Paul Magne Haakonsen
Funny, but something was missing in the movie. Sure, "Transylmania" was a funny movie, but there was just something missing from the movie, something that would have made it excellent. It is a good runner-up to the movie "Lesbian Vampire Killers", though not nearly as cool.The story of "Transylmania" is alright and have moments that will have you laughing or smiling at least. What works best for the movie is the mistaken identity thing going on throughout the movie, that was what kept the movie afloat.The cast was alright, and most did a good job with whatever means they had been given for their characters. The traditional stupid attempts of recreating a Transylvanian accent was in place - you just gotta love it when Hollywood movies do that stuff to try to make some accent.One of the better things about the movie was the scenery and stages, they worked very well and had lots of details to them, which was quite nice.Sure "Transylmania" is a comedy, but there are better and funnier comedies out there. But if you like spoof movies, you should check out this movie.
vmaxerr
I saw a late evening showing of this movie, I was the ONLY one in the show. All the teenage girls were down watching the New Moon flick. I was entertained, the movie was actually BETTER than I expected, it really was like someone else said: Animal house goes to Romania(spelling) For those of you who HAVE actually seen the movie, I give it a 10 for eye candy. I'm amazed no one has mentioned this, maybe some of you teenagers need to quit playing with your cell phone long enough to actually watch the flick.I go to the movies nearly every week, sometimes I take a chance on an unknown movie. This was such a flick, I laughed several times during the movie....I'd even pay to see it again.
johnbayer76
I had never been in an empty theater before until Saturday, when my girlfriend and I went to see this and we were the only ones there. It was very weird and very creepy. I figured we were in trouble but we stuck it out and watched the whole thing. And I liked it a lot. I've spent the last two days reading how much everyone hates this movie and since I didn't, I have to post here for the first time with my theory on what the studio did wrong. Here goes. I'm a film student so I try to see everything. I watch 4-5 movies on DVD a week and 1-2 in the theaters. And they are completely different experiences. I saw Vincent Gallo's Buffalo 66 on DVD two weeks ago and I loved it. I saw a movie I never knew existed called Little Noises with Tatum Oneal and Crispen Glover on DVD that had the worst sound in the world and it was still great. But I think if I had seen those things in the theaters I would have hated them. I saw Transformers 1 in the theater and I liked it. Then I saw it on DVD and realized it sucks. In the theater you want it to be big and know they spent money. You can't always follow the story because so much is coming at you with sound and sight so you don't even notice when the plot sucks. This thing was cheap and looks it. But I still liked it. It was complicated as hell but was funny and somehow very interesting. I think being in the theater pretty much alone it felt like I was watching a DVD on my couch. But the studio made a HUGE mistake putting this in theaters. They also made trailers that made you think it was a spoof which it isn't. I want to hear what people say about this when they see it at home. Date Movie and Epic movie suck on DVD. I bet this won't. That is my theory.
semiwizardsavan
This film was put together very well for what it was. It delivers all that it promises. Nothing more, and nothing less. This is not a movie to be analyze in order to try to find meaning. It is purely to allow you to forget that reality exists for an hour and a half.If you know your vampire lore, or at least your vampires movies, you will LOL. Some of the references are rather obvious, but there are a few that are harder to spot. There are also a homage to a past horror parody. :P This is probably one of the funnier comedies I've seen lately. The nice thing with this film is that it is a pure comedy, as opposed to the ever popular romantic comedy. The plot is executed very well. The effort put into the background and stunts is apparent. There is a seriousness in some of the characters and events that enhances the comedic aspect of the movie, which makes for a good laugh fest.By the way, I do not work in the film industry, nor am I a professional critic or know a professional critic. Just in case anyone was wondering.