wish more things would do that, it can be offputting when you get someone in their 30's playing high school peter parker in a spiderman film, but then you also get someone like will ferrell playing somoene in their 40's sometimes and you're like, uhhh, he's a fair bit older than that
@@callethecookie2235 the actors were like 20 and considering the teens in the show were having sex and wearing lingerie I'm happy it casted adults instead of minors. Could you imagine them making minors ware lingerie and pretend to have sex?
The reason burning them didn’t kill them is because of the black flame candle. It kept them alive until sunrise. The reason Winnie turned to stone was because she was on hallowed ground. Just an FYI for anyone confused
@@vapx0075 well, he said they all turned to stone, but only Winnie turned to stone. The other sisters just poofed. I wanted to clear up why Winnie was a statue before poofing but the other sisters just exploded in a colorful cloud of dust
This is the most metal movie ever released under the Disney umbrella. It literally opens with a child murder, and the Sanderson sisters get so excited 'cause they think the guy in the Satan costume is actually him. Then one of them mentions her stay in the underworld. Like, I'm so amazed that Disney greenlit all this.
I'd always figured the reason Emily was sitting there so calmly in the chair the whole time was that she was still under that hypnotic spell that Sarah sang to lure her there. On that note, the witches' feet dangling didn't phase me much as a kid, but I did have a 'yikes' moment when I noticed that they show the dead girl slumped over in the chair.
I didn’t even remember the beginning until rewatching it recently. Found it disturbing that we see them not only kill her, but THROW A BLANKET OVER HER when the town mob arrived 🤣🤣🤣
Can't believe you skipped over Billy the zombie, Winnie's ex who was resurrected by the witches but then decided to help the kids. He was the best character in the movie.
Early Disney movies were always dark, but this movie literally started with a little girl getting her life sucked out and was centered on killing kids, which is seriously messed up and dark yet it’s still a fun movie, that I can’t help but love it!
Childs edia needs darkness too ad the scary things, because life is scary, its good preperatoion to have aproviate silly metaphorical cover of that scary stuff to give it form and adress them. Learn or prepare i tht hits, give narratives to deal with it. Also it dlves nesseary way more iintointerpretatiove stuf and implied, adults have just seen and kno way more to imagine worse, and good family media knows what will fly over kids head, The not noticing isnt about being smart, but kids just dont interpet the same way there. Bevcau they have seen less of life, dah
@@marocat4749 wow- thats-thats so true i guess what i mean't when i said that they're not smart enough i guess i mean't like they wouldn't pay attention to those little things or most likely not even know what they mean. i don't know if it's just me, but as a kid i watched that movie MANY times and never noticed a thing.
It's just a flash but we see Emily's corpse, and she is about a mummy. but damn, i love the bus driver; he is flirty with each of the sisters and he looks like they'd have a good time not killing kids! and the costumed devil was hilarious (and how his wife chased the witches out!)
I’m surprised you didn’t mention the fact that the Sanderson Sisters COULD have won as Sarah had lured a bunch of children to their cottage. Winnie had just enough potion for 1 child but she chose to go after Dani. Had she taken the life of any other kid then they would have been able to fulfill the black flame candle deal and stay alive then go after Dani.
yeah they literally could’ve won but noooooo winnie wants to boost her ego and the other sisters have to follow and now the baddest of the b(wh)itches died.
The Sanderson Sisters are the best part of this entire movie, you could tell that the actresses were having an absolute blast. I was always rooting for the witches to win, since the kids, with the possible exception of Dani, were bland by comparison.
I loved this movie as a kid and now as an adult. Honestly all the sexual innuendo and "dark scenes" went right over my head. The acting felt so honest and real that it just felt relatable as a kid. And now that im older and i get everything i love it even more.
I’m still a kid (10) and I watched this movie for the first time not too long ago, which honestly, as a person who understood what all of that meant in the movie I was pretty much horrified that this is a kids movie.
@@pikumine I didn't let my little sister watch it and I won't let my kids watch it cuz wtf they shouldn't be hearing these types of words and wondering these types of things at a young age
What blows my mind is that the actress who played the teacher (Kathleen Feeman) also played Sister Mary Stigmata (The Penguin) in Blues Brothers. She managed to encompass both poles of the child-care spectrum in her career.
I think the best explanation for this movie I’ve ever seen was in a Tumblr post speculating about what the actors were told during filming. Their theory was that Winnie’s actress was told: “This is camp, just do whatever you want,” Mary’s actress was told: “Your character is basically an evil golden retriever,” Sarah’s actress was told: “Just act like you’re on all the drugs,” and the kids were told that this was a very serious horror movie and they’d be in trouble if they didn’t treat it as such.
I mean, I get why Allison is so chill. She probably goes through that every day being the prettiest girl in town. She'd probably be more surprised if he didn't have a crush on her
I've seen this movie a thousand times and apart from Winnie calling Alison a white witch, there is literally no evidence to support that. It's literally just a fan theory.
The reason Allison was so chill was because she was a witch too. There was a follow up book where it was revealed that Allison was the descendant of a fourth Sanderson sister who refused to be evil like the rest of her family. Max and Allison's daughter was tricked into casting a spell that caused all the witches in Hell to trade places with mortals on Earth.
we read different sequels, then - paige or poppy or whatever their daughter's name was WASN'T the descended witch - it was the new girl who'd moved in (the one they turned into a dog for most of the book) - the better storyline would definitely have been that max and allison's daughter was a witch, since winifred makes the comment that allison is a "clever little white witch" for using the salt circle - i ranted a LOT after reading the sequel book and was highkey disappointed i'm actually hoping the writers for the sequel movie make it so allison daughter's is a witch to bring the Sanderson Sisters back from the dead again, since it would make more sense.
@@christiane548 they novellized the Hocus Pocus movie and tacked on a sequel as well - there was a weird tone to the novellization of the Hocus Pocus movie in how they wrote Allison's character and twisted certain events to suit the sequel's narrative instead of just faithfully adapting it to novel form. YMMV, though, so good luck - it's called Hocus Pocus and the All-New Sequel by A W Jantha
I never understood the teens bullying little kids on halloween trope. Like maybe I just lived in an area where teens are nicer, but honestly they've just kinda done their own thing. If they ever interact with kids it's to compliment their costume and/or give them candy.
Where I grew up, little kids weren’t trick or treating unless they had a parent at least nearby. Trouble making teens had to find other stuff to do, I guess. 🤷🏼♀️
@@nxpstablook It's kinda an American pop culture thing I guess, probably because Halloween used to be an excuse for teen delinquency a very long time ago. There's also kind of a nod to that as well during the beginning of The Crow too (and they attributed it to being called Devil's Night at one point).
Middle schoolers can be kind of try-hard and mean at times, but overwhelmingly, I think most normal teenagers mean well and just want to be treated with respect and kindness. In retrospect, I get a kick out of how many movie bullies from the 80s and 90s dress like the sorts of people I'd tend to assume were bullying *victims,* and not perpetrators.
I actually liked how they had the Sanderson sisters sort of become more familiar with modern-day culture as the movie progressed (aka, for instance realizing that people stopped believing in supernatural stuff, so when Max tried to call them out at the dance they just played along). Yeah, it was a stretch that they were able to pick up so many things in one night, but it meant it became harder and harder to fool them, which upped the tension in the climax. Also, as anyone with a much younger sibling will probably tell you, they can embarrass you to no end in front of your peers. Just absolutely no filter whatsoever. That part of Dani they go so right that it easily made her the best non-Sanderson character.
I would think they would have some sort of magic doohicky in place that allowed them to quickly absorb and understand modern culture. If "the devil" gave them their power he could surely give them an update upgrade on society. Lmao
If you think Dani was a good character, let alone the best, your opinion isn't one I trust. 😂 She was annoying as hell. A spoiled brat who whined constantly until she got her way. That is not a likable character.
The prevalence of adult humor/scenarios in children's media (television and film) in the 90's and earlier probably had a great deal to do with the fact many homes that had televisions only had one and the whole family used it. So, children's shows and movies needed to have something for the adults to not wanna bash their heads into a wall while watching or even allow it to be played in the first place. Like you pointed out, a lot of these adult jokes & scenarios were just shrugged off by the kids. And, if your kid did understand them? You probably already had bigger problems~^.^
There is actually a 30 year study that came out in 2021 in regards to sex education and prevention of child abuse, healthy relationships, teen pregnancy etc. If the kid understands the jokes, that's not a bad thing. It seems that developmentally appropriate comprehensive education should start as early as kindergarten. So a 9-13 year old watching probably should get the jokes if they are educated. They might not understand certain euphemisms though until they are older or pick up on body/voice cue subtext. So disagree that if the kid did understand them that it was a problem. I think people today just assume that puberty doesn't happen till 14 years or something.
@@vixxcelacea2778 A researcher also said children develop sexual attraction at age 3. Don't trust them nowadays. Kids knowing about adult content is a problem in 2022. MAPS is capitalizing off of naive people like you teaching kids at a very early age, instead of letting them be kids, just because kids develop earlier than 14. They are already using your arguement to justify their sick movement. You also must be okay with child brides as well. They marry off children because of early development. Children understanding innuendos wasn't a problem in the 90s, because groups like MAPS weren't allowed the exist. Since they do, they will use anything to try to legalize their behavior and allow them around children. It was a child predator that even say we much teach kids such, while still insisting he was a victim, and not the kids he almost assaulted. The fact that anyone would be comfortable exposing teaching their kids about sexual content, when MAPS is growing is beyond me.
Alison doesn’t react negatively to the discussion of her Yabbos because Alison, as depicted in the scene and throughout the movie, is suppose to be the mature, sophisticated, humble and understanding character. That and maybe naïveté. Plus she thinks it’s cute coming from Danny. Alison understands that Danny doesn’t understand the young adult world and allows her to be cute and innocent.
As a kid 95% of the adult jokes didn’t resonate with me because we weren’t overloaded with this kind of stuff like kids are now. As an adult now I think it’s hilarious. Pretty sure those jokes were for our parents who were forced to watch this a million times with us, but I appreciate them! Wish Disney was still like this honestly. Edit: spelling
I agree. I'm almost certain all of the adult humor in kids' shows were for the adults who likely at through the stuff with us. I had zero clues what they were referring to.
@@weirddd469 I meant with culture in general. There’s just A LOT more adult themes that seem to be shoved into kids spaces. Now maybe it’s always been like that & I was just oblivious as kid, but as an adult it looks to me kids are getting exposure to these things way younger than I did & it’s not subtle. If I contradicted myself, I definitely didn’t mean to 😂
@@emmalarson Any educated adult should definitely understand what you mean,no need for apologies,you don't owe anyone an explanation,it's just nowadays Manny people are thin skinned and get butt hurt over the dumbest shit
@@shermandean1778 It flopped in the box office (probably because it was released in July for some odd reason), but once it made its way to VHS and TV, it gained a cult following. And now it's a bona fide classic.
Honestly, the bus scene and what the driver said flew over my head as a child. I know this because when I rewatched it as an adult and he said that, I turned to my brother and said, "Hold on, wait. Was this really in the movie? How come we're just hearing this?" He and I laughed for a good while lol Disney movies back then were just different. I mean, have you seen 'Blank Check'? lol
Max being a virgin and lighting the candle, isn't really as big of a self-own, when you consider that Max didn't actually expect anything to happen. This would have been a win/win for Max. If he lit the candle, and nothing happened, Allison would have to admit that he was right and magic wasn't real. Or, he could have played off the virgin aspect as the "reason" why it didn't work, thus looking cooler to Allison and letting her question her beliefs at the same time. It really was a great setup for Max... Except, the candle actually worked.
Wow.. for you to think like that just affirms that you like to manipulate people through different situations. Must be awful knowing that no one will ever truly trust someone like you when they know that everything you do is a calculated investment in yourself. I guess selflessness is something you were never taught.
Alex Meyers’s commentaries on shows and films are always of the best of quality. From the animation down to the editing portion, we can clearly see the amount of passion, hard work, dedication and commitment that has been invested into all of this.
I think this video ruined it for me xD everytime someone comments on how awesome his animation is that fucking road kill cat is gonna flash in my head 😂😂😂😂
I think this is one of the best kids movies ever, it's exactly what a kids movie should be. Stuff in there for the children and stuff in there for the adults because parents should be watching stuff with their kids, not just dumping them in front of the TV. God I hope they don't ruin the sequel!
I never watched Hocus Pocus as kid but I did later as an adult and uh... yeah I laughed so hard (plus for a kids movie I think it still holds great. Parents keep forgetting about how children are not that fragile to certain jokes or content and this movie is a prime example of that)
It's probably not about being fragile but how it affects their personality, like, most fairy tales my grandma read to me as a kid involved either someone being decapitated or the main character being chopped to pieces by their own family (and then saved obviously but still), now that I look back on it I think ir really might have affected my moral compass which is admittedly a bit.... different from that of most people.
I love that movies centered around kids and teens in the 80's/90's were a lil edgy. it was more realistic because not all kids are angels. A lot of us did speak and act like the kids from the goonies/IT (the 2017 version). I think some adult jokes are added to make sure the parents who take their kids are not completely bored.
Shows don't have to have sex jokes to be entertaining to adults. They just need good writing. If they are falling back on sex jokes, then they're being lazy and maybe creepy. There's certainly a lot of creeps working in jobs that involve children, so... I don't think that it's really warranted.
@@SocialLocustYeah all you need to do to make a good movie for kids AND ADULTS is a interesting story and interesting characterz that's it you don't need sex jokes and that's good because Hollywood needs to remember that kids are watching these movies too.
At the part you show around 14:50, Danny lies when she says she hasn't even had a piece of candy, as she clearly eats a lollipop at the hot girl's house towards the beginning of the film
The reason why Emily is so calm in the beginning is because of some cut content from the movie. The witches would make 'candy crows' that would essentially brainwash the kid (if I remember that right) so that's why she's just sitting there.
All it would take is Sarah singing to lure them based of a later scene in the movie. In that specific scene, Sarah states it herself. It isn't clear but even as a kid, a teenage kid at that point mind you, I got the idea.
@@ricks1570 Originally the candy crows were what allowed kids to be brainwashed by Sarah's song. There was quite a few scenes cut from the movie, one where they're in the grocery store getting ingredients for said crows, to another where the sisters push Winnie into the swimming pool. I think those scenes can be found on youtube actually, they're definitely worth a watch :)
@@CraftyMaelyss The crows may be the original concept, and may have been cut. Even still, the theatrical release makes it clear that Sarah's song hypnotizes the children. Perhaps the concept was that the song only works if they'd been brainwashed by the crows, but they took out the extra step, and viewers are left with the impression that Sarah's song alone is what puts the children under a spell. I think they ended up with a cleaner, less convoluted result.
15 : 42 Sarah has really nice yabbos. In that scene her yabbos are shown so much that they look like are about to fall out of her corset. What makes that come little children scene so memorable and iconic is not just only her singing, but her yabbos do as well. 😍
Agree mate. They are really nice. I can't ever stop staring at them in that scene. I always look forward to seeing them when that scene comes on. Not sure if Sarah was supposed to have her corset that low in that scene, and she was meant to show them quite a bit in that scene ? Or her corset accidentally fell down, but gosh what a lovely looking pair she has. She was my first crush growing up.
@@ChrisBarnes-t9r She has got very nice ones. I remember when i was 7 i used to rewind the tape over and over and watch that scene because i loved looking at them. HAHA To think i was only a 7 year old boy and yet i was so entranced by them and loved seeing them. I never did really concentrate on her singing, because i was always focussed on them in that scene. They distracted me LOL. I suppose it would be hard for you not to look if your a male. Anytime that scene comes on it would be tempting to look at them.
Not sure I can tell you ‘why’ people let their kids watch Hocus Pocus. What I can tell you is that it’s those kids that did watch it, myself included, that turned it into such a beloved and fondly remembered movie. Because everything in this movie is perfect, nothing is made “for kids” and so we didn’t feel patronised and talked down to.
Yes! Thank you! It was a good story. We were taken seriously as viewers. It trusted that kids were intelligent enough to figure it out and enjoy it. And we did. :)
That's because it wasn't a kids' movie. It was just a movie that people of all ages watched. What popular movies do you think, "talk down," to kids? What do you mean by talking down? You know, children AREN'T adults. They have neither the life experience nor the brain development of adults, which is why we don't just let them run "amuck, amuck, amuck!" They don't make good decisions. They are extremely susceptible to peer pressure, etc., esp. as teens.
Yo if you’re looking for a movie to review for spooky season, I think The Adam’s Family still holds up as a great halloween classic and it would be nice to give it some hype
I wasn't allowed to watch this movie as I grew up in a conservative Christian home because witches, but honestly that should've been the least of my parents' worries when it comes to all the adult jokes.
I grew up in a conservative Christian home. And I watched it once when I was 10 with my mom, my 10 year old adoptive sister, and my 4 year adoptive brother. We weren't allowed to watch it again as kids. It had nothing to with the jokes or the witches. My mom thought it was the stupidest movie that she had ever seen. And she didn't want her kids watching something so dumb. Which was fine by me and my brother. Because we both thought the movie was stupid. My sister was the only one who actually liked the movie.
Bru my family is Christian and conservative, they had NO problem with me watching this, OK? I can sense the negative view of conservatives leaking from these comments... To think it took Alex for me to realize half the adult jokes in this movie, particularly the bus driver one and children
As a child of the 90's, none of this "adult" content hit home because we were a bit more innocent than kids today. We didn't have the internet at our finger tips. Or shows like Euphoria. I'm honestly glad I was able to grow up when I did. I had the opportunity to be a kid without the pressure of having to be up on the latest tik tok dance. I also never worried if my outfits were "hawt" enough for school.
Idk I think kids nowadays can talk to more people and find out which situations they are in are actually wrong and can find support and other people who relate to their problems. They also have more opportunity to learn various hobbies, which can really help kids find the right people to befriend and keep them out of trouble. I had zero role models growing up and since I both lived in a small town and my house didn't have cable either, I just was not connected to the world, so basically, I just grew up around a bunch of racists, etc, thinking that that was normal and not understanding that they were being bad people.
Just about everyone wears a sweater, leggings or jeans, and crocs and slides to school. Trust me no one is worried about being “hawt” for school. Also you literally don’t have to learn a tik tok dance if you don’t want to. Literally nobody irl cares.
As a child of the 90s, I haven't heard anyone use the term "hawt" since 2006. But even so, that's more of a you thing. There's just as much or as little pressure on people to look a certain way in school, those who wanted to stand out as the "hawt" people, and those just doing their own thing/trying to blend in. I'd say it's nice to not have to worry about keeping up with the latest memes/trends/slang seeing as by like the second time you see or use it you'll have someone telling you that's old news, seeing as there's something new that "everyone" already knows about. I'm grateful to be old enough that when people ask me if I've seen this or that show/meme I can just make some dad-like grumbles about too much to do and naps and stuff.
5:57 Wait, she gave him back his numebr? I coulda sworn I remember her giving him a paper with her name and just "555-" and not the rest of her number like she was teasing him to continue to pursue her. .
When I watched this the first time as a kid I remember asking what a Virgin was. I was told it's someone who "doesn't believe in magic." Knowing Max's character I was like, "yeah, that checks out." 😆
My mom told me after we watched the movie cuz I didn’ know and she was like “someone who’s never had sex”. At least she didn’t sugar coat it i guess. 😂
Lol, saw this movie as a kid years ago when I was living in Switzerland and I had nightmares for ages. 5 years ago I moved to the USA and decided to watch it again to see if it's still so scary. Little did I know that I had bought a house just 5 mins away from where this movie takes place (Salem, MA) 😅
I love Hocus Pocus, it's just perfect camp. The Sanderson Sisters, Allison and even young Dani are fabulous female characters. It's one of my go to Halloween watch-fests. Love your vid and animation!
I was 12 when this came out, and I've watched it on Halloween ever since. :) It's the one scary movie I'd watch as a tradition. (I'm an overly sensitive person who hates to be scared, and when I was a kid, my sensitivity to horror was at 10,000%. For kid-me, this was a horror movie.) It was an absolutely awesome part of that year for me. I loved it! As for knowing the words "OD'd," Yeah, we were kids in the 90's, and that kind of content was all over the media in the news and whatever, along with schools always telling you not to do drugs, so we learned that term early on. We were kids. Not completely morons. Morons, yes, but not *complete* morons. Anyway, I love this movie, and my 12th year was still one of the best years of my life to date for a few reasons, so yeah. My life went to hell after that for a good... years still going. Allison wasn't phased by Dani, because a) she's a girl and b) she's not taking an 8 year old seriously, because kids come with zero filter. Hey, the boob jokes were funny! That was classic humor back then. I remember laughing so hard I had to pee at the yabos joke. :D Everyone was also laughing at Madonna's ridiculous torpedo-tits bra in reality at that time. Since that was new-ish, that reference still landed. As a kid, I didn't completely get that bus driver (yay for being Ace), but I did understand the very obvious innuendo. Now as an adult, that guy's got so much confidence he's bleeding swag. I still wouldn't go near him, though. In my honest opinion, Disney peaked at made-for-t.v Halloween movies with this one. I've yet to see anything else they've made since come close to this. Halloween town was cringy AF, and nowhere near the level of Hocus Pocus. This was a fun, creepy, spooky movie that had a storyline, a plot, no character was better than another, (I'm looking at you, Disney's girl-boss fever that makes me want to barf - and I'm a girl!) The Hocus Pocus 2 movie they made had a few good parts (like the beginning scene - I'm terrified of spiders, and Mary's roombas, calling back to her being forced to use a vacuum as a broom. :D But 70% of that movie was Disney 2010's cheesy safe-for-the-kiddies, eye-squinting camp so bad you got second hand embarrassment for the actors.
I actually think this movie is a very clever way to scare kids and make them aware of dangerous predators through a fictional and magical story. I loved the movie back in the day and I still do now. There is a lot of realism behind it in my opinion. The kids aren't supposed to fully understand the sexual jokes but they will get the terrifying message of 3 people hunting down kids to cause them harm. I also find it interesting that the 3 dangerous people in question are portrayed by women (which you are more likely to trust as a kid) showing that a potential predator could be anybody.
You know why we love that movie? Because we were so confused back then, we still didn't knew it's possible to like the villains in the movie and we did love the Sanderson sisters. They were one of the best trios in cinema. I can't describe how happy I am about the second movie and the fact that the same actresses are coming back for their roles. I feel it's gonna be amazing. Also did you watch the trailer? They legitimately look exactly the same as 30 years ago, especially SJP, how? They're probably witches in real life too. 😳
@@toniivanova9360 Maybe you should learn to accept and love yourself as you are. People age. It's natural. Surgery never makes anyone look better. And it just shows how insecure people are with themselves.
With the whole “Them having no reaction.”, and Max’s logic with the black flame candle, I have my theories. For Alison having no reaction, the first case is in school when Max gives her his number, and it’s obvious she didn’t want to make a big deal of it and make the public interaction more embarrassing. And after school, similar story. At her party, with Dani’s comment, I think a similar thing too. She didn’t want to make a scene in her house, during a party, and in front of Dani. So she went with it, and moved on. (Also small rant, but I LOVE how Alison acts like a big sister towards Dani. Constantly watching her, holding on to her, and talking with her. They just met that day, and her and her brother aren’t even in a official relationship until later in the movie/after the movie, and the two already act like sisters.) But the more upsetting theory, is that Alison is just used to dumb comments. She is the pretty and smart rich girl, who stands out in class, loves mysterious Halloween, her Mom ran the famous Sanderson Sisters’ House Museum, she has a big party every year, she seems very social and popular. She probably has a lot of boys crushing on her, and with that, has heard a fair share of rude and dumb things that she had just learned to deal with. Even after Max gives her his number, a random guy basically tells him there’s no chance. He seems like he was in Max’s place once, and made similar embarrassing moves. And now feels the need to speak on her behalf. And for the actual Hocus Pocus stuff, the three of them, and later four of them, are actually all always scared and having big reactions when it comes to jump scares and the witches doing stuff to them. The only time they don’t have a BIG reaction I guess is when they all hear Binx talk for the first time. But at that point, Max had already heard Binx talk and had his big reaction, and for Dani and Alison, after all they saw and experienced already, hearing the random cat Max has had them follow talk is probably not that shocking. Especially since he seemed to be helping them. Especially for Alison. She knows and believes in (At least to our knowledge, because she also says “So the legends are true.”, as if she had doubts.) in Thackeray Binx and the story. She’s the one that recognizes him. So she probably would suspect him to talk more than anyone. And finally for Max’s black flame candle plan, he didn’t believe in the candle. So he thought no matter who lit the candle, nothing would happen. But to the best of his knowledge, Alison believed something would happen if someone lit the candle. And she knew that the person prophesied to bring the witches back would be a virgin. So he thought by lighting the candle, nothing would happen, cause it’s fake. But to Alison, who thinks something would happen, and seeing it didn’t, would realize he wasn’t the prophesied virgin, and that would someone make Max cooler. Cause it was never that it had to be a virgin who brought the witches back, it could be anyone, but it was prophesied that it would be a virgin. That was the only characteristic (if you can call it that) of the candle lighter. But those are just my theories and interpretations. I love this movie and couldn’t help but rant.
Hocus Pocus was one of those lightning in a bottle films, it caught everything right. Right on down to Penny and Gary Marshall in it. Unfortunately Disney has been trying to do it again with old properties, with exponentially lackluster results.
True. Its almost a guarantee the sequel will be a terrible flop. For one they politicized everything, and use it as a safeguard for criticism against their lackluster originality and products.
I use to be employed as a nanny and around Halloween time I was trying to think of movies that we could watch that would be interesting while still appropriate for a 7 and 9 year old. I had very fond memories of watching Hocus Pocus when I was younger so I threw it on not putting to much thought into it. Within the first 15 minutes the 9 year old asks what a virgin is and oh boy I should have picked a different movie 😅
Ian its a good kids movie still, i am pretty sure a lot gets just contextualized And its needed because the world is messed up, dangers exist , an kids have to be prepared, tolearn about fears and tht kind of fantastical metaphorical silly darkness, its good , Honetly btter if you talk tothem bout virgin than the internet or clasmates XD
This movie caused me to ask my dad what a virgin was. I was 8 and had seen the movie a ton of times, but that was the first time I wondered what the word meant (this is doubly funny because my mom let me watch whatever I wanted to as a kid, so that same year, Desperate Housewives made me ask my dad what an orgasm was)
The term "virgin" when the witches and Thackery are using it refers to anyone who hasn't been involved in a satanic ritual or bound to magic in some way, but there are still plenty of jokes about max being a virgin by the towns people (also thats the historically accurate, mostly likely celtic, definition)
interesting, i never realized that. just thought it was kind of odd how much emphasis there was on sex in a kids movie lol but that does make a lot more sense. it occurs to me that winnie might have specified a virgin being the one to light the black flame candle as a way to ensure that they were resurrected in a time where people were less involved with magic. the townspeople all saw and interacted with magic during the witch's execution so none of them could have lit it. perhaps winnie figured that theyd be more powerful by comparison if they came back to a world that wasnt aware of magic.
@@maxsync183 sex is considered a strong bond between two people, and a loss of innocence, virgin for all intents and purposes is like innocent vs not innocent. mostly applies to women though
I personally find Alex Meyer's commentary to be of the upmost quality, with the perfect amount of humor and pizaz. I love Hocus Pocus as me and my mom would watch it every halloween.
I adored this movie as a child. I honestly feel like it’s at the very least better than some of these kids cartoons nowadays. Those make me feel like my brain is about to melt more than any witch spell could.
If I had to be honest this movie scared me when I was a kid due to the opening of that girl's soul being sucked out and dying. Seeing her killed frightened me.
Same, I watched the beginning and got scared then never watched it unfortunately. But I absolutely loved the Halloweentown movies and had most the dialogue memorized lol
What's crazy to me is that I grew up in a strict Christian household who was terrified of anything having to do with the devil but they let me watch this as a kid with no problems
The hold this movie has on religious parents needs to be studied, my devout catholic mother also let me watch this movie and it became a family tradition lol
@@TheMissileHappy true. But also it talked about all this terrible demon stuff and if anything was even mentioned about that stuff my family would have a stroke lol
She's literally chill, because she was hypnotized at the time, in order for them to steal the little girls life so they can be young longer. Also fun fact, the actor who played Thackery is the same one who grew up to play McGee on NCIS. Also by the way I learned later on the voice of Thackery isn't him and in fact it's someone else's voice. XD
It's the voice of Goofy's son Max from 'A Goofy Movie' (and other Disney stuff, lol) - Jason Marsden. ...Why 'McGee' couldn't have done the voice himself, I have no idea, lol.
@@KitKat_Kt I couldn't remember his name when I wrote my comment. I never can remember it without looking it up. Anyways its Sean Murray. I have no idea why they decided to dub over his voice, maybe he just didn't sound right? But yes Jason Marsden does the voice of Binx the cat. He does all the lines, because you can tell it wasn't Sean talking near the end.
My parents now like Hocus Pocus more because McGee’s actor is in it (they’re big NCIS fans) while I’m like “Whatever.” cause I instill like it for why I liked it as a kid. The Sanderson Sisters.
@@JackalopeBunny I don't know why people say he plays the voice of the cat. He plays Binx's voice as a human, too. Just say he plays the voice of Thackery Binx. It's not like they had Sean talking when in human form and then had Jason play his voice as a cat. Jason is his voice in both forms.
I remember this movie. I was ten when it came out and I watched it for the first time in a very long time several years ago and had the same revelation about it. It's a shame movies like that can't be made anymore. We had it so good.
I never felt traumatized by this movie and as a kid, i only got maybe one adult joke and that was fine. Yes, watching as an adult has me a lil surprised but as others have mentioned, families usually had one tv to watch so the movies and shows catered to all ages mostly. Still love this movie! I don’t take it too seriously because after all… it’s just a bunch of Hocus Pocus 👻🎃🔮🧙♀️ This video was fun to watch! You made some great jokes!
I'm torn between your point of view, that was how I'd always looked at it, and a new idea that Disney was always trying to sexualize children since at least the 1990's. I don't know but they sure seem to be pushing every type of sexual agenda now.
This is EXACTLY how I viewed it. I don’t think anyone is a bad character in the entire movie. Not the parents (nor any adult) not the teenagers (they seemed like maybe slightly mature kids? But were still kids) and not even the witches. Everyone has motivations, it was scary enough but fun, had a happy ending, and everyone learned from it. Also the adult jokes were fun, they were a little kitschy but were fine. “Je veux mon livre… »
@@riverlady982 I don.t think they were sexualizing children so much, since kids for the most part really didn.t understand. I think they were just trying to get the adults interested in the movies and shows as well.
@@jacksondavies3595 wait , That's your face ? We truly live in a society ! Full of self righteous , condescending , key board warriors . 👋 have a great day .
12:36.. I don't think they (more specifically the bus driver) were referring to *that* but moreso production of children. And the reason I think this is because he says "it may take me a few tries" suggesting that he isnt very.. potent.
I actually watched hocus poscus so many times during my childhood because my mom loved it so every fall we watch hocus poscus like 20 to 40 times because that's how much my mom loved it. Honestly I love Hocus Pocus and it's a great movie and I'm very excited for the sequel. My mom is probably more excited than me. I wasn't very disturbed by Hocus Poscus because I'm just built like that.
Watching Hocus Pocus is a Halloween tradition in my house as an adult because it was loved as a kid and so did my spouse. We chose to pass that love of this amazing Halloween on to our own kids like my parents did with "It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown"...
As someone who has had her shoe taken off on the school playground (while wearing it) in like third grade, I can say that stealing shoes might be more common than you think. Or maybe my classmates were odd.
You forgot the part where Allison is also a witch. She manipulated Max and every event to resurrect the Sanderson sisters so they'd awaken the Book. Then she'd have to last until morning to destroy the sisters and gain possession of the magic within its pages. Winnie even recognizes Allison for what she is, and at one point calls her a "clever little white witch."
I remember seeing this in the theater when it first came out. None of it phased me or my younger sister or any of our friends. We were 80's kids. We watched movies like Indiana Jones & the Temple of Doom & Germlins without being phased by them Also 80's kids were very familiar with the famous slasher villains by the time Hocus Pocus came out
I loved watching this as a kid. Despite the hanging scene and sexual references in this film I turned out just fine as an adult in my 30s. Disney needs to get back to telling those relatable stories like it did in the 90s
Plenty of people I know that publicly loudly announce how awesome this movie is, are not people that I would say are fine. They're not sending their best.
@@MatCran You could say that about literally anything under the sun. Modern society is chock-full of crazy people, who all like different things, so it's a weak argument. I'm sure there are crazy people that love chocolate, but that doesn't mean anyone that asserts their love for chocolate must be an imbalanced, maladjusted loon.
My kids watched this movie. They are now in their 30's and 40's and still watch it every year as do I. Frankly I was more scared than the kids back then. Took me awhile to get use to the guy who came out of the grave. The script, actors and their characters, acting, special effects and music are great. The Disney cartoon movie that did scare me when I was a child was the story of Ichabod Crane...the Headless Horseman...it was a cartoon.
Love Hocus Pocus, and now that I'm an adult I think the "omg, in a kids movie?!" lines adds to the film. I fear what they do in the sequel. It's fine. Don't need a second one. As a side, The kid playing Thackery was dubbed by Jason Marsden and IDK what's worse, the didn't think Jason was good enough for 2 human scenes so they recast him, or the kid they cast as human Binx had a terrible voice.
iirc, sean murray had already done his scenes, but the directors thought the voice was wrong and murray didn't have the type of accent in his wheelhouse, so he said they could just dub over all of his lines - marsden never actually filmed any scenes, just did the voiceover work
“And by witches I mean any single female over 25” Sir I did not come to this video to be roasted today. I came here for some nostalgic fun! This is one of my favorite movies. I watch it all year round and at least 20 times in the fall. Absolutely love it! I even own the book 😁 what makes this movie work is the chemistry between the Sanderson sisters. They’re so funny and cooky. Honestly you’re right, Winnie is a queen. Also the ambiance of the movie is just full Halloween! It’s what I wish Halloween looked like everywhere.
He means that back then being single and over 25 would definitely get you accused of being a witch. Like you couldn't just be single and enjoy life back then without being called a freak of nature .
Yeah……my church does a kids (1st to 5th grade) movie night for the major holidays, and we decided to show them Hocus Pocus last Halloween, completely forgetting how many times they say “virgin”, and the curse words 😂. All of us adults (four of us) were sitting in the back cringing, hoping none of them were learning new words.
There are definitely quite a few films I watched as a kid I look back on and say "uhm....okay, glad I'm a fairly adjusted person in spite of that." My sister decided to show her favorite childhood film, All Dogs Go to Heaven, to her students a few years ago....I get a call from her panicking like "has this always been what the film's been about?!" because her 2nd graders were all crying over the dog that died within the first 10 minutes of the film ^^" She learned her lesson to always double check her films before showing it to the kids.
@@freebirddee2620 It's a great film, I'm not discrediting that. Everything Don Bluth made in the 80s and 90s especially is a classic in my eyes, and I grew up watching them more than I did watching Disney in fact. But yeah, the point is we remember things we place focus on as we grow up. And my sister and I watched it at an age where death and gambling and other exposures didn't have nearly quite so many ramifications. We were more focused on the sassy dog doing funny things and ultimately saving the kid in the end. Some kids at that age may have never been exposed to much death in media before (there is something to be said about my own generation becoming desensitized to animated violence much earlier than kids nowadays are) - others may have had to learn all too soon the ramifications of death. It's not my place to judge that, or my sister's for that matter, but it is something to be aware of while navigating what videos to show to kids sometimes. General rule of thumb, of course, being "is that something I'm ready to have to explain to some seven year olds today/am I ready to explain to a parent why their kid came home sobbing today?" 😂
I have started a tradition that I watch this film every year on Halloween night, and that began last year. My brother hates this movie so I have to watch it myself, but I sort of enjoy it that way. It's my special thing I do each year. It's such a good movie! It's dark and campy, a really fun combination!
OMGGGGG-- He was drawing something about the Grateful Dead? THAT IS EPIC!! This is one of my favorite movies and im now in my 40s. That is one of my all time favorite bands. FULL CIRCLE CONNECTION!!!!
As a kid I didn't realize I loved the movie so much because I had a crush on the actor who played the cat. I loved his voice and thought his human counterpart was cute.
I grew up watching the walking dead, courage the cowardly dog, plus all of the cursed kids cartoons from the 90’s I was hooked, and I absolutely love hocus pocus. Nowadays you’ll just catch me watching paranormal stuff and true crime day and night. Plus much much more, my parents raised me on horror movies and thrillers, etc. -my friends are like how tf were you hooked to scary stuff at 6, who knows but now I still am and it’s a higher love for it then ever. 😂
I still watch TV and yes, it definitely is. "Caring about stuff's for losers." The 90s in a nutshell. I rewatched this last year along with The Monster Squad, a movie that's aged even worse by today's standards. And I loved every second of it.
Okay okay can we be honest for a few second not only was Sarah the best Sanderson sister but literally just the best character in Hocus Pocus character she such a mood 🤣
What’s that meme, when you’re young you want to be Sarah, beautiful with boobs, when you’re a little older you want to tO be Whinnie, sassy and powerful, and when you are older you realize you were always Mary, just rolling along 😆
Her and Allison were mega babes that I will admit.... Sarah was sexy until I feel in love with Samantha over sexualized self In sex and the city... When u find out that Sarah husband use to be ferris a.k.a Mathew Brodrick
Had my girlfriend watch it for the first time yesterday. I had the same thoughts as you, mostly. Side note, only Winifred turns to stone at the end. She turned to stone because she stepped foot on hallowed ground. The other two disintegrated because the sun came up. Stone Winifred then disinigrated for the same reason. I only realized this because I was wondering if they were going to follow through on the "witches can't step foot on hallowed ground" thing.
the reason the child was so calm in the beginning is due to the song sara sings. it puts them into a hypnotic state.
i love that this comment sits directly beneath another comment giving a different answer to the same question
@@thestarhopper The answer here is the canonical answer. The answer above is based on a rough draft cut from the concept
@@Nepthu 🤓
Which is explained later in the movie. But if he's commenting as if he's commenting on it live, it makes sense that he wouldn't know that.
She puts me into a hypnotic state.
I give props to Hocus Pocus for casting actual teenagers and making them look like teenagers.
Shows like riverdale made 40 year olds play high schoolers
wish more things would do that, it can be offputting when you get someone in their 30's playing high school peter parker in a spiderman film, but then you also get someone like will ferrell playing somoene in their 40's sometimes and you're like, uhhh, he's a fair bit older than that
@@callethecookie2235 the actors were like 20 and considering the teens in the show were having sex and wearing lingerie I'm happy it casted adults instead of minors. Could you imagine them making minors ware lingerie and pretend to have sex?
@@yeemawheaver1387 "can you imagine making someone do their job"
@@Not_An_EV is this a meme cuz I honestly don't get that quote?
The reason burning them didn’t kill them is because of the black flame candle. It kept them alive until sunrise. The reason Winnie turned to stone was because she was on hallowed ground. Just an FYI for anyone confused
Oh yeah this definitely clears things up
Thank you! That actually makes perfect sense.
And she stayed a statue until the sun came up, on which event she turned to pixie dust or whatever Alex called it.
@@vapx0075 well, he said they all turned to stone, but only Winnie turned to stone. The other sisters just poofed. I wanted to clear up why Winnie was a statue before poofing but the other sisters just exploded in a colorful cloud of dust
Something something hocus
This is the most metal movie ever released under the Disney umbrella. It literally opens with a child murder, and the Sanderson sisters get so excited 'cause they think the guy in the Satan costume is actually him. Then one of them mentions her stay in the underworld. Like, I'm so amazed that Disney greenlit all this.
And yet so glad they did! 😁
I'm not surprised at all.. considering the craziness they've allowed in the last 32 years
and the virgin thing 💀
It wasn't a big deal. It was entertainment and most kids loved this movie. We make things big deals that aren't.
I'd always figured the reason Emily was sitting there so calmly in the chair the whole time was that she was still under that hypnotic spell that Sarah sang to lure her there. On that note, the witches' feet dangling didn't phase me much as a kid, but I did have a 'yikes' moment when I noticed that they show the dead girl slumped over in the chair.
Mmhmm!
But she totally fidgets when she's supposed to be "dead"! 😆
I didn’t even remember the beginning until rewatching it recently. Found it disturbing that we see them not only kill her, but THROW A BLANKET OVER HER when the town mob arrived 🤣🤣🤣
@@Justitia_Nomen Ya, like the towns people aren't definitely not going to find her under there! 🤦🏼♀️😬😃
If you look closely Emily actually moves a bit while pretending to be dead
Can't believe you skipped over Billy the zombie, Winnie's ex who was resurrected by the witches but then decided to help the kids. He was the best character in the movie.
Played by my favorite creature actor he awesome
And he only had a few lines.
Yes, he was played by Doug Jones, who spends most of his acting roles under heavy prosthetics, and was the Amphibian in "The Shape of Water."
I was like OAH someone didn't wanna talk about the third act at all.
i loved when he cut open his lips and sh1t on winnifred.
Early Disney movies were always dark, but this movie literally started with a little girl getting her life sucked out and was centered on killing kids, which is seriously messed up and dark yet it’s still a fun movie, that I can’t help but love it!
This is very true but as kid i don't think any f us were smart enough to notice any of that 😂
As a 13-year-old, I thought that was cool, and was impressed by it. I still kind of am.
Childs edia needs darkness too ad the scary things, because life is scary, its good preperatoion to have aproviate silly metaphorical cover of that scary stuff to give it form and adress them. Learn or prepare i tht hits, give narratives to deal with it.
Also it dlves nesseary way more iintointerpretatiove stuf and implied, adults have just seen and kno way more to imagine worse, and good family media knows what will fly over kids head,
The not noticing isnt about being smart, but kids just dont interpet the same way there. Bevcau they have seen less of life, dah
I mean Mr. Boogedy had a dude sell his soul for a powerful cloak. I also think the dude kidnapped a kid due to unrequited love.
@@marocat4749 wow- thats-thats so true
i guess what i mean't when i said that they're not smart enough i guess i mean't like they wouldn't pay attention to those little things or most likely not even know what they mean. i don't know if it's just me, but as a kid i watched that movie MANY times and never noticed a thing.
It's just a flash but we see Emily's corpse, and she is about a mummy. but damn, i love the bus driver; he is flirty with each of the sisters and he looks like they'd have a good time not killing kids! and the costumed devil was hilarious (and how his wife chased the witches out!)
And in real life they were brother and sister!
I’m surprised you didn’t mention the fact that the Sanderson Sisters COULD have won as Sarah had lured a bunch of children to their cottage. Winnie had just enough potion for 1 child but she chose to go after Dani. Had she taken the life of any other kid then they would have been able to fulfill the black flame candle deal and stay alive then go after Dani.
This always pissed me off as a KID Imagine now as an adult.
yeah they literally could’ve won but noooooo winnie wants to boost her ego and the other sisters have to follow and now the baddest of the b(wh)itches died.
Their Ego was their downfall
@@Morinhetar not their ego. Winnie's ego. Because Dani pissed her off. The other two just did what their sister said.
@@imjustasconfusedasyou lol @ b(wH)itches
The Sanderson Sisters are the best part of this entire movie, you could tell that the actresses were having an absolute blast. I was always rooting for the witches to win, since the kids, with the possible exception of Dani, were bland by comparison.
Bette midler! -Nostalgia Critic, hocus pocus review
I dunno, I like Alison best.
agreed, i love over the top cheesiness and the witches are *chefs kiss*
Billy the zombie was pretty good! Gutted Alex didn’t mention him!
Im in the play for the addams family play that is your icon
I loved this movie as a kid and now as an adult. Honestly all the sexual innuendo and "dark scenes" went right over my head. The acting felt so honest and real that it just felt relatable as a kid. And now that im older and i get everything i love it even more.
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I’m still a kid (10) and I watched this movie for the first time not too long ago, which honestly, as a person who understood what all of that meant in the movie I was pretty much horrified that this is a kids movie.
@@pikumine I didn't let my little sister watch it and I won't let my kids watch it cuz wtf they shouldn't be hearing these types of words and wondering these types of things at a young age
@@ADysmalDyStOpiA 🎯
Why did they rag in Max so much for being a virgin?? WHY?!!!!😂😂
What blows my mind is that the actress who played the teacher (Kathleen Feeman) also played Sister Mary Stigmata (The Penguin) in Blues Brothers. She managed to encompass both poles of the child-care spectrum in her career.
I think the best explanation for this movie I’ve ever seen was in a Tumblr post speculating about what the actors were told during filming. Their theory was that Winnie’s actress was told: “This is camp, just do whatever you want,” Mary’s actress was told: “Your character is basically an evil golden retriever,” Sarah’s actress was told: “Just act like you’re on all the drugs,” and the kids were told that this was a very serious horror movie and they’d be in trouble if they didn’t treat it as such.
That makes way to much sense.
Yep, sounds about right.
@@razorflossrazor2937 too*
Whoa
I mean, I get why Allison is so chill. She probably goes through that every day being the prettiest girl in town. She'd probably be more surprised if he didn't have a crush on her
Prettiest girl in town? Settle down dude she's not that hot.
@@tcoi1872 think they meant in the movie she was the most known prettiest girl
Shes chill the entire time cuz shes a white witch its why she loves halloween so much and knows the history of the sandersons
I've seen this movie a thousand times and apart from Winnie calling Alison a white witch, there is literally no evidence to support that. It's literally just a fan theory.
She knows the history because its her home town and her mum worked at the museum.
The reason Allison was so chill was because she was a witch too. There was a follow up book where it was revealed that Allison was the descendant of a fourth Sanderson sister who refused to be evil like the rest of her family. Max and Allison's daughter was tricked into casting a spell that caused all the witches in Hell to trade places with mortals on Earth.
we read different sequels, then - paige or poppy or whatever their daughter's name was WASN'T the descended witch - it was the new girl who'd moved in (the one they turned into a dog for most of the book) - the better storyline would definitely have been that max and allison's daughter was a witch, since winifred makes the comment that allison is a "clever little white witch" for using the salt circle - i ranted a LOT after reading the sequel book and was highkey disappointed
i'm actually hoping the writers for the sequel movie make it so allison daughter's is a witch to bring the Sanderson Sisters back from the dead again, since it would make more sense.
Wait a minute. You guys are telling me THAT THERE ARE FREAKING BOOKS OUT THERE AND I NEVER KNEW ABOUT THAT 😭😭😭
@@christiane548 they novellized the Hocus Pocus movie and tacked on a sequel as well - there was a weird tone to the novellization of the Hocus Pocus movie in how they wrote Allison's character and twisted certain events to suit the sequel's narrative instead of just faithfully adapting it to novel form. YMMV, though, so good luck - it's called Hocus Pocus and the All-New Sequel by A W Jantha
Also please note the line when she does the salt circle in the film: "What a clever little white witch"
@@ithildins poppy
i watched this in the dentist while high off laughing gas and it was a whole different experience
I never understood the teens bullying little kids on halloween trope. Like maybe I just lived in an area where teens are nicer, but honestly they've just kinda done their own thing. If they ever interact with kids it's to compliment their costume and/or give them candy.
Same!!! I mean, I live in the uk, so maybe it’s an american thing??
Where I grew up, little kids weren’t trick or treating unless they had a parent at least nearby. Trouble making teens had to find other stuff to do, I guess. 🤷🏼♀️
@@nxpstablook American here, I don’t believe so, I’ve never experienced it in my youth- (which wasn’t that long ago-)
@@nxpstablook
It's kinda an American pop culture thing I guess, probably because Halloween used to be an excuse for teen delinquency a very long time ago. There's also kind of a nod to that as well during the beginning of The Crow too (and they attributed it to being called Devil's Night at one point).
Middle schoolers can be kind of try-hard and mean at times, but overwhelmingly, I think most normal teenagers mean well and just want to be treated with respect and kindness.
In retrospect, I get a kick out of how many movie bullies from the 80s and 90s dress like the sorts of people I'd tend to assume were bullying *victims,* and not perpetrators.
I actually liked how they had the Sanderson sisters sort of become more familiar with modern-day culture as the movie progressed (aka, for instance realizing that people stopped believing in supernatural stuff, so when Max tried to call them out at the dance they just played along). Yeah, it was a stretch that they were able to pick up so many things in one night, but it meant it became harder and harder to fool them, which upped the tension in the climax.
Also, as anyone with a much younger sibling will probably tell you, they can embarrass you to no end in front of your peers. Just absolutely no filter whatsoever. That part of Dani they go so right that it easily made her the best non-Sanderson character.
I would think they would have some sort of magic doohicky in place that allowed them to quickly absorb and understand modern culture. If "the devil" gave them their power he could surely give them an update upgrade on society. Lmao
38 years later and I still embarrass my brother Infront of his friends.
If you think Dani was a good character, let alone the best, your opinion isn't one I trust. 😂 She was annoying as hell. A spoiled brat who whined constantly until she got her way. That is not a likable character.
@@englishatheart Correct. She was a child.
The prevalence of adult humor/scenarios in children's media (television and film) in the 90's and earlier probably had a great deal to do with the fact many homes that had televisions only had one and the whole family used it. So, children's shows and movies needed to have something for the adults to not wanna bash their heads into a wall while watching or even allow it to be played in the first place. Like you pointed out, a lot of these adult jokes & scenarios were just shrugged off by the kids. And, if your kid did understand them? You probably already had bigger problems~^.^
There is actually a 30 year study that came out in 2021 in regards to sex education and prevention of child abuse, healthy relationships, teen pregnancy etc. If the kid understands the jokes, that's not a bad thing. It seems that developmentally appropriate comprehensive education should start as early as kindergarten. So a 9-13 year old watching probably should get the jokes if they are educated. They might not understand certain euphemisms though until they are older or pick up on body/voice cue subtext.
So disagree that if the kid did understand them that it was a problem. I think people today just assume that puberty doesn't happen till 14 years or something.
That is very true
'90s, not "90's."
@@vixxcelacea2778 A researcher also said children develop sexual attraction at age 3. Don't trust them nowadays.
Kids knowing about adult content is a problem in 2022.
MAPS is capitalizing off of naive people like you teaching kids at a very early age, instead of letting them be kids, just because kids develop earlier than 14. They are already using your arguement to justify their sick movement. You also must be okay with child brides as well. They marry off children because of early development.
Children understanding innuendos wasn't a problem in the 90s, because groups like MAPS weren't allowed the exist. Since they do, they will use anything to try to legalize their behavior and allow them around children. It was a child predator that even say we much teach kids such, while still insisting he was a victim, and not the kids he almost assaulted.
The fact that anyone would be comfortable exposing teaching their kids about sexual content, when MAPS is growing is beyond me.
How so did they have bigger problems?
In the sisters defense with the microphones - The sibling understanding of who sings lead and who gets out of the damn way is *timeless*.
Alison doesn’t react negatively to the discussion of her Yabbos because Alison, as depicted in the scene and throughout the movie, is suppose to be the mature, sophisticated, humble and understanding character. That and maybe naïveté. Plus she thinks it’s cute coming from Danny. Alison understands that Danny doesn’t understand the young adult world and allows her to be cute and innocent.
Wouldn't happen in current year, that's for sure.
"S T O P!" -Alex Meyers
As a kid 95% of the adult jokes didn’t resonate with me because we weren’t overloaded with this kind of stuff like kids are now. As an adult now I think it’s hilarious. Pretty sure those jokes were for our parents who were forced to watch this a million times with us, but I appreciate them! Wish Disney was still like this honestly.
Edit: spelling
I agree. I'm almost certain all of the adult humor in kids' shows were for the adults who likely at through the stuff with us. I had zero clues what they were referring to.
@@weirddd469 I meant with culture in general. There’s just A LOT more adult themes that seem to be shoved into kids spaces. Now maybe it’s always been like that & I was just oblivious as kid, but as an adult it looks to me kids are getting exposure to these things way younger than I did & it’s not subtle.
If I contradicted myself, I definitely didn’t mean to 😂
Yea
@@emmalarson Any educated adult should definitely understand what you mean,no need for apologies,you don't owe anyone an explanation,it's just nowadays Manny people are thin skinned and get butt hurt over the dumbest shit
@@dertywhiteboy8944 you spoke a truth
It warms my bones to know that even though the movie flopped when it premiered, the Sanderson Sisters have obviously had the last laugh.
Flopped??? Man i feel like my environment was the opposite it was a staple!!😁😁
@@shermandean1778 yeah it was apparently a box office bomb, but it was the same for me, me and my family loved it.
@@shermandean1778 It's a Halloween movie that was released in theaters in July.
@@MichaelAlthauser oh that's dumb smh
@@shermandean1778 It flopped in the box office (probably because it was released in July for some odd reason), but once it made its way to VHS and TV, it gained a cult following. And now it's a bona fide classic.
"and by witches I mean any single women over 25...." I DIED
So did they
@@maegan8893oof
Honestly, the bus scene and what the driver said flew over my head as a child. I know this because when I rewatched it as an adult and he said that, I turned to my brother and said, "Hold on, wait. Was this really in the movie? How come we're just hearing this?" He and I laughed for a good while lol Disney movies back then were just different. I mean, have you seen 'Blank Check'? lol
Fuckin blank check holy shit that movie..... i thought it was a fever dream
I remember finding that on Netflix when I was younger and I was so.... confused
Bro blank check was my introduction to hot older women
Wish Disney stayed like that.
@@calebeq437 hard facts.... god damn she was fine
Max being a virgin and lighting the candle, isn't really as big of a self-own, when you consider that Max didn't actually expect anything to happen.
This would have been a win/win for Max. If he lit the candle, and nothing happened, Allison would have to admit that he was right and magic wasn't real. Or, he could have played off the virgin aspect as the "reason" why it didn't work, thus looking cooler to Allison and letting her question her beliefs at the same time.
It really was a great setup for Max... Except, the candle actually worked.
In other words it was a self own 🤣
The candle owned him!
Great explanation! And it totally would’ve worked until the candle worked.
Max: "That did not go the way I expected...."
Wow.. for you to think like that just affirms that you like to manipulate people through different situations.
Must be awful knowing that no one will ever truly trust someone like you when they know that everything you do is a calculated investment in yourself. I guess selflessness is something you were never taught.
Alex Meyers’s commentaries on shows and films are always of the best of quality. From the animation down to the editing portion, we can clearly see the amount of passion, hard work, dedication and commitment that has been invested into all of this.
Yeah I always look forward to his videos.
I think this video ruined it for me xD everytime someone comments on how awesome his animation is that fucking road kill cat is gonna flash in my head 😂😂😂😂
Its like watching a funny supercut version on the movie
Bro had to get his word limit
This reads like a copypasta
When Dani said “he loves ’em“ he gave me a jumpscare when he said “STOP!!“😂😅
I think this is one of the best kids movies ever, it's exactly what a kids movie should be. Stuff in there for the children and stuff in there for the adults because parents should be watching stuff with their kids, not just dumping them in front of the TV. God I hope they don't ruin the sequel!
this is current year disney and you still have some hope?
They absolutely will ruin it, I have no doubt
They will. Honestly I'll be more surprised if they don't
Not even worth watching hocus pocus 2, it’ll probably suck
You guys sound so miserable, i hope y'all learn to enjoy movies
I never watched Hocus Pocus as kid but I did later as an adult and uh... yeah I laughed so hard (plus for a kids movie I think it still holds great. Parents keep forgetting about how children are not that fragile to certain jokes or content and this movie is a prime example of that)
Same i just finally watched it a few weeks ago. Lots of "lol this is so old, imagine being around in 1993"
It's probably not about being fragile but how it affects their personality, like, most fairy tales my grandma read to me as a kid involved either someone being decapitated or the main character being chopped to pieces by their own family (and then saved obviously but still), now that I look back on it I think ir really might have affected my moral compass which is admittedly a bit.... different from that of most people.
Yea lol I watched as a kid with some friends and my parents now wouldn’t let my little sisters watch it because all of the umm adult stuff
Don't matter society disagree
Since I have to comment… i likes this video. But the TH-cam algorithm needs to change
I love that movies centered around kids and teens in the 80's/90's were a lil edgy. it was more realistic because not all kids are angels. A lot of us did speak and act like the kids from the goonies/IT (the 2017 version). I think some adult jokes are added to make sure the parents who take their kids are not completely bored.
same!! I miss it!
Shows don't have to have sex jokes to be entertaining to adults. They just need good writing. If they are falling back on sex jokes, then they're being lazy and maybe creepy. There's certainly a lot of creeps working in jobs that involve children, so... I don't think that it's really warranted.
@@SocialLocust your whole comment is stupid af
@@SocialLocustYeah all you need to do to make a good movie for kids AND ADULTS is a interesting story and interesting characterz that's it you don't need sex jokes and that's good because Hollywood needs to remember that kids are watching these movies too.
At the part you show around 14:50, Danny lies when she says she hasn't even had a piece of candy, as she clearly eats a lollipop at the hot girl's house towards the beginning of the film
"We desire...children!"
"Well it may take me a couple tries, but I don't think that'd be a problem."
Yeah the 90's were so wholesome. 😆
i miss 90s """family""" movies.
It took me a few watches to understand that joke lol
I did not catch that until this video...I'm in my 30s...
I didn't catch that joke until I was 35 years old 😂
@@ThakYuki Same here. I was confused until I went back and listened to it again. Whoa.
Wow, that innuendo just went completely over my head as a kid, haha. For a kids movie, it sure has a lot of jokes that only adults will get.
Took Alex for me, at 15, to realize that what the bus driver said after the children request was a joke, and a dirty one at that...
also it had a weird way of using the innuendo, "yobbos" is basically seen as the same as "tits" or "boobs" so like why go with that one lol
@@maxsync183 its yaboos
@@maxsync183 Tits and boobs aren't innuendo.
@@maxsync183 “yobbos” = “boobys” scrambled
The reason why Emily is so calm in the beginning is because of some cut content from the movie. The witches would make 'candy crows' that would essentially brainwash the kid (if I remember that right) so that's why she's just sitting there.
All it would take is Sarah singing to lure them based of a later scene in the movie.
In that specific scene, Sarah states it herself. It isn't clear but even as a kid, a teenage kid at that point mind you, I got the idea.
@@ricks1570 Originally the candy crows were what allowed kids to be brainwashed by Sarah's song. There was quite a few scenes cut from the movie, one where they're in the grocery store getting ingredients for said crows, to another where the sisters push Winnie into the swimming pool.
I think those scenes can be found on youtube actually, they're definitely worth a watch :)
I figured they put the whammy on the kids, that's why they were so calm.
@@CraftyMaelyss The crows may be the original concept, and may have been cut. Even still, the theatrical release makes it clear that Sarah's song hypnotizes the children. Perhaps the concept was that the song only works if they'd been brainwashed by the crows, but they took out the extra step, and viewers are left with the impression that Sarah's song alone is what puts the children under a spell. I think they ended up with a cleaner, less convoluted result.
Didn't the kids zombie walking toward the witches later in the movie show why Emily seemed unfazed?
15 : 42 Sarah has really nice yabbos. In that scene her yabbos are shown so much that they look like are about to fall out of her corset. What makes that come little children scene so memorable and iconic is not just only her singing, but her yabbos do as well. 😍
Agree mate. They are really nice. I can't ever stop staring at them in that scene. I always look forward to seeing them when that scene comes on. Not sure if Sarah was supposed to have her corset that low in that scene, and she was meant to show them quite a bit in that scene ? Or her corset accidentally fell down, but gosh what a lovely looking pair she has. She was my first crush growing up.
@@ChrisBarnes-t9r She has got very nice ones. I remember when i was 7 i used to rewind the tape over and over and watch that scene because i loved looking at them. HAHA To think i was only a 7 year old boy and yet i was so entranced by them and loved seeing them. I never did really concentrate on her singing, because i was always focussed on them in that scene. They distracted me LOL. I suppose it would be hard for you not to look if your a male. Anytime that scene comes on it would be tempting to look at them.
Not sure I can tell you ‘why’ people let their kids watch Hocus Pocus.
What I can tell you is that it’s those kids that did watch it, myself included, that turned it into such a beloved and fondly remembered movie.
Because everything in this movie is perfect, nothing is made “for kids” and so we didn’t feel patronised and talked down to.
Well put
I agree!
Yes! Thank you! It was a good story. We were taken seriously as viewers. It trusted that kids were intelligent enough to figure it out and enjoy it. And we did. :)
Exactly 🎉 the sequel absolutely sucks - so political correct that i wont let my kids watch it.
That's because it wasn't a kids' movie. It was just a movie that people of all ages watched. What popular movies do you think, "talk down," to kids? What do you mean by talking down? You know, children AREN'T adults. They have neither the life experience nor the brain development of adults, which is why we don't just let them run "amuck, amuck, amuck!" They don't make good decisions. They are extremely susceptible to peer pressure, etc., esp. as teens.
I love watching this movie as an adult, I had no idea what 60% of the dialogue meant as a child 🤣
I watched hocus locus when I was like 6 l didn’t know any of the jokes
My highschool class had a FIELD DAY with this movie
Yeah same
Yo if you’re looking for a movie to review for spooky season, I think The Adam’s Family still holds up as a great halloween classic and it would be nice to give it some hype
Paranorman and/or Coraline could also be great options
Yes, please, I'd love to see Alex react to the 90's Addams Movies, they're classics!
Then he'll end up doing Wednesday, because THAT looks bad
@@beardupbeerdown7355 I don’t think Wednesday looks bad but I respect you’re opinion
@@TheOnlyRick3 Gomez and Morticia disappear and Wednesday is an empath/psychic
I absolutely LOVED seeing this video and the labyrinth video! Things were so damn different when I was a kiddo. BRING BACK AWESOMENESS.
I wasn't allowed to watch this movie as I grew up in a conservative Christian home because witches, but honestly that should've been the least of my parents' worries when it comes to all the adult jokes.
I grew up in a conservative Christian home. And I watched it once when I was 10 with my mom, my 10 year old adoptive sister, and my 4 year adoptive brother. We weren't allowed to watch it again as kids. It had nothing to with the jokes or the witches. My mom thought it was the stupidest movie that she had ever seen. And she didn't want her kids watching something so dumb. Which was fine by me and my brother. Because we both thought the movie was stupid. My sister was the only one who actually liked the movie.
Bru my family is Christian and conservative, they had NO problem with me watching this, OK? I can sense the negative view of conservatives leaking from these comments...
To think it took Alex for me to realize half the adult jokes in this movie, particularly the bus driver one and children
@@ashleydowney1222 damn yall have dull taste. Must also be big Cringe-culturists (basically cancel culture but cringe is the word here)
So did I but I was allowed to watch pg or pg13 movies. My mom understood you can’t shield kids from most of the media that their peers are watching.
Are you positive they didnt just tell you it was the witches so they didnt have to explain why else it would be inappropriate?
As a child of the 90's, none of this "adult" content hit home because we were a bit more innocent than kids today. We didn't have the internet at our finger tips. Or shows like Euphoria. I'm honestly glad I was able to grow up when I did. I had the opportunity to be a kid without the pressure of having to be up on the latest tik tok dance. I also never worried if my outfits were "hawt" enough for school.
Idk I think kids nowadays can talk to more people and find out which situations they are in are actually wrong and can find support and other people who relate to their problems. They also have more opportunity to learn various hobbies, which can really help kids find the right people to befriend and keep them out of trouble. I had zero role models growing up and since I both lived in a small town and my house didn't have cable either, I just was not connected to the world, so basically, I just grew up around a bunch of racists, etc, thinking that that was normal and not understanding that they were being bad people.
Same
Just about everyone wears a sweater, leggings or jeans, and crocs and slides to school. Trust me no one is worried about being “hawt” for school. Also you literally don’t have to learn a tik tok dance if you don’t want to. Literally nobody irl cares.
As a child of the 90s, I haven't heard anyone use the term "hawt" since 2006. But even so, that's more of a you thing. There's just as much or as little pressure on people to look a certain way in school, those who wanted to stand out as the "hawt" people, and those just doing their own thing/trying to blend in. I'd say it's nice to not have to worry about keeping up with the latest memes/trends/slang seeing as by like the second time you see or use it you'll have someone telling you that's old news, seeing as there's something new that "everyone" already knows about. I'm grateful to be old enough that when people ask me if I've seen this or that show/meme I can just make some dad-like grumbles about too much to do and naps and stuff.
@E K it depends on HOW You use it thought
Allison was just the ultimate cool girl. Nothing can phase the cool girl, they just go with the flow.
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5:57 Wait, she gave him back his numebr? I coulda sworn I remember her giving him a paper with her name and just "555-" and not the rest of her number like she was teasing him to continue to pursue her. .
When I watched this the first time as a kid I remember asking what a Virgin was. I was told it's someone who "doesn't believe in magic." Knowing Max's character I was like, "yeah, that checks out." 😆
I was told “someone who doesn’t have a girlfriend” which… half right
@@theamvgirlx You can have a girlfriend and still be a virgin.
I don't think I asked. I didn't know what a virgin was, but I just kinda went with it lol.
My mom told me after we watched the movie cuz I didn’ know and she was like “someone who’s never had sex”. At least she didn’t sugar coat it i guess. 😂
In Hocus Pocus 2 they explain to a kid that it's 'someone who has never lit a candle before' 😂😂
Lol, saw this movie as a kid years ago when I was living in Switzerland and I had nightmares for ages. 5 years ago I moved to the USA and decided to watch it again to see if it's still so scary. Little did I know that I had bought a house just 5 mins away from where this movie takes place (Salem, MA) 😅
Small world XD
I love Hocus Pocus, it's just perfect camp. The Sanderson Sisters, Allison and even young Dani are fabulous female characters. It's one of my go to Halloween watch-fests. Love your vid and animation!
I was 12 when this came out, and I've watched it on Halloween ever since. :) It's the one scary movie I'd watch as a tradition. (I'm an overly sensitive person who hates to be scared, and when I was a kid, my sensitivity to horror was at 10,000%. For kid-me, this was a horror movie.)
It was an absolutely awesome part of that year for me. I loved it! As for knowing the words "OD'd," Yeah, we were kids in the 90's, and that kind of content was all over the media in the news and whatever, along with schools always telling you not to do drugs, so we learned that term early on. We were kids. Not completely morons. Morons, yes, but not *complete* morons. Anyway, I love this movie, and my 12th year was still one of the best years of my life to date for a few reasons, so yeah. My life went to hell after that for a good... years still going.
Allison wasn't phased by Dani, because a) she's a girl and b) she's not taking an 8 year old seriously, because kids come with zero filter.
Hey, the boob jokes were funny! That was classic humor back then. I remember laughing so hard I had to pee at the yabos joke. :D Everyone was also laughing at Madonna's ridiculous torpedo-tits bra in reality at that time. Since that was new-ish, that reference still landed.
As a kid, I didn't completely get that bus driver (yay for being Ace), but I did understand the very obvious innuendo. Now as an adult, that guy's got so much confidence he's bleeding swag. I still wouldn't go near him, though.
In my honest opinion, Disney peaked at made-for-t.v Halloween movies with this one. I've yet to see anything else they've made since come close to this. Halloween town was cringy AF, and nowhere near the level of Hocus Pocus.
This was a fun, creepy, spooky movie that had a storyline, a plot, no character was better than another, (I'm looking at you, Disney's girl-boss fever that makes me want to barf - and I'm a girl!)
The Hocus Pocus 2 movie they made had a few good parts (like the beginning scene - I'm terrified of spiders, and Mary's roombas, calling back to her being forced to use a vacuum as a broom. :D But 70% of that movie was Disney 2010's cheesy safe-for-the-kiddies, eye-squinting camp so bad you got second hand embarrassment for the actors.
I actually think this movie is a very clever way to scare kids and make them aware of dangerous predators through a fictional and magical story. I loved the movie back in the day and I still do now. There is a lot of realism behind it in my opinion. The kids aren't supposed to fully understand the sexual jokes but they will get the terrifying message of 3 people hunting down kids to cause them harm. I also find it interesting that the 3 dangerous people in question are portrayed by women (which you are more likely to trust as a kid) showing that a potential predator could be anybody.
Yea right. It's because they did horrible things to kids that's the Disney way.
@@Bass_attack7755 oh shut the fuck up. There's nothing wrong with this movie. The problem is people like you.
Eloquently put.
I sadly know a lot of mothers that are convinced all men are paedophiles.
It's crazy.
@@RosesTeaAndASD you misspelled the key word. There isn't an e in the beginning.
You know why we love that movie? Because we were so confused back then, we still didn't knew it's possible to like the villains in the movie and we did love the Sanderson sisters. They were one of the best trios in cinema. I can't describe how happy I am about the second movie and the fact that the same actresses are coming back for their roles. I feel it's gonna be amazing. Also did you watch the trailer? They legitimately look exactly the same as 30 years ago, especially SJP, how?
They're probably witches in real life too. 😳
No just very good doctors
@@liquidsleepgames3661 I can't imagine being that good. Bette Midler is like 1000 years old and looks like this. I want doctors too. And money.
@@toniivanova9360 Maybe you should learn to accept and love yourself as you are. People age. It's natural. Surgery never makes anyone look better. And it just shows how insecure people are with themselves.
All the dirty jokes went over my head as a child , absolutely love this movie still
Yeah, even at 15, it took Alex for me to realize what the bus driver children joke meant
All of them did for me too when I was a kid except for the yabbos one XD
With the whole “Them having no reaction.”, and Max’s logic with the black flame candle, I have my theories. For Alison having no reaction, the first case is in school when Max gives her his number, and it’s obvious she didn’t want to make a big deal of it and make the public interaction more embarrassing. And after school, similar story. At her party, with Dani’s comment, I think a similar thing too. She didn’t want to make a scene in her house, during a party, and in front of Dani. So she went with it, and moved on. (Also small rant, but I LOVE how Alison acts like a big sister towards Dani. Constantly watching her, holding on to her, and talking with her. They just met that day, and her and her brother aren’t even in a official relationship until later in the movie/after the movie, and the two already act like sisters.) But the more upsetting theory, is that Alison is just used to dumb comments. She is the pretty and smart rich girl, who stands out in class, loves mysterious Halloween, her Mom ran the famous Sanderson Sisters’ House Museum, she has a big party every year, she seems very social and popular. She probably has a lot of boys crushing on her, and with that, has heard a fair share of rude and dumb things that she had just learned to deal with. Even after Max gives her his number, a random guy basically tells him there’s no chance. He seems like he was in Max’s place once, and made similar embarrassing moves. And now feels the need to speak on her behalf. And for the actual Hocus Pocus stuff, the three of them, and later four of them, are actually all always scared and having big reactions when it comes to jump scares and the witches doing stuff to them. The only time they don’t have a BIG reaction I guess is when they all hear Binx talk for the first time. But at that point, Max had already heard Binx talk and had his big reaction, and for Dani and Alison, after all they saw and experienced already, hearing the random cat Max has had them follow talk is probably not that shocking. Especially since he seemed to be helping them. Especially for Alison. She knows and believes in (At least to our knowledge, because she also says “So the legends are true.”, as if she had doubts.) in Thackeray Binx and the story. She’s the one that recognizes him. So she probably would suspect him to talk more than anyone. And finally for Max’s black flame candle plan, he didn’t believe in the candle. So he thought no matter who lit the candle, nothing would happen. But to the best of his knowledge, Alison believed something would happen if someone lit the candle. And she knew that the person prophesied to bring the witches back would be a virgin. So he thought by lighting the candle, nothing would happen, cause it’s fake. But to Alison, who thinks something would happen, and seeing it didn’t, would realize he wasn’t the prophesied virgin, and that would someone make Max cooler. Cause it was never that it had to be a virgin who brought the witches back, it could be anyone, but it was prophesied that it would be a virgin. That was the only characteristic (if you can call it that) of the candle lighter. But those are just my theories and interpretations. I love this movie and couldn’t help but rant.
Love your "rant"! Makes me excited to rewatch the movie this spooky szn!!
This film sucks
Um yeah how did u write that
@@sanahusary2175 It's called passion, darling.
@@RealBradMiller the amount of passion in this is incredible. And I support it.
Hocus Pocus was one of those lightning in a bottle films, it caught everything right. Right on down to Penny and Gary Marshall in it. Unfortunately Disney has been trying to do it again with old properties, with exponentially lackluster results.
Eloquently put.
@@nicnic1190 agreed
Like how the original Men In Black was near perfect
True. Its almost a guarantee the sequel will be a terrible flop. For one they politicized everything, and use it as a safeguard for criticism against their lackluster originality and products.
I use to be employed as a nanny and around Halloween time I was trying to think of movies that we could watch that would be interesting while still appropriate for a 7 and 9 year old. I had very fond memories of watching Hocus Pocus when I was younger so I threw it on not putting to much thought into it. Within the first 15 minutes the 9 year old asks what a virgin is and oh boy I should have picked a different movie 😅
Ian its a good kids movie still, i am pretty sure a lot gets just contextualized
And its needed because the world is messed up, dangers exist , an kids have to be prepared, tolearn about fears and tht kind of fantastical metaphorical silly darkness, its good ,
Honetly btter if you talk tothem bout virgin than the internet or clasmates XD
This movie caused me to ask my dad what a virgin was. I was 8 and had seen the movie a ton of times, but that was the first time I wondered what the word meant (this is doubly funny because my mom let me watch whatever I wanted to as a kid, so that same year, Desperate Housewives made me ask my dad what an orgasm was)
7:28 the way he says this with such confidence!!!!🤣
The term "virgin" when the witches and Thackery are using it refers to anyone who hasn't been involved in a satanic ritual or bound to magic in some way, but there are still plenty of jokes about max being a virgin by the towns people (also thats the historically accurate, mostly likely celtic, definition)
Fun fact: During the 1600's it could also mean someone that wasn't married, whereas a 'maid' was a woman that hadn't had sex.
interesting, i never realized that. just thought it was kind of odd how much emphasis there was on sex in a kids movie lol but that does make a lot more sense. it occurs to me that winnie might have specified a virgin being the one to light the black flame candle as a way to ensure that they were resurrected in a time where people were less involved with magic. the townspeople all saw and interacted with magic during the witch's execution so none of them could have lit it. perhaps winnie figured that theyd be more powerful by comparison if they came back to a world that wasnt aware of magic.
@@maxsync183 sex is considered a strong bond between two people, and a loss of innocence, virgin for all intents and purposes is like innocent vs not innocent. mostly applies to women though
No, they were definitely referring to someone who's never had sex. That's the only definition of virgin. Even Thackery says it.
@@yesyes-om1po yah it's really dumb and only exists to control women's bodies lkl
I personally find Alex Meyer's commentary to be of the upmost quality, with the perfect amount of humor and pizaz. I love Hocus Pocus as me and my mom would watch it every halloween.
Upmost?😭
@@rowancrowder3259 You've never used that word? I guess it's a me thing then.. Like utmost but *fancier*
2:11 relatable.😭😭
I adored this movie as a child. I honestly feel like it’s at the very least better than some of these kids cartoons nowadays. Those make me feel like my brain is about to melt more than any witch spell could.
Allison’s crazy tolerance is incredibly respectable, that’s what I strive to be.
Keep at it. We need more people like that.
If I had to be honest this movie scared me when I was a kid due to the opening of that girl's soul being sucked out and dying. Seeing her killed frightened me.
Same, I watched the beginning and got scared then never watched it unfortunately. But I absolutely loved the Halloweentown movies and had most the dialogue memorized lol
I laughed
If a halloween movie doesn't frighten, it's not a good halloween movie.
That seems like the appropriate reaction.
Thank you for being so hilarious every time, Alex 🤣
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I watch this literally every Halloween just to feel nostalgic.
What's crazy to me is that I grew up in a strict Christian household who was terrified of anything having to do with the devil but they let me watch this as a kid with no problems
The hold this movie has on religious parents needs to be studied, my devout catholic mother also let me watch this movie and it became a family tradition lol
Well, the witches were portrayed as the bad guys and the good Christian people hanged them xD
@@TheMissileHappy witches ARE bad. Hello, The craft?
I think it’s just Bette Middler. Mom’s just cannot get mad at Bette Middler.
@@TheMissileHappy true. But also it talked about all this terrible demon stuff and if anything was even mentioned about that stuff my family would have a stroke lol
She's literally chill, because she was hypnotized at the time, in order for them to steal the little girls life so they can be young longer.
Also fun fact, the actor who played Thackery is the same one who grew up to play McGee on NCIS. Also by the way I learned later on the voice of Thackery isn't him and in fact it's someone else's voice. XD
That was a good fun fact. I looked it up and it blew my mind for a sec. 👌
It's the voice of Goofy's son Max from 'A Goofy Movie' (and other Disney stuff, lol) - Jason Marsden. ...Why 'McGee' couldn't have done the voice himself, I have no idea, lol.
@@KitKat_Kt I couldn't remember his name when I wrote my comment. I never can remember it without looking it up. Anyways its Sean Murray. I have no idea why they decided to dub over his voice, maybe he just didn't sound right? But yes Jason Marsden does the voice of Binx the cat. He does all the lines, because you can tell it wasn't Sean talking near the end.
My parents now like Hocus Pocus more because McGee’s actor is in it (they’re big NCIS fans) while I’m like “Whatever.” cause I instill like it for why I liked it as a kid. The Sanderson Sisters.
@@JackalopeBunny I don't know why people say he plays the voice of the cat. He plays Binx's voice as a human, too. Just say he plays the voice of Thackery Binx. It's not like they had Sean talking when in human form and then had Jason play his voice as a cat. Jason is his voice in both forms.
I remember this movie. I was ten when it came out and I watched it for the first time in a very long time several years ago and had the same revelation about it. It's a shame movies like that can't be made anymore. We had it so good.
I never felt traumatized by this movie and as a kid, i only got maybe one adult joke and that was fine. Yes, watching as an adult has me a lil surprised but as others have mentioned, families usually had one tv to watch so the movies and shows catered to all ages mostly. Still love this movie! I don’t take it too seriously because after all… it’s just a bunch of Hocus Pocus 👻🎃🔮🧙♀️
This video was fun to watch! You made some great jokes!
I'm torn between your point of view, that was how I'd always looked at it, and a new idea that Disney was always trying to sexualize children since at least the 1990's. I don't know but they sure seem to be pushing every type of sexual agenda now.
I think the one tv is really valid point. It explains a lot and it shows what's missing in some movies today.
This is EXACTLY how I viewed it. I don’t think anyone is a bad character in the entire movie. Not the parents (nor any adult) not the teenagers (they seemed like maybe slightly mature kids? But were still kids) and not even the witches. Everyone has motivations, it was scary enough but fun, had a happy ending, and everyone learned from it. Also the adult jokes were fun, they were a little kitschy but were fine.
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It's because the modern generation of people are soft as baby shit.
@@riverlady982 I don.t think they were sexualizing children so much, since kids for the most part really didn.t understand. I think they were just trying to get the adults interested in the movies and shows as well.
This was literally my favorite movie as a kid.
Same
Damn right
Mine too, it's cheesy and campy, but still an enjoyable time!
I was forced by my 3 sisters who look like the witches to watch this
Mine too
I had faith in Hocus Pocus 2 when Winnie said "spread out' and Sarah literally did 👏😂👏😂👏🥂
Lol that part was funny 😂
Wait, that's your humor? We truly live in a society.
@@jacksondavies3595 wait , That's your face ? We truly live in a society ! Full of self righteous , condescending , key board warriors . 👋 have a great day .
@@ladydelahaye OUCH! Well played.
@@jacksondavies3595 😛👋
12:36.. I don't think they (more specifically the bus driver) were referring to *that* but moreso production of children.
And the reason I think this is because he says "it may take me a few tries" suggesting that he isnt very.. potent.
I actually watched hocus poscus so many times during my childhood because my mom loved it so every fall we watch hocus poscus like 20 to 40 times because that's how much my mom loved it. Honestly I love Hocus Pocus and it's a great movie and I'm very excited for the sequel. My mom is probably more excited than me. I wasn't very disturbed by Hocus Poscus because I'm just built like that.
Watching Hocus Pocus is a Halloween tradition in my house as an adult because it was loved as a kid and so did my spouse. We chose to pass that love of this amazing Halloween on to our own kids like my parents did with "It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown"...
@@RogueSmithersCouple same
My mom and I do the same 🧡🖤🧡
Same
As someone who has had her shoe taken off on the school playground (while wearing it) in like third grade, I can say that stealing shoes might be more common than you think. Or maybe my classmates were odd.
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They stole them because they were new Nikes I think, which was common when sneakers first blew up
Whoa whoa whoa whoa, hold on. Is that McGee from NCIS?!
I love this movie so much. The cast is just brilliant. And I think this movie, by far, is less disturbing for children than the movie Matilda
Literally Alex is the only TH-camr that can make me laugh SO HARD that my mom asks “what are u watching?”
I really like how well it visually holds up. Good costuming, commitment to camp, good use of practical effects, fun and 'reasonable' plot.
These are the cutest drawings, especially the baby! Lol
You forgot the part where Allison is also a witch. She manipulated Max and every event to resurrect the Sanderson sisters so they'd awaken the Book. Then she'd have to last until morning to destroy the sisters and gain possession of the magic within its pages. Winnie even recognizes Allison for what she is, and at one point calls her a "clever little white witch."
lol Allison is not a witch
dude that TOTALLY should have been the plot for Hocus Pocus 2!!!!
@@crazysilly2914 It was in the book.
@@maximumrisk2004 what book?
Ha?
1:27 It's crazy how difficult it is to have a social life and still regularly put out good videos. Props to anyone who can find that balance
I love kid's movies that have adult innuendo for the parents watching with their children. It's fun for all parties involved.
Thats why Bluey is best cartoon airing.
Something vaguely related to the topic of hocus pocus
I remember seeing this in the theater when it first came out. None of it phased me or my younger sister or any of our friends.
We were 80's kids. We watched movies like Indiana Jones & the Temple of Doom & Germlins without being phased by them
Also 80's kids were very familiar with the famous slasher villains by the time Hocus Pocus came out
dude no gremlins was nightmare fuel
Kinda his point about why our society is so messed up today lol
Fun fact, it came out the day I was born!
July 16th, 1993! EEP!😍
If it wasn't for the Witches don't think anyone would really remember Hocus Pocus - it's a fun movie but they clearly had a blast lol
I loved watching this as a kid. Despite the hanging scene and sexual references in this film I turned out just fine as an adult in my 30s. Disney needs to get back to telling those relatable stories like it did in the 90s
How do you know you’re “fine?” How do we? Do we just take your word for it?
@@BillLaBrie oooh snap you're right!
Plenty of people I know that publicly loudly announce how awesome this movie is, are not people that I would say are fine. They're not sending their best.
same, except growing up i absolutely hated disney movies, but i loved hocus pocus.
@@MatCran You could say that about literally anything under the sun. Modern society is chock-full of crazy people, who all like different things, so it's a weak argument. I'm sure there are crazy people that love chocolate, but that doesn't mean anyone that asserts their love for chocolate must be an imbalanced, maladjusted loon.
My kids watched this movie. They are now in their 30's and 40's and still watch it every year as do I. Frankly I was more scared than the kids back then. Took me awhile to get use to the guy who came out of the grave. The script, actors and their characters, acting, special effects and music are great. The Disney cartoon movie that did scare me when I was a child was the story of Ichabod Crane...the Headless Horseman...it was a cartoon.
Love Hocus Pocus, and now that I'm an adult I think the "omg, in a kids movie?!" lines adds to the film. I fear what they do in the sequel. It's fine. Don't need a second one. As a side, The kid playing Thackery was dubbed by Jason Marsden and IDK what's worse, the didn't think Jason was good enough for 2 human scenes so they recast him, or the kid they cast as human Binx had a terrible voice.
welll...it is McGee from NCIS so someone thought his voice was good for something XD
iirc, sean murray had already done his scenes, but the directors thought the voice was wrong and murray didn't have the type of accent in his wheelhouse, so he said they could just dub over all of his lines - marsden never actually filmed any scenes, just did the voiceover work
I think I just found a new channel to keep watching. You're videos are funny and creative as hell!
Loved Hocus Pocus as a kid, still love it now.
Same
“And by witches I mean any single female over 25”
Sir I did not come to this video to be roasted today. I came here for some nostalgic fun!
This is one of my favorite movies. I watch it all year round and at least 20 times in the fall. Absolutely love it! I even own the book 😁 what makes this movie work is the chemistry between the Sanderson sisters. They’re so funny and cooky. Honestly you’re right, Winnie is a queen. Also the ambiance of the movie is just full Halloween! It’s what I wish Halloween looked like everywhere.
but like...facts tho...
He means that back then being single and over 25 would definitely get you accused of being a witch.
Like you couldn't just be single and enjoy life back then without being called a freak of nature .
He means in ye olden times. I don't know whose calling women over 25 witches in 2022...
I felt called out because I am 26, single, and identify as a witch 🤣🤣 so when he said it I felt roasted.
@@depressantdrug women over 25 are witches
(this is a joke don't kill me)
Yeah……my church does a kids (1st to 5th grade) movie
night for the major holidays, and we decided to show them Hocus Pocus last Halloween, completely forgetting how many times they say “virgin”, and the curse words 😂. All of us adults (four of us) were sitting in the back cringing, hoping none of them were learning new words.
14:44 why did she announce that her brother was a virgin like that lol?
There are definitely quite a few films I watched as a kid I look back on and say "uhm....okay, glad I'm a fairly adjusted person in spite of that."
My sister decided to show her favorite childhood film, All Dogs Go to Heaven, to her students a few years ago....I get a call from her panicking like "has this always been what the film's been about?!" because her 2nd graders were all crying over the dog that died within the first 10 minutes of the film ^^" She learned her lesson to always double check her films before showing it to the kids.
It’s just a Movie well adjusted 😂 it means nothing not a life changing event
@@AmoebaInk 2nd grade. I was watching that film when I was in kindergarten and loved it.
Times have changed and kids need to catch up to adapt.
I love that movie so much, but I can see how it can be too sad/scary for children of today
All dogs go to heaven is a brilliant film!!! Something happened to kids cos… really???
@@freebirddee2620 It's a great film, I'm not discrediting that. Everything Don Bluth made in the 80s and 90s especially is a classic in my eyes, and I grew up watching them more than I did watching Disney in fact.
But yeah, the point is we remember things we place focus on as we grow up. And my sister and I watched it at an age where death and gambling and other exposures didn't have nearly quite so many ramifications. We were more focused on the sassy dog doing funny things and ultimately saving the kid in the end. Some kids at that age may have never been exposed to much death in media before (there is something to be said about my own generation becoming desensitized to animated violence much earlier than kids nowadays are) - others may have had to learn all too soon the ramifications of death. It's not my place to judge that, or my sister's for that matter, but it is something to be aware of while navigating what videos to show to kids sometimes. General rule of thumb, of course, being "is that something I'm ready to have to explain to some seven year olds today/am I ready to explain to a parent why their kid came home sobbing today?" 😂
I have started a tradition that I watch this film every year on Halloween night, and that began last year. My brother hates this movie so I have to watch it myself, but I sort of enjoy it that way. It's my special thing I do each year. It's such a good movie! It's dark and campy, a really fun combination!
OMGGGGG-- He was drawing something about the Grateful Dead? THAT IS EPIC!! This is one of my favorite movies and im now in my 40s. That is one of my all time favorite bands. FULL CIRCLE CONNECTION!!!!
As a kid I didn't realize I loved the movie so much because I had a crush on the actor who played the cat. I loved his voice and thought his human counterpart was cute.
And that went on to play Mcgee on NCIS.
Same
He also voices Max from a Goofy movie 😁
Same
@@madame_em5443 i- so he plays in a movie with a guy named max. And he voices a person named max- 😯
Fun fact: The little girl that played the character "Emily" in the opening of the film is actually TH-camr Venetian Princess.
I grew up watching the walking dead, courage the cowardly dog, plus all of the cursed kids cartoons from the 90’s I was hooked, and I absolutely love hocus pocus. Nowadays you’ll just catch me watching paranormal stuff and true crime day and night. Plus much much more, my parents raised me on horror movies and thrillers, etc.
-my friends are like how tf were you hooked to scary stuff at 6, who knows but now I still am and it’s a higher love for it then ever. 😂
We could be friends. lol
Even in the sequel the sisters just have fun being in their roles. It's why I like the movies.
I still watch TV and yes, it definitely is.
"Caring about stuff's for losers." The 90s in a nutshell.
I rewatched this last year along with The Monster Squad, a movie that's aged even worse by today's standards. And I loved every second of it.
Okay okay can we be honest for a few second not only was Sarah the best Sanderson sister but literally just the best character in Hocus Pocus character she such a mood 🤣
What’s that meme, when you’re young you want to be Sarah, beautiful with boobs, when you’re a little older you want to tO be Whinnie, sassy and powerful, and when you are older you realize you were always Mary, just rolling along 😆
Her and Allison were mega babes that I will admit.... Sarah was sexy until I feel in love with Samantha over sexualized self In sex and the city... When u find out that Sarah husband use to be ferris a.k.a Mathew Brodrick
Yes and Binks of course
@@chrissylong5637 of course
Amok amok amok!
Had my girlfriend watch it for the first time yesterday. I had the same thoughts as you, mostly.
Side note, only Winifred turns to stone at the end. She turned to stone because she stepped foot on hallowed ground. The other two disintegrated because the sun came up. Stone Winifred then disinigrated for the same reason. I only realized this because I was wondering if they were going to follow through on the "witches can't step foot on hallowed ground" thing.