HOCUS POCUS loves teen virgins?! *Movie Commentary/Reaction*

Hey guys, our final October horror movie commentary/reaction is HOCUS POCUS!
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[@nicsandnacs]

What's your favourite horror movie to watch every Halloween?

[@joshuawilliams49]

Mine's the 1978 Halloween movie

[@jenniferdriesmans7051]

the final girls is amazing and you sould watch it

[@rudafer69]

" Death Becomes Her", is a hilarious Halloween movie with Goldie Hawn and Meryl Streep. Lots of other big stars too! I hope you haven't already seen it?

[@JoshMc420]

AWESOME, thank you for reactioning to this movie It was my favorite Halloween movie as a kid. I love your out fit and the color. Keep up the good reactions!

[@deniibook1007]

Hocus Pocus :D

[@Celebrian666]

The whole virgin thing comes from a misunderstanding of "Virgin Blood" needed for ceremonies or spells. "Virgin Blood" means blood that hasn't been used in a ritual or spell before, not blood from a virgin.

[@tyroneloki5131]

some do, specially aztec uses literal virgins....signifying purity. Even gypsies also uses "virgin blood" from virgins, again, also because of the whole purity thing, which makes the spell more powerful

[@Whimsy3692]

Huh. Interesting. I guess I'd do both just to be safe, too. No wonder every witch then used literal virgin blood.

[@Kori-T]

that’s good to know 😬

[@tj_2701]

Virgin doesn't even mean what we use it for now lol It's almost the opposite of how we use it now. It has to do with not being married and being a priestess, nothing to do with sex that is a fairly newish concept.

[@tyroneloki5131]

@@tj_2701 nah am pretty sure virgin back then still meant the same (never had sex)... or i maybe wrong, show me a literature that says otherwise

[@23mimiboo]

I think the Thackery and Dani kiss was a brotherly/sisterly moment, she was the same age as his sister and reminded him of her

[@devonmay5960]

especially considering how attached Dani became to Binx when he was a cat. I always saw it as Binx comforting her and saying goodbye. Even the kiss seemed very brotherly/sisterly to me

[@shainewhite2781]

Love this movie! Despite being a box office disappointment, it's gone on to become a cult classic, popping evey year on Halloween in the Disney Channel. It made it's TV debut in 2003.

[@HaloOverOurDemise]

Thats because it came out in the summer 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@danielrapp150]

No....it was on TV before that. I distinctly remember watching it at my grandparents in 96 on Halloween.

[@whodovoodoo2313]

Speaking of transforming kids into mice, you've definitely gotta watch the original The Witches with Anjelica Huston.

[@Eidlones]

Yess

[@MsCassidy23]

I watched that for the first time since childhood and I never realized just how dark it really was.

[@MelLovesMoviesAndBooks]

I reacted to that! :)

[@DJKuroh]

I always forget the name of that movie. That movie hardcore freaked me out as a kid.

[@gerbear5346]

@@MsCassidy23 the Witches 1989 though it deviates from the book I actually prefer it to the book especially the ending! Angelica Huston was so super sexy and scary as the Grand High Witch I had a boy crush on her 😆 lol... It's really a great film and manages to be both creepy and funny and I love Jim Henson films....so much better than todays cheap CGI! Btw if you have not yet seen the remake with Anne Hathaway ...... AVOID at all costs.....it will give you nightmares because if how BAD it is! I hated it!

[@my_randomology]

This is one of THE Halloween movies. So glad you finally watched it!

[@nicsandnacs]

Me too! ☺️

[@cheneethompson5756]

I love this movie!

[@ivorylines]

I was 6 when this came out and my grandmom took me, when she realized Bette Midler was in it she said “oh I know her” and I was convinced for years they were real life friends until I realized she just meant she was aware of her music and acting roles 😝 anyway I grew up on and love this movie, so glad you got to watch it!

[@peachesplums]

the Dani and Binks thing at the end is just meant to be about how she reminds him or his younger sister

[@brandi3981]

exactly not everything is fucking sexual

[@terrylett3127]

Oh and when Sara says she wants to play with him, she means torture him. She's a witch after all....

[@walkofnails2923]

My husband always finds it hilarious that Thackery Binx grew up to be McGee on NCIS 😄

[@kerrychristensen7204]

😱 Seriously??!

[@walkofnails2923]

@@kerrychristensen7204 Yep! The actor is Sean Murray. He did Hocus Pocus in 1993. NCIS started ten years later in 2003. NCIS is going into its 18th season. Crazy

[@Afrohairlicious]

You should watch" The Craft" one of the best witch movies with Neve Campbell, Fairuza Balk...

[@plaguebois5305]

Yess i love that movie

[@TheHivesbane]

Don't forget my girl, Rachel True

[@plaguebois5305]

@@TheHivesbane Yeah yknow she's the only one that does like real witchcraft stuff

[@gaminginsomniac4427]

It's definitely a good one, but I feel 'Practical Magic' with Nichole Kidman and Saundra Bullock was better.

[@concertinamadrigals4058]

@@gaminginsomniac4427 There were so many fun witchy movies: _The Witches of Eastwick, The Craft, Practical Magic, The Witches..._ Even recent European ones, available on KZbin: _The Little Witch_ and _The Wild Witch_ were fun discoveries...

[@nothefabio]

"It's a prison for children!" - Hocus Pocus, referencing Michel Foucault.

[@kate9937]

Never thought I would see someone mention Foucault on youtube I'm impressed

[@chuckiff]

I remember seeing this with my sisters last year at The El Capitan. Having a theater full of people sing " I've Got a Spell on You " was an experience lol.

[@sigmacademy]

If you loved that, you're gonna love this: We are FINALLY gonna get a sequel to The Last Starfighter. Made by someone from the original team, he finally got the rights to the film and it will be a continuation of the original story - no REBOOT, no REMAKE. :)

[@lamegoldfish6736]

"Amok, amok, amok, amok." 😆

[@CorrectFossa]

It’s so surprising every time I watch this that a Disney movie from the 90s (AIDS crisis barely over) was going out of its way to virgin shame 14 year olds.

[@Trainwheel_Time]

Yeah.. Its It's weird how people used to gave a sense of humor.

[@not-so-happypappypatton]

I thought Max was 16?

[@moquips]

I assume the virgin thing is to represent a "pure soul"

[@DoranGale]

As a huge NCIS fan, seeing Sean as Thackery again... 😍 Adorable.

[@JemJam2976]

I didn't even realize that was him. OMG a young McGee

[@concertinamadrigals4058]

As a fan of "Hocus Pocus" from way back, who's watched it almost every Hallowe'en season since, I was more surprised to see Thackery in NCIS...

[@eradicateoni7394]

Probie

[@bloodytear3285]

@Sean Rooney oh wow!!😳😝

[@bloodytear3285]

@Sean Rooney noth i just thought for a sec you were him 😝

[@Eidlones]

I like how each of the sisters has their own specialty. The Tracker (finds the kids), The Seductress (lures the kids), and The Brains

[@troyarlotte6571]

this movie was on constant replay in my house, back in the 90's. even back then, when I was a child I knew it was campy as hell, still loved it haha

[@Nayias01]

This has become a Halloween tradition for me and so many others here in the US. I just got back from seeing it at my local Drive-In. Everybody was singing along; it was great. Glad you liked it!

[@SophieLents]

Your outfit is on fire 🔥😍 and dressing up is always fun so don’t look for excuses 😂

[@nicsandnacs]

During lockdown, filming is the only excuse for me to get dressed up 😂

[@SophieLents]

@@nicsandnacs honestly, same 😂

[@tiffprendergast]

@@nicsandnacs u can go outside

[@BLACKxOPxPRExTARGET]

@@nicsandnacs lockdown? this still a thing?

[@goblinlibrary280]

A lot of this movie was actually filmed around Salem, Mass. and that's why the Halloween vibes are so exquisite. It really is one of the most magical places to be in October. I can't wait to go back and visit once all of this mess ends.

[@joshuawilliams49]

I love hocus pocus I watched it so many times as a kid it is such a great movie also you look amazing and I hope you're staying safe x

[@nicsandnacs]

Hope you’re staying safe too ☺️

[@joshuawilliams49]

@@nicsandnacs thankyou 😊

[@adrianax182]

I felt like I watched this movie so many times as a kid and of course I totally missed the sexual comments 😂 never forget Sarah Jessica Parker tho she was fire in this 🤤

[@nicsandnacs]

SJP killed it!

[@eleven-hopper]

i've watched this movie every halloween since i was little and it was only when i was like 12 when i finally got the references or whatever

[@tiffprendergast]

Yuppp

[@BLACKxOPxPRExTARGET]

well, I knew at 10yrs. old. boys hey

[@thedeadman6658]

Fun fact, Bette Midler just said they're coming back for a sequel on Disney+

I... don't know how to feel about that, honestly.

[@DariusFrench6273]

From what I’ve been able to find, there is a book that they’re going off of: Hocus Pocus and the All-New Sequel (yes, it’s actually called that). Basically, so Max and Allison have a daughter named Poppy. She grew up hearing the family story and events of the first film and parents who avoid Halloween as much as possible. Poppy is skeptical of the tale and ends up in the Sanderson house on Halloween, twenty-five years to the day after the movie, in an attempt to prove there's nothing to the story. And you can guess what happens there.

[@darling9045]

@@DariusFrench6273 ugh i read that. it was awful

[@Cwattyeso]

“Salt protects you from everything.” Except high cholesterol and heart attacks.

[@nicsandnacs]

Truth 😂

[@KatieReads]

I’m my teens, I wanted to be like Sarah, in my 20s I wanted to be like Winifred and be a boss. Now in my 30s I’ve realized I’m more Mary. I eat all the time and yell at the television lol

[@W1ll88]

Fun Fact: This movie is the only time in my life that I have ever been attracted to Sarah Jessica Parker...it was probably my sexual awakening as a kid not gonna lie lol

[@brucecooley70]

Yeah here in the states, with theaters trying to make ends meet, some older stuff was rereleased in theaters and Hocus Pocus was one of them and it ended up in the top 5 at the box office for a couple weeks.

[@modophone]

Yep, 90's families movies had plenty of jokes for the adults. I've been catching new things from old films I've finally been able to see again.

[@verob2002]

Yes! Hocus-pocus is my number one go to Halloween movie. I used to have a huge crush on human Thackery played by Sean Murray, but that was before learned that Jason Marsden was actually the voice actor who behind him. Besides Marsden, David Keith and James Remar made me realize that have a voice kink at a early age. lol! And a fun fact, Jason Marsden was the voice of Haku in Spirited Away. Yup, I definitely have a voice kink. LOL!

[@padraigpearse1551]

Guys hocus pocus 2 is happening and the OG three will be returning!!!

[@jakedull2553]

Still waiting for that and it's 2021

[@agenttheater5]

5:38 I think she's been spelled into not being able to move even if she wants to. There's a couple of deleted scenes - well planned scenes that they never filmed and scenes we see in the trailer but can't find anywhere else - where we find out that the reason why some children are affected by Sarah's singing but not others is because they make these sweets in the shape of crows and something in them gets triggered when Sarah starts singing so the children who ate them followed her. There's a planned sketch of THackery finding one of them underneath Emily's pillow, and we see scenes in the trailer of the sisters in the supermarket buying the ingredients and handing them out to kids

[@rexibhazoboa7097]

The director of Hocus Pocus is the same director of High School Musical and Descendants franchise.

[@yasmeennatalia1026]

Yuppp grew up on this movie, it's forever iconic.

[@ariapetrova9801]

I don't know if anyone in General needs this information, but my friend (who knows stuff) rolls her eyes about the "virgin thing" because (Sort of) the rituals actually required "pure (virgin) blood" that is the blood of those who had never been touched by magic before centuries have battered this detail

[@ronaldmadrid8853]

I appreciate and love all of your awesome efforts! You killed it with the witchy vibe.

[@nicsandnacs]

Thanks so much! I’m happy to hear that you’re enjoying the videos ☺️

[@zonian1989]

There is a sequel in book form only, there have been talks about a sequel, Bette Midler says she'd do it only if it's a proper sequel and not a remake/reboot

[@Flip4910]

She was so calm cuase I'm pretty sure she was under a spell

[@TeaDrinker3000]

Nici I've said it before and I'll say it again: your videos have been so great this year in helping my mental health, you're bringing a spark of joy each week that's really helping me get through x

[@nicsandnacs]

My mental health hasn’t been the best this year either. Filming and making videos has been a great outlet for me and I’m glad you guys can enjoy them too. Stay safe ☺️

[@mksongbird]

"twist the bones and bend the back"

[@dawnmayflower4422]

“Trim him of his baby fat”

[@JoshMc420]

AWESOME, thank you for reactioning to this movie It was my favorite Halloween movie as a kid. I love your out fit and the color. Keep up the good reactions!

[@Burto11]

I love Hocus Pocus, it's a really good 90's movie. If you are are interested in reacting to more of the 90's films, then I would recommend The Fifth Element. I think you'd love it.

[@nicsandnacs]

The Fifth Element is a classic! Haven’t seen it in so many years!

[@officialtoiletpaper]

i’ve seen this movie about 20,000 times because my mom watches it throughout the year ever since i was a kid. I’ve memorized the whole movie lmaoo it never gets old tho

[@Milchos666]

OMG! One of the movies of my childhood!! I've watched plenty of times, and I still love it as an adult. Fantastic!!!

[@not-so-happypappypatton]

I feel like we’re all sleeping on how cute Max is

[@Leon-wz1js]

Salt is another pure item, so is mountain water, sunlight, and cast iron. Oh, and silver, and true love.

[@steffurness]

Earth, water, air, fire, metal, heart/soul..?

[@Leon-wz1js]

@@steffurness Well, as elements, those are key, but in witchcraft, they have to be controllable. If you were an airbender, you could control air, but if not then you need to control air (say, inside a balloon) to then put it with it's polar opposite. Metal, by itself is not an element, it's a type of element. Cast iron is pure metal. Instead of "heart," then "love," and true love is a powerful arcana However, oddly enough, if you could make someone love you, then you have a different power. Instead of soul, think sacrifice and thereby you have a major arcana again.

[@aka_slendy]

MY FAMILY WATCHES THIS EVERY YEAR! we quote this movie so fucking often. as soon as the 'dead mans toe' scene started - i stg involuntarily i started going along with it and had to comment!

[@eveyryder4164]

The clip you dropped with supernatural in the salt made me have to subscribe!!!! My brain also consists of 99% movie and TV quotes.

[@nicsandnacs]

Welcome to the fam! ☺️

[@MrfuckinBeilke]

My childhood right here.

[@jonathanross149]

Odd that a children's film even an early 90's film would make a joke out of a kid being a virgin. It really makes no sense.

[@SuperDoNotWant]

Ah, Omri Katz. I had such a crush on him. You should watch "Eerie, Indiana" (which he starred in), it's like X-Files for kids.

[@carolinasarah3647]

Emily was in a trance at the beginning.

[@shainedge6651]

Comment after killing a little girl: I hope they remain bad through the entire movie. After the one sister playing with a teenaged guy: That is just wrong! I don't like it! Interesting dichotomy.

[@DSGodiva]

This is probably THE defining movie of my childhood. I watched it pretty much daily growing up. It hasn't gotten old yet!

[@brysonwilliams4756]

Thank you for taking my request!

[@shanekell1216]

Definitely grew up on this one, so thank you for this! And you look stunning in the witchy attire❣️

[@nicsandnacs]

Thanks ☺️ I’m glad you enjoyed the video!

[@memyselfandi7782]

Another movie commentary from another channel?! THANK YOU!

[@Leon-wz1js]

"Purity" is a strong force.

[@jamesricker3997]

Disney screwed up and released this movie in the middle of the summer it's a Halloween movie they should have released it around Halloween

[@chloejoyhenry3137]

Exactly at least for the second movie it’s going to be released on a more appropriate time.

[@Rellj16]

It's Virgins because they're a symbol of purity.

[@zepols1]

I’ve enjoyed your slow transition towards appreciating horror and spooky movies... I’d love for you to review classic horror like Alfred Hitchcock films like birds and vertigo, or something spooky like George A Romero’s night of the living dead. I love hearing your commentary using film terms and cinematography. Thanks for your awesome content! Keep up the great work!!

[@brightdreamsfilms3446]

i forgot how "dirty" and "double meaning" this movie was xD definitely a childhood classic

[@ButterflyG673]

Iconic movie😍 it’s a tradition watching it every Halloween season!

[@itsdaniyeaa]

I’ve seen this movie so many times I know the entire script 😂 I think it’s because I liked the fact a character has my name

[@Trashcan_Waifu]

The devils rejects would have been a hillarious reaction. One movie i always make sure to watch on Halloween is trick r treat just because its a campy fun movie

[@SciFirstMovieTalk]

Great commentary to a fantastic movie! Such a Halloween classic!

[@itsonlysound]

I'm with you on the nails thing. How do you go about your business with those talons?! I'd be constantly worried about taking chunks out of people!

[@JustGamingSweden]

This is my go-to Halloween movie, every year when Halloween comes I rewatch this movie. It's my Halloween tradition.

[@RabbitsFunWorld]

Omg, seriously hope you do Halloweentown or Don’t Look Under The Bed. Such classics for me!

[@MeatSim9]

Plothole, how did they know he was turned into a cat if no one ever found out he was turned into a cat? XD

[@kiyana8928]

I’ve never noticed that😂

[@kiyana8928]

Who knows, it’s a movie

[@Tia_Brigitte]

Hocus Pocus, The Craft and Practical Magic... every. single. year.

[@JackieBorelli]

nothing weird about the dani/thackery relationship, she reminded him of his sister - if he was gonna stay an immortal cat, he could protect her for the rest of her life, to make up for not saving emily. but in the end, he & emily were together again, but dani was still sad about losing her friend.

[@ceeb3]

At my college campus someone actually got stopped for underage drinking because they went up to a cop thinking it was a person in a costume lol.

[@nomoresandwiches8011]

I always liked that Thackery Binx was voiced by the same actor who did Max in a goofy movie, so he got to be both a cat and a dog in the 90s. 😂

[@nicsandnacs]

Omg! I never realised that. I love A Goofy Movie! ❤️

[@m0here239]

OMG AS A 90s KID HAVE YOU NOT SEEN THIS MOVIE!!! 😩 so glad you watched.

[@monsoon1234567890]

Digging the outfit. I like the idea of dressing up for your vids. Keep up the great videos :)

[@dawnmayflower4422]

This is one of my comfort movies.

[@ericsolo08]

I watch Hocus Pocus at least once a year, every October.

[@lukenickarchie9889]

Just recently found your channel and I absolutely love it! Also please stick to dressing to the aesthetic of the movie! Its such a vibe! :) I’ve never seen hocus pocus either btw so don’t worry 🤣

[@nicsandnacs]

Welcome to the fam! I’ll definitely do some more costumes in the future ☺️

[@LokDesaad6]

15:16 Also, impersonating a police officer is illegal in the United States.

[@acwolf92]

It's funny you mention zombies in this reaction, because I've recently found out that the actress playing danni played gamma in walking dead.

[@lasilla4046]

Love the spooky aesthetic :D

[@concertinamadrigals4058]

Winnifred's "dancing curse" was a nod to an actual event in the 16th Century (or thereabouts, in France) in which numerous people within a town began to dance, to the point that some even died of exhaustion.

[@B4Astudios]

I'd love to see ur commentary/reaction to Poltergeist (1982)! love ur content

[@nicsandnacs]

Thanks! Maybe some day ☺️

[@sofiamec8767]

Lmfaooooo not the lion king intro 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@agenttheater5]

6:52 Either it's a purity thing or a more easily influenced thing - I heard somewhere once that it was rumoured that if a virgin touched parsley she'd be impregnated by the devil, but I know for a fact that didn't happen to me

[@scarebear83]

You're not the only one that thinks in movie lol. I'm always connecting movie scenes and quotes to real life.

[@Godless_Guru]

Gotta mention Eerie, Indiana. It’s such a good show! At least I remember it being good 😅😂 they remade it for some reason? But the original had some stories I never forgot. Happy Halloween everyone! 🎃

[@joannehankey7128]

idk if anyone mentioned but regarding the sequel there is a book sequel a movie one has not yet been made however there are talks about one now for disney plus that we probably won’t get for another two years

[@1nelsondj]

A slightly older film is the 1987 "Witches of Eastwick". It stars Jack Nicholson, Cher, Michelle Pfeiffer and Susan Surandon.

[@koss04]

Just so ya know. Lighting a zippo type lighter like that is relatively easy. Btw im gonna subscribe now since this is like the 5th video of yours I've watched. You're good at this. Keep it up.

[@nicsandnacs]

Welcome to the fam ☺️

[@Davie27]

Love this!

[@quoteth6727]

Deadass just watched this for the first time last night LMAO

[@nicsandnacs]

Perfect timing 😂

[@stevenbaker107]

I love that you used Jared Padalecki as Sam from Supernatural. It's freaking awesome

[@VicWho1213]

Halloweentown it's another classic and childhood treasure I recently rewatched it in English for the first time 🤗

[@renoxme4ever]

You look gorgeous! 😍❤ Love you and your channel 😁

[@nicsandnacs]

Awww that’s really sweet of you. I’m really glad that you’re enjoying the videos ☺️

[@brinmoody]

There's a sequel in the works currently. It's going to be a Disney+ film, and the most exciting thing is apparently the entire original cast will be returning for it. It was just announced a little bit ago, but it's very exciting news indeed!

[@honeyfuckyoumoon]

wow you’re 27??!!!! I truly thought you’re 20-22 max GORGEOUS

[@patrice1016]

one of the halloween classics