brilliant Danny Elfman

I heard this is being re-released in theaters this Friday (10/20) as a 3D movie.

And IMAX I think.

tim burton brilliance, always an upvote from me

if you have the means, listen to marilyn mansons cover of this song. its amazing, and i dont even like manson. another one would be fall out boys cover of whats this. normally i hate fallout boy, but on the special edition soundtrack they have a bunch of covers, and those are the two best.

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Yay! I love this one! Thanks Fjnbk

This is one of the coolest songs of all time.

Another *promote

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This film always puts a smile on my face!

*Quality for this upcoming time of year

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Am I alone in not liking this song/movie???

The music is meh but the lyrics are total garbage. Here's one of the worst offenders, an excerpt from "Oogey Boogey's" song:

"He's funny, I'm laughin'.
You really are too much.
And now, with your permission,
I'm going to do my stuff."

Urgh, either rhyme or don't rhyme you son of a bitch. I'm sure it would have been so hard to figure out a lyric that rhymed with much (Boogey's touch?).

But more to the point, if you're gonna skip the rhyme and use a semi free-verse, at least get the syllable count close. From the "Making Christmas" song:

"Making Christmas. Making Christmas.
Snakes and mice get wrapped up so nice with spider legs and pretty bows.
It's ours this time.
All together, that and this with all our tricks we're making Christmastime.
Here comes Jack.
I don't believe what's happening to me,
my hopes, my dreams, my fantasies
eheHEEHEEHEEEEEEeee..!
Won't they be impressed.
I am a genius."

Shudder... Anyway, I think I feel this way much like most people when it comes to modern classical music. The patterns are so awkward or they are simply absent to the point that the brain trying to make sense of them gets frustrated. I don't want to be frustrated trying to make sense of some nonsense patterns when I watch a movie. I just want to relax and enjoy it.

The root of the issue really though, is that most girls like the movie ([almost] every girl I've ever dated). I expect this is because it makes teenage girls think that they are somehow "darker" or deeper than they really are. Consequently, guys end up pretending to like it to get into said girl's pants "Oh god baby you're so twisted! I can't believe YOU like this movie too!"

Not that I would know about that *cough*

Anyway! I married a girl who also hates this movie so I'm happy.

Boo hiss. This is a great movie. *promote

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Sorry to dissapoint @gwizz665, but after some sifting through emo-cult-movie-whore reviews I did find a few people who agree with me:

"Danny Elfman has done some fabulous stuff in his time: Edward Scissorhands, Batman etc. But when his songs were thrown into the spotlight as they were here, they sadly failed on so many levels."

"It is so difficult to get through and you'll find yourself checking you watch several times throughout."

"I saw The Nightmare Before Christmas when it opened. I had just started college. The hype hadn’t started yet, and I still thought it stunk. The music is awful and it’s just plain boring. I was recently shocked to learn that it’s only an hour and a half long. It seemed so much longer."

http://listverse.com/2008/08/25/top-10-overrated-movies/

Your taste is bad and you should feel bad!
>> ^JiggaJonson:

Sorry to dissapoint @gwizz665, but after some sifting through emo-cult-movie-whore reviews I did find a few people who agree with me:
"Danny Elfman has done some fabulous stuff in his time: Edward Scissorhands, Batman etc. But when his songs were thrown into the spotlight as they were here, they sadly failed on so many levels."
"It is so difficult to get through and you'll find yourself checking you watch several times throughout."
"I saw The Nightmare Before Christmas when it opened. I had just started college. The hype hadn’t started yet, and I still thought it stunk. The music is awful and it’s just plain boring. I was recently shocked to learn that it’s only an hour and a half long. It seemed so much longer."
http://listverse.com/2008/08/25/top-10-overrated-movies/