This was the 25th anniversary of “The Nightmare Before Christmas”. Something that has survived the test of time has to be great. In addition to being a classic, it also is a “horror” movie for kids. That itself in some sense is oxymoronic. But the combination of the holiday-ness and clay animation this movie appeals to everyone, at least it did to me. So what makes it special for me is certainly the clay animation aspect of it, every frame has to be changed by hand. Making it not only painful, time-consuming process but also making it look fresh even for today’s age where CGI has evolved so much. The clayiness doesn’t feel old and seems to be exciting as not many movies these days do that. There is an earthy charm to it which even the Avatar’s of today’s day doesn’t have. And certainly in addition to the great romantic story hidden within this great piece of art is going to be watched Halloween after Halloween for many decades to follow.