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The special effects were amazing. The acting was good. But there were SO many storylines. And none of them got enough time to be fully developed. Any one of the storylines, could have been the focus of the entire movie. Each storyline was rushed through and ended so fast. It's really unfortunate. And they put too much focus on Lydia's father. They honestly didn't even have to address the fact that he's wasn't in the movie. The actor in real life is a sex offender, so why even discuss his character? It added nothing to the movie.

There are also a lot of ghosts from part 1 that I felt should have been in this sequel-just use makeup and special effects like they did for Beetlejuice. Or recast them if you don't want them to show that they've aged. Also, I almost walked out during the first hour. It was boring. The movie didn't get good until the second hour.

As a big fan of the original, it pains me to say that the long-awaited sequel is a dull, scattered mess. There are too many storylines unfolding in this movie and not all of them are interesting enough to make us care. It's fun to see Michael Keaton reprising one of his most famous roles. He slips back into that striped suit like he hasn't missed a beat. But the movie doesn't really come alive (or become undead?) until the last third of the film. That's when the pace ramps up and the laughs start flying in rapid-fire fashion. By then, it's too late.

The original Beetlejuice was perfection. The sequel is a good example of why people say perfection is something you shouldn't mess with.

Beetlejuice, specifically Beetlejuice, and maybe Bob, were the only decent things about this sequel. The original Beetlejuice is legendary, and I'm going to pretend this one doesn't exist because, seriously, come on. 🤔 The sequel just didn't capture the magic of the original. The charm, wit, and unique style that made the first movie a classic were missing. It felt like a cash grab rather than a genuine attempt to continue the story. Fans of the original will likely be disappointed. It's a shame because there was so much potential. Hopefully, future projects will do better justice to the legacy of Beetlejuice.

If you know the original then you will very likely be disappointed with this film, which suffers from a poor storyline and chaotic script - it's a big, high energy mess of a film.

The biggest problem is that unlike the original it lacks any sympathetic characters. Adam & Barbera were established early and were the catalyst for what was to follow. The 2024 version has no such characters meaning that the catalyst is missing along with any reason for the audience to invest in and care for any shallow characterisations, with the possible exception of Bob.

There are no "moments" in the 100 minute long presentation, nothing with the potential to become classic quotable scenes unlike the original which was peppered with them.

Keaton, Ryder and O'Hara are all criminally under used and struggle with a poor script which left my cinema quiet throughout and with an equally quiet shuffle as people headed out the doors.

You may get something from the movie and I genuinely hope you do, but lower your expectations before the lights dim.

I really didn't enjoy this movie. There wasn't enough of Beetlejuice, the human side of the drama was drab. I didn't feel connected to the new characters. The charm of the first one was Beetlejuice tormenting the Dietz family. There really wasn't enough of that in this movie. Overall, I think I'm very generous with the 6 out of 10 rating I could have gone lower. No real major complaints regarding the acting but it just didn't have that magic of the first film. Just was unable to capture that essence of it. If you haven't seen it yet, definitely something you can wait for it to come to streaming.

Like many other GenXers who was a goth in highschool, the original Beetlejuice was (and still is) among one of my favorite films, and I had high hopes for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. Visually and aesthetically, I was not disappointed; the film captured the blue-filtered, twisted atmosphere of the original afterlife effortlessly, including character design, and it was nice to see some claymation and good practical effects again. The writers did their best at making an excuse for Jeffrey Jones not to appear, I think the best they could given the circumstances, but given that he was a key character in the original it felt odd how much they kept the character at arms' length during the film. My main misgiving, however, was the sardine-can storyline. There were far too many side stories happening at once throughout the course of the film, making the new characters who were introduced feel superficial and consequently unrelatable and even forgettable to the audience. Shoehorned in was significantly more song and dance than the original, which make the film feel almost more like a macabre variety show than a story to sit and watch, unlike the original where there were outbursts of noise and activity but needed pockets of silence, melancholy and creepiness. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice was missing these bits of reprieve, instead being a constant merry-go-round of noise and activity. Although there was a good bit of throwback references and fan service, this film just felt like it was trying to be everything to everyone at once, and as a result misses the charm and tone of the original. In summation, it has the look but is missing the heart.

For some reason, people are review bombing this film. I don't know why. This was a competent and clever sequel that lives up to it's predecessor in almost every way.

It helps having the majority of the original cast, as well as some welcomed new faces. It's also nice having Tim Burton back in the director's seat. He was able to keep the feel from the original and translate it just enough to keep the style without it feeling like a stale rehash. Nice job, Tim!

My only negative for the film is it takes quite a while before we get to all the Beetlejuice stuff. Granted, there is a lot of story to cover between the original and now, but some of it could have been condensed into shorter segments.

Overall, it's a true to the original sequel with all the zany and quirky natured things the original has. Even if it takes a bit to get started, once it does, you'll be hooked. If you were not a fan of the original, this one will not change your mind. However, if you were a fan and you crave more story, you can't go wrong with this albeit unnecessary, but welcomed, sequel.

4 Bobs out of 5.

Since I watched the original movie only recently, I didn't come to this movie with huge anticipation. In that sense I might judge it differently than someone who was a fan of the classic, so keep that in mind.

Overall, I had a very good time, and I think the movie is a decent continuation of the cult classic. Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, who I've been a fan of since watching "Smallville" as a child, bring their unique storytelling style to the world of *Beetlejuice* in a movie that is very different from its predecessor, but in a fresh way that also respects the original.

Tim Burton, of course, brings his unique style, and this certainly feels like a Tim Burton movie in every sense of the word. The visual effects and production design are beautifully crafted, with that classic feeling of Burton films from the '80s and '90s, but enhanced with today's technologies and more extensive options.

The acting in the movie was excellent from all parties involved. Michael Keaton, in the iconic role, looks and behaves exactly the same, as if 36 years haven't passed since filming the first movie. Winona Ryder, who has become a much more experienced actress since the original film, leads the film proudly, and the great Justin Theroux is hilariously funny in his unique way. Jenna Ortega, while delivering a good performance, feels a bit overexposed to me in recent years, with the sense that her presence is unavoidable wherever you look. I would love to see her take on a more challenging role that presents a drastically different performance from what she usually does, to justify the hype. Another standout performance in the film was Willem Dafoe's, in an excellent and unconventional comedic role. Overall, the cast is packed with big names that are always a delight to see on screen.

Another strength of the movie is the musical aspect - something the first movie was very famous for. From a good choice of songs, especially fun "musical numbers," references to classics from the first movie, and in particular, a slightly different spin on Danny Elfman's iconic and wonderful theme music that will thrill any fan of the classic film.

In general, while I watched the first movie just recently, it's impossible to ignore the amount of fan service in this movie for fans of the classic film - and I mean that in the most positive way possible. It's not the modern, tiring fan service seen in quite a few franchise movies lately, but rather something that honors the original and gives fans who have been waiting for a sequel what they wanted, doing so in a logical, enjoyable way that remains true to the spirit of the story and what cinema should be.

While not a masterpiece or anything of that sort, I had a great time watching this film in IMAX, and I would recommend it to everyone - fans of the original and casual viewers alike.

The wife and I were disappointed today when we watched the movie. It appeared that the writers were trying to be funny at times however they were just silly. One scene towards the end just kept going and going until it became boring and monotonous. The story line was average at best. The acting was good however the script was as predictable as stale beer. Instead of 1:45 run time they could have cut 20 minutes out of the movie and it would have had no impact on the story at all. The best character in the opinion of my wife and myself was "Bob", the shrunken head character from the original movie.

Plot

After a family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by Beetlejuice, Lydia's life is turned upside down when her teenage daughter, Astrid, accidentally opens the portal to the Afterlife.

Cast

Keaton, Ryder and O'Hara all return, sadly Baldwin & Davis do not. However for the record I fully understand Burton's reasons for not including them. Also along for the ride are the always excellent Ortega, Dafoe, Theroux and Bellucci although she's absolutely wasted here. Devito offers us a memorable cameo appearance and Burn Gorman offers us a couple of scenes.

Verdict

Beetlejuice 2 is one of those sequels people had talked about for decades including countless rumours, fake news reports and even fan made trailers but I didn't expect to ever actually happen. When the trailer dropped it was official, undeniable and I was both excited and hesitant. You see I'm of that generation who saw the original movie when it first came out and I loved it but 36yrs later getting a sequel! Could it meet expectations? Could the characters hold up? Well, the answer is a very mixed bag.

Over three and a half decades the logical thing this needed to do was play to nostalgia hard, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice surprised me in how little it did this. Yes there are nods here and there, yes there are throwback scenes and yes there is a certain song that returns but for the most part they really make a movie here for a new generation who likely haven't seen the original more than Beetlejuice fans and I personally didn't appreciate this and deemed it a baffling choice.

Next up the cast, Keaton as Beetlejuice didn't feel the same, I'm not sure it was him or the writing but he wasn't the captivating character we love and know from the 80's. Lydia? Ryder delivered and was fantastic, this was a great return. O'Hara again was very much Delia, but we do remember Delia is a deeply annoying character right? So this much screen time compared to the original movie was most certainly not a good thing. Theroux was excellent, Ortega was brilliant, Dafoe was his usual madcap self and Bellucci was.......well, she was there. You see I love Bellucci but ultimately she was setup as the movies antagonist, she's barely on screen, contributes nothing and even the characters swansong is rushed and quite frankly terrible.

You see the plot is very tired and extremely generic, it needed that nostalgia, it needed Beetlejuice, it doesn't have much of either. And when we do have the Beetlejuice scenes they're, very very lackluster. And the inevitable music scene, I'm in awe how bad that was, it felt tacked on, it wasn't funny, it was far too long, the song choice was deeply confusing and I just cannot stress how poor it was.

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice isn't bad, it's just rushed, uninspired, doesn't tick boxes it logically should have and just fell flat for a movie 36 years in the making.

Rants

Okay I enjoyed Bob, or should that be the Bobs? The shrunken head people stole the movie (Not a spoiler it's on the poster!). See these guys were great, I'm not saying they could have their own movie but I'd happily watch more. Stick them all in their yellow suits and they could be like action Minions! Let's have Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice with more you know.....Beetlejuice, Bobs, Ortega, Ryder and O'Hara can stay at home.

The Good

Some nostalgia Some of the cast are fantastic The Bob's A few decent moments

The Bad

Too much falls flat and simply isn't funny Far too much O'Hara Not enough Nostalgia Feels rushed, forced, doesn't quite click.

Not enough Beetlejuice Bellucci is wasted Weak plot That musical scene!

I admit, I went into this movie without any expectations, anticipation or nostalgia for the first movie. I wasn't sure it would be a movie for me but as the film began, the camera panned over land and the dark but light hearted score played, I thought maybe I'll enjoy this. In fact, the score and the soundtrack were one of the highlights although it was less Joker and more Adams family.

We're introduced to many fun and quirky characters old and new including three generations of the Deetz family but I like that the movie didn't simply repeat the first. For example whilst Lydia Deetz was weird and sympathetic to the paranormal in the original movie, her daughter Astrid played by Jenna Ortega is a sceptic s all things ghosts whilst still managing to give off Wednesday Adams vibes. When you think about it, the story naturally had to go in a new direction whilst still incorporating the afterlife.

Its was whacky, at times funny and it looked good. Whilst the story can be over the top and indeed predictable in places it's fine for what it is but it left itself with a lot to do as it approached its hour and 45 minutes runtime. Overall I had a fun and better than expected time with Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and I believe this can draw in new fans.

If you enjoyed the first, will you enjoy this? I can't say but I wish this has been released closer to Halloween as it would have made for some light hearted spooky fun.

After waiting 36 years for the sequel to the brilliant 1980s film *Beetlejuice*, you'd think it would be worth the wait. Unfortunately, *Beetlejuice 2* is an absolute nightmare.

Everything about this film feels different-the pace, the look, the jokes (or lack thereof). The story itself is muddled and nonsensical, with one noisy, busy scene after another. It feels like a load of writers brainstormed ideas but didn't bother to whittle them down into a coherent story.

A subplot involving one of Beetlejuice's ex-girlfriends hunting for him seemed irrelevant and pointless. Another storyline about a killer didn't appear to reach a conclusion.

The teen character Astrid, tried to replicate the original Lydia but came off as shallow and clichéd.

This sequel felt more like a bad episode of *American Horror Story* than a follow-up to one of the great comedies of the 1980s. It's puzzling why the same director and actors couldn't recapture the magic of the original. Perhaps creativity and imagination are as dead as Beetlejuice himself.

I found the exposition a bit long before it really started.

But overall I liked it. Not as good as the original obviously but some fun moments. The movie does not take itself too seriously and it works in that regards. Unfortunately the plot is a bit too narrow to make it a great movie. It just has some great ideas here and there lost in the middle of a lot of things happening about nothing. Willem Dafoe and Catherine O'Hara are the scene stealers. One could argue that the stakes are never truly high so that makes the payoff pretty low once the movie finishes but at the same time it is refreshing to just have a silly movie with silly characters doing silly things. It has the Tim Burton nostalgia touch but I was expecting more.

The original was my childhood favorite movie, and my love for it never changed after repeated viewings as an adult. I say that to give an idea of how stoked I was to see a continuation of that story with most of the original players involved. Even with my excitement through the roof, I knew to go in with low expectations, as sequels more often than not, don't live up to their original counterparts, yet somehow this movie flew well under the bar, and right into the ground from the very start.

First off, none of the returning characters feel like themselves, except maybe Catherine O'Hara's Delia. Lydia is now a fragile and frightened mess, who has been relegated to mostly making weird facial expressions, and Beetlejuice has none of the energy or sharp witty humor he had in the 1st film, except for one joke. Unlike the 1st movie, you don't care about any of the main characters, as their stories are lackluster, and nothing is ever fleshed out because there are too many plots going on at once to focus on much of anything.

Jenna Ortega's character was a complete waste of time, as was Willem Dafoe's, Justin Theroux's, and Monica Bellucci's. Speaking of the latter, her character's main villain story as Beetlejuice's ex wife seeking revenge was completely unnecessary, and went nowhere because at no point did you feel he was in danger, and it concluded as if it was just an afterthought.

I found myself nodding off at one point, something I hadn't done in theaters for over 10 years, and then checking to see if my gf had caught me, to which I found that she was already asleep. I started to nudge her to wake her up, but quickly decided against it because I couldn't be mad, as it was a complete borefest, and she wouldn't miss anything.

The only good thing about the movie was seeing Beetlejuice again, and Bob/Shrinkers.

So, let me start by saying a couple words. I want more. They nailed this movie. It had the right amount of homage mixed in with new characters, a new story, and a new perspective of a loving evil demon that we all love. Beetlejuice. This movie was incredible. I wish I could watch it again for the first time because honestly I never thought I'd get to watch a new beetlejuice movie in my lifetime. The cast was amazing. The directing was perfect. The writing was smart. The set design and costumes were perfect. And omg the special effects were soooo good. Anyways thank you Tim Burton for reviving my childhood and getting me ready for Halloween.

This film is like someone feed all of Tim Burton's films to an ai generator and said make a beetlejuice movie with the info it had. It has so many useless added characters no motive, and no point. It's not even pretentious. You need ambition to be pretentious this is just inept. It adds nothing and gives you nothing it only takes what appreciation for the original source material and slaps you across the face with it and drags you back to the hollow cardboard grave it came from. It makes want to never speak the name of Beetlejuice again and it's a shame to the best part of my childhood forever.

Beetlejuice came out in 1987, yes that is decades ago. The movie was a hard satire between country life vs city life, and every time it clashed there was a thoughtful commentary. Beetlejuice himself was a typical archetype of capitalism, an insurance salesman type. All those afterlife bureaucracies further this. There is a ton of meaning in that movie. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is not doing any of that.

In the 90s they almost greenlit a sequel called Beetlejuice Goes to Hawaii. This would have been square in The Mask era CGI which would have been fascinating because back then they really worked hard to integrate CGI with live action. Winona, pre-shoplifting, pre-plastic surgery, would have still looked amazing. Keaton was still at his peak. It may not have been great but it would have been an actual crazy little sequel.

Point is, this movie is not an actual sequel. It is just a band's nostalgia tour where they play the hit songs. It is the same problem with Coming to America's sequel. A sequel is a lost art today, when they do it like this, they are just giving up. People are only giving it a pass because they liked the original, this movie will be forgotten the next day after you see it.

I went into this with such high hopes. Tim Burton, and the return of most of the original cast was a recipe for success. The writers of this movie should be ashamed. They neutered the Juice! He's was like, nice. WTF. Then they took like four different small stories and very messily tried to mash them together. It just didn't work on so many levels. If it weren't for the caliber of the cast, this movie would go straight to the bargain dvd bin at walmart.

It does however lend itself to a possible third movie. The end is left open. Also, the film is called Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. Being that you have to say his name three times it would only make sense to make a Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Beetlejuice sometime in the future. I just sincerely hope the next one has much better writing.