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Title: Hotel Transylvania (2012)
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When you think of Dracula, you don't think "kid-friendly." So, you may be wondering if it's OK to watch Hotel Transylvania with your children. Fortunately, we've got you covered!
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Adam Sandler | ... | Dracula (voice) | |
| Andy Samberg | ... | Jonathan (voice) | |
| Selena Gomez | ... | Mavis (voice) | |
| Kevin James | ... | Frankenstein (voice) | |
| Fran Drescher | ... | Eunice (voice) | |
| Steve Buscemi | ... | Wayne (voice) | |
| Molly Shannon | ... | Wanda (voice) | |
| David Spade | ... | Griffin (voice) | |
| CeeLo Green | ... | Murray (voice) | |
| Jon Lovitz | ... | Quasimodo (voice) | |
| Brian George | ... | Suit of Armor (voice) | |
| Luenell | ... | Shrunken Heads (voice) | |
| Brian Stack | ... | Pilot (voice) | |
| Chris Parnell | ... | Fly (voice) | |
| Jackie Sandler | ... | Martha (voice) | |
In 1895, Dracula builds a resort in Transylvania, hidden from the humans, to raise his beloved daughter Mavis in a safe environment. In the present, the place is the Hotel Transylvania, where monsters bring their families to vacation far from the frightening humans. Dracula invites his friends - Frankenstein and his wife Eunice; Wayne and Wanda, the werewolves; Griffin, the invisible man; Murray, the mummy; Bigfoot, among others - to celebrate the 118th birthday of Mavis. When the party is ready to start, the 21-year-old Jonathan is walking through the forest and stumbles upon the hotel. Dracula sees Jonathan and disguises him as a monster to hide Jonathan from the guests. But Mavis also sees Jonathan and Dracula forces him to pose as a monster. Soon Mavis believes that Jonathan is the "zing" of her life despite the advice of her father about humans. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
I gave this a complete 10 because both the wife and I (as well as the other movie-goers -going by their reactions) thoroughly enjoyed it from the beginning to the very end.
Was it predictable? Of course. Its an animation geared towards children (what would you expect?) -but like most of the animation movies of today, there were quite a few 'hidden humor' spots as well which would be completely missed by the younger audience (not unexpected since it is the adults, after all, who are forking over the bread and it doesn't hurt to keep THEM entertained as well). The movie is fairly fast-paced and the animation well done. I'm usually a little apprehensive when I've harbored good expectations from a movie based on clips/previews, but in this case I felt it truly delivered. This one will be added to our library when it (eventually) hits the shelves. Too many people look for a great amount of depth and unpredictability in animation movies -but THAT is a bit unrealistic (no pun intended) -think about it: These things USED to be called CARTOON MOVIES for a reason. They weren't intended to fit that kind of expectation. They ARE intended to be fun -and this movie is just that: FUN.