23 Reasons "Halloweentown" Is The Most Nostalgic Halloween Movie

    Drop everything; Halloweentown is on.

    Hocus Pocus might be the best

    But Halloweentown is the most nostalgic. It had everything a kid could want in a movie

    1. The mantra that got you through middle school

    2. Valuable lessons

    3. Less valuable lessons

    4. Sheer candy-less horror

    5. Simple explanations

    6. Truth

    7. More truth

    8. The ultimate truth

    9. Hip lingo

    10. A childhood wish fulfilled

    11. Extreme jazz hands

    12. Characters that totally got you

    13. Debbie Reynolds

    14. Being Awesome

    15. But still grandmotherly

    16. Dog-people doing jazzercise

    17. Great costume ideas

    And unexpected pyrotechnics

    Watching it now is still amazing

    But it's a different experience

    18. Now you might question the make-up of Halloweentown's population

    Living skeleton

    Living Jack'O Lantern

    Band Conductor

    19. Or wonder where its stars are now.

    Emily Roeske, who played Sophie, is a black belt in American Freestyle Karate.

    20. Kalabar might remind you of one of your exes

    21. Some moments seem funnier

    22. Some sadder

    23. But somehow it brings back all your Halloween memories