Beetlejuice | | Cast : | Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Michael Keaton | | Director : | Tim Burton | | Studio : | Warner Studios | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby | | Released Date : | March 30, 1988 | | DVD Released Date : | August 10, 2004 | | Language : | Spanish (Dubbed), English (Original Language), French (Original Language), French (Subtitled), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled) | | Audience Rating : | PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
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| Rating |  | | Date | August 11, 2005 | | Summary | Another Twisted Masterpiece From Burton | Content
 | Here's the plot of 1988's "Beetlejuice", significantly simplified:
A young couple who've recently died find that another family is moving into their house. They must haunt their home and drive the family away, but find it nearly impossible to do. So, new to the afterlife and oblivious to the danger involved, they seek assistance from the kooky bio-exorcist Beetlejuice to help them freak the new family out. But the spirit realm's menace of a ghost has some choatic plans of his own.
As for some of the cast and crew:
Tim Burton as a director has almost always succeeded in delivering spectacular films, and this is no exception. His strange visual style is mesmerizing as usual. Danny Elfman's theme (as well as the rest of the score) is brilliant. Geena Davis and Alec Baldwin were obviously great choices as the recently deceased couple. Catherine O'Hara and Jefferey Jones fit quite well as the parents of the invading family, with their goth-daughter played by the heavenly Winona Ryder. And, last but not least, the character of Beetlejuice is portrayed perfectly by Michael Keaton.
And for my personal opinion:
Keaton stole the show, no doubt about it. I think the main reason anyone should see this is for the whacky charismatic character of Beetlejuice. From some of the best one-liners you'll ever hear, to the nutty antics he applies to practically everything he does, he's one of the greatest characters ever to grace the screen. Superbly supported by an extensive cast and crew that knew what they were doing and everything that was needed for a classic comedy of twisted themes, there is no denying the power of such a film. This is a must-see for sure (and for most, a must-own). |
| Rating | | | Date | June 26, 2005 | | Summary | It's been so long | Content
| Since I watched this movie. It is great I recallt hough. But my movie store was to lazy and couldn't get up yo help me find it. |
| Rating | | | Date | May 18, 2005 | | Summary | Weird, Silly, Pseudo-Spooky Fun | Content
| The most apt adjective to describe this film is "weird". On secend thought, "insane" comes to mind as well. It is so completely off the wall that it is difficult to describe but that does not stop it from being lots of fun.
The story is about a young married couple that was recently killed in a car accident. They find that they are stuck in their home and unable to leave. Just as they are getting used to their new situation, a family from New York moves in. The father just wants to "get away from it all". The mother is horrified that she is now stuck in the sticks away from the "art scene". Her solution is to bring her live-in interior decorator. And then there is the daughter, a teenager into the gothic and macabre. The dead couple does not like the newcomers and wants them out of their house. That's why they call in Betelgeuse, the "bio-exocrcist" to get rid of the living.
The antics of everyone in this film are hilarious to watch. Michael Keeton in the title role is especially fun. He seems to have a chemistry with Tim Burton that lets them come up with some pretty bizzare gags that work.
The entire film is a feast of sight gags, one liners, snappy comebacks and unexpected happenings that are so outrageous that you cannot help but laugh. There is nothing spooky or scary about it; it is pure comedy.
This one is worth watching time and time again. It is a masterpiece of dark comedy. |
| Rating | | | Date | April 22, 2005 | | Summary | Off-color, Irreverent Hilarity | Content
| I love this film. Barbara and Adam Maitland, a young couple madly in love (played by Geena Davis and Alec Baldwin) discover that they are not only dead but trapped in their home as ghosts waiting for the bureaucracy of the afterlife to set them free. When a New York couple (Catherine O'Hara and Jeffrey Jones) and their teenage daughter Lydia (wonderfully macabre Winona Ryder) move into their beloved house, the Maitlands want nothing more than to remove them. The problem is, the Maitlands are too nice to truly scare anyone. They meet a rogue ghost, the ribald, disgusting Beetlejuice (Michael Keaton) who promises to drive the family away, with a few strings attached. Lydia, whose goals aren't that far from the Maitlands and who has a morbid, poignantly sad outlook, discovers the ghosts and tries to help them. But Beetlejuice has his own agenda.
The casting for this movie is perfect, with only Alec Baldwin's performance less than memorable. Michael Keaton is suitably slimy and decadent, while Geena Davis plays the earnest innocence of her character equally well. The most startling performance is a young Winona Ryder, who shows tremendous range in her role as the morbid but good-hearted Lydia.
One of the most hilarious, dark scenes ever filmed is contained in this movie, when the New York couple throws a pretentious dinner party and the Maitlands take over. Director Tim Burton uses sight gags, situational comedy, and one-liners that all bear his trademark quirkiness to make this film inventive and, even years after its release, fresh. What's most amazing in this film essentially about the weirdness of being dead is the emotional drive of it. The Maitlands' yearning to reclaim their home even in death and Lydia's wounded, lonely adolescence lend humanity to an otherwise wild comedy.
I highly recommend this off-beat film for its hilarity and irreverence. Parents of young children should be warned that the film contains off-color humor as well as images and ideas that might disturb young minds. |
| Rating | | | Date | March 26, 2005 | | Summary | I miss this movie! | Content
| I use to watch this movie all the time when I was a kid and never get sick of it. It's one of my favorite movies of the 80's. Michael Keaton was hilarious as Beetlejuice. I can't even find this movie anywhere in stores now. It could be out of stock or it could be that they are making a new DVD release to Beetlejuice. I can't wait for that one. But I hadn't seen this movie in along time and really want to see it again. I'll probably just try ordering it off Amazon then just waiting for it in stores to come. Thanks a lot to Amazon! |
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