Hocus Pocus (DVD)

PLOT ------- The movie begins in 17th century Salem in Massachusetts, USA. The Sanderson Sisters (Winifred - Bette Midler, Sarah - Sarah Jessica Parker and Mary - Kathy Najimy) suck the life of Thachary Binx's younger sister Emily. The Sanderson Sisters need to suck the life out of young kids to keep themselves young and pretty. He tries to get revenge on the sisters but they turn him into an immortal black cat free to roam the village for ever. The witches are hanged for witchcraft by the locals of Salem before their execution they mutter a spell to bring them back to life when a virgin lights the black candle. Binx (the cat) is resigned to ...  Read the complete review

I love Walt Disney,Pixar and Dreamworks films so when my friend asked me had I ever seen Hocus Pocus cos I have a love of all thing witchy and magical I was so excited and rushed out to get in on dvd! However I shouldn't have listened considering her favourite film is Moulin Rouge! lol The story... The film is set in a small town in 1693, where a boy realises his little sister has fled into the woods, and is in the witches house. He rushes after his sister, Emily, and eventually finds a rather grand scary looking house in which his sister has been captured. Inside the house, 3 ageing evil witches (Midler, Najimy and Parker) known as the Sanderson ...  Read the complete review

This review is going to be done again -----------------------------------------------------------------------Hocus pocus is a film that the whole family can enjoy. The film features bette midler and sarah jessica parker. The plot is about 3 witches in 1693 and they have a plot to suck the lifes out of the children in salem to make them younger. But when the towns folk of salem find out they hang, but before the hang them, they put a spell on a candle, and if a virgin lights it on halloween they will come back from hell and they will have to suck all the lives of the children from salem, and when a boy lits the black flame candle the witches come back alive again to ...  Read the complete review

I have to say that I am slightly biased in marking this as a great movie if you compare it to the Shawshank Redemption etc. but for many people I grew up watcing this movie nearly every year. Plot The film starts back in 1693 where an older brother, Thackery Binx, searches deperately for his sister, who as been lured to the witches cottage to have the youth and beauty sucked out of her. Unfortunately Binx' attempts to save her fails and his sister dies while he is cursed to remain a cat forever for his troubles. Thankfully the witches dont get away with it and are hanged (but they claim that they will be back if a virgin lights their black flamed candle) ...  Read the complete review

This is one of my favourite films from when I was younger, I had to watch it whenever it was on TV. Then last christmas I received it on DVD as a gift mainly because I was constantly going on about it. So now I can watch it whenever I want not just at Halloween! The actors in this film work very well together, with a good comedy performance especially from Bette Midler and Sarah Jessica Parker. The film opens in the year 1693 in Salem with three sisters who are witches their names are Winifred, Sarah, and Mary Sanderson. They are pure evil and are executed for their use of witchcraft and for sucking the life force out of young children. Emily is ...  Read the complete review