Merry Christmas! Next up in our Christmas movie reviews is "The Nightmare Before Christmas."
- If the various holidays (each represented by a tree in this movie) each got their own movie and eventually crossed over to form the "Nightmare Before Holiday" Cinematic Universe, which holiday (or maybe day of the week) would be the antagonist?
- Does this movie contain any deeper meanings, and what could those be?
- How well developed (or not) is the relationship between Jack and Sally? What are the different theories online about Jack's emotions & motivations?
- How is Danny Elfman's band, Oingo Boingo, relevant to this movie, and did Todd really have to add a boing sound effect every time Oingo Boingo is mentioned?
- What information did Preston have about the re-release of this movie with a modern rock & heavy metal soundtrack?
- What were the opinions about the songs in the movie?
- What were the good & bad things about the antagonist, Oogie Boogie?
- How well did the visual techniques in this 33-year-old movie hold up to today, and was any appreciation for the techniques distinct from opinions about the visual style?
- How much trouble did Todd have giving this movie a score, and what were the mixed emotions involved?
- And, as we've been asking with all our Christmas reviews this year (and some from previous years), is this truly a Christmas movie...or not?
Listen now for the answers to these and other haunting questions as we contemplate..."The Nightmare Before Christmas."
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