▁and ▁company ' s ▁lit any ▁of ▁corn ball ▁p unch lines ▁and ▁g ags , ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁of ▁which ▁clever ly ▁play - off ▁of ▁these ▁characters ' ▁icon ography " ▁Al onso ▁D ural de ▁of ▁The ▁W rap ▁gave ▁the ▁film ▁a ▁positive ▁review , ▁saying ▁" Where as ▁the ▁j okes ▁in ▁the ▁G rown ▁U ps ▁series ▁feel ▁reaction ary ▁and ▁bul lying , ▁the ▁family - friend ly ▁Hotel ▁Trans ylvan ia ▁g ags ▁instead ▁come ▁off ▁as ▁clever ▁and ▁hum ane , ▁even ▁when ▁they ' re ▁making ▁fun ▁of ▁hel ic opter ▁m oms ▁and ▁law suit - sens itive ▁summer ▁cam ps ." ▁Stephen ▁Wh itt y ▁of ▁the ▁New ark ▁Star - L ed ger ▁gave ▁the ▁film ▁one ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁stars ▁out ▁of ▁four , ▁saying ▁" Gre at ▁mov ies ▁like ▁Para N orm an ▁and ▁Fran ken ween ie ▁showed ▁the ▁laugh s ▁you ▁could ▁get ▁out ▁of ▁fun ny ▁fi ends ; ▁Hotel ▁Trans ylvan ia ▁ 2 ▁just ▁dig s ▁up ▁a ▁few ▁cor ny ▁g ags ." ▁Bruce ▁Dem ara ▁of ▁the ▁Toronto ▁Star ▁gave ▁the ▁film ▁two ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁stars ▁out ▁of ▁four , ▁saying ▁" Wh ile ▁the ▁first ▁Hotel ▁Trans ▁had ▁hum our ▁for ▁both ▁younger ▁and ▁older ▁aud ien ces , ▁this ▁one ▁will ▁likely ▁fall ▁short ▁in ▁its ▁appeal ▁to ▁adult s , ▁although ▁there ' s ▁plenty ▁for ▁the ▁little ▁mon sters ▁to ▁enjoy ." ▁ ▁Peter ▁Hart