The Nightmare Before Christmas - MOVIE REACTION!!

[@BlindWave]

Blind Wave BEYOND Members and Raw Rider Patrons can watch the Full Length Reaction HERE: blindwave.com/video/the-nightmare-before-christmas-movie-full/

[@Depth217]

RIP to the late, great Ken Page. We lost him on September 30 this year and I’m still in disbelief. He gave us countless amazing performances as Oogie Boogie in theme parks, video games, etc for 31 years. He made an immortal staple of Halloween all on his own and sang Oogie’s Song like it was the first time every single time. Rest well, King of Seven Holidays.

[@gurulimbo]

👏👏 🤛😎👍 ❤️

[@joannewilkinson9268]

He was amazing in this, but I will always remember him as Old Deuteronomy in the filmed stage version of Cats, alongside Elaine Paige. That's where I was first introduced to his amazing voice and stage presence 🥰

[@AttemptedVoices]

And even better, he gave us a live performance of Poor Unfortunate Souls that knocked it out of the park. A tragedy we didn't get to enjoy a full cover album of villain songs. But, he gave us what he could. And for that, we are grateful for this legend.

[@Cookieboy70]

That sucks. I loved the music when I was first young, and I rekindled my love watching this with my niece and nephew.

[@ketchup016]

Yeah, dorky little 7-year-old me was big into Cats, so that's where I knew him from too

[@ribottostudio]

"He seems scary." I think this is one of my FAVORITE aspects about Jack. His dichotomy. He can be terrifying when he needs to be. Scaring Locke, Shock and Barrel into submission. He's earned the title Pumpkin King by being terrifying to humans. But he's also gentlemanly. Even tempered. Kind. Whereas Oogie frightens people through harm, Jack would never do such a thing. You'd probably feel quite safe with him. However. He is the Pumpkin King for a reason. So Aaron pointing out his more creepy tendencies? Like spider-like crawling, the table flip...heck. Even him on the angel statue is a haunting image...it's pretty spot on. Jack is easily my favorite Disney character right after Mickey himself. And TNBC is my favorite movie of all time. It's what got me into film. I'm always glad to see people react to it. One of my favorite shots in the film is that 360 camera shot of Jack on the angel statue; how they did that I have no idea. Because it's stop motion. They would've had to maneuver Jack himself as well as move the camera. It's insane to think about.

[@RoderickThe13]

I love that when Jack is at his lowest point, he's just like "You know what? I tried my best, and I failed but at least I had fun". He doesn't need anyone to tell him that. It's so simple, but so inspiring.

[@ribottostudio]

​@RoderickThe13 it's my favorite too. Jack doesn't linger on his failures. He acknowledges em but moves on.

[@Lenny-ue8hk]

This was the first animated film to be nominated for the Oscar for best visual effects

[@Dylan_Platt]

Very well deserved.

[@Saturnboiiiiiiii00]

My FAVOURITE THING ABOUT BLIND WAVE is when Eric has seen a movie or show before and is sooooooo excited to show it to the rest of the audience ppl at blind wave !

[@ramblewheels2044]

I’ve started to accept that the only reason he chose that door and the plot happened was because Jack went “Oooo Shiny”

[@redfox3334]

I think it is obvious that the residents of Halloweentown go out to the real world on Halloween and the opening song is them all coming back to Halloweentown and celebrating the day. They are giving out rewards like who sucked the most blood and such. If the real world will openly accept that an imposter Santa was ruining Christmas and then the REAL Santa saves it, then they probably accept monsters and ghosts being around on Halloween.

[@brycelloyd3592]

I like to imagine they roll around like the Wild Hunt, luring people to join in their roving revelry.

[@ZealStarMedia]

Yeah the residents of the holiday towns seem capable of traveling to the real world to make their holidays happen, it’s just specifically the tree doors that are for traveling between the holidays. Jack can go to and from the real world, but he’s not allowed into Christmas Town without using the door. Towns themselves seem more like “realms” rather than physical locations.

[@88gschannel39]

I have nothing to confirm this, but I believe the doctor has duck lips because he's a "quack" lol

[@WanderingRoe]

LOL

[@mryoungandbrave1]

Spoiler for the Nightmare Before Christmas book about Sally: "Long Live the Pumpkin Queen". Dr. Finkelstein didn't create Sally. He'd tried and failed to make a daughter. He used a book of long forgotten towns, and went to 'Dream Town' to study their plants. He came across a young ragdoll, Sally. He created a plan to pass her off as his 'creation' to gain respect as a mad scientist, so he kidnapped her and took her back to his lab. He pulled out all of her cotton stuffing and replaced it dry autumn leaves, used his plants to wipe her memory, and then passed her off as his creation. That's why he was so strict about not letting her go anywhere, he couldn't risk her remembering the truth outside of his laboratory. That's probably why she didn't react the like the rest of Halloween Town Residents about the Spooky Christmas, she's not originally not from Halloween Town. In the new book she learns the whole truth, and Jack ends up basically banishing Dr. Finkelstein to dream land, where he has to work for Sally's parents, the Governors of Dream Land, paying off his 'debt', and Sally gets unrestricted access to his lab and gardens until the end of time.

[@luciferfaust]

I hated that book, and I'm pretty sure it's not film canon. There's been other NBC books and they aren't necessarily canon either.

[@fightingfaerie]

@@luciferfaustyeah. It’s a neat premise but felt a bit fan-ficy

[@ShadowFallRising]

Chris Sarandon provided Jack's speaking voice. You may remember him from The Princess Bride, where he played Prince Humperdink.

[@mamaseesa3122]

My daughter is obsessed with both of these movies, and when I told her this it blew her mind!!

[@MalFett]

Jack wasn't reallyx bored of Halloween, he just felt off, he thought doing something new would be the solution, but he was really just lonely. It was when he finds Sally that last time that he comes to his senses. I don't think the movie was saying "stay in your lane", Jack was a professional, the best there is, but he was alone. Sharing what you love, finding the one, etc, that might be more the spirit of it.

[@jeffreydavid6794]

I think the message is a "the Grass isn't always Greener on the other side" kind of thing. It's ok to be yourself. Be greatful for what you have. Be the best you you can be.

[@georgethefriend29]

Fun fact: The official soundtrack for Nightmare Before Christmas has an extra track: a bit of extra narration from Patrick Stewart bookending the one from the opening that was meant to be in the credits or the ending but was cut for whatever reason. The narration, which is revealed to be Santa himself, says that Santa came back to Halloween Town many years later to visit Jack. In that time, he found out that he and Sally had started a family ('4 or 5 skeleton children at hand, playing strange tunes in their xylophone band'). The poetic narration concludes: And I asked old Jack, do you remember the night When the sky was so dark, and the moon shone so bright? When a million small children pretending to sleep Nearly didn’t have Christmas at all, so to speak? And would, if you could, turn that mighty clock back To that long fateful night-now think carefully, Jack! Would you do the whole thing all over again, Knowing what you know now, knowing what you knew then? And he smiled like the old Pumpkin King that I knew, Then turned and asked softly of me… _“Wouldn’t you?”_

[@ph6785]

That's pretty awesome. I had no idea this existed, thanks for sharing it.

[@SauceyRedHN]

@@ph6785 Same

[@dupersuper1938]

Stewart, but yes.

[@georgethefriend29]

@dupersuper1938 Thanks. Edited as necessary.

[@thewerewolff7248]

You guys were talking about Oogie and Jack’s possible past and there’s actually a prequel manga about that very topic. They used to be close friends but when the pumpkin king was planning to retire and name a single successor the two became rivals for the title.

[@ribottostudio]

One of my favorite fanfics of all time gives them a really good backstory. It's called "A Walk in the Dark". How Jack and Oogie are connected there is genius.

[@TheXander2099]

yo were can i read that? ​@@ribottostudio

[@KD-xp2eo]

“It bit him!” 😭😭😭 23:18

[@jessicaevans1030]

No matter how many times I have watched this movie(and I've watch it so many times as its one of my favorites), I still laugh at the "Bunny" moment.

[@nataliedunn5239]

I am so glad Aaron mentioned the table flip with Jack on it, I can't explain it, but that is my favourite moment in the whole film, it makes me smile every time. I don't see this as a Halloween or Christmas film, it's both, it's book ended with the two holidays but is set mostly in the time between the two.

[@ribottostudio]

Jack is just that cool man.

[@Grendallmayo]

10:52 you just made me realize something: the Narrator said that hub world was "something you've seen in your dreams", and Jack reached it right after he woke up from sleepwalking. that's probably nothing, but it's neat to think about.

[@TimGildersleeve]

Tim wrote the original poem the movie is based on and produced the film, but yes Henry Sellick directed.

[@rvds2040]

this movie is how i imagine the addams family celebrates christmas

[@MrGBH]

As a British kid watching this, the fact that there was a Turkey on a tree did confuse me, since here turkey is a Christmas food

[@ArminaticsVoiceArtist]

The minecraft map managed to replicate that perfectly. Making the doors an underground minecart system to each world.

[@RandomDragonEXE]

That sounds so cool!

[@fruition21]

I love seeing Eric's sheer glee whenever a song comes on, and how he moves side to side with the music is adorable. I love the music in this film, too!

[@Vinylmelody1517]

There's a sequel to this movie in the form of a novel, which follows Sally. It's worth a read if you ever get a chance.

[@TheMultiForge]

Also a sequel videogame Oogie Boogies Revenge

[@robertpetre9378]

I went to the Tim Burton exhibition recently in London and I got to see the miniatures that were animated for this film. It’s crazy how small they are in real life and how long it took to make this film.

[@snowygacha3639]

Now I want Coraline even though it’s December 😂

[@johnw8578]

Yes! Yes! And Paranorman. I am STILL waiting for Laika to do and adaptation of The Graveyard Book.

[@drudle]

Nightmare Before Christmas is a Thanksgiving movie. It begins in the last like, five minutes of Halloween and ends on December 25th. The entire movie is about the transitory time between both holidays, the ambiguity of that time period both in season and in life, and the concept of thankfulness, whether it's for being the Pumpkin King or for your best friend turned lover. It may thematically be Halloween and/or Christmas, but it's a Thanksgiving movie.

[@legionaireb]

43:40 - Let me call your attention to the first bridge of _This Is Halloween:_ "Tender lumplings everywhere, life's no fun without a good scare. That's out job, but we're not mean in our town of Halloween." Halloweentown is about the rollercoaster adrenaline rush of fear, not the debilitating, soul-crushing terror that comes before death and dismemberment. That's where Oogie is different. He enjoys causing misery and death. That's why he's an outcast in Halloweentown.

[@oregonhighroller5178]

Danny Elfman wrote all the songs and the music for the film(10 songs) and sang the main character Jack Skellington and multiple others. Disney movies back then had a song writer and a different person for the score and most only had 5 songs! Danny Elfmans the reason this movie cooks!

[@jrob18mvp]

They do go to the real world for Halloween

[@Unicorngal-th1ks]

If you wanna see more stop motion I have two recommendations, Coraline and corpse bride hope you guys will like them.

[@johnw8578]

And ParaNorman

[@nicole.-.3]

As someone who's not from the US when I watched this movie as a kid I tought the turkey door was a hen and that was for mother's day lol

[@geomorgmorgan1162]

love nightmare before christmas, thank you

[@rebajoe]

15:38 Good thing he didn't ask for the spoon back, though I suppose Sally could just pretend to drop the spoon again and come back up with the regular one. 20:02 You see the band here and there just watching everything go down. 23:44 The Burton Formula 25:31 I appreciate that he knows what a bunny is. 26:10 If he got Igor around, why isn't he the one making your soup? 40:23 If you don't wish to be unraveled, maybe you shouldn't have so many sharp spinny things in your oogie boogie house. 40:56 What's great about that Santa is only able to understand his own holiday and Sally is a ragdoll.(a toy)

[@xenablossom4682]

This movie has a video game prequel and sequel, The Pumpkin King and Oogie's Revenge respectively. Oogie's Revenge has songs inspired by the film's songs as boss battles, and Jack's voice actor Chris Sarandon does his speaking and singing, unlike the film in which Danny Elfman is Jack's singing voice.

[@devynkauffman887]

If you ever read “Long Live The Pumpkin Queen” it gives a very interesting backstory for Sally and Dr.Finkelstein…

[@grassyhill5830]

Youre already thinking to much lol 4:30

[@vayull7163]

Since you mentioned it in this vid, I've never seen Star Wars. Played the videogames growing up, even play-fought with my friend as the characters as a child. Just never watched the movies. My old flatmate used to date Mark Hamill's son too. Met him a few times. Nice guy.

[@animegamelover6368]

The Nightmare Before Christmas is a legendary childhood masterpiece!!

[@the_nikster1]

the best thing about this movie is that it's perfect at any time of the year, but especially at Halloween and Christmas! I watch it at least twice/year, and sometimes more often if the mood strikes.

[@tetsuoshima9682]

One of my absolute favorites! Watch this at least twice every year lol One of the best movies ever made!!!!

[@gracephillipsmakeup]

I was today old when I found out it was peewee herman and catherine o'hara for the kids voices!

[@Depth217]

I watch the movie up till the end of Oogie’s Song for Halloween, then I tap out, and for Christmas I’ll watch it all the way through. I feel like Oogie’s Song is the last fully Halloween scene of the movie and the rest is Christmas.

[@balletabela]

Tells Sally she's just insecure about her sewing skills and eventually comes his senses before she sees an elf that would appreciate her from the start, the LOL synopsis and then the mansplain enters 😂

[@Sherrilite]

Nightmare before christmas is a HALLOWEEN movie ABOUT CHRISTMAS!!

[@Sherrilite]

Fun reaction though

[@KD-xp2eo]

This movie is absolutely timeless

[@samhaine9167]

Yall should watch Coraline next

[@JayRutley]

I think one of the best things you can say about this movie is when rewatching almost every single song makes you say "oh yeah, this is my favourite song!" when it comes up

[@mcantu1389]

I haven't really seen BlindWave recently but gyatt Eric's beard looks so majestic.

[@Barbara7567_]

It’s funny how I was also introduced to Nightmare Before Christmas by Kingdom Hearts. The more fun I had in that world I decided to finally watch the movie. I have no regrets watching it and is one of my favorite movies. Also fun fact, the little head in the instrument with the street band is Danny Elfman who is Jack’s singing voice. There is also a not so hidden Mickey in this movie. The boy and girl that got the flying doll and duck from Jack were wearing Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck pajamas.

[@napattack24]

One of my top favorite movies. Thank you, gentleman. This made my day 🎃🎄❤

[@muhammadhabibieamiro3639]

This was a surprise but i'am glad you guys are reacting to this because this is so good

[@elizabethstrong6057]

The third, Lock (Devil) was voiced by Danny Elfman himself.

[@jacobhagan389]

This was my favorite movie as a kid. I could sing the opening song word for word and I still say” let me see, let me look, is it rotted and covered with goock

[@Tj_Travels93]

Technically it’s a Halloween movie, Burton confirmed it he said “it’s about HALLOWEEN Creatures stealing Christmas” how more horror can you get ha

[@Matt-Culture]

I'm here to hear Eric Sing

[@dragonrana88]

This is in the top 5 favorite movies. I can't remember how many times i've seen it.

[@nosoulboy13]

I've said this before and I'm sure I'm not the only one who noticed, but Sally shows Jack the meaning of Christmas in the beginning of the movie with the gift, but he doesn't get it.

[@Ev1L0rd]

Also, for anyone that really enjoys the Oogie Boogie Song, theres an acapella version by Voiceplay that is just a treat for the ears.

[@heesoo18]

I remember watching this in theaters… I think it was the first date I ever went on

[@sammuelrochacavalcante7298]

49:05 to answer at least here in Brazil we don't celebrate Thanksgiving but since most american shows have a Thanksgiving special we kinda get what it is about so we get what the turkey is for

[@puppyash9656]

the facty that Danny Elfman himself is doing the singing vocals just shows how talented he is.

[@johnw8578]

Well, he was in Oingo Boingo.

[@Vegetafan1997]

Speaking of musicals, y'all should definitely check out Epic the Musical once it all comes out on Christmas. Lot of animatics by really talented artists on KZbin to help with a visual aid and the music is amazing

[@angie_rich1656]

This is one of my favorite movies of all time!!

[@larsickenroth7169]

Eric just sounding like that prince from 'The Holy Grail': "But faaatthherrrr.... I just want to sing, sing, sing!!!" This is kind of random, but Jack's voice has always sounded very much like the actor playing 'Pontius Pilates' in JCSuperstar to me...

[@tuntemon]

Henry Selick should have gotten more recognition from this film. While Burton did lay the egg, Selick did the incubation and made it hatch. Even on the Coraline poster it said "from the director of the Nightmare Before Christmas", poor dude can't catch a break!

[@thetntraider]

34:15 The Man-Eating Plant makes a wonderful wreath! So long as you don't get caught in its teeth!~

[@JHolland]

I don’t even care, I call this a Halloween movie haha, it’s perfect for mid November ngl but I always watch it before Halloween, the music is more halloweeny

[@rosita.handle]

Great reaction as usual. I think you guys are awesome and i hope you and your families have a lovely xmas :)

[@TheJerbol]

Literally the first reaction I've seen where someone questions the logistics of flying from Halloweentown to the real world hahah

[@shadowknife333]

So glad you guys reacted to this film

[@heftyleftys]

I want sequels in other holiday towns!!!!! I've wanted this FOREVER!

[@toonman5099]

For Jack's representation as far as like being "the guy" for Halloween, there is a story I came across before that goes over the origin of Jack-o'-lanterns and that is the closest I think we have.

[@deniellechapman6911]

One of my favorite worlds to go to in KH and KH2. The fights with Oogie Boogie were so fun.

[@KierrokCyclone]

Not sure if someone mentioned it already, but the flying toy and duck were supposed to be Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse, as this movie was originally supposed to be a Disney movie. However, due to some creative issues, they couldn't make them Micky and Donald. It wasn't made a Disney movie until recent.

[@Im_Ish]

I watch the first 2/3 of this movie at Halloween, then finish the rest at Christmas time. You can't change my mind.

[@minibeech03]

US and Canada have thanksgiving only on different months/days for different reasons.

[@TDM1138]

Surprised Eric didn’t notice the duck that chases the kids looks similar to the Penguin duck from Batman Returns.

[@mikey_vengenz]

How has anyone in their 20s or older NOT seen this already?

[@nathantaylor1618]

when you realize the Easter bunny didn't warn Santa ahead of time...

[@Eiko286]

Nice, I love a cosy movie reaction.

[@mattsanders2207]

The continuity of Aaron’s fear of needles is all over the place. He hates syringes. Doesn’t mind sewing needles or like projectile dart needles. Can’t PIN him down… 😂😅

[@myridean2k4]

For me, the impression I got from Jack's character arc was that he was having a mid-life crisis of sorts but instead of wanting a sports car, a young wife, he tries a new line of work.

[@drudle]

As far as how the worlds work, I like to imagine that there's two versions: a world of conceptual ideas and one of specific holidays. "Halloween", or just a general idea of a day where the veil between our world and the next is thinnest, is present in multiple cultures. Because of this, Halloween Town is basically like a template for "scary things" that reaches out into the real world. It's why Jack is known in Kentucky, England, France, etc. These are just ideas of spookiness and horrors in the night that originate from Halloween Town but reach into other cultures without needing to physically go there. But Christmas, with Santa and all, is VERY specific. It doesn't have the same kind of primordial reach that "scary things" as a base idea has. And so, Santa has to go out into the world to get the job done manually, rather than throw these concepts and ideas. He has to physically enter the real world and not just let his influence spread.

[@j-train13]

It's also important to note that Boogie would have NEVER made a move on trying to take out Jack under normal circumstances, he was terrified of him and his power/popularity and knew he wouldn't be able to get away with it. The only reason he tried was because everyone already thought Jack was dead so he'd be able to keep anyone from finding out

[@jordinevans985]

Now the gotta react to the Guillermo Del Toro Pinocchio movie

[@itsreeeshaaa7560]

My favorite Halloween movie and my favorite Xmas movie.

[@calemobrien1139]

WHAAAAAATTTT!!!! NO WAYYY!!! LETS GOOOOO!!!!!!! "EVERYONE HAIL TO THE PUMPKIN KING!!"

[@kyrabergen3553]

I remember being so grossed out by the brain-itching part as a kid, not because of the act itself, but because Dr. Finklestein doesn't wash his hands between doing that and eating his soup.

[@HotDogTimeMachine385]

Director: Henry Selick Movie: Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas Poor guy

[@pinkiebee2903]

it was Tim's idea Tim's story he was just too busy doing batman to Direct it should Henry get some credit yes should he get all credit no

[@LeChaunce]

Then he directs Coraline which has nothing to do with Tim Burton at all and everyone thinks it's a Tim Burton film. Can't. Catch. A. Break.

[@MichaelEvans-i2r]

@@pinkiebee2903 That doesn't matter. The script for the Sam Raimi film "Spider-Man (2002)" was based on a treatment by James Cameron, but they don't call "Spider-Man" a James Cameron film.

[@robabiera733]

Jack Skellington sings about being stuck in a rut yet Danny Elfman's career spans 40 years and he performed at the Hollywood Bowl just last month.

[@tinal8447]

DON'T WORRY, ERIC! I'LL SING FOR YOU!!!

[@johnw8578]

Now do Rudolph! And some of the other stop-motion Christmas stories/movies.

[@robertbrookes2000]

Right, I want Blind Wave to react to as many stop motion films as possible. Specifically the works of Laika and Aardman. I really want to see them see Paranorman and Chicken Run.

[@kylacrisandranebreja3162]

I watched it for the first time yesterday. I couldn't watch it before because the visuals scares me. Hahahaha now that I'm old it still scared me a bit😂

[@tracy4290]

Different things scare different people. Don't feel bad about what scares you.

[@NiceWeatherT0day]

A sequel does exist in form of the game "Nightmare before christmas Oogies revenge". Which i think is a great one at that!. U get to wonder around halloween town in full. Its similar to the Devil may cry series in gameplay.

[@Kevin-kq7oy]

There's also a DMC style action game by Capcom that takes place one year after the film called Oogie's Revenge.

[@julieta8683]

Haven't seen your movie reactions for quite some time so this is great because this is my favorite Tim Burton movie ever made 😄👏🏻💕🎥🎅🏻🎃

[@animegamelover6368]

33:16 and 33:34 That was John Morris, the voice of Andy in the Toy Story films

[@shadowknife333]

Oooh, please react to Coraline