Why I’m Glad that Hotel Transylvania is Over | Hotel Transylvania: Transformania Review
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- Опубліковано 6 тра 2024
- If Hotel Transylvania is going to have a finale, then I’m going to give it the ultimate send-off it deserves with one of my biggest reviews yet
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It’s odd. Because Johnny wasn’t always like this. He wasn’t all that hyper. He was always the chill slacker bro type…why did that change?
Because Drac needed an opposite to himself for plot convience & cheesy messages about acceptance.
Because the writers needed flanderization.
@@redpanda6497 Definitely! 😂😂😂👍 They legit simplified Johnny into a hyperactive, annoying man child, in this movie. 😑
Kids
Two words: FRANCHISE POWER.
I think the problem with the "this is a kids movie" argument is that the first movie's entire concept never started that way. The movie told a story of loss of a loved one and having to hide your daughter away from the world because of the fear and prejudice of humans, your daughter thinking they might have changed yet you feeling that humans could never change and even if they could you can't send the only thing you have left in the world out there off of a chance. It's an engaging premise that can tell a darker story. That's why adults criticize the movie for what it became because it had the potential to tell a story unlike any other ever told.
Agreed
Hell as someone pointed out in another comment section, the final movie could have easily be about Johnny being aware that he won't be around to see his kid grow because he has a longer vampiric life unlike him, maybe some drama about giving up on humanity to live forever with his kid and wife as a vampire.
I enjoyed the first, everything after that was bad. For me.
As someone said "It's a movie for kids, but not directed by them"
@@crashb5754 i could tell that the first had way more story and not just a story, but one that was pretty deep and it could’ve gone more into that, but the 2nd movie completely turned it into a kiddy fever dream
What bums me out about the premise to this movie is it had the potential to dive into some interesting territory. Mavis and now her father have humans as their significant others who will surely pass on while Mavis and Dracula stay immortal And the fear from that would have them debating whether or not they should give up their identity as monsters to avoid that heartbreak, Mavis in particular as she's shown throughout these movies that she jives more with humans. But I guess that's expecting too much from this franchise.
And even at the ending where the original Hotel Transylvania is destroyed, I was expecting this to be a powerful and effective resolution to the series where Dracula learns to let go of his hotel and start a new age of monsters and human living together in peace. But that’s also too smart for this movie.
My thought was that Mavis or Dracula would just go ahead and turn them into vampires so that they could all stay immortal forever, but no, they have to bring in a random MacGuffin and send them on a wild goose chase. Also, WHERE WERE THE CHARACTERS FROM THE TV SERIES?!
@@sarahsims6164 I guess the TV series is a separate canonicity from the film series.
@@hunterolaughlin 🎶 We don't talk about the tv series, no, no, no! We don't talk about the tv series! 🎶
@@cintronproductions9430 It’s a good thing the film series don’t acknowledge the TV series.
kudos to Brian Hull for getting to voice Dracula as his biggest break ever, and despite Adam Sandler not returning to voice the character!
Yeah, hats off to Hull for at least doing a fantastic impression!🎩
him and the actor who replaced Kevin James did perfect impressions of the characters if it hadnt been for prime video revealing the actors whenever you paused the movie i would've never suspected a damn thing
Yeah, despite the subpar writing and material, my idol, Brian Hull did a fantastic job replicating Adam Sandler, blah, blah, blah! 😑😑😑😂😂😂
Yup I almost freaking cried when I heard the voice-
I’ve been watching Brian since I was like 6-
Ah- I’m so happy for him!
@@XoeNyxp Wowza! 🤩🤩🤩 Big fan, huh?
Brian Hull does a good job voicing Drac in this movie.
He even said he had a good time with this.
Happy HE had fun
But for some audiences... Not so much
@@liamphibia I seen some of the clips and it looks decent enough to watch
@@liamphibia Definitely! When a comes to a mediocre movie, the actors may have a great time, but not so much, the audience. 😔
@@n19ntendods Weird
@@Victor_Graves Everyone is still worried about the Invisible Man??
I’ll be honest, I like the first three movies. They’re cartoony as hell, but they’re harmless, and fun watches. What I didn’t like about this one? It didn’t feel like a finale at all. It felt more like a Nickelodeon special.
Let's just really hope this time the Hotel Transylvania franchise is milked no more.
Same, I used to love hotel transelvania
Well to be fair Dracula often stated that he’s retiring during the movie just to remind us that this is the finale
I agree, but I think it's because all of those other movies were about Drac.
His isolation.
His fear of lost.
His loneliness.
His insecurity.
What made the fourth movie so annoying is that they gave a plot device center stage. Johnny in the first movie was the antogonist. The second movie ... an accomplice. The third movie a side note, and then finally in the last movie ...he is actually a costar or can be seen as the protagonist.
That is a bad evolutionary track.
This is why his personality was so annoying. You have two movies to actually forget what Johnny is all about...because his personality was tone down to allow him to fade more into the background. Then he pops back to center stage and ...he is just awful to deal with.
Admittingly, I really like the premise, but I kinda wish they did something a little more with it. I also wish it wasn't just a shape shifting sausage fest and the female characters got transformed too.
Hotel Transylvania 4 would've been better if the reason why Johnny and Drac got transformed was because of Mavis and Ericka. The setup would've been Jonathan did something so dangerously stupid that it caused him to be hospitalized and almost die. This could cause Mavis to come to the realization that Jonathan is mortal, which means she'll outlive him. Ericka, being her new mom, could notice that something was troubling Mavis and ask her what was wrong. Once Mavis explains, Ericka could try to assure her that everything will be ok at first. Then maybe she could discover the old painting of Drac's wife, marvel at her beauty, then realize that she too is mortal and will grow old and die one day. These intrusive thoughts could allow Van Helsing to introduce them to the transformation ray gun, thus causing Jonathan and Drac to be transformed. Mavis and Ericka could keep their motives a secret and try to encourage Drac and Jonathan to play along in their new roles and convince them that this "freak accident" was a good thing. Eventually, Mavis and Ericka will lament at how changing Drac and Jonathan also got rid of what made both of them fall in love in the first place and cause them to go on an expedition to the island to get a new crystal to change them back. The conflict will be the reveal that Mavis and Ericka changed them without their consent due to the insecurity of their futures. Drac and Jonathan will be mad at first, but once Mavis and Ericka explain why they did it they could hug them, understand where they came from, and assure them that no matter how much they change they'll always love them. This plot wouldn't be perfect, but it would've at least given Mavis and Ericka some much-needed development and character exploration and added some maturity to the series.
Ohh honestly, that's a really good concept
THIS!!
Wow yours is much better than what we got.
That actually is something I would love to see and a much better story than the one we unfortunately got.
I would love for it to have that added layer of maturity! It would make it so much more watchable for me, they were always a bit too childish to truly enjoy after the first one maybe two movies.
I liked the first three movies, but nearly hated the fourth one all because of Johnny. If they had to include him, at least show Johnny that he needs to change and be more responsible. The opening if the movie perfectly displayed that when a chandelier nearly crushed some hotel guests because of his actions. Maybe if Drac learned to be more chill while Johnny learned to be more responsible would have been a better message. Throughout most of the movie, I was rooting for Drac, which is something I can’t say with the other three. That’s how unlikeable Johnny is.
100% agree. I hated Johnny since the first movie. He is awful and everyone else has to change for him. He never has to learn anything. What gets me is that Mavis looks 18 and was played off being 18 in vampire years when she met Johnny and Johnny was 21. Now he is in his early 30s maybe late 20s, but he never grew up. I guess you can say Mavis still kind of acts 18 (which in vampire years of what the original movie set up) which makes her blame Drac for everything and teams up with her man. The bad thing since they forced the whole Johnny never has to be a monster now he will get older and older as Mavic will only get about three or four years older. So, soon Mavic will look more like a daughter then a granddaughter. She is going to outlive her husbands by hundreds of years.
At least Andy Samberg is still likeable right?
@@liamphibia This movie it was Brian Hull who voiced Drac.
To be honest, i have'nt watched the movie yet because i dont have amazon prime but the cilps of this sucked like the campfire one, drac was about to tell the truth to johnny UNTIL mavis had to disturb it and said. HOW COULD you and the third one is just the worst for me, in my opinion, 4th was funny because of drac and other characters but johnny in this movie sucks ass, he is just bad and boring and i agree that johnny should have never existed, they could've done to him at the end of the first movie is a really cunny betrayal ending like for the laughs, lrt say for a example, drac gets a gun and shoots johnny and say LONG LIVE THE JOHN, or something suitable for kids or funny for someone to watch, i still liked it as a child but johnny sucks
@@bloodmooncomics2249 Don't say stupid things.
100% agree with you.
Johnny is so annoying, in first movie he was...well fine
But later he's like a kid.
Dennis is more mature than him lol.
In all honesty, this is the calmest review of a Hotel Transylvania movie he has ever did. But considering that Sony Pictures animation is good now, it makes sense.
Well, I'm glad that AniMat never getting mad anymore, and this video must be my favorite since Open Season 4. (except some videos like AniMat's history of Escape From Planet Earth and the video where he talk about Bioshock Infinite with politics)
@@michaeltan1208 I’m also glad that he put his bias against Sony Pictures Animation behind him, and with what the studio has been putting out over the past few years, it looks like it may never resurface again.
@@MovieFan1912 Thanks.
@@michaeltan1208 I totally forgot Open season existed. lol
@@redpanda6497 I highly recommend you to watch it. This is Sony Pictures Animation's first movie.
I see no point of this movie: Dracula has accepted his son-in-law as a human for 3 movies now did this film forget the last 3 movies happened? Also why doesn't he just ask his wife to turn him into a vampire? I really hate that he does this dramatic change for his father-in-law's approval but doesn't talk to his wife about it. At least in Shrek 2 Shrek had Fiona's feelings in mind when he took the human potion for the both of them and made sure he let her know what was going on instead of kissing her before midnight without asking her.
Honestly it should of ended after the 3rd film
I didn't even think of Johnny becoming a vampire 😳
@@RosheenQuynh god now I'm thinking since Dennis is partly human does this mean he ages the same way humans do or does he age the same way that vampires do and that they are immortal if he ages the same way as a human that's going to be very depressing
@@williampulfer-melville8536 Good but sad question...
@@williampulfer-melville8536 Maybe it’s a combination of the two? He’s expected to live much longer than normal humans, but in the end- he’s still mortal?
In terms of creature design, Johnny as a dragon or whatever he's supposed to be is messy to put it lightly. It might be just me but there's too much going on visually with the bright greens, yellow n orange color along which also includes his already existent bright clothes n little to no complementary color n the only thing trying to balance it out is his hair which says a lot since he's a red head. The disastrous color scheme along with the exaggerated n over energetic squash n stretch noodle-like movement makes him even more obnoxious on screen than he was as a human sometimes. Seriously, it's like a toddler's crayon scribble came to life. Some would say the crazy design fits his personality which should be the point of a design but this is Johnny, who is already loud, hyperactive n obnoxious alone as a human, so dealing with a monster version of him n amping up his annoying antiques is more than unwanted.
Finally someone who pointed it out. I dislike his design and animation so much. The intense squash and stretch makes me want to peel my eyes off 😭
To put it simply, it's uncomfortable looking at him. Those wide eyes. That really ugly smile. I was more comfortable looking at Darkeater Midir and that thing was supposed to he imposing.
Yep. I enjoy his cartoony movements, but his color design is bad.
Ikr it feels like a 4 year old drew him with how saturated and colorful he is. Watching him move around all cartoony on screen felt like watching a personified sensory overload
The three things I wish they had done in the Hotel Transylvania series is 1)Have Johnny mature after thr second film. 2)Not have Drac relearn the same lesson over and over again. 3)Have Johnny become a vampire.
Bonus wish: That studio executives stop meddling in things they don't understand, not everything has to be "hip, cool and with it." Not everything needs a Sequel or a follow up.
Honestly this movie makes me wanna look back at the previous 3 films in a much more generous way. I'm not a fan of this franchise either, but seriously this movie went up to the point where they retcon the first 3. Like they retcon the idea of Johnny being part of the family just for some stupid plot device.
I remember loving the movies as a child and still kinda do now but it’s a shame the 4th one turned out to be shit
Right! Dracula made it abundantly clear that Johnny is apart of his family in the first movie
R.I.P. Hotel Transylvania
2012-2022
It existed.
10 year old
@@bubblylavender7438 Ikr? I can't believe it's been 10 years.
@@hunterolaughlin yeah the first Hotel Transylvania was hot garbage like the Amazing Spider-Man
One reason why I don’t like Johnny, is what does Mavis see in him? He’s childish, not that good of a father, honestly not that attractive, and annoying. And does she ever give a reason why she loves him? And I mean, genuine love
Ironic his son Dennis is more mature than his dad.
@@hunterolaughlin Dennis could practically raise his dad at this point 🤦🏾♀️
you should ask that how and what does Martha see in Dracula? Highly arrogant, sharp eye, can easily suck the blood out of her body, can turn her into a frickin vampire, and can't even go out in daylights, why does she even have Zing with him? if you can answer that then you can easily answer what Mavis see in Johnny
@@jamievu1160 Drac doesn't drink human blood. Also he's much more responsible and mature than Johnny the clown.
@@Sparkletta yeah like that goku and kool aid man comic
Well, I would say that for now the era of more family-humored Sony Pictures Animation is over, and now comes the era of Sony Pictures Animation where they'll be more experimental, including releasing two Spider-Verse sequels and even Genndy will come back for *R-rated Sony Pictures Animation films!*
Two Spider-Verse sequels was great, but I don't like it when they decided to make R-rated Sony Pictures Animation movies (especially my mom),
I think it would be the best if Sony Pictures Animation made PG-13-rated animated movies instead of R-rated movies that Sony Animation was about to make.
@@michaeltan1208 Especially if they want more movie theater ticket sales.
@@MetroXLR99 How did you know that?
@@michaeltan1208 Because the "R" stands for "Restricted", which indeed restricts who can watch said movie depending on your age.
Cinemas don't charge group tickets, they charge one individual each.
So, a family of two or more children going to a PG-13 movie will pay more than just a couple of people seeing an R-rated one.
(And, if It is a higher rating than 'R', they go to select theaters.)
R-rated films may be cool...but, PG-13 films will always make more of a profit overall.
And, in the end: 'Profits' are all that matter when it comes to movies.
Didn't nitrogen studios already do that? And bomb
Even as a Hotel Transylvania fan myself, i am glad this franchise is finally over. I even think the 4th one was the most weakest one, they could've just ended it with the third movie but oh sure... sony animation just had to make one more 😑
Still i am glad that this franchise is finally over, like i really don't want it be another ice age franchise by getting way too many movies.
And speaking of Ice Age... (I plan to edit this with a link to the review when it comes out.)
@@crimsoncrusader518 Get ready for round two on February 4.
Ah, but you see. There’s an unwritten rule in Hollywood where nothing ever truly stays dead. Give it time. Dracula and the gang will be back before you know it.
Oh sure Ice Age was going to far with 5 movies but Alpha and Omega can have 8 movies, oh the hypocrisy.
@@pstar0078 Haven't really seen Alpha and Omega. Don't really plan to either. Unless they just make it about the Geese I have heard that they were the saving grace of the 1st movie. But still that is ridiculous that there are 8 of them. Please don't let Norm get to that or higher.
Look, I don't expect these Hotel Transylvania movies to be as deep and story driven as Netflix's Castlevania, but the Hip and Cool with the kids thing and Trendy Pop Music did get old after a while.
When you realize that both HT and Castlevania’s Draculas:
-Lost their wives because of humans
-Have an only child
-Their children eventually convince them to give humanity a chance once more (Entire premise, and ending of Symphony of the Night)
-And took an anti human stance and actions (HT Dracula hid himself, but Castlevania Dracula waged war on humanity).
That's why I hated the 2019 Addams Family film and its sequel.
It's such a lazy attempt at humor.
Looks like not even a SpongeBob veteran could save this franchise. Seriously though, instead of being directed by Tartakovsky, the fourth film is directed by Derek Drymon who is best known for his work on SpongeBob. Who knew a yellow talking sea sponge had more appeal than overly cartoony monsters?
Did he work on the old seasons of SpongeBob or the new ones? The new seasons are awful.
@@blueflare3848 go look him up
I think it’s for the best that Hotel Transylvania have to end like this. At least Sony Animation can focus on making good content after this.
In fact, from the looks of it, it feels like Sony just wanted to get the franchise over and done with.
Then why not make cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 3 movie as their last animated film in the cloudy franchise and that’s it
Or maybe some Hotel Transylvania holiday specials or more shorts and some UA-cam videos of something just like DreamWorks TV UA-cam channel did with Shrek videos
a 5th coming i think ahahag
I love how much "I am just DONE with this shit!" energy Animat has in this review.
No kidding
@@thefantasticretroreviewer3941 I am done with Hotel Transylvania movies. I don't even need to watch the movie to know that this movie sucks.
@@Starwarsfanboy0928 How are going to know if the movie's good or bad?
And no, watching someone on UA-cam review the movies doesn't count.
@@thefantasticretroreviewer3941 It's the fourth Hotel Transylvania movie, the franchise completely overstayed its welcome!!
@@Starwarsfanboy0928 Doesn't doesn't really answer my question
I feel so bad about Johnny's character, because I absolutely love it in the first movie. I thought that he'll perform that one "cool dad" role, but instead they just pushed him away in the next two parts, making him nothing, but a henpecked husband, and in Transformania totally spoiled him up
Yeah, would’ve been nicer if he went on to do actual things for the hotel-in the first film he loved teaching the monsters about human culture and the modern world, so it would’ve been nice if over time he studied monster culture as well and created his own business for monsters and humans to coexist or something, would’ve showed Dracula how mature Johnny’s become over the years and would’ve given the hotel to him and Johnny would’ve merged the hotel with his business
@@nataliawashington872 such a great concept, I love it!
Who doesn't love Brian Hull?
He's a FANTASTIC voice actor!
This is why fan's deserve more attention.
It's sad that Drac had zero good points when it came to giving the hotel to Johnny, but he should've given the hotel to MAVIS. You know, HIS DAUGHTER?? 4th movie plot drops right there. Hell the road trip should've been between Mavis, Johnny and Dennis, with maybe Winnie in toe. Drac should've stayed in the hotel and took care of the chaos.
I thought it was he planned to give the hotel to _only_ Mavis and was going to request Johnny be kept out of serious decisions (fearing he'd turn his hotel/safe haven for monsters into something 'modern' and essentially gentrify the place. But he ended up giving it to both of them...and then the hotel was turned modern and gentrified but app thats okay now
I don't think Johnny was that bad in the first film but i do admit he's gotten worst in the sequels. It almost feels that Johnny was only created as a self insert character for the writers or whatnot instead of being a character that develops and grow which is why he doesn't get criticize and whatnot in these films
I feel the drac's voice is almost a mayrochica doll of impressions:
Its a guy doing an impression of Adam Sandler who is doing an impression of Dracula which itself is an impression of Romanians.
Hey now at least appreciate Brian Hull for trying!
I can understand your hatred of Johnny, the guy’s a frigging man-child! He doesn’t seem to have a job in any of the films and only stays in the Hotel because it provides the benefit of not having to go back to the states and find one and acts immature for his age. No wonder Dracula was hesitant about giving the Hotel to him. Ironic that his son Dennis is a more mature character than his dad.
I believe a "man-child" type character can be actually charming if done right. Please let me know which characters that has 'tis personality that is actually enjoyable and entertaining.
@@danielsvetlichny5721 Buddy the Elf is an entertaining and enjoyable man child.
Another character that I can think is Mr. Bean.
@@danielsvetlichny5721 Another good example.
Ice Age Franchise: *Back from the dead* Hey did you guys, did you missed us?!
How fitting this and Open Season finished off with a 4th sequel! Too bad I can't say the exact same thing for Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs. As for the franchise Itself; It'll might get more spin-off series before permanently put to rest!
Also If Johnny *REALLY* wanted to be a monster so badly; *WHY COULDN'T HE ASKED MAVIS IN THE 2ND IR 3RD MOVIE ANYTIME HE WANTED UNTIL THIS 4TH INSTALMENT!?!?!?!*
I bet Johnny just had no brain to think of that before this abomination of a finale.
Oh right. Animat seal of Garbage round two.
Maybe they're saving that for the inevitable Hotel Transylvania 100: Endgame. XD
That’s exactly what I was wondering
I honestly hated Johnny he was more annoying then Baby Brent from cloudy with a chance of meatballs even tho they are voiced by the same actor
it's the last installment, and it totally feels like someone's fanfic got mixed up with the actual script
Thank goodness that Genndy Tartakovsky DIDN'T directed "Hotel Transylvania: Transformania" because I really loved his EPIC Cartoon series like Samurai Jack including my favorite adult show PRIMAL.
Seriously?? I hate Samurai Jack with passion
Why?
As a paleo fan primal is my favorite
@@fynchan11 Why?
The only good thing about this movie is that Adam Sandler did not return to this movie to advertise people into seeing this film. I am so sick of seeing just celebrities in these animated movies.
I'm just glad it doesn't contain what Adam Sandler's on-screen humor has devolved to: Forced, gross-out potty-style stuff! =Xp
I actually really loved the first one. I thought it was a fun, interesting spin on the classic horror monsters and had some clever visual gags, funny character interactions and genuinely wholesome moments. I watch it every Halloween season.
It's just a huge shame that the series quickly started to dip in quality, starting with the sequel. The constant reusing of the same plot just felt so pointless. Even the bouncy, rubbery animation went from visually pleasing to obnoxiously over the top. It definitely went from a family series to a kids' series.
I agree. I really hate the over the top cartoony style present in the sequels. It wasn’t so bad in the first movie, but it got worse with the ones that followed.
Yep, it’s All true Spectral, I also loved the first movie as well.
The Plot points for the first movie was really interesting, and heck! They even made the characters even more interesting to watch!
But for transformania….I should rather skip this movie than to watching this one.
Honestly whenever I hear " But it's for kids " or " It's a kids movie! " about a movie that sucks and didn't need any deep harsh criticism
I'm honestly like " So your saying is kids don't deserve good quality movies and that they're dumb stupid babies. "
Thank you that's how I feel about a lot of cartoons that people dumb down because it's "just for kids"
Johnny was always a great element to work on in the films.
He was constantly pushed to the side when it came to physical confrontation such as in the second movie, leaving Johnny not so much an irrelevant character, but a weak character. As a father you'd expect his lack of physical ability to protect his family when the bat monsters came, or when the Kraken went postal in the 3rd movie, to be a deep source of contention in him.
While in the 3rd movie Johnny played an important role in terms of counter acting Van Helsing's musical control over the Kraken, for everything else he was next to useless.
I always imagined that the 4th movie would be Johnny more exploring this side of his role in the family, that while he's not unimportant, he feels incapable when important or dangerous situations come up. And to counter act this he would reflect on finding the need to become an Vampire to be able to at least replicate Dracula's and Mavis's abilities when the need arises. Compound on that the fact that as a human he would age and die of old age much much sooner than Mavis or even Dracula. This could in a way carry over to Erika as well, since she's human as well the longetivity difference between Erika and Drac could expand in terms of how many characters are afflicted by this issue and also still demonstrate the gaps between the human and monster worlds.
I would imagine that a 'made' vampire could be more mentally unstable than a 'born' vampire leading to Johnny and possibly Erika eventually being turned back. But in teh process learn that despite not having the same physical capabilities or lifespan as Drac and Mavis, Johnny could find himself being more useful in such situations when he's there and able to apply some extra level of creativity or use of a weapon rather than just his fists for example. And while the lifespan issue would remain largely unanswered (or possibly answered if they decided to have Johnny and Erika turn to vampires and stay vampires) both Johnny and Erika would learn to just accept it as an unfortunate part of the relationships they've found themselves in. Or they could finish that in a 5th movie (god help us), but at least it would be an idea to work towards.
Though while I haven't seen the 4th movie yet, it seems they did part of this. They had Johnny's lack of being a monster be an issue, but it's more around Dracula not fully accepting him despite their interactions in movie 2 and 3, and Drac not wanting to hand the Hotel to him, and Johnny taking the eccentricity level up to 20. Plus what turned me off immediately is when they turned Johnny into a dragon of some kind, and a rather goofy one at that. Combine that with my rather noble and majestic view of dragons Johnny's behavior kinda makes the whole thing even less attractive to me.
Finally, it’s over! Let’s say goodbye to Drac and say hello again to Miles Morales. Well, at least when the film comes out in October. This is exactly why some franchises should stop before they overstay their welcome or just be a standalone movie.
Yeah. Speaking of the latter, get ready.
@Mekhi Dog Loud I know right, that is why I think Ice Age should have ended with Dawn of the Dinosaurs.
I find it funny that the film has the cliched liar revealed trope yet it was done in every film.
How was it done in the first 3 movies?
The only thing I liked about the liar revealed scene in this movie is that Johnny was genuinely pissed for the first time, showing that he has another emotional setting besides "childish happy goofball". XD
@@friepaign3828 I could be wrong, but I think it goes like this
Hotel Transylvania 1: Drac Lies that Johnny wasn’t a human
Hotel Transylvania 2: Drac lies that he didn’t try to make Dennis a vampire
Hotel Transylvania 3: Erica lies to Drac that she was evil.
Hotel Transylvania Transformania: Drac lies to Johnny that there was a monster law so he couldn’t run the hotel
@@friepaign3828 It was done in the first movie when Drac revealed that he lied and built the fake human village to scare Mavis into staying with him. In the second movie he didn't exactly lie but he was hiding his scheme to Mavis and he got caught. In the third there was no lying from what I remember, he didn't mention to Mavis that he had a crush on Ericka cuz he didn't want Mavis to worry, plus that's his private love life, it's not her business.
@@cintronproductions9430 I did watch a review of the third one and the reviewer stated that he was annoyed the film kinda did the liar trope, but I guess he was wrongs. Thanks for explaining. ;)
This maybe the final Hotel Transylvania movie, but that won't stop fans from thinking up ideas for the franchise. They might come up with a spin-off series about Dennis and Winnie, or the staff, or the guests, or any of the other characters. Or they can do one about Dracula and Erica life after the hotel. Or they can combine the movies with the TV series, I would love to see how Lydia would react if she knew that her brother and her niece are married to humans, and I want Mavis to introduce Johnny to her old friends. If none of these ideas would be made into either the big or small screen, there's always fanfiction.
I agree with the Dennis and Winnie spin off.
@@lukelichtenthal5407 Me too
But the fourth movies end credits with the new 2d animation style with the hotel being rebuilt has to tease an Amazon Prime television series
@@Mariofanaticanimations There was already a Hotel Transylvania animated series in the 2d style (I think it was on Disney?) that centered on Mavis running the hotel. I think it was in the same style as the end credits? But, that took place three years before the first movie and ended like a year before the final movie
@@shipper-of-heart8898 but this is what I’m talking about in the end of Hotel Transylvania 4 where it’s Mavis and Johnny running the new hotel at the end felt like a cliffhanger and sequel baiting ua-cam.com/video/O0CbHqgtxKM/v-deo.html
I never got into the Hotel Transylvania franchise to begin with, but when it comes to this movie, I'm amazed that Brian Hull got a chance to voice Dracula. I've been a fan of his impression videos for years, and to see him voice Drac in this film is incredible. I'm proud of him for getting this opportunity.
I gotta say the intro of Hotel Transylvania 4 to be released in theaters and then Amazon Prime is acutally funny joke and hilarious.
LOL 😅😂🤣
Just a heads up , Genndy didn't direct this movie. He was responsible for the animation direction and supervision- which explains why HT4 had a fun, wacky, Looney Tunes feel with its animation- that I love!
I'm so tired of Disney,Pixar, or other studios try to be so 'realistic' that they forget you can have cartoons be fun and exaggerated.
The final nail on the coffin for Drac and the pack at long last. Happy 10 years to Hotel Transylvania. Best time to put this franchise to bed, or in its final resting place.
I can’t believe it’s been 10 years since the first film came out. I remember when the first film was fresh and new in theaters. I feel old even though I’m 24 years old!!!
@@hunterolaughlin Aye. Almost 10 years come September. I started college when the first one came out. 19 years old, I was.
I was excited about this movie because it was directed by Derek Drymon, which wrote a lot of the best episodes of SpongeBob (also he was one of the writers of the first SpongeBob movie). But now I understand that the best episodes of SpongeBob were written by more than one person
I noticed in this movie Dracula’s father vlad isn’t in it
@@georgerobertson7010 he wasn’t a very important character in the third one
@@georgerobertson7010 they also confirmed that he died between movies
@@slasherproductions9668 do you have a link about this info
@@slasherproductions9668 that is sad 😭
This was an interesting way to approach the movie and the franchise as a whole. While I do enjoy them myself, you made plenty of valid points regarding your reasons for disliking them.
Oof, as much as I like them, Johnny always was the worst part. I love how even Animat admitted that if he wasn't around, the concept might have been better utilized.
@@WillieMangaI guess so, but his comment still doesn't sit right with me due to Johnny's relevance to the plot (of the first movie).
@@WillieMangaIf you want me to elaborate I already made a long comment about it. Just scroll through the most recent comments and you just might find it.
@@WillieMangaI think the problem is more of that the (first) movie focused too much on Johnny than that it included him in the first place.
*Previously on Hotel Transylvania 3 Review*
AniMat: At this rate for the sake of the trilogy it should stay a trilogy
*Hotel Transylvania 4 Announced*
To Quote A Dialogue From Spaceballs There Goes The Planet
It kinda sucks that THIS had to be Brain Hull's big break. Like I'm glad he can get out there but... he's gonna have this to his name forever.
Well. We knew this was coming. Even as someone who gets some enjoyment out of these films even I have to admit it's in spite of themselves. We knew this was coming so do your worst Animat! Bash it as hard as you want!
Agreed 💯
I knew it too
I can’t believe that this was uploaded shortly after NC’s review of Hotel Transylvania 4
@@joshuav875 Also, Mat hit the nail on the coffin when he said that Sony Pictures Animation have done way better with their latest works. At once, there was a time that Sony appealed to the lowest common denominator with below average kids flicks in the likes of the Transylvania films. But ever since Spider-Verse, they did a full 180 degree turn and now they're making movies that can rival those of Disney and Pixar. And that's saying a lot!
@@williehampton3855 I guess Disney's next competitor was Sony Pictures Animation, right?
Hotel Tranyslvania should have been a tv show rather than a movie series. It had some great potential for tv to be as good as Dexter's Lab or Samurai Jack.
It has a show, actually lol
@@RosheenQuynh yea but it’s shit
@@Artn00b I wouldn't know, haven't seen it yet
@@RosheenQuynh I haven’t seen it fully but it was in the background and it looked rubbish
@@Artn00b Fair enough. I'm still intrigued lol
I completely hated how Mavis acted when Drac froze time at the start of the movie to avoid chaos. I mean seriously if Drac didn't intervene then Johnny would've ruined it all. But Mavis doesn't acknowledge any of that. All she sees is Drac ruining Johnny's efforts. Mavis was dislikeable for me. Johnny was straight up annoying. You'd think that a chill dude like him who has emotions (as shown in the first movie) would try to understand Drac a little (Especially since Drac already accepted him). And maybe talk to him, tell him that he won't change the hotel much. Or that he will keep the hotel safe for Drac and for all Monsters but I guess it wouldn't be a movie for kids if Johnny wasn't all loud, annoying and childish.
I also wish we had a serious moment/fight/conflict between Mavis and Drac. Like maybe have Mavis be all mad about Drac not wanting to give the key to Johnny and then have Drac explain why he doesn't want the Hotel to change by mentioning that Mavis's mom got killed by humans. That's the thing, Mavis says Humans and monsters can live togheter peacefully and she's right but she ignores the fact that that wasn't the case in the past. Monsters were being hunted so naturally Drac made a safe heaven for him, Mavis and all monsters.
Right like this wouldn’t have happened if she didn’t spill to Johnny that Dracula was giving them the hotel without first talking with her father
Hotel Transylvania fans when Animat reviews another sequel: “How many times do we have to teach you this lesson old man!?!”
I love the young people.
I was about to say the same thing as you like my spongebob quote
From now on you must take good care of Sony animation because if you don’t we will find out AniMat we Sony animation fans can see everythiiiiing so review it nice *that’s my woody impression from toy story
Johnny: YOU HATE ME!!!
Dragon: Yes. I do. A lot.
I wasn't all into this movie, but I phrase Brian Hull's voice portrayal of Dracula, it's about time he was hired to do a voice role, it's like he can do an Adam Sandler impression.
If you want to see the character of Johnny done right, look no further than Pinkie Pie in "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic." Pinkie Pie is Johnny done right.
Sony said a while ago that they want to focus on more adult animations. And with the idea of "Black Knight" also made by Genndy, it seems like a CG version of Samurai Jack. Hopefully we hear more about this and other adult oriented projects.
Even I didn't mind the first movie, I do agree that the sequels suck and I do think the franchise would have worked better as a tv series (in Genndy Tartakovsky's hands I mean, not that mediocre 2017 show that Tartakovsky himself wasn't involved at all).
Plus, I'm with AniMat that Johnny can really get on my nerves.
I agree. The first one was okay, but I can’t stand any of the sequels.
I can happily agree with you that the Hotel Transylvania franchise is the most uninspired that I have ever seen. Ever since I have seen the trailer for the first film back in theatres in 2012, I knew that this film alongside with others would end up in the bargain bin all because of stories that were so tediously dull that makes elders and even certain children fall asleep at the FIRST MINUTE of the films and animation that is so over the top that it is nauseating than charming and it actually hurts my eyes. PHYSICALLY.
Even as someone who doesn't hate these films as much as Mat, I mostly just look at the first two films and the solid humor and can't help but quote Prince Derek from The Swan Princess when he said "What else is there?".
As for the third... it was just as much of a complete waste of my time as it was Mat's.
I never watched any of them but it sounds like I'm not missing anything.
How dare you liberal
10 years….no way it’s been that long..right?!!?
Time to throw a bucket of holy water on this franchise and call it a day
Honestly this franchise should have just STOPPED after 2
@@dong.corleone Yeah, i agree
Apparently the 1st film originally had a darker edge to it before it was changed..
And in my opinion, I would have loved to have seen how that film played out
The Invisible Man should've just looked like David Spade, would've been funnier.
The first was pretty good. The concept is interesting, Johnny was kinda just a chill dude who’s character contrasted well in this insane hotel filled with monsters, drac had a good arc accepting humans.
Thoughts on the sequels?
Yes!!! I've been waiting to finally hear your opinion about this film Mat!
I honestly found the Hotel franchise to be an ok franchise. I did like the first film to be great while the later ones just went downhill quick. I’m glad Sony is putting the franchise to rest, so they can move on to their better works like across the spiderverse. Stick around for Genndy’s adult animated films with Sony with Fixed and Black Knight
I feel like Johnny was way better in the first 3 films. Sure, he had times where he could be hyper, but those were at more appropriate times. He mostly a chill dude that I think could have had more to his personality shown throughout the sequels. He's shown to be extremely supportive and caring for others and wanting them to be the best they could be and happy. He also knew when things could become problematic like in the first film, when Mavis said that he wanted to be with him, even though she found out he was human. As much as he wanted to, he saw that there would be issues with them being together because he felt that he was only going to bring more damage to both Mavis and more importantly Drac since Drac literally told him that his wife was murdered by humans, hence why he left.
That's what I liked about the old Johnny. He kind of knew when things were going to be problematic and tried his best to try not to let them happen.
In the forth however... I hated every single second he was onscreen.
I dunno, it's my silly opinion. If you guys have your opinion on Johnny whether or not you love or hate him, I respect your opinions.😁👍
I get why you dislike these movies, they're not for everybody. I'm aware that these movies aren't super deep or a high bar for animation but I think they're fine amd harmless for what they are. It was nice while it lasted but I am really looking foward to what Sony has in the future.
I’m calling it now. If it’s successful on streaming , they’re gonna announce a new hotel Transylvania movie. Just like trolls world tour. But I saw the movie last week, it really was bland and forgettable. It really felt like a 11 minute cartoon stretch into a movie.
Yeah the ending in Hotel Transylvania 4 was sequel bait where mavis and Johnny rebuilt the hotel one year later unlike the Amazing Spider Man series setting up a solo cinematic universe with sinister six
Sony is more like Dreamworks where they make good and bad movies.
Its something we gotta deal with
@@thefantasticretroreviewer3941 i do wanna mention that I love Dreamworks. And I think that 80% of their films are great. But I do know that people say Dreamworks was a hit or miss company. And I’ve got the feeling that Sony is becoming like Dreamworks.
@@Legomoviefan2008 I don't really see the connection
What about Illumination?
@@Legomoviefan2008 yeah I like dreamworks but it is similar to sony in the way
sometimes Dreamworks will make a kung fu panda 2 sometimes dreamworks will make a boss baby in the way sony will sometimes make a spiderverse and sometimes make an open season
I'm still hoping for a 1/10 or 2/10 review this year. I can't believe Arctic Dogs is the last animated film to receive that low of a score
Maybe that could happen with the next ice age movie since the last one revived a 3/10
@@yaboicatman4611 I Swear To God That He Is Giving It A 2/10 Or 1/10
Maybe he could review Titanic the Legend Goes On this year if it’s one of the next classic reviews
Interesting fact: Steve Carell and Jim Carrey were originally considered to replace Adam Sandler and Kevin James to do the voices of Dracula and Frankenstein before Brian Hull and Brad Abrell were confirmed.
THAT would’ve had a very different feel and movie if those two were there.
Hearing Steve Carell do Drac, I would kind of hear Gru in him.
I found the films harmless but I'm glad that their over so Sony can have more creative freedom and I hope Brian Hull gets more voice roles
1:52
2008 Clone Wars tv show: allow me to introduce myself
I just wanna say, I had just recently discovered your channel and I could listen to you all day! I envy the amount of energy you have 😂☺️
The ending of this video is like the resolution to Animat’s long spree of hating sony
I think this is going to be AniMat's number 1 worst movie of 2022 at the end of this year.
*Ice Age Adventures Buck Wild poster shows*
Oh nooooooooooo!
Probably will be lower on the Top 5 Best and Worst Animated Films of 2022.
@@hunterolaughlin I just saw Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild, definitely lower in the worst pile for me.
I feel like Johnny is the equivalent of waving keys in front of a baby. "Look at the silly! Look at the silly! He go bouncy and loud! Bouncy! Bouncy!!"
I’m glad you’re finally reviewing this I’ve been waiting
I feel like the movies were on a good path until 3 the first focused a lot more on a serious plot like protecting a loved one and the second had a plot of a young kid trying to live up to the expectations of his family and both of these provided equal amounts of time for side characters the third mainly focused on Dracula ericka mavis and Johnny and everyone else felt like filler whereas in the fourth the only characters we really see are the main crew minus Dennis and Winnie which is a shame because they could have made for a better plot and mavis felt like an out of place character which is odd considering how important she was in the past
A comment already said it, but something I liked about the first movie is that the characters had a certain depth. The concept of monsters being afraid of humans, because of how they were hunted in other times to the point that they have an entire hotel to hide in, is a very interesting idea. Also that each character had their fears, desires and goals, which at this point no longer exist.
I think what I liked the most about the first one is when they delve into how Dracula lost the love of his life, because it is a moment that matters, and even Jonny acts with seriousness and respect, and that is when we can see Dracula more vulnerable, like also see how humans have changed, and talk about the legend of that lost love. I personally feel like they messed up that whole concept behind Dracula by giving him a new girlfriend in the other movies. It's okay for him to find someone else, but I don't think they've delved into what it's like to lose someone you love and find someone else.
Also something I hate is that Jonny never gets any character development and Marvis is basically the one in charge of everything, while Jonny is still basically a man-child. It's annoying after a while, Marvis deserves better
Plot twist: Since drac is over 300 when he turns into a human he just straight up dies
As much as it's a huge sigh of relief that the Hotel Transylvania film zombie franchise (no pun intended) is dead, that's just the LEAST of both AniMat and our worries! There is also the Ice Age spinoff, starring Buck the Dinosaur Weasel, and three unnecessary sequels to Norm of the North, the King of the Stupids! Now, Happy Dracula, you were likable in the first two adventures, but I regret to distance myself from you after the third and fourth movies. As for everyone else who will experience the prehistoric creatures and the Arctic polar bear, be strong, be very afraid, be brave, BEWARE!
I'm sorry, did you just say there are three more Norm sequels, or do you mean the three that already exist?
@@coolnerdlll6053 The three that exist including "Keys to the Kingdom", "King-Sized Adventure", and " Family Vacation". I bet the fifth installment remains canceled after two or three years of its announcement.
@@BigLightning4360 I knew about them. I thought you meant they greenlit 5-7.
@@coolnerdlll6053 That's alright.
@@BigLightning4360 Speaking of I really want Animat to review Keys to the Kingdom
Glad to see current Animat is more mature and respectful when talking about these movies. He gives reason as to why he doesn't like them, but respects that people do.
I actually liked the first and third movies. But I agree with you that the fourth one was unnecessary and waste of money. I could see from the trailer why Adam and Kevin jumped ship.
Same here. I liked the first and third movie, while I felt the second and fourth were the weakest.
0:09-0:17 What is the name of that music? I can’t seem to find it.
Edit: No, I’m seriously asking what is the name of that music. I genuinely want to know what that little tune is called.
Yeah, even as someone that enjoyed the first two movies, I hated this one. I'm debating if whether this or the third film is the worst of the series. But anyway, I'm glad this franchise is over too. Unless, of course, this becomes so much of a success on streaming that a fifth installment gets greenlit, which wouldn't surprise me given how Hollywood just loves pumping out sequels even if nobody wants them.
Speaking of sequels no one wants, we got a sixth Ice Age coming at the end of the month on Disney+. Oh goody...
Sony made a Disney plus deal to bring spider man films on streaming with the mcu especially Hotel Transylvania can be short lived with Disney like how Sony is working on the new goosebumps series for Disney plus with Justin long 😊
As a HUGE horror fan, I always loved these movies.
15:53 From what’s been said, the reason why Sandler wasn’t there was because he was kind of a dick to everyone he worked with at Sony, so they fired him. Kevin James probably left by association, but I don’t know exact details.
I mean he's a New Yorker that donated to Republicans in the past making bad movies. I think he quit film after Uncut Gems did not get any Oscars. He probably is done with acting.
Well I’d like to say that their were a lot of great hidden points and treats up the sleeve. Great review
Both this and Turning Red were the only animated films effected by the Delta and Omicron variants, both have human characters turning into giant monsters, and both were heavily marketed as being the studio's comeback to cinemas after 3 years despite getting pulled to streaming last second
Johnny wasn't actually that bad in the first one, immature yes but not too much. Thing is that the following movies amped all them immature character traits to 20 out of 10. I think the series wouldn't of benefited from his removal but instead from him getting an actual character plot and actually growing/maturing over the course of the movies especially since he has a son. The problem was that they still wanted their movies to play like looney toons cartoons and he was the prime character to cause whatever minor plot or generally enact quite a few considering the immature personality they cultivated some.
I know Johnny's character wasn't even over the top and hyper in the first movie is whole thing was about being laid back in the chill ( he was pretty much the kid version of the stoner ) so the fact that they made him so hyper and annoying makes no sense
ya know watching this review/retrospective it made me wonder, do you reckon that Hotel Transylvania would be better if it were say... a 7-11 minute cartoon on TV? maybe not good but at least better?
To make you feel better, there's Genndy's upcoming Black Knight movie which is from one of Sony's upcoming non-kid friendly animated projects and could possibly be could be his moment if it goes good.
I generally feel that the only reason why these movies keep getting made is because people keep making lewd art and animations of Mavis.
Animat is the gooey center of our animation lives :)
I still think it’s tragic that because of the first movie coming out at the same time few saw Burton’s last great film: Frankenweenie
Honestly I didn't think it was good, but not bad either. I think the A plot needed to be fleshed out more, they needed to cut down scenes (like why did they do most of the Chacha Slide? It just dragged on)
For me it's a 6/10, but at least now it's over
By the way, wasn’t there a Hotel Transylvania TV Show? How did that stuck up in comparison to the Movies?
Frankly, my main issue is that it is basically a series of movies excusing a father trying to control the live of his daughter, often through extremely questionable means. What I hate the most that no matter what he does, he always gets what he wants in the end.
The only thing to do now is sing.
Nananana, Nananana, Hey Hey, Goodbye🎶
Forget straight to DVD we’ve got straight to streaming now.
Major props to my favourite impressionist and idol, Brian Hull for voicing Drac and perfectly replicating Adam Sandler! 🧛♂️🦇🩸 Despite the abysmal writing and material he was given, for what is worth, Brian’s performance carried the movie enough! 😊👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏