![]() ![]() The advertisement for the film was nothing more than nostalgia bait since the film hardly had any elements from the original 1990s classic, only subpar references and watered-down one-liners that didn’t capture the quality of the original movie in any way. While sequels are always hard to get right when the first film is cinematic gold, Hocus Pocus 2 failed miserably. ![]() The film does a good job telling the story of sisterhood, but it lacked the magic and memorabilia that the original film had. Becca and her friends then walk out of the forest with the book before releasing Billy Butcherson to finally rest in peace. Forming their own coven in the forbidden forest, Becca, Izzy, and Cassie reverse the spell, and the sisters turn to dust. In the end, Winnie casts the spell and becomes all-powerful, but it costs her her sisters, so she begs Becca and her friends to reverse the spell. Throughout the film, there were several subplots that remained unfinished and unexplained. However, by the end, the Sanderson sisters stop targeting Traske, and that entire plotline is lost, and the film shifts abruptly. In true Disney fashion, chaos ensues, and the girls’ friendship is put to the test. They return to the magic shop for Winnie’s book before cursing the shop owner to go on a wild goose chase to find the ingredients and dig up Billy Butcherson for the spell. The Sanderson sisters see the mayoral campaign flyers of Traske outside of Walgreens, and they realize who he is before beginning to plan their revenge by doing a forbidden spell to become all-powerful and taking over Salem. The only connection was the forced role of Cassie Traske, whose father was running for mayor and a direct descendant of Reverend Traske who banished the sisters. While the prequel-esque story-telling is effective in giving the audience background on the Sanderson sisters, it lacked real relevance to the rest of the plot, as the film’s primary focus is the friendship between the main characters: Becca, Izzy, and Cassie who accidentally ignite the black flame candle and resurrect the Sanderson sisters.ĭespite being the protagonists of the film, there was no correlation between the girls and the original Hocus Pocus film. The sisters run off into the forbidden forest where they meet a witch who gives them the infamous book. The film starts out in Salem in 1653, where the Sanderson sisters are banished by Reverend Traske after the eldest of the three, Winifred, refuses to marry a local village boy. But as you read by the title of this review, my hopes were not met. Movies like Hocus Pocus, Halloweentown, and Twitches were universal Halloween cinema staples growing up in the 2000s, so I had high hopes for the modern-day sequel. When I first saw trailers for Hocus Pocus 2, like many people, nostalgia ignited within me. ![]()
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