Well, I finally went to the theatre to see Beetlejuice Beetlejuice last night. The film made a whopping $110 million on its opening weekend.
I’m still trying to process the movie even as I sit here at work today. I recall thinking about halfway through that it was all over the place as far as storylines goes. It finally did come together, I feel, in a rushed way near the end.
Things I liked about Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
*The feel of the movie. I love movies like this that have a fall vibe to them.
*The connection it had to the original movie. The Dead waiting room and things like that.
*Michael Keaton as Beetlejuice. Pretty decent.
*Other original cast members like Wynona Ryder and Cathrine O’Hara. She’s great in everything!
*I thought Jenna Ortega was good. She’s found her nitch.
Things I Didn’t Like About Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
*How they played off the death of Charles Deetz, Jeffery Jones. I thought they could’ve done something better with that angel. I did think his headstone was kind of funny.
*It wasn’t very funny. I kept thinking how much funnier it would’ve been had it been rated R. I guess they didn’t intend it to be that, but it seemed much of the humor was aimed at a younger audience.
*The storyline between Beetlejuice and his X-wife. That’s all I’ll say about that. She was hot though. LOL
Overall, I enjoyed the movie, as I do all Tim Burton films, but I think I was expecting more. The first movie dusted off a classic song to create a scene that has become synonymous with that one. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice tries to do the same with another deep classic. While I thought it was well done, I felt it missed the mark. I’ll put it this way, the person I went with had never heard that song.
I’m going to give this movie 3 out of 5 stars. While I wasn’t blown away by it, I think it’s worth a watch at least once. It was a fun way to kill an hour and a half.
