Some instinct warned me away ...

Rating: 5/10 (23 December 2013)

Even though I loved Ghost Busters (and still do) somehow when Beetlejuice first came out 25 years ago I was not even tempted to see it. Despite the hype at the time, it just didn't seem very appealing or funny to me. But my yoga teacher recently said it was very funny so I decided to give it a shot.
My gut feelings were correct -- it is not funny and the special effects, while visually inventive are really bad, even for 1988.
It was fun to see Ryder, Baldwin, Davis, and O'Hara as young actors again, and that kept me watching the whole hour and a half. But that would be the only reason I might give anyone to watch this mess. Otherwise I say avoid it.