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Disney+ Movie Review: Hocus Pocus 2

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Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

I’ve been waiting forever for a Sanderson sister reunion!!! Here is a quick recap and my two cents 😉 

Quick Recap

It’s Halloween and Becca’s 16th birthday. As a special birthday tradition, her and her friends usually celebrate with a ritual in the woods. Their friend Gilbert gifted them a candle to use during the celebration, but they didn’t know the candle was actually a black flame candle intended to bring the Sanderson sisters back to Salem.

My Two Cents

My Two Cents

I LOVED THIS MOVIE! BUT (and this is a BIG BUT), I loved it for purely nostalgic reasons. If I wasn’t an 80’s/90’s kid and I hadn’t grown up loving Hocus Pocus, I’m not sure I would love this sequel.

First and foremost, Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy are phenomenal actresses and beautiful women. But can you believe it’s been almost 30 years since Hocus Pocus premiered?!

I’m getting old! LOL. That’s okay – I’m okay with aging. Unfortunately, Bette, Sarah, and Kathy have all aged 30 years too. While this hasn’t negatively impacted their acting abilities, it has impacted their ability to move, bend, and dance like their younger selves.

I want to clarify. I don’t expect them to be able to do everything their younger self could, but their roles required it. It made some of the scenes less spectacular than they could have been. So, I think the roles would have been better recast and played by younger actresses. And trust me, it kills me to say that! I love original casts coming back! And I love these women!

Moving away from that small issue, I really enjoyed this movie. It somehow had a 90’s movie feel, with wonderful updates that gave it a modern feel. Plus, it shows the sisters history and how/why their coven formed.

On top of that, we see a formation of a new coven, and hear/see some wonderful Easter eggs from the first movie. If you stay through the credits, you’ll see a magical teaser!!!

I hope you give this movie a chance and enjoy it. I think I’ll always love it, because it’s part of my childhood. But I realize it won’t be everyone’s cup of tea. If you want a more kid appropriate magic tv series, check out Just Add Magic on Amazon Prime.

Did you watch this movie? Let me know what you thought! Leave a comment!

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Movie Review: Raya and the Last Dragon

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Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

W-O-W! Disney delivers with Raya and the Last Dragon!

I’ve posted before that we are big Disney fans. I REALLY LOVE Disney. We have Disney+, but I won’t normally shell out extra money for Premier access.

Well, Disney sucked me in with this one. The previews looked so good and winter in Wisconsin is very…cold and boring. So, on a particularly cold snowy day, I bought this movie.

FIRST IMPRESSIONS

The colors and graphics in this movie are absolutely beautiful! It has a Moana-ish and Star Wars feels in the characters and landscape. Sadly, there isn’t the Moana music 🙁 But it’s okay, because it doesn’t need it.

The story sucked me and my 4 year old in right away. This story is about a land where humans and dragons in peace live together until an evil force attempts to destroy everything. The final dragons band together and place all their magic in a single gem that saves the the world, but divides the humans. 500 years later, the humans fight over who controls the gem and it’s broken in the process. When the gem breaks, the evil returns. Now Raya seeks to find Sisu, the last dragon, and save her father.

SISU

Sisu, the last dragon, is one of my favorite characters of all. She helps guide Raya on her quest to restore humanity and the dragons. She’s young, but wise in so many ways. She has the best manners!

Really Jamie? Manners? Yes! I feel like we’re at risk of losing these manners in today’s world. Did I just say that? I must be getting older.

Anyhow, Sisu constantly talks about bringing presents to the chiefs of the different lands. That’s what my Mom always taught me. Bring a gift when you visit someone. 🙂 Sisu says that’s a way of saying I can trust you, can you trust me? Trust is a big theme of the movie.

Also, Siso always tries to compliment people when she meets them. She ate Raya’s terrible jerky, but complimented her on it regardless. Then she complimented Namaari and her big cats despite Namaari obviously wanting to attack them.

OVERALL

This movie was well worth the extra movie! My daughter and I have watched it at least a dozen times. I cry EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. Yup, it wouldn’t be a really good Disney movie if I didn’t cry at least once during the movie. On a really “good” day, this movie will make me cry in at least three different spots.

I love the themes in the movie and how Raya meets people and brings them together to be their own family. How she learns to trust others. There are so many good lessons here.

Definitely see this movie! It’s planned to release to Disney+ June 4, 2021. So, consider the cost/benefit to waiting. I personally feel it’s worth the money even now. It was that good. Happy movie watching y’all!

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TV Series Review: Secrets of Sulphur Springs

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Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Ugh! No new Hallmark movie this week! 🙁 Since Hallmark was a no go tonight, I thought I would tell you a little about this awesome Disney+ TV series that has me hooked!

It has a whole lot of spooky and just enough magic to keep my geeky witchy heart happy.

Savannah went missing decades ago. She disappeared and was never found. That’s the spooky!

Griffin moves into the Tremont Hotel, which his Dad (Ben), bought to fix up and re-open. On his first day of school, Griffin finds out his new home is famous because of Savannah’s disappearance. Plus, everyone says Savannah’s ghost haunts the Tremont. More Spooky!

Griffin befriends Harper and the two start exploring the Tremont together. Through their explorations, they discover an abandoned fallout shelter in the basement. Inside the fallout shelter is a long tunnel, which leads to stairs that open into the forest surrounding the hotel. When Griffin and Harper enter the forest, they discover they’re no longer in their time period. There’s the supernatural 🙂

Griffin and Harper see Savannah running through the forest and follow her back to the hotel. They decide to figure out what happened to Savannah and maybe even save her. To do this, they must take on secret identities (Harry Potter and Hermoine Granger – LOVED THIS!) and befriend Savannah and her friends – their parents.

I binge watched the 6 episodes that were available at the time and can’t wait to watch the next few as they come out!

In case you’re wondering I think this series is for an older group of kids or young at heart adults. I have a feeling my 4 year old would be scared if she watched this. My 8 year old might be too. It’s not that there’s anything bad that’s happened, but the music and overall feeling of the show is quite spooky.

Give this one a try if you like a little paranormal/magic with a whole lot of on the edge of your seat suspense. Happy TV watching y’all!

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