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BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE 2024

The juice is loose, and it made a splash! So I saw this movie a week after it released, and I'm very thankful for the fact it wasn't spoiled... But now it's been a week - this is officially your SPOILER WARNING. Go to the end if you just want to see my rating and no spoilers. 👋

Obviously, the original Beetlejuice is a classic. I always loved the original. It took a few decades to make this sequel, and it had big shoes to fill. What I will say is that they got the shoes on, but those shoes were pretty scuffed up. I will get into what I mean by that. They got the original cast back for this. They got Michael Keation. They got Catherine O'Hara (KEVIN!). They got back Winona Ryder... Fantastic! I'm happy to see them all back! Who wasn't there? Why Daddy Deetz! Jeffrey Jones was obviously not asked to film for this sequel... Don't know why? 😕 Google what happened, and it's a shame he would do that. What's also a shame? Is that they used photos of him (QUITE A BIT) and likeness to callback to the character. This ended up making me uncomfortable. I understand they want to keep continuity, but we all know you had to pay him to use his likeness... We've learned from Crispin Glover in Back to the Future... Hollywood is always keen on recasting. Should have done that to keep the story going. But I digress. So besides bringing back old characters, we also got some new ones! We got Lydia Deetz' defiant daughter Astrid, played by Jenna Ortega, Lydia's awkward self-absorbed fiance Rory, played by Justin Theroux, we got a murderous love interest for Astrid played by Arthur Conti, we got a murderous love interest for Beetlejuice played by Monica Belluci, we got.... jeez this a lot... we got Willem Dafoe, Danny Devito, and shrunken head BOB. That seemed a lot to you, too? Yeah, it was a lot to take in for us as well. I'm usually fair, but I would have completed cut out Monica Belluci because her character did nothing to add to the story. Danny Devitos cameo could have been quick and fun.

Besides that, it was a fun story, not a complete story, but I enjoyed the movie and soundtrack! Go for Keaton! Worth the watch!

MY RATING : 7.5/10 🪲🪲🪲🧃

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LONGLEGS 2024

Just got home from the theater and saw this. I will start by saying I am so happy Nicholas Cage is now in this Era where the random movies he says "yes" to are not terrible movies (not saying all his films are terrible), but they are wild ride films that will always keep you glued. This movie was a quirky thriller mystery film. If you're a horror fan you'll get a kick out of this one. Nicholas Cage plays the title character BUT he is NOT the main character. His character (make-up wise) reminded me a lot of Zelda from the original Stephen King movie Pet Semetary, and it truly is disturbing to look at, but a strange thrill to keep seeing pop up. Maika Monroe did a wonderful job charging through this film and you could feel the anxiety her character is feeling while she is trying to solve this mystery. I will say this film reminds me in certain aspects of the SAW films with the mystery aspect (Poster says "Silence of the Lambs" I say nay-nay 😆), BUT the cinematography did really remind me on Napoleon Dynamite. I'm about to lose some people on this last statement but there are certain shots in this film that make you laugh even though they're not meant to. There is an extremely dry humor to one or two parts of this film and the way it was shot made me think Napoleon was around the corner. 😆 If you are a fan of "who done did it?" films mixed with creepy thriller aspects you'll definitely enjoy this film. I will tell you this film won't be up for any Academy Awards but I really did enjoy this story and film. Also that soundtrack? Crank it up on the way home!