Beetlejuice

“Hilarious…The joy of Beetlejuice is its completely bizarre -- but perfectly realized -- view of the world, a la Gary Larson's "The Far Side," or "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy." [1 Apr 1988]”

Desson Thomson, Washington Post · 100

“By the time this irresistible treat is over, it has created some of the funniest moments and most inspired visual humor and design we may expect to experience at the movies all year. [30 Mar 1988]”

Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times · 100

“The story almost comes off the rails, but Beetlejuice’s charm lies more in the execution. The movie is crammed with visual invention and snappy comedy. The afterlife is richly imagined as a macabre bureaucracy. The living world is no less outlandish, especially with those eye-popping interiors and costumes.”

Steve Rose, The Guardian · 100

“McDowall deftly keeps one foot in the here and the other in the hereafter, which allows Burton a unique opportunity to juggle two sets of funhouse effects.”

Eric Henderson, Slant Magazine · 100

“Beetlejuice means something good: that imaginative artists can bring a fading genre back from the dead. [11 Apr 1988]”

Richard Corliss, Time · 90