Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice excellently captures the charm of the original. While there is a bit too much going on, I still really enjoyed seeing some of the original characters like Lydia, Delia and especially Betelgeuse again and what they’re up to after 36 years and the new characters like Astrid, Rory, Wolf Jackson and Delores. It was fun getting to revisit the house from the original again and it was also fun getting to see more of the afterlife in the third act. The performances were also pretty strong too, Winona Ryder, Catherine O’Hara and Willem Dafoe are always nice to see and Jenna Ortega was also good. Michael Keaton probably gave the best performance out of everybody though, he steals the show once again as Betelgeuse despite much like the first having limited screentime but that never bothered me. Whenever he’s on screen, it is some of the most fun I’ve had with a film this year. The third act was amazing. The visuals are also really good and I love how they used practical effects most of the time. There’s a brief bit with some lovely stop-motion animation. I liked the score also. Something I also want to mention is that the film can be genuinely scary but also really bizarre, weird and funny at the same time. It also has a nice bit of heart too towards the end.

I definitely recommend it if you love the first film or if you like Beetlejuice (or Betelgeuse however you spell his name) in general. One of my favourite legacy sequels lately and it would be perfect for a halloween watch. Shoutout to Tim Burton.

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