The Nightmare Before Christmas follows Jack Skellington, who gets bored of being the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town and, upon accidentally visiting Christmas Town, decides he wants to bring a special kind of Christmas to Christmas Town. It is a simple story told efficiently and skillfully. The animation is absolutely beautiful to behold. The music was energetic and exciting; it draws you in perhaps more than the story itself does. The environment of these worlds is expertly evoked and cleverly detailed. Most of the story was unpredictable and really engaged me because I had no idea what kind of world this was, what special rules they followed, and how all the events would play out. Also, I loved the climactic fight at the end.
I thought Jack's change of character at the end felt out of place; there wasn't any real explanation for it and it didn't follow any legitimate train of thought. I thought the love story was too simple to be believable. These elements felt like they were included because of some arbitrary requirement from a scriptwriting class, not because they fit the story. I loved the creepy atmosphere, but felt it didn't quite mix with the fun, musical style. It was sort of a kid's movie made for adults, too goofy for adults and too scary for kids. Highly recommended, but only for a specific target audience.IMDb link: http://imdb.com/title/tt0107688/