Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Review

 

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is a dark fantasy horror comedy, the sequel to Beetlejuice, and the second film installment of the franchise. It was produced by Plan B Entertainment and Tim Burton Productions and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is written by Alfred Gough, Miles Millar, and Seth Grahame-Smith and directed by Tim Burton.

The story is, it's been thirty-six years since the events of the first movie, and Lydia is now not only a mother but a host to a supernatural talk show. She receives news that her father has passed away, and returns to Winter River. Things take a turn when someone befriends her daughter and after finding out who he really is, Lydia has no choice but to call upon Betelgeuse for help.

Initial Reaction

While I was looking forward to this because I absolutely loved the first movie, apart of me was a tiny bit worried. Mainly because the writers of the first movie didn't return. Whenever that happens it's go to be optimistic yet still questioning things.

Cons

I've got nothing.

Middle Ground

The main mix bag is the story. While there's still plenty of enjoyment to be had, the slight issue is there's a bit other subplots going on that maybe the story could've done without. What made the first so great was the story was very straightforward, and while still fun, the sequel really should've taken that approach.

Pros

The first praise goes to Danny Elfman's score. I'll admit a lot of his most recent stuff just hasn't been wowing like his previous work, but I felt like that wasn't the case here. I felt like this was a return to form for him. Then there's the humor. One of my worries was the movie just wouldn't be funny, thankfully that wasn't the case. There's really funny sight gags, but I think the best was how they wrote Charles Deetz's death. It's so over the top you just can't help but laugh. Now let's move onto the special effects. While I did have slight issues with the first's but still loved a lot of what was done. Here, I don't really have any issues here. They looked flawless, even the sandworms (which are still done with stop motion, so if that makes any of you happy, glad I could give you the good news 😉😆), are much more polished. The other great aspects of the sequel is its look. This time around the cinematography still maintains a gothic look but makes use of a lot of neon colors, and it works. I really loved the style Burton and co. went with. It was a bit of old mixed with new. The last praise goes to Michael Keaton. If you liked his performance as Batman in The Flash, then you'll love his return to this classic character. While being seventy-three Keaton manages to bring the energy he had in 1988 back for this movie. It's like he never stopped being the ghost with the most.

While not perfect, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is still a blast to watch and I say if you're planning on seeing this then it's definitely worth it.

My final rating is, Great.

That's all for now. Come back on Monday, Sept 9th, for my Underrated Films review of Darkman. Until then, enjoy the rest of your day.