't know if you guys are taking suggestions for patreon, but I think it would be nice to watch you two react to high school musical: the series . ❤