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[–] dual_sport_dork 49 points 9 months ago (3 children)

I'll take, "Things that didn't need a reboot, remake, or sequel" for $100, Alex.

[–] distantsounds 15 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

It’s really just away for them to make the beetlejuice, beetlejuice, beetlejuice movie. The wheels are in motion

[–] tty5 6 points 9 months ago

Agreed and yet I expect more from this than from new alien movie

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA 3 points 9 months ago

Disparaging the reboot is a rebootable offense

[–] asdfasdfasdf 29 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (3 children)

Oh wow, another remake cash grab for millennial nostalgia with no hint of any original plot or story line. Simply one "look it's the person from Beetlejuice" shot again after another.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

This is more for GenX nostalgia. The oldest millennials were barely 7 when this came out and most probably didn’t see it until they were older.

[–] Twinklebreeze 7 points 9 months ago

Im a millennial, and I grew up watching this movie.

[–] EncryptKeeper 5 points 9 months ago

That’s why the nostalgia is for Millenials, they grew up watching this movie from childhood.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Hey, maybe we can get Keaton and Shelley Long to do a remake of 'Graveyard Shift!'

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

And Johnny Dangerously Jr. after that!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

Anybody that doesn't want a Johnny Dangerously reboot is a fargin icehole!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Good comment. It also reminded me of some good three generation movies. "Diamonds" with Kirk Douglas and Dan Aykroyd and "Family Business" with Sean Connery, Dustin Hoffman, and Matthew Broderick.

[–] Tylerdurdon 0 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Next, do: "get off my lawn!"

[–] asdfasdfasdf 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Hey, if being interested in some semblance of original thought makes me a grumpy old man, then...

get off my lawn!

[–] Tylerdurdon -1 points 9 months ago
[–] HootinNHollerin 1 points 9 months ago

Since you like remakes:

Ah hey, yet another remake money grab for millennial nostalgia without creativity. Just "ooh that guy from Beetlejuice" scene one after another.

[–] jordanlund 28 points 9 months ago (1 children)

If it does well will we get Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Beetlejuice?

OH! SHIT! GTFO OF MY HOUSE!

[–] HootinNHollerin 12 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Biggie Smalls, Biggie Smalls, Biggie Smalls

[–] dual_sport_dork 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Candlejack, Candlejack, Cand --

[–] Mr_Dr_Oink 5 points 9 months ago

Freak-a-me, freak-a-you

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA 2 points 9 months ago

Hey that one worked

[–] [email protected] 18 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

I can't tell if it's a straight remake using much of the original cast reprising their roles, or a sequel with much of the original cast reprising their roles.

A sequel could be cool. A straight remake, using the original actors, seems weird. It's like... Not even a remake. It's just a reshoot. Decades later.

[–] ThePantser 17 points 9 months ago

Looks more like a sequel based on the daughter of Lydia. Which is interesting but looks really like it might be the same movie.

[–] Thcdenton 11 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] EdibleFriend 4 points 9 months ago

Best criticism yet honestly lol

[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago

I hope it’ll be good, but I expect it won’t be.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I've seen Beetlejuice 167 times and it keeps getting funnier every single time I see it!

[–] FenrirIII 2 points 9 months ago

If you watch now, you get a free demon possession with every view!

[–] ConstipatedWatson 8 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Crap, I really wanted to like it, but the teaser was underwhelming (to say the least)

[–] toasty_mcboost 15 points 9 months ago

I feel like this is exactly what movie trailers should be - short and quick to the point without revealing too much. Movie trailers have gotten so long that you could just connect scenes together.

[–] ashok36 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Its a Tim Burton movie in 2024. Underwhelming will be the best we can expect.

[–] ConstipatedWatson 2 points 9 months ago

I can't argue with that point, but I think Michael Keaton is a great actor and could lift the movie, but the trailer didn't excite me at all...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

They should’ve released a red band version complete with all the horn honkin’ f bombs they can pack in there.

[–] ConstipatedWatson 4 points 9 months ago

I'm kind of afraid it won't be much better, but we'll see...

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago
[–] Jwin 7 points 9 months ago

I'm actually optimistic on this one. It took them over a decade to get the right script to bring the actors back. I think there is hyper awareness to not screw this up so I imagine it's at least ok. Look at the reboot of Ghostbusters (afterlife I think). That was a nice blend of nostalgia to keep us older heads happy and fun enough to engage the younger population. I am hopeful for the same with Beetlejuice.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I worked on this in VT and got injured on my first day. 🤣. Looks like it’s going to be one of those victims of its own nostalgia. It’ll be cameos and callbacks, I’m guessing.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Judging by the preview, I’m not. They even stole the whole spooky version of theme song sung in a capella trope.

https://www.reddit.com/r/blankies/comments/riqqfe/most_egregious_ironic_sloweddown_songs_in_trailers/

https://youtu.be/oZ6iiRrz1SY?si=xxBtQnLiT2ZZYWXQ

[–] TheControlled 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Just glad it isn't Beetwojuice or something like that.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)
[–] FenrirIII 2 points 9 months ago

Beetle 2: Electric Beetleloo

[–] FenrirIII 1 points 9 months ago

ITT: Same whining, different day.

If you don't want to see it, DON'T!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Even for a teaser, that was some hot diarrhea.