Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

Gabriel Tufte

With Lydia Deetz coming of age, an unexpected tragedy strikes the Deetz family, leading the trio back to where it all started. After Lydia’s defiant daughter, Astrid, reveals a portal that snatches her to the afterlife, Lydia and her family are challenged with the burden of dealing with the dead once again. A trickster of a demon takes advantage of the Deetzs's family situation and sets loose his baggage on anyone who says his name three times: Beetlejuice. 

Beetlejuice 2 may have started out slow, but Tim Burton has stepped up his graphics and satire. The film itself reveals to us the challenges of overcoming not only death, but life as well– the past will follow you no matter what, and acceptance is a hard pill to swallow. However, there were one or two plot holes then and there, such as how Barbara and Adam from the first movie were not present in the sequel, or how Beetlejuice somehow works for the dead's HR department. Overall Beetlejuice 2 was sensational, especially with its Halloween-esque cinematography and spooky aesthetics. Furthermore, Winona Ryder, Michael Keaton, Jenna Ortaga and Cathernie O’Hara performed wonderfully. The musical effects, however, were not the same as the classical Beetlejuice, yet they were just as good. The film’s satirical and comedic nature is enjoyable for most watchers, but probably not recommended for younger audiences. Although, it is still definitely a movie that should be added to your Halloween watch list.