Hotel Transylvania Movies - Nostalgia Critic

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[@deshawnedwards6412]

Review Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby-Doo! Meets Courage the Cowardly Dog please Doug.

[@jerricablackcat4303]

Another awesome intro!

[@MashupMixMan]

That intro was fire ngl🔥

[@jerricablackcat4303]

Hard to choose, but I guess the Scary Godmother review.

[@jerricablackcat4303]

Can you review Barbie and The Three Musketeers? Tim Curry wants to be king of France, plus it's more empowering than the Mulan remake.

[@taylothysmith1202]

Fun fact: The reason Brian Hull got the part of Drac in number 4 is that he has actually doubled for Sandler in commercials, a theme park ride, and some other internal stuff for sony

[@angel-sparkle-j6d]

Which is cool because bro is the king of impressions!

[@ShadyDoorags]

"Why the Macarena?" Line dancing is a staple on cruises, and the Macarena is the cliche of cliches when it comes to line dancing.

[@DokiDarling.123]

Eyyy Shady!

[@LigeraDays]

I mean, the Macarena is a popular dance song, at least in my Hispanic culture. It's just a fun song

[@WhiteRose2002]

@@LigeraDayssame here and I live in one of the most Irish places that isn’t Ireland, granted its mostly played during school dances and is almost always followed up with Heave Away

[@jbishop2454]

“Who wouldn’t that kill?” After being asked about stakes through the heart. Ah God! Gets me every time 😂

[@ianr.navahuber2195]

or the fire thing

[@SingeScorcher]

Honestly the Garlic line before it always made me crack. Just the idea that Drac just has a severe allergic reaction to garlic is simultaneously the funniest and most believable interpretation of that weakness. And his very plain and informative explanation comes across as someone who's used to explaining a nut allergy to people.

[@Jarod-te2bi]

Me to.

[@camilogarciaylasaari1857]

Probably my favourite joke in the movie(s)

[@YouKnowImOnMyPeriodYah]

Damn I never thought of that! A stake through the heart would kill literally everything!💀💀

[@Chaosmancer7]

I think Drac's emotional vulnerability in the first movie is pure gold. That scene, the lighting and color choices, it really hits hard

[@UltimateGamerCC]

yeah, being a single dad who lost his wife to blind hate which made him want to close off the world from Mavis, just to keep her safe.

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

Another awesome fact i love about this series is: When director Genndy Tartakovsky immigrated to America from Russia at age seven, some of the first movies he saw on American TV were Mel Brooks' "Young Frankenstein," "Blazing Saddles," "History of the World Part 1" and "The Producers." "Those were my comedic pillars growing up," says the director. "Mel Brooks is one of the foundations of comedy, he's been around forever, he shaped my comic sensibility, and he's still sharp and witty, so I was very nervous to direct him. He's amazing it's not like he needs directing," says Tartakovsky. "But I remember at one point, he wanted to hear how I thought he should do one particular line. What was I gonna tell Mel Brooks? But he wanted me to do it, so I did it, and he liked it, and he did it the way I did it. That was an amazing moment for me I'll never forget that.

[@thefantasticretroreviewer3941]

21:25, I totally wanna see Brian Hull and Nostalgia Critic/Doug Walker do a collab together

[@hunterolaughlin]

That explains the brief screenshot of Dr. Frankensteen during the Dracula Remix on Mavis’ phone in Hotel Transylvania 2.

[@thefantasticretroreviewer3941]

@@hunterolaughlin Yep

[@Degon1954]

That is a pretty cool fact mate

[@bluegatito8684]

Wait, Tartakovsky is from Russia?

[@oneearrabbit]

Hotel Transylvania 2 still has one of my favorite jokes of all time where a guy tells Dracula “love your chocolate cereal”. It still cracks me up to this day and I especially like it’s one of those jokes not everyone is going to get especially kids. Count Chocula isn’t exactly easy to find even during the Halloween season.

[@RYMAN1321]

Really? News to me. My local groceries always have it in stock during the Halloween season.

[@oneearrabbit]

@@RYMAN1321 Here we have only 1 chain that carries it and they pretty much get 1 pallet of each flavor and that’s it.

[@DavidRay_40]

I see it at my local Walmart (where I work) nearly every day in October.

[@prestonplayzsucks]

I think the original is better

[@frenzyproductions]

Its at target every year

[@Tadicuslegion78]

Genndy Tartakovsky: *Makes good children's entertainment from Dexter's Laboratory to directing Hotel Transylvania* Also Genndy Tartakovsky: *Makes one of the most badass Star Wars productions ever...until Dave Filoni came along* Also Also Genndy Tartakovsky: *MAKES TWO OF THE GREATEST ANIMATION MASTERPIECES EVER IN SAMURAI JACK AND PRIMAL* This man needs more recognition for his art.

[@TheDktv9]

FACTS!!! GENNDY THE GOAT!!!

[@nintendex9288]

Also Also Also Genndy Tartakovsky: *Makes amazing Cartoon Network mecha cartoon that appeals to an older audience with a gripping stor-* Cartoon Network Excecutives: *No*

[@mr_indie_fan]

I own the hotel transylvania movies on dvd and the entire samurai jack series on dvd, i watch both regularly. Samurai jack is one of the top 10 cartoon network shows of all time, and that ending? Chefs kiss, but i wont spoil it.

[@gluttonousmaximus9048]

I'll just wait until this becomes true: Genndy Tartakovsky: POPEYE. ENOUGH SAID.

[@Luke_SkywaIker]

Wdym until Dave came along?? 2003>>>>

[@thisfaceisanormalpizza672]

Mavis is indeed one of the best goth characters ever because she still has that morbid aesthetic yet she is so nice and full of life. I would love to see more perky goth characters to balance out the deadpan ones. Plus, she's just so cute! ❤

[@Orsonfoe]

Agreed. She like Abby from NCIS . Wrapped in the dark and mecop but enjoy life to the fullest and loves it.

[@castiandisciple8363]

My favorite is Death of the Endless, the original perky goth.

[@realJoeMavro]

@@Orsonfoe Ruby Gloom is another good example.

[@SirRavix]

I love her

[@RYMAN1321]

Agreed 💯on your points. She became one of my favorite animated film characters of the 2010’s. Selena Gomez did so well voicing her as well.

[@claytonrios1]

I'll always appreciate hearing Mel Brooks as Vlad. That's one of those casting choice's that works on multiple levels.

[@xgray2012]

I know, right?!

[@joeymartinez9854]

If u noticed in the video of drac calling his daughter crazy a clip from young frankenstein is in it a great reference to mel brooks and his work

[@toomanyhungrycats0554]

Especially since HT has a strong chuck Jones resemblance

[@claytonrios1]

@@joeymartinez9854 I actually just noticed that. That's attention to detail right there.

[@joeymartinez9854]

@@claytonrios1 ikr that was my first mel brooks movie I ever seen and second to star Gene wilder

[@DarkseidJoshua]

That stake to the heart joke where dracula says "Who wouldn't that kill?" Always makes me laugh because in the TV show Buffy the Vampire Slayer and even in it's spin off show Angel they actually do kill most of the monsters and demons with stakes or stake like weapons such as wooden poles or bolts and arrows. There's even an episode where one of the characters accidentally kills a innocent person who they mistake for a monster by stabbing them in the heart with a stake.

[@JStryker47]

Technically, as I recall, it was someone working for the bad guy. But I don't think Buffy or Faith would've had any way of knowing that.

[@DarkseidJoshua]

@@JStryker47 He worked for the bad guy but it was implied that he was going to switch sides.

[@fabiovarra3698]

Another fun side of the joke is that in the book Dracula die from two knife stabs, one in the neck and one through the heart, like any normal human would do.

[@MisterCasket]

The monsters in the Buffy world also hate halloween, they think it's tacky.

[@Isnogood12]

@@MisterCasket Show me an adult Christian who doesn't think Christmas isn't way too capitalist and cringe. :p

[@TeamCap623]

So glad you gave Brian Hull the respect he deserves. That guy's character impressions are impeccably amazing and on point.

[@BallerBrain]

When I first watched the last one, I thought Dracula was Adam Sandler.

[@douglasmitchum1488]

I was following Brian Hull years before this movie his impressions surprise me every time

[@psychegirl]

He also seems like such a nice guy. So much talent too.

[@BrightWulph]

Biran Hull did a brilliant job, it's just a shame the final HT movie was such a let down.

[@halotalim]

As a person who actually met Brian Hull, he deserves all the credit he gets.

[@thrackerzodthefandomnerd4267]

One thing I noticed is drac specifically says "yes, I'm allergic to garlic, it makes my throat swell" then in number three the 'can't have garlic' is turned into "it gives me gas"

[@stargazerart]

There are SO MANY inconsistencies from film to film like this. Like how "you only zing once in your life" and the third movie craps all over that. The werewolves smile with human teeth after dropping the wolf pups off at daycare and no longer have canines which looked so bizarre, and the vampires are shown often not able to be reflected in mirrors or come out in pictures but they somehow have videos and pictures of them on their phones.

[@Snekysnitch]

The fart jokes are so bad, who even finds it funny? Also, the invisible man's human design. How tf did he fit in tight shorts and tie in the earlier movies? I don't care if he isn't hot, but at lest keep it consistent.

[@Doctor_Grubious]

@@stargazerart well to be fair, mirrors don’t reflect because of silver backing, cameras aren’t mirrors

[@stargazerart]

@@Doctor_Grubious ok but they dont work in johnny and mavis wedding photos for some reason

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

What's so strange about the original Design of Dennis was initially designed with giant curls of his father's red hair but when translated to computer animation, his hair was so big that it blocked the light in front of Dennis' face and nobody's arms would have been long enough to hold Dennis since his hair took so much space. Dennis' final model had more than 265 individual strands. Once the computer filled in the rest, there were a grand total of 150,000 hairs.

[@HisVirusness]

Genndy Tartakovsky absolutely did not disappoint with the first movie. His animated work will be considered classics in generations to come.

[@Mariofanaticanimations]

He was heartbroken with the critics being too harsh on him with his old friend franchise

[@RYMAN1321]

@@Mariofanaticanimations Old friend franchise ?

[@Mariofanaticanimations]

@@RYMAN1321 yes because now Genndy has moved on to make some R rated Sony Animated movies like Fixed and Black Knight

[@RYMAN1321]

@@Mariofanaticanimations I’m definitely looking forward to Fixed, it looks quite interesting LOL

[@Mariofanaticanimations]

@@RYMAN1321 yeah I hope Disney makes a new Hotel Transylvania on Disney plus in that multi year deal with Sony

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

Honestly i'm just glad Adam Sandler made these films and Uncut Gems because it just shows how much talent and effort is behind him when he's given that chance to shine as a actor and not just have to tell bad poop, fart or piss jokes so kids can laugh at his films.

[@chasehedges6775]

💯💯💯. He really is a talented guy when put in the right film and given the right material to work with

[@EbonyPope]

He definitely has talent. The problem is he's lazy any takes the easy way to make money. A shame and it really hurts to see when someone doesn't use his potential for which others would give a leg or two.

[@Altmetalpunk]

He really can make gold when he tries

[@Altmetalpunk]

@@EbonyPope I think he knows the simple stuff can make money and uses those to fund the films he enjoys and wants to make

[@EbonyPope]

@@Altmetalpunk He hasn't made anything noteworthy since maybe the 90s or early 2000s. For the most part he just doesn't seem to care. Just like Eddie Murphy once he got rich.

[@FBHSswimmer2006]

"Tell me. Do you dream of being a vampire?" "This is how we're represented. Unbelievable." Still to this day, I howl at that scene. Or how about "I DO NOT SAY BLAH BLAH BLAH!"

[@h.rtheater8321]

These movies prove that Adam Sandler still has a very good sense of Humor when he isn't doing Happy Madison movies. Hope he does more movies like these

[@jessehcreative]

He’s actually a really good voice actor. He should stick with it.

[@ddjsoyenby]

agreed they're very good

[@jacob4920]

Don't be so hard on "Happy Madison" movies. His early work is still eminently rewatchable: "Happy Gilmore," "The Waterboy," "Little Nicky," and "Billy Madison" have some of the most quotable (and meme-able) scenes in cinema-comedy history! It's true though, that, after a while, Sandler did sort of run out of gas, and needs some help making movies from actual directing talent anymore.

[@zylokun]

I still feel that my favorite moment in any of these movies is in the first. When Drac has that tender moment with Johnny telling him all about his wife. He even admits that he likes johnny. "Maybe if things were different it would be possible." Just the pain, but reluctant hope in that one moment... made me like adam sandler again

[@Chaosmancer7]

Best scene

[@BugsyFoga]

Can’t believe it’s been a decade since the first film.

[@chasehedges6775]

Time flies.

[@ericasutton3147]

@@chasehedges6775 I know right?

[@JGProductions6581]

But I remember my dad taking me and my Brother to see it. I was in High School. Oh I’m getting old and it’s depressing.

[@KatSuYeah]

holy shit ☹️

[@1234OTAKUANIME]

Me too. I was like "Isn't it too early to review this movie?"

[@joshuastrittmatter4188]

Mavis’ Godzilla-levels of rage on her expression is what sells the part where she finds out her son was thrown off a tower for me. The moment they open the phone-only to see THAT face glowering back at them, is the moment they all knew it was game over.

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

To quote the late great Norm Macdonald and something i'm sure Adam Sandler might be thinking about is “It’s a very odd thing with Hollywood, where you do stand-up, you’re good at it, then they go, ‘How would you like to be a horrible actor?’ Then you say, All right, that sounds good. I’ll do that.”

[@JamesDavy2009]

You could apply that logic with Richard Pryor with his disastrous appearance in _Superman III._

[@ninjanibba4259]

@@JamesDavy2009 I'm sorry? He was good in that film The issue was that he was in a SUPERHERO MOVIE about SUPERMAN

[@seandobbins2231]

@@JamesDavy2009 to be fair, Richard Pryor has been in many movies and acted quite well in them, plus Richard Pryor wasn't the problem with Super III, it was pretty much everything else in the movie. Honestly, Superman movies have never been great if you're looking at them critically, it's just that the first two are entertaining enough and Christopher Reeve and Gene Hackman are great actors. Superhero movies didn't get seriously good until Batman and then after that they stopped being as seriously good until Iron Man, as the ones in between are either mediocre, laughably bad, or just too comical and hammy for many to take as serious films, though I'd argue Spiderman/II helped bridge the gap between Batman and Iron Man.

[@mcdonalds5972]

Watching the Macarena scene at the theatre was like watching hell manifest in front of me.

[@ryanmorejon5813]

What a perfect way to start off Nostalgiaween by talking about these films and I do love the new nostalgiaween intro ❤️🎃

[@hannahbarker1463]

Brian hull needs to be hired for more voice acting roles. He’s such a talented guy.

[@FormalFilmsProductions]

Super happy that Brian Hull got the opportunity to voice him. He did a great job

[@DraconasTenZHG]

I had no idea he was in a movie, also in a pretty well known movie too. He's great at doing voices.

[@LobstertheGiggy]

Honestly I hadn't even realised it wasn't Sandler doing the voice so Hull really is doing a good job of it

[@Liforce]

One point I wish this video covered was how Hotel Transylvania 2 was about a topic I've never seen covered in a kids movie: Culturally Mixed Families. The two main plotlines of Drac trying to make Dennis more "vampiric" and Mavis and Jon experimenting with suburban life both have strong analogies to two issues that can arise in culture mixed families. I'd like to preface this as being a Jewish man from an Israeli family who married a Christian woman from a Filipino family. Drac and his father Vlad are both played by legendary Jewish actors, and many of the "Vampire Culture" moments they exhibit share similarities to Jewish cultures: frequent complaining, parents being the fearful heads of the household, a stubbornness against compromise, and a positive outlook on "tradition". Drac tries to fool his father that his grandson Dennis is a vampire because he doesn't want Dennis and Mavis to be shunned by the Vampire community for not being "pure". I sympathize with Drac as I've met numerous Jewish friends who were outcasted from their families or communities for marrying outside their cultures. From personal experience, my parents weren't fond when my first girlfriend wasn't Jewish, but luckily, much like Vlad, they came around and fell in love with the woman I eventually married, though they still object to certain cultural norms my wife shares. With Mavis and Jon in suburbia, we get an opposite problem of forcing a culture: inhibiting ones culture. Mavis starts excited at the "human" lifestyle of technology, food, and activities. She even meets another monster who is married to a human and lives in suburbia. But in doing so, this monster gave up his monster heritage, and looks dull and miserable because of it. Mavis contemplates raising her son as a human or a monster, and in the former, asks if she'd have to live a human life as well. The counterpoint to both these views are Dennis and Winnie, the werewolf girl. The two children focussed in the movie come from different worlds, and they don't care. Winnie likes Dennis, not because he is a human or a monster, but because she likes him. And Dennis likes Winnie for everything she is. This becomes the moral of the story, that you can culturally identify with either of your parents, or both, or none, and still have a loving family.

[@LadyOnikara]

I really hope Dennis and Winnie end up together. They are so cute!

[@PaperMarioParty08]

⁠​⁠@@LadyOnikaraThat's honestly the main thing I want out of an inevitable Hotel Transylvania 5. I have not seen the 4th movie, but apparently they wasted both Dennis and Winnie's characters, which really sucks. They're so adorable man, I wanna see more of them.

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

What i love about these films is that we're able to make Dracula edgy while also keeping him safer for kids to enjoy and laugh at.

[@hackman669]

Does Dracula still drink blood? Who or what does he kill?

[@orlandolee4438]

I love the HT films as well but I have teensy problem with them...ahem... DRACULA LIES IN EVERY. FUCKING. MOVIE!!!

[@Kahtisemo]

@@hackman669 if I remember right, in the first movie he says he's found some kind of drink substitute he's grown fond of, which makes sense after what happened to his wife and wanting to stay close to home, he'd look for any means not to have to leave the house to go hunting. In the second movie, they talk about vampires learning how to hunt by catching mice, so maybe he still goes after smaller creatures on the property. Or maybe with all the middle age dad jokes, he'd rather just grab a drink from the hotel bar from time to time cause he's way too rusty to do things like he did "in his hundreds".

[@georgethomas4567]

The first film is amazing. The sequels... Eh.. though there was one joke in the third film that easily one of the funniest things I've ever heard. "So you're telling me you'll watch our kids for us? But why?" That had me laughing so damn hard the first time I watched it I was literally in tears 🤣🤣🤣 I can only imagine every parent ever nodding in agreement when hearing that joke.

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

I like how these films showed how incredible Adam Sandler can be at telling a story when he gives real emotions and not dressing up as a Woman

[@GreaserMan]

He already did that with Click.

[@georgeeastwood6930]

One moment was when Dracula opens up to Johnny about when Mavis’ mother was murdered by humans many years ago, & Johnny assures him that times have changed since then. Not only was this version of Dracula actually funny, but he was sympathetic as well. It’s also like when Adam Sandler’s character in “Click” rewinds his father’s last words to him before he died; “I love you son”. It really hits you in the feels, because he snapped at him to let him get on with his work & he never got to make amends or say goodbye.

[@RYMAN1321]

@@GreaserMan IMO one of his worst films. I remember renting it from Blockbuster years ago and laughed maybe a handful of times. The drastic dramatic tone shift in the 3rd act was quite jarring too, to the point when it felt like an entirely different film. Also didn’t like the ending, I remember it feeling like it was all a dream.

[@muhdshafiq2523]

The first movie still holds a very special place in my heart because it’s one of the few films that helped me discover what films reviews is back in 2012. And I was still in high school at that year.

[@RYMAN1321]

OMG Same here ! I was in my Senior year of High School when the first one came out, and now I’m a year removed from finishing college. Time flies doesn’t it ? :(

[@BabyLambCreations]

Love this year's Nostalgiaween intro!

[@frostbitetheannunakiiceind6574]

12:52 "might be half vampire" his father is a human, his mother is a vampire. how could he NOT be half vampire? did someone cheat or something? lmao

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

Fun Fact: The multi-headed Hydra is a monster from Greek mythology, and made an appearance in Jason and the Argonauts (1963).

[@dustyrose192]

Im pretty sure it made more appearances than this and Jason and the Argonauts

[@BallerBrain]

and the Disney Hercules

[@jacobcox4565]

I just realized Johnny's name is because one of the main characters in the original Dracula novel is named Johnathan.

[@Phoenix-theExcellent]

@@jacobcox4565 omg I only realized it as I read this comment XD

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

I like how the production team initially thought Vlad should inhabit an old-school castle--in other words, a classic foreboding location right out of a vampire movie from the twentieth century--before deciding to have him live in a cave instead to show how secluded he's become. It kind of shows Dracula growth as a character and show's how much he's improved over the years.

[@MaherandIbrahimsAvengers]

The funniest thing about the 4th movie is how Twitter went crazy over the fact that the Invisible Man wasn't hot when he became became visible

[@Phoenix-theExcellent]

I was searching for this comment XD

[@chasehedges6775]

The Hotel Transylvania movies are absolutely amazing and they really show how good of an actor Adam Sandler is

[@christhornycroft3686]

As a CGI character?

[@lukelichtenthal5407]

Too bad the last two films blow!!

[@sporepda]

@@christhornycroft3686 Voiceacting is still acting. And he is a good actor besiedes, just... not always

[@chasehedges6775]

@@lukelichtenthal5407 💯💯💯

[@jordandutra9029]

@@lukelichtenthal5407 4 was okay, better than 3.

[@George-kz5hb]

When I first began dating my fiancé, she showed me the first two movies (it was a couple months before 3) the scene with Frank screaming and burning down the summer camp was the first big laugh we had together watching a movie. Its a great memory!

[@Markimark151]

Love the Scooby-Doo intro! Hotel Transylvania is actually a decent movie, I liked it better than most animated movies that year!

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

Another cool fact about this series is: One of the ships in the Bermuda Triangle is named "Dawn", which is the name of director Genndy Tartakovsky's wife.

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

If i had a dollar for every time Adam Sandler made a weird noise, sound effect or voice i probably be a millionaire.

[@MisterCasket]

That's why HE'S the millionaire ;)

[@Isnogood12]

The first two movies didn't feel like two movies, but parts one and two of the same movie. That's a really good thing.

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

I love looking at the intros of every NostalgiaWeen and seeing how much the animators have improved so much over the years.

[@Bladesmessofplaylists]

the bouncy-ness with the smiles is honestly creepy in 3 and 4 but 1 and 2 are still worth watching and entertaining

[@ChristionGirl45]

You guys never fail with the Nostalgia-ween intros! I hope y'all will cover Coraline this year! 😄

[@AliAngelpie]

They did review it briefly in a Top 10 Nostalgic Halloween films but I would love to see a full review of it too!

[@Charles12]

They have to do a full one for the release of Wendell and Wild, and to complete the (current) Selick quadrilogy

[@alysssabear]

That’s what I’ve been hoping they’d do for YEARS

[@jongon0848]

I get the feeling they'll review Corpse Bride this year for some reason

[@RYMAN1321]

@@jongon0848 Yes! That’s also a great film ! And one of the first films by Tim Burton that I saw

[@masterofthepeachtea]

Nostalgia Critic: Each character moves in their own cartoonish way, giving them more of a personality and character. AniMat: Cartoon movement wierd, movie bad

[@RandomCartoonFan2639]

Coughing Baby vs Hydrogen Bomb Virgin vs Chad Rotten vs Fresh Need I say more?

[@sammyjed8122]

Ok. This may be my favorite Nostalgiaween intro ever, right next to the Nightmare Before Christmas stop motion opening! Stellar job everyone!

[@dorourke105]

BTW what was the one before this in 2021 parodying? the transcripts for this season and the one before it on the main site are incomplete

[@resvel]

"The good thing about a stake through the heart, is that it also works on non-vampires" I really felt the "This time the sequel actually continues the story". It's amazing how many movies have a problem with this simple fact. Give us new issues, development and story arcs. Build upon your own lore instead of finding ways to just make the first movie again.

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

Honestly Adam Sandler should do more parodies.

[@jeffagain7516]

Thanks Doug (and Team!). These films were a wonderful opportunity to not only bond with my incredible Grand-Daughter, but later, I used them as a stepping stone to introduce her to one of my dearest collection of films, the original Universal Monsters family (which at first she didn't care for but now a teen, really loves them, thankfully, heh). I agree, not only did these films entertain but did so without insulting the audience's attention or trying to deliver some half-assed political messaging. They also provided a modicum of respect to the source materials I was happy to see. Oh also, I had no idea there was a 4th one. Cheers my friend and my gratz once more on the continued success of you and your very talented team! You've been in the game a long time and I still really enjoy your presentations, whether I agree with your evaluation of a flik or not.

[@kimberlymcfarland1706]

I'm Loving the Scooby-Doo theme. That was actually adorable and creative, please make more for the near future of Nostalgiaween.

[@Jarod-te2bi]

7:12 you detailed the reasons I love this movie excellently, it’s full of love, laughter and thought provoking moments. Draculas family(who look peaceful and seem not wanting to hurt anyone) is attack by a mob and loses wife to humans, the. It transcends to drac and his daughter crying with the house in flame’s”they are the real monsters” man that is as deep. Second is that the main gang(Dracula Wayne Frank and Murray) seeing the Monster festival, after centuries of hiding in fear running from humans hunting them. They all find a whole village and locals and tourists having a party Dedicated to Them! The shock & on their faces is incredible. I can’t imagine what’s going on in their minds if this ain’t a sign tis have changed I don’t now what is.

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

What was so interesting about these films is that always made want to come back more because all of them except for maybe the 4th one we're just so good and felt like nothing you had seen beforehand

[@SwiftNimblefoot]

I actually liked that 4 focuses on Drac and Johnny, as Johnny was rather neglected as a character in the last 2 movies.

[@kriticalitylives]

Though not the best movies, the animation is so vibrant and zany, the characters are so fun, and the voice actors sound like they're having so much fun, I can't help but love them haha

[@cheneethompson5756]

I LOVE the scooby doo intro parody! I was ironically watching scooby doo yesterday on HBO Max! Nice!

[@theanimeunderworld8338]

Yay! I love nostalgiaween! The new opening is great!

[@MrDethskull]

Nostalgiaween intros are definitely one of my favorite things about Halloween!!!

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

One more cool fact from this series is: Drac's backpack sports flags from both Canada and California, USA, which is a nod to the fact that physical production for the film took place in two cities: Vancouver and Los Angeles.

[@a.t.m873]

Happy 10th anniversary year to this franchise. Perfect for Halloween and Nostalgiaween. I so like Dracula and Erica as a couple.

[@lukelichtenthal5407]

Erica sucks. She has no personality and is just a love interest.

[@Mariofanaticanimations]

Where’s Hotel Transylvania 5?

[@a.t.m873]

@@Mariofanaticanimations Not coming. 4 was the last.

[@Mariofanaticanimations]

@@a.t.m873 but the ending in Transformania was sequel baiting where it’s Mavis N’ Johnnys Hotel Transylvania and Health Spa scene

[@oddtalesstudios3539]

Anyone else wonder if it would make more sense for Johnny to seek his transformation from Dr. Jekyll? It'd be a fitting way to introduce him into this universe.

[@LM1984Studios]

Out of all the characters that would get recast I didn’t think it would be Sandler who is literally the guy who made this series possible

[@AaronLevine-t3j]

He did have sign a deal with Netflix at the same time the 4th one came out. He most likely could not do the role legally.

[@deathangellink]

my own opinion on the last movie : Dracula should have stayed human, and Johnny should have stayed a monster, since it was the premise of the movie and with all the development of character in the movie. kinda hard to "retire" when you are immortal but your new wife is still a human. on another hand Mavis with a monster Johnny would thrive forever

[@AlexG-jk8tc]

The first movie still holds up, in my opinion, as one of Sony's best and a great film to watch every Halloween. My dad and I still quote Wayne's line of "Yeah, it's a mess back there" to this day LOL! Also, regardless of how you feel about the third movie, you can't deny that "It's Party Time" is a great song.

[@Mariofanaticanimations]

The first movie of Hotel Transylvania is not much good and I’m looking at you Studio Zolo

[@Trumpeter667]

A note on Brian Hull's voice: he had actually already been Dracula in the series for shorts, previews where they needed lines that wouldn't make it into the movie, and just in general doing the voice for things smaller than the full movies that they didn't want to pay Sandler for, so having him do the "direct to Amazon" movie was still a great opportunity for him, although not a complete surprise.

[@theodoro3188]

My favorite characters have always been the werewolves. While Wanda isn't seen doing jackshit controlling her children, don't underestimate dog mothers, potentially one of the craziest protective mothers to exist While Wayne is one hardworking, underrated, and underappreciated father Who the hell can manage to take care of over 300 untamed wolf puppies in one sitting

[@lukelichtenthal5407]

Winnie is the only one of them I like as I feel bad for her in that situation and she deserves better. Also am I the only one who questions their parenting as they never once interact with her and makes me question whether or not they love her. Also if they’re clearly overwhelmed by having many kids, then why are they parents in the first place. To me it’s just a repeat of the cliche that having kids ruins your live and I am so sick of that!!

[@louisetimpani]

20:51 “God’s butt” is one of the funniest interjections I’ve ever heard

[@LunaWho47]

All of the Nostalgiaween themes have been amazing, but as a life long Scooby Doo fan, the one for this year is a definite banger and a total new favorite!

[@JamesDavy2009]

Especially with N.C. (mostly) playing the role of Shaggy.

[@nightshaderose2452]

To quote The Owl Lady: "Ten years!? I remember seeing this in theaters."

[@Kawaiikate01]

That opening was awesome! I love Buster and Chaplin being the Scoobies of the gang!

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

If only Dracula had just decided to put more BBQ Sauce on his Ribs maybe the world would of been different

[@thefantasticretroreviewer3941]

21:26, The first time we get to hear Brian Hull getting a Shoutout in a Nostalgia Critic video. Awesome!

[@liamdude5722]

I'm glad Jim Gaffigan seems to be getting more recognition now. He's a very funny comedian and I think he deserves more popularity

[@RYMAN1321]

Agreed I also like his segments on CBS Sunday Morning

[@jadedragon6222]

Yesss. He's my favorite comedian 😊

[@AceHufflepuff]

Okay one LOVE this year's intro. But I still think the Gravity Falls one is the best. I think the first film is definitely a step above the rest. It feels special. Like there was care put into it. And MY GOD Adam Sandler as Dracula really absolutely killed it when it came to hitting those emotional notes. The first is a movie I do put on every year around Halloween, where as with the others....Not gonna lie I do have the DJ Teisto tracks on my phone and still listen to those when I need a good pump up workout song lol.

[@robinkholmes7127]

The idea of Van Hellsing making technology to create monsters to have monsters to hunt intrigues me.

[@ironblaster_8838]

I can’t believe these movies count as being nostalgic now. I feel so old 😂

[@2Scribble]

15:13 - it's like watching Charlie Brown as a Vampire and Lucy as a Werewolf xD

[@lukelichtenthal5407]

I always got more of a Linus and Sally vibe from these two. Also Winnie is nicer than Lucy.

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

You know seeing how many Halloween films he's done recently i'm really surprised Adam Sandler head hasn't turned into a Pumpkin yet.

[@SpamSide_B]

I thought the whole "zing" thing in the first movie was a bit too cliche, but actually worked better in the third movie. The whole idea of Dracula realizing that he could fall in love again was sweet as a lot of movies don't really address this for the older characters.

[@xxTC-96xx]

oh yeah for me I really enjoy the first two Hotel Transylvania movies and I also made them a halloween tradition. I didn't like the third one so much though and I never even saw the fourth one

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

I always knew Dracula was sweeter than Cherry Coke throw-up

[@wariodude128]

Honestly, the lines of Dracula heard with Sandler, I could tell right away it was him. Maybe it's just me having heard his regular voice too much.

[@disneyvillainsfan1666]

As much as I dislike the 3rd movie, the idea of Dracula getting a new love interest is Not a bad one. It could send a good message about how it's ok to move on from your old loved ones. The only 2 problems are that said love interest Erika is so poorly written and generic, that your not rooting for her to be with Dracula, and the film never got to address Martha.

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

So this is why Dracula fought that Kangaroo at the Grocery Store that one time

[@joshjohnson6891]

Definitely liked the first two! Didn't realize it was only 10 years old, thought it was older lol. And so many sequels in a decade 😆

[@alvaroperez2349]

It’s rare that we’d see good performances by Adam Sandler. I guess everyone has their moments.

[@lutherheggs451]

Its only rare if someone chooses to focus on his lazy films.....

[@sugarspiceandlottarice8877]

@@lutherheggs451 oooh snap

[@randalgraves6979]

😐 not like there’s a video of Top 11 Adam Sandler good films

[@GameKeeper28]

One good thing I can say about Hotel Transylvania 4 is that they went the full movie without another Werewolf playing fetch joke.

[@bryanegelhoffsanimationtec257]

An amazing new intro, and a review of Hotel Transylvania? Best start of Nostalgiaween ever! Also, a quick defense to the 3rd film, I love the message that it's possible to find true love more than once.

[@SonicChan654]

i’m sure the millions of people who watched the DJ battle scene in the third movie was more into the Kraken’s theme song than the “Macarena”

[@LadyOnikara]

Well, I did like the Macarena because I really loved that song when it first came out.

[@moxxiedemongamer3019]

0:32 way to pay homage to Scooby-Doo for Nostalgiaween

[@justsomerainboweyedguy5989]

It’s funny that he likes how wholesome the movies are, because Doug normally hates the kinda stuff. Hell, a few months ago he covers the adams family, which he liked so much because it was the exact opposite.

[@Kawaiikate01]

I like that he’s doing these trilogy reviews. It’s fun to look at them all as a whole.

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

Man this is stranger than that one time i saw Police try to integrated a Banana

[@koneheadcokehead4981]

I love how Dennis, was born on Friday the 13th.

[@affanjamsari5752]

Hotel Transylvania 1: Good. Hotel Transylvania 2: Really good. Hotel Transylvania 3: A bit rich, but okay. Hotel Transylvania 4: Quite underwhelming. That's my ranking for each Hotel Transylvania movie.

[@stonermonkey6127]

My favorite time of the year, love this years opening. Great job as always

[@ChannelAwesome]

Awesome! Thank you!!

[@the_shortski6053]

I personally rather enjoy the Hotel Transylvania movies, mainly the first two. The third movie I remember being fine, nothing really that special. Just more over the top. The fourth movie I was more just disappointed with as it really felt like retreading old waters and had potential for a much more interesting story. Like you'd think after the first two movies Drac got over the trying to lie to Mavis and be a bit more confident with dealing with Johnny. Like he doesn't even try talking to them at all about his doubts as far as I recall. Each movie had serious undertones. First was about a single father who lost his wife and tried to take care of his family and friends from those he thought would kill them and learning to trust them again. Second was about expections on a child and third had trying to move on from losing a loved and being able to love someone else instead of isolating yourself into loneliness. The fourth just goes back to learning to trust simply because he's an idiot and doesn't do anything. I think that the swapping could have done something much more interesting with mortality. Have Johnny be keeping up a lie that he's the same age as Mavis throughout the past few movies then have her find out that he's actually in his 20's to 30's. Maybe she makes a joke about him being 118 and some random person mentions that humans can't live that long. You could have Mavis panic and become overprotective like Drac was. Become more overprotective of him than even Dennis because he's human and more vulnerable. This could push him into becoming a monster to be less of a burden on her as well be there for his family longer. Mavis could see how her anxiety pushed him to that point as well as battle if living longer at the cost of being something else and losing themselves is worth it. Drac could talk about his experience after losing his wife and help her out. It would be a more natural conflict that ties in with lessons from the last movies. The shoe could be on the other foot. Yes my idea isn't perfect and could lead to other issues plus might lose on wacky comedy for kids. But I think that would be an interesting story that's not really been done too much. The only example I can think of with a conflict of a mortal romantically involved with an immortal is Doctor Who. "You can live the rest of your life with me, but I can't live the rest of my life with you". I don't know. As I say, I think that they could have done more with the concept they have.

[@PaperMarioParty08]

I definitely agree with all of this. My main problem with the 3rd and 4th movies is that they don't do much to add to the themes and messages of the previous movies. The 3rd movie's plot is pretty much the same as the first, with Drac falling in love with a human. It could've focused more on Dracula moving on from his first wife Martha, and while it does occasionally mention Martha, it never delves any deeper into that theme. As a result, the third movie just feels pointless. The 4th movie did try to add a new message about looking at the positive side of things and not getting caught up on the negative, but it doesn't really work because they did it by regressing the characters and telling the same story about Drac accepting Johnny again.

[@moondoria8401]

I’ve been waiting forever for this film to get reviewed by Channel Awesome. First Princess and the Frog and now Hotel Transylvania!!!

[@ZatchZXman]

Fun fact, the third movie's animation was when Genedy was given more freedom in storyboarding. So it's so odd that it's so different.