There have been a lot of comments about the movie, the "interesting" ending... the characterizations, etc. Well, I wanted to add my two bits into the fray. Actually I enjoyed the movie, and as a kid I was a fan of the series, with the exception of the Scrappy-Doo episodes, which is when I stopped watching the series. However, there are a few aspects of the movie that I wanted to comment on. I agree with everyone about Matthew Lillard's "Shaggy" was right on the money. I was absolutely amazed at his embodiement of the character. And Linda Cardellini's portrayal of "Velma" was also spot on. I'm not sure if the production team intentionally goofed on the embodiement of "Fred" (Freddie Prinze, Jr.) and "Daphne" (Sarah Michelle Geller), or whether fault lies in both the direction of Raja Gosnell and the writing of Craig Titley and James Gunn. I would have to guess that the writers (who did an admirable job with the rest of the story). Rowan Atkinson (of Black Adder and Mr. Bean fame) was also flawless as "Emile Mondavarious". The ending was a kind of a "sweet" revenge for taking the joy of Scooby Doo away from my childhood. Over all, I loved the movie, I own in on VHS... and plan on getting the DVD soon. Not to mention I WILL see "Scooby Doo 2, Monsters Unleashed".
Review of Scooby-Doo
