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Summary: Not for children under 8 & not your typical Scooby-Doo
Review: As a 35 yr old Mom of two children under six, we are all avid Scooby fans. This new Scooby & Gang movie only survived one viewing in our home. It's theme and guest characters are much darker than in movies/shows of Scooby's past. As a huge fan of Tim Curry, he is a great villain in the movie, but a little too villainous for the under eight set. The witch is super scary compared to previous villains. Also, the "Hex Girls" are scantily clad and have a Wiccan sex-kitten thing goin' on that is a little over the top for children. The "Hex Girls" make being a teenage Wiccan look really cool. Our children will be really excited when I bring this video out of hiding again - in about 5-7 years. There are many other great Scooby Doo movies to choose from if your children are under eight years old. Hope this helps!
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Summary: Fun, but awfully preachy
Review: Davy and Goliath called, they said to stop being so preachy in future cartoons... If you miss any of the recent Scooby revival movies, be sure to miss this one. I loved the first new-movie (Zombie Island), even if it broke the main rule of Scooby Doo: the monsters are fake. The other two more recent ones (The Cyberspace one, the Alien Invaders) were a little less fun, but a hoot, and a far cry from the Scrappy days. The Witches Ghost seems more like a big misstep. Some of the funny self-referring humor exists still ("I hate it when they call us kids"), and Scooby and Shaggy still get to ham it up. But, the show falls flat on it's face when it veers into trying to make me care about the difference between witches, wiccans, and eco-goths. Add the horrible and pointless Hex Girl's music and you got the weakest of the new movies. This would be acceptable if all of this made up a small part of the movie, but this was the whole plot. I was expecting a number at the end of the movie on how to enlist. Overall, it wasn't the fact that it was witches who save the day that bugged me (I love Harry Potter and Kiki's Delivery Service), it was that there seemed to be an intent to ram an agenda down my throat. It read more like a Captain Planet episode rather than Scooby Doo. Fortunately, this seems like one bad movie instead of a sign of things to come.
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Summary: KPepper2, Please
Review: I am at a loss as to how you can say the movie doesn't promote Wicca. I mean, did we watch the same movie? Characters in the movie are Wiccan, the Wiccan religion is explained in quite detail and the end song embodies all that was explained about that religion. HELLO?????The movie is more Warner Brothers, New Ageism, Wicca GARBAGE. It falls right in line with Harry Potter and has no endearing qualities about it whatsoever. It's propoganda aimed at conditioning your little one's mind to accepting withcraft and new ageism. Steer clear.
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Summary: How to raise your kid to be a good witch, I kid you not!
Review: Are your children boring and drab? Do they lie around and do nothing at all? Then buy them Scooby Doo and the Witch's Ghost and they soon will learn a new pagan religion! They will learn that Wiccans are holy and pure practioners of ''natural herb medicine'' and that while they are witches, they are white witches and that makes them good! Seriously, this is a sad, propeganda flick for the Wiccan Witchcraft religion. If I can't be any blunter, this is a pro-Witch flick, I kid you not! Now I know some people see the devil hiding under every rock and nook and cranny. I know it could be easy to dismiss what I say as the writings of someone with those seniments. But I kid you not, this flick actually promotes the Wiccan religion. If you are Christian, Jewish or Islamic, do yourself a favor, avoid this video. It's one you do not want your kids seeing.
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Summary: It depends on who you are...
Review: I loved this movie more than "Zombie Island" and ALMOST as much as "Shrek" (my fourth favorite movie of all time.) No matter who you are, this film has everything. It has comedy, drama, intrigue, suspense, magic, the paranormal, horror, and of course, Velma in her most in-depth role yet.
The fact that it has EVERYTHING, however, is what causes over-protective parents to get up in arms about this film. As those who remember Harry Potter's every-flavored beans know, sometimes having everything can be unpleasant to some.
Now I am a geek who spent most of his life sucking up all the knowledge I could wrap my mind around, and in my opinion, truthful fact is never wrong, and this film mentions some important truthful facts which are often overlooked.
Now, to parents, "If you don't want to know those facts, it's your own business, but hiding them from your children will only make them less prepared if they ever need those facts later in life." I know. I went through that.
All in all, the ratios of Comedy, horror, etc, are ballanced in much the same way as in "The Mummy," but with a little less action and a little more charm, so if you liked that film, then this one might be for you as well. All I know is that I enjoyed it more than any other scooby-film I've ever seen, but as with everything, your enjoyment of it will depend on who you are...
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Summary: Clearing up a few things...
Review: This movie, "Scooby Doo and the Witches Ghost", is possibly one of the best Scooby adventures available today. (Including the cute, if rather silly live action feature.) The closing song, while giving messages about the Earth, is not another promotion of Wicca. It is talking about protecting the Earth from pollution. Now, onto the teen horror movie aspect of it. That is simply untrue as well. This film's targeted audiance is the under 12 crowd, the same group of kids who watch Pokemon, Digimon, Dragon Ball Z, and what ever other imports network TV decides to shove down our throats at the time, which are far more "scary" for lack of a better term than this film.
I guess, in closing, all I can say is that this is a very good film that happens to be misunderstood by some uniformed parents. Steps off of his soapbox and goes back to watching Scooby Doo.
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Summary: Not for preschoolers!
Review: My 4-year old son adores the classic Scooby-Doo shows and has quite a collection. We purchased the Cyber Chase and loved it, as well, so we thought we would try this one and Zombie Island. Boy were we surprised! Not only was he frightened by them, the content of the movies is not acceptable to me for small children. The Witches Ghost seeks to teach your children about Wicca and the positive sides of witchcraft, while Zombie Island is just downright scary. From now on we will stick to the old classics. Whomever is making these new ones has lost the touch. The monsters are supposed to be fake, not real...and it's supposed to be funny, not frightening. Sorry Scooby!
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Summary: Not what it appears, know what you are showing your kids!
Review: If you are looking for a childrens movie with a hidden agenda, buy this movie. I seeks to entertain your ckildren while giving a beginer course on W.I.C.A, And reminds the children of how misunderstood and perscuted the "good" withces are. There are also songs by the "hex girls" one of whom is part a 1/16 WICAN, The songs basicly tell your children more than you would about WICAN beliefs. The Exact same message is related in movies such as "Book of shadows: Blair witch 2" and "The Craft". I didn't realize that this movie was like this, I would have never bought it. By the way the typical Scooby Doo parts, were good, they are just what you expect, Bad guys, chills and thrills on a childrens level. If you don't care about the WICA stuff fine , but I just don't think that this kind of "Real world" witchcraft belons in your house. DON'T BUY IT!
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Summary: Not classic Scooby, but still a great movie
Review: Another family hit. You just can't go wrong with Scooby. Obviously, technology is much better today, so the movie doesn't have that classic touch that the originals do, but my kids absolutely love it. I can't believe people have a problem with the wicca content. So much for having an open mind. Trust me, your kids aren't focused on the wiccan elements of the movie. You'll see more supernatural events on the Trinity channel than you'll see in this movie, so watch it for what it is; a great animated feature that is appropriate for kids of all ages (1-100). Can't beat the price, either.
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Summary: Great Scooby Movie
Review: This is a great Scooby Movie. I loved it after seeing it in July 2000 on Cartoon Network. Ok, so the monsters are real but it is still a good movie. To the people who are complaining that this movie talks about Wicca, your are all just prejudiced. Some children can handle this movie, some children can't.
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