The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge
Adventure · Family · Fantasy · 2001
The Cromwell clan lives in the real world, except for their grandmother who lives in Halloweentown, a place where monsters go to escape reality. But now the son of the Cromwells' old enemy Kalabar has a plan to use the grandmother's book to turn Halloweentown into a grey dreary version of the real world while transforming the denizens of the real world into monsters.
Movie details
Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge
“Your Favorite Witches Are Back!”
2001 Adventure · Family · Fantasy 1h 21m
Critical arithmetic
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TMDB
6.8 / 10
Community rating
The Cromwell clan lives in the real world, except for their grandmother who lives in Halloweentown, a place where monsters go to escape reality. But now the son of the Cromwells' old enemy Kalabar has a plan to use the grandmother's book to turn Halloweentown into a grey dreary version of the real world while transforming the denizens of the real world into monsters.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
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The archetype split
Who fights over Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Mary Lambert
Written by
Jon Cooksey · Ali Marie Matheson
Kimberly J. Brown
Marnie Piper
Judith Hoag
Gwen Piper
Daniel Kountz
Cal
Joey Zimmerman
Dylan Piper
Emily Roeske
Sophie Piper
Phillip Van Dyke
Luke
Blu Mankuma
Gort
Court is in session
Put Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.