![]() Max, his sister, and his new friends ( human and otherwise) must find a way to stop the witches from carrying out their evil plan and remaining on Earth to torment Salem for all eternity. Shortly after moving from California to Salem, Max Dennison finds himself in hot water when he accidentally releases a coven of witches from the afterlife. Fans will be spellbound by a fresh retelling of the original film, followed by the all-new sequel that continues the story with the next generation of Salem teens. Diving once more into the world of witches, this electrifying two-part young adult novel, released on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the 1993 film, marks a new era of Hocus Pocus. ![]() Hocus Pocus is beloved by Halloween enthusiasts all over the world. This point felt disingenuous to the authenticity of the characters.Īudiences love the Sanderson sisters for their unashamed, haphazard evilness.Hocus Pocus Source Hocus Pocus & the All-New Sequel is the sequel novel to Hocus Pocus. The film reveals the origins of the Sanderson sisters and also concludes their story in a way that warms us to them. Not a great storytelling technique.īelissa Escobedo as Izzy, Whitney Peak as Becca, and Lilia Buckingham as Cassie. ![]() The original movie had clearer magical rules and limitations while in Hocus Pocus 2 magic doesn’t serve the plot of the story, but is used as a way for characters to get in and out of particular situations. The dark humour that made the original so engaging has been severely watered down, probably to better serve a more sensitive and cautious audience. The diverse cast of teenagers perform brilliantly, but their characters' personal stories are either lacking or left unaddressed. What ensues is an adventurous and hilarious sequence of events in which the two covens fight through magic, music and Halloween mayhem.īut while wholesome and entertaining, Hocus Pocus 2 lacks the effortless, hard-to-describe magic of its predecessor. ![]() Stars: Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy Flash forward to present-day Salem where three teenagers - Becca (Whitney Peak) Izzy (Belissa Escobedo) and Cassie (Lilia Buckingham) - once best friends interested in witchcraft but now awkwardly navigating through their changing friendships, accidentally resurrect the Sanderson sisters when they light the famed black-flame candle on Halloween. The movie opens with the origin story of the sisters in the 17th century as children, revealing how they discovered their powers. Kathy Najimy as Mary Sanderson, Bette Midler as Winifred Sanderson, and Sarah Jessica Parker as Sarah Sanderson in 'Hocus Pocus 2'. There is no doubt that the sisters make Hocus Pocus 2 an absolute delight to watch. They horrify the residents of Salem, cast spells, fly about on broomsticks and robot vacuum cleaners, break into dance and song and speak in a mock-Victorian dialogue. Hocus Pocus 2 features the return of the insanely talented Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy, whose effortless, electrifying chemistry is unchanged and just as contagious nearly three decades on.įrom the moment Winnie (Midler), Sarah (Parker) and Mary (Najimy) appear, we are entertained by their antics and unrepentant efforts to achieve their ultimate desires - immortality and eternal youth, through devouring little children.
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