 What is going on guys welcome back to the channel Critical Overlord here So we're talking about hocus pocus 2 in this video here again today, so I've never talked about this series on I well I guess it's a series now. I never talked about this film or this sequel on my channel So I'm doing it for a very first time in this video And I just have to firstly start off by saying that I'm a very big fan of hocus pocus. I do love the original I do believe it's a cult classic I do think they are yes aspects of it that now as an adult do not hold up as well But the movie all in all still is an amazing film for the whole family to enjoy of course obviously and we finally are getting that sequel that I know many people have been clamoring for all these years later It's being released later this year and it's being set 29 years after the events of the original hocus pocus 3 High school students must have worked together to stop the sanded and sisters who of course have returned to present day Salem now recently there was a test screening that took place I think one of the very first test screenings shout out to Ben over on Twitter who brought this to my attention and Shout out to hocus pocus guide who reported this over on their Instagram They seem to be a social media They have an online presence on Instagram where they look like they've just been tracking Everything related to the production of hocus pocus 2 and I also know that viewer or non Put out something about the project as well and the test screen I meant to say but I just wanted to also say before I jump into stuff about that test screening It is nice that they brought back all three original stars. I'm glad that they brought them back It's nice that they brought back middlers nice They brought back Kathy and Sarah Jessica Parker and I believe Doug Jones is also back as Billy as well But none of the other returning none of the other cast members have returned I think Danny was gonna be in it at one point or she was considering it and it just didn't work out But jumping into stuff about this test screening so hocus pocus guide shout out to them over on Instagram And I'll leave a link to viewer and non-tweet as well, but hocus pocus hocus pocus guy put out a post on Instagram Took a from that last night or Whatever whatever day to cry I think it was on the third last night Disney held the first test screen of hocus pocus 2 obviously not a lot can come from this in terms of footage photos However, from what we have heard from sources The reaction was extremely positive and fans of the original will really enjoy the sequel the version of the film that Was shown was missing its final soundtrack and also had a few CGI and a few CGI effects But we also can reveal that it has a rough runtime of between 90 to a hundred Minutes now whether or not the actual film itself ends up being that runtime will of course find out later this fall But I know that viewer or not also put out a tweet about that I'll leave a link to that tweet in in the description of this video because the tweet started off being about something else And then they kind of just threw in a little positive tidbit about the test screening But they said that hocus pocus 2 was very fun and seeing here that the response to it at the test screen It was extremely positive It seems like they might not change a lot of stuff as it pertains to the response that they got from the test screening It will be nice to see what new what the version that we get actually will be like in terms of this with the final music and with those of edit or with those added effects to it all completed and Again, that's supposed to be releasing this fall. This is a movie that I know me personally I was not necessarily someone who was looking forward to a hocus pocus 2. It was always just something like how I Think I compared to like a gremlins 3 gremlins 3 or beetle juice 2 like we waited so long that I stopped caring And I saw hocus pocus for the very first time when I was a little boy So there were times when I was yes thinking about yeah, they should do a sequel to hocus pocus But as I got older my mind started going into other places I started being more more concerned about getting a scream for and we ultimately have always got that so I Just forgot about movies like a hocus pocus 2 or gremlins 3 or beetle juice 2 You know those sequels that seem so far out of reach, but now they're now they're becoming a reality Hocus pocus 2 will have all three original stars back as the Sanderson sisters and it hopefully will be something that is just as Memorable for those of us who grew up with the 1993 original film and I do also want to add that Apparently there's gonna be a new musical number in the film like one of those new spell songs that they had in the original Where Winnie was singing and casting the spell on everyone in attendance all the adults or attendees at that party that costume party It looks like there's gonna be a sequence of that that happens in this new movie Where it'll just be one of those new spell songs And I think the song she's supposed to be playing this time around is Gonna be one way or another I believe is what the song was This was in a clip that someone shared over on it over on YouTube And I actually leave a link to that in the description as well but again test screenings have occurred and Viewer non-stated that it was a lot of fun I don't know if he actually was in attendance or if he's just or he's just saying what other people have told him That were in attendance, but Disney did again have a test screening that was held and the reception to the world was very positive so Again big shout out to hocus pocus guide They again are a platform that's been covering the film and they reported about the test screen as well So knowing that it was pretty much a warm reception tells me that there might not be a lot of business That Disney will change knowing that the film is around 97 minutes to 100 minutes long Also might mean that they're not gonna cut too much out They might even I They're not gonna cut too much out of the movie They're probably gonna leave a lot of what was left in that runtime there while of course just adding in the score and adding in those special special effects those final touches of the effects and then we'll get to see what everyone else saw in a finalized form later this year when it releases 97 minutes isn't a That's a decent runtime in the sense of of a sequel to hocus pocus I would say you don't need a a long drawn-out hocus pocus movie. You just don't At this stage anyway, maybe with hocus pocus 2 we'll get to see a lot more of The Sanderson sisters this time around what I mean is like maybe it'll focus more on them and not the kids that bring Them back which I think will be a nice change of how it was in the original where I felt like we had more time with with More so than we did with the actual Sanderson sisters So hopefully we get to spend more time with Sarah Jessica Parker and her sisters and learn what they've been up to you Know since they've been dead or turned to stone. I guess for the past 29 years I think that's what happened at the end of the original film They were turned to stone But again, it's just nice to see that the reception at these test screens were positive as someone who is a big fan That original movie this does get me a little bit more excited about the sequel even though again This wasn't something I had on my radar We did get our first look at the at the ladies at the end of last year and they all look great They look great to be back in their roles and it looked like no time it passed honestly Obviously, yes time has passed and there are some signs of it But it's just amazing how great they look all these years later with the makeup in all the all the costumes back on They look they look tremendous I can't wait to see how this movie unfolds can't wait to watch it later this fall What do you guys think about the reaction to the test screen if you're a hocus pocus fan? 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