![]() ![]() The supernatural characters (the witches, the zombie, and the talking cat) are entertaining enough, but the human characters are completely insipid, nothing but lazy cliches as far as the eye can see. I realize mine is the minority view, but I utterly loathe this film. We watch Hocus Pocus every year as a family because unfortunately it has become an official Halloween “classic”, but “classic” does not equal “good”. Sadly, we'll be skipping this and the next one Bottom line: this movie could've existed without the choices to groom kids throughout portions of the script and in that case, would've become an annual classic in our home. There were a few more references not added, because they were hidden in the script and would go over kids' heads (as they should). The 2 bullies contemplating if they should go look inside girls windows to watch them undress late on Halloween night. The focus on Mom's old school Madonna cone breasts were weird for a generation that is both too young to remember or to understand what that symbolized, but made my 7 year old feel uncomfortable that they were focusing attention on a "private" body area like that.ħ. SJPs dancing with the "devil" (a random homeowner dressed up for Halloween) and having her shoes taken off and dress hiked up in the 2nd shot of themĦ. SJPs constant kissing of random men and comments related to boys.ĥ. Sarah Jessica Parker sitting on the bus, bouncing on the drivers lap and flirting was a bit much, as was the bus driver flirting backĤ. ![]() Mention of a "virgin" needed to light the black flame candle, ad nauseam, plus a weird scene where a random adult man takes the teen main character aside to ask him if he's really a virgin.ģ. The little sister telling the big brother's crush that she likes her Halloween costume, but she didn't have the "yabos" to wear it like the crush.and that her big brother loves the crush's "yabos".Ģ. To list the moments I had to explain, fast forward, or sidestep with the kids:ġ. Revisiting this movie, I'm upset that I forgot just how many sexual references are in this that are absolutely not appropriate for a 5 & 7 year old. Again, some parents might be good with it where some of the references would go over a younger audience's head. There is just a lot for this to really be viewed much younger than 13. There is also a mild drug reference between the bullies and the main character. There is also a reference to Allison's (the teenage girl's) cleavage. There's also lots of cleavage present throughout the movie between one of the witch costumes and the mother's madonna costume. Additionally, when the sisters (witches) get on the bus, the bus driver hits on them and when they say they want children, it is implied that he could get all of them pregnant "after a few tries". Also, the boy is only 16, but it is almost implied that it is weird that he is still a virgin. While a younger audience might not understand the reference, it comes up enough to possibly be asked about it. Examples include the 16 year old brother snuggling a pillow and pretending it's his crush and numerous references to him being a "virgin". While the Halloween violence is minimal, there are numerous sexual innuendos in this movie that are shocking for a movie that seems to be aimed for kids. ![]() ![]() The issue is that the PG rating is too low for what the movie contains. This is a cute Halloween flick without too much gore. ![]()
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