*Spoilers Ahead!* Tim Burton’s sequel to the 1988 classic “Beetlejuice” has now hit theaters marking the eve of the spookiest season of the year with “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice . ” A sequel in its own right, “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” returns with familiar faces, new music and striking visuals that serve as a reminder of what made us fall in love with the story in the first place. “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” picks up in the present day, 36 years after the events of the original film.
Lydia Deetz (Winona Ryder) is now a famed television personality who specializes in communicating with ghosts and is the mother of Astrid Deetz (Jenna Ortega). Things aren’t as normal as they seem, as Lydia has hallucinations of seeing Beetlejuice (Michael Keaton). This turns out to be no coincidence, as Lydia receives a phone call from her stepmother, Delia (Catherine O’Hara), informing her that her father has passed away in a freak accident and a funeral will be held at the very same house where Beetlejuice once haunted them.
The film doesn’t miss a beat in bringing that familiar charm that is personally tailored to this story. Beetlejuice continues to reign as the king of the Netherworld, offering his services to those in the mortal world. The Deetz family is even more dysfunctional than we ever thought possible.
The ghosts and freaky characters of Burton’s imagination fill up the screen to our delight, along with colorful sets and an expansion of the Netherworld. And whil.