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Armoreska
great fun, but the amount of scenes that don't jive well is overwhelming
10 years 6 months ago
Siskoid
What I find interesting in Beetlejuice is the world building. What happens after we're dead? (And why Sandworms? If it's a Dune reference, it's a very deep cut.) The film gives some interesting answers, and turns the haunted house cliché on its head by making it about the ghosts' point of view. Indeed, they are the normal ones, and the family who bought their house are the real monsters. Tim Burton does tend to over-design, and at first I was a little put off that the made-over house was as bizarre as the afterlife. It lacked contrast. But then I realized that was the point. The new family was the ghosts' version of hell. Burton's love of the monstrous is manifest in the helpful daughter - Winona Ryder as the prototypical Goth girl - and in the way he steers his weird ship towards the unexpected. There's also a charming home-made feeling to the design, with stop motion monsters and a well-used model of the town in which Beetlejuice lives. I've been outspoken before about my disinterest in more recent Burton films, but Beetlejuice was made when he still had it!
5 years 5 months ago
badblokebob
Ironically, I'd enjoy this a lot more if Betelgeuse wasn't in it.
6 years 2 months ago
Dieguito
It was a blast at the time! Cult vintage. But no, not a great movie.
12 years 9 months ago
Panunzio
A fun, creative little movie. Watching this, it's easy to see why Tim Burton commands so much respect amongst the filmgoing public.
6 years 5 months ago
saveferris
Jump in de line, rock your body in time - OK, I believe you!
12 years 8 months ago
Dramaramaskell9
This is one of my favourite Tim Burton films.
"Beetlejuice!" "Beetlejuice!" "Beetlejuice!"
8 years 6 months ago
Dorothy Valens
"Charles, if you don't let me gut out this house and make it my own, I will go insane and I will TAKE YOU WITH ME!!"
13 years 10 months ago
rubenbentein
A must see !
13 years 5 months ago
kbmichaluk
One word title, not two.
12 years 4 months ago
Saraxx
One of Burton's best and that is saying something. If you haven't watched this you haven't lived.
12 years 1 month ago
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Armoreska
great fun, but the amount of scenes that don't jive well is overwhelmingSiskoid
What I find interesting in Beetlejuice is the world building. What happens after we're dead? (And why Sandworms? If it's a Dune reference, it's a very deep cut.) The film gives some interesting answers, and turns the haunted house cliché on its head by making it about the ghosts' point of view. Indeed, they are the normal ones, and the family who bought their house are the real monsters. Tim Burton does tend to over-design, and at first I was a little put off that the made-over house was as bizarre as the afterlife. It lacked contrast. But then I realized that was the point. The new family was the ghosts' version of hell. Burton's love of the monstrous is manifest in the helpful daughter - Winona Ryder as the prototypical Goth girl - and in the way he steers his weird ship towards the unexpected. There's also a charming home-made feeling to the design, with stop motion monsters and a well-used model of the town in which Beetlejuice lives. I've been outspoken before about my disinterest in more recent Burton films, but Beetlejuice was made when he still had it!badblokebob
Ironically, I'd enjoy this a lot more if Betelgeuse wasn't in it.Dieguito
It was a blast at the time! Cult vintage. But no, not a great movie.Panunzio
A fun, creative little movie. Watching this, it's easy to see why Tim Burton commands so much respect amongst the filmgoing public.saveferris
Jump in de line, rock your body in time - OK, I believe you!Dramaramaskell9
This is one of my favourite Tim Burton films."Beetlejuice!" "Beetlejuice!" "Beetlejuice!"
Dorothy Valens
"Charles, if you don't let me gut out this house and make it my own, I will go insane and I will TAKE YOU WITH ME!!"rubenbentein
A must see !kbmichaluk
One word title, not two.Saraxx
One of Burton's best and that is saying something. If you haven't watched this you haven't lived.