Matt and Kelly
Well-Known Member
Jack Sparrow for sure! Only because I haven't really gotten into Nightmare before Christmas. I love the Pirates series.
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Disney's Battle Of The Jack's
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spectromagic04
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My vote goes to Jack Sparrow!
TubaGeek
God bless the "Ignore" button.
The movie is entertaining, but there are so many issues! Why does Jack trust Boogie's cohorts? "To a guy in Kentucky I'm Mr. Unlucky." Not the best lyrics (though Elfman is not generally a good lyricist). There's plenty of bad with the good.
Captain Jack all the way. Swashbuckling adventures, drinking rum all day, going to worlds end and coming back, and he can pull off saying the word "savy"! It's a pirates life for me.....Although my fiancee would probly disagree. She loves Skellington.
rsoxguy
Well-Known Member
I believe that I can successfully field these seemingly confusing issues. In regard to the cohorts, Jack trusts them because he is blinded by his oppressed desire to have children, as seen through his obsession with Halloween and Christmas. Both are child related events. Coincidence? I rather think not.
As to the “guy from Kentucky” line, it turns out that Santa Klaus was actually born in Kentucky. The Boogie Man is going to kill him, hence the whole “unlucky” thing.
No need to thank me for the explanation, it’s the Holidays and I’m feeling helpful.
Yeah that line was pretty sucky.
Tim Burton's work can take some getting used to. I personally wasn't too thrilled about TNBC the first time I saw the film. Now after re-watching over the years, it has really grown on me, and is now one of my all-time favorite holiday films. My problem was not "getting" what TNBC was actually supposed to be upon first watching. The TV ad's back when it was first released made it look like a Rocky Horroresque comedy done in claymation, not a family holiday musical. As obscure as the film is, I absolutely love it. Corpse Bride is another good one. Though some of Burton's work never should have happened (the Willy Wonka remake). Sorry Mr. Depp, not your finest hour.
A few ways the 2 famous Disney Jack's are quite similar:
-Both are considered their film(s) "hero", and are good guys at the core...yet both can show a very dark, villainesque side at times.
-Though one is seasonal and the other permanent, both have taken over a classic Disney dark ride and made it their own.
-Both have a position of leadership within their film's hierarchy of characters (one is king, the other captain), yet both use their position of authority to make really BAD decisions altering the course of their film(s).
-Both have a large fan base, ranking among Disney's most popular characters of all-time.
-Both were dead at some point: One is dead 24/7, the other was "dead"/taken for a short while.
-The actor/voice actor of each character have a long history of working with Tim Burton.
-Both characters seem to never have any GOOD run-in's with law enforcement. (Skellington blown outta the sky, Sparrow constantly being chased, arrested, shot at by E.I.C.)
-Both have a history of love-interests trying to completely sabotage their mission. (Sally with the fog juice, Elizabeth Turner handcuffing Sparrow to the Pearl).
Though sadly I think my poll left out an even more important Disney Jack:
-Both are considered their film(s) "hero", and are good guys at the core...yet both can show a very dark, villainesque side at times.
-Though one is seasonal and the other permanent, both have taken over a classic Disney dark ride and made it their own.
-Both have a position of leadership within their film's hierarchy of characters (one is king, the other captain), yet both use their position of authority to make really BAD decisions altering the course of their film(s).
-Both have a large fan base, ranking among Disney's most popular characters of all-time.
-Both were dead at some point: One is dead 24/7, the other was "dead"/taken for a short while.
-The actor/voice actor of each character have a long history of working with Tim Burton.
-Both characters seem to never have any GOOD run-in's with law enforcement. (Skellington blown outta the sky, Sparrow constantly being chased, arrested, shot at by E.I.C.)
-Both have a history of love-interests trying to completely sabotage their mission. (Sally with the fog juice, Elizabeth Turner handcuffing Sparrow to the Pearl).
Though sadly I think my poll left out an even more important Disney Jack:
Mickey2minnie1
Active Member
Jack Sparrow, but only because he knows Will Turner
Exactly!
No competition it has to be Jack SKellington all the way
Donaldfan3000
Member
I have to say i really like Jack Sparrow. I loved the movies and I don't really like Jack Skeleton because skeletons scar me very much