Beetlejuice 2
- Thread starter Goonie
- Start date
Tan Djarka
Master Member
Blade Runner 2049 was good, so not all belated sequels suck.
I think the waiting room is a for resolving issues. Whether it's issues with your haunting situation or whatever path you take afterwards.
I think the waiting room is a for resolving issues. Whether it's issues with your haunting situation or whatever path you take afterwards.
I try to wrap my brain around a Buckaroo Bonzai sequel. It was terrible then, but imagine the torture of sitting through the sequel expecting more of the same...... the pain..... But to be fair it was really terrible so no real point here, just terrible. Goldbloom wearing my grandfather's style of square dance cowboy outfit. The sequel could be used as an interrogation technique. And please don't tell me one already exists because I would force myself to watch.
And they had a good guy band that played jazz, I wanted to be deaf. it made me wish I had no ears.
Analyzer
Master Member
Yeah, I always figured the waiting room was equivalent to Purgatory
I am not sure about the Batmobile in the model scene but during the fly over, you can see the Maitlands car upside down in the water on the side of the bridge (even though the hole in the bridge has been fixed).
Good is stretching a bit my man
JediG60racer
Sr Member
Saw it yesterday. Overall pretty fun, but what the frak was that godawful lengthy song they had everyone singing along to in that one scene toward the end? I assume it was from some terrible 70s musical, from its general tone, but seriously. WTF. Something to make boomers happy? That singing scene couldn't end soon enough. Definitely not the lightning in a bottle that the singing scene in the original had.
Didn't mind the Monica Bellucci plotline, it was kind of fun.
I *did* mind so much film devoted to the creepy dad Jeffrey Jones character. Yes, fine, mention he was killed by a shark, no need to go claymation CGI and show it. NO need to keep following him around in the afterlife. He did NOT need to be in this at all. Keep pedophiles out of pop culture, please. ZERO reasons to have Jeffrey Jones or his character involved or mentioned at all in this film. THAT bothered me and kept taking me out of the film.
Didn't mind the Monica Bellucci plotline, it was kind of fun.
I *did* mind so much film devoted to the creepy dad Jeffrey Jones character. Yes, fine, mention he was killed by a shark, no need to go claymation CGI and show it. NO need to keep following him around in the afterlife. He did NOT need to be in this at all. Keep pedophiles out of pop culture, please. ZERO reasons to have Jeffrey Jones or his character involved or mentioned at all in this film. THAT bothered me and kept taking me out of the film.
Saw it yesterday and really enjoyed it. I agree that the story wasn't as streamlined as it could have been, there were a lot of subplots, and the boyfriend thing was resolved very swiftly with the push of a button... but on the whole I thought it was pretty good and would watch it again.
The soundtrack was great, there wasn't an excessive amount of fan service, the story was new rather than a rehash, acting was on point and they did a great job of capturing the original movie's aesthetic with practical effects. Oddly, I felt the Jeffrey Jones thing was handled well. Prior to watching I'd wondered if he'd just be written out, instead his character was included in a way that moved the plot forwards but removed the actor from the production. Smart.
I find it interesting how people's opinions of recent sequels-to-old-IPs differ so radically. It really reinforces how personal our experience of old movies is. I suspect any attempt to recapture the original magic of these productions is doomed to failure, at least on a large scale.
Anyhew, I look forward to the next comic-con where I'm certain we'll see hoards of Bobs charging around.
The soundtrack was great, there wasn't an excessive amount of fan service, the story was new rather than a rehash, acting was on point and they did a great job of capturing the original movie's aesthetic with practical effects. Oddly, I felt the Jeffrey Jones thing was handled well. Prior to watching I'd wondered if he'd just be written out, instead his character was included in a way that moved the plot forwards but removed the actor from the production. Smart.
I find it interesting how people's opinions of recent sequels-to-old-IPs differ so radically. It really reinforces how personal our experience of old movies is. I suspect any attempt to recapture the original magic of these productions is doomed to failure, at least on a large scale.
Anyhew, I look forward to the next comic-con where I'm certain we'll see hoards of Bobs charging around.
Last edited:
Too Much Garlic
Master Member
Kinda liked it. Had hoped Belucci had more of an impact on the story and a potential arc - she felt kinda wasted. Also miss Keaton's chaotic antics and tempo from the first one - he felt kinda slow and tired... but I guess a regular desk job can suck the life out of anyone... even if you are dead.
I agree on the Keaton thing. I didn’t feel like he had the frantic energy this time. Something was lacking in the BJ character.
Last edited:
I don't know if it's the same where you're from but spastic is seen as a derogatory term in certain parts of the world.
I would have described Keaton's Beetlejuice as frantic.
I never heard that, but I can appreciate it and apologize if it offended anyone. I edited my post so it doesn’t tread into uncomfortable territory, and I once again apologize for any ignorance I may have in use of the term.
I saw this last week. Better show than I expected.
It wasn't amazing. But it's a belated sequel, and I'm just impressed whenever they don't screw up major stuff. The BJ character felt generally like his old self. He wasn't a lot cleaner, or dirtier, or more redeemable, or less, etc. This kind of show would tempt a writer to make BJ into more of a sympathetic hero - I'm glad they didn't go down that road.
Jenna Ortega was good. It's an on-the-nose choice (to cast her as Wynona's daughter) but it worked.
I agree that the Monica Belluci character & the ending needed a rewrite. The first 2/3rds of the movie had more potential than the conclusion delivered.
I didn't mind how the Jeffrey Jones character (Wynona's dad) was handled. They were dealing with an actor problem, not a character problem. You could argue that the character didn't need so much screen time in this one. But IMO some of that was necessary to keep things happy for Wynona's mom.
This had an old-time-Tim-Burton feel. The mojo was right. That makes the specific problems go down easier.
It wasn't amazing. But it's a belated sequel, and I'm just impressed whenever they don't screw up major stuff. The BJ character felt generally like his old self. He wasn't a lot cleaner, or dirtier, or more redeemable, or less, etc. This kind of show would tempt a writer to make BJ into more of a sympathetic hero - I'm glad they didn't go down that road.
Jenna Ortega was good. It's an on-the-nose choice (to cast her as Wynona's daughter) but it worked.
I agree that the Monica Belluci character & the ending needed a rewrite. The first 2/3rds of the movie had more potential than the conclusion delivered.
I didn't mind how the Jeffrey Jones character (Wynona's dad) was handled. They were dealing with an actor problem, not a character problem. You could argue that the character didn't need so much screen time in this one. But IMO some of that was necessary to keep things happy for Wynona's mom.
This had an old-time-Tim-Burton feel. The mojo was right. That makes the specific problems go down easier.
just a regional note, in our rural area the full word was fine and just seen as an actual physical description of a movement type but we did have the shortened four letter version from the late 70s and that one was definitely a purposed insult about anyone with physical tics. I could see how it would spread to include the full, original word. Basically the same process that put retardation in the wastebasket of time.
Paul Andrew
Master Member
I had a lot of fun with it. My wife and I were talking about it on the drive home, and I kept thinking it was fun, but it just isn't going to have the impact on me that the original did. And you know, that's ok. I was like 8 when the original came out, ripe for having my wee brain all twisted up.
It was fun to watch Keaton do the character again and I'm glad I saw the movie, but I can't imagine needing to add it to my personal collection any time soon.
It was fun to watch Keaton do the character again and I'm glad I saw the movie, but I can't imagine needing to add it to my personal collection any time soon.
Too Much Garlic
Master Member
Belucci's character could have tied better the original film if she was looking for Beetlejuice to get her ring and finger back and that was the reason she was on the hunt for him. But they missed a perfect opportunity there.
Similar threads
