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Hotel Transylvania
U/A (INDIA)
2012
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Hotel Transylvania
Positive Reviews
53
Negative reviews
38
Average Rating
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3.0
And Tartakovsky gets a long way on wild design and visually daring sequences.
Av Club
3.5
But mostly its a cute, functional story for Tartakovsky to enliven with his style.
Av Club
2.5
And Dracula in particular is a richly drawn character, a towering king of the monster world whos also a needy drama queen.
Av Club
4.5
Frankenstein, Quasimodo, the Invisible Man, theyre all checking in.
Den Of Geek
2.0
Tartakovskys zippy, boing boing touch shines through in the purely physical antics of the monster mob; words arent necessary as the freaks bounce arou ..
EW
3.0
Although its premise is much better than the execution, this movie is just palatable enough to tolerate for parents.
Common Sense Media
4.5
With Mavis mother now gone, Dracula believes hes destined to be alone forever.
Indie Wire
2.8
Nobody is offensively awful but when the material isnt failing themok the material fails them.
We Got This Covered
2.0
Bursts of manic pacing steamroll over most of the wit, a little of Sandlers thick accent shtick goes a looong way, and by the time the requisite life ..
Time Out
2.5
These supporting characters are expertly animated in energetic retro pop style.
3.0
The whats down is up humor and premise here will remind you occasionally of Monsters, Inc., but without the endless invention and spiraling wit that t ..
Vulture
2.0
Genndy Tartakovskys animated Dracula tale features the voices of Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg and Selena Gomez.
The Hollywood Reporter
0.5
Indeed, theres more honest, eye watering emotional truths in James Whales Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein than anything here.
2.0
Its a bearably funny joke, but it feels a bit rich coming from Hotel Transylvania, which appropriates the vampire mythos in a far more banal way than ..
Telegraph
4.5
The story of Summer Vacation was very predictable and not terribly exciting.
The Young Folks
2.0
Genndy Tartakovsky brings a welcome commitment to squash and stretch animation to the 3D, CG world, but the problem is the story: a profoundly generic ..
3.5
But dont mistake director Genndy Tartakovskys animated (in every sense of the word) feature for Grown Ups with ghouls..Its far too clever and sweet fo ..
Cinema Blend
3.0
Still, theres enough silly slapstick here that it flies by harmlessly.
Ny Daily News
2.5
Marginally better than most recent Sandler films, but thats not saying much.
JoBlo
1.5
Unfortunately, outside of the sharp animation style, Hotel Transylvania is hard to recommend to anyone but parents looking to distract their kids for ..
Screen Rant
1.9
Kids may be tolerant of Sandlers wavering silly Dracula accent, the repeated flatulence jokes and innumerable chase scenes through the hotels corridor ..
The Globe And Mail
3.8
Its an exhilarating spin for the cartoon characters, and a bonding experience, too.
Philly
3.5
Although it doesnt worry itself with dialectic complexities, Hotel Transylvania succeeds on the level of entertainment.
Village Voice
1.9
Sandlers Dracula voice isnt awful.Nor is it a distinct or funny voice, and he is given precious little funny to say.
Rogers Movie Nation
3.1
This is strictly kids fare; the quality of the writing and performances assures theres little of interest for adults and even less for adults on the l ..
ReelViews
3.0
Welcome to Hotel Transylvania, Draculas lavish five stake resort, where monsters and their families can live it up, free to be the monsters they are w ..
Blu Ray
1.9
From what the screenplay offers, those things basically amount to playing boring parlor games and eating disgusting food.
Mark Reviews Movies
2.0
Adam Sandler voicing one of the most famous monsters in literary history, Count Dracula, seems rife for copious belly laughs with all its comedic poss ..
2.0
Adam Sandler voicing one of the most famous monsters in literary history, Count Dracula, seems rife for copious belly laughs with all its comedic poss ..
3.1
But the father daughter story is more predictable and less enjoyable.
Usa Today
3.0
This is a perfectly O.K. animated film.The animation is really quite good.
Lariat
2.0
The worst thing about it is that there may be sequelsbut even that wont be the end of the world.
News Review
2.0
True, the ultimate message about ignorance being the scariest thing of all is a sincere one, but it gets lost in the nonstop, eager to please, uninspi ..
Radio Times
2.5
Like its Pixar crafted predecessor, this film also arrives in computer animated form and puts a spin on the usual view of monsters.
Screen It
2.0
The concept album that is Arethas Gold follows the chronology of Aretha Franklins hits, all released in 1967 and 1968, apex years of the decade not ju ..
Pop Matters
3.5
An impressive feature debut for Genndy Tartakovsky, the TV animator behind eye popping hits like Dexters Laboratory and Samurai Jack, Hotel Transylvan ..
The Wrap
4.0
Basically, nobody needs to see Dracula rapping and youre better off leaving as soon as he takes the stage.Hotel Transylvania is an inventively animate ..
View London
2.5
Hotel Transylvania aims for your funny bone more often than your heart, and ends up missing both.
News Day
3.1
The animators wit and attention to detail enliven a collection of well known ghosts and ghouls.
New York Post
2.5
Maybe movies like all of those Pixar classics and Shrek and whatever else have made us expect too much.Or maybe not.
Az Central
3.1
Some might say there isnt enough thats fresh here to recommend the movie in a big way, except that every generation of trick or treaters deserves its ..
Boston
2.5
It looks nice and it seems to have no ill intent.It might even turn a few kids on to the real movies it attempts to parody, which would be a good thin ..
Mountain X
2.0
Yes, this is a kiddie flick, but this summers much better animated house of horrors, ParaNorman, showed just how to put together a funny, smart, kid f ..
Npr
3.8
Thats the lighthearted premise behind Hotel Transylvania, a fast, funny and wildly inventive animated tale with enough laughs and heart to appeal to a ..
Toronto Star
2.0
This mishmash of a movietruly a hodgepodgeis set in Draculas lavish and spectacular resort, where various monsters and their families congregate, give ..
Emanuellevy
3.0
Its inventive, wittily drawn, macabre in a Charles Addams vein, and overlong.Children will find it as much fun as Halloween.
Guardian
2.0
Comedy gothic isnt exactly novel, and frankly there is a sense here of a movie coasting along on Halloween hype marketing, without providing as many l ..
Guardian
2.5
Hotel Transylvania is so frenzied and hyped in its desire to please and entertain that it starts to feel exhausting, rather than exhilaratinga monster ..
Q Network
1.0
Hotel Transylvania is not to be confused with two good animated comedies around featuring horror monsters ParaNorman and the Frankenweenie.
Daily Mail
3.5
Even when the humor falls flat every now and then, Tartakovskys incredible animation and ability to convey comedy and sight gags is rich and often tim ..
Cinema Crazed
2.0
But it lacks the broad appeal and sophistication of Pixar and pales by comparison to the more recent likes of ParaNorman and Frankenweenie, which both ..
Flim List
3.0
There is so much in it its hard to keep up, and while some of the comedy is kids stuff, there is a smattering of satirical humour.
2.5
Aimed for the very young, its a stale, sloppy fright fest that is destined to take a quick detour to the DVD shelf, where it will inevitably stake its ..
Susang Ranger
3.0
He provides the voice of Dracula in this light hearted and likeable animation about a hotel for ghouls and monsters who hole up in fear of humans.Like ..
Express
3.0
There are good ideas here and the casting of Samberg as Jonathan is inspired but the movie is constantly at odds with itself.
Bullz-Eye
2.0
Weary parents will sigh and sharpen their stakes, but smaller folks will be perfectly content with the films monster mash of puppy love, silly voices, ..
The Irish Times
2.0
Hotel Transylvania is a lethargic animated comedy with nothing at stake not even any vampires.
Coles Mithey
3.1
Infused with a kinetic sense of energy thanks to the talented Tartakovsky, Hotel Transylvania is a visual treat for eyes both young and old.
Movies Tv Guide
3.0
The way this collection of monster misfits tackle both each other and the threat of human invasion has the right degree of wit and sophistication to a ..
Cine Vue
2.0
The movie isnt without some charm its animation style, though far from cutting edge, is quaintly retro but its gags frequently misfire and theres a re ..
Digital Spy
3.0
This vampire count doesnt bite anyone as proprietor of a luxurious resort for monsters on vacation.
Tamp A Bay
1.9
It also once again proves that animated films need to cut it with the musical numbers.
Red Eye Chicago
3.0
But the creative team behind Hotel Transylvania had a lot of fun updating Dracula, Frankenstein and a host of other horror villains for a family frien ..
Cleve Land
3.0
Pusher has gloss, panache and frenzy: three things missing from the average bog standard British gangster film.
Ft
3.0
The movie loses its originality as it rolls toward its predictable conclusion, but its still lovely to look at.
Ny Times
2.5
Viewed strictly as a silly pic for kids, the subject matter alone will no doubt hold attention spans, but the gags are rarely worth more than a vague ..
Dustin Put Man
3.5
Eye catching animation and non stop jokes make this animated monster movie a lot more fun than we expect.
Contact Music
4.0
Its harmless enough, with the right kind of trite message for its target demographic, but its just not terribly exciting despite a deep voice cast com ..
Ar Kansas Online
1.5
You might just laugh so hard that you ignore how uninspired the rest of this movie really is.
Ign
2.0
Youll have fun trying to pick their voices with many recognisable names amongst the cast.Mavis isnt interested in the party though.
The Film Pie
3.1
Adults shouldnt be miserable either.Sandlers shtick is easier to take in animated form (though Samberg is quite grating).
Js Online
3.8
Even when the story drags and the plot points fall short, creepy gags keep the film moving along.
Movie Crypt
2.0
Average: Select rating Cancel rating Poor Okay Good Great Awesome No votes yet CHICAGO It was probably just a matter of time.With the current vampire ..
Hollywood Chicago
3.0
Im sure most moviegoers, young and old alike, would welcome a more subtle and imaginative Adam Sandler.
Cinemix Tape
1.0
As in, forgettable.Its a shame because the setup for the kid friendly Hotel Transylvania sounds like it could be fun.
No La
2.0
Hotel Transylvania flirts with that kind of social work, but ends up a mostly bland and unmemorable babysitter for kids too young to go trick or treat ..
Or Lando Weekly
3.8
...a funny and delightful horror spoof. This may be the surprise of the season.
Scifi Movie Page
3.0
Its a resort for monsters, far away from their enemies, the humans.The owner is Dracula (voice of Adam Sandler), whose adolescent 118 year old daughte ..
East Bay Express
3.0
And yet despite all the negatives, and despite the frustrating 3D, the film is still quite a lot of fun.
Fan The Fire Magazine
2.5
The new animated family movie Hotel Transylvania is like that, minus the fresh premise and the charm.And Im not sure it will help with bedtime.
Entertainment Time
3.0
Its taking my soul, he screams after hearing LMFAOs Sexy And I Know It.Whats also refreshing is the animators total disregard for the brand of hyper r ..
Daily Star
2.0
Its more than 15 years since Pixar set off the CGI animation feature boom.But much of the California cos inventive DNA has devolved, with imitators we ..
Vue Weekly
1.5
The result feels like a serviceable imitation of something that was already a serviceable imitation of a real movie.
Vulture
3.0
The cartoon has funny moment but most of its ingenuity has gone into the critter design.
Honey Cutts Hollywood
3.0
Synopsis Cowed by constant fear of their human persecutors, the monster race including Frankenstein, The Mummy and The Invisible Man now spend their d ..
Sky
3.0
The pace is what keeps this generic fable interesting, moving between characters and set pieces in a way to keep it visual fresh.And while the main st ..
Bloody Disgusting
1.5
Employing as much adult oriented humor as kid aimed cracks, Hotel Transylvanias script includes some smart one liners, funny sight gags and rude jokes ..
Parent Previews
1.5
This shoddy flick is probably the worst animated movie I have seen in a long time.
Times Now News
3.5
What Sandler does pull off here is an uncommon feat: a sequel thats an improvement over the original, which itself was a solid movie.
Abc News Go
3.5
With all this good stuff behind him, what could be expected of Tartakovskys feature film debut, Hotel Transylvania.Its hard out here for a Dracula.
The Diva Review
2.0
Unfortunately for such historic cinematic creations, this film is light on laughs and short on story, making for a frustrating outing that could have ..
Standard Net Au
2.0
The ending works, but it shouldnt have taken that much effort to get there.The audience can occasionally take some challenges; its too bad the filmmak ..
Kc Active
1.3
Other than one inventive idea the Invisible Man tries to play charades the whole movie just feels like its awkwardly marking time until it gets to the ..
Twin Cities
3.5
Just take my word for it, and go see it.Its a sweet romance, a great daddy daughter story, and the monsters totally rock (literally they have a band!) ..
Horror
3.1
Welcome to the Hotel Transylvania, Draculas (Adam Sandler) lavish five stake resort, where monsters and their families can live it up, free to be the ..
Host Madison
2.5
Theres a good chance that children under 10 will find Hotel Transylvania entertaining, because its as non threatening as can be and the jokes are obvi ..
Movie Metropolis
3.5
Its pure sitcom in its structure, but its also clear that a lot of effort went in to making Hotel Transylvania simple yet frequently funny.
Blog The Horror Show
4.5
In the role of a concerned father and cartoon monster, Sandler manages to be something he has not been onscreen in a long time: likable.
ScreenAnarchy
2.5
The sight of Adam Sandler in animated form in Hotel Transylvania makes himand the puerile bullshit he usually does in his live action filmsslightly be ..
Indy Week
1.5
Like most of Sandlers recent forays, Hotel Transylvania isnt funny enough to recommend as a comedy, nor is it the best choice for family viewing.
Cross Walk
3.5
Directed by TV toon vet Genndy Tartakovsky , Hotel Transylvania might not be at the standard of some of the Pixar or Dreamworks efforts largely becaus ..
Movie Hole
3.5
The movie has some hilarious moments, great visuals and incredible voice talents.
CBN
2.0
Kids might be briefly entertained by the early onslaught of monsters, but the plot concerning the over anxious father is soon tedious, especially as S ..
Time to Play Magazine
3.8
More romantic and funny than spooky and spine tingling, Hotel Transylvania is a tenderhearted tale that milks most of its mirth by turning a basic sca ..
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