History YMMV / HotelTransylvania3SummerVacation

* EnsambleDarkhorse: There is a female Kitsune that pops up in the movie now and again that has seemed to gain some attention from fans.

* SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: The film currently has a 62% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, which is the highest in the franchise compared to the [[WesternAnimation/HotelTransylvania first]] one's 45% and the [[WesternAnimation/HotelTransylvania2 second]] one's 55%. The fact that this is the first one in the series to have Tartakovsky involved with the script possibly helps matters.

* NightmareFuel: Professor Abraham Van Helsing is probably the scariest, most threatening, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and]] [[{{Gonk}} ugliest]] antagonist in the ''Hotel Transylvania'' series yet, putting Quasimodo and Bela to ''shame''. Not only is he implied to be the direct motivator for Dracula to start his monster-sheltering hotel, but he is ''extremely'' dedicated to exterminate not just Dracula, but monsters in general. Even after decades have passed, he still tries to achieve his goal, somehow converting himself to a {{Cyborg}} to keep himself alive. It's clear that his pursuit of monsters has made him lose his mind, to the point of putting his own great-granddaughter in harm's way on at least two occasions. [[spoiler:Even his apology and agreement to a refund seems halfhearted at best.]] [[AdaptationalVillainy Wasn't Van Helsing supposed to be basically the Superman of the Dracula universe at one point]]?
** [[spoiler: The Kraken greets us as a benign, jazzy lounge singing character with the friendly voice of Creator/JoeJonas. Then Abraham acquires the weapon that apparently destroyed Atlantis and which he plans to '''kill all monsters''' with, a piece of hypnotic sheet music that makes the Kraken go murderously berserk, ''roaring'' as [[RedEyesTakeWarning his eyes glow red]]. And he gets close, too: Drac, who [[CurbStompBattle effortlessly took out]] several of Bela's friends, gets ''strangled unconscious''.]]
** Just the ''sound'' of the music in question. It's catchy, but there's just something very wrong about it.

** Also applies InUniverse: Drac, at least initially, thinks the idea of cruises is inherently pointless, telling Mavis (and later on, Murray and Frank) that it's just "...a hotel on the water!"

* MoralEventHorizon: Abraham Van Helsing crosses this when he [[spoiler:continues attacking Dracula, knowing full well Ericka (i.e. his own great-granddaughter) is in his line of fire. He even jokes that now he's the only one to carry on the Van Helsing family tradition]].

* FanficFuel: The entire "zing" mechanic hinged on the fact that it was one per customer per lifetime, and an enormous deal in the monster world. This movie throws all of that to the wind, and there's nothing holding characters back from zinging as many times as they want with whoever they want.

* MoralEventHorizon: Abraham Van Helsing crosses this when he [[spoiler:continues attacking Dracula, knowing full well Erica (i.e. his own great-granddaughter) is in his line of fire. He even jokes that now he's the only one to carry on the Van Helsing family tradition]].

* WereStillRelevantDammit: While it's mostly limited to the climax, the overuse of pop songs can be rather grating for some. The most egregious example being where Drac is dancing around the ship to the tune of [[Music/BrunoMars "24K Magic", and DJ house music plays a crucial role in the film's climax.]]

* WereStillRelevantDammit: While it's mostly limited to the climax, the overuse of pop songs can be rather grating for some. The most egregious example being where Drac is dancing around the ship to the tune of [[Music/BrunoMars "24K Magic".]]

* CriticalDissonance: Despite being critically better than previous entries, audiences scores for the film are also the franchise's lowest.

* SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: The film currently has a 62% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, which is the highest in the franchise compared to the [[WesternAnimation/HotelTransylvania first]] one's 45% and the [[WesternAnimation/HotelTransylvania2 second]] one's 55%. The fact that this is the first one in the series to have Tartakovsky involved with the script possibly helps matters.

* ContestedSequel: It's getting criticized as the weakest entry in the franchise, and is cited as proof the franchise has overstayed its welcome. Despite this, it currently has a 61% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, compared to the [[WesternAnimation/HotelTransylvania first]]'s 45% and the [[WesternAnimation/HotelTransylvania2 second]]'s 55%.
* CriticalDissonance: Critics haven't taken so kindly to it despite a decent showing with audiences.

* NightmareFuel: Professor Abraham Van Helsing is probably the scariest and most threatening antagonist in the ''Hotel Transylvania'' series yet, putting Quasimodo and Bela to ''shame''. Not only is he implied to be the direct motivator for Dracula to start his monster-sheltering hotel, but he is ''extremely'' dedicated to exterminate not just Dracula, but monsters in general. Even after decades have passed, he still tries to achieve his goal, somehow converting himself to a {{Cyborg}} to keep himself alive. It's clear that his pursuit of monsters has made him lose his mind, to the point of putting his own great-granddaughter in harm's way on at least two occasions. [[spoiler:Even his apology and agreement to a refund seems halfhearted at best.]] [[AdaptationalVillainy Wasn't Van Helsing supposed to be basically the Superman of the Dracula universe at one point]]?

%% ItsTheSameSoItSucks: Drac (at least initially) hates the idea of going on a cruise, telling Murray that it's "...a hotel on the water."
* {{Sequelitis}}: Creator/DougWalker, who defended the previous two, claimed it was the least funny of the trio, while WebVideo/AniMat claims this as the worst of them, and even said that this franchise is the next ''[[WesternAnimation/IceAge Ice Age.]]''
* SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: Has a 58% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, compared to the first's 45% and the second's 55%.

* SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: Has a 58% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, compared to the first's 45% and the second's 55%.

* SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: Has a 63% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, compared to the first's 45% and the second's 55%.

%% ItsTheSameSoItSucks: Drac (at least initially) hates the idea of going on a cruise, telling Murray that it's "...a hotel on the water."

* ItsTheSameSoItSucks: Drac (at least initially) hates the idea of going on a cruise, telling Murray that it's "...a hotel on the water."