“Hotel Transylvania 2” continues the monster mash-up in the computer-generated animation comedy sequel that should entertain the pre-teen set and give parents and guardians a few laughs, too.

The monster action is mostly played for laughs, doesn’t seem to be too frightening for children and seemed to delight most of the youngsters at the screening.

The loosely-organized plot in the screenplay by Robert Smigel (“Hotel Transylvania,” 2012; writer-producer, “Saturday Night Live,” 1975 and “Late Night With Conan O’Brien,” 1993) and Adam Sander is directed by Genndy Tartakovsky (director, “Hotel Transylvania”; producer, TV’s “The Grim Adventures Of Billy & Mandy,” 2001 - ‘07; creator-producer, TV’s “Samurai Jack,” 2001 - ‘04; creator-producer, TV’s “Dexter’s Laboratory” 1996 - 2003; producer, TV’s “The Powerpuff Girls,” 1998 - 2005).

The animated characters along with most of the actors who voice them are back. A bit more emphasis is given to the main three characters: Count Dracula (Sandler, really good with the “Drah-cue-lah” accent), owner of Hotel Transylvania and Mavis’s father; Mavis (Selena Gomez), and Jonathan (Andy Samberg), Mavis’s boyfriend.

The film opens with a zoom shot into the dark and gloomy Hotel Transylvania, where the wedding of Mavis and Jonathan takes place. One year, later, and Mavis and Jonathan are the parents of Dennis (Asher Blinkoff). Count Dracula is worried that Dennis hasn’t grown fangs.

Jonathan and Mavis, who wants to move from Transylvania for the sake of Dennis, visit Jonathan’s parents, Mike (Nick Offerman) and Linda (Megan Mullally), in California.

Count Dracula babysits Dennis, trying to teach him to be a vampire, including taking him to a vampire summer camp.

“Hotel Transylvania 2” is chock full of voice talent by some of the best actors in movies and TV. There are so many that many don’t have that much dialogue: Kevin James (Frankenstein), Fran Drescher (Eunice, Frankenstein’s wife), Steve Buscemi (Wayne, a werewolf), Molly Shannon (Wanda, a werewolf), David Spade (Griffin The Invisible Man), Keegan-Michael Key (replacing CeeLo Green as Murray), Luenell (Shrunken Head), Dana Carvey (vampire camp director) and Rob Riggle (Bela, Vlad’s servant).

The standout among the voice talent is Mel Brooks, who punches up the film’s energy and is hilarious as Vlad, Count Dracula’s father.

The animation detail is excellent, as are the renderings of the zany characters. The “Transylvania” films give “Monsters Inc.” a run for the monster menagerie money.

The film was seen in 2D for this review. It doesn’t seem to warrant 3D viewing.

The dialogue and sight gags are witty with puns galore.

When Count Dracula is at the easel painting in the cubist style, the subject gets up, looking just like the cubist rendering on the canvas.

Baby Dennis’s first words are “Blah, blah, blah,” as in Count Dracula’s well-known pronouncement, “Blah ... I vant to bite your neck.” Dracula uses a two-bristle toothbrush on his two fangs. Count Draciula is called Vampa.

There’s a shout out and a pun on the word, Transylvania, when one character says, “I have a cousin from Pennsylvania.”

“Hotel Transylvania 2” is a fun addition to the computer animation genre. It’s release in movie theater is well-timed for the Halloween season.

“Hotel Transylvania 2,” MPAA Rated PG (Parental Guidance Suggested. Some Material May Not Be Suitable For Children.) for some scary images, action and rude humor; Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family; Run time: 1 hr., 29 min.; Distributed by Sony-Columbia Pictures.

Credit Readers Anonymous: The iconic Columbia Pictures torch-holding female statue turns into a bat at the beginning of “Hotel Transylvania 2.” There’s product placement in the animated film for Sony cell photos and Vaio personal computers.

Box Office, Oct. 2: ”The Martian” landed at No. 1, opening with $55 million, eclipsing “Hotel Transylvania 2,” which dropped to No. 2 with $33 million, $90.5 million, two weeks;

3. “Sicario,” $12 million, $15 million, three weeks; 4. “The Intern,” $11.6 million, $36.5 million, two weeks; 5. “Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials,” $7.6 million, $63.2 million, three weeks; 6. “Black Mass,” $5.9 million, $52.5 million, three weeks; 7. “Everest,” $5.5 million, $33.1 million, three weeks; 8. “The Visit,” $3.9 million, $57.6 million, four weeks; 9. “War Room,” $2.8 million, $60.5 million, six weeks; 10. “The Perfect Guy,” $2.4 million, $52.6 million, four weeks;

Unreel, Oct. 9:

“Pan,” PG: Joe Wright directs Hugh Jackman, Levi Miller, Jimmy Vee, Rooney Mara in the remake of the Peter Pan story.

“The Walk, PG: Robert Zemeckis directs Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Charlotte Le Bon, Ben Kingsley and James Badge Dale in the biopic about Philippe Petit’s wire-walk across the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in 1974.

“Steve Jobs,” R: Danny Boyle directs Michael Fassbender in the title role, along with Kate Winslet, Seth Rogen and Sarah Snook in the biopic about Apple CEO Steve Jobs.

“Big Stone Gap,” PG-13: Adriana Trigiani directs Patrick Wilson, Ashley Judd, Jane Krakowski, Jenna Elfman in a comedy-romance set in Virginia’s Appalachian Mountains.

Two Popcorn Boxes out of Five Popcorn Boxes