Hotel Transylvania 2

Review by Bob Ignizio

Mavis and Johnny, the star-crossed couple from the original HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA, are now married and starting a family in HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2. Dracula (voiced by Adam Sandler) is thrilled to be a “grampire”, but is starting to become a little concerned that his grandson Dennis (voiced by Asher Blinkoff) hasn’t displayed any vampiric traits yet. He’s almost five, and if his fangs don’t pop out by that particular birthday, they aren’t going to. Meanwhile, Mavis (voiced by Selena Gomez) is flipping out over all the dangers to a human baby living in a hotel built for and populated by well-meaning but still potentially hazardous monsters, and is considering moving to California near Johnny’s family. Johnny (voiced by Andy Samberg), on the other hand, actually wants to stay at the hotel, which he is converting to accommodate humans as well as monsters.

The Emperor's New Groove (December 9 at 7, 9 and 11 p.m. at the CWRU Film Society, Strosacker Auditorium)

[THE EMPEROR'S NEW GROOVE screens Friday December 9th at 7, 9 and 11 pm at the CWRU Film Society, Strosacker Auditorium.]

Review by Charles Cassady, Jr.

Like something out of Rankin/Bass' Island of Misfit Toys, THE EMPEROR'S NEW GROOVE is an oddball also-ran from Disney's Magic Kingdom of animation, a featherweight burlesque from 2000 that looks like it was doodled out hastily as a goof, take it or leave it. The anything-goes sense of humor and sitcom-based lines have equal appeal to children and grownups, so there's that. Many cartoons before or since can't even boast that much.