The Nightmare Before Christmas
I hated this movie when I was younger. Like, despised it. I think maybe it was because it scared me the very first time I watched it, which left a really bad impression on me. After that I just thought it was terrible and would avoid it at all costs. 1004
And I distinctly remember friends dressing up like <PERSON> and/or <PERSON> for Halloween and I'd eyeroll to myself, like what a buncha tools.
God, I even eyerolled as a child. Somethings never change.
And now, as an adult or whatever the hell it is I supposedly am, I still can't bring myself to REALLY enjoy it like I'm apparently supposed to (and honestly should). I like the songs and how theatrical is it, I'm a huge fucking sucker for Holidays in general, and I do enjoy and appreciate the atmosphere and the spookiness now. But I don't know, there's just myself as a little kid in my head saying, "Fuck this movie!", and I can't not sort of stay loyal to her.
(I am not totally sure if I was a foul-mouthed kid or if that's just mid-twenties me rubbing off on her.) 80