Beetlejuice Beetlejuice 4K 2024

To be honest, I had given up hope that old Tim would be able to get back on track. For the last 15 years, with few exceptions, his movies have been bland and unimpressive. As if they were made not by that gothic circus performer, but by his more dull imitator. The final chord was the remake of Dumbo, which turned out to be not only a major commercial failure, but also the lowest-rated work of the director. After that, there was little hope for a new Beetlejuice. There was too great a chance that the movie would be another unnecessary self-repeater, where nostalgia has a place. Fortunately, I turned out to be completely wrong. The same Burton is back!

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice looks like a true return to his roots. Namely a gothic story with dark sets and black humor. It's as if the same Burton, who was somewhere in the back of the soul and gradually faded away, instantly broke out and began to organize his extravaganza. It's not clear what spurred him on. Whether it was the success of Wansday that brought back his passion for making movies, or simply the return to the child that made him famous in the face of the restless ghost awakened the old fervor. In any case, the picture looks Burtonian in the best sense of the word.

The world of Beetlejuice remains as strange, even illogical, but so enchanting and full of dark jokes that it is impossible to tear oneself away from the screen. The sets, makeup, and even the occasional computer effects create that just right atmosphere of the garishly unique world of the dead. And the music by Danny Elfman for the first time in many years again breaks through with its traditional motifs, making you feel the atmosphere of something otherworldly. In general, literally through the frame you can see all the enthusiasm of Burton, as well as all the other participants of the project. You can see that finally he cares about what he creates again.

Well, together with the storyteller in black, Michael Keaton returned to the line again in the role of a nasty, but at the same time charismatic ghost. Usually when actors return to the same role many years later, they look completely tired and not really involved in the process, following the example of Harrison Ford. But Keaton has lost absolutely no enthusiasm and is still as ready to captivate the audience with his bawdy but energetic jokes, including the charming creep mode. And unlike in Flash, where Batman was needed for whatever reason (like most of that movie), here his return helps the heroine to cope with her fears and finally close the gestalt about her marriage.

But even without him, the cast is more than satisfying. Winona Ryder is also back and now resides exactly in the opposite role. If earlier she was a teenage rebel going against her folks, now she has become a mother herself, against whom her teenage daughter with mischievous behavior has gone. It's pretty interesting to see character development like this. Jenna Ortega doesn't seem as interesting against her background and looks like a slightly more emotional Wansday. Though she's still nice to see and the girl clearly has a future. Even the characters played by Catherine O'Hara and Justin Theroux, which are supposed to be annoying, thanks to the involvement of the actors cause a lot of laughter, largely due to their reactions to the wild things going on around them. Well, and as pleasant cameos here Willem Defoe as a cop and a somewhat unsuccessful actor, and Burton's regular favorites in the face of Danny De Vito and Monica Bellucci. The only thing missing is Geena Davis and Alec Baldwin, who played Maitlands in the first installment, but they apparently didn't have room in the already overcrowded script (though the latter was probably left out for slightly different reasons).

I'd like to believe that Beetlejuice Beetlejuice was not a one-off, but Burton's full-fledged return to the echelon. The time spent watching it literally flew by, taking me back to a time when non-movies didn't have to construct themselves as EVENTS and simply entertained the audience. That's something that's sorely lacking these days. Well, I highly recommend the movie. It's a very yearly sequel that understands perfectly how to capture the atmosphere of the original. In 2024, that's quite an accomplishment, you know.