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Scooby-Doo - The Movie (2002)

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Reviews Counted:5

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Rotten:4

Average Rating:4.4/10

Consensus: Though Lillard is uncannily spot-on as Shaggy, Scooby Doo is a tired live-action update, filled with lame jokes.

Runtime: 86 mins

Genre: Childrens

Synopsis: In this live action rethink of the classic Hanna-Barbera cartoon series, director Raja Gosnell puts Fred (Freddie Prinze, Jr.), Daphne (Sarah Michelle Gellar), Velma (FREAKS & GEEKS' Linda... In this live action rethink of the classic Hanna-Barbera cartoon series, director Raja Gosnell puts Fred (Freddie Prinze, Jr.), Daphne (Sarah Michelle Gellar), Velma (FREAKS & GEEKS' Linda Cardellini), and Shaggy (Matthew Lillard) back into the Mystery Machine with a CGI version of the canine title character. After parting ways to protest Fred's self-centered treatment of the Mystery Inc. gang, they are brought back together by Emile Mondavarious (Rowan Atkinson) to help solve a ghoulish mystery at his teen resort and fun park, Spooky Island. Although SCOOBY-DOO is primarily a live action movie, Gosnell keeps the characters and visuals cartoonish at all times. For fans of the series, all of the expected trappings are present (from Fred's ascot to the inevitable "meddling kids" line from the bad guy), but the film also pokes fun at these elements throughout, managing to balance kiddie fun with a more grown-up self-mocking. The CGI Scooby is both convincingly lifelike and clearly make-believe, with action that is more silly than scary so kids and adults can enjoy the film together. [More]

Starring: Freddie Prinze, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Matthew Lillard, Linda Cardellini

Starring: Freddie Prinze, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Matthew Lillard, Linda Cardellini, Rowan Atkinson, Miguel A. Nunez, Pamela Anderson, Isla Fisher

Director: Raja Gosnell

Director: Raja Gosnell
Screenwriter: James Gunn, Craig Titley
Producer: Charles Roven, Richard Suckle
Composer: David Newman
Studio: Warner Bros.

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07/19/02
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The film's effects just don't do the concept justice.

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07/02/02
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The obnoxious special effects, the obligatory outbursts of flatulence and the incessant, so-five-minutes-ago pop music on the soundtrack overwhelm what is left of the scruffy, dopey old Hanna-Barbera charm.

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06/14/02
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Entertainment more disposable than Hanna-Barbera's half-hour cartoons ever were.

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06/14/02
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I feel no sympathy with any of the characters, I am unable to judge whether the live action movie is a better idea than the all-cartoon TV approach, I am unable to generate the slightest interest in the plot, and I laughed not a single time.

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06/14/02
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It's absolutely spooky how Lillard channels the Shagster right down to the original Casey Kasem-furnished voice.

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06/13/02
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