Episode 68: Christmas Special #1: TIM BURTON'S THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS (1993)

"Kidnap the Sandy Claws, lock him up real tight Throw away the key and then turn off all the lights." The boys kickoff the festive season right with weird Disney's cult masterpiece offering TIM BURTON'S THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS. The boys discuss their favourite characters and scenes, the ground-breaking stop motion and how it holds up today, demon children, Oogie Boogie Man, and more. Before they talk about the movie, they also reveal what's on their watchlist and what they watched this week. Tune in next week for the next Christmas special with 1990's O. G. HOME ALONE starring Macaulay Culkin! TIME STAMPS 00:00:00 Introduction 00:04:40 Watchlist Additions 00:11:10 What We Watched This Week 00:29:28 THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS (1993) Discussion (hot takes, tasty bits) 00:49:58 Our Ratings for THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS 00:52:00 Coming Up Next! MOVIES WE WATCHED QUINN: Don’t Worry Darling; Smile (2022); Resurrection (2022) JOHN: The Man with the Golden Gun; Everything Everywhere All At Once; The Act of Killing CURTIS: Foxy Brown; Brightburn; Slash/Back; Crime Scene: Texas Killing Fields (Netflix Docuseries) WATCHLIST ADDITIONS QUINN: The Bedroom Window; Fatal Attraction JOHN: Wobble Palace; You Were Never Really Here; Paulie (1998) CURTIS: Coffy; Black Mama White Mama; Nanny; The Pale Blue Eye; Klaus (2019); Cocaine Bear CREDITS AND PLUGS Intro: "Kidnap the Sandy Claws" by Danny Elfman (THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS OST) Outro: "This is Halloween" by Danny Elfman (THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS OST) Quinn: @seatstruckreviews Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month' https://curtisrunstedler.ca/ John: johnnycakes.substack.com @johnnycakes on Letterboxd Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.