Name : Brad Wheeler / Alias : Globe and Mail
The result is a warm-hearted frightening, about love and loss and, yes, next chapters.

Name : Peter Keough / Alias : Boston Globe
Punctuated by intermittent, bogus jump-scares, the plot thickens into opacity.

Name : Scott Foundas / Alias : Variety
Chief among things that go bump in the night in "Insidious: Chapter 3" is the movie itself - a thuddingly dull prequel to James Wan's very enjoyable (and highly profitable) demonic-possession horror franchise.

Name : Gary Goldstein / Alias : Los Angeles Times
It stands well on its own as a jumpy spookfest.

Name : Justin Lowe / Alias : Hollywood Reporter
Insidious: Chapter 3 offers a relatable young protagonist and several key supporting players from the prior films in a nimble setup to the series.

Name : Gary Thompson / Alias : Philadelphia Inquirer
Writer-directors Wan and Whannell are best known for their grisly Saw movies, but they seem to prefer the classic lines of old-school horror.

Name : Alonso Duralde / Alias : TheWrap
Pretty much what you'd expect, from the shrieking musical riff under the main titles onward, but as a vehicle for veteran character actress Lin Shaye, it's a blast.

Name : Katie Rife / Alias : AV Club
Surprisingly thematically rich for the third installment of a horror franchise.

Name : Brian Truitt / Alias : USA Today
A prequel story that puts the spotlight squarely on its leading lady and aims to be more heartfelt than horrifying.

Name : Cath Clarke / Alias : Time Out
Don't expect any spills or chills: this is more insipid than insidious.

Name : Christy Lemire / Alias : RogerEbert.com
I leapt out of my seat and grabbed the arm of the critic sitting next to me so often (and he did the same, although he shall remain nameless) that you'd think we'd never seen a horror movie before.

Name : Kerry Lengel / Alias : Arizona Republic
"Insidious: Chapter 3" is almost more a spoof of a classic like "The Exorcist" than it is an homage. It's not scary horror, it's silly horror, and the audience is in on the joke.

Name : Kyle Anderson / Alias : Entertainment Weekly
Insidious Chapter 3 is the worst kind of sequel: Not terrible, but also cartoonishly unnecessary.

Name : Simon Abrams / Alias : Village Voice
Tepid ghost story Insidious: Chapter 3 tries and fails to emphasize character-driven drama over cheap, jump-scare-intensive thrills.

Name : Stephen Whitty / Alias : Newark Star-Ledger
You need more than a few sudden noises and scary shocks to make a good horror movie. But "Insidious: Chapter Three" is at least an OK horror movie.

Name : Bilge Ebiri / Alias : New York Magazine/Vulture
You sort of want to give the movie a pass. But given its distinguished forebears, Insidious: Chapter 3 doesn't quite live up to expectations.

Name : Katharine Pushkar / Alias : New York Daily News
"I was scared at least 10 times," I heard someone say upon leaving the theater. Not bad.

Name : Michael O'Sullivan / Alias : Washington Post
The "Insidious" franchise, after three attempts to exorcise its real demons, still can't seem to shake what really haunts it: the ghost of B-movies past.

Name : Ben Sachs / Alias : Chicago Reader
The quiet stretches actually serve their purpose here, creating a sense of intimacy with the characters as opposed to simply marking time between the shocks.

Name : Michael Ordona / Alias : San Francisco Chronicle
"Insidious: Chapter 3" is simply not scary. Not a bit, not a whit. Except that the audience will be terrified of the next stabbing of their eardrums, at generally predictable intervals.

Name : Andy Webster / Alias : New York Times
Mr. Whannell wisely retains the series' secret weapon, Ms. Shaye, a seasoned performer of range, moxie and limitless charm.

Name : Peter Howell / Alias : Toronto Star
This prequel to the shriek hell, directed and scripted by series writer/actor Leigh Whannell, manages to avoid the Curse of the Triple Cash Grab.

Name : James Berardinelli / Alias : ReelViews
They say the third time's the charm. Not with the Insidious series, it isn't.

Name : James Berardinelli / Alias : ReelViews
Not since Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein have the great Universal monsters been subjected to such dismal treatment.

Name : Amy Biancolli / Alias : San Francisco Chronicle
The film is good goofy fun, even as the plot uncorks a whole lotta nothing.

Name : David Fear / Alias : Time Out
Tweens might appreciate the sugar-rush ghoulishness; Famous Monsters of Filmland fans and discerning kids-flick viewers may find themselves reaching for torches.

Name : Lisa Schwarzbaum / Alias : Entertainment Weekly
Tartakovsky's zippy, boing-boing touch shines through in the purely physical antics of the monster mob; words aren't necessary as the freaks bounce around the place with nutso energy.

Name : Michael O'Sullivan / Alias : Washington Post
"Hotel Transylvania" may offer a perfectly fine Halloween-themed getaway for young kids, but there aren't many amenities for Mom and Dad.

Name : Mary F. Pols / Alias : TIME Magazine
A family movie that includes almost entirely lewd jokes for adults.

Name : Joe Neumaier / Alias : New York Daily News
There's enough silly slapstick here that it flies by harmlessly.

Name : Peter Debruge / Alias : Variety
A stale overprotective-dad story set within a location that could easily house a more inspired mix of characters and events.

Name : Laremy Legel / Alias : Film.com
The biggest issue facing "Hotel Transylvania" is that this story has been done before, over the past six decades, and in a far superior manner.

Name : Bilge Ebiri / Alias : New York Magazine/Vulture
It's all strictly one-note stuff. But it's a funny note, and the film has a grand old time giving us the same type of gag over and over again.

Name : Bill Goodykoontz / Alias : Arizona Republic
There are a few laughs sprinkled throughout director Genndy Tartakovsky's film, but not nearly enough.

Name : Bruce Demara / Alias : Toronto Star
A fast, funny and wildly inventive animated tale with enough laughs and heart to appeal to audiences of all ages.

Name : Michael Rechtshaffen / Alias : Hollywood Reporter
A scarily unfunny animated monster movie that goes awry right off the bat.

Name : Nick Pinkerton / Alias : Village Voice
Although it doesn't worry itself with dialectic complexities, Hotel Transylvania succeeds on the level of entertainment.

Name : Tom Huddleston / Alias : Time Out
No one does saccharine like Adam Sandler. The man can be sharp, angry and funny - but when he lays on the sweetness, it's like drowning in an avalanche of Tate & Lyle.

Name : Tasha Robinson / Alias : AV Club
A story about the difficult balance between protecting loved ones and controlling them is discarded so the cast can monomaniacally pursue a trite cliche summed up with a silly noise.

Name : Nell Minow / Alias : Chicago Sun-Times
The 3-D adds a vertiginous thrill to a chase on flying tables and a touch of claustrophobia to a maze of underground corridors.

Name : Neil Genzlinger / Alias : New York Times
The movie loses its originality as it rolls toward its predictable conclusion, but it's still lovely to look at.

Name : Tom Russo / Alias : Boston Globe
Every generation of trick-or-treaters deserves its monster mash.

Name : Liam Lacey / Alias : Globe and Mail
This comedy starring and produced by Adam Sandler feels as slapped together one of the comedian's live-action buddy movies.

Name : Steven Rea / Alias : Philadelphia Inquirer
There's enough here to entertain - and gross out - the kiddie crowd, and parental units, too.

Name : Claudia Puig / Alias : USA Today
While it's an energetic romp, there is more slapstick humor than wit at work here, and a good deal of borrowing from the far more clever Monsters, Inc.

Name : Glenn Kenny / Alias : MSN Movies
The main reason I'm giving this a more favorable rating than my actual opinion of the movie would seem to call for is because the screening I attended also had a lot of kids in the audience, and most of them were relatively delighted.

Name : Betsy Sharkey / Alias : Los Angeles Times
"Hotel Transylvania" never becomes the great monster mash that seemed in the offing.

Name : Ian Buckwalter / Alias : NPR
At its core, this movie is little more than Twilight told from the other side of the tracks, only with far more fart jokes.

Name : Tom Keogh / Alias : Seattle Times
There's much to enjoy here in a disposable way, particularly jokes about monsters having ordinary problems with kids and spouses.

Name : Rafer Guzman / Alias : Newsday
Feels like a string of jokes without a story.

Name : Alonso Duralde / Alias : TheWrap
Hotel Transylvania may lack the emotional oomph of Pixar's best efforts, but it makes up for it with rapid-fire gags and an unflagging pace that makes this a rare all-ages treat.

Name : Sara Stewart / Alias : New York Post
[Tartakovsky's] wit and attention to detail enliven a collection of well-known ghosts and ghouls.

Name : Tom Long / Alias : Detroit News
It won't drive you crazy to watch it, but it isn't "The Lion King" either.

Name : Stephen Whitty / Alias : Newark Star-Ledger
Even the animation is ugly.