Hotel Transylvania

Hotel Transylvania (2012)

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


After having seen Hotel Transylvania 2, I had to go back and watch the first one. We get a little more history on Dracula in this one, including learning about his wife and why he (and his family) originally hate humans so much. There's also the first hand reveal of the "real" monsters at a local monster party that is highly amusing. Most of the movie is really about Mavis growing up and Dracula learning that his prejudices might not be justified after all if he's going to be a good father. There's more than a little hilarity that results of the entire debacle. Definitely one of the more fun and entertaining "Halloween" films.

Hotel Transylvania 2

Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015)

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


I need to go back and watch the first one as daddy had already watched it with our little girl when I joined the party. It seemed like this would be a good series pick given Halloween is just around the corner and it has such high ratings. We had no clue what to expect of it going in, but found out it was rather hilarious. The characters are all just a little bit of an extreme in their chosen way of life, and it makes for some amusing interactions. Nothing is what it seems when your family is an odd mix of humans and monsters. Not everything that goes "bump in the night" is necessarily bad.