Being a huge fan of the original movie, I was worried this would be a disaster, but it was everything I had hoped it would be. The tone, visuals, and acting are all there. _Hocus Pocus 2_ is able to hold enough from the first movie to be recognizable, while adding enough new ideas to not just be a boring copy.
Our new, young protagonists are delightful, and give the movie a theme of friendship, rather than family, that was the driving force in the 1993 movie.
The Sanderson sisters are still amazing, and we even get to see them as kids - I don't know who found the young girls to play them, but they did a great job; seriously, I could have watched a movie just about them.
There are loads of laughs here, a little bit of music, and at almost two hours, the movie just flies by. I will absolutely watch this every October - along with the first _Hocus Pocus_. Fans of the original are going to love this, and anyone new to our trio of witches can jump in and still enjoy.

It's so cool to see the Sanderson Sisters again! It's such a nostalgia trip. That being said, the movie is just okay. I really loved the beginning with the Sisters' origin story; I would've loved if it was longer.

The present day teenagers were boring as hell though. Just like the joke in the movie, I forgot their names too. It's like every teenage lead now has to be intelligent, confident, witty, good looking, an outsider but in a cool way, and their only faults seem to be that they're so confident it causes conflict that they're always in the right about. I loved in the first film how the three teenage leads all had very different personalities, and were able to bounce off of each other well.

The film was also missing any real scary moments. In the original, the Sisters seemed like a real threat. Here, they're never really intimidating, because the producers would never allow it.

This is an amazing sequel, totally worth the watch! Gotta love the Sanderdon Sisters! :black_heart:

Pretty good actually. Fans should be satisfied.

The credits song is rolling and I am still feeling from how utterly disappointed I am with Hocus Pocus 2. The mid-show spell song really sealed the deal, as it was just a s***y cover, instead of something fun and original, not to mention not near as catchy as the original. The "youth" cast was boring af, and untalented (Note: I am not speaking of the opener; those children were AMAZING and we're honestly among the best part of the movie, though however briefly portrayed). Hocus Pocus 2 was wholly a let-down, and I am sorry the director thinks this this movie is worthy of succession, especially 29 years later.

It was good. I wish they would have sang i put a spell on you though.

The first twenty minutes, amazing!

Everything else was a complete and total let down as I knew it would be. There was a reason it wasn’t done for over twenty years.

Whitney Peak is just annoying.

Aren't there any good actors out there?

Bette Miller, Kathy Najimy and even Sarah J Parker were great!

And now no-one can't say a joke that everything is making fun of someone?

It's not. Grow up!

They ruin movies that could be really good with these abuse of political correctness.

3 Stars, one for each original witch.

It may not hold a (black flame) candle to the original but it absolutely has the charm, spirit and gusto of it!

The new and old cast were excellent. The throw backs were excellent. The stupid puns actually had my millennial arse laughing out loud.

The only let down (for me) was the somewhat happy spin that Disney have come to do, start and end this time. That being said this is still absolutely one of those films that is going to win the hearts of new Hocus Pocus fans, and quite rightly so!

The Sanderson Sisters will never not be present on any Halloween night to come for a long, long time

Better than the first as soon as it starts. With a strong and fun backstory the Sanderson sisters. Though does lose a little steam by the end.

Weak cash grab. Typical passing of the torch story to set up a revamped franchise.

I can’t believe it’s been almost 30 years since the original came out! As far as this one goes, it’s literally everything I could want in a sequel (especially this many years later). It hits many of the same notes and tone, and is truly a successful follow up! If you like the first, you will like this one. If you don’t like the first, don’t watch this one thinking it will change your mind. Despite this, when I want more from the Sanderson sisters, I will probably just turn on the original…but that’s not a knock on this one. Can’t beat nostalgia at the end of the day!

Rating: 3/5 - 7.5/10 - Worth Watching

There was no way this would've ever lived up to the original but it was definitely fun. I wish the main new characters would've been fleshed out a bit more though

A must watch for all the nineties kids that grew up and loved the first one (like myself). I had so much fun watching the Sanderson Sisters return. The chemistry between Bette, Sarah J and Kathy is still there and it's like no time has passed. The story is fun, goofy and there is singing again which come on, we all need!
It's not as good as the first but it's all about the sentiment for me. I waited for this movie and it didn't disappoint.
Oh and I now need a movie that features Mother witch because that bit was too short!

Be for warned another Woke movie. Lead characters the (kids). All replaced with POC. Movie is garbage on top off it. Just disney trying to cash in on the first one success. If you liked the first one. You won't like this one. My kids didn't even wanna finish it.