| The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), 
				Director: Tim Burton, rated PG 
				A ghoulish tale 
				with wicked humor & stunning animation. 
				
		  Starring: Danny 
				Elfman, Chris Sarandon, Catherine O'Hara, William Hickey, Glenn 
				Shadix, Paul Reubens, Ken Page, Ed Ivory 
DML Rating: 
★★★★★★★★★☆ 
- near perfect "Well, well, well. 
				What have we here? Sandy Claws, huh? Ooo, I'm really scared!
				So 
				you're the one everybody's talking about?" – 
				Oogie Boogie Man 
				Why watch this? 
				The animation is superb, and the songs are really catchy. 
				Plot Summary: 
				Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town, feels a 
				growing sense of ennui with the annual traditions of Halloween. 
				Driven by a yearning for something new, he discovers Christmas 
				Town and becomes enchanted by its unfamiliar festivities. 
				Inspired, Jack decides to take over Christmas and attempts to 
				bring the holiday to Halloween Town, leading to unexpected and 
				spooky interpretations of Christmas traditions. 
				Dad's Preview: 
				What a concept! Let's merge Halloween into Christmas, and have 
				our hero be a terrifying, yet well-meaning, skeleton. What?! 
				This unique film is magical and humorously wonderful. This is for the "warped 
				of mind", which is probably why I fell head-over-bones in love with this holiday flick. 
				I suits me just fine to embrace a creepy journey through the creative mind of Tim 
				Burton, and the music of
				
				Oingo Boingo's Danny Elfman. Kids... watch out for Mr. 
				Oogity-Boogity, he's a bit scary! 
				 Touchstone 
				Pictures, Skellington Prod.; Buena Vista Pictures Dist.
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