Beetlejuice

I don’t like Tim Burton. I don’t like Tim Burton. I don’t like Tim Burton. (27.05.2010)

Burton's playful supernatural flick, which, thanks to the lead actor, belongs to the worse part of his body of work. I can't help it, but Keaton is an average actor who won't create an atmospheric effect with his overspoken appearance and tons of overacting. Fortunately, the gems of the film are the scenes of the miniature city, the traditionally Elfman-composed music, and the perfect gothic-depressive Winona Ryder. However, the childhood impressions were several classes above. (26.02.2006)

Lottergeist Beetlejuice ist eine wunderschöne klassische Geistergeschichte, die dank Burtons anderen großartigen Filmen (und einer Animationsserie) weiterhin beliebt ist. Die Tricks der alten Schule sind magisch, die Besetzung ist wunderbar: Alec Baldwin und Geena Davis als tote Ehemänner, Michael Keaton in einer perfekten Maske, Winona Ryder als idealer Goth-Teenager, Jeffrey Jones und Catherine O'Hara als Karikaturen moderner Geschäftsleute. Und nicht zuletzt die legendäre Sylvia Sidney, die bereits in den 1930er Jahren glänzte... Ein toller Anblick. Seinerzeit gab es eine Genre-Konkurrenz in Form des ähnlich lustigen High Spirits - Die Geister sind willig!, aber es gibt keinen Grund, sich zwischen ihnen zu entscheiden. Beide Geistergeschichten sind Evergreens. (01.11.2021)

I wasn’t able to enjoy the film as much as I did before. What I still liked was Michael Keaton's performance, but I was disappointed with the level of special effects. What annoyed me were the badly executed sand snakes. Had they been better, I would have kept my original rating, but I take it down to a 3*+. (27.02.2018)

This is a legendary film by Tim Burton, which is legendary at least for me. I saw it once when I was a little boy and I remember only one thing - that I was completely captivated by it. Not so much because I was scared, but mainly because it enchanted me with the world of the dead, which was absolutely beautiful. And that still holds true. The worlds of the dead are simply more interesting in Burton's works than the worlds of the living. Although, the house where most of the film takes place is simply magnificent. The film, shot in places as a grotesque with great actors led by a completely unrecognizable Keaton, still gets to me. (03.12.2013)