Scooby-Doo is my favorite cartoon show of all time, bringing back sweet childhood memories when this show would air during the early mornings, after school, or on the weekends. Seeing Scooby, Shaggy, Fred, Daphne and Velma on a live adapted motion picture is a real treat.
After the Mystery Inc. gang have gone their separate ways for two years, they each were invited to go to the whimsical resort Spooky Island, run by Mr. Emile Mondavarious (Rowan Atkinson). After they arrive, the discover that the resort affects young visitors in very strange and ghoulish ways, so it is up to Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy and Scooby to realize they must reunite to solve the mystery.
This is an adventurous movie from start to finish, with a predictable, but fun-filled story. Scooby is filmed in CGI, but voiced by Neil Fanning, and Freddy Prinze Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar, Matthew Lillard and Linda Cardellini each did a creative job in portraying Fred, Daphne, Velma and Shaggy, and each matched the original cartoon voices very well, especially Lillard's Shaggy and Cardellini's Velma. Fred and Daphne are my favorite characters in the movie; Prinze and Gellar did great in their roles and it is just interesting seeing them go from portraying characters in teenage comedies, horror/slasher movies and Buffy the Vampire Slayer to a cartoon-based film.
The special and visual effects were colorful and the island resort was a little too flashy, looking like it was ripped out of a comic book. A lot of slapstick comedy and humor gets a little too overboard or cliché, almost too childish at some point.
Some movies are meant to be taken seriously and some are meant to just have fun with. Then, there are movies that are so bad and you end up not taking the movie seriously and not having fun with it. Fortunately, I didn't think Scooby-Doo was bad; it is a movie that is great for the entire family and just to enjoy. It is full of adventure and whimsical fun, but still having room to send a message of friendship and teamwork. So, sit back, suspend reality and enjoy one of the greatest cartoons come to life.
Grade B
After the Mystery Inc. gang have gone their separate ways for two years, they each were invited to go to the whimsical resort Spooky Island, run by Mr. Emile Mondavarious (Rowan Atkinson). After they arrive, the discover that the resort affects young visitors in very strange and ghoulish ways, so it is up to Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy and Scooby to realize they must reunite to solve the mystery.
This is an adventurous movie from start to finish, with a predictable, but fun-filled story. Scooby is filmed in CGI, but voiced by Neil Fanning, and Freddy Prinze Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar, Matthew Lillard and Linda Cardellini each did a creative job in portraying Fred, Daphne, Velma and Shaggy, and each matched the original cartoon voices very well, especially Lillard's Shaggy and Cardellini's Velma. Fred and Daphne are my favorite characters in the movie; Prinze and Gellar did great in their roles and it is just interesting seeing them go from portraying characters in teenage comedies, horror/slasher movies and Buffy the Vampire Slayer to a cartoon-based film.
The special and visual effects were colorful and the island resort was a little too flashy, looking like it was ripped out of a comic book. A lot of slapstick comedy and humor gets a little too overboard or cliché, almost too childish at some point.
Some movies are meant to be taken seriously and some are meant to just have fun with. Then, there are movies that are so bad and you end up not taking the movie seriously and not having fun with it. Fortunately, I didn't think Scooby-Doo was bad; it is a movie that is great for the entire family and just to enjoy. It is full of adventure and whimsical fun, but still having room to send a message of friendship and teamwork. So, sit back, suspend reality and enjoy one of the greatest cartoons come to life.
Grade B