Beetlejuice
Published 2024-10-27
In this house, if you've seen one ghost... you haven't seen them all
Film info
- Director
- Year / Run time 1988 ยท 1hr 32m
- Genres Comedy, Fantasy
- Cast
Ghosts Adam and Barbara try to scare off the new owners of their home with their new-found powers, but get more than they bargained for when the new family appears to enjoy being haunted. Desperate, the pair enlists the help of a demonic phantom, despite having been strongly advised against it.
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 2:26 | Very glad that spider isn't to scale. |
| 3:51 | Can't get my head around how young Alec Baldwin is here. |
| 9:34 | "What is going on?" SAME. |
| 18:08 | "I will go insane and I will take you with me!" |
| 21:05 | Loving Winona's style so far. |
| 31:32 | If I had a nice attic like that, I'd build a model too - railway rather than village but still. |
| 34:28 | To be fair, this movie makes Rocky Horror show seem completely sensible. |
| 36:58 | The smoke coming out her neck is fun. |
| 41:59 | Damn, haven't watched Night of the Living Dead yet. |
| 50:29 | "Nice fucking model." |
| 53:59 | This table scene is ringing a bell for some reason. |
| 1:09:40 | Beetlebreakfast. |
| 1:22:45 | Wasn't expecting there to be a forced marriage in this. |
Thoughts
I've never seen this film before and didn't know much about it - but it was going to be the featured group dance on Strictly, and there's a sequel doing the rounds, so it seemed about the right time to get it ticked off the list. I don't quite know what to make of it? It seems like a Rocky Horror style movie that if you love it, you really love it, otherwise you're left a bit nonplussed.
I did think Michael Keaton absolutely stole the show but he was in it for such a short amount of time, it made the rest of it feel like a bit of a slog. Winona Ryder was amazing though, so bits of it worked for me, I just ultimately didn't 'get it'.
Rating: 2 / 5