Directed by Kenny Ortega. Written by Mick Garris, David Kirschner and Neil Cuthbert. Starring Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy, Omri Katz, Thora Birch, Vinessa Shaw, Doug Jones and Sean Murray.
Plot: a boy moves to Salem and accidentally/on purpose awakens three witches.
In 17th century Salem, Massachusetts, a boy named Thackery Binx (Murray) is turned into a black cat by three witches who’ve just drained the life essence from his little sister. After that, the witches are executed, but not before the head witch, Winifred (Midler) casts a spell that will resurrect the three of them if a virgin lights their Black Flame candle on Halloween night.
For 300 years, the candle goes untouched as Thackery guards it. But then Max (Katz) moves to Salem and he’s forced to take his little sister, Dani (Birch) out on Halloween to trick-or-treat. They run into Allison (Shaw) during the night and the three of them decide to go to the witches’s house. Although the girls don’t want him to light the candle, Max sort of thinks the whole thing is a joke, so he lights it, and the witches come back.
It’s cat and mouse after that as Max steals Winifred’s spell book and she, along with her sisters Sarah (Parker) and Mary (Najimy) try to get it back so they can continue taking the life essence of more children.
Basically, this movie is really incredible for when the intense horror gets to be a little too intense. It’s cute and it ends well, of course, and it’s really family friendly so you can watch it with anyone.
I suppose I could list my favorite movies here, but instead I'll give you a strange glimpse into what makes me TaraRomero.
1. I met George Romero. He was the kindest and sweetest man. He talked to me for longer than he should have with the line getting longer. He also held my hand. And when he noticed the ladybug I have tattooed on my wrist, he said he liked it and asked me it's name. Till then, it had not had a name. Now, I call him George.
2. I love stickers. All stickers. I just adore them. I even ask for stickers for Christmas! As a matter of fact, the birthday that just past, every member of my immediate family gave me sticker packs as gifts. Affordable and extremely appreciated.
3. I have never put much stock in astrology or horoscopes, but I LOVE the magic of the MBTI. Omg. I am an INFP and it actually sounds just like me. Introverted mostly. Creative always. Heart before head and not the most logical. Totally me! For better or worse.
4. It's no surprise I count horror so high up on the list of things that make me, me. However, it's so within my soul that I was part of the Horror Club in college. Interesting bunch. And even took a Horror Lit class as an elective. I got an A.
5. Coffee always makes me happy. Always. I'm particularly fond of caramel macchiatos. But I'll drink black coffee if it's the only thing available.
6. I hate shock for the sake of shock and endings that depress me. I always mention the movies Within (2016) and the Eli Roth produced, written and starred in, Aftershock (2012), as proof of this distate I have. I abhor the idea that just because I like horror, some people think I'd actually praise a movie that lets you think the "Final Girl" just made it through the night, only to slap her in the face with a tsunami.
7. We are big time animal people. I mean, if I could, I'd have an elephant, a bear, a zebra, a penguin, an otter and a meerkat, living with me. Seriously though. We have 2 dogs right now and 2 cats. Both cats we picked up when they each came to our front door hungry. And both dogs we got from 2 different sets of neighbors. Both who, unfortunately, don't know how to care for pets long-term. But they're happy and healthy now!!
8. Revisiting my love of horror, one of the above cats, my cat, is a little black guy named Church. Because Pet Sematary. His middle name is even Pascow. To give credit where credit's due, the name was DJ's idea. But he loves horror too!
9. I'm big into art. Along with movie posters and an Anne Frank quote, I have some actual paintings on my wall. I really think Dali paints beautifully when he wants to. And if I don't get to see Michaelangelo's Pieta in person some day, I will be very disappointed.
10. Lastly, I find Emily Dickinson's poetry intriguing. I took an elective course about her as well. But do you know I injected horror even there? I was given a poem to dissect and I picked one on death, of course. Then, I researched old "Death Photos" and even printed out copies for everyone in the class. They were so interested in looking at them that it stopped them from all looking at me, and I was able to deal quite well with my stage fright. Haha
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