Hollywood Reporter and Deadline liked it a lot; Variety says it’s fan service
I’m looking forward to seeing it!
by Anonymous | reply 1 | August 28, 2024 7:00 PM |
It looks hilarious. Friends went to a test screening months ago and loved it. They actually said it was quite touching. Keaton has a ton of exquisite costume changes too.
by Anonymous | reply 2 | August 28, 2024 7:03 PM |
“Beetlejuice 2’s opening weekend surpassed expectations and confirmed Jenna Ortega’s box office power.”
by Anonymous | reply 3 | August 28, 2024 7:08 PM |
Another review says that Catherine O’Hara steels the entire film.
I love that they did everything by hand with puppeteers. There’s a clip on X showing them pulling out Beetlejuice’s guts with a line attached to his shirt. No CGI except for the removal of the cable line.
by Anonymous | reply 4 | August 28, 2024 7:09 PM |
R3, that’s a bit much. You have the OGs there and Justin Theroux is said to be fantastic alone with Willem Dafoe. Danny DeVito is in it too.
by Anonymous | reply 5 | August 28, 2024 7:10 PM |
A clip leaked of how Beetlejuice died during the Black Plague. Why do I find Keaton sexy now? He was handsome in his youth but now he has a hot daddy vibe. You should check out “Knox Goes Away” which he directed recently. It’s on HBO and Max.
by Anonymous | reply 6 | August 28, 2024 7:11 PM |
R5: I was joking. Hollywood today instantly declares everyone and everything a movie star with broad, massive appeal because there’s a dearth of legitimate movie stars.
by Anonymous | reply 7 | August 28, 2024 7:32 PM |
Oh, I know, r7.
by Anonymous | reply 8 | August 28, 2024 8:34 PM |
Saw the original once - that was enough.
by Anonymous | reply 9 | August 28, 2024 11:34 PM |
I’m so glad I’ve stayed alive long enough to see this. The original was 36 years ago!
by Anonymous | reply 10 | August 28, 2024 11:38 PM |
Steels - oh, dear.
by Anonymous | reply 11 | August 28, 2024 11:40 PM |
R9 is sad.
by Anonymous | reply 12 | August 28, 2024 11:55 PM |
R7 is not Glen Powell.
by Anonymous | reply 13 | August 28, 2024 11:58 PM |
I just bought tickets for next Friday.
by Anonymous | reply 14 | August 28, 2024 11:59 PM |
Great news. Hot Topic will have more shit to sell to angry goth teens for the next few decades.
by Anonymous | reply 15 | August 29, 2024 4:34 PM |
r4 All practical effects? I'm definitely splurging on a movie ticket just for that. 😃
by Anonymous | reply 17 | August 29, 2024 5:34 PM |
Has Boebert commented?
by Anonymous | reply 18 | August 29, 2024 5:37 PM |
What are your thoughts?
by Anonymous | reply 19 | September 8, 2024 12:35 AM |
I really enjoyed it! It’s silly good fun and, omg, “MacArthur Park”! 😂 I wish they had expanded on Monica Bellucci’s character though. I don’t know if anyone noticed but when they were showing Beetlejuice’s past loves, the dog that caused the Maitlands’ car accident in the first one appears!
by Anonymous | reply 20 | September 8, 2024 3:40 AM |
I saw it last night. It's hard to believe that after 36 years *that* was the best script they could come up with. It took way too long to get to the actual plot and to bring back Beeteljuice. Thee subplots with Monica Bellucci and Willem Defoe were also completely pointless. Michael Keaton stole every scene he was in, though.
by Anonymous | reply 21 | September 9, 2024 12:56 AM |
I saw it last Thursday afternoon. I enjoyed it, had a smile on my face the whole time, and was happy being in that early zany goth Tim Burton world again. And everyone in it is good.
All that said, it doesn’t quite stick the ending and I came away disappointed. It really is fan service, which is fine and all, but . . .not quite enough.
by Anonymous | reply 22 | September 9, 2024 4:04 AM |
This movie sucks. There is nothing dreamy and campy like the original. Everything is so on the nose, also the cinematography, sets and lighting is highly inconsistent and way too realistic for a film like this, too HD.
by Anonymous | reply 23 | December 11, 2024 5:34 AM |
I thought it was fun and enjoyable. I would recommend if you loved the 1st one.
by Anonymous | reply 24 | December 11, 2024 6:34 AM |