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Very fun Halloween movie!!!
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>It totally gets you in the Halloween spirit, even if you're an adult (at least it works on my parents and they're pretty tough to crack!!). <
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>It's not scary enough to mess with really little kids but it's got enough to make them feel like they actually watched a scary movie. <
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>It's got a good cast, has a fun story and the soundtrack is fun also. Costumes and setting look allright to me also but since I'm not a critic, I wouldn't really know. <
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>Have fun with this movie, you won't be disappointed no matter your age!! <
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>(Also check out Nightmare before Christmas which is ok for little kids and Fright Night which I'd recommend for kids that are at least in 6th grade. Fright Night is fun and pretty scary, the costumes would mess with younger kids though).

Hocus Pocus (1993)
Halloween has never been this hilarious. Disney has always had a way with making great family movies, but HOCUS POCUS just tops all famiy movies. <
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> On October 31st, 1693 in the small town of Salem, Massachutsets, three witch sisters: WINIFRED SANDERSON (played by Bette Midler), SARAH SANDERSON (played by Sarah Jessica Parker), & MARY SANDERSON (played by Kathy Najimy) have kidnapped a little girl by the name of EMILY BINX. Her brother, THACKERY BINX (played by Sean Murray) has followed them to their little house, hidden deep in the woods. Sipping a potion they have made especially for her, Thackery appears and tries to save his little sister, but he is too late, for this potion has brought Emily's life force, where they suck out her life, which turns the Sanderson sisters from old to young. As punishment for stumbling upon the sisters and nearly foiling their plan, Winifred and her sisters transform Thackery into a black cat for all eternity. At that moment, the villagers of Salem, led by Thackery and Emily's mother and father, grab the sisters and ready them to be hung in front of the Salem townfolk. At that moment, Winifred's book of evil spells and potions lets it be known, silently, that on Halloween Night, a virgin shall resurrect the witches. After Winifred informs the town of her curse, they are hanged and killed. <
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> It is now October 31s, 1993, Halloween, 300 years after the Sanderson sisters were killed. There is a new kid in town named MAX DENNISON (played by Omri Katz). He has moved to Salem with his mother and father (played by Charles Rockett and Stephanie Faracy), and his little sister, DANI (played by Thora Birch) from L.A. Max is having trouble adjusting to the small town of Salem. After leaving school, Max has a little conversation with the beautiful ALISON (played by Vanessa Shaw), who Max goes to school with. Max has crush on Alison, for Alison likes Max too, but is a little shy. On his way home, Max runs into two bullies, who rob him of his sneakers, putting more of a bitterness in Max. <
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> Two or three hours later, Max and Dani head out to go trick or treating. They have a brief argument, but Max, feeling sorry for treating Dani badly, makes up with her. They head into a huge house. They find that this huge house is the residence of Alison. The three talk for awhile and find that Alison's mother used to own the Sanderson Sisters' Museum, which was actually the Sanderson's little old house. Max thinks it's a good idea to go. The three head out to the house where Alison gives them a tour. They find Winifred's book locked in a glass case, where Max finds the black-flamed candle. The candle, when lit on Halloween night with a full-moon in the black sky, will awaken the Sanderson sisters. His stupidity leads Max into lighting the candle, where Winifred, Sarah, and Mary return. They have a brief outting with the sisters, where Max tells Alison and Dani to head out, where he'll catch up. As he leaves, he runs into...Thackery Binx. Turns out Thackery is still in the form of a cat, but he has the ability to talk. Binx decides to help out the kids, where has Max steal Winifred's book. <
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> The Sanderson sisters fly out to find the kids and Binx. They are at a nearby cemetery, where Binx shows the kids the grave of a man named BILLY BUTCHERSON (played by Doug Jones). Billy was Winnie's boyfriend, but she found him one day fooling around with Sarah, forcing Winifred to kill Billy. Binx then shows the kids the grave of his beloved sister, Emily, where tells them of what happened to her. But at that moment, the sisters arrive and wreck more havoc, including resurrecting Billy Butcherson. <
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> The kids arrive at the townhall party, where they try to tell Mr. and Mrs. Dennison about this, but the sisters show up and break into a song and dance, putting a spell on all of the party to DANCE! DANCE! DANCE! UNTIL YOU DIE! The kids escape into the high school and try torching the sisters, but they escape as the kids sleep at Max and Dani's house. Alison and Max head downstairs, ready to walk Alison home, but they hear noise from upstairs. They find the book in missing and find that the sisters have Dani. They explode on out through the roof and head out on their way. Mary and Winifred head on home, where Sarah, through singing, has all the children of Salem in a trance, where they will head over to the Sanderson house to have their lives sucked by the sisters. At that moment, Alison remembers what Winifred had said just before they took Dani with them. She tells Max that Winifred had said the candle's magic will soon be spent and Dawn approaches. This means that the black-flamed candle only brought the witches back for this one Halloween Night. They have to steal the lives of children to in their youth and remain immortal. If they cannot do that in time, they will explode to dust when the sun rises. <
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> As the sisters try to make Dani drink the potion, Max enters and saves Dani. But Winifred realizes that he has tricked the sisters again, where they head out after Alison, Dani, and Max back to the cemetery. The kids run into Billy Butcherson, but they find he only wants to help the kids defeat the sisters. Winifred actually kills Binx in the process, but they cannot get the kids in time, for the sun has come up and turned the sisters into dust. The witches are dead, Thackery's soul is free, where he is reunited with Emily. <
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> This movie was a really fun-filled movie for all kids. Some images maybe a little frightening, but your children will really enjoy this film. I have enjoyed this film since I was eight years old. A definite family classic.