Please give this review a read (I give this movie a 6.75 / 10 rating)

Rating: 6/10 (7 December 2012)

Hotel Transylvania is a good, entertaining movie for kids and adults alike. The storyline is simple, yet touching: Count Dracula creates a hotel, which is to be a safe haven for the monsters from the human world. Dracula's main goal is to keep his daughter, Mavis, safe from the outside world. However, a human makes his way into the hotel, falls in love with Drac's daughter, and thus spirals out of control from there with chaos and turmoil through-out the movie as the Count tries to keep the human away. The plot is executed very well, touching the hearts of viewers with the relationship between the Count and his daughter. The many powers and speedy movement of the Count is very entertaining to watch, his character is portrayed very well and seems to be one of the most loved characters of the movie. This movie contains a little bit of everything from cute romance, to clever jokes, to out-of-control monster chaos. In the beginning, that's what the movie seems to focus on the most is the chaos. Monsters running around, limbs falling off (zombies), other monsters getting squished by a blob monster, and so on. I think it's merely a showcase for all the monsters featured in the movie as well as entertainment for the younger audience. Even though most of the chaotic, slap-stick comedy throughout the movie is typical, it still appeals to the younger kids. As for the clever jokes and one-liners, I wish there were more of those. There were a couple of small spoofs and references in the movie that had me laughing, although I won't say what for spoiler reasons. The humor is widely ranged in this movie; with a lot of the jokes being repetitive, I think it weighs down the movie a little bit. It still contains plenty of charm that is unique, but it's just not that memorable. The kind of music that is used towards the end of the movie is annoying because it is basically techno/pop music you hear on the mainstream radio stations, and although the younger kids might enjoy it because that is what they are growing up listening to; I think they should have used music that is more classic and appealing to general audiences. In summary, we have a decent animated movie here, but it contains many elements that we have seen more than once before in past, similar movies.