Day 23: Halloweentown meets Degrassi

October 23, 2022

Dear DIsney,

In 2004, Disney brought forth their 55 Disney Channel Original movie, Halloweentown High. Disney had now been making made-for-tv movies since 1997. Darling and I had never watched this movie when it came out, so we popped our popcorn, turned off the lights, and got ready for the feature.

Darling commented to me last night that sometimes, during these movie reviews, it is less important to reiterate the plot, and more important to explain what we thought.

We are almost done with the Halloweentown series, and to be honest, I am looking forward to another movie. This is my least favorite of the series. Darling and I have no nostalgia experiences for this movie. Coming out in 2004, Darling and I were already in College and far from the target audience.

The Special effects are finally relatively descent. The plot is cute, as is all of them. In 2004, the Disney Channel was still trying to figure out how to make good made-for-tv movies. This movie straddles the line between ok adn terrible.

I will say it is nice too continue to see the actors reprise there roles over and over. Tomorrow is the last in the Halloweentown series so far. Come back and join Darling and I for Return to Halloweentown.

Sincerely,

Jim Dear