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[–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 55 points 1 year ago (3 children)

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

[–] distantsounds@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

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

[–] tty5@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

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

Disparaging the reboot is a rebootable offense

[–] asdfasdfasdf@lemmy.world 37 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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.

[–] gregorum@lemm.ee 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

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

[–] EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

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

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] Stowaway@midwest.social 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] Gaspar@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And Johnny Dangerously Jr. after that!

[–] megabat@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

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

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year 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@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Next, do: "get off my lawn!"

[–] asdfasdfasdf@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year 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@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago
[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year 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.

[–] Thcdenton@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Best criticism yet honestly lol

[–] elgordino@fedia.io 11 points 1 year ago

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

[–] ConstipatedWatson@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (3 children)

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

[–] toasty_mcboost@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year 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@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] ConstipatedWatson@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year 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...

[–] HonkTonkWoman@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year 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@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

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

[–] megabat@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] FenrirIII@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

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

[–] demesisx@infosec.pub 9 points 1 year 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.

[–] delirious_owl@discuss.online 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] demesisx@infosec.pub 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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

[–] Jwin@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year 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.

[–] pH3ra@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago
[–] Lemonparty@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

Even for a teaser, that was some hot diarrhea.

[–] TheControlled@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] randomaside@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)
[–] FenrirIII@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Beetle 2: Electric Beetleloo

[–] FenrirIII@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

ITT: Same whining, different day.

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