Transylmania 2009

Mike Hale, New York Times: It's destined to spend a short and painful life in theaters and then join the ranks of the DVD and late-night-cable undead. Read more

Drew Toal, Time Out: David and Scott Hillenbrand's stoner horror-comedy predictably provides more groans than laughs. The filmmakers had better pray someone in the theater is holding, if you know what we mean. Read more

Steven Hyden, AV Club: Transylmania is such a colossal comedic misfire that it makes the execrable Scary Movie films look like masterworks of Preston Sturges-esque genius by comparison. Read more

Tom Russo, Boston Globe: Woefully dull-witted. Read more

Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: If your idea of a good time is laughing with repulsion at a humpbacked Romanian nympho with a torture-loving midget dad, or tittering every time a bong appears, a darkened theater awaits you. Read more

Adam Markovitz, Entertainment Weekly: A no-stars, no-plot, no-point vampire spoof about a group of coeds studying abroad in a haunted castle, Transylmania boasts the kind of acting and direction usually relegated to the adult section of your local video store. Read more

Aaron Hillis, L.A. Weekly: With stronger actors and real writers, this might've been a vintage comedy you could sink your...nope, not going there. Read more

Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: One laugh -- Vampires, stuffed in their coffins on a horse-drawn wagon, whining to the driver -- "Are ve DERE yet?" Read more

Dennis Harvey, Variety: Energetic but uninspired mix of teen comedy and supernatural silliness. Read more