THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS

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Jack Skellington, de Pompoenkoning van Halloween Town, vindt het saai dat hij elk jaar hetzelfde doet voor Halloween. Op een dag ontdekt hij Christmas Town, en hij is zo verzot op het idee van Kerstmis, dat hij probeert om de inwoners van Halloween Town te overtuigen om dit jaar Kerstmis te vieren in plaats van Halloween. Maar dat idee loopt niet helemaal volgens plan…

Het verhaal van THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS is ontstaan uit de unieke, gotische geest van Tim Burton en werd geregisseerd door Henry Selick. De macabere magie van dit sprookje werd gecreëerd met de nu herkenbare en legendarische Burtoneske stop-motion animatie.

Filmcriticus Roger Ebert voorziet een advies voor ouders met kinderen die de film samen willen bekijken: “The movie is rated PG, maybe because some of the Halloween creatures might be a tad scary for smaller children, but this is the kind of movie older kids will eat up; it has the kind of offbeat, subversive energy that tells them wonderful things are likely to happen. As an adult who was not particularly scared by the abduction of Santa (somehow I knew things would turn out all right), I found the movie a feast for the eyes and the imagination.”

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The film is in English with Dutch subtitles

Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town, thinks it's boring that he does the same thing every year for Halloween. One day he discovers Christmas Town, and is so fond of the idea of Christmas that he tries to convince the residents of Halloween Town to celebrate Christmas this year instead of Halloween. But that idea doesn't quite go according to plan...

The story of THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS is born of the unique, gothic spirit of Tim Burton and was directed by Henry Selick. The macabre magic of this fairy tale was created with the now recognizable and legendary Burtonesque stop-motion animation.

Film critic Roger Ebert provides some advice for parents with children who want to watch the film together: “The movie is rated PG, maybe because some of the Halloween creatures might be a tad scary for smaller children, but this is the kind of movie older kids will eat up; it has the kind of offbeat, subversive energy that tells them wonderful things are likely to happen. As an adult who was not particularly scared by the abduction of Santa (somehow I knew things would turn out all right), I found the movie a feast for the eyes and the imagination.”