Nearly 40 years after Tim Burton’s camp horror movie became a cult classic, he brings back his 0riginal cast for a sequel that will delight fans of the original while drawing in their kids (and grandkids). The story follows Lydia (Winona Ryder), wh now has a TV show where she communicates with the dead, her stepmom (Catherine O’Hara) — now a pretentious multimedia artist — and her daughter (Jenna Ortega) as they return to the original haunted house for a funeral. Expect Halloween to be full of this movie’s outfits. From THR’s David Rooney: “The zippy pacing, buoyant energy and steady stream of laugh-out-loud moments hint at the joy Burton appears to have found in revisiting this world, and for anyone who loved the first movie, it’s contagious.” (Read the review)
Nearly 40 years after Tim Burton’s camp horror movie became a cult classic, he brings back his 0riginal cast for a sequel that will delight fans of the original while drawing in their kids (and grandkids). The story follows Lydia (Winona Ryder), wh now has a TV show where she communicates with the dead, her stepmom (Catherine O’Hara) — now a pretentious multimedia artist — and her daughter (Jenna Ortega) as they return to the original haunted house for a funeral. Expect Halloween to be full of this movie’s outfits. From THR’s David Rooney: “The zippy pacing, buoyant energy and steady stream of laugh-out-loud moments hint at the joy Burton appears to have found in revisiting this world, and for anyone who loved the first movie, it’s contagious.” (Read the review)