Return to Halloweentown (2006)

People are voting emotionally.

The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

OK i hated this movie with a Passion, i didn't care for the loss for Kimberly at first, i was thinking maybe it wasn't gonna be bad. but then they added the fact that the grandma was the queen? WTF. this was just a poor way to make money,.. it got 7.3million views. but thank god there making another movie coming this Oct (2011) when kal comes back. this will be the final chapter. although the original Marney wont be in it. they are replacing her with a different actress. NOT SARA PAXTON. and i think there replacing kal. i also heard that Sophie will be playing the new Marney,. well have to see.PS. the love interest with Marney and eian. could of just started. they rushed it.

The last name Piper comes from Marnie's father, her mother was a cromwell and thats why her name is different. Sophie was getting her training from Grandma Aggie, it explains that is why they are both absent, it mentions that sophie is having difficulty with time travel or between dimensions. ALthough I agree the relationship interest for marnie was awful, no Luke. I think the presence of kimberly j brown would have GREATLY improved any plot, even a weak one. THEY REALLY SHOULD HAVE WAITED FOR KIMBERLY, wish they would bring her back, I would probably give them another chance if they did. If they brought original cast back, mom and grams could have to overcome their petty bickering to save the kids while the kids have been kidnapped to steal the cromwell power.

This was an awesome movie. They need more of them. They do need to keep them coming. Halloweentown movies need to be a trilogy. I think they could keep them going for years to come Since there is three kids let them make movies with each of them having problems. Let them try and figure out the problems if they can't have them ask for help. Let them get married and let the movies still going on with their children needing help. They are that good. There is so many possibilities out there to go for that they can't run out of ideas. We really need these since TV takes away the charmed series this would be something to see and then wait to see again. Thanks.

Marnie Piper is given a scholarship to Witch University, a very prestigious college in Halloweentown. Accompanied by her brother, Dylan Piper, Marnie quickly adjusts to life at Witch University. She makes three friends, Aneesa (a genie), Ethan Dalloway, and a troll whose name is almost not pronounceable, and three enemies, Sage, Saphire, and Scarlett Sinister. As the film progresses, Marnie becomes aware of a conspiracy led by a secret organization called "The Dominion." The Dominion plans to harness the Cromwell magic locked away in a stone container by Splendora Cromwell, one of the earliest Cromwells, and take over Halloweentown. What follows is betrayal, romance, time travel, and Disney Channel suspense.Like many, I was a little disappointed that Kimberley J. Brown did not reprise her role, but Sara Paxton did a very good job in her stead. Paxton's Marnie is different from Brown's Marnie; this Marnie is a bit more invigorated and definitely personifies teenage angst.While Judith Hoag and Joey Zimmerman return as Gwen and Dylan Piper, Emily Roeske (Sophie Piper) does not have a role in the movie, and Debbie Reynolds (Aggie Cromwell) only has two cameos. While in my opinion, the loss of Roeske is not very tragic (she was barely in the third movie), I was surprised that Reynolds did not have a larger role.The Sinister sisters (Kelly Cockrell, Katie Cockrell, and Kristy Wu) seem rather one dimensional. Scarlett (Wu) is the only sister who does not seem next to lifeless. I was also surprised that Sage and Saphire (Cockrell and Cockrell) did not have larger roles; their apparent purpose in the movie is to accompany Scarlett, who, of course, walks in the middle as if leading the pack.I would write about the teachers and other faculty members that Marnie and Dylan meet at Witch University, but this website does not mention the names of at least two of them. What I can write is that Dr. Grogg is falsely benevolent, Dr. Goodwin (Leslie Pomeroy) has an aura of menace, Silas Sinister (the Sinister sisters' father) is repetitive and rather flat, yet imposing, and Professor Periwinkle, who was a friend of Marnie's grandmother, is very likable.Ethan's (Lucas Grabeel, reprising his role from "Halloweentown High") character seems to have completely changed. He went from static and pompous to unusually flirtatious and caring. That was not a bad change; it was just unexpected. Aneesa (Summer Bishil) is a newcomer, but fills out her role very well.But enough about the characters. The story was very good. There were a few pop culture references (some of which seemed a little anachronistic) such as "ring tone," "G-Unit," "shimmy," and "Spiderman," but their usage was funny. And every so often there was a shot of Judith Hoag yelling odd things at a birdbath or a toilet. The whole time travel storyline was very interesting; it was marred ever so slightly by the fact that Splendora Cromwell was not as ancient an ancestor as she would be expected to be. Overall, though, the movie was very enjoyable, and I feel that it was the best Halloweentown installment to date.