Halloween Movies that Aren't Scary?

I hate scary movies.

More importantly, I won't watch them.  Oh, I'll wikipedia the plotline so I get all the jokes and references, but I would rather write a 10-page paper than be forced to watch a good scary movie.

You would think Halloween would be my least favorite time of the year.  And you would be wrong.  (My least favorite time of the year is mid-January when it's cold for no reason.)

So why do I still like Halloween?  One, you get to dress up.  Who doesn't love that?  (I think I might be a Bop It this year.  Last year I was a Magic Eight ball.)  Two, when you're little, Halloween means lots of candy.  When you're an adult, it means getting really drunk (but only if you're over 21!).  Three, there are still some good Halloween movies that aren't really scary.  Here's 2 of my favorites.

1) Halloweentown

Okay, laugh all you want at my love of Disney Channel Original Movies (DCOMs), but I love this movie.  It's so cute and whimsical!  And it puts you in the Halloween spirit without scaring the crap out of you.

Basically, the movie is about a girl who, on Halloween, discovers that she's a witch and has magical powers.  Naturally, her mother has denied these powers and decided to live in the mortal realm.  However, her awesome grandmother is a full-fledged witch who actually doesn't even live in the mortal realm.  She's from a world called Halloweentown where it's always Halloween and there's monsters everywhere.

The movie is super cute and I love watching it.  Lucky for people like me, Disney made a series of movies about Halloweentown.  The second one, Kalibar's Revenge is pretty good too.  But after that the magic sort of fades away.  But the first two are definitely worth seeing and great Halloween movies.

2) Hocus Pocus

Oh, this movie.  CLASSIC.  It's just perfect.  Bette Midler singing, witches rising from the dead and 1990 clothes and slang?  What more could you ask for?

The movie is set in 1993 in Salem, Massachusetts.  300 years ago, three sisters (the ones on the cover) were hanged for being witches.  But before they died, they put a spell on themselves that, under the right conditions, they could return from the dead to continue their work.  

Of course, these conditions are met in 1993 by a teenager, his love interest and his little sister.  Then the movie just sort of continues from there.

Another classic Halloween movie, it just puts you in the Halloween mood without being so scary.  Another favorite of mine and definitely worth the watch.

I really do love Halloween and the whole season around it.  And these movies are perfect for getting you in that Halloween spirit.  But I still hate scary movies.
Counting-down-the-days yours,
The Renaissance Girl.