Halloweentown OK
Cheeseball award goes to….this initial film for a corny
Disney movie franchise? Nah, there’s
probably other candidates for that. Yes,
this is as cheesy as cheese can get, even for a kiddy flick. The monsters in the titular town are goofy
and the special effects are lame, but it’s mildly amusing and 100%
harmless. I liked the big town
pumpkin. 11/1/2016
Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s Revenge OK
This one was a little
better than the first one. I liked that
they didn’t make the same movie twice.
It might be that is was also directed by Mary Lambert who made Pet Sematary and Pet Sematary Two (classics in my mind). Still far from classic status but there’s more
going on this round to slightly elevate interest. I liked the shrunken head
walkie-talkies. 11/1/2016
Halloweentown High EH/OK
It’s tough enough being a human freak in high school. Imagine being a literal freak (disguised as
humans initially). Age-old tale about
basing people on their personality over outward appearance. Blah, blah, blah. I liked the giant animatronic (at first, then
CGI) skeleton from the haunted house.
Slightly. 11/3/2016
Return to
Halloweentown EH
A different actress plays the oldest witch sister this
time. The girl from the previous three
couldn’t do one more? She probably
foresaw the series losing steam and didn’t want to waste her time. No, the franchise isn’t spectacular to begin
with but this fourth entry was simply too many.
Its corny factor reached an all-time high (higher than the two characters
flying the broom over Witch University---in which the brother and sister attend
in…well, the title should explain where).
Otherwise it’s more of a lame teen movie with monsters being additional
cast members. Thank badness they stopped
here. 11/3/2016
In conclusion:
I saw the first two Halloweentown
movies about a decade ago and didn’t remember much other than being cheesy
family-friendly movies. My current
opinion hasn’t necessarily changed. Sure,
I’ve seen worse. Plus, they were all
free on demand. Overall, Halloweentown
may be a nice place to visit briefly.
Every decade or so.
---Sean O.
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