Great Film: Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
Funny and Comical Live Animation
What makes this movie delightful is the ability of the direction and live actors to capture the essence of the animated action found in the original cartoon series. A number of the scenes appear to be lifted straight out of the cartoon series like where Scooby Doo and Shaggy are prowling around in a house and you find them carrying each other just as in the cartoon version. There are a number of such scenes that really hit the animated button and is a treat to actually see it transferred onto the large screen with real actors. Though not perfect, this movie has its obvious flaws where some scenes are so overboard that it detracts from the flow of the movie and in some places it drags abit. But overall, the tone, flavor of the movie, even the flairs of emotional drama and simple moral and juvenile dilemmas that the cast face about being a nerd, being cool, being loved add an enhanced quality to this movie targeted towards children (except for the obnoxious product placement at the beginning of the movie). Seven out of ten stars.
Cast
- Heather played by Alicia Silverstone
- Fred played by Freddie Prinze Jr.
- Ned played by Zahf Paroo
- Patrick played by Seth Green
- Jacobo played by Tim Blake Nelson
- Old Man Wickles played by Peter Boyle
- Daphne played by Sarah Michelle Gellar
