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Summary: scooby-doo 2:monsters unleashed-the best movie of all time!!
Review: this movie is the best movie of all time.it's way better than the first one.sarah michelle gellar is the best actor in the film.freddie prinze jr.,matthew lillard,and linda cardellini were great as fred,shaggy,and velma.the people who made scooby(r&h)did a way better job than they did in the first.sarah m.gellar(s.m.g.)was the best actor though,she portrayed the role of daphne.alicia silverstone was faboulous,even though her character was the bad person,and she turned out to be a man in a mask.the film has a very good plot.all the monsters from the past come back because of shaggy & scooby-doo.so they have to make everything better again in coolsville.daphne,fred,& velma help them out a lot.this movie is the best i've ever seen.whenever this movie came out in theaters,the first few weekends it was out it was # 1 at the box office.but then that dang "hellboy" movie came out and knocked it down to # 2.at the end of may,scooby-doo 2 was down at #10,the lowest you can go.the movie did very well though.i saw it the day it came out.whenever it comes out to buy(september 14,2004)i'll buy it.this movie is fantastic.it should win an award.i am scooby's #1 fan & s.m.g.'s # 1 fan.well,GOODBYE!!!!!!!!!!!
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Summary: Awsome!
Review: This movie was exellent, sarah michelle gellar had great fighting moves...of course. The only reason I bought the two scobby doo movies was because Sarah Michelle Gellar was in them. Although the movie was still great, even if SMG wasnt in it. It starts out with the gang walking down the red carpet and stuff... someones making real monsters and scobby and shaggy saves the day :) And Daphny (sarah michelle gellar) saves Velma and Fred. Im 14 and I still loved this movie, its great for kids and SMG/BUFFY fans everywhere! :)
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Summary: About as Good as the Original
Review: This Scooby sequel is about as good as the original meaning that its just "ok". I've been a fan of Scooby since the show first premiered back in 1969 or 1970 I believe. It was always a Saturday morning favorite when saturday morning were ALL about cartoons. But some animated things just don't translate well to live action and Scooby is one of them.
The gang are attending the grand opening of the Coolsville Museum when a mysterious enemy attacks. Using a machine that brings to life several of their old villians from the original cartoon, the gang must find away to beat the spooks and reveal the identity of their attacker. This actually was a pretty cool nod to the baby boomers who grew up with the original cartoons. The old villians include: The Black Knight, the Miner 49er, and the Ghost of Captain Cutler. This really shows that the production team knew Scooby and did their homework. Even the little details, like Old Man Wickle's place being the mansion from the opening credits of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? Season Two, and all the different monster and ghost costumes found in the museum (fully captured in the bonus features) shows just how far the production team was willing to go to make this as authentic a Scooby tale as possible.
Unfortunately the climax turns out to be as grimmacing as many of the cartoons used to be but maybe that's just what they were going for. Matthew Lillard is great as Shaggy and seemed to be the only one of the Scooby cast gang to really immerse himself in his role. Freddy Prinze is dull as always and Sarah Michelle Gellar is still basically Buffy and not Daphne. Seth Green and Peter Boyle are just wonderful in their roles.
The extras are nothing to write home about. VEry short featurettes about the stunts, and effects, a few minutes of deleted scenes, a couple of interactive games. Mostly fluff stuff.
Not a bad movie and old fans will appreciate so many elements aimed at them and thank God no Scrappy Doo!
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Summary: This time around, more Scooby and less Doo
Review: When the first Scooby-Doo came out, it was pleasant enough, but the film was hobbled under both the usual gross-out "humor" needed to attract the twentysomething crowd and the constant legends that have plagued the original series (Fred and Daphne always make out when the gang splits up, Velma's a lesbian, Scoooby and Shaggy are potheads, etc.). In this new outing, the screenwriters eschew this nonsense for a plotline that delves into the Scooby mythos, creating a situation that is classic Scooby-Doo: Mystery, Inc.'s hometown of Coolsville is threatened by an evil masked madman who steals the costumes of the classic monsters that MI have exposed as fakes from a recent museum exhibit, and used them to create REAL versions of same.
All the original cast has returned, and everyone shines in stellar performances, bringing their characters to life. Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr. make dynamic improvements in their roles as Daphne and Fred; Gellar brings a sweetness and kindliness to Daphne that she wasn't able to with Buffy, and Prinze gives Fred a sense of depth, humor and leadership.(...) Matthew Lillard returns with another explosive performance as Shaggy, channeling this character from somewhere deep within his psyche. Lillard has developed a reputation for intense performances (witness 13 Ghosts or SLC Punk), but with his portrayal of Shaggy, those performances are not so much eclipsed as erased. Eyes bugging, howling, screaming, limbs flailing, with the trademark cry of "[GHOST]!!!", at once terrified and RESIGNED TO the inevitable chase, Lillard nails Shaggy again and again throughout the film.
The CGI Scooby, voiced deftly by Neil Fanning, seems much improved, and this time it's a proper mix of cartoon and real canine that displays the lovability and goofiness of Scooby Doo. Much, much better. The supporting cast includes a sympathetic Peter Boyle as former villain Old Man Wickles, and a devious Alicia Silverstone redeems her genre-film rep from the horror that was Batman And Robin as a two-faced TV reporter who seems to be out to deface the gang's track record. All in all, this second effort is well-made and worth the time spent. Four stars all round.
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Summary: Scooby Two: Unleashed
Review: With the success of the inevitable success of the first Scooby-Doo, it was predictable a sequel would follow. Unpredictably, however, the sequel is better than the original! The film begins with the gang attending the opening of a museum featuring the costumes of Mystery Inc.'s old enemies. The opening is soon shattered when one of the costumes comes to life and begins destroying the exhibit. To add to the ruination of the museum opening, the Gang's reputation soon begins spiraling downwards. It's up to frustrated Fed, doubtful Daphne, love-filled Velma and disheartened Shaggy and Scooby to save the day - and Mystery Inc.! I myself had seen low ratings for the film, and therefor hadn't much interest in seeing it. The family went, though, and so did I. As the film began, I was expecting a film pretty much like the first, possibly slightly worse. As it turns out, Scooby-Doo 2 is the opposite of that. The part of the film I enjoyed the most was Matthew Lillard's performance as Shaggy (he also stold my attention in the original movie). Lillard is perfect and frequently funny. The animated Scooby-Doo is particularly enjoyable as well; bite me if you will, but I found the "Conclusion: Bunny" sequence pretty funny. The rest of the cast is fine, although SD2 is probably not the highest point in their careers. I found Sarah Michelle Gellar's rendition of Daphne boring - and I'm a SMG fan! The humor was pretty low, and generally unfunny, although the film does have its moments. The direction is fine, and the special effects are pleasing. The creatures will be enjoyed by the younger audience. Speaking of younger audience, SD2 is clearly aimed at a younger age range than the first film. The soundtrack was fine, and David Newman's score was very nice. It created a mysterious and kookily fun mood for the film. Is Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed better than the original film? In some ways, yes. It has more entertainment value, that's for sure. Will kids like it? Yes, they'll definitely like more than the first. But will you like it? That's something only you can answer.
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