i used to like it when i was littler but now i hate it. girl rips off her face
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Beetlejuice
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Not age appropriate for kids under 6, age appropriate for kids over 9; suggested age 9. -
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Common Sense says
Creepy, dark fun.
updated 07.04.08
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 9 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
About Beetlejuice
Parents need to know that there are some serious themes in this outrageous film: a young married couple comes to grips with the fact that they're dead, and a teenager contemplates suicide. Because of this, it's not suitable for children younger than 9. But there's nothing here that older kids can't laugh at.
Read our full review by Scott G. Mignola
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Lives in FloridaI rate this title iffy for age 8 and give itokay?
- I rate this title off for age 13 and give it
great movie but a lot more than the review says
great, witty, and entertaining movie. i only take issue with the inaccurate description provided by common sense. there are several sexual references ("sexual perverts" and moaning mistaken as active sex by teenager for two examples). there's a lot of swearing - s**t, god d*** (many of this), hell (not just as the place), and one f***. there are some very, though comic in context, scary images (face ripped off, bloody toothed monster, people cut in half, etc). there are also many (8) references to suicide. it's just for an older crowd than 9 years old.
- I rate this title off for age 13 and give it
great movie but a lot more than the review says
great, witty, and entertaining movie. i only take issue with the inaccurate description provided by common sense. there are several sexual references ("sexual perverts" and moaning mistaken as active sex by teenager for two examples). there's a lot of swearing - s**t, god d*** (many of this), hell (not just as the place), and one f***. there are some very, though comic in context, scary images (face ripped off, bloody toothed monster, people cut in half, etc). there are also many (8) references to suicide. it's just for an older crowd than 9 years old.
- Lives in North CarolinaI rate this title on for age 7 and give it
Honestly, it was a great movie when I was younger...
and it still is today! I distinctly remember seeing this when I was 6, 7, maybe 8(?), and it didn't bother me. My mom wouldn't let me keep watching it if that were the case. Some kids are better with kind of stuff than others. Geena Davis was one of the first actresses I remember because of this movie. It was my first Tim Burton movie, out of the many I have seen today. Anyway... This movie is a lovely story of a young couple whose lives take an interesting turn, as in they lose them. They soon meet bio-exorcist Beetlejuice, who keeps them on their toes, while a yuppy family tries to move in to their house. Their daughter befriends the couple. All in all it's a really funny movie and if your kids have seen any of Tim Burton's other movies and liked them they will love this. Most of the "inappropriate" jokes will go over their heads, some still go over mine!
Lives in CaliforniaI rate this title on for age 10 and give itit can be scary for little kids
it is a great movie. it was pretty funny not to funny.
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