And since I am dead I can take off my head to recite Shakespearean quotations.
No 327 – Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas Director – Henry Selick It has always been difficult to know when exactly one should watch the Nightmare before Christmas. The Halloween setting means you can realistically play it anytime round late October. But the Christmas theme makes it seem strange. There are, after all certain Christmas films that only work at Christmas. I could watch Die Hard in August and still get the same adrenaline rush, but the Muppet’s Christmas Carol is too steeped in tradition that I’d be unable to enjoy the film without th e other trappings of the season. Nightmare is certainly seasonal, but which season? This is why I’ ve opted for watching it now. We’re almost exactly half way between Halloween and Christmas which fits the film’s timeline perfectly. We’re neither here nor there when it comes to the events. We just sit nicely in the middle. I’m a big fan of this film. I saw it at the cinema as a youth and have loved it ever since. It still looks m...