I won't go so far as to say Scooby-Doo 2 is fun for the entire family, but if you've got a 10-year-old underfoot who needs entertaining, you could have a worse time.
Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004)
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Reviews Counted:110
Fresh:23
Rotten:87
Average Rating:4.2/10
Consensus: Only the very young will get the most out of this silly trifle.
Rated: PG [See Full Rating] for some scary action, rude humor and language
Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins
Genre: Childrens
Theatrical Release:Mar 26, 2004 Wide
Box Office: $84,045,006
Synopsis: Jinkies! In Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, Scooby and the gang lose their cool - and their stellar reputation - when an anonymous masked villain wreaks mayhem on the city of Coolsville with a... Jinkies! In Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, Scooby and the gang lose their cool - and their stellar reputation - when an anonymous masked villain wreaks mayhem on the city of Coolsville with a monster machine that re-creates classic Mystery Inc. foes like The Pterodactyl Ghost, The Black Knight Ghost, Captain Cutler's Ghost and The 10,000 Volt Ghost. Under pressure from relentless reporter Heather Jasper-Howe (ALICIA SILVERSTONE) and the terrified citizens of Coolsville, the gang launches an investigation into the mysterious monster outbreak that leaves Shaggy and Scooby questioning their roles in Mystery Inc. The ever-ravenous duo, determined to prove they're great detectives, don a series of far-out disguises in their search for clues. All signs point to Jeremiah "Old Man" Wickles (PETER BOYLE), the former Black Knight Ghost who was once unmasked by the gang and thrown in jail. Did the creepy wannabe launch the monstrous attack on Coolsville in a diabolical quest for revenge? Meanwhile, brainy Velma (LINDA CARDELLINI) becomes smitten with another key suspect, Coolsonian Criminology Museum curator Patrick Wisely (SETH GREEN), as macho leader Fred (FREDDIE PRINZE JR.) and image-conscious Daphne (SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR) attempt to determine the identity of the Evil Masked Figure whose monster army is wreaking havoc on Coolsville. [More]
Starring: Freddie Prinze, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Linda Cardellini, Peter Boyle
Starring: Freddie Prinze, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Linda Cardellini, Peter Boyle, Alicia Silverstone, Seth Green, Matthew Lillard, Tim Blake Nelson
Director: Raja Gosnell
Director: Raja Gosnell
Screenwriter: James Gunn
Producer: Charles Roven, Richard Suckle
Composer: David Newman
Studio: Warner Bros.
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Reviews for Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
Little more than 91 minutes of cheesy special effects in search of a remotely coherent story.
The rapidly aging cast is clearly in it for the cash, with not a single one fully committed to the task.
The first film was tedious in the extreme; Monsters Unleashed, though it feels way too long and padded, it shows at least brief flashes of imagination.
Those who got a kick out of the first film, be it through nostalgia or kidly wonder, will probably find its sequel an equally entertaining, silly, campy, comic diversion that clips along at an engaging pace.
While Scooby 2 is probably no worse or better than the first installment, the freshness has definitely worn off.
When the best you can say about a sequel to a bad movie is that it's a tiny bit better, there are definite problems.
What I felt as I watched Scooby-Doo was not the intense dislike I had for the first film, but a kind of benign indifference.
Zoinks! It's a rare case of a sequel being better than the original. Maybe by the time they get around to Scooby-Doo 3, they'll get it right.
The movie plays every joke down the middle, aiming its dim wit at 5-and-unders, insulting them and whoever was foolish enough to take them on the outing.
Amid [the] barrage of soulless special effects, you may glimpse Seth Green, Alicia Silverstone and Tim Blake Nelson making mental notes to fire their agents.
More loyal to the classic show than the first film, Scooby-Doo finds his live-action niche in the highly entertaining sequel.
“Scooby Doo” is back with an inconceivable feat: it’s a worse movie than the first.
In the sequel no one needs to see, the Scooby Gang grapples with the stress of stardom.
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