7/10
A Good Time-Traveling Mystery, But Has Some Inaccuracies
1 March 2021
Warning: Spoilers
I was looking forward to this film after seeing the trailer. In this movie, Mystery Inc. fly to jolly old England after solving yet another mystery and busing another guy in a mask causing trouble, However, the vacation takes a mysterious turn when they arrive at Norville der Morgana, as after a library trip to look up a story about Sir Norville, a supposed ancestor of Shaggy, the town becomes abandoned, and the gang face Morgan le Fey herself, and after a short chase into an ancient henge, the sorceress uses a spell that sends the gang back in time to the age of King Arthur.

Basically, this is a good animated movie. The idea of the gang ending up back in the Dark Ages is a neat prospect, and the scene where they are warped has some nice nods to past DTV adventures and even some classic shows (even those that can be considered alternate universes, meaning they could also be going through space, as well as a scene of Captain Caveman dancing, possibly done for a cameo of sorts).

However, this movie is far from perfect. It has some cheesy moments (the beginning has a guy watching Thundarr The Barbarian, but the voiceover dialogue makes it sound like an abridged parody on YouTube), and the worst part is King Arthur is shown to be a greedy, heartless king who is a coward and clumsy, with Merlin portrayed as wise, but a weird guy who burps the alphabet in fire, and knows who Barney Rubble is. Despite its shortcomings, it has some good humor, and a neat story (with a twist at the end, which I won't spoil, but is a good fan service).
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