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Scooby Doo (2002) Warner Brothers 1 hr. 29 mins. Starring: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Freddie Prinze Jr. & Linda Cardellini Directed by: Raja Gosnell Scooby Doo Rating:  
E-MAIL GIANCARLO DE LISI There are many distasteful scenes in ‘Scooby-Doo’ one of which is a scene based on laughless flatulence. That being said, the most atrocious element of the film is the flagrant script that seemed to have been written within a few hours. Director Raja Gosnell (Big Momma’s House, Never Been Kissed) has nothing to work with in this truly deplorable film that leaves one wondering: Why is Hollywood churning out such unoriginal garbage? Freddie Prinze, Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar and Matthew Lillard highlight this ‘teeny-bopper’ flick that uses every possible second to sneak in a song from the soundtrack and utterly wastes our time in this poor display of cinematic ingenuity. The decision to go with a computer animated Scooby Doo character was a costly one, and perhaps even the right one. But lackluster storytelling combined with atrocious scripting results in a truly uncomforting movie going experience. Clearly aimed at a target audience of children, the film will surely make the little ones bask in such a costly and eye-popping experience, but the overall feel of the film is that not even the children will stay put for the film’s short running time. The creators of this film seem to think that children are naïve and unimpressionable. Yet the only impression children will receive is a feeling of complete disintegration of the Scooby Doo character. All our characters from Velma (Linda Cardellini) to Shaggy (Matthew Lillard) appear in this debacle of a film. As every great team has their triumphs and tribulations, so do the members of Mystery, Inc. After a two year hiatus, the gang returns to solve a mystery on the reclusive resort of Spooky Island. Owned by the eccentric Mondavarious (Rowan Atkinson), he hires the team to solve the gradual behaviorist changes noticed in the young party going clientele on the resort. Special effects as well as grandiose sets are rampant in this reported 63$ Million production, yet I would trade all that in for a script that made one single solitary ounce of sense. The film is quickly paced and leaves no room for the digestion of the devastatingly horrible film which eats away at your existence. The film opens up with the climax that every Scooby Doo cartoon had. The mystery is solved, the bad guy is caught and the gang celebrates. From the opening of the film, it is clear Director Raja Gosnell aims at capturing the campiness and the goofiness that was atypical within the cartoon series. Not to mention, the first act makes little effort at masking Shaggy liking for; shall we say, exotic tastes. The subtle marijuana references are plentiful and do provide for a good chuckle or two, but that is where it stops. The film attempts at capturing the innocence and exuberance as viewed in the series but fails on every level. The first act has a healthy dose of adventure and comedy, yet by the second act the elements become recycled and clichéd resulting in a truly unfitting experience. Some ideas are simply best left alone. Scooby Doo was one of them. Click here to comment on this review or post your own thoughts. Giancarlo De Lisi © TheWorldJournal.com |
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