What Was the Last Movie You Watched?

[blueharvest]

The 40-Year-Old Virgin

 

[P Supreme]

Hustle - Sandler basketball flick

 

[ObiWanCon]

Jurassic World: Dominion (2022)

 

[Pennywise]

 

[Milk Tray Guy]

Scooby-Doo! and the Curse of the 13th Ghost (2019)

Belated sequel to the short-lived TV show The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo (1985), made for the franchise's fiftieth anniversary. That show, although not hugely popular at the time (it was cancelled early), later acquired a cult following as one of the earliest examples of Scooby-Doo encountering the genuine supernatural. No sequel so long afterwards was going to please everybody, and when it was announced fan reactions ranged from 'OMG! I've waited so long for this!' to 'I won't hold my breath for this to be decent, let alone good'.

The 13 Ghosts... TV show focused on Daphne, Shaggy, and Scooby (no Fred or Velma), assisted by Scrappy (Scooby's nephew), Flim-Flam (a young con artist), and a warlock named Vincent Van Ghoul (voiced by the legendary Vincent Price), and the first thing most people wanted to know was whether this would do the same. It doesn't. Fred, Velma, Daphne, Shaggy, and Scooby all feature, plus Vincent Van Ghoul and Flim-Flam; but no Scrappy (which upset a surprising number of fans; as I find him an annoying little t*t, I'm good). The second thing was whether the ghosts would be real again. I won't spoil that one.

The first half of the movie is very good. It quickly recaps the original show, reintroduces Vincent (here voiced by the excellent Maurice LaMarche), and has some very funny moments (not least Shaggy and Scooby's response when they realise they've got to go back and capture the elusive 13th ghost that slipped through their grasp last time). There are also a ton of visual nods to Scooby's adventures, all the way back to Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! in 1969. But by the half-way point the initial quick-fire pace starts to ease off, with fewer callbacks to the original (beyond the basic premise). It's not that it's bad from then on, but it feels less of a continuation and more like its own thing. The conclusion (again, I won't spoil) has fans divided, with some loving it, and some not so much.

At the end of the day though, it's as wacky as you'd expect Scooby-Doo to be. The regular voice cast (Frank Welker, Grey DeLisle, Matthew Lillard, and Kate Micucci) are on top form (as is Lamarche). The character interplay is as strong as ever, and there are some laugh-out-loud moments. It's not quite what I'd hoped it would be, but it's still enjoyable. 7/10

 

[Luigi]

Still the best film in the whole franchise.

Never ceases to amaze me how foolish everyone not named Ripley in this movie was lol.

Not Jonesy, he knew what was up.

 

[Hunter Rider]

6/10

 

[Captain Tired]

No Country for Old Men (2007)

Scooby-Doo! and the Curse of the 13th Ghost (2019)

Belated sequel to the short-lived TV show The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo (1985), made for the franchise's fiftieth anniversary. That show, although not hugely popular at the time (it was cancelled early), later acquired a cult following as one of the earliest examples of Scooby-Doo encountering the genuine supernatural. No sequel so long afterwards was going to please everybody, and when it was announced fan reactions ranged from 'OMG! I've waited so long for this!' to 'I won't hold my breath for this to be decent, let alone good'.

The 13 Ghosts... TV show focused on Daphne, Shaggy, and Scooby (no Fred or Velma), assisted by Scrappy (Scooby's nephew), Flim-Flam (a young con artist), and a warlock named Vincent Van Ghoul (voiced by the legendary Vincent Price), and the first thing most people wanted to know was whether this would do the same. It doesn't. Fred, Velma, Daphne, Shaggy, and Scooby all feature, plus Vincent Van Ghoul and Flim-Flam; but no Scrappy (which upset a surprising number of fans; as I find him an annoying little t*t, I'm good). The second thing was whether the ghosts would be real again. I won't spoil that one.

The first half of the movie is very good. It quickly recaps the original show, reintroduces Vincent (here voiced by the excellent Maurice LaMarche), and has some very funny moments (not least Shaggy and Scooby's response when they realise they've got to go back and capture the elusive 13th ghost that slipped through their grasp last time). There are also a ton of visual nods to Scooby's adventures, all the way back to Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! in 1969. But by the half-way point the initial quick-fire pace starts to ease off, with fewer callbacks to the original (beyond the basic premise). It's not that it's bad from then on, but it feels less of a continuation and more like its own thing. The conclusion (again, I won't spoil) has fans divided, with some loving it, and some not so much.

At the end of the day though, it's as wacky as you'd expect Scooby-Doo to be. The regular voice cast (Frank Welker, Grey DeLisle, Matthew Lillard, and Kate Micucci) are on top form (as is Lamarche). The character interplay is as strong as ever, and there are some laugh-out-loud moments. It's not quite what I'd hoped it would be, but it's still enjoyable. 7/10

I've never gotten around to watching this, but have had it on the backburner for quite some time now. Along with A Pup Named Scooby Doo and The New Scooby Doo Movies, the actual series was one of my favourite incarnations of Scooby Doo to watch when I was a kid. But then anything with Vincent Price is worth at least a cursory glance lol.

 

[Gothamsknight]

 

[KaijuDude1992]

 

[P Supreme]

The unbearable weight of massive talent

Cage is fantastic in this

 

[Sculder]

Tu hijo / Your Son (2018)
Private's Progress (1956)
Interceptor (2022)
Revolver (1973)
Wild Things (1998)
The Coca-Cola Kid (1985)

 

[3rdstone]

I've been meaning to watch this for quite a while, and now when the same director has done a TV series with Alicia Vikander I felt it was perfect timing. The series seems to be a bit different than this film, but I'll watch it as well and see for myself.

The film was quite fascinating with Hong Kong actress Maggie Cheung playing herself, coming to France for a remake of the 1916 original Les Vampires.

 

[Babillygunn]

The 13 Ghosts... TV show focused on Daphne, Shaggy, and Scooby (no Fred or Velma), assisted by Scrappy (Scooby's nephew), Flim-Flam (a young con artist), and a warlock named Vincent Van Ghoul (voiced by the legendary Vincent Price), and the first thing most people wanted to know was whether this would do the same. It doesn't. Fred, Velma, Daphne, Shaggy, and Scooby all feature, plus Vincent Van Ghoul and Flim-Flam; but no Scrappy (which upset a surprising number of fans; as I find him an annoying little t*t, I'm good). The second thing was whether the ghosts would be real again. I won't spoil that one.

I loved that show as an older kid! Jettisoning Fred and Velma really worked. Didn’t Shaggy also sport a red shirt?

 

[Milk Tray Guy]

I loved that show as an older kid! Jettisoning Fred and Velma really worked. Didn’t Shaggy also sport a red shirt?

He did indeed! That gets referenced in the movie

 

[Ash J. Williams]

 

[Webfoot Hero]

 

[Dave McFly]

Lilo and Stitch, never saw it (ducks).

 

[Gothamsknight]

 

[Immortalfire]

Sonic 2

 

[-Arya-]

10/10

 

[Web-Head]

 

[Rozen Thorne]

 

[KaijuDude1992]

 

[Sculder]

Cidade de Deus: 10 Anos Depois / City of God: 10 Years Later (2013)
Madame Claude (2021)