Hocus Pocus 2 Review: The Sanderson Sisters Shine in OK Sequel

, which releases on Disney+ September 30, sees the return of Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy, and Doug Jones to the franchise, along with some new faces including Whitney Peak and Tony Hale, as well as Anne Fletcher taking on directing duties.is universally accepted as a beloved classic everyone under the age of 30 grew up watching and loving, but that’s not the case for me. I watched it for the first time last year and — for the most part — could take or leave it.

Similarly to the first movie, a teenage virgin lights a special candle which brings about the return of the Sanderson Sisters, three witches set to take revenge on the town of Salem after being banished from the community a few centuries prior. Once again, the kids have to save the day and their town from the wrath of the notorious trio, who are just as bombastic as they were 29 years ago.

The highlight is, of course, seeing Midler, Parker, and Najimy back together. While the main focus, including in a flashback to the witches’ youth at the beginning of the film, is on Midler’s Winifred, Nijimy’s Mary has a lot of the best moments and gets more chances to shine than she did in the first. Sadly, Parker’s Sarah, who was arguably the stand-out of the original, doesn’t get as much to do in this one.

Having three teen girls go up against the magical trio creates a nice parallel between good and evil in this movie and creates a different dynamic on the hero side from the original band of a teenage boy working alongside his younger sister and love interest. Perhaps Disney is trying to set up a spin-off or legacy sequel with these three heroines as the focal point, though seeing as they are totally eclipsed by the Midler/Parker/Najimy trio here, it might not be worth pursuing further.

This film is sure to be a hit on Disney+, but it’s somewhat puzzling as to why Disney didn’t opt for a theatrical run fordid not do well theatrically back in 1993, it has since grown in popularity and is now considered a Halloween classic.

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