Warner Bros. managed to drag us back to theaters to catch a glimpse of our favorite comedic corpse.
Now was Michael Keaton’s revival of his iconic role suffice our needs 36 years later?!
I would say it sufficed us enough. Was it better? No, definitely not. I don’t think you could ever outdo the first film, it’s obviously the film the captivated our hearts.
It was fantastic to see most of the original cast reprise their roles and how they have gone on with their lives and how they have all evolved because Beetlejuice was a part of their lives.
Newcomer Jenna Ortega who plays the daughter of Lydia Deetz did her part in the film but it just wasn’t enough to make the film explode. In all honesty it almost felt like I was watching her Netflix show, Wednesday. Which yes I understand the characters carry the same vibe but there has to be some way they could have made Astrid a bit different from Wednesday. This is not knocking Jenna’s acting skills, it isn’t her fault both roles were similar and sort of seemed to morph together.
As highly anticipated this film was this year with the trailers keeping us on our toes and eager to see the film, the best parts were unfortunately included in the trailers and promotional hype.
BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE
In Theaters September 6th
Rated PG-13 | 104 min
SYNOPSIS:
Beetlejuice is back! Oscar-nominated, singular creative visionary Tim Burton and Oscar nominee and star Michael Keaton reunite for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, the long-awaited sequel to Burton’s award-winning Beetlejuice.
Keaton returns to his iconic role alongside Oscar nominee Winona Ryder (Stranger Things, Little Women) as Lydia Deetz and two-time Emmy winner Catherine O’Hara (Schitt$ Creek, The Nightmare Before Christmas) as Delia Deetz, with new cast members Justin Theroux (Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi, The Leftovers), Monica Bellucci (Spectre, The Matrix films), Arthur Conti (House of the Dragon) in his feature film debut, with Emmy nominee Jenna Ortega (Wednesday, Scream VI) as Lydia’s daughter, Astrid, and Oscar nominee Willem Dafoe (Poor Things, At Eternity’s Gate).
After an unexpected 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 rebellious teenage daughter, Astrid, discovers the mysterious model of the town in the attic and the portal to the Afterlife is accidentally opened. With trouble brewing in both realms, it’s only a matter of time until someone says Beetlejuice’s name three times and the mischievous demon returns to unleash his very own brand of mayhem.
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