Scooby-Doo (2002)

This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

The acting in this movie is really good.

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

After an acrimonious break up, the Mystery Inc. gang are individually brought to an island resort to investigate strange goings on. I never understood why critics hated 'Scooby-Doo: The Movie' i mean it's supposed to be over the top and silly and it was perfect plus the casting for all the characters was just perfection in my opinion also loved Rowan Atkinson and the plot wasn't that bad either. The cgi was alright for the time that the movie was released and alot of humor pretty good for sure and the relationship between Scooby and Shaggy was definitely some of the highlights from the movie. (10/10)

My kids love this one so much.. Even if this movie came out in the early 2000's its still as good as the newer movies out today.. I can't wait for a new realease with the same actors..

When I was a little kid, I was a big fan of Scooby Too, from the original cartoon, to the What's New Scooby Too show, to some of the animated movies. And two installments to the franchise that I practically binge watched as a little fella were these two live-action CGI hybrid Scooby Doo movies directed by Raja Gosnell and written by James Gunn (now famous for Guardians of the Galaxy 1 & 2). Then, after doing some research years later and finding out that it was supposed to be a PG-13 satire on the original cartoon but was soon bogged down by studio interference to make it more family oriented, I now see it as a laughable mess.Right off the bat, the story takes place after the Mystery Inc gang have split up, and then they are brought back together to solve the mystery of an island called...Spooky Island....subtle. Simple enough plot, and the film does keep it's idea afloat...but MAN is this film confused tone wise. Remember when I said that this film was originally supposed to be for teens before getting butchered for kids? Well boy, are there a lot of innuendos here, and without giving anything away, let's just say some of the material from the original script may have gotten in the final cut. The characters from the show are decent enough, and Matthew Lillard, Linda Cardellini and Neil Fanning do really good jobs impersonating Shaggy, Velma and Scooby...can't say the same for Freddie Prinze jr. and Sarah Michele Gellar as Fred and Daphne, as while they are trying, they come off more as bland stereotypes more than anything else. The best actor in the film is Rowan Atkinson, since....well, this Mr. Bean we're talking about, of course he's a riot.As for the production design, while the sets look gorgeous and there was certainly a lot of effort put into making them shine bright, the computer imagery of Scooby and the monsters that show up in the film look dated even by early 2000s standards, as they look painfully obvious with how much they stand out like sore thumbs. Overall...I honestly have nothing else to say. This movie is just ridiculous, the jokes are confused, the characters are hit or miss, the cgi is dated, and while it does try to stay true to the cartoon, it just comes off as a case of not knowing whether to be silly or to be a straight forward adaptation of the show. However, I will admit that I do have some nostalgia for it. Not too long ago, me and my friend were watching this, and alongside getting memories of childhood back, it had me on the floor just from how crazy the direction was, as well as the innuendos. So if you're in the mood for a movie with a confused tone but some many laughable choices, this is for you. However, if you love Scooby Too so much that you refuse to see this...better watch Mystery Incorporated, cause that will give you a more mature take on the franchise without coming off as juvenile or insipid. As for me though....sigh....it's such a guilty pleasure.

Upon discovering this on IMDb i was disgusted! 4.9!? What an outrage! OK so maybe it's no shawshank but for a kids movie It's pretty enjoyable and as this was a childhood favorite of mine i felt it was my duty to defend it (along with it's sequel). Now as much as this film hits me with nostalgia i know it's not the only factor that makes me love this film. I re-watched part of spy kids 2 recently (which was another childhood fave of mine) and thought it was complete trash. I didn't feel this way about scoobs. The film does more than take a mediocre cartoon and and put real actors in it, if anything i would say the film is a parody of the show like the Brady bunch movie (though not to as much of an extent). It shows us mystery inc in today's environment and it makes them real adults. The film is genuinely funny to with plenty of adult humor (smoke pouring from the van while playing Rasta music only to be revealed as shaggy and scooby cooking was great) and all the slapstick humor isn't overly cringey. The casting is amazing, particularly for shaggy and velma. Fred does come off as a bit douchey though and scooby can sometimes get annoying. The climax is admittedly pretty awful and the films is packed with corny moments but i would be lying if i didn't say i loved it. I'm not saying this deserves to be 10/10 and i can understand why people don't like it but i don't think it deserves so much hate either. 7 zoinks out of jinkies. The sequel is better though.