{"id":105658,"date":"2012-09-27T09:57:44","date_gmt":"2012-09-27T16:57:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/?p=105658"},"modified":"2012-09-27T09:58:31","modified_gmt":"2012-09-27T16:58:31","slug":"hotel-transylvania-movie-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/2012\/09\/27\/hotel-transylvania-movie-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Hotel Transylvania Movie Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Title:  Hotel Transylvania<\/p>\n<p>Director:  Genndy Tartakovsky<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you would prefer a 3D animated film that has the allure of walking through a haunted house yet doesn\u2019t have the gumption to stimulate the mind in the slightest \u2013 or is just simplistic enough for younger audiences to follow (admirable) \u2013 <em>Hotel Transylvania<\/em> is an ideal 91 minute excursion.<\/p>\n<p>As for everyone else who enjoys the atmosphere of the Halloween holiday, and wants to receive an entertaining mental charge \u2013 and still have wholesome, and clever, fun &#8211; go see <em>ParaNorman<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s how mind-numbing the experience is for HT:  The cardboard-like IMDb synopsis \u2013 which is usually basic and requires a decent amount of elaboration by reviewers\/critics \u2013 is dead on.  So that being said, why reach for something that is not there?  Ladies and gents, the official synopsis via IMDb.com:<\/p>\n<p>-Dracula, who operates a high-end resort away from the human world, goes into overprotective mode when a boy (voiced by Andy Samberg) discovers the resort and falls for the count&#8217;s teen-aged daughter.<\/p>\n<p>The only additions that could be added, is that all the classic monsters show up as guests to this castle hideaway.  And the reason Dracula (voiced by Adam Sandler) chooses isolation, is because he wanted a place for all his monster friends not to worry about hiding from the dastardly humans.  And to protect his curious daughter, Mavis (voiced by Selena Gomez) from the horrors he experienced when his wife passed away.<\/p>\n<p>It appears that this is geared toward easy-to-please toddlers but that\u2019s no excuse.  Tons of animations, such as the above referenced <em>ParaNorman<\/em>, have been able to enact building-block material all while seamlessly blending in clever humor.  <em>Transylvania<\/em> does none of this, despite having a worthy cast who has proven to be assets in voice-over work (David Spade, Steve Buscemi, Fran Drescher, John Lovitz, etc.).<\/p>\n<p>Physically speaking, the majority of the flick takes place in the enormous castle.  The screenplay does a decent job taking the audience through the intricacies of the gothic fortress by always showcasing a new room or passage way for the characters to interact in, all while subtly keeping in mind their literary traits.  In other words, an expensive virtual tour.  But the problem that arises is the script left so much on the table and it\u2019s tortuously obvious!  Plus, the key storyline\/theme is terribly recycled.  Sure future and\/or upcoming generations should be exposed to these types of themes, but that\u2019s why home video and movie channels were invented so you can hunt down past cinematic flicks that do this my friends. <\/p>\n<p>Overall, much like the Frankenstein monster (voiced by Kevin James \u2013 yawn), people with half a functioning brain will be bored to\u2026wait for it\u2026death.  The animated sets do act as a life-line and are somewhat engaging (no thanks to the 3D by the way).  Still, this seems as if the filmmakers were using a borderline mediocre rough draft rather than a polished final script when shooting this.  More fun could have easily been had.  This is more of a good looking cash-grab trick (or hooker) than an inspiring treat (relationship with feelings). <\/p>\n<p><strong>Technical:  B<\/p>\n<p>Story:  F<\/p>\n<p>Acting:  C<\/p>\n<p>Overall:  D<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_105659\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-105659\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hotel-Transylvania.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hotel-Transylvania.jpg\" alt=\"Hotel Transylvania\" title=\"Hotel Transylvania\" width=\"1000\" height=\"540\" class=\"size-full wp-image-105659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hotel-Transylvania.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.shockya.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hotel-Transylvania-300x162.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-105659\" 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