123Movies Hocus Pocus (2024)

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Parents Need to Know

Like the original, the witchy sequel is family-friendly overall but does have magical violence, name-calling, and gross-out scenes, mostly involving a decapitated zombie.

Overall, the main 2 problems were that the Sanderson sisters no longer felt like a threat and that the story was boring and incomplete.

Becca is an aspiring teen witch who accidentally brings the Sanderson Sisters back to life (again) using that same pesky black flame candle.

Sarah : [singing in the sky] Come little children, I'll take thee away / Into a land of enchantment / Come little children, the times come to play / Here in my garden of magic.

Or maybe you'll settle for adding Winifred Sanderson's “I Put a Spell on You,” to your Halloween playlist after you watch both movies for the umpteenth time. Either way, take advantage of another glorious morning to brush up on the most iconic sayings from your favorite Halloween film.

While the Halloween violence is minimal, there are numerous sexual innuendos in this movie that are shocking for a movie that seems to be aimed for kids. Examples include the 16 year old brother snuggling a pillow and pretending it's his crush and numerous references to him being a "virgin".

Hocus Pocus is a Halloween fantasy adventure that's best suited to pre-teen audiences. It has some violence as well as a constant threat to children's lives, so it isn't a movie for younger viewers.

In addition to the violent scenes and scary visual images mentioned above, Hocus Pocus 2 has some scenes that could scare or disturb children aged 5-8 years.

Hocus Pocus received poor reviews from critics upon its release, which contributed to its box office failure, despite its popularity with audiences.

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Bette Midler is asking Disney to put the pedal to the metal when it comes to “Hocus Pocus 3.” While a third movie in the beloved Halloween franchise was officially announced in June 2022, Midler said on the QVC+ talk show “Busy This Week” (via Entertainment Weekly) that she has yet to see a script.

The Sanderson Sisters are the main antagonists of the 1993 live-action film Hocus Pocus and its 2022 sequel Hocus Pocus 2. They're a trio of witch sisters who were the most powerful coven that ever lived, thanks to Winifred's book of spells.

Danielle "Dani" Dennison is the deuteragonist of the 1993 Halloween comedy-fantasy film, Hocus Pocus. She is the younger sister of Max Dennison, who loved Halloween and always taunts him. In the film, she develops a strong bond with Thackery Binx, and is the primary target of Winifred Sanderson, whom she called ugly.

Max drinks the potion that witch Winnie intended for Dani, so Winnie tries to suck Max's life force instead. Max manages to knock Winnie off her broom and onto the ground. Since Winnie is standing on hallow ground, she turns to stone.

Type of Villain

For their evil activities, Winifred and her sisters were sentenced to death by the Salem townsfolk in 1693, and later resurrected by Max Dennison in 1993. Upon her return, she and her sisters aspired to consume the life forces from children in order to achieve eternal youth and immortality.

"Come little children, I'll take thee away, into a land of enchantment. Come little children, the time's come to play, here in my garden of magic." "You'd think they'd never seen a girl and a cat on a broom before." “I think that all women are witches, in the sense that a witch is a magical being.”

The phrase 'Hocus Pocus' refers to trickery of some kind, whether that trickery is meant in fun or used as a form of deception. The term is also used to describe mystifying jargon. Example of Use: “The salesman used a lot of hocus pocus to convince Jim to buy that car.”

On All Hallow's Eve, when the moon is round, a virgin will summon us from under the ground. Oh oh! We shall be back, and the lives of all the children of Salem will be mine!

Mary Sanderson : [the sisters dance laughing] Oh my, Winifred, you are the mere sprig of a girl! Mary Sanderson : It's the chocolate covered finger of a man named Clark! Mary Sanderson : Sisters, Satan has married Medusa. See the snakes in her hair.