I just watched Scooby-Doo....

[Themanofbat]

.... and you know what? It didn't suck. It didn't suck at all!
But you had to be a fan of the original cartoons in order to get all the subtleties found in the movie: all Scooby & Shaggy being stoners innuendoes, Scrappy's appearance, the insights behind Fred, Daphne & Thelma's characters.... It was all there in complete parody form that made me laugh while remembering the repititious campy-ness of the original cartoons.
Now I had heard a lot of crappy comments about this movie, and I'm sure some will follow in this thread. That being said, I'm almost positive that the origins of these comments will come from the mouths of those 25 years old and younger who weren't first generation Scooby-Doo watchers. If you didn't watch the originals, I can see how you would think the movie sucked... because you just didn't get it.
In hindsight, while I'm remembering more and more about the movie, the more I think it was brilliantly written. The only mistake the writers made was that they wrote it for the 70's generation who watched the originals, but only to be scrutinized by the 90's generation who think everything is crap. :rolleyes:

Just my two cents...

Cheers... :batman:

[Dorian Gray]

Finally someone who got it and acutally liked the movie..thanks Themamofbat..

I agree the movie was brilliantly written..

[Ryoko]

I had to help try and keep 16 5-11 year old kids quiet and well behaved through that movie....and the movie did my head in more than the kids.....:( guess im just not a scooby girl;)

[Mr.White]

i thought that when smoke was coming out of the mystery machine, was funny also that....


SPOILERS



Scrappy was the villian was funny also. the weird thing aboot it was the little ghost heads flying around. Those were weird :confused:

[Joker]

I want to see that movie...

[Aragorn]

I watched the movie some time ago and i didn´t hate it
Is not a great movie (i hate Raja Gosnell and Freddie), but not that bad too
I never liked the cartoon very much, but is not a bad adaptation...it´s funny movie
The only thing that got on my nerves as the fact that the villian was Scrappy
For all i know, he was a good guy
It´s like Mr. Phelps in MI (i didn´t like it either)
Bring on the second.....:D

[Hyper]

I liked the movie and I actually want to get the DVD. :)

[RISKY]

I saw it and laughed my butt off :D :D

[Dorian Gray]

Originally posted by Aragorn
I watched the movie some time ago and i didn´t hate it
Is not a great movie (i hate Raja Gosnell and Freddie), but not that bad too
I never liked the cartoon very much, but is not a bad adaptation...it´s funny movie
The only thing that got on my nerves as the fact that the villian was Scrappy
For all i know, he was a good guy
It´s like Mr. Phelps in MI (i didn´t like it either)
Bring on the second.....:D

SPOILER

I think they were portaing the fact that when scrappy doo appeared on the old cartoon the audience didn't like him..So they made the Scooby Gang tossed him out on his ass..:D

So I guess they gave him a revenge plot.

[scaredy cat]

themanofbat you are out of your f ucking mind! SCOOBY DOO was an abomination that resembled nothing of the original cartoon series. And let me cue you in on a little something: Shaggy being a stoner, Velma being queer and Fred and Daphne being attracted to each other are not f ucking subtleties! In fact, they are imbedded in every person who watched the show as a kid and saw them again as grown ups! All the gags were there, kids just don't see them. Much like the jokes on Looney Tunes.

And f uck you for pulling rank on us just because we're younger and 'dont get it'. The film mutilated Mystery Inc.. The only good thing about the film were three scenes: The opening scene [ minus' Pam Anderson's cameo ], Velma's reminisce of the 'old days' with Scrappy, and Shaggy himself, which despite the writers'
and director's attempts didn't f uck him up too much.

I am '25 or younger' and I love the Scooby Doo series. F uck you if you think yr on top of it all cuz yr old and crippled. The film was horrid end of story.

[AmonRa]

the movie wasnt that good, but I dont think you could have made a better live action adaptation. It was really on the money. I guess i am just not a scooby doo fan.

[GunBlade1]

Originally posted by scaredy cat
themanofbat you are out of your f ucking mind! SCOOBY DOO was an abomination that resembled nothing of the original cartoon series. And let me cue you in on a little something: Shaggy being a stoner, Velma being queer and Fred and Daphne being attracted to each other are not f ucking subtleties! In fact, they are imbedded in every person who watched the show as a kid and saw them again as grown ups! All the gags were there, kids just don't see them. Much like the jokes on Looney Tunes.

And f uck you for pulling rank on us just because we're younger and 'dont get it'. The film mutilated Mystery Inc.. The only good thing about the film were three scenes: The opening scene [ minus' Pam Anderson's cameo ], Velma's reminisce of the 'old days' with Scrappy, and Shaggy himself, which despite the writers'
and director's attempts didn't f uck him up too much.

I am '25 or younger' and I love the Scooby Doo series. F uck you if you think yr on top of it all cuz yr old and crippled. The film was horrid end of story.
Dude i was so waiting for someone to say that..except for the f you part.Iam a fan of scooby doo.I've been watching the 70's series ever since i was very little.I expected this film to be good but it just didn't satisfy me.I almost walked out but then i didn't want to waste my money.The acting was terrible (freddie prinze, shame on you!) , scooby didn't even look like scooby.The scooby i knew didn't have eyes blazing like he was on weed.
But the guy who played shaggy was good.He acted him well.The look and and everything.
Overall, Scooby doo was doo doo and i will not spend my money on the crappy DVD.They should have stayed with the series.

[scaredy cat]

Originally posted by AmonRa
the movie wasnt that good, but I dont think you could have made a better live action adaptation. It was really on the money. I guess i am just not a scooby doo fan.

Scooby Doo could have been made into a wonderful film. It's these 'new' and 'fresh' ideas that f uck everything up.

[Themanofbat]

Originally posted by Arucard
I think they were portaing the fact that when scrappy doo appeared on the old cartoon the audience didn't like him..So they made the Scooby Gang tossed him out on his ass..:D

Well, that was exactly what I was thinking.

The original cartoons were great, despite the repition in the stories. But the cartoon started to go downhill once they introduced Scrappy and that hick hillbilly cousin, Scooby- Dum (or whatever his name was :rolleyes: )

Making Scrappy the villain was pure genius. :)

[RISKY]

did I tell you guys already I thought scooby was funny?

I had no interest in watching scooby- but my kids had to see it so i went with them and laughed.

WAS it stupid? yes
Did the acting suck? yes (well except for shaggy)
was the story lame? yes

If you pick apart the movie it was lame.If you kick back and watch it just to watch it I think it was fricken funny.

Oh and in case i didnt say it already it was FUNNY !!! :D :D
and scardey cat chill out man dont be so sensitive about your age.
noone was calling you names.but if you keep up with this f-u stuff around I will get involved and basicaly be a pain in the rear.

[scaredy cat]

Originally posted by Themanofbat
Making Scrappy the villain was pure genius. :)

you. are. one. stupid. f uck. :rolleyes:

[RISKY]

Originally posted by scaredy cat
you. are. one. stupid. f uck. :rolleyes:
bad move on the edit there bud

[RISKY]

I will not say this again please refrain from the cussing.
and the name calling

[scaredy cat]

Originally posted by RISKY
I will not say this again please refrain from the cussing.
and the name calling

well, don't say it.

[RISKY]

Originally posted by scaredy cat
well, don't say it.
I wont I can promise you that.

[scaredy cat]

Originally posted by RISKY
I wont I can promise you that.

okay. so that bat guy is an ass.

[Themanofbat]

Originally posted by scaredy cat
SCOOBY DOO was an abomination that resembled nothing of the original cartoon series. And let me cue you in on a little something: Shaggy being a stoner, Velma being queer and Fred and Daphne being attracted to each other are not f ucking subtleties! In fact, they are imbedded in every person who watched the show as a kid and saw them again as grown ups! All the gags were there, kids just don't see them. Much like the jokes on Looney Tunes.

Ok, let me get this straight. First you claim that the movie resembled nothing of the original cartoon. But then you go on about all the subtleties in the in the movie were ideas entrenched into our psyches by watching the original cartoons.

So which is it Einstein? Was the movie like the cartoon or not? You're contradicting yourself with your own words.

With a few minor exceptions (Fred being the least "in-character"), the gang pretty much acted like their cartoon counter-parts. Even in the opening sequence, we had the gang planning on capturing the Luna Ghost, but the plan goes bad, but they still get him in the end thanks largely to Shaggy & Scooby's mishaps...just like in the cartoons. The "meddling kids" line was used, and making Scappy the villain was pure genius. Because most fans of the original series will agree that things went downhill when Scrappy was introduced.

Originally posted by scaredy cat
And f uck you for pulling rank on us just because we're younger and 'dont get it'.

Now, now "Dick-for-Brains", there's no need for a potty-mouth. You don't habve to get all pissy just because you're too young to get it. ;)
I said that negative comments would probably come from the mouths of you young'uns that didn't get it. That doesn't mean everybody has to like the movie. But hey, what do I know.... you probably liked the Scrappy-Doo era :rolleyes:

Originally posted by scaredy cat
I am '25 or younger' and I love the Scooby Doo series. F uck you if you think yr on top of it all cuz yr old and crippled. The film was horrid end of story.

Well that's your opinion. Too bad it sucks! End of story.
Hahahahahahahaaaaaaaa :)

Originally posted by scaredy cat
themanofbat you are out of your f ucking mind!

And you, scaredy cat, are just a pup trying to pee with the big dogs. Time for bed junior. Don't spill your milk. :)

[Themanofbat]

Originally posted by scaredy cat
okay. so that bat guy is an ass.

Well, yes I am. But at least I can debate without any profanity and still bring my point across and make you look like an ass in the process.
Actually, I don't have to make you look like a knob because you seem to be doing a fine job on your own. Keep it up Professor. :rolleyes:

[Themanofbat]

Originally posted by scaredy cat
you. are. one. stupid. f uck. :rolleyes:

heheheh.... why? Because I thought making Scrappy the villain was genius? Let me guess.... Scooby-Doo first aired in 1969, while Scrappy first appeared in 1979. Seeing as you're "under 25", you probably grew up watching the "s-crappy" era of Scooby-Doo. No wonder you didn't like the movie, and small wonder why you didn't "get it". Geez... all you're doing is proving my initial point. Now if my opinions hurt your feelings, well that's too bad. Don't slam the door on your way out.
Go to bed... I think your mommy's calling...:rolleyes:

[scaredy cat]

Originally posted by Themanofbat
Ok, let me get this straight. First you claim that the movie resembled nothing of the original cartoon. But then you go on about all the subtleties in the in the movie were ideas entrenched into our psyches by watching the original cartoons.

So which is it Einstein? Was the movie like the cartoon or not? You're contradicting yourself with your own words.

The movie was not like the cartoon. Those in-jokes were/are for the adults. There never was an episode where Shaggy was shown with a bong or Velma's head under a skirt. Those ideas were generated by seeing Shaggy hungry all the time and Velma's frumpy wardrobe.

With a few minor exceptions (Fred being the least "in-character"), the gang pretty much acted like their cartoon counter-parts. Even in the opening sequence, we had the gang planning on capturing the Luna Ghost, but the plan goes bad, but they still get him in the end thanks largely to Shaggy & Scooby's mishaps...just like in the cartoons. The "meddling kids" line was used, and making Scappy the villain was pure genius. Because most fans of the original series will agree that things went downhill when Scrappy was introduced.

Didn't you read my original post? I said the movie only had three good things in it: The opening sequence, Velma's reminicing about the old days with Scrappy, and Shaggy himself. Looks like you need new glasses, pops.


Now, now "Dick-for-Brains", there's no need for a potty-mouth. You don't habve to get all pissy just because you're too young to get it. ;)
I said that negative comments would probably come from the mouths of you young'uns that didn't get it. That doesn't mean everybody has to like the movie. But hey, what do I know.... you probably liked the Scrappy-Doo era :rolleyes:


That statement is just idiotic.

First off, Fred as a character is not supposed to be some self-absorbed ass. He isn’t supposed to think he’s the most gorgeous thing in the world. He absolutely is not obsessed with beautiful anorexic women. Fred is the co-leader of the gang. He’s the glue that holds them all together. It’s his and Daphne and Velma’s shared love of the unknown and the mysteries of life that bind Mystery Inc as a cohesive group.

You see, take a look at when SCOOBY DOO was created by Hanna Barbara. 1969. What were they? Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy and Scooby were a team of young out-going college age kids that hit the road to uncover the schemes of evil doers. Now usually these evil doers were up to land grabbing, treasure stealing no good. Usually they were someone in the establishment. Someone in power, and only these young pesky kids that would stick their nose into the business of the establishment and actually question authority would reveal that they… the man… the older people were out to suppress and scare and cajole the rest of us into their evil schemes.

Now, along comes this movie. Now at a surface level, the idea of a theme park built around the concept of scaring you to bring in the alternative kids of the world to brainwash and spit out as Boy Band Loving Bastards of Materialism plays right into this established history of scooby doo anti-establishment work. However, the ultimate unmasking being a joke bad guy… well is utter and complete bulls hit. Having scrappy doo be the bad guy was utterly retarded. Only a complete numbskull could actually have that be the bad guy. It stands against everything that Mystery Inc fights against.

Scrappy Doo isn’t the establishment, he’s a tool of the establishment, but see… they don’t tie it in like that. Scrappy Doo was forced by marketers down our throats to peddle to the lowest common denominator. Everything having to do with Scrappy Doo in this filt.. film was awful. Even worse than Freddie Prinze Jr and Sarah Michelle Gellar.

Scrappy Doo was ass.

Linda Cardellini’s Velma is almost where it needed to be. The problem was giving her some sort of bulls hit sense of inadequacy was stupid. Velma didn’t care about boys or girls. Velma cared about the mystery. About getting to the bottom of what is going on, and upon figuring it out, getting the gang through the mystery safely. Linda did an admirable job with very badly written material. She was indeed hot as Velma, but for all the wrong reasons. Giving Velma cleavage is the wrong way to make her hot, she was hot because she was a chick that loved getting down and dirty in the scary stuff. Not only that, but she was the one that figured it all out.
Sarah Michelle Gellar’s daphne is an affront. I mean just terrible. First off, she isn’t a redhead, but that’s a nitpick. Second off, Daphne isn’t supposed to be a dumb blonde. She isn’t a helpless dumbs hit. She’s supposed to love the mysteries so much and be so into them that she gets caught and used as bait. Making her self-aware is terrible, because you’ve turned her into Self Parody right from the get go.

There isn’t supposed to be anything between Daphne and Fred. Sex doesn’t play into the Gang, because believe it or not, the thing that binds them is the MYSTERY.

Now, Shaggy would never fall for a girl, unless… unless she could cook. But even then, he wouldn’t care, because no chick could cook like he could. Because Shaggy was the master of the Contrary Meal, and when Shaggy and Scooby are on that beach cooking Eggplant Burgers doused in Chocolate sauce… Sublime joy. That’s it. Bam! Nailed. At the end, when they’re eating nuclear hot peppers.

How bad is SCOOBY DOO? It is mediocre with the bright spots coming from Lillard and Scooby. And the abject horribleness coming from Gellar, Prinze and Scrappy. The production design looking like a bizarre theme park, well it was a bizarre theme park, so that worked. First thing I would do if working on a sequel is develop a plot that involved Velma, Fred and Daphne being Kidnapped – and Shaggy and Scooby having to solve the mystery, save their friends and fight temptation to just blow it off and eat.


Well that's your opinion. Too bad it sucks! End of story.
Hahahahahahahaaaaaaaa :)

My opinion might suck but i'm 25 or younger, i'm allowed to say stupid **** and get away with it. geezers like you saying the same s hit i do is just pathetic.


And you, scaredy cat, are just a pup trying to pee with the big dogs. Time for bed junior. Don't spill your milk. :)

on the contrary, pops, its you who should be heading for bed. junior here's still got some feeling in the hips. :p

[scaredy cat]

Originally posted by Themanofbat
heheheh.... why? Because I thought making Scrappy the villain was genius? Let me guess.... Scooby-Doo first aired in 1969, while Scrappy first appeared in 1979. Seeing as you're "under 25", you probably grew up watching the "s-crappy" era of Scooby-Doo. No wonder you didn't like the movie, and small wonder why you didn't "get it". Geez... all you're doing is proving my initial point. Now if my opinions hurt your feelings, well that's too bad. Don't slam the door on your way out.
Go to bed... I think your mommy's calling...:rolleyes:

:: yawn :: :rolleyes:

[darth_coolius]

raja gosnell is a crappy ass director. none of his movies are funny. i didn't even bother to see this movie, knowing that he directed it. you guys must have really low standards to enjoy crap like this. arucard, i am not suprised.

[scaredy cat]

Originally posted by darth_coolius
raja gosnell is a crappy ass director. none of his movies are funny. i didn't even bother to see this movie, knowing that he directed it. you guys must have really low standards to enjoy crap like this. arucard, i am not suprised.

i was with you darth until you said you hadnt seen it then pass such harsh criticism on it. still, i saw the movie for free and i will want my money back.

[Stormcrow]

You know this kinda reminds me of "Organics suck!". They're all mad because everyone in the movie(except scooby) were organic and not cartoons. So obviously the characters are all monsters instead of the nice human cartoons they once were.

[darth_coolius]

I knew it was going to suck before it ever came out. Raja Gosnell is just a horrible director, you gotta admit that. He has no sense for comedic timing at all and his characters are dumb. I tried watching big mama's house, but it made me want to puke it was so bad. home alone 1 and 2 were good movies, but the third one directed by him sucked ass. If it was any director other than him and ridley scott, i might have given this movie a chance. it's nothing against scooby doo...

[Themanofbat]

Originally posted by scaredy cat
You see, take a look at when SCOOBY DOO was created by Hanna Barbara. 1969. What were they? Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy and Scooby were a team of young out-going college age kids that hit the road to uncover the schemes of evil doers. Now usually these evil doers were up to land grabbing, treasure stealing no good. Usually they were someone in the establishment. Someone in power, and only these young pesky kids that would stick their nose into the business of the establishment and actually question authority would reveal that they… the man… the older people were out to suppress and scare and cajole the rest of us into their evil schemes.

Now, along comes this movie. Now at a surface level, the idea of a theme park built around the concept of scaring you to bring in the alternative kids of the world to brainwash and spit out as Boy Band Loving Bastards of Materialism plays right into this established history of scooby doo anti-establishment work. However, the ultimate unmasking being a joke bad guy… well is utter and complete bulls hit. Having scrappy doo be the bad guy was utterly retarded. Only a complete numbskull could actually have that be the bad guy. It stands against everything that Mystery Inc fights against.

Scrappy Doo isn’t the establishment, he’s a tool of the establishment, but see… they don’t tie it in like that. Scrappy Doo was forced by marketers down our throats to peddle to the lowest common denominator. Everything having to do with Scrappy Doo in this filt.. film was awful. Even worse than Freddie Prinze Jr and Sarah Michelle Gellar.

Scrappy Doo was ass.

Linda Cardellini’s Velma is almost where it needed to be. The problem was giving her some sort of bulls hit sense of inadequacy was stupid. Velma didn’t care about boys or girls. Velma cared about the mystery. About getting to the bottom of what is going on, and upon figuring it out, getting the gang through the mystery safely. Linda did an admirable job with very badly written material. She was indeed hot as Velma, but for all the wrong reasons. Giving Velma cleavage is the wrong way to make her hot, she was hot because she was a chick that loved getting down and dirty in the scary stuff. Not only that, but she was the one that figured it all out.
Sarah Michelle Gellar’s daphne is an affront. I mean just terrible. First off, she isn’t a redhead, but that’s a nitpick. Second off, Daphne isn’t supposed to be a dumb blonde. She isn’t a helpless dumbs hit. She’s supposed to love the mysteries so much and be so into them that she gets caught and used as bait. Making her self-aware is terrible, because you’ve turned her into Self Parody right from the get go.

There isn’t supposed to be anything between Daphne and Fred. Sex doesn’t play into the Gang, because believe it or not, the thing that binds them is the MYSTERY.

Now, Shaggy would never fall for a girl, unless… unless she could cook. But even then, he wouldn’t care, because no chick could cook like he could. Because Shaggy was the master of the Contrary Meal, and when Shaggy and Scooby are on that beach cooking Eggplant Burgers doused in Chocolate sauce… Sublime joy. That’s it. Bam! Nailed. At the end, when they’re eating nuclear hot peppers.

How bad is SCOOBY DOO? It is mediocre with the bright spots coming from Lillard and Scooby. And the abject horribleness coming from Gellar, Prinze and Scrappy. The production design looking like a bizarre theme park, well it was a bizarre theme park, so that worked. First thing I would do if working on a sequel is develop a plot that involved Velma, Fred and Daphne being Kidnapped – and Shaggy and Scooby having to solve the mystery, save their friends and fight temptation to just blow it off and eat.

You know, I'm impressed.
However, you sound like a Trekkie disecting the latest movie. Did you even watch the movie?

I think RISKY said it best.... the acting was lousy (except for Shaggy & Velma), the story was above average, but as a whole, when taking into consideration of Scooby's rich history, the movie was brilliant. After all, it was a movie based on cartoon characters. But if you don't think it was a good movie, then that's great. Personally, I disagree. But that didn't necessitate any **** you's or other such nasty comments. If you have any personal issues with the "establishment", then take it up with your therapist, because you'll just get eaten alive in here. No threats... just some advice.
But if you plan on starting some kind of weird vendetta, then you will lose, and eventually get banned. More advice from the "established fart". Listen to it.

Cheers... :batman:

[Truthteller]

I took the family (five of us) to see Scooby Doo, thats after all of us had seen SPIDER-MAN four times... :)

I'm an old Scooby fan, as I used to watch the original carton when I was a kid. The movie had some good parts... I liked the CGI Scooby for the most part... some of the jokes were good, loved the Scooby/Shaggy interaction and the smoking van scene... Thought that the Shaggy acter pretty well nailed that part. He was excellent, and Velma was pretty solid as well.


I was dissapointed in some parts of the movie... the fart joke was not needed, not particularly funny and just plain uncomfortable... Overall, I was not very enthused by it, but still a descent attempt that had a few bright spots.

[darth_coolius]

he kicked your ass manofbat, admit it.

[Themanofbat]

Originally posted by darth_coolius
raja gosnell is a crappy ass director. none of his movies are funny. i didn't even bother to see this movie, knowing that he directed it. you guys must have really low standards to enjoy crap like this. arucard, i am not suprised.

I agree with scaredy cat on this one. You lost all validity in your comment by saying you never saw the movie. Even a blind squirrel can find a nut once in a while.

[Scarlet spidey]

Originally posted by truthteller
I took the family (five of us) to see Scooby Doo, thats after all of us had seen SPIDER-MAN four times... :)

I'm an old Scooby fan, as I used to watch the original carton when I was a kid. The movie had some good parts... I liked the CGI Scooby for the most part... some of the jokes were good, loved the Scooby/Shaggy interaction and the smoking van sceen... Thought that the Shaggy acter pretty well nailed that part.


I was dissapointed in some parts of the movie... the fart joke was not needed, not particularly funny and just plain uncomfortable... Overall, I was not very enthused by it, but still a descent attempt that had a few bright spots. Farting is always targeted towards kids:(

[darth_coolius]

I read the reviews too, and those were enough to confirm my thoughts. Oh well, I was never a big scooby doo fan anyway.

[Themanofbat]

Originally posted by darth_coolius
I knew it was going to suck before it ever came out. Raja Gosnell is just a horrible director, you gotta admit that. He has no sense for comedic timing at all and his characters are dumb. I tried watching big mama's house, but it made me want to puke it was so bad. home alone 1 and 2 were good movies, but the third one directed by him sucked ass. If it was any director other than him and ridley scott, i might have given this movie a chance. it's nothing against scooby doo...

Geez.... the fact that you even tried to watch Big Momma's House... :rolleyes:

[Truthteller]

Originally posted by darth_coolius
he kicked your ass manofbat, admit it. Who are you talking about man? :confused:

[RISKY]

Originally posted by truthteller
I took the family (five of us) to see Scooby Doo, thats after all of us had seen SPIDER-MAN four times... :)

I'm an old Scooby fan, as I used to watch the original carton when I was a kid. The movie had some good parts... I liked the CGI Scooby for the most part... some of the jokes were good, loved the Scooby/Shaggy interaction and the smoking van scene... Thought that the Shaggy acter pretty well nailed that part. He was excellent, and Velma was pretty solid as well.


I was dissapointed in some parts of the movie... the fart joke was not needed, not particularly funny and just plain uncomfortable... Overall, I was not very enthused by it, but still a descent attempt that had a few bright spots.
dam dood im disapointed in you.
I still think fart jokes are funny and that one realy cracked me up :)

[Themanofbat]

Originally posted by darth_coolius
he kicked your ass manofbat, admit it.

Yep.... he sure did.
Golly, does my bum ever hurt.... :rolleyes:

[Truthteller]

Originally posted by Themanofbat
... Even a blind squirrel can find a nut once in a while. Even a broken clock is right twice a day... ;)

[Themanofbat]

Originally posted by truthteller
Who are you talking about man? :confused:

Well, I'm assuming he meant scaredy cat, but you never know with these kids these days...:D

[Truthteller]

Originally posted by Themanofbat
Well, I'm assuming he meant scaredy cat, but you never know with these kids these days...:D Yes, that is what I was trying to establish... I thought scared cat was a female... but maybe I'm mistaken... :confused:

[Truthteller]

Originally posted by RISKY
dam dood im disapointed in you.
I still think fart jokes are funny and that one realy cracked me up :) :( ...sorry man... I'm just not wild about fart jokes... a bit overdone... :)

[RISKY]

Originally posted by truthteller
:( ...sorry man... I'm just not wild about fart jokes... a bit overdone... :)
yea i know but with cgi they are a little fresher :)

[Themanofbat]

MOVED?????$#@$#%!%#@!#!@

Thanks ASM, now nobody will read this wonderfully insightful thread... :rolleyes:

[RISKY]

Originally posted by Themanofbat
MOVED?????$#@$#%!%#@!#!@

Thanks ASM, now nobody will read this wonderfully insightful thread... :rolleyes:
Im suprised he moved it i would have deleted it and banned scardey cat if i was a mod. but hey maybe thats why im not a mod I dunno i just dont get the rules here yet

[Themanofbat]

Originally posted by RISKY
Im suprised he moved it i would have deleted it and banned scardey cat if i was a mod.

I'm glad he didn't delete it.
How else are other people around here going to find out who the morons are? :D ;)

[Jakesteraholic]

Originally posted by Themanofbat

But you had to be a fan of the original cartoons in order to get all the subtleties found in the movie: all Scooby & Shaggy being stoners innuendoes, Scrappy's appearance, the insights behind Fred, Daphne & Thelma's characters.... It was all there in


If you were such a big fan of the cartoon, you would know that the name is Velma, not Thelma.

Fool.

[G-Slice]

I was a fan of the cartoon. But I didn't really enjoy the film. Here's what I didn't enjoy a lot. Fred and Daphene. (Mostly cause I despise the two actors, so its kinda unfair.) The "real" monsters, I liked the beginning with the cliche Scooby adventure. The college student brain washing, trying to add a pop culture tren to market the film.

Here is what I did like...

Matt Lillard and Linda Cartelleni as Shaggy and Velma. The ego-maniac Scrappy-Doo, which perfectly portrays so much of how he really is to the audience.

and my favorite scens of the film...

STRANGE VOICE ON PHONE: I got a sack of hamburgers for ya. Go out into the deep dark part of the scary forrest where no one can see you.

SCOOBY-DOO: Okay.


It just seemed like it made a total joke out of the show instead of really trying to make it good. But it's just my opinion, I wasn't a huge fan of the cartoon, but I've seen a million episodes to know a lot about it. I totally respect Themanofbat's opinion about the film. I actuallt think this is Raja Gosnell's best film to date. Other films he's done include, Home Alone 3, Never Been Kissed and Big Mama's House.

[BlackSymbiote]

Did he really do Never Been Kissed and Big Mama's House? My girlfriend LOVES those. I'll have to tell her.

And I liked the movie. Whereas I don't personally care for Freddie Prinze Jr or SMG, I only watched it because I'm such a fan of Shaggy and Scooby and even though a lot of people say they didn't like it, MANY have admited that the did get Shaggy and Scooby right.

Expect more in the sequel which I am REALLY looking forward too (much more than Spider Man II).

[Themanofbat]

Originally posted by Jakesteraholic
If you were such a big fan of the cartoon, you would know that the name is Velma, not Thelma.

Fool.

Oops... What was I thinking....:rolleyes:

And for this reason, you call me a fool?

Are you the president of esther's fan club, or just some other moron.

Get a life, dick-head...

[masteryoda]

Originally posted by The Prisoner
Farting is always targeted towards kids:(

especially when i'm the one doing the farting. ;) i like to stink them little buggers up good. ;)





oh yeah, this thread rocks. :D i haven't seen the movie yet but i plan on smoking a j' and sitting down and watching it one night soon then i'll come back here and call manofbat an dumb fook. ;) :p and that's even if i like the movie. :D

[Themanofbat]

...I'm counting the seconds. :p :)

[masteryoda]

screw it i'm not going to wait. :mad:

[masteryoda]

Originally posted by Themanofbat
.... and you know what? It didn't suck. It didn't suck at all!
But you had to be a fan of the original cartoons in order to get all the subtleties found in the movie: all Scooby & Shaggy being stoners innuendoes, Scrappy's appearance, the insights behind Fred, Daphne & Thelma's characters.... It was all there in complete parody form that made me laugh while remembering the repititious campy-ness of the original cartoons.
Now I had heard a lot of crappy comments about this movie, and I'm sure some will follow in this thread. That being said, I'm almost positive that the origins of these comments will come from the mouths of those 25 years old and younger who weren't first generation Scooby-Doo watchers. If you didn't watch the originals, I can see how you would think the movie sucked... because you just didn't get it.
In hindsight, while I'm remembering more and more about the movie, the more I think it was brilliantly written. The only mistake the writers made was that they wrote it for the 70's generation who watched the originals, but only to be scrutinized by the 90's generation who think everything is crap. :rolleyes:

Just my two cents...

Cheers... :batman:

you dumb fook. :mad: :rolleyes:








:p :D :D

[Themanofbat]

Originally posted by masteryoda
you dumb fook. :mad: :rolleyes:

Awwwww, you said a bad word, you big potty-mouth...:)

Hey, if you're ever in the downtown area in Ottawa, check out a record store called "Birdman Sound". In the 45 section, I believe they have copies of my band's 2nd & 3rd single (they used to have the first one years ago). I don't care if you buy it, but if you look at the back credits, you'll see me listed as vocalist as "The Man of Bat". And you'll get to see my ugly mug...:eek:

Oh yeah, the band's name is "Bad Luck No.13".... from the Maritimes. :)

[masteryoda]

Originally posted by Themanofbat
Awwwww, you said a bad word, you big potty-mouth...:)

Hey, if you're ever in the downtown area in Ottawa, check out a record store called "Birdman Sound". In the 45 section, I believe they have copies of my band's 2nd & 3rd single (they used to have the first one years ago). I don't care if you buy it, but if you look at the back credits, you'll see me listed as vocalist as "The Man of Bat". And you'll get to see my ugly mug...:eek:

Oh yeah, the band's name is "Bad Luck No.13".... from the Maritimes. :)

kool, i definatley check that out. that store is pretty close to where i work so maybe my next pay i'll go in and pick it up. (i don't know when i'll be around a record player to hear it though.)

[TheAlmightyFuzz]

I think the movie was just plain dumb, but it's not like you can say they were working for an Oscar. The only good parts I thought, were the (sometimes subtextual) non-kid parts. You can definetly see that they tried to appeal to more than just kids. The really bizarre thing, is if you look at imdb for the movie, and then click on alternate versions, and see what they took out. They were actually considering putting that stuff in the movie, that's pretty shocking to me, but those scenes reaffirmed what most people were thinking about some of the characters anyways.

[Themanofbat]

Originally posted by TheAlmightyFuzz
I think the movie was just plain dumb, but it's not like you can say they were working for an Oscar.

Well geez, it's not like I was expecting "Dead Poet's Society". Of course I knew I was going to watch a silly Scooby-Doo movie. Keeping that in mind, I thought it was great the way they handled "mystique" surrounding the characters that have been kicking around since the early 70's. To many fans, the Scooby-Doo cartoon started to go downhill when Scrappy made his first appearance in 1979, so it was pure genius, in my opinion, to make him the villain.

Cheers... :batman:

[darth_coolius]

Why watch crappy movies like this when you can be watching Spider-man on DVD?

[Themanofbat]

Originally posted by darth_coolius
Why watch crappy movies like this when you can be watching Spider-man on DVD?

Well, if you LOOK at the date that this thread was started, you will clearly see that it was last week end, when the Spider-Man DVD had yet to be released. :) :rolleyes:

[zerocool]

SCOOBY DOOBY DOO

ANY ONE FOR SCOOBY SNACKS

did you guys see "Jay and Silent Bob Strikes Back" now there was a Scooby Gang that rocked.

[TheAlmightyFuzz]

Originally posted by zerocool
SCOOBY DOOBY DOO

ANY ONE FOR SCOOBY SNACKS

did you guys see "Jay and Silent Bob Strikes Back" now there was a Scooby Gang that rocked.

Yeah, and they did the things that they cut out of the Scooby Doo movie.

[darth_coolius]

Originally posted by Themanofbat
Well, if you LOOK at the date that this thread was started, you will clearly see that it was last week end, when the Spider-Man DVD had yet to be released. :) :rolleyes:

Yet you are all still talking about it...

[Themanofbat]

Originally posted by darth_coolius
Yet you are all still talking about it...

Well... so are you...:eek: ;)

[Lord Blackbolt]

Will this thread ever end. It's evil I tell you.:D :D :D

[darth_coolius]

Originally posted by Themanofbat
Well... so are you...:eek: ;)

Yeah, but I'm watchin' Spidey while I'm doin' it...

[Lord Blackbolt]

Wow so am I!!!:p

[Themanofbat]

Originally posted by darth_coolius
Yeah, but I'm watchin' Spidey while I'm doin' it...

:(

[masteryoda]

heh

well i finally saw this movie a few days ago. i got some green and ordered it off ppv. and it's a damn funny movie. it's just what i was hoping for from it. a big ball of funny funness. :D

i don't get why people are so hard on it. it's freakin' scooby doo for god's sakes. chill out. :confused:

[Themanofbat]

And this is the thread that started the infamous "The official themanofbat is an idiot" thread over in Community.

:)

[RocKitty]

Originally posted by Themanofbat
And this is the thread that started the infamous "The official themanofbat is an idiot" thread over in Community.

:)

haha. I'd have to say that I enjoyed Scooby Doo too... you kinda have to like it when you have an obsessed niece. :)

[incurock31]

God I love this movie :D

[sithgoblin]

What pisses me off is they had the perfect actor for Daphne in this movie... playing someone else.

http://www.jvsplace.co.uk/Isla/main3.jpg

http://www.anglepoise.fslife.co.uk/apimages/07701.jpg

[sithgoblin]

What pisses me off is they had the perfect actor for Daphne in this movie... playing someone else.

http://www.jvsplace.co.uk/Isla/main3.jpg

http://www.anglepoise.fslife.co.uk/apimages/07701.jpg

And Marc Blucas would have been a much better Fred. Kevin Smith knew it!! :mad:

http://www.scifi.com/sfw/issue149/marc.jpg

[sithgoblin]

BUMP! :mad:

[FlameHead]

I thought this one was incredibly well casted. I mean, Matthew Liliard as Shaggy was nothing less than genius.

And, you're right.. it wasnt' a horrible movie at all. I enjoyed it.

[Knightsaber Priss]

I hate, loathe, despise, spit on, stomp to dust, charbroil to ashes, and abhor Scooby Doo. :mad: I hope Jon peters dies a slow and painful death for putting me through this tiorture at the movie theater. The only good thing about this movie is that I didn't pay to see it.

Scooby Doo the Movie ------> Scooby Doo the Cartoon as GINO aka Godzilla '98 ------> the Toho Godzilla.

[FlameHead]

Wow, tell us how you REALLY feel.

[Adenjo]

I loved Scooby Doo when I saw it...

If any of you folks have got Harry Potter on vhs.. what did you think of the Scooby Doo teaser trailer?

[Themanofbat]

Well, I'm off to see Sooby-Doo 2 this afternoon.... as long as thesonofbat doesn't act up like he has been all morning.

[Eomer]

I thought it was pretty good, could have been better.

[Themanofbat]

Well, as it turned out, the lil'bastard didn't stop acting up, so much to his chagrin, we didn't go yesterday as planned. However, afterwards, he was well behaved until this afternoon, and we all went to see it a few hours ago.

I thought it was really fun, and a lot better than the first one. :)

I can't get over how that actor who plays Shaggy sounds EXACTLY like the original 70's cartoons. Everytime he spoke, it was almost mind-boggling.

:cool:

[Theballsofsteel]

I like this old thread... especiall how Jake calls me a fool. :)

:(

[Galactical]

Oh my god, this movie was horrible. ugh, is this thread a joke?. lol, it must be a game someone was playing, a funny game.

[Caliber]

Oh my god, this movie was horrible. ugh, is this thread a joke?. lol, it must be a game someone was playing, a funny game.
More like a terribly like april fools joke. I loved the old cartoons and it was terrible. The ymust be smoking some good s***.

[Octoberist]

this is old...my god.

[Pink Ranger]

Any movie where Sarah Michelle Gellar gets peed on is just good entertainment.

[thealiasman2000]

There shouldn't be just an "ignore" and a "buddy" button.

There should be a "hate" button, where you organize all the posters you hate with a deep passion.

Because if there is something I hate, it's someone who willfully ENJOYS a Srah Michelle Gellar movie.

Let alone one that is nothing but a Buffy movie veiled as a Scooby-Doo movie.

[Kevin Roegele]

.... and you know what? It didn't suck. It didn't suck at all!
But you had to be a fan of the original cartoons in order to get all the subtleties found in the movie: all Scooby & Shaggy being stoners innuendoes, Scrappy's appearance, the insights behind Fred, Daphne & Thelma's characters.... It was all there in complete parody form that made me laugh while remembering the repititious campy-ness of the original cartoons.
Now I had heard a lot of crappy comments about this movie, and I'm sure some will follow in this thread. That being said, I'm almost positive that the origins of these comments will come from the mouths of those 25 years old and younger who weren't first generation Scooby-Doo watchers. If you didn't watch the originals, I can see how you would think the movie sucked... because you just didn't get it.
In hindsight, while I'm remembering more and more about the movie, the more I think it was brilliantly written. The only mistake the writers made was that they wrote it for the 70's generation who watched the originals, but only to be scrutinized by the 90's generation who think everything is crap. :rolleyes:

Just my two cents...

Cheers... :batman:


LMAO

Perfect parody of, 'You just didn't GET IT' arguments. :up:

[U.S War Machine]

I thought it was pretty funny when I saw it in theaters

[The Chairman]

It sucked, but not as much as the second one. Both completely killed the spirit of the cartoons.

[boydston_14]

I liked these movies. I haven't watched them in a while but I remember when I first saw the teaser for part 1 and thought it was a new Batman movie. I'm gonna go watch these now.

[Cinemaman]

It was cheesy and crappy movie.

5 out of 10 :down

[Kevin Roegele]

It's not even a Scooby Doo movie.

It's a mainstream Hollywood popcorn family-friendly cookie-cutter PRODUCT that happens to be based on Scooby Doo. You know the type.

[The Chairman]

It's not even a Scooby Doo movie.

It's a mainstream Hollywood popcorn family-friendly cookie-cutter PRODUCT that happens to be based on Scooby Doo. You know the type.

:up:

[WorthyStevens]

Because if there is something I hate, it's someone who willfully ENJOYS a Srah Michelle Gellar movie.

The only SMG movie I've really enjoyed was Cruel Intentions. Damn was she hot in that movie.

What happened? :(

[Sava]

Making Scrappy the villain was just a dumbass thing to do...

[JackBauer]

There shouldn't be just an "ignore" and a "buddy" button.

There should be a "hate" button, where you organize all the posters you hate with a deep passion.

Because if there is something I hate, it's someone who willfully ENJOYS a Srah Michelle Gellar movie.

Let alone one that is nothing but a Buffy movie veiled as a Scooby-Doo movie.

did SMG kill your pet or something? what's with all the hate? :confused:

[The Chairman]

Making Scrappy the villain was just a dumbass thing to do...

Yes, it was. That was the worst part of that movie, but that wasn't the only thing wrong.

The only bright spot was Matthew Lillard. He managed to nail Shaggy down to a T, even with such ****tty material.

[ico]

I see the Scooby-Doo movie as one thing, and one thing only and it's just brainless pretty pictures. There is no point in complaining about the movie or critiquing it because they obviously didn't make a kind of movie for people to pick at. They made it simply for children and put lotsa bright colours, silly characters and fun action sequences.

[Sam Fisher]

I watched SD1 a couple of weeks ago. I am a fan of the orginal series. Honestly if you don't take it seriously it's not that bad. Of course a lot of people on here didn't like it. It's aimed at kids, not us. It's no worse than the Flintstones or any other movie based on a cartoon{surely it's better than Underdog:dry:} I'd wish they would have made it along the lines of the Brady Bunch Movie though. I don't mind Scrappy being the bad guy. He was always kinda an annoying ass anyways. The only characters in the movie that were true to the original cartoons are Shaggy and Velma. Fred in the movie is an ego ***** and Daphne is just...annoying.

The best scenes in the movie are the opening and Velma's flashback.

The sequel. I liked it better than the first only because the classic monsters. Otherwise it's crap.


Sorry for bumping an old thread.

[Untilteld]

SD1 was mehish, Scrappy as the villain was silly. But I liked #2, cause it was a classic, just like the cartoons.

[Tempest19]

Yeah, big Scooby fan and I actually like the films as well. I'm a HUGE Shaggy and Scooby fan and in those regards- perfection, imo. The actor who plays Shaggy, currently forgot the name, imo is as inspired a choice as Tobey for Peter, Jackman for Wolverine, etc. Can't see anybody else fitting the part as perfectly as he did. :up:

[Primal Slayer]

I always liked the Scooby films. Wehn I first saw that Scrappy was the movie in the first one I was laughing and confused but since Scrappy was so hated when he first appeared in the cartoon, it was a nod to those fans that watched the show when Scrappy first appeared.

Wouldnt mind seeing another sequel, to bad Sarah and Freddie dont want to do one.

[Kevin Roegele]

Scooby Doo movies may have been more popular ten years earlier (albeit with less CGI) when the market wasn't flooded with such similar crap.

[Sam Fisher]

Yeah, big Scooby fan and I actually like the films as well. I'm a HUGE Shaggy and Scooby fan and in those regards- perfection, imo. The actor who plays Shaggy, currently forgot the name, imo is as inspired a choice as Tobey for Peter, Jackman for Wolverine, etc. Can't see anybody else fitting the part as perfectly as he did. :up:Mathew Lillard{sp?} played Shaggy. And he did make a great Shaggy:up:

[Mr. Socko]

I liked the Scooby movies. I use to be a huge fan of all the shows back in the day.

[Lord]

I liked the scooby-doo films too, they don't deserve all they hate they're given

[Wolf Boy]

I didn't mind this movie either, it was pretty much on point for what it was. I could think of worse family films to be honest.

[Rocketman]

I personally love ALL things Scooby. Been a fan since I was a little pup.
But in regards to the first live-action film, the Fart Battle between Shaggy and Scoob was completely out of place, and uncharacteristic of anything that the show ever did. It went from being Classic Scooby to something you would find in a Baby Geniuses movie. :doh: Scooby's humor comes from witty lines, clever puns, and cheesy, innocent, adolescent shenanigans. Farting is none of those things.

[Secret Fawful]

Manofbat's insinuation that you have to be 25 or older to "get" the movie is pure bullsh--. I'm only 20, and I grew up watching every single Scooby Doo show that ever existed. EVERY. SINGLE. ONE. I got every in-joke and every jab in the first Scooby Doo movie, and I enjoyed it, especially the jab at Scrappy even though I liked Scrappy, but overall I felt it could have been a lot better. I haven't seen it since I saw it in theaters though so...I couldn't say what my opinion of it would be now. As a kid I was just happy to see Scrappy in the movie, and overall I got the joke, but at the end of the day I remember wishing it had been a different villain.

You want to know how to do a Scooby film right? Scooby Doo on Zombie Island. That movie, right there, was so great, that the animated Scooby films have tried desperately to follow it's formula ever since and since Witch's Ghost and Alien Invaders and Cyber Chase, they've gotten progressively worse. Zombie Island had the perfect scares, perfect soundtrack, perfect characterization, perfect plot, perfect acting, perfect everything for a Scooby Doo film. The problem is that the "investigators used to catching criminals in masks end up at a real haunted place" schtick can only work SO much.

However, I positively despised the sequel, Monsters Unleashed. The only thing I liked in that movie was the Seth Green is he the evil one or not subplot with Velma. I think ultimately the reporter character is what ruined it for me. So so awful.

[SuperBatman]

I actually like the 2nd one more of than the 1st one but I didn't hate the 1st one that much.

[Mr. Wooden Alligator]

The movie felt like a finale to the old show, what with Scrappy being kicked out and trying to get revenge. It was a smart move and I still find the first movie to be a good example of how to adapt a kids' cartoon without much in the way of continuous story arcs for the big screen.

[TheDreamMaster]

Actually I would argue Witch's Ghost is on par with Zombie Island, because it still has a nice soundtrack and creepy villains. Plus Tim Curry. Alien Invaders was ok, and actually different than the first two, but not nearly as good. Cyber chase and beyond went downhill, especially once they dropped the real monsters stuff. I loved those movies as a kid, and I love them now as the cast seems more grown up and pretty relatable.

[Secret Fawful]

I was saying that they didn't start getting progressively worse until Cyber Chase, so we agree.

[the amazing fro]

Wow I forgot all about Zombie Island and the Witches ghost etcetera. Man I used to love those films as a kid and they really scared me when I was younger.

The live action movies were alright, I remember enjoying them when I was a bairn but I imagine I'd hate them now.

I'm glad I peeked in this thread. Nothing like a bit of nostalgia.

[Secret Fawful]

I think some of you are due to rewatch Zombie Island to see how a real Scooby Doo film is done.