movies/tv Is Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas a Halloween or Christmas movie?

[Count Paradox 3,548]

Being a big Nightmare Before Christmas fan, I've gotten in plenty of conversations about it. While we can agree on many things about the movie, there is one topic of issue I've seen brought up again and again: Is it a Halloween horror or a Christmas classic? Or maybe its both? Or perhaps neither? That's what I ask of all of you, tell me, which is it?

Edited October 31, 2015 by Count Paradox

[Moonlight 7,289]

Both. It's on at both times of the year and my mother and I watch it on both holidays. Love that movie ;v;

[TubeSock2018 325]

The director has said that it's a halloween movie. Anyone can disagree if they want, but I'm siding with him on this one.

http://www.ew.com/article/2015/10/19/nightmare-before-christmas-halloween-or-christmas

Edited October 31, 2015 by pollo20x6

[Count Paradox 3,548]

The director has said that it's a halloween movie. Anyone can disagree if they want, but I'm siding with him on this one.http://www.ew.com/article/2015/10/19/nightmare-before-christmas-halloween-or-christmas

I know, but I, along with a lot of other people, think it fits as both. But I'm not disagreeing with the director, I'm just of a differing opinion.

[Gearbox10mm 794]

I would definitely say it is mostly a Halloween movie.

[cmarston1 5,962]

A little bit more of a Halloween movie.

But you can still watch on Christmas and can be considered a bit of both.

Edited October 31, 2015 by cmarston1

[Castle Bleck 19,401]

It's 51% Halloween, 49% Christmas, IMO.

[Shimmer Down 668]

It's overrated as buck is what it is.

 

But given it's more macabre nature and visual style, plus the fact that it's about Halloween folk trying to do a different holiday and failing and going back to being Halloween folk, I'd say Halloween movie.

[LittleMac 3,085]

Well, it does have characters related to the Halloween holiday, but I think it's more of a Christmas movie. First of all, Halloween doesn't really happen in the movie. It opens up the day after and then the rest is the build up to Christmas. The characters themselves are Halloween for sure, but the story doesn't focus on the Halloween holiday, it focuses on Christmas

[Frozen The Unicorn 484]

 

Definitely a Halloween movie With Christmassy elements