FIRST TIME WATCHING: Hocus Pocus...I PUT A SPELL ON YOU!!!!

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James and Ninetailedbrush watch this Halloween Classic, Hocus Pocus! Watch as Bette Midler terrifies thsi poor little town and enjoy as she...PUT'S A SPELL ON YOU!!!! Sorry, I mean I had to. Anyway, enjoy guys.
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[@79mib]

“She’s actually killing this musical number” Friend, that is Bette Frickin Midler. She IS musical numbers.

[@razkable]

simpsons claims shes a murderer and a action star for recycling but thats another story.. oh no its bette midler...i'll get you for this

[@razkable]

i did not know who she was in 2005 when i watched the simpsons ep with her...i thought the writers must have hated her cause she was some unliked washed up celebrity who caused trouble or started a bad trend the writers did not like in film or music due to her iconic past or something...i just saw her as a parody track action star of the terminator 2 scene...no clue who she was at the time

[@AngelusBrady]

I haven't heard a lot of songs by Bette Midler but from what I have heard her singing voice doesn't sound like that. So quite impressive that she managed to sing in her Winnie voice and not her real voice.

[@Angelicwings1]

Thank you. You said it for me friend

[@Angelicwings1]

“Hello Salam! My names Winefred! What’s yours?” Is shout out to her iconic role as Rose

[@daninmills]

A fun fact: this was originally intended to be a Disney Channel Original Movie, but when Bette Midler was signed on she refused to be in anything that didn't have a full theatrical release. And honestly? Good for her.

[@robertgronewold3326]

The sequel I believe is going to be released on Disney Plus, but I guess a streaming movie is a lot different than made for TV back in the day.

[@kkpuffs16]

@@robertgronewold3326 smh they need to be coming out with new classics not ruining old ones

[@jumpinthecadillac9507]

good for her, she knows her worth.

[@theoneandmany1990]

@@kkpuffs16 But they are not ruining it at all... It's just a sequel. The story says something about the witches coming back every 100 years or whatever so a sequel with them coming back is literally obvious

[@Alexanderthegreat159]

@@theoneandmany1990 so what are they going to come back in the year 2100? 🤣

[@enriquev1271]

The “I put a spell on you” did not need to go that hard, such an iconic bop

[@avatarashdel7323]

I love this movie definitely one of my favorites growing up

[@AstreaMartinez]

Bette Midler!

[@YouraverageYandre]

That shit definitely banged lol

[@demontank76]

It is a classic song from the group Credence Clearwater Revival!!

[@JHowesitgoing123]

@@demontank76 Nope, it's a classic song from Screamin' Jay Hawkins. CCR is just one of many covers.

[@ms.carriage6867]

to think when this first came out it was received pretty negatively by critics and didn't do well at the box office but then became this huge cult film with people wanting a sequel

[@stevenjump8234]

We finally getting a sequel but it's for Disney+.

[@ms.carriage6867]

@@stevenjump8234 fitting since the original was made as a tv movie :)

[@timemonkey]

It didn't help that they released it in July!

[@jeanine6328]

The actor that plays Zachary is on the original NCIS show. I just love him.

[@musicaltheatergeek79]

@@ms.carriage6867 That's not entirely correct. It was initially _conceived_ as a Disney Channel TV movie, but when they decided to give it a theatrical release, it received the production values of a feature film. And it shows. The movie still looks great, and the special effects hold up pretty well. It had a $28 million budget, which was pretty standard for the day. That same year, the smash hits *_Mrs. Doubtfire,_* *_Free Willy,_* and *_Schindler's List_* had similar budgets.

[@ChromeOfTheFuture]

Halloween is not just horror it’s also camp, so don’t be afraid to react to some camp Halloween movies like this.

[@janhavi1977]

Right? Halloween isn't just about messed up, creepy-ass horror movies. It's also about "fun-spoopy" horror movies. Especially since this is such a festive time, with pumpkins and fall colors. I love the atmosphere of Halloween in general.

[@andtheneverythingchangedwh5234]

Halloween isn't just about horror. It's about having fun! I feel the peeps on patreon who were upset over-reacted a bit. Hocus Pocus is a fun classic and I'm glad you both reacted to it.

[@jumpinthecadillac9507]

hocus pocus is Halloween personified in a movie imagine not liking hocus pocus

[@TriXJester]

"Dang she killed that musical number" Of course she did shes Bette fuckin Midler

[@Kronical69420]

That last note of hers still gives me goosebumps.

[@wtimmins]

You should not apologize to ANYONE for watching this! One of the best Halloween movies EVER.

[@obelieoly3455]

The surprise that the iconic Bette Midler can sing is sure making me feel old... the Divine Miss M has Grammys, Tonys, multiple charted hit songs, and at least one Oscar nomination.

[@ellaphx]

That made me chuckle too. My mum loves her music.

[@obelieoly3455]

@@ellaphx I suppose it goes both ways if someone asked me to name tik-tok stars or twitch streamers I wouldn't know any, oh well.

[@allisonotto]

Right? Right around when this came out my mom was addicted to her For the Boys album.

[@ellaphx]

@@obelieoly3455 There's a whole running bit about that on Late Night w/ Seth Meyers lol. He brings out one of his younger writers and they quiz each other on pop culture.

[@xandra_5099]

Ruthless People is honestly one of my top favorite of her films. She's so talented

[@fightingfaerie]

I think Winnifred's power is the ability to adapt and/or learn. Like Mary's power is she can smell children, and Sarah can sing to hypnotize them. If you notice Winnie seems to pick up on the modern world very quickly, and its mostly just her. For example after the incineration scene Winnie comes out of the kiln repeating "I want my book" and in French. And this is after just a few times hearing the recording, and she wasn't even really paying attention to it. She heard a few lines of I Put A Spell On You and saw the performers and immediately got it, spinning it into a performance herself to bewitch the town's adults.

[@walkerlocker6126]

I like that, never thought of it that way. I just figured she was the least stupid of the three lol. And that maybe she had more spell power. Idk it was my kid logic

[@MagdalenaRay61]

Did you know that Thackery Binx was performed by a real cat, a puppet, and a Pixar CGI cat.

[@nonoforyou5680]

So like Sabrina?

[@MikeyFilms]

@@nonoforyou5680 I'm pretty sure the cat puppet in this film was also used in the Sabrina the teenage witch TV series

[@jpmasiongale2199]

My little tidbit of info to throw in is that Sean Murray, Binx as human form, had his dialogue dubbed because he had been living in Australia and had picked up the accent, so they had Jason Marsden, the voice of the cat, do all the dialogue because it sounded more "Old World". Also the same animatronic cat was later used in Sabrina, the teenage witch. Love this movie, a Halloween tradition.

[@E_btsot798]

Sean Murray is also in NCIS and is one of my favorite characters from the show! When I found out he was in this movie as Binx I lost my mind for a good few minutes!

[@jpmasiongale2199]

@@E_btsot798 I was also going to throw that factoid in too, but decided I'd said enough. I had the same reaction when I found that out, big NCIS fan here as well.

[@onka3895]

"Thackery Binx, what took thee so long, Thackery Binx?" "I'm sorry Emily. I had to wait 300 years for a virgin to light a candle"

[@squishycoveswena]

Dani definitely set the standard as THE little sister character

[@DSGodiva]

For sure. Every time I see an “annoying little sister” in a movie, I always think “Dani would never!” 😆

[@janhavi1977]

Dani was fantastic, but can we talk about how clever Max was in the whole film? I always felt he was kind of underrated.

[@razkable]

is that a good thing?..i say not...hope you meant it in a sarcastic way

[@mari.xcxwsq]

@@janhavi1977 he was kinda gross

[@Kajun86]

As a nurse, I can 100% confirm that the weirdos always come out during the full moon.

[@nightfrost1891]

weird how people complained because most horror fans i know (myself included) also love this movie it's not actual horror obviously but it's a halloween staple

[@ellarose4133]

great reaction! Loved it, Two things in case you missed it. They survived being burned alive because they were protected by the black flame candle curse, they could only die by the sun coming up. and when witches touch hollow ground they turn into statues, hence why Winnie statufied before she exploded while the other two didn't. once again, Great reaction!

[@JessieM2326]

This movie is definitely iconic. I still watch it every year!

[@SmurfSteffi]

Fun fact: the animatronic cat for Binx was also the same cat used for Salem in Sabrina The Teenage Witch Also: they originally wanted young Leo Dicaprio to play Max but he passed on the role

[@Cloudy_SkieZ1]

Bette Midler could sing anything and she would slay. I cannot WAIT for Hocus Pocus number 2

[@mrbeckles1980]

Zombie Billy really had moths in his mouth. He had a mesh, breathable sock type thing in his mouth so the moths didnt go down his throat.

[@resurrectionevil6581]

i'm 25 and still love halloween! it's for everyone, young and old.

[@mrbeckles1980]

I'm 41, remember watching it when it came out and still watch it at least once a season.

[@nonoforyou5680]

25 isn't old

[@resurrectionevil6581]

@@nonoforyou5680 I only mentioned because James said if the guy was 25 it would be understandable for him to be annoyed about Halloween

[@happilysingle4ever177]

The redhead witch is Bette Midler. She is a great singer, performer and actress. The blonde witch is Sarah Jessica Parker from the Sex and the City series and the black haired witch is Kathy Najimy, another good actress.

[@emmamaclean737]

She was in sister act

[@happilysingle4ever177]

@@emmamaclean737 Right. She was the funny one.

[@allisonotto]

I don’t know who’s disappointed; this is the best Halloween movie of all time. . . . to be released in July 🤣 I still remember going to see this in the theater for my thirteenth birthday. What a weird yet great summer movie 🤣

[@tracymirelez7691]

I watch this movie multiple times during October.

[@crimesforkibble6912]

The original Halloween and Halloween 2 trick 'r treat the nightmare before Christmas hocus pocus are all in rotation at my house in October

[@HaloOverOurDemise]

This was my favourite film as a kid, I knew it (and still do) off by heart. I used to make my friends play the witches with me, i was always Sarah! Billy is played by Doug Jones, he's an AMAZING character actor, you've almost definitely seen him in something before! Billy was also my first crush, i was destined to be a weird kid/adult

[@MsMojo014]

Everything about this movie is ✨ICONIC✨

[@cayanne3420]

Just another gift Kenny Ortega blessed us with

[@RonHeartsMe]

Eeeey A fellow Julie and the Phantoms fan!

[@cayanne3420]

@@RonHeartsMe You know it!

[@summermetcalfe5236]

omg hey guys, i wasn’t expecting to find fantoms here

[@lacp1975]

This is a really great campy-cult movie... Can't wait for the sequel next year! All three witches will return

[@courtsleeaxo]

Hell of a classic! You cannot enter the Autumn/Fall season without watching this and Halloweentown! My ultimate favourite Halloween movie even alongside Halloween, Freddy etc. So glad you guys watched this 🖤🎃

[@gailjohnston1248]

This movie is fun, goofy, and sweet. It's one of my Nieces favorites as a kid. It always makes me LOL to see Gary Marshall and his sister- Penny, playing husband and wife. They are both Tv and movie icons. It did surprise me a bit that y'all don't know who Bette Midler is, but being that you're both fairly young...she was long before your time back when she started as a singer. It's good that you enjoyed it for what it is. ☺

[@janleonard3101]

I was not expecting the Gary and Penny Marshall cameo - that was a treat!

[@jes8072]

4:27 and throughout you guys had me dying!!! 🤣😅😂🤟🏾🎃 Screw the haters this is CLASSIC!!!

[@philipholder5600]

Winnie, is Bette Midler. She is a Star. A singer, actor, comedian.

[@timemonkey]

Love this movie! The witches survived being burned because of the black flame candle, they were pretty much immortal for that one night but dead at sunrise unless they managed to suck the life from some child.

[@ruthh2395]

Surprised to see no one's mentioned that Doug Jones played Billy!

[@kelley.l]

I freakin love this movie! Can't imagine who would be disappointed by this reaction. Haha "This is how I commute to work during October." Every time I watch HP or any witchy movie I'm legit upset that I can't fly on a broom. One of these days I'll be Winnie for Halloween but I need to figure out how to do the teeth.

[@itachileesan]

as a hardcore horror fan, I love this movie. nothing saying you cant like horror and this.

[@ssicamon1927]

I feel sorry how often you apologize to your viewers. I hope the others aren't being too mean to you guys. You should be able to unapologetically put out the kind of content you want, and not feel bad for it. :/ I think your channel is amazing, no matter what you guys are reviewing! You two have some of my favorite reactive commentary and opinions! Keep doing what you're doing~ :)

[@DSGodiva]

This is the one movie I’ve watched more times than any other. I was obsessed with it when I was a kid and I still love it to this day. It still holds up in my opinion.

[@akarenrmzj9255]

This is a CLASSIC spooky movie!!! I always watch it on halloween

[@katielong8495]

Not upset by this reaction at all. I love horror but this brought all the nostalgic feels. Solid reaction you guys!

[@dheyyb]

PLEASE PLEASE guys do Monster House is a animation classic that you gonna love for sure!!

[@Sambubdo]

That’s a great suggestion! Great movie.

[@CraftyWizard23]

A timeless Halloween classic!!! 🖤🧡🖤 Hocus Pocus!!! FYI after 28 years they’re finally making a sequel to Hocus Pocus, Hocus Pocus 2 with the original actresses who played the Sanderson witches reprising their roles. It’ll be a movie for Disney+ coming out next year!! 👏👏👏

[@DoranGale]

Sarah’s song is actually about a gentle, kind visage of death coming to collect dying children. Lyrics: Come little children I'll take thee away Into a land of enchantment Come little children The time's come to play Here in my garden of shadows Follow sweet children I'll show thee the way Through all the pain And the sorrows Weep not poor children For life is this way Murdering beauty and passions Hush now dear children It must be this way Too weary of life And deceptions Rest now my children For soon we'll away Into the calm and the quiet Come little children I'll take thee away Into a land of enchantment Come little children The time's come to play Here in my garden of shadows…

[@GillDawe]

This is a Halloween staple for me, I watch every year while waiting to hand out candy to the kiddos. It's so funny, has a couple of great musical numbers, and is really quote-able. It's over the top, but in the best way possible, and for 1993, I think was really well done.

[@travisherndon94]

An halloween themed movie I would recommended is "Halloween Town" another Disney channel movie classic to watch in October really good story, good characters and the costumes design for the different monster are really good. I would even recommend the sequel.

[@finleyknight443]

You guys should check out Capser next!

[@Cbay_11]

a "gender reveal on the forest", THAT KILL ME

[@ajmalaika1287]

YAY, this movie was so good even if it danced the line of being a DCOM, the witches are just ICONIC Pls do MONSTER HOUSE, the animation style/design is so cool and it's such a cool premise

[@rachelblanchard7431]

I LOVE HOCUS POCUS!!!!! I grew up watching it every year!!!!! One of my favorite parts about Halloween. Winerfred Sanderson is my favorite. "Oh look. Another glorious morning. It makes me SICK!" I love that line in the film.

[@gpeddino]

For a kids movie, this one has a bit of edge (and even kinda dark moments) that makes it pretty enjoyable. And the actresses who play the witches give great performances, specially Bette Midler. By the way, a sequel is coming up next year.

[@filthycasual8187]

The joys of family content from the 90s. Literally anyone could be excused for watching it.

[@robertgronewold3326]

This film is SUCH a part of my childhood. I just love it to this day.

[@claratalbot7613]

While this movie isn't scary it's still a fun Halloween classic to get u into the Halloween spirit

[@celestinenox]

Former Salem tour guide here: Salem high school's mascot is literally the Witch. They're the Salem Witches. Yep. Also, I used to stop at the house that was used for the exterior shots of Allison's house.

[@roguechevelle]

This is just a fun movie that knows what it is. And Bette Midler singing "I put a spell on you" is a bop. I use to get the song sarah's sings "come little children" stuck in my head too and liked the cover from Erutan ( aka Kate Covington) who added more lyrics to make a full song. The book made of skin use to freak me out a little but I also thought it was really cool extra to have a living book so to speak. And I seriously wanted a talking cat as a kid because of Binx even though I'm mostly a dog person lol. I also thought it was a nice touch to make Billy "a good zombie" as max puts it because he hates Winifred for murdering him of course. Billy was played by legendary creature artist Doug Jones who has played creatures most notably in Guillermo Del Toro films like Pan's Labyrinth, Shape of Water, and Hellboy. I literally have a coffee mug that quotes Hocus Pocus "Another glorious morning!...Makes me Sick".

[@krissmith800]

What's funny is that you mentioned Swifters as the brooms and StarKid (yeah, you remember those guys) did a Zoom reading of this script and 2 of the "sisters" used Swifters while the last used a guitar. It is pretty hilarious if you ever want to watch it. They also do readings of Scream and Addams Family Values. True to form, they are extremely funny. Just thought I would let you know that your comments came true in a sense. 😉

[@NiamhOBx92]

Hocus Pocus was really the catalyst that made Halloween such a huge thing for millennials. And blew it up into what it is today love this! Also fun fact the animatronic cat used for binx in this movie was also used as Salem for the 90s/2000s Sabrina the teenage witch series.

[@Daleylife]

What's awesome to see is you guys understanding how this became a classic and liking it for what it is.

[@christianmosqueira1985]

Definitely not disappointed and really glad you guys check this one out because in my opinion it represents basically everything there used to be about me and a kid that I think we've lost keep up the good work you guys rock 👍🤘

[@razkable]

i hate how they get so irked by like max at the start for not being into getting free candy....he is not just mad that he has to trick or treat..hes sick of the whole town caring so much sick of moving sick he got rejected sick of his parents sick of bullies sick of his little sister..its part of his "arc"...its not just he has a bad attitude or he hates dressing up or asking for candy at his age or taking his sister out...its a lot of things the film set up that explain why hes so bummed and down and out..

[@emjai2122]

There are like 5 movies I enjoy watching every year. Hocus Pocus 🧙🏻‍♀️ is definitely my “every Halloween” movie… just like how Wizard of Oz is my “every Thanksgiving” film. ✌️

[@sadadokis2709]

I love this movie. I rewatch it every Halloween for 27 years now 😅

[@kimarnold490]

Another fun fact The red head witch is played by Bette Midler and she is a famous singer songwriter and actress 💕 that's why she went hard af with that song 🤣

[@RazetheAxolotl]

“AMUCK! Amuckamuckamuck” is still something that makes me laugh at age 33 😜

[@Noir026]

I totally haven't watched this film 10 times this month. Nope. Not me. Great reaction, thanks guys!

[@whimsydimsy8774]

When the teacher calls you a dazed Californian pothead surfer, just call them all diet Irish people lol

[@kimarnold490]

Fun facts the black haired witch Kathy Najimy is also the voice actress of Peggy Hill :) and the actor who played human Thackeray Binx is also the actor who plays Timothy Mcgee in NCIS :) his name is Sean Murray.

[@brettallen2182]

Hocus Pocus is an iconic camp classic! The choreography, the musical number, the practical effects, and the outstanding cast make this such an endearing treat to visit every year.

[@evie3148]

Loved this growing up! They do need a swiffer in this or maybe a Roomba lol

[@PetomJL]

The first time I watched this was in school, we watched it on VHS in class, must be more than 25 years ago. And I remember loving it so much. This brings back memories 😆

[@heroinasytumbas3346]

I love the hardcore horror movies but this is a classic. So many memories 🥺 As for the next reactions, I would love for you to react to more A24 horror films like suspiria or saint maud!

[@summermetcalfe5236]

i’d like to see your reaction to the original version of the craft.. when i was younger i put it on thinking that it was a normal teen movie and ended up traumatised 😭

[@dancer004]

I’ve said it before. Halloween doesn’t always equal horror and horror doesn’t always equal Halloween. This is a classic. There’s a lot of amazing Halloween movies that aren’t horror (also looking at Young Frankenstein which you absolutely need to check out at some point). It’s a happy and fun movie. Garry and Penny Marshall with their cameos is always fun. And I love that they recognized that they had Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy in the cast so they knew they needed to put a musical number in.

[@Joelyne37]

this is my favorite halloween movie! idgaf if other people were mad, i loved watching u guys react to this. I mean it's a classic. Halloween is so much more than horror movies, like to me this is the ultimate halloween movie because it takes place ON Halloween while also dealing with classic Halloween themes and characters.

[@recklesslyrandom3055]

Anyone else remember looking at the High School kids and thinking "Wow they're so adult looking, bet they got it all figured out"

[@Samgria]

So excited for this reaction, one of my all time favorite halloween movies growing up!! You two have easily became my favorite reactors on youtube, I cannot wait to watch Arcane along with you!

[@soyluismanueltea]

Hocus Pocus is one of my favorite movies EVER!

[@AliceTheChaosWitch]

I have no idea how people havent watchied this movie, its aways shocking to me, its been such a core part of my childhood and whole life in general hahaha one of my favorites

[@vnavarro14]

I LOVE that you reacted to this classic :)

[@chrissmith6097]

I can’t think of many examples where someone makes a joke or says something funny that gets a reaction other than stone cold silence (the chandler from friends effect) but this is one. That it was one of the bully’s and seemed unscripted and genuine but stayed in character is a nice touch.

[@joshuagarnham9703]

Oh my god, I’ve been trying to remember the name of this film since I watched it years ago. Thank you guys. Keep it up.

[@Dinkdownn]

This movie is perfection 🎃

[@Alexanderthegreat159]

Bette is such a wonderful singer in all the movies she sings

[@Maca494]

that "bless you" followed by the horror scream is so iconic. my sister and i always died of laughter also a line my sister and i have quoted forever whenever we ate chocolate was mary's "ewww chocolate" hahaahahaah this dang movie... also still the best friggin movie with the broom flying. it actually looks real. beautiful

[@AngelGroves]

1:34 "They're having a gender reveal in the forest." I literally laughed out loud. 😂

[@coelharebelde]

The actor who played Thackery Binx/ cat ( Sean Murray), plays the Agent Timothy McGee on the Tv show NCIS.

[@davidromero6998]

when Dani and Alison are dancing in the field in front of the fountain it's the same fountain used for the opening of "Friends"

[@enkeli19]

...and Thackery Binx grew up to be Timothy McGee

[@emmamaclean737]

I was about to say that lol

[@hleebeg]

Omg yes 🙌 I'm currently prepping for my best friends Halloween party so this is perfect 😁 (I'm doing the spooky cocktails haha)

[@whitenoisereacts]

Sounds so fun!!

[@brandonnnnn13]

"imagine if they rode a swiffer" sarah did in the new one lmao

[@nenabunena]

I had such a huge crush on Thackery Binx when I first saw this! I only found out recently he's the same guy from NCIS?!!! Wow!

[@Rcmkney23]

this is a good example of what the theater and lgbtq communities refer to as camp. acting that is over the top and ridiculouse but at the same time seflaware and not taking itself serisouly

[@ANGELBRIGHTLIVE]

Wow, my favourite movie! Thanks! 😁🧡

[@laurenmeyer8410]

This movie made me cry at the end. EVERY TIME

[@dheyyb]

for me is so surprising how this movie was on Disney Channel all the time like there so many subliminal things for adults like the way that they kill the witches or when the younger witch sister was learning to drive the bus while being sitting in the guys legs

[@mrsfahrenheit]

This gives me so nostalgia for some reason!♥️ Enjoyed your reaction!😊 I would really like to recommend a studio Ghibli movie, it’s one of the more recent ones and called „When Marnie was There“ 🙏🏻 It’s such a beautiful story and hit me personally really hard! Definitely check this one out anytime soon😊

[@Rainbow.Pegacorn.Cosplay]

Hocus Pocus is the reason why I love Bette Midler so much. The way she plays Winifred Sanderson is hilarious. One of my favorite lines is: "Oh, look. Another glorious morning.....makes me SICK!!" 😂🤣

[@LadyDinoCrisis]

This is my favorite movie to watch every Halloween. The Sanderson sisters are basically the Three Stooges, but with magic. For reference: Winnie = Moe Sarah = Curly Mary = Larry, although the roles could be switched between Sarah and Mary or a combination for those two.

[@concertinamadrigals4058]

There's a film from the '80s, focusing on a sorceror from the 17th Century, with all the great witch-lore of that era, called "Warlock," which you guys might enjoy. Not to ignore "Dragonslayer."

[@CorinaStadler]

Watching this in preparation for the upcoming sequel! So happy to watch you both watch this for the first time, it's delightful!

[@missjillmars]

I love this movie! I love that they made sure to throw in a scene with Bette Midler's amazing voice.