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16 of 18 found the following review helpful:
Don't Expect Too Much & You'll Enjoy It As Mindless Fluff Oct 28, 2002
By Gary F. Taylor
"GFT"
The key to enjoying SCOOBY DOO is not to expect too much. The producers have billed the film as half hommage, half parody; in truth, it isn't really close enough to the original cartoon to be called hommage and it really doesn't go far enough to be called parody, and as usual Hollywood makes the mistake of trying to cover up the script's inadequacies with big-budget production values and expensive but actually so-so special effects. All the same, the film does have its moments. The story finds Fred, Daphne, Velma, and Shaggy splitting up due to ego conflicts--and then being unexpectedly reunited when the owner of a teen resort called "Spooky Island" invites them in to find out why his guests arrive as normal teens and then depart as, well, ZOMBIES.The script is fairly mundane, but it does have a few zingers, as when Velma says "Let's get jinky with it!" And although the cast is a mixed bag, they work hard to bring it off. Freddie Prinze is wildly miscast as Fred and Sarah Michelle Gellar is not an ideal Daphne, but they play with tremendous energy; Matthew Lillard and Linda Cardellini, however, are so dead on target with their performances that they create an amazing sense of deja vu. As for Scooby Doo, he is (of course) a computerized animation. And so are most of the monsters the gang encounters on Spooky Island. Although it works reasonably well, it isn't anything to write home about. I would recommend that parents preview the film before unleashing it upon their kids; some younger children may be unnerved by the monsters. The DVD comes with a number of extras that include some cut scenes--and they offer an interesting contrast with the film, for they are very satirical. Seeing them left me with the feeling that the film would have been much more entertaining if those scenes had been left in and the whole thing had been done with the same bite. As it is--SCOOBY DOO is neither a great film nor a memorable film. But we're all occasionally in the mood for some mindless fluff, and it fills that niche very well indeed.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 Sscooby Ddooby Doo May 23, 2003
Entertaining. A good film for children like me. The best scooby-doo movie that I've ever seen. A funny movie and a cool one.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 Not As Good As It's Supposed to Be Feb 21, 2003
I thought that this was supposed to be like the cartoons but when I saw it, it was not as good as I thought it would be. For one thing, Freddie Prinze, Jr. is not Fred. The movie was not that scary and had little humor. While you can sense the friendship between Shaggy and Scooby Doo, their scenes got a little bit weird. As the movie got on, the mystery started to get confusing. All in all, this was not a very enjoyable film.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 SCOOBY-DOO THE SCREW THE FANS MOVIE Oct 28, 2002
By GARY EAKIN
IT'S THE SPIT IN YOUR FACE MOVIE TO EVERY SCOOBY-DOO FAN ON THIS EARTH
6 of 7 found the following review helpful:
Funny, if rather goofy Nov 06, 2003
By Kurt A. Johnson
Having come to the end of their ability to work together, the Mystery, Inc. gang went their own, separate ways. But, being called out of retirement by the owner of Spooky Island (played by Rowan Atkinson!), the gang unwillingly gets together one last time. But, there's more going on at Spooky Island than a man in a rubber mask, there's evil afoot, and the Mystery, Inc. gang is the target! Scooby Doo, where are you? I don't know what to say, this is a movie that generates a lot of mixed feelings. Heck, I refused to see it in the theatre, as I KNEW that it would be incredibly stupid. Well, guess what? I watched it with my Cub Scout troop, and loved it! Yes, this movie is part spoof of the old show and part remake, but is very well done. Freddie Prinze Jr. is surprisingly good as a narcissistic Fred Jones, but Matthew Lillard absolutely steals the show with a wonderful take on our favorite hippy/beatnik Shaggy. And, while the computer generated Scooby Doo isn't a work of art, it fits the roll of Scooby well, and makes for some great Scooby-and-Shaggy scenes. I watched this movie with a group of boys, who all loved the show, as did I. There's a good deal of cleavage presented, and a gas-passing contest (which the boys loved), but nothing that would keep this out of your front room. Overall, I found this to be a funny (if rather goofy) movie, one that I recommend to your whole family!
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