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  • Beetlejuice (1988)
    Review preview for Beetlejuice

    Drawing on the grand guignol horror that its creator had loved since his own childhood, Beetlejuice combines gleefully gory special effects with high camp, sharp wit and irreverent humour.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A recently deceased couple turn to a sleazy ghost to try and get an obnoxious living family evicted from their beloved home.
  • Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)
    Review preview for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

    Burton pieces together the components with a demonic rigour that belies its sequel status.

    Richard Mowe · 3 out of 5
    After a family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by Beetlejuice, Lydia's life is turned upside down when her teenage daughter, Astrid, accidentally opens the portal to the Afterlife.

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