Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
Sony Pictures Releasing | Release Date: July 13, 2018
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wales7388Jun 11, 2019
loved it!!! selenas voice work is amazing as usual her reprise in the franchise has helped it significantly
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Davrosdaleks1Jul 17, 2018
Though the film lacks the emotional backbone and steadier plot of the first one, I found this to be genuinely fun makes up for the lackluster and slightly mean-spirited second film.

The main plot in this is a little predictable. Not bad,Though the film lacks the emotional backbone and steadier plot of the first one, I found this to be genuinely fun makes up for the lackluster and slightly mean-spirited second film.

The main plot in this is a little predictable. Not bad, just obvious. But, this film is more about the journey than the destination. The installment is more segmented, following the many, many monsters in their own storylines. This is actually to HT3's benefit. The main emphasis here is humor and they mine the heck out of it. Think of HT3 as more of a series of Saturday morning cartoon/Looney Tunes-style skits.

Director and animation veteran Gendy Tartakovsky, ups his game with his unique style of distinctive animation and fluidity of movement. (Again a very old-school cartoon-style.) The new character Ericka, the captain of the ship, is especially impressive in the sheer amount of detail given to her various facial expressions and body motions. The characters remain distinctive-looking and colorful. The cruise ship setting really pays off with the different attractions the characters visit are visually arresting.

The movie also solves the previous villain problems of the last two films. Rather than have a shoehorned in villain who appears briefly and feels more like an afterthought, we finally have villains who appear throughout and are actually vital to the plot.

There are two little weak spots to the film for me. First, there's Ericka's chin. It's just a little too pointy and oddly angled for its own good. Second, the movie gives children the misguided message that love exists immediately at first sight. Again, this may not be a Pixar/Disney level movie but is entertaining in its own little way.… Expand
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bartalexDec 25, 2018
La mejor de la trilogia muy entretenida aun que tiene sus toques raros la hija de dracula muy muy joven para tener un hijo..
Los protas reales de la primera y segunda han quedado en un segundo lugar Pero aun asi bastante buena.
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7
SmashEBradaFeb 8, 2019
Sony's back at it again with their wavy and loose animation style, which after Emoji Movie is a very welcome addition. Sony's also back trying to make us think that this movie isn't completely unnecessary. There was definitely an attempt toSony's back at it again with their wavy and loose animation style, which after Emoji Movie is a very welcome addition. Sony's also back trying to make us think that this movie isn't completely unnecessary. There was definitely an attempt to make a movie here, and it kinda works. It's a Hotel Transylvania Movie, that's for sure.… Expand
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NolanLundgaardJul 16, 2018
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation is a funny yet exciting adventure that both lives up to the first two while creating something never-before-seen in the franchise. This movie was 97 minutes of pure laughter. The only ding against it isHotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation is a funny yet exciting adventure that both lives up to the first two while creating something never-before-seen in the franchise. This movie was 97 minutes of pure laughter. The only ding against it is that the story is a little predictable. Other than that, Summer Vacation was a super fun film and I really enjoyed it.… Expand
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Yoyoman22Jul 15, 2018
Splendid sequel. Best of the 3 In our opinion. Superior animation. Tons of good jokes and pokes at other mediums. Bit of Dr Seuss in some characters. Kids and their parents loved it at the theater we were at. Alot of laughter and applauseSplendid sequel. Best of the 3 In our opinion. Superior animation. Tons of good jokes and pokes at other mediums. Bit of Dr Seuss in some characters. Kids and their parents loved it at the theater we were at. Alot of laughter and applause at end. Well done.… Expand
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nicholi0901Jul 15, 2018
its good i like the comedy the animation was good at some parts not the best animation but if you like the first one you would probably think the first one was a little better and this one was ok
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hardcorekiddJul 29, 2018
In Sony Pictures Animation’s Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation, join our favorite monster family as they embark on a vacation on a luxury monster cruise ship so Drac can take a summer vacation from providing everyone else's vacation atIn Sony Pictures Animation’s Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation, join our favorite monster family as they embark on a vacation on a luxury monster cruise ship so Drac can take a summer vacation from providing everyone else's vacation at the hotel. It’s smooth sailing for Drac’s Pack as the monsters indulge in all of the shipboard fun the cruise has to offer, from monster volleyball to exotic excursions, and catching up on their moon tans. But the dream vacation turns into a nightmare when Mavis realizes Drac has fallen for the mysterious captain of the ship, Ericka, who hides a dangerous secret that could destroy all of monsterkind. Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation delivers exactly what fans will expect - which means another 97 agreeably lightweight minutes of fast-paced gags and colorful animation. This is hand's down, the best movie of the trilogy. I'm gonna give Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation an A. Don't miss this one, it is super funny.… Expand
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Kirollos-NoahNov 29, 2018
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation is once again directed by Genndy Tartakovsky, written by Michael McCullers and Genndy Tartakovsky, and voices by Adam Sandler, Selena Gomez and Andy Samberg.

The monster family embark on a vacation on aHotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation is once again directed by Genndy Tartakovsky, written by Michael McCullers and Genndy Tartakovsky, and voices by Adam Sandler, Selena Gomez and Andy Samberg.

The monster family embark on a vacation on a luxury monster cruise ship so Drac can take a summer vacation from providing everyone else's vacation at the hotel. It's smooth sailing for Drac's Pack as the monsters indulge in all of the shipboard fun the cruise has to offer, from monster volleyball to exotic excursions, and catching up on their moon tans. But the dream vacation turns into a nightmare when Mavis realizes Drac has fallen for the mysterious captain of the ship, Ericka, who hides a dangerous secret that could destroy all of monsterkind.

HT3:SV isn't the best of the trilogy, but still fun and colorful as the previous two. They improved lots of stuff, mostly the animation, it was completely amazing in this one. The rude humor is totally increased in this one too, but the humor in total wasn't that effective like HT2, it's like the first one, but with more rude humor.

HT3 is a complete animation fun movie, but still not that perfect like the second one, yeah, it's not perfect, I found some issues with it. Let's talk about them, shall we?

The movie was so fast, I think and expected to see my favorite monster family's vacation more than that. Because of that, some funny scenes went super-fast that you didn't have the time to laugh at. I mean the length could've been longer than that.

I loved Johnny in the previous two, but in this one I didn't see him that much, he showed so little time! I wanted more of him, but sadly, I didn't find that.

The dancing-finale was childish, and I'm not used to see a totally childish scene in this franchise. These are my issues with this movie.

As I said, the animation is totally amazing, the rude humor is high, the voices still as talented as they were and the story is richer than the previous two.

Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation is totally fun, but not the creators' best, I wanted more, they could've made morr, but still Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation is an entertaining movie, and I'm gonna give an A-.

Okay, guys, thank you as always for reading my review, let me know if you like my reviews or not, and I welcome all the comments.… Expand
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MonkiReviewsJul 13, 2018
This movie is great. The voice acting fits each character well. The animation was excellent, I didn’t see any big flaw in it. The story was fun to watch. The beginning was a little slow but only for the first 10 minutes or so. The middle wasThis movie is great. The voice acting fits each character well. The animation was excellent, I didn’t see any big flaw in it. The story was fun to watch. The beginning was a little slow but only for the first 10 minutes or so. The middle was very funny in my opinion. Each joke landed well and made many people laugh. The ending had a lot more action but was still funny. The movie was better than the original but not as good as the second Hotel Transylvania movie, at least that’s my opinion. I recommends this movie.… Expand
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whoischarlotteSep 6, 2018
Definitely the best of the three, great animation and enjoyable for both children and adults.
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vahnSep 12, 2018
I think the reviews are being a bit too harsh on this movie: it's a fun sequel that while it has its usual serious moments they're not so serious to be campy or unfitting. I sincerely had a good time in it, despite my expectations being ultraI think the reviews are being a bit too harsh on this movie: it's a fun sequel that while it has its usual serious moments they're not so serious to be campy or unfitting. I sincerely had a good time in it, despite my expectations being ultra low, and even if the humor can be cheesy and very childish at times I felt it was trying to be "that", to be silly and funny. I definitely had a better time watching this than the previous movie, mostly because they tried so hard to focus on Davis and well they didn't make a good job, resulting in him being boring. Even the first movie was better because Jonathan was a much more likable character and he was the one who gave Dracula the reason to like humans, while in the second it was Jonathan and Mavis relationship part of the struggle and Davis was just the McGuffin but barely really a character, making him just a prop rather than a real character - even in this movie he's barely got a spot, heck even Jonathan gets more highlight than both Mavis and Davis!

If anything the only thing I disliked was the forced villain...I mean it's likable and at the end they make peace, but I think they could've avoided that entirely and make it just all about dracula finding a new companion...afterall Dracula is the main character of all three movies no doubt, he's the reason why you want to watch these movies: he's still as funny as ever, he's just a tons of fun and overall I just crackled up whenever he was on screen.

Is it childish? Sure, but at least it's harmless and it knows that it's a silly, SILLY story that just wants to be funny. Does it always succeed? Nah, but those times it did it was legitimately funny and I definitely look forward to the dvd release.

Give it a shot: it's not Oscar worthy but it's just a fun, harmless flick that anyone can watch. Did I expect more? Sure, but after the second movie, I found this much more enjoyable, while the second was a drag to me.… Expand
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aidentronoJan 9, 2019
you keep this box together. are you hope together i hope. you want to give me. i know to say to me. i can use say this words. i hope theres is a 1999 vhs. i know that there is something i dont ask i know you want.
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Kai82Feb 28, 2021
A rare case where the third movie in a franchise is really good. It is the more of the same approach with expanding of the lore, new characters atop on everything that makes the prequels good. I could end here with the statement “If you likeA rare case where the third movie in a franchise is really good. It is the more of the same approach with expanding of the lore, new characters atop on everything that makes the prequels good. I could end here with the statement “If you like the previous movies you will like this one too”. I will instead go into details. The movie starts with a flashback long ago were the monster gang is on the run from Professor Abraham van Helsing who wants to kill them. Dracula however could always outsmart him and he stopped his attempts long ago. Jump to the present and Dracula is a bit unsatisfying with his life. Everything is running by routine smoothly and it is unsatisfying. Would describe it as burn out or bore out if not even the equivalent of a midlife crisis (If there is a vampire equivalent for a midlife crisis). Atop of this he is still suffering from the dead of his wife even if this happen long ago (he hides this). His family wants to lighten his mood with a family holiday so his daughter Mavis books a cruise and the whole cast joins him. He is not happy about this until he meets the female captain of the ship named Ericka. Meanwhile there is more to this than meets the eye. I stop with this introduction. The story itself fully delivers what you expect in an entertaining way. The story is interesting, the humor works well, old and new characters are enjoyable and the climax is just amazing. I freely admit that it is not the most creative animated movie nor in the realm of the best of the best. However it does not need to be there. It is humorous and entertaining with a cast I care for. This is a good description for a movie that works well. Again we have the whole team of great voice actors with Adam Sandler (works here far better than in his later movies), Selena Gomez, Kevin James, Andy Samberg, David Spade, Frank Drescher and Mel Brooks to just name a few. They again fully deliver and the cast is as enjoyable as humorous. For the new characters we got Kathryn Hahn as Ericka who I enjoyed already in Crossing Jordan (Recommend the show), Jim Gaffigan as excellent Professor van Helsing and Joe Jonas in a role I wont spoil. Like in the prequel the new characters are a good addition to the cast and franchise. The animations are again excellent and I repeat myself that the art style is one of my favorites. It blends in so well with the voice actors. For the first time for this franchise I also praise the soundtrack as they made an amazing use of its potential (I am vague on purpose here but you will know what I mean). Overall this was surprisingly well done. The third movie is in many cases a catastrophe like Alien 3 and Godfather 3 or the weakest so far like Terminator 3. Here they gave us something that succeeds in being the same we enjoyed but still fresh enough to work. The humor in conjunction with the awesome final gets a bonus point for my rating. I recommend all movies in the franchise so far and hope that the next movie will come out soon.… Expand
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FilipeNetoJun 26, 2020
This is the third “Hotel Transylvania” film, an animation franchise that has been doing very well to Sony Pictures Animation. It lived up to expectations and stood out in quality with the previous two films. It is a noisy fast paced film thatThis is the third “Hotel Transylvania” film, an animation franchise that has been doing very well to Sony Pictures Animation. It lived up to expectations and stood out in quality with the previous two films. It is a noisy fast paced film that leaves the audience little time to think about what they are watching.

In this film, the monsters leave their isolated hotel and go on a cruise, so that old Count Dracula can finally take a vacation and forget about managing his hotel. At the same time, the vampire seeks a new girlfriend, despite not being able to admit it to Mavis, and is delighted with the ship's commander, Ericka. However, she hides a secret: she is the great-granddaughter of the Count's greatest enemy, the vampire hunter Abraham Van Helsing.

Its not a perfect film but it fits into the franchise and maintains the logical sequence of the previous films. For that, I am sure, it helped a lot the fact of maintaining the same voice actors and director, who also ensures the script writing here. Like the first and second films, love - the "Zing" - is the main theme, and that not only seems coherent but its perfectly suited to a family film. Dialogues are good and the jokes are naive but very clever. They won't make you laugh out loud, but they guarantee a good mood.

Although the story told is generally good, it is very predictable and obvious, and this can alienate or displease adults. The ending is even worse, as it is excessively sugary, that kind of happy ending where everything goes well, everyone is happy and love is in the air. Another problem is the lack of development of the characters due to the enormous amount of characters in a constantly overpopulated film. We literally go with the crowd. A lot of characters, such as the Invisible Man or the Mummy, was there only for the jokes and comic moments. Others are dismissed, disappear. This is the case of the werewolves, who are literally put to sleep for most of the film.

The work of the voice actors remains excellent, and something else could not be expected after two films with the cast core intact. Personally, I would like to highlight the good work of Adam Sandler, an actor who is not easy for me to like but who has an excellent voice and knows perfectly how to use it. After a second film where things did not went well, Selena Gomez and Andy Samberg returned to their good shape, which is due to better use of their characters. Kathryn Hahn was up to the challenge with a cheerful voice that fits her character, Jim Gaffigan was a good choice for the villain and I loved Chris Parnell's voice as Fish. In addition to these highlights, the film has, as usual, the good work of Steve Buscemi (although his character had little relevance), David Spade, Kevin James and Fran Drescher.

Technically, it is a high quality computer animated film. The overall design and quality of the animation is more detailed than in the previous film, but good CGI is something we get used to in modern animations and which has become the standard and a feature demanded by the audience. It has good light, good colours and contrast. There is no effort of exaggerated realism. The soundtrack was a strong bet in this film and we finally have a good selection of songs, most of which are already well known. Techno and trance music were signed by renowned DJ Tiësto, one of the strongest names in European electronic music.… Expand
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M_HjalmersMay 7, 2019
I needed a laugh big time and I felt entertained. This is easily a solid 8 in my book, but since others gave it really low scores(!?) I thought I should bump up the unfair score a bit :)
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StudioZoloAug 28, 2019
This is an absolutely fun movie. I loved it from beginning to end. It's definitely the best one in the franchise!
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Vikas1991May 15, 2021
The part where the AI Says Drac wants belony instead of telling about a Date with someone is hilarious
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HoteltransylvaDec 25, 2022
This is the world bast animation movie series of Sony pictures animation. I am very thankful of Genndy tartakovsky for made this movie series. And after watch this movie series I want to be a animetar like Genndy tartakovsky.
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