TheRetroCritic

Man the critics were rough on this one... Now I'm one of the first to bash whatever new tired kid-friendly animated flicks come out these days: Madagascar 3 , Ice Age 4 , The Lorax ... not for me. That said, there are the occasional ones that slip through the cracks and actually end up being pretty good ( ParaNorman , The Pirates ). Hotel Transylvania I found to be in-between. On the one hand you've got its gorgeous animation, its clever premise, its fun winks to old horror movies, its colorful characters and on the other you have... ...the singing. Actually you have an Adam Sandler Dracula RAP. I'll let that sink in. ... Theeeere it is. Ok, so that sounds like hell but trust me: Hotel Transylvania is worth a go. For one thing it's a lot of fun. It's pretty darn relentless and certainly never wastes any of its time: it's fast, punchy and nuts going for a Tex Avery-style random toon-craziness we haven't seen achieved quite this well sinc

We’ve all been asked this question at some point in our lives: “What’s your favourite film?" Hmmm… It’s always a difficult one isn’t it? You thoughtfully ponder for a moment, quickly scanning through the sizeable library of cinema visits, DVD’s, Blu-Rays and videos that you’ve amassed in recent memory. It’s never an easy one to answer with absolute certainty and the likelihood that your particular movie of choice will differ from another individual’s is, in essence, human nature. Of course, many will share the same passion for the silver screen's popular Oscar winners, black and white classics, perhaps a Disney film or two... Personally, I couldn’t care less about a film’s artistry, the award-winning performance of an actor, the previous pedigree of the director or the millions of dollars spent on cutting-edge special effects. No, for me, a memorable film is one where you can feel part of the on-screen enjoyment, create an emotional bond with the characters and, most impo