
Alfabeta
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Beetlejuice is the infamous humorously sinister trickster (portrayed by the 1989 Batman star Michael Keaton) from Tim Burton's eponymous 80s cult hit film and subsequent animated series. The movie still doesn't have a sequel despite its minor but strong presence in pop culture. Well, this is a decent filler until the inevitable sequel/reboot arrives. The story follows the gang teaming up with the ghost with the most to find the missing spirit of Halloween somewhere in the kooky and freaky underworld from Beetlejuice's universe. The short adventure is a fun, creative and very heartfelt tribute to Beetlejuice despite its predictable and anticlimactic ending. If this was a backdoor pilot for a Beetlejuice Teen Titans spinoff show, I'm sold. This style of humor and animation is way more appropriate for his character. Speaking of, this is the same Beetlejuice you know and love, if a bit toned down for the younger audience. If you're a fan of his, this is an 8/10 and a must see. If you're not, then this is a 6/10. If you've never heard of Beetlejuice before, please watch the movie and at least the pilot for the 1989 animated series first. Otherwise, you might have fun with the episode, but you won't get the references or why the character is such a big deal to make an enirte Teen Titans crossover episode all about him.
After the success of the movie adaptation of Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy comics, it was only natural that the two breakout characters, space bounty hunters Rocket Raccoon and his tree-like best friend and sidekick Groot, get their own spin-off show(s). This is one of them and it's possibly the most entertaining one yet.
The show's format is episodic with each episode being about minute and a half in length and following the various stages of Rocket's plan to accumulate enough money from bounties and other quests to buy himself and Groot a brand new spaceship.
The show is solidly written, the story is told efficiently, the animation is stylish, the characters and the situations they find themselves in are fun (if occasionally cliched), funny and, most importantly, engaging, and the outcome, although more or less predictable, does not leave you unsatisfied for spending precious 25 minutes of your spare time on this show.
If you are a fan of these characters, space adventures or stylish animation in general you will most likely enjoy the show.
As for the show's target audience, it tries to entertain both adults and kids.
The characters from the films or the comics (save for possibly one) do not show up here since this is, first and foremost, Rocket and Groot's little yarn.
The show's format is episodic with each episode being about minute and a half in length and following the various stages of Rocket's plan to accumulate enough money from bounties and other quests to buy himself and Groot a brand new spaceship.
The show is solidly written, the story is told efficiently, the animation is stylish, the characters and the situations they find themselves in are fun (if occasionally cliched), funny and, most importantly, engaging, and the outcome, although more or less predictable, does not leave you unsatisfied for spending precious 25 minutes of your spare time on this show.
If you are a fan of these characters, space adventures or stylish animation in general you will most likely enjoy the show.
As for the show's target audience, it tries to entertain both adults and kids.
The characters from the films or the comics (save for possibly one) do not show up here since this is, first and foremost, Rocket and Groot's little yarn.