| Hocus Pocus | | Cast : | Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy | | Director : | Kenny Ortega | | Studio : | Walt Disney Home Video | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen | | Released Date : | July 16, 1993 | | DVD Released Date : | August 05, 2003 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), English (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | August 09, 2005 | | Summary | The Sanderson Sisters rock!!! | Content
 | I think this movie it awesome.It's about these 3 sister witchs. Sarah is the boy crazy/dumb blonde,Mary is the suck up, and Winifred is the meanest. They are caught and are hanged.
300 years later a dude named Max realeases them by lighting a candle. It's a comedy that you HAVE TO SEE!!! |
| Rating | | | Date | August 03, 2005 | | Summary | So funny and so much fun | Content
| Hocus pocus is a must have for so many reasons.It's about three witches from the past that come to the future to suck the lives out of kids to stay young forever.The movie is funny and just as entertaining.Buy this for your kids now and I promise you'll love it too. |
| Rating | | | Date | August 02, 2005 | | Summary | We love Hocus Pocus | Content
| We love Hocus Pocus because it's entertaining for both my 3 year old and for us adults. I love seeing Bette Midler and SJP play such croney characters. It's a really cute movie. |
| Rating | | | Date | August 02, 2005 | | Summary | Hocus Pocus | Content
| Great movie for all age groups. Although this is typically viewed during Halloween, my daughter and I love it so much we have watched it in July! |
| Rating | | | Date | June 22, 2005 | | Summary | Maybe It's Just Me | Content
| I got to thinking what movies about witches are the best. I could only think of a handful like "The Witches of Eastwick", "The Craft", "The Witches", and "Hocus Pocus"; two very dark, adult films and two more family oriented films. However, when choosing I thought what it being to be an actual witch. You know, the kind of persona that you recieved about witches growing up. 1. Flight. Yes, all films show flight but it's "Hocus Pocus that shows flight on broomticks; the classic way. 2. Spells/Magic. All four had them but which one had lightning and electricity coming out of thier fingers? "Hocus Pocus"! 3. The wardrobe. "Hocus Pocus" seemed to be going for the most authentic look for a witch. I think hands down, "Hocus Pocus" is probably the best witch film since 1993.
I know this sounds crazy. I'm the kind of person who wouldn't be caught dead telling someone that I loved this movie. My kinds of films are far more adult (i.e. P.T. Anderson's Magnolia, The Hours, Pulp Fiction, Lost in Translation). So to go from that to this is a big step for me! OK. In all seriousness, I can't stress how much fun this film is. I enjoyed it so much and I'm over 20 years old! Though for some reason I probably wouldn't want my little cousins of 10 and under to watch it. Yes, it's Disney but this movie has some pretty daring content for the regular family fun Disney fare we all know. There's handful of curse words, though small ones but still enough to not want your small children repeating them. Heads are beheaded (with no blood), dead people come up from the grave, and who could a black cat that gets run over flat and magically rises. Mind you, this is all centered around three witches who are reserected by a virgin (if don't think your kids are ready to know what a virgin is then you might want to skip this. The word is thrown around a couple of times, as a joke of course). Their mission: to suck the souls out of all the children in Salem! Pretty risky stuff, huh?- for Dinsey!
I am so surprised that this was such a bomb at the theaters. It truely is an underrated effort. The production value is top notch. The special effects are really good and hold up real well even in our "matrix-esque" era. The preformances are great. You have to think, these are 17th century witches we're discussing. They have to be somewhat enjoyable to watch. Luckily, they are. Bette is perfect as the head honcho. Kathy Naijimy and the wonderful Sarah Jessica Parker are equally fabulous. If you watch and love "Sex and the City", then you'll get a kick out of watching SJ. Overall, I was totally bewitched! |
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