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Summary: Very Good Movie!
Review: In this new movie it is the 90's. The whole gang are grown up with their own careers. Daphne is a reporter who has her own talk show. Freddie is a writer who produces her show, they are also dating. Velma owns a mystery bookstore. Shaggy is still exploring his career path. Scooby Doo still likes eating those scooby snacks. They take the mystery machine to New Orleans to find a real haunted house on a mysterious Bayou. They find that the ghosts and Zombies haunting the island are real! They must solve the mystery of Zombie Island.I grew up with Scooby Doo in the late 70's and the 80's. It is great to see Scooby Doo making a comeback in the 90's. The characters are still funny. I like it that they are not stuck in a 70's timewarp. The characters are grown up with careers. They wear 90's cloths and listen to 90's music. The music goes with the action in the movie. This is a great movie for anyone who has grown up watching Scooby Doo.
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Summary: What a difference a decade makes!
Review: I have purchased all of the updated Scooby-Doo cartoon movies so far. I believe there are five to date and I also believe that they are a definite improvement over the old 70's cartoon. I won't viciously bash the classic cartoon except to say Hanna-Barbara's use of low-tech sound and animation shortcuts were very tiresome before. (i.e. The overuse of the limited number of people they hired for voice talent [Casey "Shaggy" Casum excluded] and the looping scenery as seen in almost every H&B toon of that period.)Zombie Island has changed everything for Mystery Inc. from the insertion of real "X-Files" type plots to excellent scenery, coloring techniques and high quality animation. The gang finds themselves on a tour of Louisana to try to find "real ghost mysteries" for Daphne's television show. Since a fair share of Louisiana's history deals with supernatural legends such as "voodoo" zombies and vampires it was really quite fascinating to watch this realm develop in a "realistic/fantasy" sort of way. Another neat aspect of these movies has to be the attempt to show the viewer a little history and culture about wherever the mystery is taking place. For example, Zombie Island takes place in Louisiana and it makes a rather decent facsimile of the culture, architecture, cuisine, local habitants and the appearance of that region. The humor in Zombie Island is subtle and enjoyable. Fred scoffs at his outdated ascot and Shaggy's suitcase is full of identical clothing to what he's always wearing. There is a flirty "romantic development" between Fred and Daphne and questions are always asked about what Fred's intentions are whenever he separates the group and excludes Velma from his section of the search party. Shaggy and Scooby's silly antics are kept traditionally intact which is one of the best features of all the new movies. There are some new traditions and lots of old. So in closing, I'm giving Scooby-Doo On Zombie Island five stars and I hope you will enjoy it as much as I did it makes an excellent addition to any dvd collection.
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Summary: A Great Start to A new Era of Scooby
Review: I used to be a big Scooby fan. But then I hit middle school and got all synical. You realized that the showed screamed 60's, and the formula was always the ame (Kids Find House. Kids Find Monster. Kids unmask Monster. At the end someone says something funny and they all laugh) and then came the demise of the show with the introduction of Scrappy Doo. Scooby lied low for a while, but the fans were still there. Now Hannah Barbera has come to it's senses by re-vamping these classic charecters into movies highschools can even enjoy. This one is the best in particular, it pays homage to things that maked the show enjoyable (Like Freddie secrelty trying on the orange scarf, and a very funny scene where the ganf fins a zombie, and Fred, determined to prove it's just a mask, ends up pulling the head off!). It's obvious that this is the first in a series (Witches' Ghost is also great), long live Hanna barbera's greatest cartoon. And for those who say the fact that the monsters are real ruins the Doo, hey, there's been decades of fake ghosts, let the ones who want real evil have it.
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Summary: SCOOBY DOO FOR THE '90S!!!!!!!!
Review: Everyone's favorite cartoon dog returns to unleash a scooby doo movie for the '90s!!!! The gang goes to a mysterious island to solve the mystery of the ghost pirate, Morgan Moonscar. Their stay isn't long before zombies and ghosts start popping up!!!! Are these ghouls real?? Watch to find out!!!! With a hit soundtrack featuring Third Eye Blind{Who perform a newer version of the classic theme song "Scooby Doo, Where Are You????"} and Skycycle, this movie will satisfy even the most hard core Scooby Doo!!! Watch it, trust me!!!!!
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Summary: The gang is back, and they're better than ever!
Review: Scooby-Doo and the gang are back, in the first of a new series of direct to video Scooby-Doo Movies. This time, the gang is dealing with some real horrors.
After years of finding nothing but crooks in masks, the gang gives up on ever finding any REAL ghosts. So, much like in the live-action movie (only this one came first), Mysteries, Inc. splits up. Shaggy and Scooby get jobs as customs agents, but are fired when they can't help themselves and eat all the contraband food. Velma opens her own Mystery book store, sorta reminiscent of what Ray did in Ghostbusters 2. And apparently Fred and Daphne couldn't pull apart from each other. Daphne became the star of her own investigative TV series, with Fred as her adoring Producer and one man crew.
As Daphne's Birthday approaches, she plans to start a special theme on her show, Haunted America! Daphne intends to search the country for REAL ghosts, starting in atmospheric New Orleans. As a birthday surprise, Fred gathers the old gang back together and Mysteries, Inc. is back in action! For a while they have no luck though. They are still finding nothing but men in masks. Until they run into a beautiful girl named Lena, who claims to live on a REAL haunted island. From there on, things get REALLY scary.
Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island is full of great laughs and scares, and a great story too, one that isn't dumbed down for little kids. The gang is totally updated, and yet Daphne still looks gorgeous! And for those of you who have always wanted to see some romance between Daph and Freddie, well, here you go! The first in a great new line of videos that every Scooby-Doo fan should enjoy, unless you're hung up on the masked criminal stuff. I for one am glad to see things go REAL for a change! And the Scooby-Doo gang has never been so well animated! Pick up a copy today! I can't wait to replace my VHS with the DVD!
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Summary: Breathes fresh life into the '70s TV show
Review: The first of four new Scooby Doo movies is better than the '70s TV show. I'm a fan of them for quite some time, and it was quite a pleasant surprise to see them use new people to voice the ghost-chasing crew. (Don't kid me, I liked the voices for the show also.) Also, it takes a fresh and exciting turn into the ghosts and the supernatural of New Orleans, when the team comes back to try and pursue real ghosts/monsters for Daphne's TV show, they run into a pretty young thing that strikes up interest in Fred (voiced by Tara Charendoff-Strong, who plays Gwen in the two "Sabrina" movies), who says that her boss's mansion is haunted and invites them over to investigate, which leads into unexpecting and scary stuff. What makes this movie and its sequels exciting is their turn into supernatural/ghosts that is real, not people in suits (some people and kids will be disappointed by this). Also, the animation is more bold and colorful. Lastly and mostly, the actors who voice them breathe fresh life and brings them from the '70s into the '90s-2000's. What I can say about this is that demanding Scooby-Doo fans can stay away, if they expect bad guys in suits and masks. If fans of it expect a plot twist and REAL scary stuff, then this is for you. Not rated, contains some animated violence and subject matter that may be too much for small fry.
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Summary: DOG? WHERE?
Review: This review will ruin the mystery so do not read it if you don't want to know. This was a really cool update of the classic Scooby Doo formula. The gang have new clothes, new jobs and new voices. The movie is self-aware but not to the point that it becomes really annoying. The animation is also much better and not so cheap looking. There are shadows, out of focus backgrounds and 3-dimensional shots. Also, the same background does not repeat itself over and over when Shaggy and Scooby are running. The plot is about a haunted mansion in a Louisiana bayou and the Mystery Inc. effort to unravel it. But the gang have split up. Daphne Blake is a talk show host, Fred is her producer, Velma Dinkly is a bookstore owner and Shaggy and Scooby are...unemployed. They reunite to go on the road for Daphne's birthday. That is when they come across an opportunity to solve a REAL mystery. Much to the disappointment of Fred the zombies are real. There are no fake masks and no scams. I think this is very refreshing. The new, re-vamped Scooby Doo franchise is full of potential and this movie along with, "Scooby Doo and the Witches Ghost" and "Scooby Doo and the Alien Invaders" uses that potential very well. If only they were longer. Just over 70 minutes ain't enough. The DVD is in Dolby Surround and is in fullscreen.
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Summary: My daughter loves it...
Review: Like most Scooby movies my daughter was glued to this one. I myself didn't pay that much attention to it but if my daughter was able to sit still as long as she did then I know it's a good one for the little ones. My daughter has many movies & Scooby is one of the only ones that will hold her attention for very long. Recommended for the little ones for sure.
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Summary: Not for small children
Review: I have two preschoolers who LOVE Scooby Doo (as I did when the shows were 1st run). I mistakenly got this tape, thinking it couldn't be bad. This is MUCH less funny and more graphic than the original series. There is no carefree mood in this movie that I could find. It is fine for grown ups, but small kids will be horrified. My oldest had bad dreams for a week from watching it one time.
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Summary: Fun to watch
Review: My two children,age six and three, never get bored of this movie. I must admit, I enjoy viewing it with them. You don't have to be a big Scooby Doo fan to sit through this flick. It gets two thumbs up from my family.
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