“‘Twas my only job.” (And suffice to say by default, this is a much better sequel than Parker’s And Just Like That…) - Amy Amatangelo Parker is hilarious as the daft younger sister. “I bet you’re looking for the stage,” one resident asks.
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All the beats of the first movie are there, including a big Halloween party where the sisters perform. Midler, Parker and Najimy are clearly having so much fun it’s hard to not go along with their hijinks a little bit. Hocus Pocus 2 gets a jolt of energy when the Sanderson sisters finally arrive about a half-hour into the film. The bad news is…it’s the exact same movie. Imitation remains the sincerest form of flattery. The good news is if you liked Hocus Pocus, you will definitely like Hocus Pocus 2.because it’s basically the exact same movie except with cell phones, better special effects and a cameo from Hannah Waddingham. Stars: Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy, Sam Richardson, Doug Jones, Whitney Peak, Belissa Escobedo That the film simultaneously treats its witches as both antagonists and fish-out-of-water viewpoint characters serves to make them a loveable troupe of villains-how can you really hate these ladies after seeing them mistake an uncredited Garry Marshall for their demonic master? Thanks to the still-growing fervor for ’90s nostalgia, Hocus Pocus arguably feels more popular and relevant today than it ever has before. The delightful viciousness of Bette Midler’s Winifred is a prime reason for why we’re still talking about the film today, as she found a way to combine her larger-than-life screen presence with a just a tinge of authentic menace. Largely ignored by both critics and audiences upon its initial release, the film proved to be one of those later bloomers that thrived in the nostalgic mind’s eye in the 2000s, when it became a cable Halloween season staple-the Halloween equivalent of It’s a Wonderful Life, if you will. Hocus Pocus feels almost like a sister story at times to Roald Dahl’s The Witches-not quite as vicious, by any means, but its trio of Sanderson Sisters do still want to murder a bunch of kids, which is pretty hardcore as Disney goes. Starring: Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy, Omri Katz, Thora Birch, Vinessa Shaw The film doesn’t quite have the narrative fuel and graceful song lyrics to match Disney’s best animated musicals, but every year the film looks better and better. The film’s actual director was Henry Selick, who oversees an ingenious design and a cast of endearing monsters. Often presented under the title Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, the film echoes many of the hit director’s pet themes, with Jack being one of Burton’s many brooding artistic protagonists. Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King of Halloweentown, becomes obsessed with Christmas and decides to hijack the holiday. On simply a shot-by-shot basis, The Nightmare Before Christmas ranks as one of the most visually splendid films ever made.
Stars: Danny Elfman, Chris Sarandon, Catherine O’Hara
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