When I heard about Hocus Pocus 2, I was some what skeptical but also hopeful. As a kid, I greatly enjoyed the original as far as halloween family friendly films go.

The sequel, in a great many ways rehashes bits but also comes into its own. I'm glad that the three reprised their roles, as the antics just wouldn't be the same. I also love that moments after being resurrected for the second time that they break out a musical number, "The witches are back".

In the original, the Sanderson sisters are always portrayed as villains. Silly and slapstick in moments, but villains never the less. Needless to say the old formula of fools bring witches back from the dead and they run amuck in Salem is still integral to the story. But it's also nice to see the different directions taken by the new group of young fools, and look back at what made the sisters into villains in the first place.

And then there's the ending. It was beautiful and awesome sauce, and in light of how the Sanderson sisters and the young fools get along, I think it was a great finish. Not to mention the book got a bigger role and after running amuck in '93, it seems that they were incorporated into the local festivities, lol.

I really loved the ending. The film as a whole was enjoyable enough, having grown up watching the original. But the finale is what really made the movie, IMHO.