Scooby-Doo
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When the Mystery Inc. gang is invited to Spooky Island, a popular amusement park, they soon discover that the attractions aren't the only things that are spooky. Strange things are happening, and it's up to Scooby, Shaggy, Fred, Daphne, and Velma to uncover the truth behind the mysterious happenings.
What critics thought
Critics largely dismissed the live-action adaptation as a hollow, joke-misfiring cash-in that fails to justify its own existence — though audiences, especially younger ones, were considerably more forgiving. The one point of near-universal agreement was Matthew Lillard's uncanny channeling of Shaggy, which stood out as the single unambiguous success in an otherwise panned production.
“exists in a closed universe, and the rest of us are aliens. The Internet was invented so that you can find someone else's review of Scooby-Doo. Start surfing.”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
“entertainment more disposable than Hanna-Barbera's half-hour cartoons ever were.”
Robin Rauzi·Los Angeles Times
“Screenwriter James Gunn gets it mostly right, remaining fiercely faithful to Mystery Inc. mythology, from integrating Scooby's annoying nephew Scrappy-Doo to Velma's penchant for yelling 'jinkees!' Unlike the lead balloon adaptation 'Josie and the Pussycats,' Scooby-Doo knows when to take itself seriously and when to laugh at itself -- even if its audience isn't laughing along at every gag.”
Robert K. Elder·Chicago Tribune
“You don't want to love this, but you will. Although Scooby-Doo falls far short of becoming the Blazing Saddles of Generations X, Y and Z, it is hard to resist in its charms.”
Hank Struever·The Washington Post
“Get out your pooper-scoopers. Doo happens June 14th, warn the ads for Scooby-Doo. And they say there's no truth in Hollywood.”
Peter Travers·Rolling Stone
Genres
Mystery, Adventure, Comedy
Cast & Crew
Raja GosnellDirector
Freddie Prinze Jr.Fred
Sarah Michelle GellarDaphne
Matthew LillardShaggy
Linda CardelliniVelma
Neil FanningScooby Voice (voice)
Rowan AtkinsonMondavarious
Isla FisherMary Jane
Miguel A. Núñez Jr.Voodoo Maestro
Craig BullockSugar Ray
Matthew Murphy KargesSugar Ray
David NewmanComposer
James GunnWriter
David EggbyCinematographyScooby-Doo
When the Mystery Inc. gang is invited to Spooky Island, a popular amusement park, they soon discover that the attractions aren't the only things that are spooky. Strange things are happening, and it's up to Scooby, Shaggy, Fred, Daphne, and Velma to uncover the truth behind the mysterious happenings.
What critics thought
Critics largely dismissed the live-action adaptation as a hollow, joke-misfiring cash-in that fails to justify its own existence — though audiences, especially younger ones, were considerably more forgiving. The one point of near-universal agreement was Matthew Lillard's uncanny channeling of Shaggy, which stood out as the single unambiguous success in an otherwise panned production.
“exists in a closed universe, and the rest of us are aliens. The Internet was invented so that you can find someone else's review of Scooby-Doo. Start surfing.”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
“entertainment more disposable than Hanna-Barbera's half-hour cartoons ever were.”
Robin Rauzi·Los Angeles Times
“Screenwriter James Gunn gets it mostly right, remaining fiercely faithful to Mystery Inc. mythology, from integrating Scooby's annoying nephew Scrappy-Doo to Velma's penchant for yelling 'jinkees!' Unlike the lead balloon adaptation 'Josie and the Pussycats,' Scooby-Doo knows when to take itself seriously and when to laugh at itself -- even if its audience isn't laughing along at every gag.”
Robert K. Elder·Chicago Tribune
“You don't want to love this, but you will. Although Scooby-Doo falls far short of becoming the Blazing Saddles of Generations X, Y and Z, it is hard to resist in its charms.”
Hank Struever·The Washington Post
“Get out your pooper-scoopers. Doo happens June 14th, warn the ads for Scooby-Doo. And they say there's no truth in Hollywood.”
Peter Travers·Rolling Stone
Genres
Mystery, Adventure, Comedy
Cast & Crew
Raja GosnellDirectorFreddie Prinze Jr.FredSarah Michelle GellarDaphneMatthew LillardShaggyLinda CardelliniVelmaNeil FanningScooby Voice (voice)Rowan AtkinsonMondavariousIsla FisherMary JaneMiguel A. Núñez Jr.Voodoo MaestroCraig BullockSugar RayMatthew Murphy KargesSugar RayDavid NewmanComposerJames GunnWriterDavid EggbyCinematographyStream
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