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The trailer for Tim Burton’sBeetlejuice 2has recently been released, and fans cannot help but be extremely excited for the renewal of the classic. The film brings back all of the cast from the 1988 classic, and the charm of the original film lives on in its sequel. That said, criticism for any new project that takes from the past is inevitable, and Burton’s latest reveal has not been spared.
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A still from the Beetlejuice 2 trailer [Credits: Warner Bros.]The trailer shows the first look at the entire film, and many fans cannot help but be skeptical about one aspect of the movie that is visibly low quality. What makes the entire situation even more odd is that Burton and Michael Keaton revealed this decision to be intentional.
Fans Are Skeptical AfterBeetlejuice 2’sTrailer
The official trailer forBeetlejuice 2shows how the project has certainly maintained the feeling of the original film. Many characters look the same, and the essence of the first film lives on in its sequel. However, not every creative decision seems to have worked out well. One of the very first things that many fans noticed when the film released its trailer was that the visual effects were questionable.
A still from the Beetlejuice 2 trailer [Credits: Warner Bros.]Several scenes highlight these aspects; however, they can be most seen in a shot of a plane going down. Everything about the editing seems so visibly dated that many fans cannot look past it. Some pointed out how this has become a very common phenomenon in Hollywood.
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A still from the Beetlejuice 2 trailer [Credits: Warner Bros.]Marvel films that have recently been released have been heavily criticized for the poor CGI, and many believe it completely disconnects the audience from the film, bringing them back into the real world. The visual effects in the trailer for the Michael Keaton film are quite similar, looking almost worse than the original film, even though technology has tremendously advanced.
The cgi is so baad 😭pic.twitter.com/JqWamg6ksX
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— CraigDraws Animating and Makin Cosplays (@CraigDrawsYT)August 17, 2025
Has to be the worst CGI airplane I’ve ever seen.
— OhIDied (@JoshNitsche)June 02, 2025
Something just seems & feels off. I mean it looks alright but doesn’t look like it’s really anything special. Seems pretty lackluster compared to the original imo. Time will tell.
— Southern Fried StoNerD (@southernstonerd)June 12, 2025
Movie looks great and I can’t wait to see it. That said like a lot of the newer movies the cgi looks worse than the old stop motion/cgi of the first film.
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— Riker (@riker1701A)July 03, 2025
The CGI looks a bit rough it’s sad they don’t go back down the practical effects route.
— Tommy Taylor (@TommyTaylor100)June 29, 2025
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What makes the entire conversation all the more interesting is that the CGI of the film has been left like this on purpose.
Tim Burton and Michael Keaton MadeBeetlejuice 2’sCGI Bad on Purpose
While many would assume that the CGI ofBeetlejuice 2looks poor because of mishaps in post-production, the truth is quite far from that. A few months before the trailer was released, Michael Keaton gave an interview withPeople,in which he revealed his andTim Burton’sintentions for the sequel.
The one thing that he and I decided on early, early, early on from the beginning, if we ever did it again, I was totally not interested in doing something where there was too much technology,” he says. “It had to feel handmade.
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It would seem that neither of them wanted the movie to have too much ”technology”. Instead, they wanted it to feel more personal and handmade. It is safe to assume that when the lead star and the director have a vision for a film, it is hard to change their minds.
A still from the Beetlejuice 2 trailer [Credits: Warner Bros.]Perhaps, the trailer ended up looking the way it has because of these intentions. However the result of their vision has certainly not been a positive one thus far, although the movie is still a long way away from release, which is set to occur on 5 September, 2024.
Ananya Godboley
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Ananya Godboley is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on TV shows, with over 2,000 articles published. She has been an entertainment journalist for the past two years. Currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in psychology from K.R. Mangalam University, Ananya also likes to fangirl as a full-time job. She covers news and analyses on anything from Rick and Morty to Hannibal and even Arcane. In between these lines, she also enjoys superheroes and Taylor Swift.A philosophy enthusiast, Ananya enjoys digging deeper into the media she consumes, trying to understand the root of her favorite characters' behavior.
