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cherifff
parent of 6 and 11 year old
17
 
Parents need to know that there are several swear words in this movie including the F word- almost all spoken by the crude Beetlejuice character. He grabs himself in several lewd ways, makes constant, indecent and inappropriate advances and comments towards another man's wife and at one point enters a whore house where scantily clad women awaited. I was watching this with my 10 year old daughter and was shocked to the point of turning it off. I would not recommend it for any age.
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4kidmom
parent of and 5 , 5 , 8 , 11 year old
10
 
Good for tweens and up
We really like this classic from way back when! It's a little disgusting, very funny, but too disturbing for younger kids. They will miss the humor and only be scared or disturbed by it, and they will not understand, nor should they be introduced to the recurrent images and ideas surrounding suicide. There are also several language issues that we had forgotten about until we were already watching it with our 10 and 7 year old( One utterance of F**k and several other less potent swear words). Our 7 year old should not have been watching it!
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Jadenp
teen, 15 years old
13
 
Suggested MPAA Rating: PG-13 for disturbing content/images, sexuality, brief strong language, and for violence.
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jsg15
kid, 9 years old
5
 
Beetlejuice,Beetlejuice,Beetlejuice!
This movie rocks!
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robinrunner
teen, 14 years old
9
 
a halloween movie made for mature audiences
Beetlejuice swears a lot. While first meeting two of his customers which are the main charecters he quickly touches the woman while her husbands not looking. She later calls him a p*rvert. The ghost-couple try to scare another couple by woo-ing and moaning, and the daughter thinks thier having you-know-what and tells them to keep it down. A woman smokes a ciggerate, and the smoke from it comes disgustingly out a slit in her throat
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metalhead867
teen, 15 years old
8
 
scary for younger kids
this movie is great. yes, there are some parts that will scare younger kids, such as a woman ripping off her face and her eyeballs popping out, and beetlejuice turning into a snake and throwing people around the room. yes it does say f***ing, which surprised me because it was a pg movie. if you dont want your child to hear that, cover their ears when beetlejuice kicks over a tree. overall a fun and entertaining movie.
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saurkrauts
kid, 9 years old
7
 
*7^*^^&54!
um i can watch it but he's like WTF! what the ****! if you know what i mean
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EeveeFizz
kid, 11 years old
8
 
A favorite
One of my favorite movies I saw it one night on tv and i saw it on netflix it is a awsome movie I love Tim Burton . This movie is a little inappropreate for little kids. But kids ages 8+ will be able to watch it. If you don't mind creepy things you are good to go. Good for a Halloween movie marathon.
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sdotwolf
parent of 12 and 19 year old
13
 
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.
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Spielberg00
teen, 14 years old
11
 
The most hilarious horror-comedy ever; perfect for Halloween. On the other hand, this is far too much for a PG rating, even for 1988, because younger kids won't understand the humor and will only be scared. An absolute must-see for audiences that can handle.
My rating: PG-13 for frequent black humor involving creepy images/frightening scenes, brief smoking and some language. [NOTE: This film, like a few other 80's films (i.e. Spaceballs, Big) pushes the PG to the extremes. It has one F bomb used, but unlike the two listed films, it has a creepy sensation that could give kids nightmares--I really thought they stopped giving creepy movies PG ratings in the late 1970's or the early 1980's.]
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arthur16morgana
teen, 16 years old
9
 
i like this movie!!its kinda funny too
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Halljanex
parent of 13 year old
 
Not good for young kids
Because this was rated PG, I got it for my 11 and 8 year old. It was really not right for them at all and my husband and I couldn't believe the PG rating. I did not enjoy watching this with my kids one bit.
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Steven Matthews
parent of 9 year old
10
 
Not for pre-teens
I was hesitant about letting my son watch this but I went with CSM's 9+ recommendation. I should have trusted my judgment. The cursing was bad enough, but there were too many scary scenes for him, and it didn't help that Burton's direction and sets are surreal either.
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Jaliximorph
teen, 14 years old
12
 
BeetleJuice is a fun film it is extremley fun and a large laugh hhowever the f word is usually expected in a 15 so atleast people know what to expect before they watch it also the scene where barbera rips her own face off made me jump when i watched it for the first time but it was just unexpected.furthermore i reccomend this and i think everyone who has children 12 and above should watch it
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Horror and ...
teen, 14 years old
12
 
Good for Tweens and will be very mild for under 9children
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Justino4
teen, 14 years old
11
 
From PG to PG-13
The sexual content and the language is unacceptable for a PG movie.Wait until your kids are going into Middle School before they can watch it.
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yotamdo
kid, 11 years old
10
 
no no no for under 9
humor is good but hard to understand and crude. also could creep out some people. still its good!
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free_weezy
teen, 16 years old
10
 
u cherifff person waterver u make a big deal bout lil thing beetlejuice is not that bad ( coming from a girl that that watched it at 9 years old)
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hamstergurl09
teen, 17 years old
10
 
Very Creepy Humor. This is My Kind of Movie.
Some people may find this movie disturbing. I think it's a good mix of funny and creepy. I first watched it when I was ten and really liked it. My favorite part is the afterlife waiting room. I like that everybody in the room looks the way they did when they died, especially the guy run over by a truck. It's one of those movies where you either love it or hate it, and I'm leaning towards the love side. Give it a try, maybe you'll love it, too.
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davyborn
teen, 17 years old
13
 
Incredibly imaginative, but dark and crude
Beetlejuice is classic Tim Burton: ingenious production design, incredibly imaginative, original and darkly hilarious. While Beetlejuice is a little easier to take in for younger audiences than Edward Scissorhands or Sleepy Hollow, it still shouldn't have been rated PG, and when I think of it, the PG-13 rating was around back than so that is a bit baffling. What makes it a strong PG rating is mainly the extremely dark story and the humor, which ranges from black to crude to sexual in a blink of an eye. The biggest reason of why it should have been rated PG-13 though, is the F-word which should have ensured the rating. Still, it's a great movie that most teens with a dark sense of humor should love.
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