Tim Burton's classic 1993 stop-motion film The Nightmare Before Christmas is a macabre masterpiece, and a shocking change of pace for the usual squeaky-clean, bordering-on-saccharine Disney animation.

Now the Mouse House has re-released a great 2-disc Special Edition on this, the 15th anniversary of the film's theatrical release.

The Nightmare Before Christmas: Classic Stop-Motion Film

Everyone certainly knows the story of Jack Skellington (voiced by Chris Sarandon, singing by Danny Elfman), the Pumpkin King of Hallowe'en Town, who decides he's going to give Christmas a ghoulish makeover. Despite repeated warnings from his would-be love Sally (Catherine O'Hara), Jack kidnaps Santa Claus and gives children all over the world his own version of the holiday.

This film is justifiably hailed as a classic, and those who only know Burton from more recent films like Corpse Bride and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street owe it to themselves to check out The Nightmare Before Christmas.

Fifteen years after its release, the film holds up well. Danny Elfman's songs are memorable, and add a wonderful texture to the visuals onscreen (to appreciate just how crucial Elfman was to the success of this movie, check out the deleted scenes which don't have any music attached to them). The jokes are still funny, and the moments of pathos still ring true.

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