For those who enjoy a good seasonal classic, an underrated Tim Burton movie on Disney+ is the perfect follow-up to The Nightmare Before Christmas. As December draws on, audiences indulging in their favorite holiday films might be compelled to return to the stop-motion classic. Though even creators debate whether The Nightmare Before Christmas is a Halloween movie or a Christmas one, streaming numbers show it’s a must-watch during both festivities. Fans watching it this month might be craving similar spooky vibes amidst the Christmas season, and this movie with a 91% rotten tomatoes score is just the thing. 646e2b

The Nightmare Before Christmas doesn’t explain or give hints about Jack Skellington’s backstory, but his appearance in another movie might have revealed he was a pirate. Directed by Henry Selick with a story by Tim Burton, The Nightmare Before Christmas was released in 1993 and introduced the audience to Jack Skellington, a skeleton who lives in Halloweentown and serves as its Pumpkin King, leading the yearly Halloween celebrations. Tired of doing the same things every year, Jack wanders through the forest and comes across the doors to other Holidays, and becoming fascinated by Christmas Town, he decides to bring Christmas to Halloweentown.

1995's Toy Story was the first feature-length CGI production, but before that, Pixar almost found itself at the helm of a Roald Dahl adaptation that bombed at the box office. Every Pixar movie is built on the shoulders of Toy Story's success. If the groundbreaking movie hadn't flourished as it did, it's possible the studio may not have become the giant of animation that it is today. While Roald Dahl movies also tend to enjoy commercial success, they pale in comparison to the profitability of Pixar's body of work. Ultimately, Pixar's fate took a very fortunate direction.

With Wednesdayset to premiere in October of 2022, fans of the weird and wild Tim Burton will more than likely want to take a headlong dive into Tim Burton's filmography in preparation. While many fans will more than likely check out old standbys like The Nightmare Before Christmas, many Burton buffs forget that this wasn't his first tango with Walt Disney Pictures.

After decades of production, Phil Tippett's Mad God has released finally on Shudder, amazing audiences with its stop-motion animation and creative premise. Tippett is no stranger to animated effects, just like many other directors that have created stop-motion films possessing a dark, eerie tone.

Every decade has its share of oddities, yet, something about the 1990s felt completely unreal. Attribute that to a slew of things: the rapid advancement in technology, the influence of Gen X, or teenage rebellion. Thus, '90s animation was highly reflective of the times since it was free from the limitations of live-action and it explored absurdism in a way many mediums could not. Even the most kid-friendly programming from the era had off-beat, anarchist energy.

One of Disney's most underrated films from the 1990s is Henry Selick's James and the Giant Peach. The mix of live-action and stop-motion animation brings Roald Dahl's magical story to life about a mistreated orphan who escapes to a better existence when he and some big bugs travel to New York City on a giant peach.

Stop-motion animation is an art in the film industry, requiring more skill and attention to detail and, most of all, more time than other forms of filmmaking and animation. The technique of stop-motion was developed in the 1800s, and typically, J. Stuart Blackman's The Humpty Dumpty Circus is noted for being the first film created using solely stop-motion animation.

Disney has positioned themselves to fair very well at the box office for the next few years. With blockbuster franchises like the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Star Wars, Disney is also continuing to bring more original animated movies and beloved Pixar films as well. However, one of their latest trends is turning some of their original content into new live-action movies. This year alone they have brought both The Jungle Book and Pete's Dragon back to theaters with live-action adaptations, combining nostalgia with a reinvention of the original story.