Beetlejuice - 25th Anniversary Edition (2013)

[IndyMLVC]

Tribeca film festival is having a 25th Anniversary screening on April 19th and in the latest edition of Time Out New York, you've got this...

[Drewbee87]

PLEASE let it be a Digibook or Steelbook!

[spanky87]

Ugh. I always get annoyed when I see Winona's name spelt like that. It's not even pronounced that way.

So is this a new master then? I personally thought the blu ray looked fine, but I remember people complaining about it on here.

[lilboyblu]

One of my favorites! Will most definitely re-buy if this is more than one of those Warner repackage jobs.

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by lilboyblu

One of my favorites! Will most definitely re-buy if this is more than one of those Warner repackage jobs.

+1. I have the original release, but I almost bought the Beetlejuice/The Corpse Bride/Charlie and the Chocolate Factory triple feature a week ago and it even had a nice slipcover. However, after standing there for about 10 seconds I recalled just how horrible Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is and how mediocre The Corpse Bride is.

[insomniac013]

The only reason i own Corpse Bride is because the animation is gorgeous and LOOKS gorgeous in HD!

Beetlejuice on the other hand is a total classic!

[TheHighRoller]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

+1. I have the original release, but I almost bought the Beetlejuice/The Corpse Bride/Charlie and the Chocolate Factory triple feature a week ago and it even had a nice slipcover. However, after standing there for about 10 seconds I recalled just how horrible Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is and how mediocre The Corpse Bride is.

I bought this.

Personally, I love Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. I think it's much better than the other version starring Gene Wilder, especially since it captures the book a lot better. Don't get me wrong, I love Wilder's version, but I prefer Burton's adaption.

And I think Johnny Depp did a better job at portraying Wonka as he was in the book. Wilder simply took the idea of Wonka and gave it his own spin (which is what makes it great).

[MifuneFan]

The screening in NY is free for any other locals. They're also having The Birds the previous night. Might go to both

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

The screening in NY is free for any other locals. They're also having The Birds the previous night. Might go to both

The Birds - Rod Taylor's best film after The Time Machine. Sometimes I wish I lived near a large city.

[TheHighRoller]

Originally Posted by Drewbee87

PLEASE let it be a Digibook or Steelbook!

Knowing Warner Bros. and their streak for releasing Anniversary Editions of their titles, I'm going to go ahead and say that this will most definitely get a Digibook. I'm so excited, too!!!

I already own this on Blu-ray, but I will gladly double dip. I hope that it gets a new transfer (although I don't really think it needs one). And I hope they keep the isolated score intact.

And I also hope it includes a second disc with all the extras, whatever they may be. I bet it will also feature some sort of nod to the sequel.

[GuruAskew]

Finally! This was one of those bare-bones DVDs that was screaming for an elaborate special edition for years. Then when they announced the new DVD/Blu and the only extras were the 3 random cartoon episodes it was the ultimate disappointment/missed opportunity, and now that those same episodes will be available as part of a complete series set the current Blu seems even lamer.

[NoirFan]

Originally Posted by GuruAskew

Finally! This was one of those bare-bones DVDs that was screaming for an elaborate special edition for years.

There's no guarantee any new extras will be included, they could just stick the existing disc in a digibook. Remember their basically bare-bones '25th Anniversary Edition' of Poltergeist? All that had was a silly, tangentially related featurette on ghosts.

[hidef al]

Originally Posted by IndyMLVC

Tribeca film festival is having a 25th Anniversary screening on April 19th and in the latest edition of Time Out New York, you've got this...

YES!!! Another slipcover to add to my collection

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by hidef al

YES!!! Another slipcover to add to my collection

unless it's a digibook

[hidef al]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

unless it's a digibook

Digibook??? What's a digibook

[RedIsNotBlue]

Originally Posted by hidef al

YES!!! Another slipcover to add to my collection

Seriously doubt we will see another Beetlejuice slipcover. Going by WB's track record if anything I would bet on a digibook.

[hidef al]

Originally Posted by RedIsNotBlue

Seriously doubt we will see another Beetlejuice slipcover. Going by WB's track record if anything I would bet on a digibook.

I'll believe it when I see it. I'm still rooting for a slipcover

[RedIsNotBlue]

Originally Posted by hidef al

I'll believe it when I see it. I'm still rooting for a slipcover

Just pointing out the facts. Has WB ever re-released a catalog title with a new slipcover?

[hidef al]

Originally Posted by RedIsNotBlue

Just pointing out the facts. Has WB ever re-released a catalog title with a new slipcover?

Yes. The original slipcover and the triple feature slipcover for Beetlejuice.

[GuruAskew]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

There's your first mistake right there. WWATF was never meant to be a children's film, but rather a film that appealed to all ages. Similar to most Pixar films nowadays.

Your second mistake is that it was never meant to be a literal adaptation of Dahl's book, but rather loosely based on it.

Actually it was meant to serve as an advertisement for a line of candy bars by Quaker Mills, the film's financier.

The first adaptation is a guilty pleasure at best. Nostalgia goes a long way in regards to obscuring its many flaws.

At least the Burton version retains the demented edge of Dahl's book. The fact that Dahl actually wrote songs with lyrics (which Burton and Elfman used) that were scrapped in favor of dreck like "Cheer Up Charlie" says it all.