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Beetlejuice Patreon Watch Along!

This is "Beetlejuice Patreon Watch Along!" by Shanelle Riccio on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

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Jason McNeil

My favorite part of trivia for this is the fact that Beetlejuice is on the screen for such little time.

Kevin Hooper

I watched Beetlejuice in the theater back in 1988. Tim Burton in his heyday.

Kade (Sydney, AU)

I prefer Batman '89 but I have a soft spot for Peewee and Beetlejuice... OK, now for some free-word association... B movie aesthetic.... minatures... stop motion... I'm thinking Robocop. Robocop does get more than 14 minutes screen time, but Peter Weller's face not so much. I also feel this is a movie that millennials might dismiss as a standard "cop movie" or "dystopian sci-fi" or "B-grade action" when really it is one of the most successful genre fusions ever attempted, with a style all its own... OK, now to segue back to BJ? Hm, wellllll.... Keaton is in the remake of RC, but that one is much more of your standard high-production but lowest common denominator dystopian sci-fi, sadly.

shanellericcio

honestly I think that's why I liked this so much 😂I could see Beetlejuice hijinks getting annoying

Jason McNeil

This was also turned into a Saturday morning cartoon. So hijinks getting annoying confirmed.

Paul Cox

Robocop is one of the films that's really been big on the youtube reactor circuit, and I don't think I've seen a millennial or z'er yet who didn't like it. Which is more than I can say for it. I think it stinks, and I'm in its target demo (age 13 in 1987).

Lamar Savage

The thing I love most about this film is that Keaton, with so little screen time, spread throughout the film, still manages to "knock it out of the park" for every single second he has on camera! No one else I know of could pull that feat off!

Kade (Sydney, AU)

I have heard "stinker" applied to its sequel, but I myself would not go that far. Robocop (2014) is "adequate action"- nothing special. However, I do think Robocop (1987) is something special, but I also understand that it is not a conventional film either, so many will not enjoy it for a variety of reasons. All I can say is the while the characterizations are marvellous, the execution is definitely experimental... but it is my favourite Verhoeven movie for that reason, I think. Sometimes I think there can be too much polish. Interesting that you believe Robo was for 13 year olds in 1987- it was rated R.

Michael F.

Sorry I'm late. Work, work, work... I've always liked Beetlejuice. I saw it in the theater, and have enjoyed watching it ever since. To answer your question: When are you supposed to feel grown up? Uhm... never? You're supposed to mature and become responsible, but I'm still a big kid, and I'm old. Creepy stop-motion animation is creepy. I like the original King Kong movie, and movies of that ilk, because of the stop motion. It gives the fantastic its own unique feel. Tim Burton's stop motion is creepy. My kids loved Nightmare Before Christmas. I never cared for it. I prefer young Alec Baldwin. My favorite of his movies is Hunt for Red October. Then... he decided to take more bad-guy roles. *sigh*. I love Geena Davis. This and the Long Kiss Goodnight are my favorite of her movies. (Although, A League of Their Own is pretty good, too.) I only saw Thelma and Louise once. Not really my kind of movie. But, she and Susan Sarandon did a good job. One day, I hope to get up to New England to see it. Never been there. New York is as far as I ever got. Ah, the soundtrack. Harry Belafonte. He was actually one of my Mom's favorite singers. We had all his records. I like the Danny Elfman score. The opening scene, with the pan from the live shot to the miniature, and the music... that was great! All in all, a fun watch. Thank you! See you in the next one.