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« on: May 04, 2023, 10:49:08 PM »

BEETLEJUICE (1988)  I saw it new in a theater.  I hated it.  Just special effects are quickly boring.  They do not a movie make. I was reminded of this movie in another thread.  My opinion is not personal, but, personally, it's my opinion. GEENA DAVIS was the reason I went to see it...
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« Reply #1 on: May 05, 2023, 02:27:26 AM »

I've never once been tempted to watch it. the poster alone put me off.

...but considering how much I love PEE WEE'S BIG ADVENTURE and EDWARD SCISSORHANDS maybe I should check it out?
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« Reply #2 on: May 05, 2023, 05:49:37 AM »

BEETLEJUICE (1988)  I saw it new in a theater.  I hated it.  Just special effects are quickly boring.  They do not a movie make. I was reminded of this movie in another thread.  My opinion is not personal, but, personally, it's my opinion. GEENA DAVIS was the reason I went to see it...


BEETLEJUICE was one of those movies that I totally enjoyed when I saw it, but never felt compelled to watch again.
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« Reply #3 on: May 05, 2023, 07:24:16 AM »

I found it quite amusing back in the day, and I still enjoy it from time to time now.

Still...

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« Reply #4 on: May 05, 2023, 07:36:56 AM »

I've never once been tempted to watch it. the poster alone put me off.

...but considering how much I love PEE WEE'S BIG ADVENTURE and EDWARD SCISSORHANDS maybe I should check it out?

If you liked those, Beetlejuice is well worth a watch 😊
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« Reply #5 on: May 05, 2023, 07:57:00 AM »

I like it a lot. Michael Keaton is over-the-top which may put some people off. But there's some great gags. It's Tim Burton at his Tim Burtoniest.
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« Reply #6 on: May 05, 2023, 08:24:34 AM »

I don't care for Tim Burton's films. ED WOOD I liked. the rest- bah humbug.
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« Reply #7 on: May 05, 2023, 09:39:15 AM »

I gotta take the exact opposite of everyone else's opinion so far.  I absolutely love this movie.  It's weird, spooky, and even hilarious at points.  It's got some great visuals, cool set designs, and wonderful music. 

Plus a funky dance number.
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« Reply #8 on: May 05, 2023, 11:23:58 AM »

I gotta take the exact opposite of everyone else's opinion so far.  I absolutely love this movie.  It's weird, spooky, and even hilarious at points.  It's got some great visuals, cool set designs, and wonderful music. 

Plus a funky dance number.

I'm so old I still have the soundtrack on vinyl 😳😉😉
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« Reply #9 on: May 05, 2023, 12:17:49 PM »

It is a favourite in my house. One of the few films we've found so far that all three of us like.
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« Reply #10 on: May 05, 2023, 02:49:35 PM »

I've never once been tempted to watch it. the poster alone put me off.

...but considering how much I love PEE WEE'S BIG ADVENTURE and EDWARD SCISSORHANDS maybe I should check it out?

If you liked those, Beetlejuice is well worth a watch 😊

Don't agree; going into a PEE WEE movie, one gets what one expects (to be amused by PEE WEE).  EDWARD SCISSORHANDS is not reliant on special effects to tell its story, one of two TIM BURTON films I like. 

I don't care for Tim Burton's films. ED WOOD I liked. the rest- bah humbug.

ED WOOD is the other TIM BURTON film I like.  Though I think MARTIN LANDAU is quite amusing as BELA LUGOSI, I will assert a point you made long ago: BELA LUGOSI was NO foul-mouth! 
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« Reply #11 on: May 05, 2023, 07:14:30 PM »

I like Beetlejuice.....but don't love it. Definitely not my favorite Tim Burton;s films.

If I had to put them in order:
1. Ed Wood (1994)
2. Edward Scissorhands (1990)
3. Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)
4. Batman (1989)
5. Sleepy Hollow (1999)

If I had to be honest I associate Beetlejuice with the cartoon more then the movie.
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« Reply #12 on: May 05, 2023, 08:43:00 PM »

WAIT! I liked FRANKENWEENIE (2012)!
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« Reply #13 on: May 06, 2023, 02:36:48 AM »

Kind of rare to read people actually disliking Beetlejuice. This is more like an unpopular opinion. Tim Burton movies I own rated and ranked:

A+

 1. Big Fish (2003)
 2. Edward Scissorhands (1990)
 3. Ed Wood (1994)
 4. Batman (1989)
 5. Beetlejuice (1988)
 6. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
 7. Sleepy Hollow (1999)
 8. Corpse Bride (2005)

A

 9. Batman Returns (1992)
 10. Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)

A-

 11. Frankenweenie (2012)

B+

 12. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
 13. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)

B

 14. Alice in Wonderland (2010)
 15. Mars Attacks! (1996)

B-

 16. Dark Shadows (2012)

C-

 17. Planet of the Apes (2001)
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« Reply #14 on: May 06, 2023, 04:15:59 AM »

this is a consistent in my top 10, which changes day to day. Cheers
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