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Hotel Transylvania 2
PG (SINGAPORE)
2015
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Hotel Transylvania 2
Positive Reviews
46
Negative reviews
30
Average Rating
2.7
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3.0
Its an episodic, energetically animated gag factory from the pen of Adam Sandler, and while its the best screenplay to bear his name in years, it also ..
Av Club
2.5
The movie is content to treat any feelings about tolerance as purely hypothetical.)
Av Club
2.0
Less effective are the cloying family moments, and the sheer number of emotional heart to hearts rob the flick of its fangs.
EW
1.9
The reason why Hotel Transylvania 2 exists is a simple one. The original 2012 animated comedy about a resort that caters to famous monsters managed to ..
Rogerebert
3.0
Sandler, who co wrote the script, fills it with kid targeted humor, and the cast is pleasant enough, but some of the jokes fall flat or linger a beat ..
Common Sense Media
3.0
That cartoonish simplicity may drive some adults into a fugue state, but theres just enough craft here to the animation style, the characters, the str ..
We Got This Covered
1.5
The film relies too heavily on silly puns for comedy, and doesnt throw any (funny) bones toward the older audience.
Austin Chronicle
2.0
A sugar crazed animated monster comedy targeted at kids (not adults, like a good Pixar cry), the sequel to 2012s Hotel Transylvania isnt going to get ..
Time Out
2.0
Throwaway jokes about Young Frankenstein and Bram Stokers Dracula (Whats that on your head
The Guardian
2.0
Trick or treat.The original Hotel Transylvania animation was enough of a hit in 2012 to spawn a second movie.
The Guardian
2.0
Not due to suspense, but due to my utter disdain for the infantile plotting.
The Guardian
1.9
(It would hardly be any more grotesque than the various butt centric slapstick gags.)
2.5
If you enjoy Sandlers brand of obvious humor and dont mind noticeable Sony product placements, this inoffensive sequel is, like its predecessor, just ..
3.0
Its not exactly inventive, but its filled to bursting with sight gags and puns.
Vulture
3.5
Some notable upgrades have been made for Hotel Transylvania 2, the sequel to the 2012 Adam Sandler animated vehicle that took a sizable bite out of th ..
The Hollywood Reporter
2.5
Conflicts over parenting styles and bits about out of touch oldsters ensue.As it turns out, gags about texting challenged seniors are no less tedious ..
The New York Times
3.3
While Hotel Transylvania 2 is a visual marvel, it doesnt come anywhere close to the originality of the first movie. The story is weaker, the laughs ar ..
IGN
3.0
<br> The BBFC guidelines for Hotel Transylvania 2 promise mild scary scenes, slapstick violence, and rude humour, all of which are present and correct ..
Telegraph
2.0
Even more formulaic are the mawkish I love you even if you are a human (or a vampire) moments.
1.3
And then theres a grand finale, which feels like watching someone else play a video game.
San Francisco Chronicle
3.0
For adults, this film might be beyond trite and every plot turn anticipated, but this film isnt really for us.
The Young Folks
4.0
Gloriously wacky and always with a laugh around the corner, Hotel Transylvania 2 is fun, fast and a joy for both kids and adults alike.
Cinema Blend
2.5
There are still a number of unfunny gags that will leave most adults underwhelmed (and warrant only quiet chuckles from even the youngest fans) but th ..
Screen Rant
1.3
How amusing you were likely to find the movie could be predicted by how inherently uproarious you found the idea of a hotel for monsters to begin with ..
The Globe And Mail
3.5
While HT 2 is all about feelgood emotions, there are some interesting edges to it.
2.0
This sort of fracas is a commonplace in todays mediocre animated moviesthe better ones take more imaginative routes.But imagination is in short supply ..
One Guys Opinion
2.5
It has a little over 20 laughs or at least mild chuckles.Most courtesy of quick cut sight gags, pratfalls and the like.
Rogers Movie Nation
2.0
And there was plenty of bathroom humor to keep younger audiences engaged.
Blu Ray
3.1
Nevertheless, Hotel Transylvania 2 is more harmless than anything else, and it will probably inspire a few howls from youngsters.
Combust Ible Celluloid
2.0
Blobbys propensity for engulfing his environs offers constantly changing sight gags.
4.0
If youre taking kids to the cinema at half term, Hotel Transylvania 2 is a consistently amusing vampire animation, whereas Pan, a misguided prequel to ..
The Times
1.0
The first movie bid fair to rival Madagascar, Ice Age and Rio as the worst animation franchise ever, and this one delivers on that threat.
News Review
3.0
It may lack any real reason to be made, but this sequel has enough about it to raise a few laughs and make the return worthwhile, if not memorable.
Radio Times
2.5
Simply put, the Pixar style magic just isnt there, and once again this feels like a cheap imitation of the real (and far better) thing.
Screen It
3.0
An engaging and sometimes witty coming of age story, it is a patch above some of Sandlers recent live action films.
Independent
3.5
This all culminates in some lessons about tolerance and understanding that are slightly diminished by the movies desire to eat its devils food and hav ..
The Wrap
2.5
An alternate title for the Hotel Transylvania franchise could easily be Vampire Dads: Theyre Just Like Us.
Film Journal
1.3
Weve had sexy Draculas and old Draculas and scary Draculas, so give credit to Adam Sandler for fresh thinking: No, his animated Hotel Transylvania cha ..
New York Post
2.5
Hotel Transylvania 2 is better than the original. Mind you, this is a low hurdle to clear.
Az Central
2.0
Like its predecessor, the film offers a appealingly frenetic, vulgar alternative to the solemnity of Pixar.
Smh
2.5
Its a largely bland, extremely frantic animated horror comedy aimed at kids and Adam Sandler completists.
Mountain X
3.1
The sight gags that made the first film so memorably hilarious often seem as tired as the lethargic zombie bellhops.
Toronto Star
2.0
The movie essentially sets up characters for a TV series, and its barely competent as a sequel.
Cinema Crazed
3.0
Dumbed down to the level of star Adam Sandlers recent toxic output, the films success and its low brow humour made a sequel both inevitable and seemin ..
Flim List
3.0
Formulaically scripted by Robert Smigel (SNLs TV Funhouse cartoons) and Adam Sandler, its predictably directed by Genny Tartakovsky with an emphasis o ..
Susang Ranger
3.0
This hit franchise, obviously inspired by The Addams Family, upends the norm so that grotesque monsters, like a bloodthirsty vampire, and hideous beha ..
Boston Herald
1.5
However, Tartakovskys film doesnt have the patience to let any strand play out, and the other monsters and their antics keep interrupting.
The New Indian Express
1.0
Imagine if Adam Sandler took his galling and appalling Grown Ups franchise and redid it as a cartoon.Well, you dont have to imagine, because thats wha ..
Flickfilosopher
3.0
Happily, this second monster mash makes for a slicker spectacle than the 2012 original even if most of the jokes are as old as the 539 year old protag ..
The Irish Times
3.0
Hotel Transylvania 2 is a surprisingly charming and funny animated sequel.
Forbes
3.0
This enjoyable sequel lands a slight notch below the original, only because of a few scenes lazily squeezing more juice out of its predecessors best g ..
Herald Sun
2.0
This summers limp sci fi comedy Pixels was a critical disaster and something of a commercial letdown.
Consequence Of Sound
5.0
Even addressing common employee grievances is harder than one would imagine.
Scroll
3.0
Such scenes are sharply scripted, enthusiastically performed and littered with sight gags and titbits on how strange the modern world is to old souls ..
Cine Vue
3.0
You could also NOT look deeply into this and just enjoy the sweeping amount of visual gags.
Flicks
2.0
Im a big fan of Joe Wright: hes one of the few mainstream directors committed to imaginative visual storytelling.
Independent Ie
2.5
Hotel Transylvania 2 isnt some poignant Pixar experiment or bit of Ice Age/Madagascar stunt casting.Instead, its a cartoon a goofy, silly, fun, flawed ..
Film Racket
4.5
It stays on safe ground at all times trusting that what has already been successful once will be accomplished again. In exchange, it is more fun and w ..
3.8
Instead of going for bigger, badder, and grosser based on the fandom it didnt have, it siphoned out the better bits of sequel formula and made somethi ..
Christianity Today
3.0
The brilliant Mad Monster Party from 1967 was one of the first goofy animated monster movies featuring classic horror characters.
Scmp
4.5
Hotel Transylvania 2, on the other hand, doesnt reach the same heights as its predecessor, although it does boast the same quality animation.
Ign
3.0
Thats ultimately the crux of this sequel.Dracula is hoping his grandson is a vampire.
The Film Pie
2.5
Overall Hotel Transylvania 2 is not that great and not terrible either.
Punch Drunk Critics
3.1
While Adam Sandler does voice the main character of Dracula and has a writing credit, this is by far much more of a collaborative effort (ie not reall ..
Movie Crypt
2.0
But again, in this slapdash sequel, writers Adam Sandler and Robert Smigel squander the potential of an inn full of monsters and instead go for the lo ..
Straight
1.0
Maybe that explains the relentless, unending, benumbing avalanche of gags (visual and otherwise), puns, and one liners its an homage, silly!
Sandiego Reader
2.0
Where the first Hotel Transylvania appropriated classic movie monsters to deliver undercooked lessons about love and acceptance, the sequel does exact ..
Cinemix Tape
2.0
Oddly enough, for once its not totally fair to lay all the blame at the feet of Adam Sandler (whose Dracula is little more than an indistinct Eastern ..
What Culture
3.0
Heartfelt, respectful franchise extender...The film chiefly uses the events of Rocky III as foreshadowing for this well thought over story...Its very ..
Bitly
3.0
What is surprising is that the results are watchable and even funny in places.
Scots Man
3.0
All the same, this is so much more enjoyable than any of Sandlers recent live action movies.
What So
1.5
However, Tartakovskys film doesnt have the patience to let any strand play out, and the other monsters and their antics keep interrupting.
The Indian Express
3.5
This actually balances well with the mix of slapstick and deadpan jokes that Sandler and company put in the script.
Fat Guys At The Movies
4.0
Hotel Transylvania 2 succeeds in creating the sort of wacky visual comedy that kids love from slime monsters to screaming slices of wedding cake.
The National
2.5
On the whole, Hotel Transylvania is an entertaining animated diversion and a passable effort from the folks over at Sony; colorful, dynamic but a tad ..
Cairo 360
2.5
The movies family friendly scares wont give kids any nightmares, but it wont make them laugh either.
Richard Crouse
3.2
It wont contend for Best Animated Movie of 2015, but it should make for a fun time at the movies this Halloween.
Schmoes Know
3.5
And if you appreciate classic monster movies, youll probably recognize there is, believe it or not, an intelligence to the parody here.
Abc News Go
3.1
If there is a tinge of disappointment in how this plot contradictorily resolves itself, the writing at least continues to positively stress a proclama ..
The Film File
3.0
Visuals burst with primary colours, even in 3D, and the script exhumes mouldering, corny gags with relish.
Liver Pool Echo
3.5
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Enfil Me
3.0
Have some laughs and enjoy a moderately entertaining animated film.
rachelsreviews.net
2.0
That still leaves us with a faintly dire, intensely boring comedy that manages even more than the first movie to give the impression of a Happy Madiso ..
Reviews Antagony Ecstasy
3.0
But it is better than it needs to be, and families could do worse than booking a couple of hours to watch it.
My States Man
3.0
It might not possess the profound concepts behind the laughs and silly faces of Inside Out, but its a fun hour and a half that is best spent if you le ..
Ib Times
2.0
Adults will also enjoy the animation on display, which is rather interesting at speeding up certain elements and often mimicking stop motion, but as C ..
Flickering Myth
0.5
There are few things as sad as an unkept promise, Hotel Transylania 2 does that for movies.
Excelsior
3.1
So: Its a sequel.This means more monsters and more humans and more adventures.
Christy Lemire
2.5
The blindfolding act makes the film a more tolerable watch than The Transporter Refueled and Hitman: Agent 47 but only just.
The Script Lab
3.0
Any message about the need for open mindedness in life and love, however, is muddled by a slapdash plot that ultimately cares less about taking a stan ..
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