To be quite honest, I thought the first Beetlejuice was ‘pretty good’, at best. To be honest, the sequel actually looks better, in my humble opinion.
I liked the original’s characters, and their charm. I liked the Goth, and the gross, weird, macabre. I don’t think it’s story is as “fleshed out” as I would’ve liked. It didn’t really explain a few things, that I believe were more ‘fleshed out’ originally. There’s, of course, some cringe, problematic stuff. I think it was first intended that Lydia to be SA’d, or something like that… crazy. I never watched the cartoon, but I’ve actually heard good things.
As far as this flick’s concerned; I’m 5’5’, so, though I’m “short” for an “average” sized person, I simply can’t relate. I would have to get other opinions, (preferably from them) to try to form an opinion, though I will say, Dinklage’s acting ability exceeds all other traits of his. Though I couldn’t really get into GoT, his work in The Station Agent totally sold me on his ability. I hope there’s nothing problematic about me saying this, but the dude could play the role of tallest man in the world, and nail it.