Buffy-related question: Are the live-action Scooby Doo movies any good?

POSTED BY: chrisisall
UPDATED: Saturday, October 14, 2006 22:54
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CHRISISALL

Tuesday, July 25, 2006 11:37 PM

Well, sort of Buffy-related...

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SIMONWHO

Tuesday, July 25, 2006 11:57 PM

No, they're not. The first one was almost two movies in one - they didn't know until they started editing if they were making a kids movie or a movie targeted at teens and nostalgic 20-somethings. The only plus point is the climactic reveal of the villain of the piece.

The second movie they knew they were making a kids film. They (presumably) didn't know it was going to be so bad.

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LISSA37

Wednesday, July 26, 2006 12:12 AM

I've only seen the first one, but I thought it was pretty good. It kind of depends on what you want from it, though.

If you want a movie that's exactly like the cartoon, you might be disappointed. There are definitely changes. Some of the characters are different (Daphne is the most different. Velma and Fred are a little off, too, though they're closer than Daphne. Shaggy and Scooby, however, are dead-on, I thought.)

It still had the charm of the cartoon, though, even if it was different. It was funny and it had a good storyline. It had the same element of a well-done mystery.

So, was it the cartoon? No. But, was it a good movie? I thought so. I enjoyed it and so did the rest of my family (the people I watched it with).

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CHRISISALL

Friday, August 4, 2006 5:37 PM

What?
Simon and Lissa are the only two that saw any of them?

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LISSA37

Friday, August 4, 2006 5:41 PM

Wow, I do believe this is a first.

It's always me who hasn't seen anything that everyone else is talking about. Now, I'm one of only two people (in a rather large crowd, too!) who've seen something?

Nah, not possible! lol There must be some others on here who've seen these. What did you all think?

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YINYANG

Friday, August 4, 2006 5:43 PM

Huh. That's odd. I never did get around to seeing the second one. Oh, well.

So, the first one was... interesting. I agree with Lisa - Shaggy and Scooby were right-on. In fact, that's the only reason I sat through the whole movie.

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BIGDAMNNOBODY

Friday, August 4, 2006 6:13 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by chrisisall:
What?
Simon and Lissa are the only two that saw any of them?

Kinda answers your question, don't ya think?

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DEEPGIRL187

Friday, August 4, 2006 6:18 PM

I only saw the first one, didn't bother with the second. If you have to go see it, the only stand-outs are Matthew Lillard and Linda Cardellini, who play Shaggy and Velma, respectively. It won't exactly heighten your opinion of SMG; she was way better in Buffy.

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CHRISISALL

Friday, August 4, 2006 6:21 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by BigDamnNobody:
Quote:

Originally posted by chrisisall:
What?
Simon and Lissa are the only two that saw any of them?

Kinda answers your question, don't ya think?

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SHINYYUKARI

Friday, August 4, 2006 6:26 PM

It wasn't bad, but looking back on it, I think they were trying to make Daphne more Buffy-esque in the movie because she was tired of being the damsel in distress.

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