This is the first made-for-TV Scooby Doo series that I've liked since the 1969-1970 shows. The voice acting of the main characters and animation is better than the other recreation attempts I've seen. The stories are good and well implemented. There are some new elements which are good if taken in small doses--the parents, Mr. E., and the intragang romance (drama). I don't like the contrived scenes with the gang's parents--the parents are all made to be "interesting" but I think they've all fallen short, except some with Velma's mother. The romance is a bit overdone, but at least isn't too hokey. I'd like to see a tiny bit of substance to the parent characters and Mr. E or I'd rather time wasn't spent on them at all. I am enjoying the series and plan to continue to watch it.
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Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster
(2010 TV Movie)
Not bad...for a B movie
25 October 2010
I'm a fan of the original animated Scooby Doo TV series (1969-1970). It was against these episodes I judged the theatrical releases Scooby-Doo (2002) and Scooby Doo 2: Monster's Unleased (2004). When I saw Curse of the Lake Monster was a feature length movie, without thinking about it I had my expectations set for something comparable to the two theater releases. Oops! Curse of the Lake Monster was a B-movie in many ways, including overt over-the-top acting. I'm not a fan of B-movies and must confess to having some trouble sitting through it all. I would say the movie is a bit worse than Scooby Doo 2. The pace was good and the plot moved along reasonably well. I had no problem at all with the special effects--they were fine.
I consider the brown-haired Fred a production decision blunder. While it stopped bothering me half way through the movie, I never started thinking of Fred as Fred. He was more like a new character to me. Shaggy is very difficult to translate from animation to live action, and I think greater energy put into the character would have been an improvement. The girls will be played better as the actresses gain in confidence and experience.
If you liked Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleased, then Curse of the Lake Monster is probably worth watching.
I consider the brown-haired Fred a production decision blunder. While it stopped bothering me half way through the movie, I never started thinking of Fred as Fred. He was more like a new character to me. Shaggy is very difficult to translate from animation to live action, and I think greater energy put into the character would have been an improvement. The girls will be played better as the actresses gain in confidence and experience.
If you liked Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleased, then Curse of the Lake Monster is probably worth watching.
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