As a child: Woohoo I love this movie!!

As a adult: ... I can now see the cause and effect of my behaviour.

I feel like the message of The Nightmare Before Christmas was that, even if you're only good at one thing and you try something new and fail at it, it's okay to fail because at least you tried, and the fact that you tried is something to be proud of in itself. It's okay to fail. Jack was never meant to be Santa Claus, and he let himself get too deep into something he didn't completely understand. He made a big mess, and eventually had to admit defeat. In the song where he realizes that, though, he experiences shame until it clicks - He tried something new, and that failure has made him appreciate his own talents even more, giving him new enthusiasm for what he's actually good at.

It's honestly an important lesson for kids, especially the ones who grow up being told "You can be anything you want to be!" The reality is that no, you can't just be a pop star or a pirate king or the president of everything because you want to be. You have to work at it, you have to figure out what you're good at, and it's important to learn to love yourself for what you can do, rather than feel disappointment in what you can't.

I never thought of Oogie Boogie as the "father" of the Boogie's Boys, always saw him more as their menacing boss who they run errands and do pranks for unless they want to end up killed and made into stew by him

I think Jack was happy that he tried something different to get out of his rut.

Lol I've never heard anyone refer to Oogie Boogie as a "Father."

"Somehow survives being blown out of the sky."
I mean, he's a skeleton... he couldn't be more dead.

8:30 "somehow survived"
Bruh, this dude is already dead, he's a skeleton

Lock, Shock, and Barrel didn't "turn good" at the end. The three of them are out for #1: themselves. They're loyal to someone one moment, then double-cross them the next if they think it's in their best interest. Jack's trust in them to get such an important job done (ie kidnap Santa) proves that they've done good work for him in the past. This time, however, they saw an opportunity. They brought Santa to Jack and, once he got what he wanted from Santa, they ran off with him and gave him to Oogie Boogie. Giving him such an interesting and fun gift (and meal) would keep them in good standing with Oogie (especially since he and Jack don't get along and they just went and did work for Jack). At the end, though, they saw that Oogie was finished and jumped ship, running into town to bring the others out to Oogie's place to be like, "See, we helped. We're weren't bad, you can trust us."
Side note: I doubt the trio would have to move after Oogie's death. They're probably just going to keep living in the treehouse, maybe expand into the basement.

I feel like the plot with Jack in the 3rd act was him realizing how good his role was. It's like cleaning every day. Its monotonous and boring, but if you can make it a game it's more entertaining. That's what I feel about Jack going back to his old life. He saw his life in a new light and recognized what he had been doing in Halloween Town wasn't boring and enjoyed it again

This movie was my childhood. When I was a little kid, I watched the part when he said "GONE AGAIN!" I laughed that part so much, I keep rewinding it were the dvd disc broke.

The Nightmare Before Christmas:
1. No Nut November

"Classic Disney"  Yes lets also not forget about fantasia involving a giant crowd of dinosaurs wasting to death from thirst XD

A movie that did the impossible of being both a Halloween and Christmas movie.

Even as a child I never saw Sally and Dr. Finkelstein's relationship as anything other than abusive. I've never seen him as over protective, but controlling. Only allowing her to go out when he says, and keeping her around literally to be his servant. He created her for this purpose but didn't create enough love for himself for her to be a loyal little handmaid to Jim, which is why Sally2.0 at the end literally looks like him. A narcissistic view of "she loves me as much as I love myself she won't leave"

Regarding Jack returning to being the Pumpkin King, I think it's like, a "you don't know what you have until it's gone" kinda lesson. He didn't realize how fulfilling and how good he was as the Pumpkin King until he tried something else (being Santa Clause).

"Life is no fun without a good scare"

I agree: Tim Burton does thrive more with his animated works rather than the live-action. There's a charm to them that just can't be topped.

You should review"James and the Giant Peach" for New Years

In a deleted scene you can actually see how Jack finds Santa and Sally. It was already fully animated. I have no idea why they cut it..
There is also a deleted scene that reveals that Oogie Boogie was actually Dr Finkelstein. He wanted to teach Sally "a lesson".