This is Halloween! The Rotoscoper gang discussese Disney's cult classic Halloween-Christmas film, The Nightmare Before Christmas. Highlights:

■ The Thunder Tube!

■ News: New Disney and Pixar release dates (Phineas & Ferb, Ron & Jon 2D animated film, Untitled Pixar Film), viral website for Monsters University, The Swan Princess Christmas

■ Remember to send in your submissions for the Best of 2012 Show!

■ New game segment: Wizard’s Duel!

■ Main Discussion: Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas

■ Misconceptions: Tim Burton did not direct this film; Henry Selick did! 

■ Touchstone release, do you consider it a Disney film?

■ Hardcore Nightmare Before Christmas fans

■ Design & animation: popup book aesthetic, spindly characters

■ The beginning: starts with a rythme, not “scare-the-pants-off-of-you” scary, “This is Halloween”, fangirl witches, muppets cameo?

■ Jack Skellington: iconic Burton character, naive, eccentric genius, James and the Giant Peach cameo

■ Danny Elfman: the film's composer and singing voice of Jack

■ Does the love story between Sally and Jack work? 

■ Other characters: Sally; the Mayor; Santa; Lock, Shock & Barrel

■ Who is Vincent van Ghoul? Vincent Price tangent

■ The songs: subpar, quick and complex, “What’s This?”, “Oogie Boogie’s Song”, “Sally’s Song”, “Kidnap the Sandy Claws”, Nightmare Revisted CD

■ What would be your favorite holiday town?

■ Scenes of note: the swirly hill, relationship between Sally and the mad scientist

■ Lesson and morals of the film? Morgan’s specialization/globalization rant

■ Sequel talk and Haunted Mansion Holiday at Disneyland

■ Who is the real villain? Jack or Oogie Boogie?

■ Don't forget to check out our movie/Blu-Ray/art book reviews! Also enter our Snow White art book contest! Runtime: 1:25:29, 41.1 MB Where to Find Us:

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