Scooby-Doo is a Western multi-media franchise based around a group of young adults with a talking dog who go around solving various supernatural mysteries. Most of the time, they aren’t actually supernatural…but sometimes…?
When I was much younger, I used to watch this over and over again so watching it again after a ‘long break’ was a nice treat.A)
The artwork is colorful and pleasant. I’d say the story was a bit simplistic (and the mysteries are pretty obvious), but that doesn’t mean bad. What really surprised me is that the characters actually acted like human beings. Fred’s objection to the flying saucer they saw was quite reasonable, for example.
It was very pleasant to say the least, though it still makes me sad to know Crystal left.
Also Shaggy’s song is a shock, but it elevates the quality of the film. It also reminds me of the song Downtown. I’m actually convinced it’s just a parody of it.
I watched this one right after re-watching Alien Invaders! and while I really enjoyed that one…yeah, watching them back-to-back just exemplified the issues. In fact, I had a flashback to my childhood where I remembered thinking of this era as a dark age of animation.
The story was pretty meh. I don’t think there was anything specifically wrong with it, though it was 100% predictable. The animation was pretty bad and formulaic-looking. I even said it looked like Tom & Jerry (from the same time period). The music also made it sound like every other animated film of the time. The sound effects were excessive.
While characters acted like human beings in Alien Invaders! they definitely did not act like human beings here.
The one upside is that there were a few sexy ladies, but that’s about it.