Odelecol Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

Numerootno A story that's too fascinating to pass by...

Lucia Ayala It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

Zandra The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

sharynf-61930 I just saw this (2017), and for a senior citizen (& Vlad fan), I got a kick out of it;so many quotable quotes (was it 'OMSatan' or OMDevil'?; I didn't know which way the plot was going but a great ending; looking forward to 2018 production; nice to have stars doing the rolls; I couldn't tell who was who for sure, so went to IMDb; in the meantime, will see if I can find the first of the series. :-} :-} :-} :-}

ketue I am only writing this review because of the sheer amount of good reviews that I do not understand. With all respect to the wonderful animators and artists who made this movie at least as visually appealing as it is and the animation is absolutely gorgeous, the writing itself is trash. Most of the characters are one-dimensionally annoying and even a redemption scene didn't manage to make them any more likable. How can you have a movie full of cool monsters and make them into boring cheap "we-so-hip-and-cool-now" characters I do not fully understand, but that is exactly what happened here. Honestly, if it weren't for the ever-present emphasis on how much cooler and better the modern culture was and all the dancing and flashing lights, I wouldn't be as harsh on this movie as I am, but god was it irritating to watch. Also, the ending totally ruined any message the movie was trying to convey concerning wee Denis and his humanity. Because hey, it doesn't matter who you are, we love you no matter wha- OH THANK GOD, YOU ARE A VAMPIRE AFTER ALL. To sum up: + great animation and the design is unique enough - story, characters, message of this thing, Dracula (yes, he deserves to be mentioned extra. Loved him in the first movie, profoundly hated him in this one)

Mihai Toma After the events from the first movie, the two love birds become a couple and have a baby boy which seems to be a human. Dracula is not happy with this aspect so he decides to create a diversion by sending the two in a vacation at his parents'. Meanwhile, with the help of his friends, he is determined to show his grandson the life and pleasures of being a monster, hoping that the little one will understand and somehow grow a pair of vampire fangs.This is, unfortunately, one of those sequels which shouldn't have existed in the first place, sparing us from the curiosity of seeing again the Hotel Transylvania universe. Simply put, the plot is simply lame, lacking any interest or complexity, being there just because it had to have one. The focus is now taken away from the two and moved towards Dracula, in his fixist attempt to prove that his grandson is actually a monster. The whole movie ends with a big battle which is meant to complete the child's race but brings a predictable conclusion which fails to bring something that will somehow rescue the movie from its mediocre state. Yes, it is funny and continues the actions from the original movie, but disappoints from every other aspect, making it a sequel you can easily skip.I honestly hope they won't make a third installment, or at least not in this manner.

Robert Porter Hotel Transylvania is a hard act to follow. It was a perfect balance of comedy, vulgarity, family & monsters showing why they are 'cool'. Hotel Transylvania 2 however, is a painful hour & 15 minutes of awkward 'human' behaviour, before the last 10 minutes where the predictable outcome happens. Unfortunately a constant influx of pop culture gags doesn't lessen the unpleasant experience of the frustrating narrative. This film is presented from an adults' perspective. Motherhood is BORING for kids. And watching the adults bicker between themselves just makes the taste all that much more bitter. It's as though the adult-animators were creating the film in their own image. Divorced parents, hell-bent on proving how tough being parents is, & needing to put across how proud they are for the terrible job they've done. Yawn.This happened with Despicable Me 2. When they run out of ideas, it becomes a soap opera with pop culture references. Smart phones. Immediately it becomes dated.There is so much you can do in a universe as flexible as these animations. And yet they resort to the tired unimaginative clichés of parenthood & family turmoil. I know they want to appeals to as many people as possible, but that is about money. Not good entertainment.The Grandpa is the only interesting character in this film because he is being honest, sincere, & cool. Everyone else are acting like being humans. It's no fun at all.The sad thing is everyone bought into it. So now they will pimp this franchise out into the typical animation brothel.Quit while you are ahead, unless you are prepared to top what you achieved originally but going balls to the wall.I'd avoid this if I were you, unless you happen to be one of the docile fawning imbeciles littered within this film.