Hocus Pocus 2 (2022)
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29 years since the Black Flame Candle was last lit, the 17th-century Sanderson sisters are resurrected, and they are looking for revenge. Now it's up to three high school students to stop the ravenous witches from wreaking a new kind of havoc on Salem before dawn on All Hallow's Eve.
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... Winifred Sanderson
... Sarah Sanderson
... Mary Sanderson
... Becca
... Izzy
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Whilst this isn't really a patch on the first outing for the "Sanderson" sisters, it's still quite a decent sequel that manages to reassemble Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy for some evil witchery. This time around it is 16th birthday girl "Becca" (Whitney Peak) and her best friend "Izzy" (Belinda Escobedo) who inadvertently disturb the witches using a magic candle. Needless to say, our tricky trio are ravenous for children to eat and are seeking a little bit of revenge too! It takes a bit too long for the the Divine Miss M and company to take to the screen, before that this is a rather muddled teenage affair, but once they are in full swing it is quite good fun with plenty of faux malevolence from "Winifred" and some mischief from her sisters once they discover that they, too, can zap folks. Ultimately, even the book of spells gets to choose it's own destiny - but whom will it follow? Star of the film is definitely "Billy Butcherson" - or his disembodied head, and a lively reversion of Blondie's "One Way or Another" gets the toes tapping away nicely too. This is an enjoyable family film that does what it sets out to do - entertain all in a gently, engaging and entirely forgettable fashion.
Director:
Writer:
David Kirschner (Characters)
David Kirschner (Story)
Mick Garris (Characters)
Jen D'Angelo (Writer)
Blake Harris (Story)
Release Date:
2022-09-27
Run Time:
107 min
MMPA Rating:
PG
Reviews of
Hocus Pocus 2
Whilst this isn't really a patch on the first outing for the "Sanderson" sisters, it's still quite a decent sequel that manages to reassemble Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy for some evil witchery. This time around it is 16th birthday girl "Becca" (Whitney Peak) and her best friend "Izzy" (Belinda Escobedo) who inadvertently disturb the witches using a magic candle. Needless to say, our tricky trio are ravenous for children to eat and are seeking a little bit of revenge too! It takes a bit too long for the the Divine Miss M and company to take to the screen, before that this is a rather muddled teenage affair, but once they are in full swing it is quite good fun with plenty of faux malevolence from "Winifred" and some mischief from her sisters once they discover that they, too, can zap folks. Ultimately, even the book of spells gets to choose it's own destiny - but whom will it follow? Star of the film is definitely "Billy Butcherson" - or his disembodied head, and a lively reversion of Blondie's "One Way or Another" gets the toes tapping away nicely too. This is an enjoyable family film that does what it sets out to do - entertain all in a gently, engaging and entirely forgettable fashion.
Hocus Wokus?
They took one of the best family friendly Halloween movies and injected a heavy dose of far left 2022 politics and took out most of the humor.
So, it pushes "THE MESSAGE" and doesn't little else except insult the fans and the original cast who would be problematic in today's political world.
They made the best movie they could... after checking off the political boxes and ignoring any story telling
Cast & Crew of
Hocus Pocus 2
Cast
... Winifred Sanderson
... Sarah Sanderson
... Mary Sanderson
... Becca
... Izzy
... Cassie
... Mike
... Gilbert
... Billy Butcherson
... Mayor / Reverend Traske
... The Witch Mother
... Young Winifred
... Young Mary
... Young Sarah
... John Pritchett
... Mr. Pritchett
... Townsperson
... Townsperson
... Townsperson
... Townsperson
... Mrs. Smith
... Mr. Smith
... Young Billy Butcherson
... Mr. Wilke
... School Secretary
... Rob
... Liam
... Teen Winifred
... Teen Mary
... Teen Sarah
... Thom
... Teen Gilbert
... Food Stall Woman
... Fred
... Lucas
... Drag Queen Winifred
... Drag Queen Mary
... Drag Queen Sarah
... Glenn
... Alex
... Liam's Mom
... Scary Scarecrow
... Roman Soldier
... Puppeteer
... Puppeteer
... Puppeteer
... Teacher (uncredited)
... Emily (archive footage) (uncredited)
Crew
... Casting
... Executive Producer
... Unit Production Manager
... Original Music Composer
... Casting
... Co-Producer
... Producer
... Director of Photography
... Production Design
... Co-Producer
... First Assistant Director
... Music Editor
... Director
... Executive Producer
... Characters
... Story
... Executive Producer
... Makeup Effects
... Music Supervisor
... Editor
... Second Unit Director
... Characters
... Costume Design
... Supervising Art Director
... Set Decoration
... Prosthetics
... Special Effects Coordinator
... Supervising Music Editor
... Sound Designer
... Visual Effects Supervisor
... Sound Designer
... Supervising Sound Editor
... Sound Designer
... Makeup Artist
... VFX Editor
... Hair Department Head
... Costume Supervisor
... Stunt Coordinator
... Makeup Effects
... Writer
... Makeup Department Head
... Special Effects Coordinator
... Music Editor
... Visual Effects Producer
... Story
... Associate Producer
... Associate Producer
... Key Makeup Artist
... Unit Production Manager
... Hairstylist
... Makeup Artist
... Art Direction
... Key Hair Stylist
... Art Direction
... Hairstylist
... Second Assistant Director
... Key Hair Stylist
... Makeup Artist
... Special Effects
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