Hocus Pocus
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Movie Reviews of Hocus Pocus
Movie Review: Any witch way you slice it...Hocus Pocus is fun!
Summary: 5 Stars
I never understood the negative reviews for Hocus Pocus. We went to the theatre anyway and thoroughly enjoyed this movie. Bette Midler is hammy, yes, but it's Bette! She's playing a beaver-toothed, child chasing 17th century witch in a Disney flick. What else is there but hammy?! Kathy Nijimy, with her Dairy Queen hair and lopsided grin, is a hoot. And Sarah Jessica Parker, the curvaceous, third sister, does Sex In the City...Salem-style! (stictly PG of course!) Thora Birch has yet to reach her brooding, raven-haired American Beauty stage, so she's still adorable! And to top it off, there is Zachary Binx, the talking black cat...an obvious inspiration for Sabrina, the Teenage Witch's Salem! My seven-year-old daughter loves this movie! I finally purchased the video today (we had been holding out for a DVD release) to save myself the video rental fees! If you're not a "serious student of film" and can sit and watch and just enjoy a fun movie...rent Hocus Pocus for a test drive...and then buy it!Movie Review: I never get tired of watching this movie again and again!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the funniest Halloween Movie I have ever seen. Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy are excellently cast and hilariously funny. I also love Bette Middler's singing of "I Put a Spell On You" at the Halloween Party. I plan to watch this movie every Halloween. This movie and Monty Python's Holy Grail are about the only two movies I have ever seen who continue to deliver laughs and lighten my spirit no matter how many times I've watched them. Penny Marshall and Garry Marshall also have hilarious bits. I don't know why this movie did not do well in the theater as it has a very funny script, wonderful performers and reminds me of the fun of Halloween when I was a kid. (P.S. I am a Pagan and I know witches are not at all like this stereotype--but their stereotypical depiction are nevertheless very funny. Real witches, like real fairies are nothing like what Hollywood depicts them--but the "fakes" are still very funny.)Movie Review: AMOK! AMOK! AMOK!
Summary: 5 Stars
Halloween is around the corner and this is when I want to OD on everything spooky, creepy, and absurdly corny, cheesy hilarious. Hocus Pocus has always been high on my family viewing list, mainly for the crazy story line and the amazing humor of Bette Midler. I've curled up with my children on the opening credits, set deep in history, where the three evilly inclined sisters cause so much havoc in their small town. Bette Midler and her overbite, Sarah Jessica Parker and her ok-so-I'm-a-witch-but-I-have-a-weakness-for-boys-and-I'm-dumber-than-dirt, and Kathy Najimi and her vacuum cleaner take the fear out of the entire movie. The family laughed at the hilarity, rooted for a 'black cat', and giggled over the undead.
Despite the humor, the story line might be a little too intense for very young children.
I love this film and so do my children, while they run around the house screaming AMOK! AMOK! AMOK!
Movie Review: A Classic Halloween Film!
Summary: 5 Stars
I got my Hocus Pocus DVD from Amazon today. Although, unfortunately, there are no extras on the disc. The picture is widescreen. This allows you to see more on the ends that are cut out on vhs's full screen format. The sound is fantastic 5.1 Surround Sound Dolby and, on my Bose system, it's wonderful. Bette's "I'll Put A Spell On You" and "Sarah's Theme" are so much more enhanced to hear. Also, Binx's shadow is the pointer to the menu. If you move Binx to the chapters, they are displayed on tombstones. It's about time we got it on dvd even if Disney didn't enhance it with Entertainment Tonight's Making of Hocus Pocus, that I saw just before the film came out, deleted scenes or even a trailer. The film is definitly 5 stars. Due to Disney's lack of support with any extras, Disney gets a 1 star for insensitivity to the fans. Nevertheless, buy it for the picture and sound.Movie Review: A Fun Halloween or Anytime Movie, One of the Best.
Summary: 5 Stars
Three aged witch sisters (Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy) are brought back to life after three hundred years when a teen virgin taking his little sister (Thora Birch) trick-or-treating scoffs at a local legend and lights a black flame while trying to impress a girl.It is light-hearted and fun but a little scary for a Disney flick as the witch sisters must find children and suck the life from them to regain their own youth.
Good vehicle for Midler and Parker as the bumbling witches wisecrack their way through an action-filled Halloween night. Ten-year-old Thora Birch (American Beauty, Ghost World) is typically witty and very cute.
Some themes are a bit racy for a Disney feature and very young children might find some scenes a bit scary, but these are what help make this movie entertaining for the whole family. It's Halloween fun.