Is Halloweentown 2 a Good Sequel??

[@doctorhirst9302]

If my dad was so ashamed of me that he refused to acknowledge my existence, I don't think I'd go through this much trouble to avenge his death.

[@1000huzzahs]

Hi! Jewish person here. A golem (גולם) is specifically a man made from clay, brought to life by recitation of mystical names of God. The most famous one was, according to legend, made by the mystic and rabbi, Maharal of Prague in the 1600s. Not sure what the "made of frogs" thing is supposed to be. My guess is some kind of run-of-the-mill Sheyd (demon)? Which are usually described as having wings and bird feet, but demonology in Judaism is thousands of years old so we can get creative with it. One possible connection is the 2nd Plague of Passover, where frogs rain down onto Egypt. ...except some rabbis argue it was one giant frog that ran around like a giant kaiju, terrorizing everything. Thanks for attending my TEDx Talk.

[@AllisonPregler]

Thanks for the info!

[@cameronstone4495]

Or more likely they just pulled the idea out of their ass!

[@KyleRDent]

Omg WHY don't we get the frog kaiju version more often?

[@Lilcutiepie95]

This jew now needs the Kaiju version 😂

[@henrygvidonas9573]

@@Lilcutiepie95 "Amphibion, Splasher of Worlds"... I could get on board with that. "Amphidion versus Gamera versus King Kong - Conflict of the Clades". Why not?

[@JoeMerl2]

I think the monstrified humans going on a rampage makes sense. They acknowledge that the Gray Spell doesn't turn the monsters into _actual_ humans, just parodies of what Halloweentownies think humans are like. So I assume the other spell is the reverse of that, turning people into monsters who want to kill you.

[@hmkelley4]

3:33 I always love hearing the iconic Halliwell impersonation and seeing it on screen was an absolute gift lol

[@NobuxD]

LLLLLEOOO

[@DarkmanPoe]

“Grandma says Halloweentown is always changing.” Re: We couldn’t afford to shoot in the original town.

[@Lilcutiepie95]

Lol right 😂

[@feliitchi]

I don't know why I always liked this one better than the first as a kid. I think the gray effect really stood out to me so it was cool learning how they did that

[@covcova]

The “turn you into your costume “ always seems like a weird curse. If you’re dressed as Superman, or the devil, or any number of powerful beings, that could go poorly for the one casting the spell

[@dunes8817]

It would also be a blessing for a lot of furries.

[@ECKohns]

Well it doesn’t affect everyone.

[@NobuxD]

So what if I dress up as a nurse? You become a certified nurse lmfao

[@femboygorou]

as a closeted trans kid i always wondered this lol

[@AndreAsunte]

Like Buffy

[@Account_Not_Applicable]

It's funny how outwardly reluctant Dylan is about magic, even in this movie, yet he clearly had witch training between movies. Like regardless of the movie taking place 1 or 3 years after the first, he had to have reached or surpassed 13 years of age by this one, and is shown to still have his powers. So he chose not to let himself become fully human despite his desire for normalcy? I guess everyone needs something to fall back on, like getting a minor degree at university.

[@luigiRobs14]

He uses it to study which isn’t explained until the 4th movie

[@Polycomical]

The irony that they're called Cromwell and Oliver Cromwell would be all like "Ugh I don't like this" because he was a massive wiener.

[@gregmark1688]

Honestly tho, Cromwell was really a head of his time.

[@lordpelagius5078]

​@@gregmark1688well now he's just a shriveled preserved head that weird English aristocrats sell each other

[@EpicJasonX9000]

Cal looks more like Pinhead talking inside The Pillar Of Souls from Hellraiser III: Hell On Earth.

[@FilmBrain]

Trapa! Gollum! (I edited this!)

[@Drekal684]

btw, you should *absolutely* do a manic episode of The Five Doctors. For that matter, The Three Doctors and The Two Doctors deserve a manic episode each as well.

[@van8ryan]

It's hilarious the director of this directed the original PET SEMATARY, Mary Lambert (the original HALLOWEENTOWN was directed by the director behind HOMEWARD BOUND and HALLOWEEN HIGH was directed by the director of SPAWN)

[@ECKohns]

The director of Halloweentown 1, Dwayne Dunham, also served as Editor of Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, and Blue Velvet,

[@sakunaruful]

The actors for Marnie and Cal got married this year.

[@PercyandDuckfan94]

Yeah, I didn't know about it until a few months ago. It's very sweet they're getting together. I know Phelous and Pregler just mentioned it in the video.

[@Ashleyariasx]

Blu Mankuma was the reason why i watched this sequel so much as a kid!

[@samminden1058]

7:48 Hello! I am Jewish and I can safely say you can ABSOLUTELY not call a bunch of frogs a golem. A golem has to be made out of clay and usually has the Hebrew word EMET (truth) written on its head to power it. I have absolutely no idea where this movie thought golems being related to frogs came from.

[@Alucard-A-La-Carte]

Ya know! They COULD HAVE had Luke go "Yeah, my nose WAS a little too big, I kept ramming food into it when I tried to eat, so I just got it reduced a little bit!" Like it's still a LARGE nose, but c'mon, turn it into a character moment!

[@atlanime]

Phelous is wearing the PHELOUS D-1 hat!!!!!

[@mythmaker6554]

That's a deep cut for all Phelous lore scholars.

[@TheMovieCuban]

I cant tell you how happy it makes you to see you two still together and still obviously in love. Its my dream to do movie reviews with my spouse one day.

[@neogotham2k39]

Happy Halloween Allison!

[@Kriseiri]

Trapa! Apart! is still stuck in my head after all these years

[@AndreAsunte]

Fun fact you guys missed: Marnie using the computer was foreshadowing of her future as an advice columnist.

[@NobuxD]

Any other idea that would have been a better sequel : 1: going into how "forbidden" Marnies parents love was and why her dad is dead. 2: Why the Cromwells are such a powerful family. 3: going to the Hogwarts equivalent of 'evil magic group trying to turn everyone into monsters-' while going into both 1 and 2.

[@JThom529]

“Dooooo youuuuu knooooow who I aaaaam?” Cal: “Nobody cares!”

[@andreasnickmann370]

Wabuu: most shout outs to Dingo Pictures movies are soooooooooooooooo stuuuuuuuuuuuuuuupid. But this one isn't, because Drogat is my voice actor in the German dub.

[@Santoryu90]

I kinda remember this more than the original and partly because of Gort, it sucks that he’s only in this movie.

[@gzilla77]

I spent the entire video distracted by the misspelling on Phelon's shirt trying to figure out the joke behind it

[@RooneyToony]

That frog guy creates another Tuvix situation

[@NobuxD]

Do they show his flippers?

[@brianlevine871]

Haven't seen much of this franchise, but it's pretty interesting that Blu Mankuma was in this film.

[@luigiRobs14]

Halloween Town 2: Breaking all the rules

[@Mike0908]

They referenced in one of Kimberly Brown's Facebook videos. *My future doesn't include you." Present day: well this is awkward. Did you say something?

[@tomsenior7405]

Hey guys, have a grand old Hallowe'en. I know this is an important event on the North American calendar, so I hope you have a good one. Thank you for another year of chuckles. Bloody lovely. Cheers. Noting your mention of a long Hallowe'en in the film, you got me thinking; Over here, Hallowe'en isn't really a thing. Instead we start our Samhain/Sauin celebrations on the first of November. Non-stop parties, fancy dress costumes and lots of booze. The parties come to an end on 5 November, in time for Bonfire Night, Huzzah! Burning effigies is daft, but it's traditional. Maybe your characters were not Celebrating Hallowe'en, but it was Samhain all along? Wouldn't that make the title false advertising? Now, that would be truly evil. Best wishes.

[@Magmaster13]

Box guy reminds of that thing from Star Trek TNG that announces the presence of Loxanna Troi.

[@graemesmith6721]

Nice Chinatown reference at the end there. The idea of a film noir detective movie set in Halloweentown is awesome. Someone has to make this happen!

[@andrewhook6092]

But no one called this dude ‘fun-size’, since he was the son of chocolate bar

[@CGMedia2023]

I heard rumors that there could be some Halloween stuff in this video.

[@Commanderziff]

"Green's my favorite color.". Oh my god! That was Peter Wingfield! Methos from Highlander. He eventually retired from actung and went back to medicine.

[@SwiftNimblefoot]

I'd not even know about these movies if it wasn't for you guys, so thanks for that!

[@sarahlivingston]

Speaking of Aggie teaching lessons, her failing at being a teacher in every subject in the third movie is one of the highlights for me.

[@ebwarg]

24:13 Kal realizes why you shouldn’t buy spells from Temu.

[@brendakrieger7000]

Wishing you both a Happy Halloween 2024🎃🧹🧙🏻‍♀🧙🏻‍♂🪄

[@Lilcutiepie95]

Plus I shipped Kal and Marnie when used to watch as a kid. The first sign of me liking bad boys lol

[@maugos]

Oh no! Look out! Sonic.exe is right behind you!

[@andreasnickmann370]

It's hyperrealistic

[@Lilcutiepie95]

Yes! I have had that stupid phrase they say in my head for yearsssss “pob thee rinadau” or something 😂

[@kingvulturo]

So Benny goes from fun pun skeleton to "Gwaahh" flashback. So tragic...

[@NobuxD]

He wasn't even known for going grahhh he was known for laughing "HAH-!"

[@TheFlamingDoh2]

21:30 And when you remember Wiggum’s costume…

[@ManWhoLovesTheMary]

Halloweentown 2 remains my favorite in the franchise. There’s just something about 2 movies. The Mummy Returns 2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 2. … A Bug’s Life 2. I don’t know. All the characters are established and the second tends to be super adventurous. And I felt that with this one. I got a tad razzled up when one review called it the worst of the four. But this one really puts it into proper perspective. Amidst the plot conveniences and writer’s room our-Chinese-food-ran-out-so-let’s-get-this-ending-ended ending dilemma. Who knew there was so many unique tidbits connected to the production. The ACTUAL Hocus Pocus costumes!? Faar outtt. Y’all NEED to review Hocus Pocus 2. One 2 that was far from my favorite 2.

[@ScarFeiss]

Yesss. I watch Halloween Town 1,2,3 every Halloween lol. And Don’t Look Under The Bed.

[@DalekTheSupreme]

I remember really liking that grumpy trash man as a kid. Like the skeleton cab driver from the first one, he stood out to me.

[@brandyloutherback9288]

Debbie Reynolds was a national treasure!

[@davebooshty299]

3:46 The Family Dollar Version of Hellraiser 3.

[@jeremyfredenburg3827]

Absolutely love all the arrested development references y'all get in the videos lol that's my personal favorite show ofcourse first OG 3 seasons are the best but I can even watch the Netflix ones if I have to lol

[@user-lb9xw4xf2q]

As a mild retort to the editor: Allison was close enough by mentioning Rassilon, since it was his trap that caused a group of faces to be frozen as stone on an altar, one of which was Borusa as mentioned.

[@Mandaiish]

In a lot of fantasy there are multiple types of golems that are differentiated by what made them, wood, clay, metal etc so I guess fake dad was a Frog golem

[@171QA]

Happy (almost) Halloween!

[@gregmark1688]

I kinda feel like "Makes it easy!" is becoming a (new?) catch-phrase or something, and I'm here for that.

[@AJDPharmD]

These movies are awful, and I watch them every year. Fun fact: the mall in the 3rd movie was filmed at one of the malls from when I was a kid, which has since been torn down. Most of it was filmed right in front of KB toys, and it's a ton of fun to see it again.

[@NobuxD]

Dead Malls always come back somehow ~

[@kblixt]

I happen to like the third one too

[@rubylucas9179]

please let Allison's crop top be glow in the dark, looks like one i need in my life

[@NobuxD]

Right? I was like "oh yeah... This movie" I remember watching the marathons on Disney Channel and after 1, the hype died down lol

[@pawned79]

Watching this I’m like “hey look the frog gollum guy is the dude from Highlander the series!” Then I’m like “hey the guy with the pet cockroach is the police chief from the later seasons of Forever Knight!”

[@glassesguy900]

The Lost dryer socks were fun

[@darthsidious47]

Happy Halloween Allison

[@cecelia996]

The 3rd one is my favorite so ill possibly wait until next year for you to get to it lol

[@gracekim1998]

Happy halloween :D I kinda wish they elaborated on the children's human dad😅 although yes it would have been funny if the mother referenced turtles somehow XD

[@mathieuleader8601]

my headcanon is that Cal Jnr's mother is Aunt Zelda's evil twin Jezebel

[@CipherandSuit]

12:09 Nice touch

[@theusernameicoodfind]

Jack O’Neill mentioned!!!

[@dunes8817]

I don’t think the person who came up with this movie’s curse was aware of furries.

[@christophertheriault3308]

Saddoc Burrows, was that you?

[@StarSnowGhost]

I hate to actually you guys but the reason the humans flip out when they're turned into their costumes is because the spell Cal casts is meant to turn the monsters into what they think humans are like (boring, lifeless, no personality clean grays) and turn the humans into what THEY THINK monsters are like (evil, scary, on the attack and trying to kill them). Sorry I just remember this movie a lot too and that bit is explained albeit fast.

[@davehughes2045]

You should review the stage version of jekyll and Hyde musical starring David Hasselhoff. It was filmed and released on dvd. PLEASE

[@gracekim1998]

EH! Now I have an excuse to rewatch that review 😉

[@garnetigress86]

❤ I live right next to the Walgreens and my sister went to the high school that is in the Movie Hocus Pocus 2

[@garnetigress86]

Yeah it’s happened in the past as well…I believe the Underdog movie was made here in little Rhode Island as well

[@mathieuleader8601]

Kalibar's fake dad *ITS NOT EASY BEING GREEN!*

[@LaNoLaCola]

Halloweentown 2: Town Harder

[@jbwarner8626]

Halloweentown II: Electric Townaloo

[@NervousNecromancer]

Why's phelan's shirt misspelt?

[@leejones8582]

Obvious this one was shot in Canada and Debbie Reynolds died in 2016 a few days after Carrie RIP.

[@DiarraHarris]

Disney Channel (and Freeform)kept showing Halloweentown and Halloweentown 2 over and over this October. Yet never showing 3 or 4. Coincidence? I THINK NOT!!!

[@gracekim1998]

yay! halloween town party!

[@mathieuleader8601]

Marnie changes the name of the internet to the ethernet to make it more acceptable to the townsfolk of Halloween Town

[@jamesoblivion]

Ah, Blu Mankuma, the best part of the least best season of Forever Knight!

[@wstine79]

Allison and Phelous are Hacking the Halloween Town.

[@TommyDeonauthsArchives]

At Halloweentown 2 is a better Disney sequel than Mulan 2... and Fox and the Hound 2... and Hunchback 2... and Aladdin 2... and Cinderella 2... Yeah.

[@user-lb9xw4xf2q]

Blu Mankuma has too extensive of a filmography to not have a Wikipedia page.

[@SirEclectic]

It is a great sequel!!!

[@StarSnowGhost]

Despite Halloweentown 1 being the better movie, through much of my 2000s kid Hallow-youth, this and the third one is what would play all the time and I hated it. The 3rd one isn't as good and this one actually scared me as a kid because of the bit where the mom turns into a monster and chases Sophie. That was horrifying- the idea of your parent putting being turned into a hostile monster who's chasing you. It followed me into my nightmares.

[@LegionIscariot]

I thought the first movie was cool. I felt it was a cool and new concept. But I remember being very uninterested with Halloweentown 2. (and im only now realizing there are actually 4 movies in this franchise...)

[@Faction.Paradox]

I can't say I was expecting a Five Doctors reference in a Halloweentown video, Alison & Phelan like to hit you with those curveballs I guess

[@noahasencio8589]

Hi 👋

[@prowlandsasuke]

Like mario from hotel mario said "No"

[@NezumiTheMouse]

I need them to get to 3 and 4 now lol 3 is bad but 4 has plot holes so big you cant see the movie any more lol

[@cloudstrife4534]

I just couldn’t get into this one as much as the others. I know that it’s probably better than Halloweentown High at least, but I still enjoyed that one more. And the first and the fourth are the ones I really loved. But I just didn’t like the second movie very much. Someone I was talking to once was in disbelief that I could like Halloweentown High more than this one, and said “Maybe you just didn’t like darker and scarier stories when it came out”. But I was way too old to find this movie remotely dark or scary when it premiered, I was already watching actual horror movies at this point in my life, so that theory makes no sense. I don’t get why that person felt the need to come up with theories as to why I would feel the way I felt anyways, instead of just accepting that some people don’t like a movie they do, and/or like a movie they don’t. And that people have different opinions in general, and not all of them have to “make sense” to them, nor should anyone have to justify their opinions on works of fiction to them. But I digress. This interaction was just another example to me of how much people love Halloweentown 2, and why I feel like the odd one out for not jiving with it. I’d still watch it without complaint if someone put it on at a party or sleepover though, I don’t vigorously hate it or anything. I just don’t really like it, and will skip it when I’m watching the Halloweentown movies on my own time.

[@lOrdofdOrkness73]

rap rat

[@andreasnickmann370]

At least it's better than a rapping dog

[@movieclubmovies]

LMAO 👏

[@kingofkeys93]

This movie is such a mess but I feel its better than its first

[@PsiCorps85]

Hadn't heard of this series until now, though it makes me think of the film Spaced Invaders.

[@OldSchoolCurt]

I think Halloween town is not as good as Christmas city!