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Monday, September 23, 2013

Halloween Howl-Fest: Magical (Round 1)

It's day one of my Halloween Movie Howl-Fest, and I cannot wait to get started on some of these awesome movies. My friends and I of course will be going down the bracket, watching and debating (heatedly I suspect) each film pairing. But I'd love to hear from you movie lovers out there about which Halloween films are your favorites. Is it The Witches or Hocus Pocus? Both stories about dark mistresses of magic, determined to rid the world of children. Or how about about fairy tales and witch hunting? Do you prefer Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters or Brothers Grimm? Tough call, that one. 

Take a few minutes to look down the list and let me know which magial movies deserve to move on!! 


I hope you enjoy the list of movies I've put together. There are of course many more terrific tales of witchcraft and sorcery, but there's only so much time before Halloween and I've already got a lot of movies to watch. I can't wait to hear back from you! Check back on Wednesday to see which movies are moving on to the next round . . .

And as always, happy blogging!



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12 comments:

  1. Alex J. CavanaughSeptember 23, 2013 at 8:17 AM

    Not completely sure about a couple matches, but here are my selections:
    The Witches
    Harry Potter
    Witches of Eastwick
    The Covenant
    The Illusionist
    Practical Magic
    Sorcerer's Apprentice
    Hansel and Gretel

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  2. M.J. FifieldSeptember 23, 2013 at 8:31 AM

    Well, I haven't seen most of these so I'm only going to pick from the ones I have...

    Harry Potter (though I do love The Worst Witch)
    The Prestige (by a very thin thread)
    Teen Witch (because it's awesome)
    The Brothers Grimm

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  3. Johanna GarthSeptember 23, 2013 at 10:14 AM

    I haven't seen all, but of the ones I've seen I'd go with Witches of Eastwick, Practical Magic, Harry Potter and The Brothers Grimm

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  4. AnonymousSeptember 23, 2013 at 11:44 AM

    I love this game already.

    The Witches
    Harry Potter
    The Craft
    The Covenant
    The Prestige
    Practical Magic
    The Sorcerer's Apprentice
    The Brothers Grimm

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  5. Heather R. HoldenSeptember 23, 2013 at 5:24 PM

    Fun! Here are my picks...

    Hocus Pocus
    The Craft
    The Covenant
    Practical Magic

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  6. Andrew LeonSeptember 23, 2013 at 8:17 PM

    The Prestige WAY OVER The Illusionist (stupid, lying movie). Harry Potter.
    The rest I either didn't see or don't care enough about one way or the other. Well, except, I think I'll go with Hansel & Gretel. For some reason, I enjoyed that one way more than I should have.

    I just realized you don't have E.T. on your list. At least, I don't remember it being on the other side of your brackets.

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    1. S. L. HennessySeptember 24, 2013 at 3:36 PM

      I don't really count ET as a Halloween movie. I usually consider aliens as more sci-fi than Halloween. Granted, it's a fine line.

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    2. Andrew LeonSeptember 24, 2013 at 4:15 PM

      But it takes place -at- Halloween. It's usually when we watch it because of that.

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  7. Tony LaplumeSeptember 24, 2013 at 4:30 AM

    My breakdowns and ultimate winner:

    Round 1
    Hocus Pocus
    Harry Potter
    The Craft
    The Covenant
    The Illusionist
    Bewitched
    The Sorcerer's Apprentice
    The Brothers Grimm

    Round 2
    Harry Potter
    The Craft
    The Illusionist
    The Brothers Grimm

    Round 3
    Harry Potter
    The Illusionist

    Winner
    The Illusionist

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  8. AndySeptember 24, 2013 at 5:21 AM

    I haven't seen far too many of these, but of the ones I've seen:

    Hocus Pocus
    Harry Potter
    The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
    Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters

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  9. Mina BurrowsSeptember 24, 2013 at 10:14 AM

    Here's my vote:
    The Witches
    Harry Potter
    The Witches of Eastwick
    The Covenant
    The Illusionist? (Not sure...can my be a swing vote?)
    Practical Magic
    Teen Witch
    Hansel&Gretel:Witch Hunters

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  10. SarahWalrusSeptember 24, 2013 at 3:36 PM

    Oooh, this is a great idea! I might just have a marathon and watch them all. :3

    My favourites are:
    Hocus Pocus
    Harry Potter
    The Craft (this one is the hardest because I love both of them so much!)
    The Covenant
    The Prestige
    Practical Magic
    Teen Witch
    The Brother Grimm!

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