Scooby-Doo Reviews

Scooby-Doo Review
by Karina Montgomery
I was nervous - I did not want to see this film, not at all. No one I knew had seen it so I didn't even have a "I was surprised, I liked it" weak recommendation from anyone. I was convinced I would loathe it. Yet push came to shove and a free...more

Scooby-Doo Review
by Eugene Novikov (Rating: D)
Scooby-Doo is both an excruciatingly lousy movie and a crushing betrayal of its charming source material. It tortures us for eighty-six minutes only to reveal that despite the efforts to make it as aesthetically similar to the popular cartoon as...more

Scooby-Doo Review
by John Sylva (Rating: C-)
Bite dogs do, so why can't a movie about perhaps the most popular cartoon canine, too? Sure, Raja Gosnell's Scooby-Doo may bite, in the way teenagers tend to use the word, but bite--so essential for a big screen adaptation of a hit television...more

Scooby-Doo Review
by Frankie Paiva (Rating: 3.5/4)
2002 – USA Director: Raja Gosnell Writers: William Hanna, Joseph Barbera, Craig Titley, and James Gunn Starring: Freddie Prinze Jr., Matthew Lillard, Linda Cardellini, Sarah Michelle Gellar, and Rowan Atkinson more

Scooby-Doo Review
by David N. Butterworth (Rating: 2/4)
You didn't need to see too many episodes of “Scooby-Doo” to figure out that the headless horseman was, in fact, Mr. Peevely the janitor and that he would have gotten away with it if it weren't for those meddling kids and their darned more

Scooby-Doo Review
by Shannon Patrick Sullivan (Rating: 2.5/4)
Directed by Raja Gosnell. Screenplay by James Gunn from a story by Craig Titley and Gunn, based on the characters created by Hanna-Barbera Studios. Starring Freddie Prinze Jr, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Matthew Lillard. Running time: 87 minutes. Rated PG...more

Scooby-Doo Review
by Ronald O. Christian (Rating: 0/5)
"Family" films have to tread a fine line -- keeping the kids interested and the adults awake at the same time. There's a few established ways to do this -- make the story compelling enough to hold the attention of both age groups, having different...more

Scooby-Doo Review
by Homer Yen (Rating: C-)
There are two things to keep in mind with regards to this live-action update of one of cartoon land's most beloved canines. First, you'd likely have to be under 13 years old to like this movie. Despite the premise of a mystery to be solved and kids...more

Scooby-Doo Review
by JoBlo (Rating: 5/10)
PLOT: Based on the popular cartoon TV series, this live-action version of the show pits the gang of teenage goofs and their loveable dog against yet another mystery to be solved, this time at a place called "Spooky Island". Zany antics, cheesy lines,...more

Scooby-Doo Review
by Susan Granger (Rating: 3/10)
Susan Granger's review of "SCOOBY-DOO" (Warner Bros.) Awwwww, I know it's a kiddy film but that's no excuse for such stupidity. Adapted from the Hanna-Barbera, Saturday-morning-TV cartoon show, the story revolves around Scooby-Doo (voiced by...more

Scooby-Doo Review
by Sean O'Connell (Rating: 3/5)
Children of original fans have made Scooby-Doo the Must-See-TV of the Nickelodeon set, and it's this demographic that openly salivates for Warner Brothers’ live-action version of the affable cartoon. Won’t they be pleased to discover that Raja Gosnell’s...more
Scooby-Doo Review
by Edward Johnson-Ott
Scooby Doo (2002) Freddie Prinze Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar, Matthew Lillard, Linda Cardellini, Scott Innes, Rowan Atkinson, Isla Fisher, Andrew Bryniarski, Pamela Anderson, Michael Banas, Remi Broadway, Charles Cousins, J.P. Manoux, Mark McGrath, Rio...more
Scooby-Doo Review
by Laura Clifford (Rating: B-)
After the case of the Luna ghost is solved, TV cameras once again point towards Mystery Inc.'s Fred Jones (Freddie Prinze Jr., "Summer Catch"). When he fails to credit Velma's (Linda Cardellini, TV's "Freaks and Geeks") plan for the umpteenth time, she...more
Scooby-Doo Review
by Robin Clifford (Rating: B+)
Two years ago, the crack private eye team of Mystery, Inc. had a falling out and the four members, Fred (Freddie Prinze Jr.), Daphne (Sarah Michelle Gellar), Velma (Linda Cardellini) and Shaggy (Matthew Lillard), along with his best friend Scooby-Doo...more
Scooby-Doo Review
by Jon Popick (Rating: 3/10)
Though it was much better than I expected (granted, I had really low expectations), I am in no way crossing my fingers for a sequel to Scooby Doo, which would likely be marketed in some crafty way (SD2 or Doo Two). It's always a tough proposition to turn...more
Scooby-Doo Review
by Steve Rhodes (Rating: 2/4)
Scooby-Doo in his big budget film debut is a real charmer, especially when the lovable pooch puts on a flowery dress and a big sun hat to impersonate a grandmother. The same compliments, however, cannot be given to the movie itself, which stars Matthew...more