In the first film, and parts of the sequels, Dracula has always been an imperfect, if still genuinely loving father, driven by tragedy and a desire to keep his loved ones safe. *Even if I’d argue, no spoilers, the best jokes are back at the hotel with the zombie manservants and Van Helsing’s pet hamster.
In addition, while the Johnny/Dracula journey certainly plays into any number of road trip movie cliches, the jokes they get away with are solid. Particularly game is Samberg, who nails Johnny’s million-words-a-second tone, and his ever-growing monster transformation means new things are constantly being thrown at you. Speaking of the laughs, this movie knows it’s a comedy and I can totally see the humor playing to a fair number of audiences. Every walk, facial movement, and emotion still feels zanily vibrant, which allows for some of the comedy to shine through because of just how expressive every character is allowed to be. While it’s nice to see Tartakovsky’s style still at play, it’s good to see what co-directors Drymon and Kluska manage to do with the formula. The immediate thing I can praise about ‘Transformania’ is the animation which, rather surprisingly, hasn’t dipped in quality over the course of the trilogy. The only replacement for the machine is in the jungles of South America, so Johnny, Dracula and, eventually the whole team, journey across the world to fix themselves and, hopefully, settle Dracula’s doubts in the process. The experiment works, but in the process, Dracula and his monstrous cavalcade are turned into powerless humans. What’s Johnny to do but ask for help from the mad scientist, Van Helsing himself (voiced by Jim Gaffigan), whose latest inventions can turn any human into a monster. When Johnny confronts Dracula about this, the worried father-in-law lies and says there’s a real estate rule that only a monster can run the hotel. He hopes that his daughter Mavis (voiced by Selena Gomez) will be able to keep the hotel in good hands, but she overhears the news and believes that both she and her human husband, Johnny (voiced by Andy Samberg), will inherit it. ***Special thanks to my own beautiful girl-friends Monica & Joelle who helped me compile this list.After 125 years in the business, Dracula (voiced by Brian Hull) is looking to retire from running Hotel Transylvania to spend time with his new wife Erica Van Helsing (voiced by Kathryn Hahn). That sums up our top 10! What are your favourite girl power songs? Let us know in the comments section below. This is TLC’s reminder to every woman to remember what they’re worth.
This song and video gets me up until this day. Of course, this song also dished out valuable girl-friend advice : “If you wanna be my lover, you gotta get with my friends.” To this day, Wannabe remains a favourite. Who does not know and love this song? Once upon a time, we were all singing to whatever tune this all girl group was belting out. This song has become an anthem, a battle cry, and a reminder to be proud of who you are. Lady Gaga has always had a lot to say about individuality and empowerment. “This is for my girls all around the world who’ve come across a man who don’t respect your worth. Thinking all women should be seen, not heard So what do we do girls? Shout out loud!” Britney is proof you can weather any storm (or breakdown).ħ. Once upon a time, there was teeny bopper Britney– then she grew into a strong woman. A movie about 3 strong, beautiful girls kicking butt and 3 strong, beautiful girls backing them up with their great vocal talents? Definitely had to be part of this list. This song was the highlight of the Charlie’s Angel’s soundtrack.