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Michael Keaton, Academy Award winner Geena Davis, Alec Baldwin and Winona Ryder star in director Tim Burton's comic twist on supernatural horror tales - Beetlejuice. When a couple of nice, young homebody ghosts (Baldwin and Davis) try to haunt the pretentious humans who have moved into their house, they ask for help from a demonic wraith (Keaton) they cannot control in this comic fantasy that mixes the quick and the dead with a laugh and a fright. (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment)

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NinadeL 

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English Beetlejuice is a beautiful classic ghost story that remains popular thanks to Burton's other great films (and animated series). The old-school special effects are magical, the cast is wonderful: Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis as the dead husbands, Michael Keaton in a perfect mask, Winona Ryder as the ideal goth teenager, and Jeffrey Jones and Catherine O'Hara as caricatures of modern businessmen. And last but certainly not least the legendary Sylvia Sidney, who shone in the 1930s... A joy to behold. In its time, there was genre competition in the form of the similarly successful High Spirits, but there is no need to choose between them. Both ghost stories are evergreens. ()

novoten 

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English A playful supernatural flick from Tim Burton which, thanks to the lead actor, belongs to the worse part of his body of work. I can't help it, but Michael Keaton is an average actor who won't create an atmospheric effect with his overblown appearance and tons of overacting. Fortunately, the gems of the film are the scenes of the miniature city, the characteristically Danny Elfman score, and the perfect goth-depressed Winona Ryder. Still, my impressions during childhood were several classes higher. ()

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kaylin 

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English This is a legendary Tim Burton film, at least legendary to me. I watched it when I was a kid, and all I remember is that I was completely blown away by it. It wasn’t so much that I was scared, but primarily because I was enchanted by the world of the dead, which was absolutely stunning - and that still holds true today. In Burton's films, the worlds of the dead are simply more fascinating than the worlds of the living. Even though the house where most of the film takes place is simply stunning. A film shot at times as a slapstick, with great actors led by Keaton, who is unrecognizable in makeup. It still gets to me. ()

Stanislaus 

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English Tim Burton was still in his directorial development when Beetlejuice was made, and thus the film didn't appeal to me as much as his other later efforts. The film's bleakly colorful atmosphere is captured perfectly and is very much typical of most of Burton's other films. The visual effects were absolutely perfect for their time - especially the likeness of the snake and the worm. The portrayal of the deceased was also flawless, as was Danny Elfman's great score. In short, a film that is imaginative as hell and somewhat funny, and while it's not something memorable, it deserves the 4* from me for the solid technical workmanship and cast. ()

Malarkey 

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English Before watching the sequel, I had to revisit the original—it’s been years since I last saw Beetlejuice. And yes, it still holds up beautifully. Tim Burton proved he was a genius back then, and I’m glad he showed Hollywood what he was capable of with this film. The sheer creativity, both in animation and ideas, combined with humor and fun, is unmatched. I can't help but wonder—how many directors today can pull off something like this? ()

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