Critic Reviews
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Variety
The dazzling techniques employed here create a striking look that's never been seen in such sustained form, making this a unique curio that will appeal to kids and film enthusiasts alike.
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| 90 |
The New York Times
This delectably ghoulish fairy tale, conceived by Mr. Burton as a full-length film made in stop-motion animation (think of the California Raisins on a dark and stormy night), has a clever visual format that keeps it streamlined and sharp.
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| 88 |
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Jason Anderson
Still the most ingenious effort to combine two holiday movies into one, this much-loved animated film gets a high-tech spit-and-polish job in time for Halloween.
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| 88 |
Philadelphia Inquirer
A treat at any time of the year.
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| 88 |
ReelViews
A visual splendor. Done on the cheap, this could have been a gimmicky, unsatisfying experience, but, as the result of considerable time and effort, it is an unqualified success.
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| 88 |
New York Post
The painstakingly detailed scenes practically cry out for a big screen.
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| 88 |
Chicago Tribune
Here, producer-designer-writer Burton has spectacular resources at his disposal, and his crew responds with staggeringly elaborate results.
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| 88 |
Chicago Sun-Times
A feast for the eyes and the imagination.
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| 83 |
Entertainment Weekly
Flattened for years on cable and video, Nightmare has been resurrected in all its tactile glory.
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| 80 |
LA Weekly
Viewing this big-screen re-release of the 1993 feature is by far superior to experiencing the film on video, which can't hold a candle to the way Burton, Selick and Elfman have crowded the big screen with weird little delights.
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| 70 |
TV Guide
A one-of-a-kind delight, a labor of love that is enchanting from start to finish.
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| 70 |
Film.com
Boasts some of the wittiest, most vigorous stop-motion animation effects in the history of the process.
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| 63 |
New York Daily News
Visually arresting.
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| 60 |
TNT RoughCut
Amusing and even daring animated feature.
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| 60 |
Chicago Reader
At worst a macabre Muppet movie, at best an inspired jaunt.
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Christian Science Monitor
The visual effects of this quirky 1993 animation are sometimes stunning, but you may head for the exit if the nonstop pop-music score isn't your cup of witch's brew.
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