Beetlejuice Beetlejuice opens with a wonderful title sequence like the first film, replicating much of the wonder that viewers experienced in 1988 when Tim Burton’s classic was first released.
Lydia, played by Winona Ryder, and the Deetz’s, played by Catherine O’Hara and voiced by impressionist Charlie Hopkinson, are back, this time with Lydia taking the lead as a talk show host about the supernatural. Her daughter, Astrid, played by Jenna Ortega, is much like Lydia was at her age, with a bit more of a focus placed on how different she is from other people her age.
Delia has returned to making “art,” and alerts Lydia of the death of Charles, leading to their return back to Winter River for the funeral.
The ‘juice’ (Michael Keaton, not OJ) is let loose once more in this exuberant comedy thriller with a similar motive to the previous movie.
And with a fair runtime of 1:44, and Beetlejuice (Uh-oh, that’s three times) providing well-paced comedic relief left and right, it’s well worth a visit to the theatre.
4/5 Stars. Home! Home! Home!