Time sure flies by, we all grew up and so did Hocus Pocus. For all the good and bad it means, it really is updated to "modern standards". The sisters as kids were absolutely phenomenal, two thumbs up for the actors and whoever managed to find them, as perfect a fit as possible, I imagine. The "new trio" though, the movie really fails to do them justice. Then again, considering what that entails these days, perhaps it's not this particular movie's fault - as characters, they're also as cookie cutter as they can be, we've seen them too many times and in these days we see them everywhere. I can't even recall their names and somehow that fact doesn't even bother me so much. In contrast the sisters do bring character, they are still as colourful as they were, perhaps a touch different, but none the worse for wear - which is quite the achievement three decades later. For those of us who saw the first movie as kids, everything they bring (back from the dead) just works, just as well.

The one fault, perhaps, is that this sequel breaks from the original in that it doesn't really feel like a Halloween movie. Maybe intentional, especially considering the very early release, but at the same time it feels a bit of a loss, all things considered. Oh, and Mary's mouth seems to be mirrored, compared to the first movie, for some reason. Having said all that, as a whole the movie manages to bring some of that oldschool Disney charm, which is actually great - if a little predictable at this point (together with that twist at the end). A throughly enjoyable sequel if you liked the original, I might even venture to say it's a graceful one.