Nightmare Before Christmas

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It's rare you'll find a life-affirming film about the walking dead, and even less so one that's aimed at children, but Tim Burton's Corpse Bride is just that. Using stop-motion animation to gorgeously ghoulish effect, the creative team who brought you The Nightmare Before Christmas have crafted a fairytale that's both refreshingly original and enchantingly old-fashioned. In the sound booth, Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter are pitch perfect as the newlyweds who flout the clause 'till death do us

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