Hotel Transylvania 4 is an animated disaster

[@24FramesOfNick]

why dont you transform these nuts

[@SaulTeeNutz]

Deez

[@filip479]

Good one Nick!

[@smellyfrogg]

Lol

[@jamionjamison8498]

Got eeem

[@Landon657]

why dont you transform these nuts

[@disneyvillainsfan1666]

"The last 3 movies had Dracula accepting that Johnny was a human, over and over again." Phew, I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks that.

[@opossokie]

Definitely the first two movies, but never got that vibe with the 3rd movie though I remember he only really focused on that discount ellen degeneres looking lady for majority of the 3rd movie

[@jeffreyquinde6707]

@@opossokie what’s funny is that she’s a better person than Ellen

[@MaherandIbrahimsAvengers]

I find it funny how Johnny doesn't feel like Drac accepts or likes him despite Drac literally running in the sun that is deadly to him just to get Johnny off the airplane so he can marry Mavis. If that doesn't show that he cares idk what will

[@ManaAdvent]

Basically an animated version of Meet the Parents/Fockers with monsters.

[@ragercarnage8609]

This movie could’ve taken the sherk 2 approach. More focused on Johnny and Mavis, I’d actually like to see how they would run the hotel to the ground

[@randomperson6015]

Johnny feels like a kid. I know he was always a little "immature" but I can barely believe he's the dad

[@NatLaS]

Right? He is the single reason why I haven’t watched any of these movies. I know I would be completely unable to stand him

[@anfani6839]

Its because its a kids movie and someone always has to fill in the shoes of a comedic relief...

[@kieranstark7213]

I wonder if there are moments when even Dennis Dracula Loughran, the only child of Mavis Dracula and Jonathan Loughran, is secretly overwhelmed by the crap of his latter parent (who was young when he had DDL, but is now a bit older at 30, and to think that he’s still 20).

[@conntoons_4848]

Yeah i actually forget he’s a dad

[@cintronproductions9430]

I feel like he loses braincells every movie.

[@fyrijou5202]

The 4th movie should’ve been about the biggest major issue the series never acknowledged. It’s that if Johnny continues being a human, he will die of old age before Mavis becomes a fully grown Woman and his son actually growing up because he is not an immortal Vampire. They could’ve make the story take place 15 - 20 years later after 3, a big timeskip. You see Johnny getting older whilst Mavis and his Son stay the same and that causes major concerns. Johnny starts to panic because the thought of him simply dying of old age in, what we can assume is the blink of an eye as a Vampire terrifies Johnny, especially since he probably will never witness his son be fully grown up. And the story could revolve around Johnny now, a story of if he decides to become a monster/ vampire too, basically throwing away everything they’ve been building up with „humans & monsters living together“ or if he stays human and accepts his inevitable fate.

[@son_taki]

Man that gonna be really awesome.I love your idea.They can learn from toy story.Instead of make it funny and too chidlik. The fourth movie should be focusing on more adult and mature theme.That gotta be a great way to end it.

[@LjCaples]

But much, don't you think?

[@Kyinnoo]

Really interesting

[@urgae9125]

@@LjCaples Absolutely not. Children deserve good movies, just look at Encanto. It's about generational trauma (with disabled undertones), and it's amazing. A movie about Johnny's dilemma as a human is Absolutely needed, rather than this drivel they crapped out.

[@JOHNSMITH-gl6zc]

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[@thesocialgracesofanangrybe7446]

Dracula wasn’t scared to give Johnny the hotel because he’s human since that was said and done in the 1st movie, it was because Johnny’s plans for the hotel were almost offensive to Dracula. The hotel was built immediately after the wife’s passing and designed to protect monsters and it just has so much history and you can tell he’s too emotionally invested in it to just give it to a young hippy kid who plans on essentially changing everything about it.

[@eunicelim7062]

Agree, and the worst part is that mavis supported Johnny and gets mad at her dad. Like are you okay girl? Your dad built this hotel himself with all the hardwork and everything. She got mad at his dad for “lying” but she didn’t get mad at Johnny for all the mistakes and clumsiness he has done. Like if he didnt overreact and pressuring Drac these whole thing won’t happen. Plus Drac was going to give it to them but Johnny acted and told him about the changes that will happen, that made drac change his mind.

[@moondivine2288]

@@eunicelim7062 Actually Mavis had every right to get angry at her dad for lying to her. Yes Johnny stepped out of line but, unfortunately because he’s a idiot he talks before he thinks. But he’s also the same guy that would probably wouldn’t make any hotel decisions without consulting his wife first. If Dracula had concerns he should have brought it up with Mavis and I don’t know have proper communication. Johnny didn’t pressure Dracula into anything. He just got too excited. He eventually realized he got out of line and turned himself into a monster because he knew how much the hotel means to Mavis. Personally I rather people point out my mistakes than lying to me. Then I know what to fix.

[@vixticant8968]

i wish theyd actually acknowledge this point. like the hotel gets destroyed and theres no mention of his wife???

[@alieneko_nyo]

@@eunicelim7062 Mavis is pretty shitty towards everyone who doesn't agree with her tbh.. I noticed that in all the movies, specially the second one, where she was so obsessed with the human life she didn't care about her child probably being an actual monster.. even Jhonny said in a small moment that she didn't let him try "new stuff" to say that Denis didn't want to live like a monster at the Hotel. Idk, I don't care or even like her so I always saw her as an annoying character who's married to an idiot lol

[@Vesho-Milk]

I completely forgot that's what the hotel was for after all these movies with weird plots

[@tfaithmomo8189]

It’s a shame honestly because Brian Hull is very talented when it comes to voice impressions and he was so excited to play Dracula because this was his first time doing voice acting for a movie… he deserves better than just being a replacement for Adam Sandler

[@a_person172]

100% agree. Hopefully his voice acting career goes up from here because he is incredibly talented and he deserves better

[@ClaudetteVioletta]

and he was SO GOOD

[@gabbi5298]

ALL OF THIS

[@lakynpayne6476]

This right here.

[@cintronproductions9430]

What's worse is that, because Brian isn't a celebrity voice actor, he's billed below Andy Samberg and Selena Gómez even tho he plays the main freaking character.

[@fangy6443]

I had no idea that Adam Sandler wasn't voicing Dracula (though I could "feel" something was off while watching). Kudos to the voice actor, honestly.

[@wonderbatenthusiast1665]

His name is Brian Hull. He's a KZbinr

[@agentawassi5412]

My favorite joke about the Invisible Man's appearance is "He looks like a racist caricature for a race that doesn't exist"

[@billcipher8645]

I have seen him being compared to a stereotypical Jew so I guess there's that..

[@tomatoneggs]

my guy be lookin like those stereotypical nerds with afros

[@amberhernandez]

He's a racial stereotype of Illumination Entertainment characters

[@krajicsek13]

He reminds me of that one guy from Sausage Party who's head gets chopped off

[@FandomFrenzy]

Im-

[@lasagnalookingcrisp5224]

Brian Hull really tried to match Adam Sandler's Dracula and that's something I can't hate about him. Plus he's also a genuinely nice dude as well

[@hunterolaughlin]

Same. He almost sounds just like Adam Sandler where even if I saw in the end credits it wasn’t him, I’d still think Adam Sandler was in the film.

[@Tabth3778]

yeah I love Brian Hull, he was one of the actual highlights of this disaster lol

[@megatron8561]

I literally didn't notice a difference until i looked at the credits

[@machshfive]

Yeah, especially since iirc this was his first big role, imagine the pressure. 😳

[@pooooo52]

Never thought it was Brian hull when I saw first trailer. Until saw his KZbin video about being in the movie.

[@bloom4563]

I hate the ideia "Reject the old, embrace the modern". Seeing the hotel like that on the end credits honestly made me offended lol. The hotel had so much emotional attachment to it's history, it was basically a tribute to Martha and got ruined. Mavis and Johnny would have been the perfect "old and modern" partners in this, Mavis would make sure to respect and tribute the traditions and history and Johnny could do his... thing. But nah, there is no mid term

[@springsnapped5435]

Tbh

[@spoicygato5961]

Yeah the 4th movie basically ruined the emotional part of the 1st one and I bet they don't even remember one the biggest part of the 1st one being draculas wife

[@SammEater]

Just like with Shrek the Third, I am gonna pretend this movie doesn't exist in the same continuity.

[@JOHNSMITH-gl6zc]

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[@angel_of_rust]

it basically reflects modern America's obsession for revisionism.

[@redstreak9430]

I think it’s a bad sign when 50% of the people who were involved with the series were absent from the supposed finale. Even Genndy was only a writer and executive producer this time

[@JOHNSMITH-gl6zc]

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[@originweirdo5730]

@@JOHNSMITH-gl6zc not clicking on that

[@Dilapidated_Dilo]

@@originweirdo5730 me neither

[@originweirdo5730]

@@Dilapidated_Dilo that's good

[@Araxijiro]

@@aceofspadesssss *holds back*

[@superstarultra28]

The only part of this movie I actually liked was when Dracula used Johnny's marshmallow metaphor to calm him down at the end. I thought it was a really good callback and every word out of Dracula's mouth felt genuine.

[@czerky1091]

oh no you're here too

[@confusedbees]

@Çhrîstófêr Pèzêt ×37 You don't have any videos, dumbfuck.

[@dahken417]

Where is the 50, 000th confused bee? I NEED ANSWERS!

[@A_Noob-sp7zo]

@Çhrîstófêr Pèzêt ×37 "I hate self-promoters!" Hypocrite.

[@confusedbees]

@@dahken417 i absorbed him to gain more power

[@lordmalachi6]

To be fair, Drac wasn't afraid of handing the hotel over to a human, he was afraid of handing it over to Johnny specifically, as a crazy inexperienced goofball. "Because you're a human" was just the best excuse he could come up with on short notice.

[@metazoxan2]

Which is dumb because straight up saying he's immature would be fine. So acting like he's doubling back on past issues is like ... the worst idea possible.

[@pengmaeda9908]

My favorite thing about the 4th one was back when the trailer came out and people were mad that the invisible guy didn’t look hot. Glad he mentioned it.

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

This has to be the most biggest plot twist in anime history.

[@kieranstark7213]

@Çhrîstófêr Pèzêt ×37 😂

[@mariageibel9738]

They didn't have to make him hot, but his design doesn't make any sense. The invisible man wore a bow tie at Mavis and Johnny's wedding that clearly went around a small neck, and in several other scenes showed him wearing stuff that wouldn't fit the visible version of him. Maybe they did it to make fans upset on purpose???

[@jacktheflash8478]

@@poweroffriendship2.0 ikr

[@ItsMeLarky]

*Top 10 anime betrayals*

[@ComicalRealm]

Fun fact: This is 4th theatrically released animated film to have 4 films, after Shrek Forever After (2010), Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012), and Toy Story 4 (2019).

[@danielneil237]

It wasn't theatrical though technically

[@RebelTrooperHoth]

does this mean ice age is the only animated film series to have 5 films?

[@unknownwill4th549]

@@RebelTrooperHoth i mean, ice age lore had the deepest writing in fiction so yeah

[@SlenderGuy]

Thank you for this really useful information Mr. Commercial Realm Animations

[@Darvoth]

I would’ve expected that number to be higher.

[@odd-eyes6363]

"Fun" fact: The crystal is seemingly located in the Brazilian center-west, yet everytime a local speaks or something is written it's in spanish, instead of the native Portuguese. So not only is the movie bad, but it also manages to be offensive

[@heloisa1043]

Seriously?? I'm brazilian but I didn't watch the movie, and I didn't knew the cristal was located on Brasil (did they specified the state?). We make jokes that gringos think we speak spanish, but I wouldn't think producters of such a big film wouldn't know at least our language!

[@beatrizx3159]

@@heloisa1043 if i'm not wrong,they said it was located in Amazonia

[@icycrybaby]

@@beatrizx3159 But all native Brazilians speak portuguese tho

[@beatrizx3159]

@@icycrybaby what do you mean? Natives like indigenous or just people that live in Brazil in general?

[@icycrybaby]

@@beatrizx3159 ppl that live in Brazil

[@Dookieman1975]

I was hoping that this movie was about Johnny having an existential crisis about the fact that his wife and son will outlive him, maybe showing that he’s getting older and is worried that he won’t even see his kid enter middle school. Then the movie does the whole transformation thing. This time Johnny is acting more selfish and doesn’t want to turn back.

[@mrcritical6751]

To be fair it was mainly because Dracula lied to him that only monsters can own monster property and Johnny really wanted to run the hotel

[@xirinelle]

yeah i was kinda expecting that as well, too bad the movie doesn't wanna get too deep with mortality and the like. that would've been more interesting

[@pokaay3163]

@thestyffelife1801 they completely forgot he was a vampire. He fell to Dracula’s hypnotizing effects when it was established in the second movie that other vampires aren’t affected by it, yet Dennis was. There’s a problem when the writers cant remember their own rules that I, a random viewer not even that invested in the series, could easily recall.

[@eunicelim7062]

@@mrcritical6751 but he shouldn’t be so excited cuz he is just a son-in-law, if anything Drac will give it to mavis cuz she is the daughter not Johnny. He shouldn’t be over reacting, if mavis didnt marry him, he wont have the hotel. He’s lucky so be thankful that he is still part of the fam.

[@WorldofWarcraftfan02]

Don’t forget Dracula, his new lady is also human and at most he will have only 49-50 before she dies.

[@OgreManGaming]

The thing I hate about this the most is that the concept could have been really cool. Like, Drac accepted Jonny as a human, but still treated him differently, though that is probably more to do with him being Drac’s son in law. But if the story was about Jonny trying to prove that he has what it takes to be a monster, trying to prove that in another life he could have fit in, only to realize that he couldn’t live up to the standard but that Drac and the gang still care about him, would have made a better story in my opinion. Like, make the story more Jonny central, with the side monsters on their own B plot where they enjoy being human for a while, being able to fit in with the world and all. Idk man just feels like a waste

[@BillyBassBen]

Honestly I feel Hotel Transylvania is overrated but there are worst ones…cough cough adams family 2

[@ObliviousEMU111]

@Çhrîstófêr Pèzêt ×37 Saying that makes you sound very sad, buddy

[@mrcritical6751]

I feel like if anything they should’ve embraced the element established in the second movie where humans stay at the hotel now. That way the monster/human transformation could’ve been cooler as we could’ve seen every side monster and The Drac Pack become humans and had some cool stuff where they have to deal with the newly monsterfied human guests who can’t control their monster abilities

[@hornetisvoider]

Hornet is void

[@jeemmemes4451]

Oh hell nah im not reading all that!

[@Metalwabbit]

Why did they even need the accepting Johnny as a human and road trip adventure? It sounds like it had an organic plot it could have focused on. Dracula Retiring could have been the entire plot. You could explore how Mavis running the hotel is different than Dracula, have some moments between Johnny and Dracula that build off the previous three films, explore what Dracula wants to do in retirement. Would he pick up a new hobby that could be worked into some jokes? Keep dropping by to check on the hotel? There's plenty of plot and comedy to mine there.

[@martinavila8382]

Dude, I'd actually watch that movie, it sounds like quite a perfect idea for the ending of a franchise such as this one

[@jeffreyquinde6707]

I’m also a fan of the first three films and man, this movie was not it. Uninspired, lame and dull, not even the wacky animation was able to save it. And like you said, they have done so little with the transformania.

[@headofcosmospictures1232]

I thought the third movie was also horribly bad

[@erainmartinez8175]

4th movie shouldn't have existed

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

Yeah. I only watched two films and the Disney TV series. I did know the third and fourth film but I never watch it.

[@JessicaS-bb8wz]

I liked thr third but I found Dracula and Erika together dumb he didn't need anyone else and what happened to you only zing once?

[@ShameTooShame]

@@headofcosmospictures1232 it was not a masterpiece but not a terrible movie...

[@soapburner]

forget the invisible guy i was disappointed that the wolfman wasn’t a dilf

[@kamil4688]

The only dilf we have for this series is Drac lol

[@webbyishere]

Yes he was

[@ussinussinongawd516]

@@kamil4688 and jonny

[@yandereevee_neesan4099]

@@ussinussinongawd516 nO

[@gamechanger8908]

@@ussinussinongawd516 He may be a dad, but he's the dad equivalent of a loli mom in anime.

[@m.c.gargamel7736]

The amount of similarities Hotel Transylvania 4 and Encanto share is honestly astounding: • Primarily takes place in south america • A family with magical/supernatural powers • One family member doesn't get accepted because they're normal • The head of the family doesn't accept normal person because they are normal • They go on a journey to repair a magical artifact that lost it's magic • Many magical individuals lose their powers and become normal • In the end the huge house that they live in gets destroyed but rebuilt • The shunned family member gets accepted. • And the message is that family always sticks together and that you're special in your own way.

[@notso_cody]

Nearly accurate except the journey

[@m.c.gargamel7736]

@@notso_cody Well Encanto *technically* had a journey, where Mirabell travelled through the rooms and when they endes up by the river.

[@gil2644]

Is it really because Johnny is normal (or human)? From what I saw, Dracula accepts "normal" people obviously his wife is the that person, just not Johnny for being an annoying man child. I seriously have to side with Drac here, Johnny was so annoying and threw a very dangerous surprise with fire despite knowing Frank's situations?

[@dantefarge3369]

i just wish it didnt center in dracula accepting Johnny as human AGAIN, because at this point HE IS MARRIED TO A HUMAN WOMAN, i wish it was more about Johnny wishing to transform into a monster bc he is scared of not seeing Denis grow (you know the child that they had and totally forget in the hotel with a giant monster in this movie) or thinking about Mavis outliving him, or maybe they could bring back his family and they build this insecurity with comments about this kind of topic. I just wish Johnny could be the protagonist and not a goofy side character with no more personality than being random

[@feifeimadrigal2042]

oop this time drac didnt accepting johnny being a human

[@TheAnimeEncyclopedia]

This is my problem with Hotel Transylvania 2. He genuinely thinks Dennis is going to be a vampire because of thousands of generations of vampires, *COMPLETELY FORGETTING MAVIS IS ACTUALLY HALF HUMAN,* Hes lucky they landed on the 1 in 4 chance XD

[@RecoveryPlayz]

did Mavis ever establish to Johnny that she's half vampire

[@feifeimadrigal2042]

@@TheAnimeEncyclopedia wait..i feel like i missed something..how is mavis also half hu,an?isnt martha and dracula both vampire?

[@m.tahjulreyhan6976]

@@TheAnimeEncyclopedia mavis is full vampire

[@syrusangi8743]

3:42 Actually, the reason Dracula didn't want to give Johnny the hotel isn't because he's human, he only said that so Johnny wouldn't bother him about. The REAL reason is cuz of his immature, chaotic personality, n Drac was just worried that he'll literally destroy the hotel which is honestly a valid fear. I mean the first thing Johnny does in the movie is nearly destroy the anniversary party with his dangerous stunts had it not been for Drac fixing everything at literal last second. Then he becomes a dragon being unaware of his surroundings n proceeds to wreck things along his path at the hotel. So yeah, I wouldn't trust Johnny with my property either. He may be Mavis' idiot n loves him for that, but he's still an idiot n the dangerous kind too.

[@kasidi2629]

Yknow, they really missed out on the opportunity to turn Johnny into a vampire. It could of showed how jhonny and Dracula get a better look into eachothers lives. But also it would make more sense because his wife and kid are vampires? I honestly thought we were gonna have a movie dedicated to him being a vampire because he'll die before seeing his kid grow up and he can't grow old with Mavis

[@realgmm7877]

He could've made a dilemma that would change his life forever, to stay immortal with his Zing and Son or live a life until death comes on his doorstep.

[@kistephen6365]

@@realgmm7877 wow that sounds amazing and like an actual plot

[@realgmm7877]

@@kistephen6365 It would be better if that would be the closing remarks, they also could've made the 3d animated made Hotel to see what we're going for in their future in the end as we move on to life and as well as theirs

[@IcyDiamond]

Idea: Have Drac decide to stay human so Johnny and Mavis can grow old together and he can grow old with his wife

[@-et37-]

@@IcyDiamond bruh how was that not done instead holy shit.

[@PansyPops]

I’m so sad how Hotel Transylvania ends like this. The first one is probably one of my favourite films by this studio, only beaten by Open Season (which is good thanks to rose tinted lenses). It’s so sad to see how this series ends, started off with a unique premise and ends with yet another road trip. I like the message though- a dad trying to accept the person his daughter goes out with/marries, even if it’s not the person/monster he envisioned. A surprisingly modern story for a children’s film.

[@PansyPops]

@Çhrîstófêr Pèzêt ×37 it’s ironic that you say “you hate self promotors” in your about section, but you are self promoting right now.

[@vids1900]

Do we know it’s a finale? Seems open-ended and like they should’ve done a more definite wrap up

[@kieranstark7213]

“The first one is probably one of my favourite films by the studio, only beaten by Open Season 1” Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse: Am I a joke to you? I respect your opinion, but I‘d take Surf’s Up, the Aardman movies, Into the Spider-verse and the 2021 Sony Animation films over even the best Hotel Transylvania and Open Season movies (that would be Hotel Transylvania 1 & 2 and Open Season 1 & 4). Just now, I said I don’t hate them, but I think the rest of these examples of pre-2022 Sony Pictures Animation movies are rewatchable!

[@conntoons_4848]

@@PansyPops LMAO

[@thehonorablereverendaddiso1943]

@@PansyPops I feel like he's taking the piss

[@hereonly2comment]

Brian Hull did the best he did with what he was given. I hope this starts his professional voiceover career because he’s way too talented to be just an impression

[@numburger]

The only reason I knew Adam Sandler wasn't going to be in this film was because of a tweet that was like "Dracula looks the most like Adam Sandler in this movie yet this is the only film where Adam Sandler isn't voicing Drac"

[@numburger]

@Çhrîstófêr Pèzêt ×37 Sir you ask people to dislike your videos. I'm not sure how good they could be if you're actively asking for that

[@trollerpilotxiv3079]

I dunno, I thought he looked more like Nicolas Cage

[@numburger]

@@trollerpilotxiv3079 True, I didn't think of that lol

[@MoodyMooMoo]

Lmao

[@kieranstark7213]

I think he looks like both Sandler (& especially the even more hilarious when the former is constantly given the wrong materials by Sony) Nic Cage

[@SaulTeeNutz]

“Hotel Transylvania 4 is an animated disaster” Every sixty seconds in Africa, a minute passes.

[@v54321]

Bruh ☠️

[@kieranstark7213]

When it comes to years of animation, they just had to start 2022 on a note that low with Bayformania (that’s what I’m calling it because I also hate the Bayformers movies while people praise them as well as the Hotel Transylvania movies, maybe even the fourth/finale), and I thought they learned to break the curse of the first animations of the year being bad with The Lego Batman Movie in 2017, but I guess you can say they didn’t REALLY learn anything from the trend of the mid-2010s (2013 to 2016) that starting in January, animations have to pander to kids instead of treat animation in general like the medium it always will be (2013: Escape from Planet Earth (starring Harvey Weinstein who obviously wrongfully favoured Sarah Jessica Parker (and Chris Noth) instead of Kim Cattrall or ANY other Sex and the City actor, for that matter!!!). 2014: The Nut Job 1 (the return of Scorch Supernova, but this time, he’s a misogynistic squirrel with hero complex that is as hatable or WORSE than Surly). 2015: Strange Magic. 2016 (aka Worst of the Worst): Norm of the North) after all! Let’s just pray that next year (2023) won’t start off like 2022 which will HOPEFULLY end well with Illumination’s Mario movie with more personality and skills than just “Oh look, kiddies! Even with Anya Taylor Joy as Princess Peach in a non-stereotypically feminine voice, she’s getting kidnapped over and over again instead of actually fighting back like Samus outside of Other M! And that’s just the tip of the iceberg, because we got juvenile gags, the usual Illumination design, no thought or effort whatsoever and of course, Mario forgetting Princess Peach’s date and everyone including his enemies and even his friends turning on him! Let’s play this on Nickelodeon after the early 2020s!”.

[@PussInBootsTheLastWishFan2003]

@@kieranstark7213 i think AniMat will give Hotel Transylvania 4 a 6/10 especially cause his favorite character is the main character this time.

[@kieranstark7213]

I can’t wait for AniMat to give Hotel Transylvania 4 his Seal of Garbage next week! *Hotel Transylvania 4: Transformania - AniMat’s Reviews predictions* *Alternate Title* A Bloodsucking Review of Transformania *Release* January 21, 2022 *Description* If Hotel Transylvania is going to have a finale, then I’m going to give it the ultimate send-off it deserves in one of my biggest reviews *Scores (and the segments’ concluding sentences to describe how he feels about the main aspects of HT4 in a nutshell)* Story: 1/10 (Hotel Transylvania is a movie series that was always terrible at telling stories, but this one takes it to a level *so high, it’s the worst of the worst.)* Animation: 3/10 (Usually, while the Hotel Transylvania movies are not known for having good overall animation, especially because of how pandering the cartoony animation in their films is, at least I could spare them with 5/10s. But while credit can be given credit is due in Transformania, I don’t think the animation here is even that tolerable.) Characters: 1/10 (Words cannot describe just how LITERALLY despicable and one-dimensional the cast is, but they did it! They made the characters very unbearable, even by the low standards of something that is Hotel Transylvania!) *2/10 (yes, I actually DO think that AniMat will hate Hotel Transylvania 4 THIS much, unlike most people who would likely think that he wouldn’t go beyond just giving it the Seal of Garbage)*

[@PussInBootsTheLastWishFan2003]

@@kieranstark7213 yeah I think that too even tho I did like hotel Transylvania 4 I just wanted to make a joke about it cause Johnny is his least favorite character so yeah I said as a joke that it’s his favorite character.

[@kateslate3228]

Genndy has a unique pulse and take on animation. It's not the same without him, and it's not surprising.

[@Nightman221k]

They really underutilized the gimmick of the monsters turning human. It was really underwhelming and the movie did feel less exciting and fun than the previous 3. And this is coming from someone who really enjoyed the 3rd movie.

[@mrcritical6751]

Agreed, it would’ve been cool if they had all the other monsters become humans and not just the main monsters

[@cintronproductions9430]

They also underutilized Dennis, he was only at the beginning and at the end!

[@lukelichtenthal5407]

@@cintronproductions9430 Yeah that sucked.

[@Dalton_Boardman2000]

All the monsters should've turned human, including Mavis. That would've been interesting.

[@Peacemaker420]

THE 3RD ONE IS MY PERSONAL FAVORITE

[@phlpcockrell]

Dracula's problem with leaving the hotel to Johnny was that he's a spaz and his wacky ideas would ruin the hotel, not that he's human. Drac just uses the excuse that he's human to go back on giving the hotel to him without hurting his feelings. But that's kind of a nitpick everything else you said is right. This movie's a drag. Does make you wonder why Johnny never wanted to be turned though.

[@ragercarnage8609]

So true, and Johnny definitely doesn’t help his case when his planned celebration for Dracula’s anniversary was going to end in fire, crashing chandelier, and an ass joke. Then flaunts how he’s excited to take over the hotel to the man who’s literally giving up his life’s work. Andy samberg couldn’t save for me.

[@phlpcockrell]

@@ragercarnage8609 I had to look up that it even was Andy doing the voice. It was so much more irritating in this movie than the others

[@lukelichtenthal5407]

@@ragercarnage8609 At least he tries. The problem is that he’s done so much to improve the hotel but the films treat him like a joke.

[@JessicaS-bb8wz]

Dracula was stuck in the past he didn't need the hotel for the same reasons anymore they were fine with humans.

[@Chloe_thefoxstudios]

@@ragercarnage8609 that's what I'm saying and when drac freezes time to fix everything Mavis gives him a look like did you want your friends and family to get crushed by a chandelier, hurt by a chainsaw and with a big crazy man running around screaming fire? Like she always defends Johnny even when he's clearly in the wrong or doing something reckless

[@DavidNikkiZane]

god damnit my dad worked on this movie. bro edit: wanted to add- i have some information on how things were internally during the production of the movie. HELL. my dad ranted constantly about how nobody knew what the hell they were doing. he had to deal with ridiculous, unachievable deadlines and worked most weekends. he actually QUIT during the production because not only was the workplace miserable, but his work was literally stolen. they're trying to release a movie in 2 weeks and this guy is doing jack shit and taking credit for other peoples' work, cuz who cares if the movie actually releases right? gotta fill out that resume! he left for another animation company and it's still miserable. the animation industry is a disaster and has been for a decade at least.

[@Chloe_thefoxstudios]

This movie should've been Mavis realizing her husband is "quirky" but that's not always okay and understanding where her dad was coming from she's always defending him even when he's in the wrong, the whole Time watching all I could think was "he doesn't hate johnny he just thinks he's irresponsible and he has so many different vaild reasons for thinking that!" For example Johnny has fire around frank who we all know doesn't like fire which can cause a whole disaster and all Mavis can say is "I like Johnny for who he is" which is fine but she fails to see he does things without thinking about the consequences and time and time again it messes things up, drac can be chill and cool like Johnny but he thinks about how that can effect his family, friends and the hotel

[@camnunes8847]

Yeah that opening scene made me think "Waa Johnny always this obnoxious?" Like fire dancers, next to Frankenstein, the guy he's known for years now? I know he was a space case in the first one but Johhny is just insufferable in this one.

[@Chloe_thefoxstudios]

@@camnunes8847 he wasn't to bad in the first one he was more of the stoner guy type but has his moments but not to this extent

[@ClaudetteVioletta]

That's literally half of Mavis dialogue

[@midoriiiii34]

I had an aneurism reading this

[@Chloe_thefoxstudios]

@@midoriiiii34 understandable I'm not the best at forming paragraphs nor explaining what I mean

[@jpteix]

The only time I laughed out loud during the whole movie was when Mavis called Drac and the picture in the phone was the "It's okay I am stuff" one

[@ninidude1756]

Same

[@DEADSKULLZ31]

Yo when was that, I missed it

[@ninidude1756]

@@DEADSKULLZ31 when he and Johnny are walking in the jungle I think

[@rpghorrorfan879]

It’s also from that one crossover rapunzel lesbian meme

[@callmecloudy6225]

I love how since the first movie, one of the messages of the whole thing has been to not judge monsters just because they look scary or have that reputation, and then completely throw that away when Johnny turns into one on the inside. Kind of contradictory, no...?

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

The part where the Invisible Man exposed his real physical form summed up the quote _"IT'S NOT EVEN MY FINAL FORM."_

[@sophiebubbles07]

Haven’t watched the movie yet Is it a biblically accurate angel

[@nathanmontgomery1516]

@Çhrîstófêr Pèzêt ×37 no one cares

[@hunterolaughlin]

Been an improvement if it was Kuzco as the Invisible Man/Griffin the entire time.

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

@@hunterolaughlin My favorite Disney princess.

[@sound-wave00]

@Çhrîstófêr Pèzêt ×37 nobody cares

[@kohtahirano4546]

You know what would have avoided all of this from happening? Mavis just turning Johnny into a Vampire.🤷🏻

[@mrcritical6751]

Seeing how Van Helsin says there’s no way for a human to become a monster I think in this universe vampires can’t transform people

[@seva7500]

@@mrcritical6751 what about the gag where the zombie gets turned into a human and then immediately gets turned back into a zombie because one of the other zombies bit him?

[@webbyishere]

@@seva7500 the zombie probably already had the monster genes since he was a zombie originally

[@kohtahirano4546]

@@mrcritical6751 Damn. So that means Mavis and possibly their Son will out live him as he gets older and dies.

[@melanieluver4eva]

@@kohtahirano4546 When I was little, I would always think about that and BE GLAD. Johnny was so annoying to me.

[@xinamoira274]

I actually kinda liked the first movie. Second wasn't completely unwatchable, considering it's for children. They're just goofy enough to be at least watchable when your kid insists they want to watch it. Plus, monsters are cool. My kid wasn't even interested in seeing 3 or 4 and she's still in the intended age range for it, not even a tween yet, so that tells you all you need to know. Some kids can tell when a movie intended for them is cheap garbage meant to sell them shit.

[@kofizayn6077]

What do you mean it's not completely unwatchable? We get it. It's a kids movie no need to point it out it's obvious. Soooooooo it's a kids movie? So whattttttttttt?

[@blackcat80yearsago96]

@@kofizayn6077 You're lost from Twitter or something

[@EnigmaticGentleman]

I actually liked 3 as well, not something I would pay to see, but while the plot was cliche (but not annoying like 4) I thought the animation was the best in the series, absolute eye candy.

[@slurples149]

Hotel Transylvania 2 had the best plot imo

[@TomEyeTheSFMguy]

@@caseyclair3282 cool. Good for you.

[@EnigmaticGentleman]

@teh pairly odd farents Perhaps great minds just think alike, and thus get the same video recommendations, its happened with a few other people. I'm certainly not aiming to be the next Justin Y or anything (or bot my comments) lol, I just watch a lot of KZbin I guess.

[@EnigmaticGentleman]

@teh pairly odd farents No big deal, some people just get toxic when a KZbinr shifts their content in a different direction, even if its still good (and I was seriously debating telling them to shut up at the time too), hopefully the next few episodes don't have all that drama lol.

[@Kanata_Satou]

3 was fine until the last act,i cringed so hard in the theater

[@bethanyq913]

The funniest part of this movie is when the zombie bell boy gets zapped into a human and he’s like “I’m a human again” just to immediately get zapped back into a zombie. Really makes you think what lengths Drac went to staff the hotel LMAO

[@billcipher8645]

It's seems like a retcon since in 3rd movie it's said that in this universe humans can't turn into monsters (they are being born, like Mavis) Probably similar to the fact how 2nd movie established that vampire hypnotisation doesn't work on other vampires (or half vampires) yet here Mavis's son is affected

[@cloudiiblossom]

@jf k because they need to use powers to prevent it, and he cant clntroll them yet.

[@Sparkletta]

@jf k plus, there is the fact Dennis is part human, so we honestly don’t know the extent to which the powers would affect him

[@HipposAreDeadly]

Finally someone who’s honest and knows that the franchise isn’t THAT BAD

[@alka2881]

I grew up with the original. I frickin love that movie. I had one of those bootleg dvds that was literally just a guy recording on his old Sony camera in the theater. Good times. I've also seen the second one.. Kinda forgetable but it wasn't bad. I tried to watch the 3rd, I couldn't sit through it. A big downfall of a series in my opinion. But the first one will always have a special place in my heart. Edit: Damn guys thanks for the likes. Lots of love for u all ❤

[@nezelia2705]

whoever recorded the movie in the theater is an absolute legend

[@TheQuackinator]

using a Sony camera to record a Sony movie, nice.

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

_"I had one of those bootleg DVDs on his old Sony camera in the theater."_ Damn! Can't believe he did something illegal. Like a true boss.

[@parad0x.76]

same! my mom would always buy me bootleg dvds from really small busted down stores near the train station since blue ray dvds were pretty expensive. I tried to give the 3rd movie a chance but i couldn’t see the same uniqueness that i felt when watching the first movie. 1st movie will always be my fav

[@dr.pepperyoutube.trustmeit843]

See, that was their first mistake. They spent $75 million on this new movie when they could have purchased 65.5 million cans of Dr Pepper.

[@badgurlparty]

I trust you dr pepper :)

[@dr.pepperyoutube.trustmeit843]

@@badgurlparty Shut up caleb

[@badgurlparty]

@@dr.pepperyoutube.trustmeit843 :(

[@gsyt2356]

Dr Pepper is great

[@PuertoRicanSauce]

Don’t listen to the others, only I trust you ;)

[@yuk21sel57]

Watching this with my brother made me die inside. Quality in kids or family movies have gone down over the years when disneylike companies found out u can make the same amount of money without the effort.

[@alchemy5750]

I kinda agree on Dracula not accepting Johnny though. He didn't improve anything since the first movie. Even though he's technically a dad, he acts like a teenage hippie. Even in movie2, he felt extremely immature and probably the worst character overall. I wouldn't trust my hotel on a man like that for sure.

[@helengarcillano276]

I agree, I have the same thought

[@lukelichtenthal5407]

At least he and Mavis pay attention to their kid unlike two other certain characters who don’t even give their offspring the time of day. I think you all know who I mean. But I see where you’re coming from.

[@thehonorablereverendaddiso1943]

@@lukelichtenthal5407 Why are you so adamant about this character? Johnny sucks. He's annoying, and Mavis is so out of his league it's infuriating.

[@reno7178]

@@thehonorablereverendaddiso1943 he’s only annoying in this movie tho 1-3 he was a chill dude

[@thehonorablereverendaddiso1943]

@@reno7178 You have a much higher tolerance for this crap than you should

[@struffler9908]

I didnt like this movie either. While watching it i had so many questions Was Jonny always this insufferable? Hasnt drac already learned to accept and tolerate Jonny before? Why was everything so frustrating??? Like first jonny almost killing multiple people at a party, fucking around with drac making him panic and not give them the hotel, jonny turning into a monster and running around the hotel to find mavis knocking everything down, the whole trip to the crystal (that was just basically dracula torture), and so much more. I felt so mad at everything. I hated how they made every other character besides Jonny and dracula side characters. I mean they just completely erased denis, mavis brought everyone that was humanified to go get jonny and drac because she didn't think it was safe to keep them at the hotel, but she didn't bring her own son?? And that one dog girl, all her other siblings were there, why was she excluded??? I feel like they exaggerated jonnys character, cause i genuinely can't remember him being so annoying. This movie is so disappointing, I definitely wrote way too much but whatever.

[@CerebralSupport]

I actually ended up watching the first movie the day before this movie was released and I can 100% confirm they turned Johnny from the well traveled and chilled out 20-something to an absolute annoying manchild and I genuinely can't understand why

[@lukelichtenthal5407]

Johnny is not that bad, Blame the writing. I definitely agree about Dennis and Winnie. I always enjoy seeing them and the fact that they both get tossed aside is just aggravating. If there is ever another film, they should be the focus. Or even an episode in an animated series. And I mean an actual one, not the one we have now.

[@jclkaytwo]

@@lukelichtenthal5407 bad writing means bad characters.

[@pokaay3163]

Why did they even bring the pups and the wife though?? We’ve seen Wayne leave his wife (and the pups) for extended periods of time before with no major repercussions, and they clearly only caused problems on the trip except for ONE moment of helpfulness. In fact, thinking back on watching the movie, I cant remember any significant reason why the whole cast was brought along the trip. That one excuse of “its too dangerous at the hotel” is kind of trumped when they’re brought into a literal monster death trap and then onto an excursion to save two people that they barely had a hand in saving. What a wonky script.

[@youngramesh5970]

I agree with you completely except on the part about Dennis. I think that was just Mavis being responsible as a mother. She must’ve thought (off-screen) that bringing him would be too dangerous.

[@LoganWH8]

Also, a minor nitpick, I’m not sure the timeline adds up. At the beginning of the movie it’s supposed to be the 125th anniversary of the hotel, but the hotel is a 5-10 years younger than Mavis, who was turning 118 in the first movie. That would make this movie take place somewhere around 15 years after the first, which doesn’t make sense since Johnny, who was 21 in the first movie, hasn’t aged at all.

[@mariaaurenir1852]

Not an nitpick, just the truth

[@isabellamackholden9769]

@@mariaaurenir1852 I wonder if he has immortality or something

[@mariaaurenir1852]

@@isabellamackholden9769 wait, thats true.... he kissed an vampire, so why isnt he one?

[@jc1979af]

That is what my daughter said when she saw the second movie too.

[@helwrecht1637]

The movie should have been “Daughter, I give you the hotel” “Daughter, wtf did you do to my hotel!?” Conflict and acceptance ensues

[@yazidefirenze]

"Mavis, I am giving you the hotel." To "Mavis what the f-" "Haha Johnathan I deleted my daughter."

[@falconeshield]

Ha ha ha Mavis you are ruining my tribute to your mom

[@pogggaming4470]

That’s so funny

[@jackallaster7710]

kek

[@KE-yq2eg]

One thing that pissed me off was they totally side-lined Dennis and Winnie. They are my favorite from the 2nd film and figured they'd do something different apart from the 3rd movie but nope. They were with that stupid dog again and couldn't be written well to be involved with the plot.

[@lukelichtenthal5407]

Hey don’t diss Tinkles. Blame the writing.

[@BENANAZAUCE]

@@lukelichtenthal5407 I wish Tinkles did something too. Like c’mon, you have access to a big ass dog and you don’t use him. He would have been REALLY useful in that forest,

[@ena9871]

“I’m bob 🤪”

[@falconeshield]

What was even the point of Dennis if they're not using him?

[@lukelichtenthal5407]

@@falconeshield I agree. Same with Winnie.

[@StarmisYTP]

The issue is the story and how predictable, short and depressing how it turned into a liar reveal story instead. This worries me a little bit for Spiderverse 2, but hopefully the team will do it again so well.

[@Mariofanaticanimations]

Will spider verse 2 be Sony animations second apology after transformania released the same year

[@Jodipo]

The first two movies were alright, after the third this franchise crashed and burned to the ground.

[@caseyclair3282]

YES... CORECT STATEMENT *clap clap

[@kieranstark7213]

Couldn’t agree more. The first half of the Hotel Transylvania movies in the mid-2010s (late 2012 - late 2015): Has its good and bad qualities. The last half of them in the turn of the 2020s (late 2018 - beginning of 2022): Kill me now!

[@jellynut5903]

Agreed

[@dogecreeper_1734]

@Çhrîstófêr Pèzêt ×37 Christofer is bad. Nick's videos are better

[@voidmaster075]

No

[@gambit8912]

Sony's basically bludgeoning this franchise in the face at this point.

[@umario251]

Brian Hull is more than "passable", he's the best impressionist who could probably voice half if not more of the cast, and i'm glad they hired an impressionist and not just any, instead of another A lister

[@VeronicaGarcia-yy8wn]

Can we also talk about how they also fuck up the vampire powers in this movie? It was established in the first that he could freeze people and vampires so they wouldn’t move like mavis who is a vampire. However in the second they established they couldn’t hypnotize other vampires which made sense since that wasn’t shown in the first but they answered in the second. However, for some reason mavis is now like able to resist the movement stopping abilities of Dracula???? Literally in the second movie he movement stops mavis when she says she invited Dracula’s dad to the party so he can talk with Johnny and plan something. Like wtf. And before you say anything about Dennis being affected by the hypnotize ability, imma sort of let that one slip since he is half human so it makes sense I think at least for the powers to affect him. Idk they definitely fucked this movie up. P.S. he also movements stops mavis in the first when they are singing. They really gave zero fucks for this movie huh.

[@1uvnii]

So it's not just me who noticed this. I was confused as to why dracula couldn't freeze Mavis in part 4 like he had done in part 1 :/

[@VeronicaGarcia-yy8wn]

@@1uvnii yeah. Like right off the bat when they showed that I was like “wtf”. Like bro he movement stopped her 2 times, once in the first movie and the second time was in the second movie. Like I said, they didn’t give fucks about the finale for the movie series whatsoever.

[@thatoneantoid51]

@@VeronicaGarcia-yy8wn I thought she'd just gotten more powerful

[@VeronicaGarcia-yy8wn]

@@thatoneantoid51 you see here’s the thing. The sentence he says when he movement stops everyone in the room during the fourth movie to clean up what Johnny did kind of gets rid of your statement for whether she got stronger or not. “Oh that’s right I can’t curse other vampires.” ………. He deliberately states that he can’t movement stop other vampires………than how tf did he do it the other two films prior? You see they just didn’t give a shit.

[@1uvnii]

@@VeronicaGarcia-yy8wn Exactly. At this point I just accepted that 2 was the finale of Hotel Transylvania.

[@kazuka68yt72]

seeing the first movie compared side by side in animation to the most recent ones made me realize that the animation becomes more and more stylized and cartoon logic by each movie

[@bellemaria4116]

I actually wanted to see Dennis and Winnie grow up and form a connection towards each other. Like Mavis and Johnny.

[@lukelichtenthal5407]

Maybe not the love thing but I would like them to get their own movie. Or maybe even series.

[@popcelebritiy]

Winnie is older than Dennis because she was already exist in the first franchise

[@2011supergamer]

I'm honestly surprised this was ever going to release in theaters, because this just *feels* like a direct-to-DVD movie, down to the worse animation, the different voice actors, and well, it not actually coming out in theaters. It feels like the Open Season 2/3 of Hotel Transylvania.

[@은지-u3c2o]

Im always gonna be upset Adam Sandler wasnt Drac, he just fits him perfectly

[@slashbash1347]

I get why the monsters aren't aging but how come Jonny hasn't aged at all? He hasn't even changed his clothes.

[@cristinagallegos5023]

Ya but have u noticed the monsters clothes to they haven't changed either so........

[@danmiy12]

This coulda worked if it was about Jonny eventually figuring out that he wont live as long as his wife and son with him being human. Drac could have easily trusted him by this point after 3 movies but knew that jonny wouldnt have a long life as his grandson and daughter and therefore didnt pick him. Therefore, Jonny getting hit with a monster ray to become a monster, that woulda worked better as that was prob the final problem they had with the monster and human family. But again seemed like they messed it up. and in the end drac giving it to jonny anyways cause hes the most quaified despite his shorter lifespan. Theres so much they coulda done with this >_> they also didnt have to turn all the monsters to humans as well to keep the message straight. And if jonny wanted longer life he coulda let his son or wife bite him and become a vampire but again that woulda solved it instantly.

[@Payload82]

that sound more cooler than what we got

[@Tabi-Kun]

When I seen the first for the first time, I thought the ending would be Johnny getting bit so he could be a vampire (I started thinking this when drac said “you make a bad Frankenstein, but you would make a good vampire!”)

[@kicknicky]

Brian Hull is amazing at voice impressions nonetheless. I hope he gets his own character to play one day

[@MoodyMooMoo]

Honestly you would think with Drac having a new love and Mavis and Jonny having a son, the dynamic would change a bit. Drac was (like in the first movie) obsessed with Mavis and not really anyone else, I didn’t really feel much connection with his “love” and grandson. Also we didn’t see Mavis and Jonny grown into parents either. Their son was just running around doing his own thing, they didn’t have much screen time together. They literally all left him at the castle when they all went off... felt very disconnected with the any story or character development in the other movies.

[@youngramesh5970]

Haven’t finished the movie but so far, the movie feels like a really long, dragged-out short or cartoon episode. The third movie ended well enough but if they were gonna make a fourth, they should’ve at least brought back the original director and actors (for Drac and Frank). And as you said, the previous movies were about acceptance. Part 1 was literally all about Drac accepting Johnny, so it sucks for them to undo all of that, pretending Drac has always had a problem with him. Also, what’s with Johnny being so annoying? In the first and second movie (especially first), he was cool and interesting as a character. In this one however, he is insufferable. He just never stops talking and making dumb jokes (no offense to Andy Samberg, only the script). I genuinely cannot believe this guy’s a dad. So far, the movie’s really boring and hasn’t made me laugh at all yet. And yeah, the animation is really weird. This movie looks just like a 3D cartoon but with a big budget.

[@davidhong1934]

I finished it, and the movie feels wasted; it has characters and ideas it doesn't want to use. While the extended travel montage was going on, I kept expecting Mavis to get a story arc where she gets used to the responsibility of running her dad's hotel. Like, imagine her having to deal with the human gang and slowly realizing how difficult it was for Drac to get squishy meatbags to safely stay in the hotel. Also, Van Helsing feels like he needs more to do. I kept expecting him to take over the hotel with a giant mutant hamster. Then, the movie kind of forgot that he existed.

[@litchtheshinigami8936]

i agree it feels like a very long episode rather than a full on movie..

[@shadowantix8018]

I love the fact that the movie just ignores Frankenstein being a combination of body parts from dead people and just turns him into an attractive 30 year old

[@CometCereal]

It honestly looks as if the animators didn’t have the same level of passion for this installation that they had in the previous ones, I don’t blame them for that either.

[@superninja493]

My biggest question is, why didn’t Sony just release this on Netflix, like they did with Mitchell’s vs Machines, Wish Dragon and Vivo, that’s such and obvious choice

[@luma4902]

Amazon prime probably would pay more

[@MissFlow]

There was a lot of missed potential with the idea of everybody switching species, monsters to human and vise versa. All movies had at least some sorth of deep themes going on. First movie: grief, overprotection and overcoming prejudice Second movie: self discovery and acceptance Third movie: able to find love again after your zing has died (the idea of 'you only zing once' being questioned, which is healty since a lot of people miss their departed partner :( So how about the fourth movie being about Mavis realizing she's gonna outlive Johnny (maybe Dennis too but we don't know how he ages). The thought of having to lose him, just as her father has grieved so long over Martha... Mavis can barely imagine that and wants to find a solution. She uses Helsing's device on herself and she becomes human. She struggles though as a human, being incredibly uncomfortable in her new body (practically just like Drac in the movie) and at the end she turns back she and Johnny accept that what time they might be blessed with together, they are gonna make the most of it. And you can still have all the monsters to humans stuff in between!

[@undonesolid]

Honestly the fourth movie should’ve been an animated short

[@Cloudeusz]

I like how Adam Sandler bailed when they announced a 4th movie. Like he knew they milked that shit dry

[@magicdolphin3090]

As someone who has watched Brian Hull for years, its so cool to see him get a major role in a movie. Congrats to him!

[@theaustinleeytchanneltalytc]

Yes!!! 😃😃😃

[@neon5162]

So that’s why the movie sucked.

[@magicdolphin3090]

@@neon5162 I mean, if that's what you want to believe, sure. I think the movie sucked for multiple reasons, none of which were Brian's fault.

[@thegrandxbunny2073]

For me, it's two things. One, the characters in the movie spoke Spanish in Brasil. Do I need to say more on that? Answer: no. My other problem is that it feels weirdly short, mostly in terms of substance. Looking at the 3rd film, not only was there a bunch of different locations to visit, but there was also a diverse narrative with side plots and different jokes. Here, it's just like what Dracula never says, "bleh. bleh. Bleh."

[@josepablobonillajimenez6297]

Actually I felt that was very weird too like, why is there so much spanish in the movie? Mostly songs but, Do the creators know that Brazilians speak portuguese?

[@umplayerqualquer534]

Well im brazillian but im pretty sure where they went was not brazil,the signs at the aeroport were in spanish,but the place looked a lot like venezuela

[@josepablobonillajimenez6297]

@@umplayerqualquer534¿ Really? Guess I have to rewatch the scene, I could've sworn they said it was Brazil

[@Lupiisera]

@@josepablobonillajimenez6297 yea they went to a country that is right on top of brazil

[@thegrandxbunny2073]

@@umplayerqualquer534 Well, personally I think that's yet another inaccuracy on the studio's part because looking at Johnny's outfit, it looks like a Brasilian jersey. So it would likely be in his character to Dragula Dracula to the plane headed to Brasil. Plus the tracker looks like it's in Brazil. Honestly, the fact there's this much wrong with this one aspect just speaks volumes of the whole film.

[@josesosa3337]

I gave the 4th movie a chance but it just felt so empty in the middle. So many aspects if this film felt pointless with jokes that weren't really funny to me. I don't know what the production went through but it felt like such a wasted opportunity. The best parts of this movie were in the beginning and the ending. I think this movie needed a villian or something with a time limit element for johhny's character slowly becoming a monster. This could've been a story that was about your inner humanity and the balance with your inner monster. I loved the scene with dracula setting up his hotel to protect monsters including his daughter. There is a little bit of theming with what it means to be a monster and having human qualities and there could've been a villian that said something about that. The king of vampires and other monsters working to save the humanity of someone that they cared about with a race against the clock with real obstacles on the way would work great. Oh well. Maybe in the future

[@jclkaytwo]

"empty in the middle" unlike that burnt marshmallow

[@crazycockatoo5816]

0:53 I was 100% expecting at least one of the characters in this movie, especially Ninja's character to break out in some flossing frenzy during the whole dance party opening, or any Fortnite related dances for that matter. But no, we got Wayne doing the renegade for about 10 seconds instead. Are we going to be at the point where at least one character from virtually every franchise will break out in TikTok dances now? Like how there was a phase in Hollywood cinema where many fictional characters started doing Fortnite dances. Soon, more and more characters will start breaking out in TikTok dances, and then the whole internet will have some fit over it just cause their favorite characters did said dances.

[@katana7king]

Full disclosure I only watched the first 15 minutes because I just wasn't feeling this one. What really confused me is that at the start, it came off more that Drac didn't trust Johnny with the hotel not because he was human but because he didn't believe in his ideas or sense of responsibility. And at the start Johnny hijacks Dracula's retirement announcement night, AND Johnny's plan was a mess that would have been a disaster if Dracula hadn't gotten involved! So... kinda proves Drac's distrust of Johnny's capabilities right? It's so weird they went at this angle

[@genericname2747]

Dracula trusts humans now. He just doesn't trust Johnny

[@At_Amsterdam]

Good point actually

[@honeylavender8049]

i feel so bad for the invisible man simps. they were robbed

[@jeffreyquinde6707]

At the same time, it was kinda their own faults

[@froghugs2597]

i mean the frankenstein fans got it good tbh

[@suchomimustenerensis5302]

@@froghugs2597 Frankenstans?

[@froghugs2597]

@@suchomimustenerensis5302 LMFAO good one

[@arshiaaghaei]

@@suchomimustenerensis5302 LOL brilliant

[@sahanabahuguna2306]

can we please talk about the end credits scene? i was genuinely disappointed when i saw the hotel all colorful... i feel like the hotel was meant to stay black and white and kinda gloomy and all cuz that style was iconic and familiar to everyone.... the hotel was also a tribute to martha and now they ruined it which i genuinely feel bad about cuz im pretty sure the writers have forgotten about her already- also is is just me or did anyone else not want dracula to give johnny the hotel at the start of the movie?

[@eskimoozle]

I thought the art felt so off in so many scenes. The ONLY scene that I enjoyed was towards the end when everyone was helping Maevis avoid the sunlight. Other than that it was very weird to watch and definitely a bummer since the first 3 were pretty decent fun movies.

[@mammon8683]

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 INSTALLMENT!?!?!?!*

[@mrnutts9143]

We need a Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 3.

[@pikminologueraisin2139]

who the fuck is mavis

[@brennanshane146]

@@pikminologueraisin2139 Have you even *seen* a Hotel Transylvania movie?

[@kieranstark7213]

Because stupidity galore!

[@nekowatt2402]

Good point. They could've just bitten him lol.

[@j7soulless375]

My question is... why did their transformations make them genuinely hideous? Except Frank's Monster.

[@nathanforester5993]

Frank should have been a mix of different people, and yeah I don't buy Murray not being an African American as a human, okay...he sort is, but he's elderly and not an overweight guy, Wayne should have been a dilf.

[@j7soulless375]

@@nathanforester5993 Wayne wasn't as bad as the rest to be honest.

[@spritepomegranate8913]

Movie would’ve been cooler if Johnny Transformed into his “Frankenstein’s cousin” self from the first movie

[@billcipher8645]

Omg wasted opportunity!

[@urgae9125]

I wish we had Johnnystein so bad.

[@RoachDoggJR.-]

The first one actually had pretty good animation, when I was watching this I wanted to blind myself at how bad the animation was. Every character moved like something you'd see in Five Nights at Freddie's.

[@paradoxtatorstudios9681]

lmao like having a seizure just watched it with my family and we were all like "wtf" it made me so uncomfortable

[@whythehecknot5038]

The funniest thing is that complaints about living characters moving like animatronics is what started the FNAF franchise so now you can wait for Five Nights at Hotel Transylvania lololo

[@sonicfan9144]

Agreed. It's hilarious that the first movie, which came out almost a decade earlier, looks better than the newest movie.

[@kiara23422]

I absolutely loved the first movie, the second and third movies were okay, but the forth one didn't even need to be a movie, the could've just made it an animated short and it still wouldn't of been good but at least it would've made sense

[@brickdarg6750]

When I first heard of this, I thought it was going to be a 20-30 minute short because I didn't think the main concept could carry a 90 minute runtime and I guess I was right

[@ragercarnage8609]

I think my main problem is having Dracula having to again learn a lesson. Especially since they set it up like both Johnny and Dracula were in the wrong. Spoilers if you care below It starts out with the anniversary of Dracula and Johnny throws this crazy thing together which Dracula clearly does not like, it even almost ends in everything being destroyed and burned yet. Johnny is shown to be immediately disorganized and doesn’t plan which helps make Dracula not want to give him the hotel. So that action is justified as he’s leaving his life’s work at the hands of someone who clearly hasn’t grown up. But instead Johnny is never criticized for this just drac is wrong Again. Nah man this movie I skipped to the end.

[@kieranstark7213]

Thank God people are finally calling out Johnny for all his evil actions like lighting Frank on fire when he clearly hated it, manipulating people with his loudly annoying Julian the Mammoth esque “charm”. pandering to kids instead of ACTUALLY maturing and just feeling like he’s so much of an annoying (youngly) masculine stereotype when everyone else in this movie (even Drac in the third act because the movie hates us as much or even more than we hate it if we don’t support Johnny) couldn’t be bothered to! Fuck this movie! Either it’s as bad as Summer Vacation or the worst one since! Hell, these movies even gave me new appreciation for the first two movies in the series I never even cared about but could’ve had they been better!

[@ragercarnage8609]

@@kieranstark7213 right on. Mavis enables Johnny’s bad behavior and Dracula learns nothing over the course of three movies? No thanks

[@kieranstark7213]

@@ragercarnage8609 Well, credit where credit is due, like with any other character that is prettier from the outside than the inside in the official canon but can have higher standards when in a different canon (of course that used to be the case with the previously mentioned Amy Rose, but outside of Sonic Forces and Team Sonic Racing and ever since the first episode of Sonic Boom, she had more likeable moments than not), at least she makes for a great porn character with thick thighs, no body covering, a large vagina and bubble butt that is as wide as it is tall, so yeah, when given in the right hands, alternate dimensions of franchises can be the versions of official versions we really deserved.

[@lukelichtenthal5407]

@@kieranstark7213 Don’t compare Johnny to Julian. Julian was way worse as he added nothing to the film and had no character whatsoever. Johnny at least had a proper introduction and an established personality (albeit not an original one) but still.

[@kieranstark7213]

@@lukelichtenthal5407 Oh hey, I’ve known you on AniMat’s channel for years! And good point.

[@absolite6]

Honestly one of the biggest mysteries to me in these films regarding the invisible man was that Griffin, literature speaking anyway, was technically a human before he experimented on himself and turned invisible. Was that like, not a thing here too? *They'd of have a stroke if Dr Jekyll existed in this universe.*

[@RamenCAT-v1i]

Can we all agree that "Dracula is a bad father cause he's lied to Mavis (his daughter) throughout all 4 movies"

[@cintronproductions9430]

He didn't lie to her in the 3rd movie tho? Or did he? I don't remember.

[@RamenCAT-v1i]

"He did because drac was lying that the fact he was fine but turns out he was lonely, he also lied the fact that he had a crush on Ericka"

[@Zion_2_1_4]

@@RamenCAT-v1i and to think that he was actually always tell her the truth. Just like he said in the 3rd movie that, “I can’t lie to my own daughter anymore” and yet in the fourth film, he lies to her again so he kinda is a bad father. Like, come on drac, would it really be so hard for you to have honesty with the people you love?

[@y.9645]

@@RamenCAT-v1i to be fair in the 3rd one he didn't want his daughterbto worry or overract about him wanting a wife. his intentions arent good but it isn't as bad as the others or selfish

[@JessicaS-bb8wz]

@@Zion_2_1_4 I just so many people are harsh with Johnny but Dracula is innocent do people have to be reminded that he threw his grandson over a tower to try to get him to fly cause he thought he was a vampire.

[@Iron_Scott]

This feels like Shrek 3 in Hotel Transylvania. You can say that there are 4 movies, but you can still enjoy it without the one movie.

[@endane]

The one thing I loved about this movie is that the invisible guy is, in fact, the Red Guy from cow and chicken. Don’t believe me? Watch the credit scene where he’s covered in paint.

[@thenicehater4552]

First alvin and the chipmunks, then diary of a wimpy kid, now this... He's right, the fourth film is always a road trip.

[@Dexter_6-i4l]

At least this was better then both of those (imo)

[@thenicehater4552]

@@Dexter_6-i4l haven’t seen this one but yeah it probably is

[@quartzossie]

Hotel Transylvania 4 is like expired Coke. They had something good, but kept it way longer than they should and now it gives people diarrhea. But at least it's not The Addams Family or The Addams Family 2, which are bootleg expired Coke that gives you worse diarrhea.

[@ejumper_0987]

this is the best analogy i've ever heard

[@meateater24]

You have such a way with words

[@AnGerBomB]

People literally *Never* learn about changing director's. Pretty much every time a director for a franchise is changed it ruins everything. Also it reminds me of "The Croods 2" in that it seems like a chaotic children's movie. But the difference between then Is that The Croods 2 is actually good and well made.

[@HoxHax666]

The Croods 2 is way better than the first one.

[@jeffreyquinde6707]

First film- I have some nostalgia for this film. Also it has some dated jokes, it was charming and the story was pretty endearing and full of heart. 8/10 Second film- Adam Sandler wrote this, so there was plenty of witty dialogue and hilarious jokes. The story was weaker, but it was still a fun time. 7/10 Third film- Its the best one (fight me). Genndy had way more control, so he was able to truly make a wacky, goofy film. Decent jokes, same old charm, and gorgeous animation. 8/10 Fourth film- An uninspired story and an even lazier execution. It was simply boring and lame. 5/10

[@Dexter_6-i4l]

My ranking from worst to best 3 1 4 2 Fight me but it’s my opinion and personally I liked it

[@AnotherGeek....]

When i saw the trailer i saw this happening from a mile away, and I love how i still have to wait 2 weeks for it to come out in the cinema's that are closed cuz of the pedemic

[@huntercool2232]

So this movie is about Johnny feeling left out about the fact that Drac doesn’t except him because he’s not a monster. *Didn’t we already fix all of this in the FIRST MOVIE?!*

[@_audyssey]

Drac froze everyone at the party (except mavis), and yet during the chase scene where he was chasing dragon Jonny through the halls, trying to change him back to normal with the beam thingy, he didn’t even think to try and freeze him like he had earlier? Am I missing something? Does that power of his have a 45 minute cooldown?

[@cintronproductions9430]

Speaking of Drac not freezing Mavis, how come he can't freeze her anymore? In the first two movies he could.

[@jacobyullman5005]

Something about the way this movie is animated feels really weird to me, and i think I know why now. It's simultaneously over-animated AND under-animated. There's no subtly, no nuance in their movements and expressions. They feel more ridiculously cartoony now, like they can never have simple, natural expressions and movements. It's all herky-jerky, spontaneous, and unnatural when compared to the other movies. Which makes it feel much less grounded and relatable. These characters didn't start off essentially being rubberband-limbed loony toons, but that's what they are now. It's like they didn't trust that kids watching had enough of an attention span to sit and watch the movie unless they constantly jangled keys in the children's faces.

[@yintoons7807]

Yeah,Mavis is the only one that still moved in a normal way. I guess it's because she is the most serious.

[@whatzittooyah3244]

Yeah, the first movie's animation and style was perfect for the whole idea of "classic monsters in a transylvanian castle/hotel"

[@metroguevania]

I think they were trying to go for an into the spiderverse/Mitchell's vs. The machine style, but, it didn't work, in some scenes, the lighting and animation looked like early cgi.

[@kingdaddy6168]

Feel cartoony not like a movie

[@SaggyRats]

Omg yesss! Thank god someone mentioned it! I love the style of the first movie. But the animation now is soo over the top that I don’t really register their emotions as “real emotions” XD? It sounds so dumb, but yeh! It just feels like they tried to put so much life into it, now it doesn’t feel like life at all?

[@kpopduchess8638]

I’m the type of person to write whole ass paragraphs but not today, so I’m gonna summarize. We jumped right back to the first movie.

[@angsty_doodler]

Dang even the colors looked weird in some scenes. The scene w Drac flipping thru his note cards in particular like I know he's supposed to be sweaty but dang even he looks pale af In all seriousness, I haven't seen the movie yet but it looks like a garbage fire, which is sad. I binge watched the first one all the time as a kid and I think that's really what got me into monsters. I loved it so much and I still do, it's so nostalgic for me. Sad to see this is what we got in the end after all that hype for it.

[@pizzaflavoredcupcakes7003]

The first movie was a good mix of heartfelt and cheeky. It had some good jokes, and some good emotional moments too. It’s a great premise! Dracula as the owner of a hotel for monsters to seek refuge from humans that persecute them. All this so that Dracula could, in his mind, keep his daughter safe after his wife was murdered by humans. I loved it, it’s an underrated movie. Plus, it has horror/creepy vampire themes in it, which I think the other movies neglect. In the other movies, the third and fourth especially, I feel like it’s easy to forget that the characters are supposed to be creepy ghoulish monsters. The second one? It’s good. I can appreciate it, but it’s not as good as the first one. The third and fourth movies suck. I don’t like how they basically replaced Martha with the blonde lady and striped the franchise of it’s serious side. It just feels like a bunch of forced jokes. In my opinion they should’ve just stopped at the second movie, or maybe even the first.