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Hocus Pocus 2
Hocus Pocus 2

7.2

Hocus Pocus 2

PG·2022·107m

Summary

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.

Crew

Director

Anne Fletcher

Characters

Mick Garris

Characters, Story

David Kirschner

Story

Blake Harris

Writer

Jen D'Angelo

Reviews

Geronimo1967

Geronimo1967

November 10, 2022

6

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.

Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$30,000,000.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Keywords

witch
high school
sibling relationship
halloween
resurrection
sister
sequel
zombie
salem, massachusetts
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