I've been going back and forth whether to go to the movies because...
1. I sometimes internally freak out when too much anxiety kicks in from the loudness and/or just sensory overload in general and I don't really enjoy the experience. (I find it strange since as a child and teen I don't recall ever having that issue but then again it's probably because of having an extroverted mother, so my focus tended to be more outward than inward. Now I'm more attuned to my own nature.)
2. It's a waste of money or is it? Life is short and the way I see, it is better to spend it doing things I enjoy when and if I am able to do so.
So Beetlejuice has been a favorite of mine back when I was a kid. In fact, I grew up on the animated show which was one of my favorite kid shows to watch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWHVvXUw-RU
And of course the live-action movie was the first I started with and really liked. I didn't really watch much of the trailers for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice which I suppose suggested if I did watch it then I wanted to be as less spoiled as possible.
There's an IMAX theater within walking distance, so it was more and more tempting to just go for it. Plus when looking up movies times and stuff, I found out there's something new I never heard of before...4DX. So naturally I got curious and found out it's a new immersive experience to watch a movie, effects like rain, fog, lightning and the seats are also in-sync with the movie to move to the action. Well, I was very intrigued but also concerned because I haven't been to a movie theater in years, plus being sensory sensitive going to a movie that stimulates more senses seems anxiety-inducing.
But I really, really wanted to experience it to find out. Now some reviews say that 4DX is the type of movie experience you do once and then that's it. Pretty much like a gimmick. But let me just say for me....uh no, I would want to experience 4DX any time it's available. Yes, it was so much fun and exciting. Another review said that 4DX is only good for action movies and as far as I know Beetlejuice 2 I wouldn't consider it an action movie. So my first 4DX movie was Beetlejuice 2 but surprisingly a lot of 4DX effects, I think all of it was used.
I got punched in the shoulder, I got punched in the upper back, I got spritzed with water, I got a blast of air and I got tossed in that seat which is really amazing how powerful it is. Not that powerful to throw me out of it but enough to where I sometimes do need to readjust myself from sliding. And it got very foggy at one point and there were lightning effects too. I love how any 4DX movie previews even gives you a taste and that one intro to it was so much fun.
So yeah, the movie itself was really good too. It's always concerning when a sequel starts to surface to something that I found really good, and it's been years in-between as well. However, it definitely is a decent continuation in my opinion. I wonder though...do fans in general want to see Beetlejuice and Lydia together or not and why. That's not something I really thought about until recently.
There were assigned seats but actually I ignored it but if someone was like, that's my seat then I would have moved. I don't like the seats being assigned at random though, or at least it didn't give me the option to pick and choose for myself. I figured since it was a morning viewing time, not many people would be there anyway, plus it's a weekday and not a weekend. Well, there weren't many people there, maybe 12 in total, I don't know I didn't really count. But the auditorium was mostly empty.
I absolutely love moments like these where I get to experience something new and exciting.
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This morning I saw a medium sized spider on the wall and I'm like where did you come from as I moved closer and leaned in for a thorough look.
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