Watching Jack go through an existential crisis in **THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS**

[@Kim.Garian]

I absolutely LOVE Nightmare Before Christmas! I got to meet Jack's speaking voice actor (Chris Sarandon) last year at a comic con, and he said that this masterpiece of a film is both a Halloween AND Christmas film (so there you have it! Jack himself confirms the answer to this debate!). I also wonder how many people realize that Sally is the same actress who gave us Delia, Moira Rose, and the mom from Home Alone (Catherine O'Hara is an acting icon).

[@SophiaPhannn]

OMG I’m rewatching Schitt’s Creek right now, and I didn’t even notice 😱

[@melissasheppard6674]

Jack has a nice speaking voice 👍

[@toysanas]

I've met Chris Sarandon and Ken Page as well. They were so sweet.

[@finland4ever55]

Catherine also was the mom in Home Alone and Rowena in Barbie 12 Dancing Princesses!

[@inspiteofshame]

Omg this movie has the absolute DILF Chris Sarandon in it??? (Check out the club scene from the original Fright Night if you don't know about his DILFness yet) AND Moira??? 😭😭😭😭

[@videohistory722]

1:32 that is the exact reason Tim Burton held back on Frankenweenie. Too many people thought Corpse Bride was so clean, they swore up and down it was CGI. And he was pissed.

[@marcellacassab4331]

Corpse Bride really is an underrated masterpiece.

[@giuliasunflower]

I just noticed now, Jack is such a drama queen 👑 he sings his heart out, overreacts and then moves on at ease, it's great 😆

[@DanGamingFan2406]

This is such a masterpiece! The stop motion, especially for the time is phenomenal, Jack's such a compelling complex protagonist, the culture clash of these different holiday is fun to see, and the songs are amazing, especially "This Is Halloween" and "Oogie Boogie's song."

[@lamcb.9476]

I got the biggest grin on my face when you mentioned the Nightmare before Christmas worlds in Kingdom hearts, those were always my favorite levels

[@SophiaPhannn]

Ugh I miss playing it! But I don’t own a PlayStation anymore 🥲

[@uraninezak]

​@@SophiaPhannngood news for you, they're available on PC via Epic Games

[@BeeKee404]

Honestly I'm calling it right now. When someone asks "is Nightmare Before Christmas a Halloween or Christmas movie" the right answer is simply "yes." 😁 I think that's why it's such an iconic movie aside from the characters, the visuals and songs. It's for more than one occasion. You watch it on Halloween and then you go "well see you in two months for a rewatch!" 😂 Kind of like one of my other favorite holiday films Rise of the Guardians. It's a mix of occasions!

[@rockmacher]

Many people regard this as Tim’s magnum opus even though he didn’t direct it because he was to busy working on Batman Returns at the time. That’s why he had to settle for being a lead producer but he would still go in to the studio from time to time to consult on the movie as it progressed, and once Batman Returns was done this was able to have his full attention until it released. Despite that this movie is based off a book he wrote and illustrated so he did create the world, characters and basic plot. This is also the 30th anniversary of the movie

[@the98themperoroftheholybri33]

The ghost dog being the same dog from corpse bride was confirmed to not be the same dog by Tim Burton. Tim Burton just loves dogs because he grew up with his family dog he considered his best friend

[@mevb]

Then Sparky from Frankenweenie must have been inspired by his childhood dog.

[@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.

[@SophiaPhannn]

I know nothing about music theory, but that’s very interesting!!

[@reveriemephisto1995]

There is apparently a graphic novel explaining Oogey Boogey's backstory where he and Jack were rivals to become the Pumpkin King. He was devious at first, but he definitely became evil over time via a poor mentor. Worth a read if you find the time.

[@baibiebaibea9740]

this is so cool! i think i read somewhere disney also released a sequel book that talks about sally’s backstory (SPOILERS: she comes from an old mythical door and was kidnapped by the scientist and pretended he made her... i think lol)

[@reveriemephisto1995]

@@baibiebaibea9740 yep! "Long Live the Pumpkin Queen"! :)

[@remnants9974]

13:56 the Christmas thing is mainly Jack's project, so the mayor might be more chill about it because there's less stakes in it compared to Halloween. alternatively he might be affected by the jolly spirit of Christmas-making, while normally he is more stressed out or anxious because Halloween is supposed to be "scary"

[@supajames1]

Sophie: " I relate to the Mayor." Me: So you're a two-faced politician?

[@SophiaPhannn]

Oh yeah fs, my alter ego is Sophie apparently

[@Depth217]

There’s a cut verse from Oogie’s song where he spells out that he’s going to cook Santa into a stew and outright says since Santa is so big he’ll make a perfect meal. I didn’t quite process it as a kid when Oogie says in the final film he was feeling weak from hunger that he was gonna eat Santa and Sally. The cut verse regularly shows up in stuff like theme park versions of Oogie’s song like at the Hocus Pocus show at Disney World. And a lot of artists doing covers keep the verse.

[@shainewhite2781]

LOVE THIS MOVIE!! One of my favorite movies as a kid! It was nominated for the Oscar for Best Visual Effects but lost to JURASSIC PARK. It made $100 million dollars against a $24 million dollar budget and it has been confirmed to be one of Tim Burton's best movies.

[@SophiaPhannn]

Oh man, against Jurassic Park is CRAZY 😱

[@Maxisamo1]

Fun fact: Danny Elfman sings Jack's songs but was originally ALSO going to voice his talking lines, but his acting wasn't great so they got another guy to do it

[@mevb]

He voices Barrel, the kid with the skeleton costume.

[@zombie_dinosaur96]

ther is an ost CD you could buy years ago where all the songs where re-done by diffrent artists. its called nightmare revisited. it has Korn, plain white tee's, flyleaf, marlien manson, etc. its an amazing cover album and kinda just goofy it exists.

[@AMStryx]

They did create an official album made of professional covers of all the songs called the 'Nightmare Revisited'. Amy Lee(Evanescence) does Sally's Song. Simple Plan does Jack's Lament. Marilyn Manson does This Is Halloween. It's not dubstep, but it's still pretty wicked.

[@sashag2196]

thats a good point, everyone in halloween town was singing too

[@Alexandra-nt6lx]

I never really appreciate The Nightmare Before Christmas, it wasnt a fav of mine... Until I watched a netflix episode of "the movies that made us" and learned about all thr behind the scenes stuff! - tim burton wasn't really involved at all in the project - it took more then 3 years to make (the team was small, every 1 minute of film = 1 week of filming to make) - most of the music that made it into the film were demos! With the composer singing the songs he wrote! - Danny elfman (composer/singer) wrote the songs without a script! A seriously cool epiosde to watch if you want to learn more about how they made the movie!

[@jezabatscringeland]

I don’t know. This has become one of my favorite movies, and I just watch it any time of year I want. (Lock, Shock and Barrel are my babies.) 17:00 Also, I never noticed the poinsettia on the Mayor’s suit! I love when folks point out those little details.

[@PhoenixPrime]

Can't believe the movie's 30 years old now. And it's still one hell of a classic!

[@jinxcrafter]

6:28 I literally have "It's time to sound the alarm! *cat wailing*" as one of my downloaded alarm tone options 😂😂😂

[@videoboysayscube]

I sure hope everyone here played Kingdom Hearts! It was the bestest most magical and whimsical game on the PS2. I couldn't stop playing through it. They really did nail the Nightmare Before Christmas World. Probably was the best world in that game. It really captured the look and feel of the movie.

[@videohistory722]

18:57 the original Grinch Whos didnt deserve it. Him stealing the presents did nothing. Live action Whos deserved it, but also had the unintended consequence of reminding them what was really important.

[@rockmacher]

When Tim was a kid he had a Dachshund. That’s why characters in his stop motion movies have them

[@SpectrumAnalysis]

I love this film and I loved the PS2 game, little known. Additionally my favourite thing is that we know Jack can crawl around like a spider, so he basically crawled hand-stand style onto the platform that Sally and Santa were tied to, upside-down posed, then waited to be revealed dramatically. An icon.

[@trinaq]

I love your top, Sophia. This film is the perfect hybrid of a Halloween/Christmas flick, and I watch it on both holidays. 🎃🎄

[@CrisApplesauce]

I fell asleep the first time I saw this movie and didnt come back to it until years later, and now its one of my favourites! I definitley feel it's more of Christmas movie as well!

[@princesslilyfromtheisleoft2649]

I love this movie!! Since I was little it’s always been a favorite of mine, and I get to watch it multiple times a year (spooky season and holiday season!) Sally is definitely my favorite character! Love your videos and you have a really pretty voice 💖💕

[@SophiaPhannn]

Thank you lovely 🫶🏼

[@jacklansdale77]

I think it's more Halloween because of the visuals for basically the entire runtime is spooky, but I would say it is a movie for both holidays.

[@amirabouba6978]

OMG EARLY TO A SOPHIA COMENTARY VIDEO AND SHES LOOKING 10 OUTTA 10 AND ITS THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS REACTION!?!?! MADE MY DAY PERIOD

[@SophiaPhannn]

🥹🫶🏼

[@halloweenhaunter9842]

The most important thing That we've ever learned The most important thing we've learned As far as children are concerned Is never, never let them near a television set Or better still just don't install the idiotic thing at all (Never, never let them, never, never let them) It rots the senses in the head It kills imagination dead It clogs and clutters up the mind It makes a child so dull and blind (So dull and blind, so dull and blind) He can no longer understand A fairytale in fairyland (In Fairyland, in Fairyland) His brain becomes as soft as cheese His thinking powers rust and freeze He cannot think he only sees (He only sees, he only sees) Regarding little Mike Teavee We very much regret that we (regret that we) Shall simply have to wait and see We very much regret that we Shall simply have to wait and see If we can get him back to size But if we can't It serves him right!

[@spencercarroll6363]

Looking forward to seeing what you'll react to and commentate on this holiday season, Sophia!

[@baibiebaibea9740]

i need more character tropes like jack in the same vein like the baron in cat returns like charismatic guys who r very theatrical and wear their heart on their sleeves its so fun lol!!

[@joaovitorfarinabraga690]

Has anyone else noticed that this movie is literally cultural appropriation the movie ? Lol

[@SophiaPhannn]

Oh yeah Jack literally co opted Christmas until it didn’t serve him anymore 😂

[@zombie_dinosaur96]

nightmare before chrismas is just my fav cuz the music is just sooo good.

[@dsc5754]

The best KZbin gift is a brand new Sophia upload 👍🏿🎁 she's a reaction queen. Here's ur crown 👑

[@JoseLuisGarcia9540]

14:38 I'm pretty sure Junji Ito would love one of those nightmarish presents!! Also, I always watch this movie on Christmas, but maybe it's because we celebrate Day of the Dead and not Halloween... Around that time of the year I prefer to watch horror movies (and especially old horror mexican movies haha)

[@musetomyum]

Okay but Sophia, THE VOCALS?!?! I didn’t know you sang that was beautiful

[@SophiaPhannn]

Thank you 🥹

[@lucadev985]

Love this movie, always a good watch for Halloween and Christmas. Your comment about stop motion movies that are so smooth they look like CGI reminded me that there was a movie that was thought to be all CGI with a stop motion style, which resulted in the studio making sure all their following movies had a less crisp motion so it was very clearly not CGI. As for song remixes for Nightmare Before Christmas, the only one I've heard is the Marilyn Manson version of "This is Halloween"

[@nikhailarodman9631]

This is one of the best stop motion movies out there. I enjoyed seeing you enjoying it. Great video ❤❤

[@chad9186]

Your bracelets you always wear are beautiful. I know I always say that every time you post a video but you're bracelets on your other wrist are nice as well

[@erinnadia0409]

As someone who had a childhood crush on Jack I can confirm my type is skinny tall pale guys who look like they're dying 😂😅 I adore stop motion too, they always have the at passion project feel about them ❤

[@sillymeheriny]

12:51 STOP LMAOOOO 😭😭 no i see it. it's the white face too

[@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.

[@Pelicanfilms-zb9kg]

You Should watch Now and Then 1995 it has Christina Ricci in it!!!!

[@emmastraub6842]

I love how you said Sally won in the end because she did ❤🖤

[@sashag2196]

i like this winter wonderland christmas rave idea

[@melissasheppard6674]

one of my favorites :) I dressed up as Sally for Halloween

[@Jay.T4NA]

NOT THE HI SISTERS IM CRYING

[@justindenney-hall5875]

Sophia Phan I'm glad to see you again🥰

[@wesmcinerny4524]

Indeed a masterpiece in stop-motion history! And a film to watch on both Halloween and Christmas. Also, if you are wondering if any sequels are around, we did get a sequel in the form of the 2004 video game Oogie's Revenge on PlayStation 2 and Xbox. There's also the 2005 prequel The Pumpkin King on Game Boy Advance.

[@christinejalandoni5919]

Jack trying to science Christmas always cracks me up 😁

[@denewst01]

I'd definitely recommend checking out the Nightmare Revisited album too - it's all alternative versions of the songs by different artists including Marilyn Manson, Korn & Amy Lee, also produced by Danny Elfman. There's a video of that version of This Is Halloween synced with the film opening on youtube too.

[@Barbara7567_]

I saw the nightmare before Christmas cutscenes from kingdom hearts. Then after that I got persuaded to watch the movie. When I first got Disney plus, I watched nightmare before Christmas and loved it. I have seen it so many times, I may have memorized all of Sally’s lines😅

[@ravenlord4]

This reminds me of the debate over if "Gremilns" is a Christmas movie or not. Or maybe even an anti-Christmas movie ;)

[@zacharyweicherding2256]

Love Nightmare Before Christmas and her talking about Kingdom Hearts. Kingdom Hearts is my childhood.

[@maryquiroz7983]

I love this movie ❤️❤️

[@nsasupporter7557]

Happy 30th anniversary to this movie! October 13, 1993

[@artyie1172]

Omg when you made the Kingdom Hearts reference I was like , yeah, that's defintely my new go to youtuber haha

[@jhonmedina5298]

12:51 😂😂 now i love you even more 😂😂😂

[@the98themperoroftheholybri33]

The movie that made tall skinny guys attractive to goths. Thanks Tim Burton 👍

[@Oddballkane]

I have to admit I do have some friends who love Halloween more than Christmas.

[@rockmacher]

I move you a million times more now that i know you’ve played kingdom hearts

[@ashushuan]

Girl I love your shirt ✨💖

[@SophiaPhannn]

Thank you hehe it’s so loud, I never wear it aside from in my videos 😂

[@RaccoonsTrashVault]

Henry Selick also recently did Wendell & Wild which is on Netflix. It's worth the watch for Halloween

[@Littlebodybigheartcreature]

KoRn has a version of kidnap the sandy claws I love it

[@bela650]

You should definitely watch this amazing Christmas movie... Batman returns. It has the perfect Christmas vibe with all the decorations and.. and.. all the horrible stuff that to happen to everyone, a perfect movie for 2023.

[@IconVlog.]

WE’RE UP!!!

[@kirst.orsomething]

Unrelated to the commentary, but I accidentally clicked in the description and didn't realise your socials were that 😂 No wonder I've never heard you mention to follow you @_

[@SophiaPhannn]

HAHAH I don’t really promote my socials because I barely post (and if I do, it’s unrelated to my channel), but I do say it out loud if asked 😂

[@DocLunarwind]

I would point out, just for anyone who doesn’t know that Queer also mean Odd. Just as an educational thing, not anything Else.

[@SophiaPhannn]

Yes it does! Just like how “gay” also means “happy”

[@Pelicanfilms-zb9kg]

Watch Freaky Friday 2003 it has Lindsay Lohan!!!!

[@Meg63826]

I considered this more of a Halloween movie because it mainly takes place in Halloween town and its Halloween taking over Christmas. The only thing that really makes it Christmas is just Christmas town. Everything else is just Halloween taking over Christmas

[@videohistory722]

There's a version of Sally's Song out there that's sung by Amy Lee, aka lead singer of Evanescence. And Kidnap the Sandy Claws by Korn And This is Halloween by Marilyn Manson And What's This? By Flyleaf.

[@frannymeh]

2:31 i immediately thought Brittany broski

[@agentkracko]

Thank you so much for reviewing this one Sophia! I don't see why NMBC has to be one or the other; why can't it be both a Halloween and Christmas movie?

[@lettuce6831]

Its both halloween and Christmas

[@williamswonderland3636]

3:38 no because Halloween has candy and stuff

[@GeoffreyToday]

The thing that's always not worked for me with this movie is Sally and Jack. Why does Sally love Jack? She'd never met or even spoken to him before. Same goes for Jack falling for Sally. Like, there's just nothing there to base anything on. It's very high school, crushes based on superficial details and literally nothing else. Granted, it's a kids' movie, and I shouldn't expect a well developed romance, but they could have given us something, anything other than Jack is the Pumpkin King, of course she's into him.

[@SophiaPhannn]

Yeah their romance was pretty underdeveloped, but I had always assumed that they knew each other (or at least in passing) before the events in the movie

[@GeoffreyToday]

@@SophiaPhannn Maybe they did. The vibe I always got from that first scene where Sally sees Jack and watches him while he sings his lament was that it was the first time she'd ever seen him. That's just my read on it though, might not be what the filmmaker's intended at all.

[@cam-lw9yx]

u ate with that james charles = lock comparison fr

[@mevb]

I think Jack, despite bring dead, can die a second death (similar to Coco), after all the towns people though that he was killed again when the missile hit the sled. Not to mention that Jack describes that in a million years they would find only dust of him. Also Oogie Boogie said that he must ne double dead, so logically, Jack could have been killed again, for bones can be could be ground, burnt to ash, crushed, turn into dust with time (unless being properly preserved or even melt in lava.

[@reginaldhart2377]

That was a great movie

[@hannahleitch9445]

Love your vids thanks for another fab video ❤ x

[@Wick_n_Embers]

This was a fun reaction! This movie is pretty much a Christmas and a Halloween movie. Doesn't matter when you watch it, lol. Klaus (2019) is an amazing movie if you're looking for more Christmas movie reactions! It was Oscar nominated but unfairly lost to Toy Story 4.

[@uzumakicata]

GIRLLLL you like Kingdom Hearts? Oh yess, me too, its my favourite game saga everrrr❤❤❤

[@thinkinginn7443]

18:35 Honestly? Yeah, Jack is worst. In the original ‘How the Grinch Stole Xmas’ the Grinch was just annoyed at the Whos for the surface level inconveniences that the holiday brought with no awareness of how what he stole didn’t stop the holiday. In the live action remake, his motivation delves into the morally grey as he points out the shallow, materialistic, over consumption of the Whos around Xmas combined with his personal grudge. In both versions he himself also fixes his mistake personally. Sandy Claws here undoes what Jack has done. Only kudos he gets is saving Sandy Claws from Oogie Boogie, but he wouldn’t have been there in the first place if it wasn’t for him. Jack commits kidnapping, impersonation, and inflicting active terror on innocent people around the entire planet because of his ego.

[@TwinkleSparkssss]

I usually watch it on Thanksgiving bc it’s between

[@benhuffman31]

It's impossible not to love this movie. The songs are infectious. The animation is phenomenal, even by today's standards. It's great fun and should be required viewing during the holiday season.

[@Meg63826]

Facts

[@jesterfairy3845]

The instrument you were commenting on is called a Celesta. I think the Nutcracker was responsible for giving it a Christmassy reputation.

[@_a.sweet.escape_]

0:09 jokes on you it’s both

[@itzjustcasper]

Sophia is queen 👑

[@Oddballkane]

So Jack swept people off their feet, but he, aswell got swept off his feet by Christmas town

[@Eggs_hatching]

Its too christmas for halloween. Its a thanksgiving movie

[@direktive4]

dire consequences = entitled children waking up to no presents

[@DiegoElizondo]

the movie came out in October, so I consider it a Halloween movie

[@williamswonderland3636]

You love any stop motion movie you say? 😈 I have 2 words MONKEY BONES

[@devinrobertson5228]

I consider this a Christmas movie bc the movie mainly takes place after Halloween😁😁🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️

[@sparkyzt]

OMG YOUVE PLAYED KINGDOM HEARTS??? that’s like my favorite video game franchise

[@chad9186]

Where do you get your other bracelets from

[@broadwaybrook2319]

Easter egg (22:24): The boy is wearing Donald Duck pajamas