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kyun Since: Dec, 2010
#76: Jul 25th 2011 at 10:37:33 AM

[up]It may not count because it isn't really based on any title. The only thing it's based on is a novel, and that wasn't even a cartoon in a sense. The main characters are all original, and the cameos run rampant but are all still the older classic characters returning.

edited 25th Jul '11 10:38:05 AM by kyun

qtjinla15 Since: Dec, 2010
#77: Nov 30th 2011 at 12:45:49 PM

Anyone consider newer or soon to be release adaptions tolerable?

20LogRoot10 Since: Aug, 2011
#78: Nov 30th 2011 at 1:52:47 PM

I liked the first Scooby Doo movie for the most part, up until it became clear the writers were more interested in flashing their Scrappy hater credentials(I don't see how anybody could stand the sheer Character DerailmentIn Name Only).

On the other hand, both George of the Jungle was great all the way through(though I admit never having seen anything of the original series).

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Buscemi I Am The Walrus from a log cabin Since: Jul, 2010
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#79: Nov 30th 2011 at 2:40:45 PM

Actually, making Scrappy the villain is a good idea. What if the fictional characters were real and the character that everyone hated became jealous of the fame from the other stars of the show, leading that character to set the others up and make them feel his pain? Despite the studio interfering with much of the script, at least they were nice to keep this element in the film.

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20LogRoot10 Since: Aug, 2011
#81: Nov 30th 2011 at 3:11:59 PM

[up][up]There's nothing like that there - just some executive failing to meddle when it was desperately needed. "Scrappy"'s every single line in that movie was something the actual character would never say.

Yeah, unwritten rule number one: follow all the unwritten procedures. - Camacan
Buscemi I Am The Walrus from a log cabin Since: Jul, 2010
I Am The Walrus
#82: Nov 30th 2011 at 4:01:16 PM

As I said, think about "what if Scrappy were real". The movie depicts Mystery Inc. in the real world and Scrappy was the most hated character in the cartoons. Imagine if the hate got to Scrappy and he became extremely bitter as he got older. It makes complete sense.

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KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#83: Nov 30th 2011 at 4:12:46 PM

They kind of ruined that interpretation by retconning him as being a delusional adult with a bladder disorder who thought he was a puppy even back when he was first with the gang.

I agree that the first Scooby Doo movie was great except for all the Scrappy bits. There's making a Take That!, and then there's going way out of the movie's way for spite's sake. It messed up the flow and sucked the entertainment out of the film, big time.

Otherwise, good movie.

edited 30th Nov '11 4:13:04 PM by KnownUnknown

nairoxev Since: Nov, 2011
#84: Nov 30th 2011 at 4:33:44 PM

Can't remember any.

I do swear I once saw a Sasquatch, though.

thomwim from Toronto Since: Oct, 2011
20LogRoot10 Since: Aug, 2011
#87: Dec 2nd 2011 at 2:40:42 PM

I haven't seen the series, but I thought it was a good movie. Granted, it clearly took some liberties with the source material, but from the sound of things they were mostly for the better.

Yeah, unwritten rule number one: follow all the unwritten procedures. - Camacan
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