Hocus Pocus
I've been looking forward to reviewing this movie for a
while now. Like that awful Power Rangers movie, I have a lot of fond memories
of Hocus Pocus. I still kind of want
to find two people willing to be the Sanderson sisters with me for Halloween.
Unlike Power Rangers, Hocus
Pocus is still just as fun and amazing as it was when it came out in 1993. Thora
Birch is so good. Sarah Jessica Parker is at her best. I let out a sigh when I
saw Garry Marshall (rest in peace, good sir). It's so quotable. It's so classic.
Ugh, can I marry this movie?
I mean, hell, I sort of wished I had a big brother like
Thackery Binx. Keywords are "sort of." Being an only child does have
its perks.
Plot in a Nutshell:
In 1693 Salem, teenage Puritan hottie Thackery Binx fails to save his younger
sister Emily from having her life force sucked out of her by the deliciously
evil Sanderson sister. Before they're caught by the town, they curse Thackery
Binx into becoming an immortal black cat. Flash forward 300 years later, where
annoyed, less hot teenager Max Dennison has to take his sister Dani
trick-or-treating in their new hometown---Salem. In order to impress his new
crush Allison, Max, Dani, and Allison go to the Sanderson sisters' house/museum.
Like an idiot, he lights the Black Flame Candle, giving the sisters life again.
However, all is not lost! Immortal black cat Thackery Binx is on the case. Hijinks
ensue. In the final showdown, Max sacrifices himself for Dani, getting some of
his life force sucked out of him. But the sun rises in time, destroying the
sisters once and for all! Thackery Binx is finally free to join his family in
the afterlife.
WTF: I realize
that in 1693 people weren't too smart, but seriously, the townspeople of Salem
couldn't figure out that random children were missing and hmmmmm it might be
these weird crazy sisters doing it? Dani and Max's parents are legitimately so
dumb. Now that Billy Butcherson was resurrected by Winifred, is going to just
sleep in grave and wake up every so often? Poor dude. Why did the adults let
those two dummies terrorize trick-or-treaters?
Fun Facts are Fun:
Sean Murray, who played Thackery Binx, is on NCIS. Oddly enough, Sean Murray wasn't the voice of Binx the cat.
Jason Marsden was. "I Put a Spell on You" was arranged and produced
by Marc Shaiman, the Grammy, Emmy, and Tony Award-winning composer and
lyricist.
The Verdict: HELL
YES.
Next week, it's time to go to Halloweentown.
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