Angel Taubithius

Disappointed, I absolutely loathe to say. This film was absolutely fantastic, just as it is horrible. The cinematography was impeccable, the acting was great, and there were a few fantastic scenes. It pains me to say that’s the best I could say about this movie. The songs, per Lady Gaga always, delivered great mood to the story, but were so hard to distinguish from the real world. You could almost never tell when a song was sung out loud or purely in the heads of the characters unless something dramatic proved it. Some plots were completely unnecessary like Lee getting pregnant: brought up maybe twice, then never heard of again. While the film aims to recreate that energy that made the first one so compelling, it comes off as a bit much, and lacks the same energy. As for the ending, spoilers ahead, I find it difficult to distinguish if it was artistic or anti-climactic. Perhaps a bit of both, but still it leaves us with so many unanswered questions. Who was the visitor Arther was going to meet? What the fuck happened to Lee’s baby??? I loved Joker so much, and it makes me so sad to say that this didn’t live up to my expectations. (Also, There were like 5 scenes in the trailer that weren’t even in the film? What??)

Eh.. It was alright, but really a bit disappointing. The whole thing with beetlejuice’s ex-wife was completely rushed and pointless, and the kid who killed his parents was incredibly underdeveloped and also pointless. Astrid could’ve just not been able to deal with the chaos of the wedding and stuff, then went to the underworld to find her dad by herself. The addition of a new character was just pointless. The acting was pretty decent, but just as expected, Michael Keaton was the best part of the film. He had some really funny jokes and had that perfect BJ spirit. I loved the sound design, I felt like that was really intricately crafted. For me, I thought funnniest moment was when all the shrunken head guys rushed through the house and then the city, to me that was absolutely hilarious. For me at least, I felt like the idea had a lot of potential but they overcrowded it with pointless plot points. Throughout the film I thought I could’ve written and directed it better, which always says something about the movie. Eh, it was alright, but for the same spooky vibes we all love, I’d rather rewatch the original :/