Bogus Journey - Underrated Visuals?

Okay, hear me out, fellow film nerds. I've been rewatching "Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey" and while the plot is, uh, out there, I think the visuals are seriously underrated. Like, beyond the goofy metalhead aesthetic, did anyone else notice how creatively they visually represented Death and Hell? The matte paintings and practical effects in those scenes are surprisingly effective, especially considering it's a comedy sequel about time-traveling doofuses. I'm particularly thinking about the games Bill and Ted play with Death (William Sadler is ICONIC btw, his delivery is always perfect). The way they visualized Battleship and Cluedo in particular... so inventive! And the "Hell" sequences, with all the personalized torments? It's all so bizarre and imaginative. It almost feels like Gilliam or Jeunet snuck in and did some uncredited work. My question is, do you think the director, Pete Hewitt, gets enough credit for the visual language in this movie? It's easy to dismiss it as just a silly sequel, but I think there's some genuine artistry hidden beneath all the air guitar and 'excellent's. Am I just being a pretentious film student seeing something that isn't there, or is "Bogus Journey" secretly a visual masterpiece of ridiculous proportions? What are your thoughts on the film's visuals as they relate to the overall, uh, 'artistic' vision? Also, small typo - I meant production design, not direction. Sorry! It was late