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Dinner and a Movie: 'Hotel Transylvania' Is a Howl
A new animation about vampires is a twisted version of Twilight with a whole bunch of fart jokes. The good news is, it doesn't stink.
Editor's Note — Dinner and a Movie gives you a quick review of a new movie, where and when it plays in Roseville and a dinner idea to go along with it.
Dinner: Make it a fun night out with the kid-friendly Old Spaghetti Factory. For kids under age 10, they have a big selection of entrees including fettuccine alfredo, spaghetti and meatballs and other pasta dishes.
Showtimes: "Hotel Transylvania" is playing at Century Roseville 14 on Eureka Road at 11 a.m., 4 p.m. and 9 p.m. and in 3D at 12:15 p.m., 2:45 p.m., 5:15 p.m., 7:45 p.m., 10:10 p.m., 1:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
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Review: Dracula, Frankenstein, The Mummy...they all come out in this 3D animation where monsters who have to get away from humans and the horrors of modern life head to "Hotel Transylvania."
Dracula (voiced by Adam Sandler) is the head of the house, and when his daughter Mavis (voiced by Selena Gomez) longs for the human world, problems arise ... causing quite a scare for the hotel guests.
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There are more than a dozen celebrity voiceover characters here, which does add to the mainly slapstick animation consisting of supernatural chase scenes and jokes involving excrement, ectoplasmic goo, rear ends and breaking wind. The film is a perfectly Halloween-themed movie for kids, but leaves very little for the adults.
It's a fun film but the 3D really isn't necessary, and the storyline, as you might expect, is predictable. The funny gags and lovable characters help make this film, so the flick-o-meter gives "Hotel Transylvania" a three out of five. It's good enough for the trick-or-treat crowd but it certainly could have used a bit more bite and a lot less gas.
—Roseville Patch staff contributed to this story.
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