Beetlejuice Beetlejuice [4K Ultra HD] [2024]

Don't listen to the naysayers. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is a fun comedy romp. Michael Douglas Keaton (as he now prefers to be named) returns as the titular character and Catherine O Hara (Home Alone 1+2 and Beetlejuice) also reprises her role from the original flick. Neither actor has missed a beat, slipping seamlessly back into their roles.I'm not going to go into spoilers or say anything that would give key plot points away but I will say this, Beetlejuice is as outspoken and non PC as he's always been. The new characters we meet are, at face value, quite uninteresting but, scratch the surface deep enough and you'll soon discover that actually they're anything but. Jenna Ortega really shines, yet again, here too.If you're a fan of the original, of the actor(s) or even the director it's definitely the film for you. And if you've never seen the original or aren't familiar with Keaton and Burton's previous work Beetlejuice Beetlejuice serves as the perfect introduction.Definitely one to watch... Just don't say his name 3 times.

The day befor I saw this movie at the cinema, I rewatched the original; it hasn't aged that well. We loved it back in the day but by todays standards the SFX are clunky and poor, the story while good is disjointed, leapfroging through the story to get it all in the time frame.So how does this compare.They have used the same SFX techniques, this is both good and bad; good because it maintains the same flavour of the original, bad because they are so clunky.The story also leapfrogs through to keep within the time limits. But the story is a little more complex than the first one and it does help if have seen the first one as there are many references to the first story.As a movie with all critisms taken into account it is very entertaining, a few more laugh outloud moments than the first and the other chost take on more of the story than just being setdressing like before. Good gulish comedy entertainment worth a watch.

Firstly, I'm a great fan of the old film, people say it's dated, I'm not so sure, it's a film every so often I can watch again and again. There was some great elements of the first film which I feel Tim missed in this version, his selection of singing (especially at the end) was just not right for me and really didn't sit with the origins of the movie.Some key areas I did enjoy and certainly say to people go and watch it, but I'm not sure I'll want to watch this again and again (like the first). In saying that, the main story line wasn't great (trying not to give any spoilers away here).Maybe the film will grow on me if I watch it a second time, but I'm not going to rush to see it again.Thank you Bob, you will be missed (should they do a 3rd film!) - damn, that may be a spoiler.

Good

Love the original it was a sweet story this was dire such a waste

While the original is now dated, and spoiler alert has holes in it. I was so disappointed with Beetlejuice 2. Great cast, but really not worth the wait. A least the original was entertaining. Never walked out of a film before but this came close to being the first. Tim what happened?

Over 3 decades have passed, so guess what, so have the characters! The ppl giving this low reviews should have stuck to the original if they didn't want to see how things have changed. It's hilarious, well-written, great acting. Slow beginning, but so was the first movie. Great scenes in the Underworld. Loved it.

Lydia Deetz now a psychic medium with her own TV show starts having visions of Beetlejuice, the demon trickster ghost that haunted her as a teenager while Beetlejuice himself is haunted by the ghost of his dead wife who is out for revenge. Picking up 36 years after the classic original 80's comedy horror movie, this is a fun, zany and wacky belated sequel with good performances from Winona Ryder, Catherine O'Hara and Michael Keaton all returning from the original film with Michael Keaton back as Beetlejuice and joined by Jenna Ortega, Justin Thereux, Monica Bellucci, Willem DeFoe and Danny DeVito as new characters while the sequel explores the wacky afterlife more even if it does copy the plot of the original. No need to have seen the original movie first though you might enjoy it more if you are a fan.