The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) Closer to 1989 or 1997?

[u/MV2263]

[u/QTRqtr]

97

If you look at stop motion in 89 there is a wider visual gap while nightmare fits closer to the techniques of James and the giant peach which came out 96.

For Burton specifically you’ll look at his stop animation use around 89 which was relegated to live action not a full blown stop motion film so that also leads to the large visual separation.

[u/Trick_Top_313]

For me, this movies feels like it's own era.

[u/BlackLodgeBrother → u/Trick_Top_313]

Because the early 90s very much were!

[u/AdImmediate6239]

Production started in 1991 so it would be closer to 1989

[u/Haunting-Orchid-4628]

This movie feels very timeless

[u/JohnTitorOfficial]

I was there when it came out in theaters. Felt like a late 80s flick.

[u/MattWolf96]

Consdiering that the 80's were loaded with dark kids movies, 1989.

[u/Conscious-Record2655]

Bonus question:

Is this a Christmas Movie, or is it a Halloween movie?

[u/MV2263 → u/Conscious-Record2655]

It’s both but leaning Halloween imo

[u/Conscious-Record2655 → u/MV2263]

I always figured it was a Christmas story with Halloween characters, therefore the core theme is Christmas.

[u/QTRqtr → u/Conscious-Record2655]

It’s the nightmare before and the lesson learned is that Jack is Halloween through and through and shouldn’t appropriate things he’s not.

[u/cjalderman]

Well it was released in late 1993 so it is literally closer to 1997

[u/MV2263 → u/cjalderman]

I was meaning in vibes more-so

[u/cjalderman → u/MV2263]

Then 1989 because it was made over a few years in the early 90s

[u/JohnTitorOfficial]

There was almost no buzz for this until it came to vhs. Somewhere around 2001 it started getting more and more prestigious.

[u/Fresh_Horror3207]

‘97, because as a child of the ‘00s, for many years I thought it had been released in my lifetime.