Cinepals - BEETLEJUICE (1988) Movie Reaction & Review!

Episode Date: May 30, 2024

For the first time, Achara & Steph watch one of Tim Burton's beloved 80's classics, "Beetlejuice," a dark comedy about a recently deceased couple who hire a mischievous and chaotic ghost to scare away the obnoxious new inhabitants of their beloved home.   This film is directed by Tim Burton (Edward Scissorhands & The Nightmare Before Christmas) & it stars: Michael Keaton (Batman & Birdman), Alec Baldwin (The Hunt for Red October & 30 Rock), Geena Davis (Thelma & Louise & A League of Their Own), Winona Ryder (Edward Scissorhands & Stranger Things), Catherine O'Hara (Home Alone & Schitt's Creek), and Jeffrey Jones (Ferris Bueller's Day Off & Amadeus).   Join our Patreon https://www.Patreon.com/JabyKoay or become a YouTube member for access to full length watchalong reactions!   SOCIAL MEDIA ~STEPH SABRAW~ Instagram:  @StephSabraw  YouTube:  @TheWhirlGirls  ~ACHARA KIRK~ Twitter & Instagram:  @Acharakirk  YouTube:  @Achara  ~CINEPALS~ YouTube: @CinePals Insta: https://instagram.com/TheCinePals Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheCinePals

Sena. How? It's Showdown. What's up everyone? Welcome back. I'm Achara Kirk, joined by Steff Sabra. Hello. And we are watching Beetlejuice.

Not to be confused with the sequel that is going to be coming out soon. We're about to jump in. Here we go. Aww. I believe you. Rock your body, child. Aww, what a delightful movie. Yeah. What a cute, cute movie.

It's like joyfully twisted and weird. Yes. Just like all of the things I think that we've come to know and love about Tim Burton, I feel, is like fully present here. Yes. It's just crazy. Yeah, I know. It really might be my favorite Tim Burton movie. Yeah.

It's so weird. it's probably the only one major one I haven't seen. Yeah, I've seen a lot of them. But like, there's something just so delightful about this. Even though it's like, you know, watching it now, obviously you look at the effects and you're like, yeah, clearly, that's not as refined as what we have going on now. But there's something just so joyful about it and delightful. Like, it's like delightfully dark. Yeah.

And like just the right balance of dark that I. I imagine watching this as a child. It kind of fuels your imagination and your fantasy because it does feel kind of like joyfully childlike. But just like in all the best ways. Yeah. Crazy and scary, but funny. It's just all rolled into one.

And then, you know, at the end, it's a happy ending. I know. Totally. I love it. I'm obsessed with the entire aesthetic of the film. Yes. Just every choice made was so fun. I do feel like it was made through kind of this lens of a child

of what you would hope kind of the afterworld could have. Yeah. And I just thought that, I mean, Tim Burton is incredible for the details and the details did not disappoint. Just everything was so laid out and thought out. And the acting and the ensemble of it all was so fun. And it was twisted, but it was fun. And I think delightful is kind of the perfect weird.

word for it. Yeah. And even with a character like Beetlejuice, I think that Michael Keaton really nailed it because he's gross. Gross. Like, fully disgusting. But

there's something about the way that he's so committed to the character and it's like, he's clearly having so much fun playing this character and I imagine like, if any actor was given this opportunity to just kind of be like, just go wild. Yeah. Physicality-wide.

voices, everything, just, like, go crazy with it. And, like, he really went all the way. And even though he was, like, a really gross character, there was something still very charming about him. Yeah. Yeah, he was disgusting. And I feel like it's one of those characters where you, we obviously don't have the ability to smell a movie,

but he smelled. Yeah. Yeah, he was, like, pomming right out of the screen. Yeah. What a cool character. character choice. I'm just so used to seeing Michael Keating these, like, refined, just Oscar-worthy in a different way, like, super dramatic. And this was just so grotesque and different and out there. But also, not too much. You know, it was like, just held this balance where you're

like, I really believe that this character exists. Yeah, he's like your dirty old uncle, you know? I don't know. Actually, I do not have a dirty old uncle, but if I had one, I imagine that we'd kind of be like, you know, like that creepy guy who's always just like, hey, you know, like, always trying to get it in. Yeah, just like being a little bit too close, a little bit too familiar and weird, but not not in a way that kind of makes you feel super uncomfortable. It's just kind of like, go away, you know?

Yeah, yeah. Yeah, he is like a beetle. He's like a little cockroach. You're like, ugh, like, I don't want you here, but somehow you could survive a nuclear war, and that's crazy. Yeah, and so, yeah, he's just, it's really great. And I love the makeup and everything that they did for him. And obviously, like, with everything being just, you know, so much practical effects and stuff, it's like, it's really fun. And even the sandworms, like, their design was so cool.

So cool. It almost feels like, you know, he was like, hey, you're a little. six-year-old kid. Can you like draw me a nightmareish sandworm? Like the colors and everything, the fact that it had like a head that just opened up and then another head popped out, the crazy striped tongue. I'm like, this is wild. Yeah, the look of everything and like when they distorted their faces. Yeah. I just also loved like the little messaging in there too about greed and wanting, like, capitalism and trying to make a profit off of everything, even the dead.

Like, we would do that, you know. We absolutely, and do try to make a profit off of ghost towns and haunted houses and such. But I thought Lydia was such a perfect character to medium that whole reality between life and death with the parents. And then the two couples, like one being so in love and one being like, so driven by their profits. Yeah. It was just like really,

just like a really nice juxtaposition of those two things. And then also I think Lydia was such a great character as well. And Winona Ryder was so great. Like, I think she probably was like just the original kind of, you know, depressed little girl that we love. Because like, I looked at this and I was like, oh yeah she's kind of giving me like Christina Ricci

Adams family vibes like yeah Wednesday but I'm like yeah but this was before I think so she was like the original kind of cool girl that we love but just kind of I just love all the costuming and everything it's like so over

the top it's just kind of like yeah why wouldn't you if you were this little little teenage girl who's like I'm just so so misunderstood My whole life is a dark place. Yeah, why not? Just wear a lace veil because...

Because you can. Like, yeah, just the aesthetics, the costuming, like the way everything looked was just so delightfully on point. It's just like, in my mind, I imagine that Tim Burton's brain just kind of looks like this. I know. I was thinking when, like, midway through it, I want to just be in Tim Burton's brain. It's just like an animated park of the most twisted but fun and beautiful things.

And I think also because of the fact that like a lot of the stuff was like little models. Yeah. And like the sandworms and whatnot and even the snake looks like stop motion or something like that. Yeah. And the artwork moving. Yeah. It was just there was something about it that like while what was happening was. was creepy

it was like delightfully creepy because it feels like kind of like a cartoon or a kid's movie or something like that like the way everything was moving

I don't know if I'm like properly articulating myself well but like it just kind of felt just the right amount of terror yeah I hear you yeah but it's still

I can imagine that you know as a kid it's like just the right amount where you're like, I'm a little bit scared, but I'm also thoroughly entertained. And I would want to watch this movie all the time on repeat because it's just so much fun. Yes, it is a movie that I would definitely and will revisit, especially during the Halloween next time. It's the soundtrack is so good. I would play the soundtrack. Everything about it. And like I totally get

why everyone wants to dress up as one of the characters or another. Like, even from, like, the detail of Miss Argentina, like, that I would want to be her for Halloween. Yeah. She looked so cool. Yeah, like, all of those kind of dead people. I mean, it was nice, obviously, like, the Maitlands are our introduction to this world, and I thought it was cool that they got to just stay as human-looking. But then as you kind of delve into the world of the afterlife,

You see there's so many different types of dead people. And it's like, it's just really delightful to see the interpretations of like, yeah, what could this be? And even with stuff that's gory, like the lady who was cut in half, it never felt too much. Yeah, yeah. It's gross, but like just gross enough. I agree completely. It is so my pace. If you're going to go into, like, gross, eerie world, it's not really horrory, but.

but dealing with the death with the dead is just the best way to do it. Yeah, this is cute. So good. A super cute movie. An Oscar winner as well? Best makeup.

Okay, it makes a lot of sense. Yeah, and three Saturn Awards for Best Horror Film, Best Makeup, and Best Supporting Actress for Sylvia Sidney. Wow. The makeup and hairstyling on this was top notch. Really, really great. So, yeah, overall, excellent film. So glad that we got to watch it.

And looking forward to the Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice. Yeah. Don't say it a third time. No. How many years has it been? 88. It's over 30 years. Wow.

Yeah. It looks good. It looks good. Amazing. Legendary. Yeah. I loved it. Loved.

Let us know your thoughts, guys. How many times have you watched this movie? Yeah. I always love to hear, like, your personal experiences, like what the film meant to you as a kid. Let us know. And we will see you next time. I'm a charicouk. This is...

Tab torah. Ciao.