I remember watching this movie religiously as a child. The centipede was always my favourite which is weird because every time I see a centipede I shriek and go bananas.
Directed by Henry Selick, I consider this movie one of my great childhood classics. Watching it over again and remembering all the songs and just how horrible James' aunts were was hilarious. Isn't it amazing what we can think of when we just use our imaginations?
The biggest kick I got out of re-watching this movie was when the centipede goes under the frozen water to try and move the boat which has gotten stuck in the ice. When he's down there he finds an abandoned pirate ship. He walks into the ship, yells "Skellington!" and who do we see, but a character from one of Selick's other childhood classics.
This movie, along with The Nightmare Before Christmas as well Coraline, is often confused as being a Tim Burton movie. It's true that Tim Burton had a hand in producing both Nightmare and James, but they are not, in fact, directed by him. I think this may put Selick ahead of Burton in my all-time favourite directors category. Especially after Sweeney Todd and Alice in Wonderland...
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