By Karla Reyes

Staff Writer

Set to hit theaters Friday, the 3D film “Hotel Transylvania” has a befitting cast that will keep kids entertained and adults happy.

The plot follows the story of the renowned Dracula (voiced by Adam Sandler) and his attempt to plan the perfect birthday party for his daughter Mavis’ (voiced by Selena Gomez) 118 birthday. Dracula also has to run a hotel and most importantly keep his daughter from falling in love with the kooky human backpacker, Jonathon (voiced by Adam Samberg), who had wandered into the “monsters-only” hotel.

The animation was good, but nothing we haven’t seen before. However, one strong point of the film was the camera movements, which give you the sense that you were actually inside the hotel watching the characters. Some 3D movies these days fail to keep the camera angles and movements nausea-free, but “Hotel Transylvania” did. The music and jokes throughout the film parallel today’s realities and buzz.

This was director Genndy Tartakovsky’s first feature film. However his Emmy-nominated productions and animator’s resume do not fall short after cartoon hits such as “Dexter’s Laboratory,” “PowerPuff Girls,” “Samurai Jack” and “Star Wars: Clone Wars.”

You can check out this movie on Friday, Sept. 28.

Three out of five paws.