Ten year old me would have loved having a sequel to one of my favorite movies. Who am I kidding. Forty four year old me was excited for a sequel to Beetlejuice too.
As Delia and Lydia Deetz deal with losing their patriarch, Charles, they much also deal with their successful business life and the fact that Astrid, Lydia’s daughter, does not feel as though she fits in anywhere. That apple didn’t tall far from the twisted, gothic tree it would seem. Delia is finally a famous artist. Lydia has become a ghost hunting TV celebrity. Beetlejuice finds out that a scary, soul sucking dead witch wants to kill him, so he wants out of the underworld. And Astrid finds a cute boy to like, and can’t see past her own loneliness until its too late.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is full of throwbacks and nostalgia, but lacks some of the heart the original had. It relies heavily on jokes that are only sometimes laugh out loud funny and on a song and dance sequence that is meant to outdo the one form the original. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a watchable movie. I was never bored. The cast is great and I could watch Jenna Ortega and Winona Ryder act together until the end of time and not tire of it.
But. There’s always a but. The two best parts of the film are side jaunts into the ridiculous. There is Bob, the shrunken head character that Beetlejuice uses as a underworld stunt double in case the soul sucking witch finds him. Bob is the most sympathetic character in the film, the one you feel sorry for the most.
The second character that is amusing is patriarch Charles, Lydia’s father. But, before I go into why, you need backstory. The actor who played him in the original, Jeffrey Jones, is now a sex offender because he was convicted of being in possession of child porn that he shot himself back in 2003. Cue Tim Burton making a sequel to Beetlejuice and killing off Charles Deetz character to keep the actor from returning. Charles is there, running around the underworld headless from a shark attack. It’s hilarious, and I love that Tim Burton took it as far as he did.
Beyond that, the film is middle of the road. Not great, but not bad either. If you loved the original, you’ll get enjoyment out of this. If you aren’t a fan of Tim Burton, then this won’t make you one.
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Ten year old me would have loved having a sequel to one of my favorite movies. Who am I kidding. Forty four year old me was excited for a sequel to Beetlejuice too.
As Delia and Lydia Deetz deal with losing their patriarch, Charles, they much also deal with their successful business life and the fact that Astrid, Lydia’s daughter, does not feel as though she fits in anywhere. That apple didn’t tall far from the twisted, gothic tree it would seem. Delia is finally a famous artist. Lydia has become a ghost hunting TV celebrity. Beetlejuice finds out that a scary, soul sucking dead witch wants to kill him, so he wants out of the underworld. And Astrid finds a cute boy to like, and can’t see past her own loneliness until its too late.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is full of throwbacks and nostalgia, but lacks some of the heart the original had. It relies heavily on jokes that are only sometimes laugh out loud funny and on a song and dance sequence that is meant to outdo the one form the original. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a watchable movie. I was never bored. The cast is great and I could watch Jenna Ortega and Winona Ryder act together until the end of time and not tire of it.
But. There’s always a but. The two best parts of the film are side jaunts into the ridiculous. There is Bob, the shrunken head character that Beetlejuice uses as a underworld stunt double in case the soul sucking witch finds him. Bob is the most sympathetic character in the film, the one you feel sorry for the most.
The second character that is amusing is patriarch Charles, Lydia’s father. But, before I go into why, you need backstory. The actor who played him in the original, Jeffrey Jones, is now a sex offender because he was convicted of being in possession of child porn that he shot himself back in 2003. Cue Tim Burton making a sequel to Beetlejuice and killing off Charles Deetz character to keep the actor from returning. Charles is there, running around the underworld headless from a shark attack. It’s hilarious, and I love that Tim Burton took it as far as he did.
Beyond that, the film is middle of the road. Not great, but not bad either. If you loved the original, you’ll get enjoyment out of this. If you aren’t a fan of Tim Burton, then this won’t make you one.
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