Beetlejuice (1988)

All Critics (43) | Top Critics (8) | Fresh (37) | Rotten (8) | DVD (18)

Beetlejuice means something good: that imaginative artists can bring a fading genre back from the dead.

August 22, 2008 Full Review

Richard Corliss

TIME Magazine

Top Critic

Luckily, Keaton pops up from his grave to liven things up when the antics pitting the good ghosts against the intruders become a trite cat & mouse game.

August 8, 2008 Full Review

Variety Staff

Variety

Top Critic

Some of the most surprisingly enjoyable viewing in years.

January 26, 2006 Full Review

Time Out

Top Critic

An appealing mess.

August 7, 2004 Full Review

Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

Top Critic

[The] actors, not surprisingly, are limited by the stupidity of their material.

May 20, 2003 Full Review | Comments (3)

Janet Maslin

New York Times

Top Critic

Not since Ghostbusters have the spirits been so uplifting.

January 1, 2000 Full Review

Rita Kempley

Washington Post

Top Critic

Early Tim Burton is creepy, dark fun for tweens and teens.

January 2, 2011 Full Review

Scott G. Mignola

Common Sense Media

With its sophisticated yet accessible blend of comedy and the macabre, I knew Beetlejuice was likely to be one of those films I would never tire of. But a classic? It's been 20 years. I'm willing to throw that blue ribbon on it.

November 3, 2008 Full Review

Ryan Cracknell

Movie Views

Quite possibly the most bizarre and flat-out surreal effort of Tim Burton's career...

October 29, 2008 Full Review

David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Daylight comes to Beetlejuice in this anniversary DVD, but apparently the bonus features wan' go home.

October 9, 2008 Full Review

Eric Henderson

Slant Magazine

Tim Burton's imagination jumped into the saddle and held onto the bridle with Beetlejuice.

October 9, 2008 Full Review

Eric Henderson

Slant Magazine

...inventive and funny, something that has eluded Burton for a while now. (Blu-ray Edition)

October 7, 2008 Full Review

John J. Puccio

Movie Metropolis

...weird and unorthadox and innovative and clever, but the main thing is that it's funny.

October 7, 2008 Full Review

John J. Puccio

Movie Metropolis

The character of Beetlejuice is hazy because the writers can never decide if he's a villain or an anti-hero...

October 4, 2008 Full Review | Comments (7)

Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

One of [Burton's] flat-out funniest films, with Michael Keaton giving a performance for the ages.

September 11, 2008 Full Review

Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

A surreal, demented delight.

August 22, 2008 Full Review

TV Guide's Movie Guide

A minor classic.

August 22, 2008 Full Review

Film4

Darkly humorous and visually inventive, Burton's second film, which deservedly won the Makeup Oscar, fulfilled the promise he showed in his debut, launching a brilliant career with Batman and other original movies, many of which starring Johnny Depp.

August 18, 2008 Full Review

Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Very clever black comedy full of great characters and situations.

June 1, 2007

Steve Crum

Video-Reviewmaster.com

• 1. Betelgeuse: Let's turn on the juice and see what shakes loose.
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• 1. Otho: You've read my mind! So few clients are up for the experience!
  – Submitted by Andy F (7 months ago)
• 1. Receptionist: ...And if I knew then what I know now, I wouldn't have had my little accident!
  – Submitted by Andy F (7 months ago)
• 1. Betelgeuse: It's showtime!
  – Submitted by Vinnie F (8 months ago)
• 1. Betelgeuse: We come for your daughter, Chuck.
  – Submitted by Ben M (9 months ago)
• 1. Lydia Deetz: My whole life is a dark room.
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