Matrixston Wow! Such a good movie.

StunnaKrypto Self-important, over-dramatic, uninspired.

Lumsdal Good , But It Is Overrated By Some

Phillipa Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

terasamay Beetlejuice is a quirky offbeat dark comedy from the late 1980s starring Michael Keaton and directed by Tim Burton. Alec Baldwin and Geena Davies play a recently deceased married couple who are living in their beautiful home as afterlives. They collaborate with a crazy ghoul named Beetlejuice to drive away any other people who come to stay there. The casting is really good and Michael Keaton was at the top at this time. Production design, as usual is the case for a Burton film is really good and darkness and morbid overtones are seeping through the frames. Tim Burton is not everyone's cup of tea and even his most accessible films aren't universally adored. So watch Beetlejuice with these things in mind.

jacobjohntaylor1 This is a great fantasy movie. It has great acting. It also has a great story line. It is a very scary movie. See it. If you like ghost stories you will like this movie. See it. It is one of the scariest movies of all time.

hellholehorror Barbara, you don't know what's out there! We did find out though in this fantastic comedy. There is a great story, lots of effects but these effects are really dated now. I don't watch it for the effects, I love the character of Betelgeuse and the other characters are so well defined that you either love or hate them just the way you should in a film. It is dark and funny. It is not normal and that is why it is so good.

SimonJack I ed seeing this movie in a theater when it came out. I recall the good makeup and camera work, but didn't think the story was that good. So, I watched it again these many years later and had the same impressions.The idea for "Beetlejuice" was quite novel for the time. And there can be little doubt about the superb job of makeup, animation and special effects. And while the idea for the plot had possibilities, the screenplay is very lame. It's a challenge to stay interested because it quickly becomes boring. So much so, that the one very good performance in the film – that of Michael Keaton as Beetlejuice, can't salvage the film. The comedy is flat. What little of it I could find was dull. My five stars are solely for the exceptional makeup and artwork that went into the production. It deserved its Oscar for that, but the film otherwise is a dud.