Review of Hocus Pocus (1993) by Ken S — 29 Aug 2011

Hocus Pocus is a film that definitely shows its age. The film was fun back when it was first released, but as the years go by, you realize how bad this film. I thought that the cast was terrible, and as a family film, Hocus Pocus is an irritating film that definitely looks dated by today's standards.

Since its release, there has been a plateau of better acted and original family oriented movies. This film wasn't really my cup of tea, and now, I find the film to have not aged nicely. Everything about the film seems out of place.

Now over a decade later, Hocus Pocus is one of those "family" films that hasn't stood out above the rest. Like I previously stated, Hocus Pocus has been obscured by better family films since then, and this title has practically been obscured.

Hocus Pocus has the misfortune of being a really good film to watch, only when you're a kid. The film doesn't hold up like so many other films you grew up with. Of all the films that I grew up with, Hocus Pocus remains one of the worst, most idiotic and above all forgettable films that I've seen when I was younger.

I'm not hatin' on the fans, and it's cool if you've enjoyed this, but for me; this isn't a family film that stood out. I find the cast don't deliver anything great on screen, with most performances are quite frankly over the top.

Unfortunately as a "witch" movie, I felt that Hocus Pocus didn't cut it. I'll stick with Andrew Fleming's The Craft, a far more superior witch film. Hocus Pocus is the type of film that has lost its vigor after all these years.

This film was terrific back when it was first released, unfortunately, its not one of those films that has stood the test of time.