This is one of those movies that transcends ratings. Actually this is currently at 8.0 which is quite high, but the influence that this film has had on so many people, the friendships and bonds that it has forged, the emotional lessons it has taught, makes the ratings for it pretty useless. I can't imagine what watching it for the first time in 2021 would be like. I imagine you would still get a sense of how totally unique and beautiful this film is. It is a gothic christmas/halloween musical stop-motion love story like no other. There are huge pockets of people around the globe for whom this is their favourite film and I know many make a point of watching it annually at christmas time and consider it the quintessential christmas eve movie also. I think for this reason, if possible it is best to watch it with a fan of the film, so you can get a true sense of how much this film means and the context around it.