Watched Nightmare Before Christmas last night

Nostalgiascape · Post by **Nostalgiascape** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 12:10 am

I forgot how brilliant this moviue is. It was ahead of its time, that is for certain. I must aquire this film.

Dr Strange · Post by **Dr Strange** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 10:10 am

Last year Disney was supposed to re-release this movie in the theaters in a 3-D format. I don't know if it ever happened but it wasn't anywhere near me.

Pennywise11 · Post by **Pennywise11** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 10:36 am

yeah this is a great one... I love the halloween song in it... and have it on cd too.... What do you think of the Corspe Bride?

Dr Strange · Post by **Dr Strange** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 12:07 pm

I read a review of CB that compared it to NBC as comparing a waltz to jazz, both are fine but the mood is different. CB is slower paced and not as snazzy and the songs are largely forgettable. However, it does have a charm, especially in the scenes in the land of the dead. I took my kids to see it and they were kind of bored from the middle to the end. To make up for it I took them to see Curse of the Were-rabbit right after, the only time we've ever done that, and they enjoyed it much more.

CB is one of those films that sports a family style presentation with an adult pallet. The casual death and suicide references make it an odd family choice, NBC is more about monsters and not so much about death. I like it and own a copy but if I had to choose, NBC would be the clear winner.

Pennywise11 · Post by **Pennywise11** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 12:40 pm

I agree Dr. Strange, I enjoyed CB, the dark style, it is slower paced though, good for one of those depressing fall days that I want to be by myself and veg on the couch.... The songs are good when you watch them but yeah forgetable... I am sitting here now trying to even recall the songs... drawing a blank... Love your wording .... So true!

Dr Strange · Post by **Dr Strange** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 10:07 am

Even though they are movies I place CB and NBC on my Halloween specials "must watch" list every year; along with Great Pumpkin, the Halloweentown shows (for my kids), and the classic Universal Monster movies.

Pennywise11 · Post by **Pennywise11** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 11:17 am

Yeah.. me too!!

I also like to watch Sleepy Hollow the disney cartoon one and the more recent Tim Burton one... and yeah a bunch of kid cartoon ones... for my kids, but I enjoy them as much if not more then they do! LOL..

Dr Strange · Post by **Dr Strange** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 11:54 am

I forgot about Sleepy Hallow, and I own it!! I used to have the VHS copy of the Disney version, now I have to go check ebay for a DVD copy. Thanks alot!!

Oh, and I forgot about the Frighteners too. Another great Halloween flick.

Pennywise11 · Post by **Pennywise11** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 1:15 pm

Yeah, oh there are so many good ones... hmmm afew others that come to mind is Flatliners, Hocus Pocus, Exorcist, Adams Family 1 &2, Beetlejuice, and well there are so many to mention... Nightmare on Elm St series.... F13 series... Halloween series...Poltergiest etc... Monster Squad... Practical Magic... American Psycho... and on and on..

Pennywise11 · Post by **Pennywise11** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 2:03 pm

Oh Another one I am always sure to watch is Stephen Kings "IT", there are different fall shots in the movie... as well as summer but just the movie symbolizes Fall to me... Love it! Hense my name.. Pennywise!

Oooo I feel like watching it tonight actually!

Dr Strange · Post by **Dr Strange** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 4:09 pm

I remember only liking Tim Curry as the clown, and not much else of the TV movie. The book is one of the few of king's I've actually read and recall that I liked it. Strange how the Pennywise character isn't more readily known by most people. I had thought at the time that he would be one of the new modern horror classics, possibly the fourth head on the modern horror Mt Rushmore.

Pennywise11 · Post by **Pennywise11** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 9:56 am

LOL... yeah, I like Tim Curry in as an actor.... I loved him in Rocky Horror Picture Show... he was fantasitc in my opinion... and very good in other little tid bits... As for "IT" I watched it this past weekend just because I had wrote about it in this thread..I was working at one of the group homes where 3 older ladies live, anyway the house is like a huge very old house and loves to make creaky noises and sounds... Thought, what better place to watch the movie by myself but in this big creapy house... It was good, just perfect for the time... Anyway I recommend it to those who haven't ever seen it before, its older and well a bit more cheeser now then when I first watched it... but worth the watch!

Pennywise11 · Post by **Pennywise11** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 9:58 am

Was board for a min at work and looked up this... thought I would post for those in the state of boardom too... LOL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpvdAJYvofI

Dr Strange · Post by **Dr Strange** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 10:37 am

Argh...I can't watch Youtube at work....ARGH!!!!

Pennywise11 · Post by **Pennywise11** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 10:45 am

Oh... shizzz... its a link to the movie clip from Nightmare before Xmas... the "This is Halloween" song...