To call the original “Hocus Pocus” a flop would be kind. The first film was directed by Kenny Ortega and was released during an era when box office films aimed at kids were typically released in the summer. The Halloween-set film thus arrived in mid-July.
. And it might have languished in Disney’s surprisingly large vault of live-action flops had it not been for the sudden rapid expansion of cable television following the passage of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. The removal of restrictions that prevented companies from cross-competing allowed Disney to buy ABC and cable staple The Family Channel and launch the Disney Channel, all of which required massive amounts of programming.
The savvy of “Hocus Pocus 2” is that it knows audiences have caught up to the jokes. It functions from the conceit that the Sanderson Sisters are now famous, because everyone has seen “Hocus Pocus.” Their return is partly orchestrated by an obsessed fanboy, they get recognized wherever they go, and people clamor for selfies.
THINK 6 times you post this over three days. Once every 12hours on the dot. At one point you mix headline of murder with this story. How much is Disney paying you?
THINK Then why is it everyone I know is telling me the 1st one was the best.
THINK NBC is terrible.
THINK The sequel is terrible. Plot is short and felt artificial.
THINK How old was the person who said 'Hocus Pocus was terrible'...? Not saying I love it but it had and still has a legit cult following. They have to be like 24.
THINK Facts. Us dads had to do the research this weekend. 😂
THINK No one wants to watch those liberal hags.
THINK Reported for fake news
THINK
THINK Why keep retweeting this 🐎 💩 opinion?
THINK Nope, wrong.
THINK One of those rare instances,... Where the sequel will definitely hold its own against the original. They are both amazing.
THINK
THINK Old woman.hi
THINK “The original was terrible.” All the girls I went to school with:
THINK The Islamic Republic is firing on students at Iran's Sharif_University. Yet, reports indicate the US may send this criminal regime billions yet again. POTUS, you have yet to help our people. At least don't fund the bullets piercing the hearts of our youth! MahsaAmini
H8KUcom This sequel has subliminal messaging that activates frustrated girl boss mentalities
🤷♂️
Err
tombellino girl, what?
HappyHarryToons 🎶One of these things is not like the other🎶
Plot twist!
faeriefountain
Bette Midler killing her landlord with a hammer should be a bigger story
I don’t remember this in the movie
You guys alright?
What the actual F is this disaster! 😂😂😂😂
Did he cut her cable during the premiere?
NTom64_Lyfe Damm men the new movie is more dark than any dc movie
UnpluggedUser Well, now I have to watch Hocus Pocus 2
Wow, what a plot twist!
peterzimmerman That’s not the version I just watched….👀
Spoilers!
Put the box of wine down and look at what you're doing.
Sounds pretty badass
I haven't seen the sequel but damn that sounds like a good movie
Screenshot time
The downside of scheduling tweets. Lol
RespectElves please don’t delet
One of the Hocus Pocus actresses beat her former landlord to death?! Daaaaaamn
MakeItAQuote
LegalTrappeRx
RespectElves How does that have to do with the Hocus Pocus movie?
there is a lot going on here with this tweet
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EdSigma I mean, yes. Millienials would love watching a landlord get murdered.
LeighBryan I’ve not watched the new Hocus Pocus 2 yet and you’ve basically just given the plot away!
What does this story have anything to do with the pictured link?
beefalosoldier Wait whut?
An amazing headline, and I wanted to show support. But don’t be harsh on the person who made a mistake
Disney+ dark as fuck for this one
Really?! And I don’t… okay.
The actual story:
Hey NBC, pass that tree branch your inhaling.
New Intern, huh?
Man, the tonal shift in the sequel is pretty harsh.
Welcome to LateNightSeth
HappyHarryToons Why is that that the script they went with
Intern fuckup😒
Jesus... That's one hell of a movie review.
Hold on, this happened in HocusPocus2 because I want the R-Rated verison
Never delete this, I beg you,
Was it Winnie?
Plot twist fo yo azz
mikewithoutyou I thought I was having a stroke.
i heard the sequel was gonna be different but damn…
who wrote that tweet?
Not this happening right as Mercury is going out of Gatorade
Um mm NBC...
Lousy millennials
Movie publicists that go hard
Does this tweet have anything to do with the movie?
…Right before the three witches stopped by for tea? Go on. I’m on the edge of my seat, waiting for the plot twist!
This is why I don't sleep☝️
rocco_botte Was the movie that bad?😬
HappyHarryToons I didn’t think it was “beat your former landlord” bad
Late night huh?
tegandrome Don’t post news at 2AM
NBC is still a thing?
Hocus Pocus sequel got pretty dark
Damn, Disney's going hard.
So that’s the plot of the sequel?
If that’s the plot of the movie I’m glad I never saw it
Honestly would have probably gave it a higher rating
Uhh
Does sound like something the Sanderson Sisters would do.
What does your tweet have to do with your picture and opinion on Hocus Pocus? Do better.
10/10 no notes on this tweet
TheInfiniteHoss Okay now I'm definitely watching
Which Sanderson sister stole the $40k?
$40k is not a lot of money for these witches but I guess if the sequel didn’t pan out enough money they had to kill their landlord 😂
Gotta say not how I thought the sequel was gonna go…plottwist
I’m assuming she did it because Hocus Pocus 2 sucked so bad. And honestly I agree but there are better ways to show your disapproval
That landlord got played twice just like I played Hocus Pocus 2 twice because it's so good.
This made me laugh outloud!!!
Do what does that have to do with a movie about witches..?
Posting the same stories repeatedly you mix a headline with a story, funny
Is Brian Williams back doing the news at NBC? B/c this is is some fantastical sh*t
Reads tweet.. stops. ** Shakes head ** Reads tweet again….. immediately to the comments section!! 😂😂
I subscribed to Disney+ so fast...
Y’all really smoking some grade a crack
I find this tweet so confusing😂
Hmm
tweet_stamp stamp Bette Midler did what
lmj4ck
Hire me bruh ill do a better job keeping yalls TL clean
I thought this movie was rated PG
Ummmmm…..that’s taking “amok amok amok” a bit too far
While I'm sure the sequel sucks as much as the original does, I doubt it's 'kill with a hammer' bad...
WTF
Ummm
Wow the sequel really took a dark turn
Wait, what 🤯
now THAT'S burying the lede
Wow 😮 spooky season just got darker…. You’re drunk go to bed 🫠
Lifestyles of the Witch and Famous
Is that why Kim Catrall hates SJP?
I clicked...
Wut
Is this a Christmas movie?
What’s going on here?
Are we meant to guess which of these witches is the murderer? The smart money is on Bette Midler.
Pretty sure you don’t think Bette Midler had anything to do with it, right? Might want to sync that shit up
Thank god I’m not the only one fucking up at work
Someone’s getting fired.
Spoiler alert?
You people will do anything to tear down Bette Midler!!
Someone is running amuck, amuck, amuck!
First CNN and now you ... Um .. 🤣
Nothing’s the same under Chapek.
Where were you when... 😂
I had to read this twice cause I was confused af. Intern is gonna hear it tomorrow morning lmao
The hocus pocus 2 plot sounds wild
Did the three witches find the body? Inquiring minds want to know. 🧙♀️🧙♀️🧙♀️
Forever.
wtf?
Hocus Pocus was great. I love it how these less than popular news sites call flops a 'masterpiece' but good movies 'terrible'. Like who pays you to judge movies?
Hocus Pocus 2 lays down the hammer and draws the curtain.
The new Hocus Pocus is wild!
I thought I really missed the plot with this one.
My reaction to that information
Not quite the story I remember...
Go home, , you’re drunk.
What a way to bring me in.
sounds like Winnie.
THINK Their opinion
THINK The Craft is better
THINK 🙄Oh, good lord! IF THE ORIGINAL was terrible, THERE WOULDN'T BE A SEQUEL🤦
THINK I liked Hocus Pocus when i was a kid. It was the first time witches took my interest
THINK Blasphemy. The first one was great.
THINK the original was just fine
THINK Actually the opposite in my opinion.
THINK Uhhhh... both are awesome
THINK Of course 💀
THINK Ha! I loved the first one two. Who gets to decide whose opinions are media worthy?
THINK Not gonna watch it.
THINK
THINK Lmao
THINK Why aren't they black? What happened? I thought for SURE they'd race swap at least ONE of them. Wonder why they didn't?
THINK Know this is an opinion, however.... You're wrong
THINK Ah, no.
THINK Well you know what they say about opinions....
THINK Ani Bundel couldn’t be more incorrect and it’s extremely embarrassing
THINK That is your opinion but beg to differ. My kids are grown adults and are as we speak watching the first movie and plan on watching number two together. They watch it every year in October
THINK No
THINK what a terrible take, the 2nd movie relies on the 1st being nostalgic to even be entertaining
THINK What a horrible combination of opinions
THINK The original hocus pocus being terrible is probably one of the worst takes I’ve ever seen. I’m 36 and this is the first time in my life I’ve heard anyone say that lol.
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