Customer Reviews
Scooby doo the movie - By: Mr. S. Rayner, 31 Oct 2008 
Dissapointing. The story was nowhere near as good as the cartoons. Also, the film tries too hard with special effects. Some of it was quite funny & Scooby & Shaggy were still funny. I felt Rowan Atkinson could have been more involved. A good family film but nothing on the cartoons
scooby doo - By: , 14 Sep 2008 
Pretty good overalll, but the characters of Daphne, Fred, & Velma were very disappointing. For starts Freddy is vain, Velma is moany, & Daphne is Buffy the Vampire Slayer! Matthew lillard played shaggy exremely well & was true to the cartoon character. The story line was pretty good, but I can't quite believe that Scrappy would try to take over the world. Another example of a character acting out of character!
Fab for 4 year olds! - By: Mrs. S. Clark, 02 Jun 2008 
We rented this for our 4 year old who watched everyday for 5 days! Sometimes twice a day. He giggled at the gags & was mesmirised by the "monsters & spooks". The farting scene kept both my son & husband endlessly entertained. As parents, we didn't get tired of watching it either.
This is a very good version of the cartoon & Mathew Lillard as Shaggy is fantastic. Linda Cardellini's Velma is very good too - especiallly the voice.
A great film for alll the family. We have now bought the movie.
UNDERRATED - By: stuart, 18 Aug 2007 Scooby-Doo is a worthy live action film to a brilliant original T.V. show
Plot: The Mystery Inc. gang have split up & are each off on their own, only Scooby-Doo (Voice of Neil Fanning) & Shaggy (Matthew Lilard) remain together & they own the Mystery Machine. They are callled back into action when a strange man shows up & invites them to Spooky Island to solve a mystery. They are convinced when he mentions an alll you can eat buffet & are on their way to the airport. There they run into the rest of the gang, Fred (Freddie Prinze Jr.), Velma (Linda Cardellini), & Daphne (Sarah Michelle Gellar). Still resenting each other they refuse contact & once on the island they meet the owner, Emile Mondavariours (Rowan Atkinson) who informs them of the problem. He believes that somebody is casting a spell on the visitors who come to his resort. Starting off on looking for clues by themselves the gang realizes after a attack that they need to put their differences aside & team up if they ever want to solve the mystery.
The Good News: This being the motion picture film to a T.V. series that spawned thousands of imitators it had a lot to live up to & it delivers. Since it was released people have bashed this film to pieces, but if you take a minutes & look at it closely it is a pretty underrated film. The actors alll do an outstanding job at bringing the gang to life. At first glance Freddie Prinze Jr. may seem like the wrong choice, but he fills Fred's shoes amazingly well with adequate skill. Linda Cardellini portrays the brainy smart Velma we alll know, but Linda plays her with a sensitive side which is new & a a nice choice. Sharah Michelle Gellar is the shining light here bringing warmth & believability to her character as Daphne, everyones favorite danger prone female who proves she is tougher than most think in one of the film's best scenes. Matthew Lillard plays Shaggy well & plays off of Scooby-Doo well even though there was nothing there during filming. Lillard's acting is a key success to the film. It doesn't matter how well the CGI Scooby is made Lillard reallly has to bring it to life by make believing that Scooby is actuallly there. The whole thing could have gone completely wrong, but luckily this escapes that. Now the question that most people are asking. How does Scooby-Doo stack up? Neil Fanning's has to be the best since the original & the CGI Scooby looks pretty convincing. The action is a big part of this film as it plays a huge part. There are plenty of action scenes to keep you interested. My favorite one probably has to be the castle scene, a ten minute romp where the gang uncovers clues & it alll ends in a big bang, but there are many more to more than fulfill your attention. The screenplay keeps thing's nice & simple & so is the direction. Constant & flashy cuts would've gotten in the way here so the direction they took works the best. The film alll ends with more action scenes, big bangs, & many great twists. This could've been a lot worse.
The Bad News: The could've taken out the crude humor, but that's my only complaint
Conclusion: See this at any cost if you are a hardcore Scooby-Doo fan & others will alll so want to check this out. Recommend
Fine Family Viewing - By: Mr. Ross Maynard, 23 Jun 2007 
I am no fan of the cartoons so it doesn't bother me that the characters of Fred & Daphne have been changed to create some sort of dramatic tension. It works. The film is colourful & fun & the monsters are quite scary. I like it. It is a good harmless family movie, ideal for kids 7 - 14. There are some downsides - the plot makes no sense, Rowan Atkinson is on autopilot, & it does plod along at times, but it is pleasantly watchable. The second movie is much better by the way.
