Milk Tray Guy
70s Man of Action
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Finally saw Scoob! last night. I thought the first 15 minutes or so were great. After that, not so good. It didn't seem to know whether it was a Scooby-Doo movie or a Hanna-Barbera Universe movie, managing to straddle the line without being great at either. But there were moments I enjoyed, and some things certainly made me laugh. I liked Mark Wahlberg (channeling his inner Ryan Reynolds) as Blue Falcon, and Jason Isaacs did a great job as Dick Dastardly. And the animation was fantastic.
There's been a lot of talk about how the current regular Scooby-Doo voice cast (particularly fan-favourite Matthew Lillard) were 'done dirty' by not having them back (and the way they apparently found out) - the exception being Frank Welker, who at least got to voice Scooby. Poor business practice aside, I didn't lose my **** over the recasting. This is its own thing, and I think Zac Efron, Amanda Seyfried, and Gina Rodriguez did a reasonable job. Even Will Forte (who was always going to suffer most by comparison) sounded better as it went on.* It was strange hearing Scooby talk so much and so clearly, but I guess otherwise some of the jokes wouldn't have been possible (I laughed out loud at the 'Ikea' exchange!).
Blue Falcon and his crew struck me as the poor man's Guardians of the Galaxy (not a criticism), with Falcon as Quill, Dee Dee as Gamora, and Dynomutt as Rocket (complete with snarky asides). Captain Caveman felt a bit unnecessary, and I'd have been happy if they'd cut him completely. Likewise, Simon Cowell (did he invest in this?). There were a ton of Scooby/general HB references that I caught (loved the Hex Girls poster, and the arcade games) - and on looking at IMDb, a ton more that I didn't (that's at least one rewatch, right there).
An HB Universe could be cool. But as a die-hard Scooby-Doo fan, I also want a proper, Scooby-centred Scoob! 2.
I give it 7, plus another .5 for the animation.
7.5/10
* It seems Matthew Lillard, Frank Welker, Grey DeLisle, and Kate Micucci are still in place for the TV shows and DtV movies; Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo! came out several months after this, and there are apparently two new DtV movies coming this year with them all onboard.
There's been a lot of talk about how the current regular Scooby-Doo voice cast (particularly fan-favourite Matthew Lillard) were 'done dirty' by not having them back (and the way they apparently found out) - the exception being Frank Welker, who at least got to voice Scooby. Poor business practice aside, I didn't lose my **** over the recasting. This is its own thing, and I think Zac Efron, Amanda Seyfried, and Gina Rodriguez did a reasonable job. Even Will Forte (who was always going to suffer most by comparison) sounded better as it went on.* It was strange hearing Scooby talk so much and so clearly, but I guess otherwise some of the jokes wouldn't have been possible (I laughed out loud at the 'Ikea' exchange!).
Blue Falcon and his crew struck me as the poor man's Guardians of the Galaxy (not a criticism), with Falcon as Quill, Dee Dee as Gamora, and Dynomutt as Rocket (complete with snarky asides). Captain Caveman felt a bit unnecessary, and I'd have been happy if they'd cut him completely. Likewise, Simon Cowell (did he invest in this?). There were a ton of Scooby/general HB references that I caught (loved the Hex Girls poster, and the arcade games) - and on looking at IMDb, a ton more that I didn't (that's at least one rewatch, right there).
An HB Universe could be cool. But as a die-hard Scooby-Doo fan, I also want a proper, Scooby-centred Scoob! 2.
I give it 7, plus another .5 for the animation.
7.5/10
* It seems Matthew Lillard, Frank Welker, Grey DeLisle, and Kate Micucci are still in place for the TV shows and DtV movies; Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo! came out several months after this, and there are apparently two new DtV movies coming this year with them all onboard.
