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Mossopp · 07-13-2002, 03:37 PM

What's everyone's opinion on the Scooby-Doo movie?
It went on general release in the UK on Friday and the critics gave it a complete mauling! So far, just about every screening has been sold out though so it seem like another 'Pearl Harbour' type case - the critics hate it but the public love it.
I'm going to see it tomorrow.
I've seen loads of ads and previews and I'm undecided as to whether it'll be any good or not.
The guy who plays Shaggy (Matthew Lillard) and the lassie who plays Velma (Linda Cardellini) look really cool - they have the mannerisms and the voices of their characters down perfectly. But the other two seem pretty crap. And the less said about the CGI Scooby the better!
I'll tell y'all what I think about it when I get back tomorrow but what did you all think?

Swimfan85 · 07-13-2002, 04:15 PM

I saw it back in June or whenever it first came out here, and it was reallly cute and funny!! although we had to sit in like front row basically cuz it was jammed packed of little kids....but it was a really good movie I thought and enjoyed it

Hollow · 07-13-2002, 04:55 PM

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Originally posted by Mossopp
But the other two seem pretty crap.

The other 2 were freddy prinze jr and sarah michelle gellar lol.

I saw it yesterday and i thot it ok.

Mossopp · 07-13-2002, 05:54 PM

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The other 2 were freddy prinze jr and sarah michelle gellar lol.

Yeah, I know their names - I just couldn't be arsed typing 'em.
I'm not keen on those two anyway. Well, I guess Sarah-Michelle is a bit of alright but Freddie Prinze Jr. does my head in!

ISmellFine · 07-13-2002, 05:56 PM

I haven't seen it...I wanna see it really bad! Scooby is one of my fave cartoons and I wanna see the "real" movie...AHHH. SCOOBIEEEEEE.

Kay Scarpetta · 07-13-2002, 09:22 PM

Hmmmmmm it was alright. Kinda dumb though, in my opinion. The ending is kinda....... blah-ish

mamamiasweetpeaches · 07-14-2002, 04:04 PM

hahaha! Freddie Prinze Jr...I have had enough of him to last me a lifetime!!!!(Those crap teen movies he makes...how old is that guy?26?And he always plays a teenager!!)

Kay Scarpetta · 07-14-2002, 05:32 PM

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Originally posted by mamamiasweetpeaches
hahaha! Freddie Prinze Jr...I have had enough of him to last me a lifetime!!!!(Those crap teen movies he makes...how old is that guy?26?And he always plays a teenager!!)

Yeah!! He bugs me a LOT.

Mossopp · 07-14-2002, 05:55 PM

Well, I saw it this afternoon but I'm still not entirely sure of my opinion of it. It wasn't as bad as some of the reveiws said it was but then it wasn't brillaint either. I think 'mediocre' is probably the word that best describes it.
Matthew Lillard and Linda Cardellini were excellent. Lillard was just amazing - I mean he was Shaggy! But as for the "other two"...I didn't expect much from Prinze Jr. (like I said, he just bugs me) but I thought that Sarah-Michelle Gellar would've been ok. Her performance was pretty so-so aswell.
I mean, I know it's a kiddie movie but some bits were just so juvenile that it wasn't even funny. Like when Shaggy and Scooby were having a farting contest - I just didn't find that amusing at all. Although that may just be a sign that I'm getting old cos all the kids in the audience were laughing their heads off!
To my mind, kids films should obviously keep the children amused but there should also be a decent amount of jokes aimed at the adults too but 'Scooby-Doo' just didn't have enough of 'em.
The movie earns HUGE bonus points for finally giving Scrappy-Doo exactly what he deserves. I hated Scrappy when I was wee cos when he came into the cartoons Fred, Daphne and Velma left (which bugged me cos Velma was, like, my second favorite character). How scary did Scrappy look right at the end though?!

Man, that freaked me out!!

Anyhoo, it wasn't high art or anything but it was a decent enough way to spend a Sunday afternoon and I reckon I'll buy the DVD when it comes out.
I grew up watching the Scooby cartoons and I would've been pretty upset if this movie had destroyed all my precious childhood memories but I think it stayed pretty close to the original feel of the show. If I had to give it a score I'd probably have to say, um.......... 7 out of 10.

07-13-2002, 03:37 PM	#1
Mossopp asleep at the wheel Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 30, 2000 Location: Helensburgh, Scotland Posts: 3,726	Scooby Movie What's everyone's opinion on the Scooby-Doo movie? It went on general release in the UK on Friday and the critics gave it a complete mauling! So far, just about every screening has been sold out though so it seem like another 'Pearl Harbour' type case - the critics hate it but the public love it. I'm going to see it tomorrow. I've seen loads of ads and previews and I'm undecided as to whether it'll be any good or not. The guy who plays Shaggy (Matthew Lillard) and the lassie who plays Velma (Linda Cardellini) look really cool - they have the mannerisms and the voices of their characters down perfectly. But the other two seem pretty crap. And the less said about the CGI Scooby the better! I'll tell y'all what I think about it when I get back tomorrow but what did you all think?
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07-13-2002, 05:56 PM	#5
ISmellFine Zim Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 13, 2001 Posts: 4,886	I haven't seen it...I wanna see it really bad! Scooby is one of my fave cartoons and I wanna see the "real" movie...AHHH. SCOOBIEEEEEE.
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07-13-2002, 09:22 PM	#6
Kay Scarpetta Defy Gravity 8.26.05 Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 04, 2001 Location: La Vie Boheme Posts: 28,013	Hmmmmmm it was alright. Kinda dumb though, in my opinion. The ending is kinda....... blah-ish
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07-14-2002, 05:55 PM	#9
Mossopp asleep at the wheel Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 30, 2000 Location: Helensburgh, Scotland Posts: 3,726	Mossopp's verdict Well, I saw it this afternoon but I'm still not entirely sure of my opinion of it. It wasn't as bad as some of the reveiws said it was but then it wasn't brillaint either. I think 'mediocre' is probably the word that best describes it. Matthew Lillard and Linda Cardellini were excellent. Lillard was just amazing - I mean he was Shaggy! But as for the "other two"...I didn't expect much from Prinze Jr. (like I said, he just bugs me) but I thought that Sarah-Michelle Gellar would've been ok. Her performance was pretty so-so aswell. I mean, I know it's a kiddie movie but some bits were just so juvenile that it wasn't even funny. Like when Shaggy and Scooby were having a farting contest - I just didn't find that amusing at all. Although that may just be a sign that I'm getting old cos all the kids in the audience were laughing their heads off! To my mind, kids films should obviously keep the children amused but there should also be a decent amount of jokes aimed at the adults too but 'Scooby-Doo' just didn't have enough of 'em. The movie earns HUGE bonus points for finally giving Scrappy-Doo exactly what he deserves. I hated Scrappy when I was wee cos when he came into the cartoons Fred, Daphne and Velma left (which bugged me cos Velma was, like, my second favorite character). How scary did Scrappy look right at the end though?! Man, that freaked me out!! Anyhoo, it wasn't high art or anything but it was a decent enough way to spend a Sunday afternoon and I reckon I'll buy the DVD when it comes out. I grew up watching the Scooby cartoons and I would've been pretty upset if this movie had destroyed all my precious childhood memories but I think it stayed pretty close to the original feel of the show. If I had to give it a score I'd probably have to say, um.......... 7 out of 10.

07-13-2002, 04:15 PM	#2
Swimfan85 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Jul 04, 2001 Posts: 7,030	I saw it back in June or whenever it first came out here, and it was reallly cute and funny!! although we had to sit in like front row basically cuz it was jammed packed of little kids....but it was a really good movie I thought and enjoyed it

07-14-2002, 04:04 PM	#7
mamamiasweetpeaches Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 30, 2002 Location: Middle Village,NY Posts: 390	hahaha! Freddie Prinze Jr...I have had enough of him to last me a lifetime!!!!(Those crap teen movies he makes...how old is that guy?26?And he always plays a teenager!!)