Get ready to say the B-word

Michael Keaton, Catherine O’Hara, and Winona Ryder reprise their popular roles in the sequel to the 1988 classic, Beetlejuice. The movie is set 30 years after the events of the original movie have taken place and sees Winona Ryder as Lydia Deetz, navigating life as a professional medium with looming visions of her former foe. In the midst of being haunted, she is simultaneously trying to win over her emotionally distant daughter Astrid Deetz, played by Jenna Ortega. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice makes many of the same set choices as the original, invoking a nostalgic feel to the sequences that many fans will enjoy. Keaton does an astounding reprisal of his role as the infamous 600-year-old demon/bio-exorcist Beetlejuice as he hurries to find yet another way to remain in the world of the living, as a means of escaping the wrath of his ex-wife whom… he ended terms with poorly. There are portions of the movie, that in my opinion, were solely for shock factor and meant to be overtly disgusting to watch, a fitting choice for portraying a comedic demon whose skin is visibly rotting. This being another calling card for the director Tim Burton with his use of corpse-like characters in many of his films. This movie is perfect for those who are already a fan of Tim Burton’s unique cinematography choices, and for those who are getting ready to celebrate Halloween this coming October, by taking another journey to the netherworld in this wacky PG-13 comedy showing in theaters that’ll almost make you want to say, “Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice.”