Truly Dreadful Film

There's a more than satisfactory amount of boom-boom in the movie's trim running time.

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

My kids love this one so much.. Even if this movie came out in the early 2000's its still as good as the newer movies out today.. I can't wait for a new realease with the same actors..

This is my first review so i will try to do it as best as i can. but i have to warn you i will be bias, because this movie was my childhood, sure i had watched the cartoon before it, but i feel this really contributed to the show. Despite all the bad reviews this movie got, and i assume the ones it still gets, watch nostalgia critic's review on it, i still love this movie just as much as i did as a kid. the atmosphere is great i used to beg my parents to take me to spooky island as a kid, yeah i was a weird kid, but only because it looked real and amazing, a lot of detail went into the sets. i actually never found the plot too confusing, i followed it quite well, and the plot twist was awesome. I loved the characters, i think each actor portrayed their character really well, and dare i say perhaps even improved them. Matthew Lillard was exactly as shaggy should be portrayed in real life, wacky but reasonable, Velma was still smart, but more fleshed out, i would like to thank Linda Cardellini for that. Freddie prince Jr and Sarah Michelle Geller, really captured the chemistry of Daphne and Fred that i never got from the cartoon, in fact when my sisters found out these two got married in real life, they actually squealed. Also giving Daphne martial arts, Buffy like attitude, is what made Daphne more of an interesting character, in fact to this day they still give her this personality and skill set, and i know a lot of people hate CGI Scooby doo, but i didn't care i always believed there was an actual dog there, i think the actors also contributed to that. Isla fisher was a great addition, i was always sad she never showed up in other scooby doo movies,and johnny English is also in this movie. As much as i love this film, it still has flaws,i never liked the fart jokes, the adult jokes flew over my head as a kid, some are now more funny but some i still don't like. All in all i really like this movie, and i recommend any scooby doo lover to watch it.

It's about what I'd expect. It's silly and cheesy, and as such, only watch if you don't want to take it seriously. There are extended fart jokes and 'teen slang' jokes. Sometimes these can be funny, but this movie handles them in a lazy way. Freddie Prinze is a miscast, but Lillard, Cardellini, Atkinson, and Gellar all work or excel as their characters. The writing is sub par, the story is disjointed, and the characters feel watered down. Maybe they're just too tame.Either way, this movie isn't exactly a waste of time, but don't be concerned about falling asleep and missing something, and I definitely cannot recommend paying for it above the level of a dollar or two.

I do my review of the SCOOBY-DOO live-action films with SCOOBY-DOO and then, SCOOBY-DOO 2: MONSTERS UNLEASHED and then, I will do the reviews for the two prequels, SCOOBY-DOO: THE MYSTERY BEGINS and SCOOBY-DOO: THE CURSE OF THE LAKE MONSTER.Before I begin my review of the SCOOBY-DOO franchise, I'm going to tell a little bit of history, now, shall we begin? Development for a live-action treatment of Scooby-Doo began in 1994 by producer Charles Roven. Originally, the idea was to make a film with a much darker tone, essentially poking fun at the original cartoon series, much like the Brady Bunch Movie and was set to receive a PG-13 rating from the MPAA.Shaggy was set to be a stoner, Velma and Daphne had a side relationship and there were many references to drugs. Several rumors about these aspects in the original cartoon series were passed around by fans of the show and were to be incorporated into the live-action film.The plot revolves around the Mystery Incorporated, a group of four young adults: Fred Jones, Daphne Blake, Velma Dinkley and Norville "Shaggy" Rodgers and a dog named Scooby-Doo who solves mysteries. After a two-year disbandment, the group reunites to investigate a mystery on a popular horror resort called Spooky Island.The movie was not well received by critics, but it was enough to spawn a sequel released in 2004, and a telefilm prequel, aired on Cartoon Network on September 13, 2009.This movie is a really great film and critics did take this the wrong way, but they did like some of the things done right and some of the fans really liked this movie.The story is amazing and to the script writer's credit James Gunn, who directed Marvel's GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY and the film does stay true to the TV show. The Mystery Machine is really amazing and fantastic and if they changed it to different colors and it would have not been the van from Scooby-Doo that I know.The acting is just amazing. Freddie Prinze Jr. plays Fred Jones and he really does great in his performance. Sarah Michelle Gellar plays the role of Daphne Blake and she did really amazing and to this day, the two actors I just mentioned are married. Matthew Lillard pays the role of Shaggy Rogers and he is funny and over-the-top during this whole movie and it was really amazing. Linda Cardellini plays Velma Dinkley and she is really fantastic in her performance.Rowan Atkinson is Emile Mondavarious and he does a really great job. Isla Fisher plays the role of Mary Jane, Shaggy's love interest and she does a really great job as well. Neil Fanning provides the voice of Scooby-Doo and the CGI is really amazing on him and they made him look realistic.The music by David Newman is really cool and the visual effects are well done and it is spectacular to see how the creatures look on screen. The production and costume designs are really cool also and is fantastic.This film is just spectacular and overall, I love SCOOBY-DOO and it gets a 7 out of 10, because I really give this film an amazing rating.The DVD features on this film is amazing and you have an audio commentary by the director and producers, a commentary with the cast, a two-player game that is very challenging, deleted scenes with optional commentary and those deleted scenes should have been in the movie, the behind-the-scenes documentary is really amazing and fantastic and I think it gives you a damn good look into the making of a movie that I enjoy. There are also featurettes on the movie as well including The Mystery Van and Daphne's Fight Scene.There is also a music video by Outkast called "Land of A Million Drums" and that is so freaking cool as well as the soundtrack trailer for the movie's soundtrack.The DVD gets an 8 out of 10 and I have the sequel on the same DVD, but that is Disc Two, which is my next review.