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Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island

Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island

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Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Too Scary!!!!
Review: I grew up watching the old Scooby cartoons on TV, and my 5-year old son now loves the cartoons and movies too. I have purchased several of the movies for him, and most of them have been fine, but this one is too scary for his age group. There are dead people rising from graveyards and walking around scaring people. Too dark and evil for me--I gave it away. Choose something less scary if you have younger children (age 3 to 10).

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Ths movie's cool.
Review: I like the idea of having the monsters be real. All the aombies and monsters in this movie are not guys in masks. They're real. If you're a scooby doo fan like I am you should get this.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Scary one...JUST PERFECT!
Review: This one, I agree, kids under at least 5 shouldn't watch. Daphne and Fred put out a zombie head...it's a bit scary, ya know. But it's still perfect! Perfect soundtrack, and story, and animation also is very good!!

Scooby-Doo Rox \o/

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: a disgrace to the scooby pedigree
Review: this movie takes a departure from the orginal series, and not a welcome one at that. The monsters were all orginally humans who were plotting something, and dressed up to scare everyone away. Corny ? yes but it was good. There are real monsters in this one and it is much more scary. The only redeeming value: No Scrappy.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Ok, Movie
Review: This movie is ok. It is not one of my favorite Scooby movies. I don't think that it is as good as the Cyber Chase and Witch's Ghost movies. It is worth watching once. I do plan on buying it so that I can have it in my collection of Scooby DVDs.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Scooby-Doo, There you are!
Review: Because it is so difficult to integrate the genre of horror with the genre of comedy, I have come to deeply respect all movies capable of it. To this end my love of The Mummy, and this film as well; Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island.

Sound: 4.5/5
Could have used some more background music, but all in all, not bad. They even got Third Eye Blind to sing the Scooby theme. Now, that's Scooby power!

Graphics: 5/5
I don't care if it was a cartoon. The graphics were still perfect! Better by far than they were in the original series...

Story Concept: 4.5/5
Better than most. Nearly perfect. Scooby and the gang are reunited from a breakup, and travel off to an island in Louisiana, where they discover the place is filled with restless ghosts and terrifying zombies!

Story Presentation: 4.5/5
Hmmm... Almost, but no. Still not quite perfect. There are monster fights, truly scary stuff and real monsters this time, not just men in masks. That's good (at least, I think it's good. Little kids might not like it that much.) But their supernatural enemies at the end of the film were, I thought, too weak and easily defeated. That could do with some changing. All in all, though, they obviously wanted to make the movie creepy, and this they did with flying colors.

Acting: 4.5/5
The actors did a pretty good job, but sadly, they weren't the actors I was hoping to see. The woman who did Velma sounded nothing like her, and Shaggy was not played by Casey Kasem for once (which kinda bugged me.) Still, every actor did all they could, and they nearly got it perfect. Not bad.

All in All: 4.6/5
A very enjoyable Scooby movie. I was surprised so many people bashed it, since from a formal design elements point of view, it was really very good. Still, it takes a certain type of person to enjoy a movie like this. You have to be able to like silly comedy and slapstick, and also like zombies, haunted houses and giant beasts. If you enjoyed "The Mummy," you should enjoy this. The only difference between the two films is that this film also has the irresistable charm of famous characters we've all known and loved since our childhoods. That, in my mind, makes it a great. This is what the original Scooby-Doo is like after having grown up, and is therefore one of the few films I number among those that truly got it right. Scooby-Doo, here you are!

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Warning: Parents Beware!
Review: This is NOT for kids! One of the great things about Scooby Doo is that it shows kids that the ghosts and goblins are just crooks in masks. Zombie Island is a HUGE disappointment. I was lucky to see this before my 6 year old did (and now he won't). It is great for adults, however. It has all of the usual mystery and classic animation you expect but the ending is not typical. There should have been a warning on the package. I will be more careful in the future.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Not for small children!!!
Review: Unlike the original classic Scooby Doo, this video/movie has no place in a young child's view. My 4 year old is still having nightmares from it -- my own fault, I trusted Scooby Doo to have remained family friendly, and it wasn't. The scenes of people turning into zombies, cat creatures, and werewolves are too much for a young child's imagination. In this story, the ghosts are *real* and when the masks don't come off at the end, there is no happy resolution that lets a 4 year old sleep well at night. Disappointing to have to pre-screen SD from now on.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Making a Classic "Hip".
Review: I'm not sure exactly what started the Scooby-Doo revival. Scooby was big in the early 70's through the mid 80's but then went out of style about the time Ronald Reagan started his second term as President. However, I have a strong hunch that it wasn't kids that originally started Scooby's return. No, I believe it was young adults like myself longing for a bit of nostalgia. However, you couldn't just bring back Scooby and the gang. I mean, the cartoon was so 70's (wasn't that part of the charm?). So, the whole cast gets a makeover and everyone in Mystery, Inc. is given a "modern" sensibility.

The gang (well actually Daphne) got tired of tracking down monsters only to find they were people in masks. So, she broke up the gang and went off and started a talk show. Fred became her producer and cameraman and the two of them started dating. Velma went off and opened a mystery book store and Shaggy and Scooby, well, traveled around earning their eats.

Fred gets the gang together to celebrate Daphne's birthday and travel together to investigate "haunted houses" as a new segment on Daphne's show. The only problem is that, the monsters are still just people in masks. That is until they reach Zombie Island where there aren't just real zombies, but real ghosts, and other monsters.

The movie has a good plot. It was nice to see Scooby and the gang in a modern setting instead of the retro time warp they used to live in. However, this definitely isn't a kids movie. There is a lot of stuff with the supernatural that had this been a "real" movie, rather than animated, it would have warranted a PG-13 rating. Had I seen this version of Scooby when I was five or younger, it probably would have given me nightmares. Nevertheless, for older children it probably won't be a problem at all and adults who were fans of the old Scooby will probably enjoy this movie best.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Scooby Will Bring Chills Up Your Spine!
Review: In this new "tail", Scooby and the gang have split up and are starting to miss each other terribly. Fred notices the problem and brings them back together for Daphne's birthday. Soon they travel the USA, solving mysteries just like the old days, until a mysteriuos girl named Leena tells them of a real haunted house. Of course they are all excited by the experience(except Scooby and Shaggy) and go over to investigate. But they have a tiny little problem- the zombies are REAL! How will they survive?
This is a great new twist to Scooby Doo and they characters are more funnier and a little less predictable than on the show. There are a lot more surprises and a couple of main characters have a dasterly secret up their sleeve. It is one would expect from a thriller. Scooby has outdone himself this time!


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