Ross_R
And so here I am. Just finished watching Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.
I gotta say, the original was much more... well, "serious" is not really the right word, but... I mean, in this new movie, there are plot holes, and scenes that has clearly been done only because why not, and the moments that make you scratch your head - but then I'm still going to say that it is the best Tim Burton movie in the last 15 years or so.
It really feels like Tim finally got money and an absolute freedom to do whatever he wanted. He didn't have to create a Wonderland or a Chocolate Factory, didn't have to deal with Disney, and I'm not sure what the problem was with Miss Peregrine's, but it just barely feels like Burton's movie at all.
So yeah, it feels like Burton was free to do everything this time, and so Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is filled to the brim with Tim's stylish, signature decorations, costumes, animatronics, puppets and whatever else that does not attempt to create someone's else vision Burton-styled, but just create Burton's own vision, thus creating 100% Burton movie.
And I might be wrong, but it really feels like all the actors on the screen were just having fun with it, just as - most likely - Burton himself. So I really cannot nag much about the new movie not following the rules of the world established in the first movie - I just do not want to do it when I see that people pour their heart, soul and joy in their work.
Yeah, it's definitely not great. I'm not on board with idea "probably only watch it maybe in like 5-10 years time" - I do not like re-watch movies at all, if possible, and only really great ones, 1 out of 500 or so, deserve a second watch. Rather, when I watch a movie, I ask myself: would I recommend this movie to anyone, and why? And, well, with Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, I'd recommend it to checkout Burton's unique vision, done with awesome decorations and abundance of a thing that is otherwise pretty non-existant in 2024 - practical effects. Much like Wes Anderson, Burton is a director whose movies can be recommended not for the plot or the idea, but solely for the picture itself.
Therefore in my opinion, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is definitely a work of art and absolutely the best Burton movie since Sweeney Todd (which is quite a good horror on its own, do recommend).
Kind of interesting why Johnny Depp didn't appear in this one. Though Dafoe did, even though he usually sticks with aforementioned Wes Anderson. Was Dafoe in any other Burton's movie? I really think not, though I might be wrong.
Well, at least Danny Elfman is still there. Good to see him still being part of Burton's works.
