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Scooby-Doo - The Movie (2002)

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Reviews Counted: 137

Fresh: 38

Rotten:99

Average Rating: 4.3/10

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

Rated: PG [See Full Rating] for some rude humor, language and some scary action

Runtime: 86 mins

Genre: Childrens

Theatrical Release:Jun 14, 2002 Wide

Box Office: $153,243,965

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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Reviews for Scooby-Doo - The Movie

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06/24/06
Derek Adams
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12/06/05
Film Threat
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O roteiro é, na melhor das hipóteses, medíocre, mas o charme dos personagens acaba se refletindo na tela grande.

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10/05/05
Pablo Villaca
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02/01/04
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Far more dull and just plain dumb than it ever is funny.

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01/12/04
Michael Dequina
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Bad

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01/07/04
Stefan Birgir Stefansson
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... About as close as it can be to the TV series without being animated.

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01/07/04
Greg Maki
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N/R

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12/15/03
Alexander Walker
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12/15/03
Christopher Tookey
Daily Mail [UK]

Is this really the sort of entertainment America wants?

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08/01/03
David Nusair
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There's one big mystery that needs to be solved in this movie - though it has nothing to do with the plot. Why the need for Fred, Daphne and Velma?

Full Review Source: RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland) | comment Comment
04/16/03
Harry Guerin
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04/05/03
Andrea Chase
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03/10/03
Kimberly Jones
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...Watchable and mercifully short. Wow, what a ringing endorsement.

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02/08/03
John R. McEwen
Film Quips Online

Nostalgia helps bolster a rather ludicrous finale.

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01/29/03
Wesley Lovell
Oscar Guy

Mildly entertaining, but not nearly the campy self-lampooning it could have been.

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01/13/03
Andrew Manning
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12/08/02
Film Threat
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Unless you're an AOL Time Warner board member, there's nothing to like about this insipid live-action version of the 1970s cartoon series.

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11/07/02
James Rocchi
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Matthew Turner
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