BIG RANT UP AHEAD ABOUT THE NEW HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA MOVIE (SPOILERS)
First off before we start this I want to add that yes this is seen as a kids movie but that doesn't mean that we can't talk about it whether it be positively or negatively. I grew up with these films and I liked them but this one fell short and it actually made me angry.
First off Adam Sandler didn't come back and Drac was voiced by YouTuber Brian Hull. His impression was okay at times and others I felt like he didn't do the best job but I believe this is his first time voice acting so I didn't give him a hard time on it and I do sort of like the inclusion of content creators online although I felt like Ninja was an odd choice and I felt like that was a breaking point. I love seeing content creators being included in movies but sometimes I think it shouldn't happen. Ninja played a small part though so it didn't bother me and actually i didn't notice it was him until the movie ended.
Sadly this movie ended up making me pretty mad and very disappointed in the story and the characters. Johnny was always annoying but they really amped it up this time with how annoying he is and with how much of a manchild he is.
The first movie he was annoying but at least we thought he could change and that he was just misunderstood but this time I felt like he acted a bit entitled and very childish which was disappointing.
So the whole deal with this movie is that Dracula is retiring and giving his hotel to his daughter Mavis which will also be shared with Johnny.
Mavis overhears this and tells Johnny and a few moments before Drac goes on stage to break the news Johnny gets up in Dracula's business and hints at Drac that he knows about what Drac is going to do.
This day is clearly stressful for Drac since hes handing something he cares so deeply about to his daughter and Johnny almost destroyed the place earlier in which Mavis took Johnny's side even though Johnny freaked Frank out with fire. Johnny should have known by now that Frank freaks out when he sees fire.
Anyways Johnny is badgering Drac and talking about all of HIS plans and HIS ideas and that pissed me off because Mavis is Drac's daughter so her ideas and plans should matter more but Johnny came off as super entitled and like he ran the place.
Dracula freaked out and lied and told Johnny that he couldn't get the place because of Monster real estate etc.
Johnny felt bad and knew it was his fault but instead of telling Mavis what went wrong he fucked things up more and turned himself into a monster.
Now this message can be seen as good because looks shouldn't matter but how am I supposed to feel bad for Johnny when he was freaking Drac out?
It's not like Johnny got told this because hes just existing, no he badgered Drac and got excited before Drac could even talk. If Johnny just sat in his seat and was patient this wouldn't have even happened in the first place.
Johnny causes more trouble and Dracula tries to use the thing on him but Johnny keeps running and Dracula ends up hitting himself with the gun.
Johnny almost made Drac die after he hit himself! Yet I am still supposed to feel for Johnny? Johnny wanted to show Mavis how he was a monster but he just keeps getting in the way and ignores Dracula when Drac wants to disesculate the situation and get Johnny back to being a human.
Johnny has ALWAYS been in the way it feels like. There is no time where he just listens and it's annoying. His character it feels like never tries to understand Dracula and instead he just acts childish.
And Mavis! I have zero clue why she is so into him and honestly she bugged me in this movie too! Actually everyone did!
Later there was a heartfelt scene where Dracula and Johnny were bonding and it was nice and Drac was close to telling Johnny that he lied about the monster real estate thing but then the others pull up and Johnny brings it up and Mavis is confused.
Dracula explains himself pretty well and he seems pretty stressed and tells people that Johnny was coming on strong etc but who's wrong? Dracula.
Mavis takes Johnny's side like how can't she understand that this day would be a stressful day for her dad? If it weren't for her yapping off to Johnny than this would never have happened!
Johnny turns into a bigger and meaner monster and again I am supposed to feel bad?
This guy pulls this "I feel excluded bs" but Dracula let him marry his DAUGHTER! Someone who is very close to him. He lost his wife bloody hell so him letting Johnny marry his daughter is a big deal and they even had a kid and although Dracula was harsh in that movie with the kid he did get better and learn. Johnny doesn't learn.
Dracula always has to push things aside for Johnny but Johnny never listens to Dracula it seems like. If he does, tell me. Because I don't remember many moments when Johnny took into Drac's feelings into consideration.
The only time that I think Dracula could be seen in a bad light is in the beginning when he thinks of himself and Mavis and than looks unimpressed when Johnny comes in but I mean Johnny is pretty annoying and Drac probably just misses the days when Mavis was young.
Also the consistency issues????
Dracula can somehow possess his grandson but his grandson is a vampire himself.
Also when Drac loses his powers and isn't a vampire he tries to do the same to Johnny but that wouldn't make sense because even if Dracula was a vampire, Johnny has eye contacts unless he stopped wearing them at some point or he doesn't need them when hes a monster.
So yeah I am pretty disappointed by this one. Dracula and Johnny can have a good relationship but this one barely cared about that. It felt like people who worked on this movie really hated Johnny and wanted Dracula to get jabbed at. It felt like the people on this movie didn't really care much and made the movie pretty negative but if they made Johnny likeable and not act like a manchild and made people try and understand Drac's side more I think it would have been better.
I really didn't like how they babied a grown man when he was in the wrong and KNEW he did something wrong. I also don't like the stereotype in shows where the grown man acts like a manchild but his wife/girlfriend is more mature.
I mean i know that men mature later (this is no dig at men btw it's just a fact) but sometimes shows go too far with it and it just isn't funny.
But yeah this movie really did not do the characters justice and I am very sad it ended like this.
Anyways that was my big rant. I apologize for how big this is and I want to add that Johnny can have his good moments he still had some here but I feel like he never really grows that much? But yeah that's all and I will see you next time!