The Nightmare Before Christmas taglines: A ghoulish tale with wicked humour & stunning animation. A ghoulish tale with wicked humour & stunning animation. Tim Burton's classic returns in 3-D so real, it's scary. We're changing the face of 3-D
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Nightmare Before Christmas (German for example: The nightmare before Christmas) a stop-motion film by Touchstone Pictures, based on a story by Tim Burton, from the year 1993. Although Burton was involved as a producer on the development of the film, he brought forward a widespread error is not even directing. Director of the film was Henry Selick.
Jack Skellington, a withered skeleton in a pinstriped suit, is the pumpkin king and the great example of all the inhabitants of Halloween Town, a city to live in the many scary characters who want to celebrate every year a better Halloween. However, Jack has to make enough of it, every year the same, and fell into melancholy. On a walk through the forest, he reached a circle of trees, each tree represents a different holiday. Curious Jack opens the door to Christmas Town, Christmas Town. The colorful surroundings and the joy there liked it so much that he wants to bring the inhabitants of Halloween Town to celebrate this year Christmas. Thus, the "Halloween prepare" for the gifts, while Jack can kidnap Santa Claus to himself as "Nikki-gray" fly in costume and slide to the children and bring them. Sally, recognizes a creature stitched together from rags, Dr. Finklestein and secretly in love with Jack, the only one that the whole thing is right, and tries to stop Jack. Santa Claus will be towed to Oogie Boogie, a "specter" (the English. Boogieman corresponds to the German "black man"), and tortured along with Sally. Meanwhile, Jack is flying as "Nikki-gray" ( "Sandy Claws" in English. Original) across the country offering gifts such as a wind-up duck, which has razor sharp teeth and bites the children, or extremities of the "Halloween". Jack is chased by the government, therefore, after a short time. You shoot it off, but he survived. He realizes that Halloween is his festival and he has destroyed Christmas. The inhabitants of Halloween Town, but suppose, Jack was dead - including Oogie Boogie. It hurts more in Santa Claus and Sally. Suddenly Jack appears and fights Oogie. The latter can escape, but his body hanging from a thread down. Musing on revenge Jack pull it. The bag falls from Oogie body, and underneath hides his real body ... Louder beetles, worms, grubs and ants ( "vermin" together). All fall apart and you see that Oogie Boogie is only an Earwig. He will be trampled on by Santa. This tells Jack that he could still save Christmas. So it happens then. Jack and Sally come together at the end.
The music-drama The Nightmare Before Christmas, which is known among others as a "puppet Grusical" is a mix of musicals (because of the musical-dramatic structure), film (due to the camera work, the hard cuts and other film characteristics) and other forms of representation. Visually inspired by the work very clearly in the German expressionist films of the 1920s. Nightmare Before Christmas begins first tragic, comedic shows, however, from the peak.
After clamping (the overture is a variation on many of these topics) and the melodramatic prologue in poetry by a speaker (actor Patrick Stewart in the English version of the soundtrack, the film is a shortened version with a different speaker to hear) from the off is a choir with partial Chorsoli that describes the world of Halloween in all its many facets. The protagonists Chorsoli give many the opportunity to briefly introduce themselves. In the 3D version of shock rocker Marilyn Manson sang, but also the band Panic! at the Disco a newer version of the song "This is Halloween".
(Cemetery, secretly observed by Sally; also Zero, Jack's dog)
Jack introduces himself and his talents as Pumpkin King and Lord of the ghost. He recognizes that has developed over the years, an inner emptiness, a longing never seen before. He would give up his role as master of terror, if he could.
(Dr. Finklestein Castle)
Dr. Finklestein reaffirms its unconditional rights to Sally as their creator. Sally is preparing a draft to Dr. Finklestein, and lull you to flee temporarily.
(Forest near the city, after Christmas World)
Jack discovered in the forest trees that lead as gateways to other worlds. He is drawn into the Christmas world, with completely new experiences to it amazes and inspires.
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(Town meeting in the Mansion)
Jack, come back, tells the other inhabitants of the world of Halloween land of Christmas. He tries to describe the magic of this world, however, meets only on a general lack of understanding. It was not until the appearance of Santa Claus as "Niki-gray" under fearsome facial expressions can save the presentation for the horrorerprobte audience.
(Jack's tower apartment, Dr. Finklestein castle, town, cemetery)
Sally could allow Dr. Finklestein outwit and sleep. At the cemetery she plucks a flower. It is revealed to her the vision of a Christmas tree, which turns into a flaming nightmare.
(City, then Jack's tower apartment)
Jack complains that he does not understand the mystery of Christmas, even more, that the memories fade to the Christmas land. In a sudden vision of Jack thinks he understands that not "Niki-Graus," but he should align Christmas this year, an idea with which it can infect the inhabitants of the Halloween world.
(Mansion)
Jack begins to prepare for Christmas. This Santa Claus from Oogie Boogie Band will be kidnapped (Intermezzo "Kidnap the Sandy Claws"), Sally tries to warn Jack about their vision of the burning Christmas tree too. This misunderstands her fear - quite taken with the idea of "by Christmas" - Sally as modesty: it should be tailored to him Santa Claus costume.
(City) Preparation of Christmas will be shown, in particular the Prepare the gifts: hats made from rotten rats Matrjoschkas the scorpions contain or shrunken heads. Also run in parallel with the Christmas preparations for the country - to the kidnapping of Santa Claus by the ties Oogie Boogies actually succeed. Santa Claus will be closed to Oogie Boogie ( "Oogie Boogie's Song"). Jack is extremely happy with themselves and their preparations.
(Cemetery) Sally sings with alarm by accident, that she sees coming toward Jack. Then she gives herself entirely to her love for him and sings, though without hope of their future together. She decides to help Jack, by freeing Santa Claus.
Jack drives his sleigh laden with gifts to the world of men to bring the Christmas gifts. This trigger screams and horrify, the police and eventually the military will be called in to help. Jack's sleigh is shot down) (dramatic climax.
(Cemetery)
Regaining consciousness Jack recognizes the mistake he has committed. He deplored the suffering that he has brought others, but most of all the misfortunes that came upon him. In complete self-pity he wants to be dead, buried and mourned.
But then remembers his role as Jack Pumpkin King and Lord of the ghost. It's not too late to free Santa Claus so that Christmas will save and reclaim one's own role in the world Halloweens. He stomps full of them new thirst for action.
After Sally's attempt to save Santa Claus, fails, they will also prisoners Oogie Boogies. At this point, Jack joins them to defeat in a duel in game-like scenes casino free Sally and Oogie Boogie and Santa Claus.
(City)
According to the general helplessness if unsuccessful, and the shooting down Jack's Christmas Santa Claus brings the Christmas and snow in the Halloween world. Now all residents can understand the magic of Christmas.
(Cemetery)
Jack and Sally confess their love to each other.
Epilog and closing with a variation of the various musical themes. The epilogue, spoken in English (again presented by Patrick Stewart) does not find its way into the film version.
The U.S. company NECA acquired a license for the production of The Nightmare Before Christmas action figures. It appeared six series, each with four figures and six SONDERSET.
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On 20 Disney in October 2006 brought out a revised version of Industrial Light and Magic in 3-D, which was shown in selected cinemas. In conjunction with the 3D re-release of the film from Disney was four days later, published a special double-CD soundtrack. Then play artists such as Fall Out Boy, Marilyn Manson, Panic at the Disco, Fiona Apple, Amy Lee, Flyleaf, Rise Against, Korn, and She Wants Revenge cover versions of original pieces of film. The album quickly reached number 4 on the iTunes album chart. In contrast to the original version are identified in the 3D version in the credits the people who were involved in the 3D implementation.
The Nightmare Before Christmas directed by Henry Selick