Halloween Comes Alive with Dept 56 Witch Hollow Series

The Dept 56 Witch Hollow Series is a collection of spooky and whimsical Halloween-themed villages and figurines. This series offers a wide variety of buildings, accessories, and characters that depict a haunted town. Each piece in the collection is intricately designed and hand-painted to capture the essence of a Halloween night. One of the main highlights of the Dept 56 Witch Hollow Series is the attention to detail in the buildings. From the witch's cottage to the haunted mansion, each structure is carefully crafted to showcase a unique and spooky design. The intricate textures and colors used in the buildings add depth and character to the overall display.

I kept asking myself "who are these people?" "Wait, why are these two people fighting?" "Why isn't she already butchering everyone?"

I could sit here and enumerate a dozen, if not more, reasons why this movie profoundly lacks the magic of the first one, but I find myself a little exhausted after being disappointed by it. While we were very much entertained by the friendship between Ja Yong Kim Dami and Myung Hee Go Minsi in the first movie, this second one offered nothing.

The intricate textures and colors used in the buildings add depth and character to the overall display. In addition to the buildings, the Dept 56 Witch Hollow Series also features a wide range of accessories that enhance the Halloween theme. These accessories include spooky trees, ghostly figurines, and eerie lighting effects.

User Reviews

That's really all I have to say. I could sit here and enumerate a dozen, if not more, reasons why this movie profoundly lacks the magic of the first one, but I find myself a little exhausted after being disappointed by it. I still rate it a 6/10. It was a good watch. Lots of over the top gore and anime style action. However, the movie seems keen on cramming in all these new characters with powers, and in the end it sort of invalidates the original girl's powers as a whole. If everyone is special, then no one is special.

Too many little stories are crammed into the runtime of this movie, and I think that's where it inevitably fell short. The acting, cinematography, etc, is all absolutely stunning from a visual standpoint. I think it was really just the overall script that held it back from capturing that same lightening in a bottle as the first movie.

I kept asking myself "who are these people?" "Wait, why are these two people fighting?" "Why isn't she already butchering everyone?"

What I really and truly hope for, is that now that this lore and origin story is out of the way, that the third movie will hit with a massive bang, and really justify the existence of the second movie.

If you liked the first movie, you might be a little let down by this one. Maybe not. I was, but I'm still looking forward to the third and final movie.

I wasn't quite engaged through its convoluted new characters' stories but Park Hoon-jung didn't let us down with some cute/cringey moments and gruesome kills. At least superhuman concepts in convincing world building will live to see another day in Part 3.

There are too many characters and no backstory. When the movie ended i was just as confused as when it started. The first one had more interesting twists and turns than this one.

Ok this is just an extension and expansion of a good old story. Introducing a new girl, more sides of the evil organization, faking super power fighting and CGIs but nothing wowed me or still stuck in my brain when I walked out of the movie theater. Just another plain story to be told thousand times before but with young and beautiful actors and actresses.

I like the set up of this world but I rather follow the route of the girl from part 1, at least, she got an amazing plot twist.

There were so many unnecessary characters, every girl looked the same to me, no one was properly introduced, there was no explanation as to why they were in the movie. The first movie had a reason and a story behind it. This? I don't even know what I have just watched for almost 2 and a half hours? I think if you haven't watched part 1, you will probably enjoy this one.

The only thing enjoyable for me was the blood, gore and killings.

THE WITCH: PART 2 - THE OTHER ONE is a huge letdown considering just how good the original movie was. This one feels like a weak rehash and the insanely complex plotting of the first half an hour is enough to put off even the most hardened viewers of Korean cinema. The story retreads the first film's in the tale of a new test subject who takes refuge at a remote farmhouse before the bad guys show up. At nearly two and a half hours in length, most of this feels like cheesy padding, with about three different sets of villains for no good reason. The CGI FX are embarrassing and although the ending is good it takes a long time to get there. I couldn't work out why the grating and annoying South African henchman gets more screen time and character development than the lead.

The first film in this series was excellent but I can only describe part two as "painfully boring".

Character development is fine but it should not take up two thirds of what is essentially an action film. Regrettably, that's exactly what you get.

Worse still, there are so many side characters and sub plots, it quickly becomes a confusing mess. You really have little idea what is going on, why and who half these largely redundant, side characters are.

This films only saving grace is reasonable acting. That said, so much else simply doesn't work, that means little in the scheme of things.

All in all, an awful sequel to a vastly superior original film. Its weighed down by a lack of pace, bland, uninspired storytelling and an over emphasis on side plots and characters that add little to nothing, to the tale.

I saw this movie because of its prequel but this Part 2 is below the Part 1 in almost everything: the script, character building, pacing, acting and even fighting scenes. Somes may praise its visual but to me it's just another case of technique abuse. The only consolation is Ja Yoon's appearance and a few minutes with Kim Da Mi are worth more than the whole hour of the female character's dead blank face. So no Part 3 for me.

Confusing, not as good as the first, but still interesting.

The pregnant girl is their mother. The twin /( clone) was isolated at birth, thus no name. While Koo Ja Yoon was subjected to experimentation.

Koo Ja Yoon, needs her twin to find their mother, (who apparently is being held in stasis,), in order to get a bone marrow transplant and cure her of needing the serum.

The other characters seem to be experiments by HQ with different levels of abilities.

The Chief and sidekick appear to be unauthorized experiments by Dr. Baek.

Hopefully everything will be clearer and all tied up in the third film.

Good but confusing and hard to follow also why are all the males in this depicted as ideats and kind of fools most time come on.

And didn't say they was twins and one was a male also often said one escaped was male so wear was this male as seems was both and one shown hear as female so from just that made no sense and seems all over the place mean what's going on hear. (Who is who extra.)

This was OK was not as good as original too many new characters with too little background as too who they are and what there motives are left me just confusing and feeling just don't really care about them.

Was really looking forward to this as well after 1st one also too much smoking too in for my liking and english speaking bit match up with what subs said was saying subs was kinda better in my opinion.

Did enjoy action was fun not as well done as 1st one or as nice looking.

After watching this movie the only 2 words that come to your mind is highly Disappointing. Compared to part 1 this movie fails to deliver on all fronts from storyline to music and from acting to direction. Could have been done in a much much better manner. Boring and fails to involve viewers interest, which part 1 did nicely. Don't waste your time on this !!

The story of "The Witch" really reminds me a lot of "Elfenlied".

Just like in Elfenlied, we have a superhuman, superstrong girl who isn't all human and has telekinetic abilities. Also just like in Elfenlied, she has a very innocent and a very dark side.

As in Elfenlied, mercenaries and hunting teams are after her. And she also is taken in by two young adults (although these are brother and sister, not cousins).

It now seems clear that this is going to be at least a trilogy. But I don't quite understand if this movie was necessary.

We don't really get too much information about this new girl. Heck, I didn't even understand that she apparently is the same girl on the bus in the beginning. And which one is her mother? I know there's this woman, the one Dr. Baek (the one who died in part 1) talked to in a flashback(?), but who is the other woman with longer hair? When does this take place?

I saw the first movie maybe less than a year ago, but I have to admit, I really can't remember who is who anymore or if they'd been in the first one, except for the paralyzed Dr. Baek.

And who is this team of hunters going after them? They seem to be the first(?) generation batch of super humans (outdated version) who now hunt the "better models", but why is one of them played by an overacting South African dude? I mean, nothing against the guy himself, but foreigners always stick out in Korean movies, unless they're Asian too or Russian.

As with most Korean movies, the cinematography, sound and picture are superb, but I really felt this movie was too long and confusing. It didn't really further the plot much and seemed more like a "made for Netflix" movie.

I'll re-rate this movie after I've been able to watch the whole trilogy, but for now, it seems subpar and a bit too clicheed for me.

Part 1 was awesome and caught everyone off-guard but Part 2 took like 4 years to come but was as same as part 1 but told differently, as we see few new characters and another girl with almost similar abilities and in same environment, so I get why people are disappointed in this as there is nothing new and seeing it took 4 years to come is like putting salt on wound but nonetheless movie was enjoyable and had some good action scenes, we also get to know about what's gonna be at stake in 3rd part, hopefully it doesn't repeat the cons of this movie.

+Side Characters (especially that chief and her sidekick) +actions scenes -story -similar plot as 1st one

Overall movie felt like an expansion to 1st part but not as a new movie all together. Like if they introduced this girl in the 1st movie and created a parallel plot with the main plot even then they would have actually made the same movie.

Right, well the 2018 predecessor "Manyeo", while a slow-burn of a movie, was definitely an enjoyable one nonetheless, so of course I had to sit down and watch the 2022 sequel titled "Manyeo 2: Lo Go" (aka "The Witch Part 2: The Other One"), which was also written and directed by Park Hoon-Jung.

However, I must say that "Manyeo 2: Lo Go" was a swing and a miss, and it didn't reach the predecessor to the ankles. Why? Well, the script and storyline was a rather chaotic and disjointed one, and it was somewhat cluttered as well, making it a bit hard to really know what was going on. The writing in "Manyeo 2: Lo Go" felt rushed and half-hearted, making it a less enjoyable movie to watch. And then there was the whole thing of 'wait, wasn't this almost exactly the same as what transpired in the first movie?' going on as well.

Visually then "Manyeo 2: Lo Go" was good, no doubt about it. The special effects were good and the action scenes were definitely great to look at. But the special effects could only do so much to lift up the movie that was sinking fast from the rubbish script.

The acting performances in the movie were good, but the character gallery in "Manyeo 2: Lo Go" felt somewhat incomplete and superficial. You don't really form any attachments to the characters in this sequel, so it hardly matters what happens with the characters on the screen.

"Manyeo 2: Lo Go" was a rather disappointing movie experience, and not really a movie that is necessary to watch if you enjoyed the 2018 "Manyeo" movie.

My rating of "Manyeo 2: Lo Go" lands on a four out of ten stars.

Every so often, when a motion picture is unexpectedly well received, writers and directors tend to make the story in the sequel twice as explosive. And sometimes this works and other times it doesn't.

What worked in Witch I was not the expansive action but it was rather how seemingly a simple narrative unfolded as a complex and unusual one. It was about getting to know a traumatized young child who played an innocent introvert, loved by her best friend, and adored by her adoptive family. In the end, it turned out that her shy young teen appearance was a well-thought-out facade, a cunning plan for survival. She carefully searched and selected the family who adopted and adored her. Although, she also loved them back. Characters were slowly built up. The story made sense, we felt her anger, despair, and concerns. Her supernatural abilities were in the background and were not the main story.

However, in Witch II, all of the supernatural abilities are in the foreground like in the DC Universe. There are almost no character built up and there is no story to tell. Most people have superpowers. They bounce like a pinball in the air and it is hard to make out who's hitting who. But then that does not matter because large amounts of characters are introduced to us except with minimal dialog without a background. We don't get to understand why they fight except for small excerpts. And what is told does not make any sense. Some of the beginning scenes are straightforward copies of Milla Jovovich's Resident Evil franchise (where she walks out of the hospital disengaging seemingly relentless tubes).

Lastly, subtitles do not always follow the act. Sometimes it comes to the fore and others to the aft. I find myself rewinding more than a few times.

Overall, Witch II does not have the sensibility, spirit, and punch of Witch I.

This film will suck you into the story and won't let you go. The opening scene was magnificent. The film felt more violent, bloodier and gore-y than part 1 but it was still not too over the top. The fight scenes were nice to watch and very well choreographed.

However, the whole plot ofo the film felt simple. For two hours, you were basically watching two groups of supernatural humans chase one god-like girl that took all of them down within 15 minutes. I wish they added more depth into the story, focused more on the girl's origin and maybe more on how she became the strongest and most powerful of them all. What happened in the lab? Why was she created? More background to her story.

Overall, it was a nice watch and I do recommend to watch it.

While this second entry is not nearly as strong as the first, mainly because of a weaker story and some repeated character beats from part 1, it still looks great and will not bore you. I saw it in the theater and this was a lot of fun with the stylish audio and visuals on the big screen. I'm interested to see if there will be a third or even more films, as the first was such an interesting take on the hero genre and this second one still has me pondering how the story may continue.

After a very long waiting and anticipation, finally I got the chance to see this movie. And what a huge disappointment it was! The new characters were boring and very much stereotype, far worse than the first one. While we were very much entertained by the friendship between Ja Yong (Kim Dami) and Myung Hee (Go Minsi) in the first movie, this second one offered nothing. The main character (The Girl) was a wooden and stupid one. Unlike Ja Yong in the first movie who was cunning and calculated her every moves, The Girl only wanted to eat free pizza, spaghetti and other food. Really boring and annoying! I hope The Witch Part 3 would redeemed this franchise (finger crossed)

As a sequel it was ok. I only just found out about pr. 2 and 1 today. So after watching them in order I can say I loved pt. 1. Although this movie didn't live up to the hype of the first one it was still alright. Maybe if there were not so many new characters to have to follow. Then a few of the females had similar facial traits so it made it hard for me to know who was who. The story in 1 was likable and easy to follow. This story felt like it was all over the place. Not sure why the ppl with power wanted to kill the other ppl with power. Sure, things were explained but not the right things. I have so many unanswered questions. I wish they had picked up right where the last one left off! The special effects in this movie were not so great either but still I could overlook that. The end hinted at a 3rd installment. I am not sure how they would do that when 2 left me so confused. I hope they explain more in the 3rd one because I really did love pt. 1. I loved the villain in the first one and the bestfriend. This would have been great if they had kept the same cast. That was why 1 was so great. I wish they would pick a language and stick with it as well. Other than that, it was ok to pass time with.

I'll admit it like the same as the rest of you.. It's not as good as the first one or even close but the first one was SOOO over the top good that the follow up which happens to be about "THE OTHER ONE" can't live up to the hype and they baited everyone in with the thought of seeing a lot more of "Ja Yoon" instead we met her sister and she put on a great show. I even started liking the token over acting overbearing white guy.. Can't wait for part 3.

It became a Marvel super hero movie. Was it worth waiting ? NO . Korean used to be independent producers . Now its lost its originality and his audience.

I was excited to see part 2 and I waited for this 2years after seeing the first movie, only to be extremely disappointed.

The first movie had a great story, this one in my opinion, had nothing I expected based on how the last one finished.

I doubt I'll wait for the third part unless they put the original actress back in the main role, she was completely believable.

I am still looking forward to the trilogy. This is a good film , i hope they bring the creativity in the first film on the third film , more fighting scenes please . This didn't have that much action but the little that was there was amazing.

If only a bloody psycho serial killer movie is coming in Korea, a horror and action movie full of mystery and especially sci-fi is coming nowadays, isn't it worth paying attention to it? That is the attraction that the first part gave, waiting for the second part. This second part is not that much great but a good one watchable one time, which came in a gap of four years, somewhere related to the first film. Suppose there is a secret magical witchcraft scheme. Their job is to genetically inject something to children and boys and girls and make them look like powerful monsters with super-powered,, so same as the old concept with some actions .. Full Intro at Site moviesmuseumdotcom.

Don't expect part 1 to be unfold in this film. This is like watching a new movie and so many irrelevant and annoying new characters. Surely there will be part 3 but this is nowhere near good. It's slow and boring story and look very cheap with small budget.

These elements add an extra layer of personality and ambiance to the village display, creating a truly immersive and enchanting experience. The Witch Hollow Series also offers a diverse range of characters that bring the Halloween-themed village to life. From witches and ghosts to vampires and skeletons, each figurine adds a touch of charm and mischief to the display. The attention to detail in the characters' expressions and costumes further enhances their personality and contributes to the overall narrative of the village. Overall, the Dept 56 Witch Hollow Series is a perfect choice for Halloween enthusiasts and collectors. The high-quality craftsmanship, attention to detail, and extensive range of buildings, accessories, and characters make this series a must-have for creating a spooky and magical Halloween village. Whether displayed as a standalone collection or integrated with other Halloween decorations, the Witch Hollow Series is sure to delight both young and old alike..

Reviews for "Spookify Your Home with Dept 56 Witch Hollow Series"

1. John - 1 star

I was really disappointed with the Dept 56 witch hollow series. The quality of the figurines was poor and they easily broke within a few weeks of having them. The paint job was sloppy and the details were not well-defined. The price tag on these items was quite high, and for the quality I received, it was definitely not worth it. I would not recommend purchasing anything from this series if you are looking for durable and well-made collectibles.

2. Sarah - 2 stars

I had high hopes for the Dept 56 witch hollow series, but they fell short of my expectations. The designs of the figurines were interesting, but they were much smaller than I anticipated. The pieces lacked the level of detail and craftsmanship that I have come to expect from other collectible series by Dept 56. The accessories that came with some of the pieces were flimsy and didn't fit well with the overall theme. It was a disappointment overall, and I wouldn't invest in this series again.

3. Emily - 2 stars

I was not impressed with the Dept 56 witch hollow series. The figurines seemed cheaply made and lacked the intricate details that I was expecting. The paint job was subpar and there were noticeable flaws on some of the pieces. Additionally, some of the characters looked very similar to each other, making it difficult to distinguish between them. The price of the items was also quite high compared to the quality received. Overall, I was underwhelmed and would not recommend this series to collectors looking for high-quality pieces.

Enchant Your Home with Dept 56 Witch Hollow Series