Monster High: Welcome to Monster High

I just watched this with my 5 year old daughter and she loved it.

It's the same as the old series with admittedly a few changes to the origin.

The animation is much better and more effort seems to have been made to character development.

As stated I don't really feel this a 10 star film (more like 6/7) but as there are only a few reviews I found the average unfair.

It's not the best and it was a little disappointing to see the characters had changed But! I loved Frankie's personality so that change was good and she seems a bit adhd coded in this movie <3 I also thought making draculaura the main character was an ok choice as she is the fan favorite. Also lagoona's design was so cool. As for background designs.... they were pretty subpar in my opinion. Still better movie then what Barbie has been putting out recently.

One important thing to remember when going into this movie is that it is a reboot. All previous movies and webisodes are non-canon to this timeline.

As someone who has been a fan of the series since the beginning, I was skeptical about this reboot. But surprisingly, it is a good movie and a nice reboot to the series. While some fan-favorites are missing from the film (Ghoulia, Abbey and Spectra), they are not gone, according to the company. And save for Frankie and Lagoona, the voice cast is from the older movies and show.

The characters are given a lot more depth and the interactions between Draculaura and her father feel genuine. In the show, Frankie was just a klutzy character with no real link to her origins besides the stitches. In the reboot, she actually is into science and technology (a lot like Ghoulia was), better showcasing that she is the daughter of Frankenstein's Monster.

Overall, I think this is a fun and enjoyable movie and a good start to a new timeline.

Were the old movies the pinnacle of animation and story telling? No of course not, they could have been improved in various places. But in comparison to this? They feel far better in every way that matters. The reboot takes everything from the original Monster High and erases it. The entire original storyline and everything you learned about the world? Gone.

Instead it is replaced by a cheap and boring not to mention overly saturated version. The characters somehow lose all personality in this reboot and are replaced with dismal clones. Especially Dracula, the sophisticated Vampire everyone expects is replaced by some sort of generic timid sweater vest wearing version.

The plot is poorly done as were the graphics, feeling like a cross between clay and 3D. Even the 3D for season one of Sailor Moon Crystal was better than the one used for Welcome to monster high.

I absolutely hate the reboot. It's so girly and so boring. This is the worst Monster High movie I've ever seen.