Beetlejuice Beetlejuice 2024 is NOT a sequel to the 1988 movie

Earlier in the week I saw new cinema release Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. The film is expected to do… and I believe this is the preferred industry term… boffo box office across this opening weekend. Anywhere from $75 to $125m is mooted in North America alone.

A few thoughts on the movie before I offer my hottest of hot takes:

• The film is perfectly okay. At n…