Beetlejuice Beetlejuice [movie]

 Beetlejuice Beetlejuice [movie]

I REALLY EXPECTED TO HATE THIS (IF ONLY BECAUSE IT'S NOT BEETLEJUICE GOES HAWAIIAN) BUT NAH, IT'S GOOD. THIS WILL SOUND SARCASTIC BUT I REALLY LIKE HOW DEDICATED TO MAKING THE EFFECTS LOOK BAD THEY WERE. IT FEELS LIKE THE REAL MEMORAL PART OF THE ORIGINAL LOOK IS HAVING VERY GOOD ART DIRECTION ON NOT GREAT ACTUAL EFFECTS WORK. THIS DID OBVIOUS THINGS LIKE HAVING STOP MOTION RUNNING AT WAY TOO LOW FRAME RATES, BUT THERE IS ALSO SCEENS WHERE SOMETHING IS ON A GREEN SCREEN AND THE TRANSPARENCY IS ALL SCREWED UP OR THERE IS BIG MAT LINES AROUND THE ACTORS AND LIKE, YEAH! THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO DO THAT BUT THEY CORRECTLY IDENTIFIED THAT IS WHAT A BEETLEJUICE EFFECT LOOKS LIKE. 


PS. IS THE BEGINNING PART WITH THE FUSSY FRENCH ARTIST JUST AN ORIGIN STORY FOR JACQUE? IT IS RIGHT? THERE WAS NO OTHER REASON FOR THAT LITTLE SEQUENCE. 

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