"There's children throwing snowballs / instead of throwing heads / they're busy building toys / and absolutely no one's dead!"
The movie starts off with Jack Skellington, who's finally bored with Halloween year after year and is ready for a change. He stumbles upon a tree that leads him into another world; a happier world called Christmas Town. Jack then schemes a plan to kidnap Santa Claus and become the new St. Nick, delivering presents and joy to all of the kids in the city.
In my opinion, this is a very frightening and creepy film, it being for children. I remember it always scaring me when I was a kid, and it still does a little bit to an extent. I definitely love the concept though. The idea of Halloween colliding with Christmas is indeed very original and never been done before.
My favorite character was Sally mainly because I loved her meek and sensitive personality. I also really liked her beautifully haunting voice in "Sally's Song".
Actually, I appreciated all of the songs in this film. They added an eerie spark to the movie that wouldn't have been present without them. One thing that I noticed about the film is that the Halloween presentation as well as its Christmas presentation both felt true to the aura and character of the holidays. It was kind of like a two in one deal, which is impressive.
Being a short movie, it definitely held a lot of substance. My rating is a 7.4.
Characters: 7.4/10
Acting: 8/10
Storyline: 7.6/10
Entertainment Value: 7.3/10
Entertainment Value: 7.3/10
Immediate Rating: 7.4/10
Total Score: 37.7/50
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