Hotel for Monsters.

Rating: 5/10 (24 September 2015)

Hotel Transylvania (2012): Dir: Genndy Tartakovsky / Voices: Adam Sandler, Selena Gomez, Andy Samberg, Kevin James, Steve Buscemi: The title references the idea of sheltering those deemed different or outcast. Dracula struggles to shelter his 118 year old daughter, Mavis who yearns to see the outside world. Dracula pulls off various scams in order to keep her away from humans. Various monsters show up for his daughter's birthday. Frankenstein and his wife arrive via postal package. The Wolfman arrives as a harassed husband and father of a big litter of disruptive pups. The Invisible Man arrives bearing glasses. Finally a 21 year old guy shows up accidentally and Dracula wants him gone. While director Genndy Tartakovsky has fun with the creature references, it should be noted that the movies for which these creatures are based are not aimed at children. The animation is comical and appealing but its target audience is off. Adam Sandler voices the over protective Dracula who goes to great lengths to prevent union between his daughter and the human. Selena Gomez voices Mavis the 118 year old teenager who desires to see the world outside the castle. Other characters are merely appearances done with appealing voice talents as various creatures featured in horror films superior to this. The human, Johnny is more annoying than anything, and one can only wish that Dracula extinguished him as oppose to the predicted happy ending. Animated monsters have their comic moments but the screenplay is bland and drained just like Dracula's victims. Score: 5 / 10