History YMMV / HotelTransylvania2

* MemeticMutation: Hey, dude man! I'M A DUDE MAN!

** Most thought that rushing through Johnathan and Mavis' wedding was a really wasted opportunity as that premise alone could've been a sequel to itself and would've worked far better with the Vlad plot.

** Most thought that rushing through Dennis and Mavis' wedding was a really wasted opportunity as that premise alone could've been a sequel to itself and would've worked far better with the Vlad plot.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: There is a single conversation that mentions that Dracula is NotSoDifferent from Dennis and used to be a very sensitive child who took way longer than normal to grow his fangs. We find out that Vlad finally made it happen by taking something Drac loved and turning it into something that terrified him, but not once is it mentioned what that thing was or how Vlad actually went about doing it. Dracula's horrified reaction to watching Vlad try to do it again with Dennis make this seem like a pretty bug detail to brush over.

* ContestedSequel: Some fans thought that it uses too much credit for Sandler's writing, which makes it more like Eight Crazy Nights.

** Jonathon as well. Nothing much comes of his preferring the hotel and thinking Mavis is in the wrong beyond a single call out to Mavis at the end that doesn't even get a response and he doesn't get to participate in the final battle (in the film, anyway. The novelization gives him more to do).

* MemeticMutation: Hey, dude man! AH'M A DUDE MAN!

* DudeNotFunny: The diabetes joke. It caused enough controversy for Sony to remove it from the film for all future releases.

* AwardSnub: It's not surprising that Selena Gomez was nominated for a Kids' Choice Award for the film, but it is that Adam Sandler wasn't.

* AndYouThoughtItWouldFail: When it became obvious that the film wasn't being screened for critics, some folks began to fear a disastrous stinker, and perhaps not unreasonably, given the failure of ''Film/{{Pixels}}'', Sandler's other movie released earlier that year. Instead, by the time the reviews had settled over the weekend, the film's critical percentage was actually better on Website/RottenTomatoes than that of the original. (Though with rather less reviews to work with.) More importantly, the film earned the best weekend opening for any September film. (The original ''Hotel Transylvania'' was the previous record-holder.) With Halloween being the next month, it became perfect momentum to continue with.

* AndYouThoughtItWouldFail: When it became obvious that the film wasn't being screened for critics, some folks began to fear a disastrous stinker, and perhaps not unreasonably, given the failure of ''Film/{{Pixels}}'', Sandler's other movie released earlier that year. Instead, by the time the reviews had settled over the weekend, the film's critical percentage was actually better on Website/RottenTomatoes than that of the original. (Though with rather less reviews to work with.) More importantly, the film earned the best weekend opening for any September film. (The original ''Hotel Transylvania'' was the previous record-holder.) With Halloween being the next month, it became perfect momentum to continue with.

* AndYouThoughtItWouldFail: When it became obvious that the film wasn't being screened for critics, some folks began to fear a disastrous stinker, and perhaps not unreasonably, given the failure of ''Film/{{Pixels}}'', Sandler's other movie released earlier that year. Instead, by the time the reviews had settled over the weekend, the film's critical percentage was actually better on Website/RottenTomatoes than that of the original. (Though with rather less reviews to work with.) More importantly, the film earned the best weekend opening for any September film. (The original ''Hotel Transylvania'' was the previous record-holder.) With Halloween being the next month, it becomes perfect momentum to continue with.

* HilariousInHindsight: The scenario for when [[spoiler: Dennis unlocks his vampire powers after seeing Winnie get knocked down by Bela]] is a lot similar to how [[Series/KamenRiderKiva Wateru Kurenai]] unlocked his Emperor form. If that wasn't enough, remember that Kiva has a vampire motif and that Dennis and Wateru both have {{Adorkable}} human fathers.

* {{Tearjerker}}:
** A quick comment from Johnny stating how he didn't mind being covered in crows because he was liking the attention. It only becomes a tear jerker when you remember that Mavis is hardly spending any time with him, such as canceling date night, to be with Dennis.
** Seeing Dennis [[spoiler:run away when Mavis is angry at Drac for nearly ruining his fifth birthday party can be pretty sad to see.]]
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Both Vlad and Bela. They only show up in the last third, Vlad's relationship with Dracula is only touched upon, and Bela only exists to cause the climax, with no explanation for what he and the other bat-monsters even are or why Vlad lives in a cave with them.

* {{Tearjerker}}: Seeing Dennis [[spoiler:run away when Mavis is angry at Drac for nearly ruining his fifth birthday party can be pretty sad to see.]]

* UncannyValley: The Phantom of the Opera's look is a little more realistic than everyone else's cartoony dimesnsions.

** Jonathon as well. Nothing much comes of his preferring the hotel and thinking Mavis is in the wrong beyond a single call out to Mavis at the end that doesn't even get a response and he doesn't get to participate in the final battle (in the film, anyway. The novelization gives him more to do).

* HilariousInHindsight: The scenario for when [[spoiler: Dennis unlocks his vampire powers after seeing Winnie get knocked down by Bela]] is a lot similar to how [[KamenRiderKiva Wateru Kurenai]] unlocked his Emperor form. If that wasn't enough, remember that Kiva has a vampire motif and that Dennis and Wateru both have {{Adorkable}} human fathers.

* HilariousInHindsight: The scenario for when [[spoiler: Dennis unlocks his vampire powers after seeing Winnie get hurt]] is a lot similar to how [[KamenRiderKiva Wateru Kurenai]] unlocked his Emperor form. If that wasn't enough, remember that Kiva has a vampire motif and that both Dennis and Wateru both have {{Adorkable}} human fathers.

* AndYouThoughtItWouldFail: When it became obvious that the film wasn't being screened for critics, some folks began to fear a disastrous stinker, and perhaps not unreasonably, given the recent failure of ''Film/{{Pixels}}''. Instead, by the time the reviews had settled over the weekend, the film's critical percentage was actually better on Website/RottenTomatoes than that of the original. (Though with rather less reviews to work with.) More importantly, the film earned the best weekend opening for any September film. (The original ''Hotel Transylvania'' was the previous record-holder.) With Halloween being the next month, it becomes perfect momentum to continue with.