It's cute enough. You can watch it with the whole family although I'd advise adults to stay away from it (unless you're a Scooby fan). I had a few problems with it but overall in wasn't HALF bad. I really wanted to question why Freddie's hair was black instead of blond but I suppose it doesn't matter. What am I saying? Of course it matters! This is robust, brawny, buff, BLOND Fred Jones we're talking about. Why they couldn't have died his hair, I'll never know. But, cutting to the point, gonna make this nice and snappy. It was better than, in my opinion, the first two live action movies (Scooby Doo and Monster's Unleashed). So of course, Fred, Daphne, Velma and Shaggy belong to different...um, cliques? groups? Social circles? I'm really not sure what to call them. I didn't mind Fred the (sensitive) Jock, he was okay (except for the HAIR). I loved Velma, her geeky attitude, hatred for pretty types and love for the jock (She's a nerd, get it?). Shaggy was his normal beatnik/hippe/stoner type. He found Scooby in his bed one night (Didn't think he payed money for him, did you?). Daphne? Daphne, Daphne, Daphne. I liked her in the cartoons. Let's just leave at that. Oh by the way, the characters meet each other in high school. I'm just pointing out that it doesn't go into continuity with "A Pup named Scooby Doo" where they were practically...sandbox mates.
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Nancy Drew
(2007)
At this rate, they'll never make anything comparable to the 1930's Nancy Drew Movies
7 August 2010
Warning: Spoilers
I really was hoping they'd nail the movie this time around.Is this a disappointment? Yes. While most peeps want the directors to follow the book more closely I was hoping they'd break free like the ones staring Bonita Granville back in the 30's. The truth is,Ms. Drew from the books is perfect and it works for her too. But on screen, especially since this one is UPDATED,they might have wanted to do something more with her character.
We find Nancy her usual sunshine-y self. She stands out among SPOILER SPOILER her peers not only because she's smart and polite but she looks like she just came from out a time machine. Her father, once so proud of her sleuthing, wants her to become a "NORMAL" teenager (yeah, he's a jerk). There are two new girls in this one, supposedly modern day teens who pick on Nancy and by the end kinda become her friends. Bess and George are removed and Corky is added. Strangely enough, I didn't mind him...who I did mind however was (the insecure)Ned. There was well, no reason for him to be there-just to provide a person to kiss the heroine at the end.
Bottom line: Fans of Nancy Drew- you're probably not going to like this one, especially if Nancy's perfect demeanor annoyed you in the book. Go expecting rubbish-that's the only way you'll enjoy this.
Non Nancy Drew Fans- If you're a teenager with time on her hands and nothing in your head. This is one for you! Beware though, Peeps who might want to try the books after seeing this movie: the books are nothing like this.
The poor Carolyn Keene's (I say Keene's because several of people under the name Carolyn Keene wrote them) are probably turning in their graves.
Psst! If you want a Nancy Drew that you can enjoy, check out the black and white ones from the late 30's! But be warned, Nancy is nothing like she is in the books. And all the better
We find Nancy her usual sunshine-y self. She stands out among SPOILER SPOILER her peers not only because she's smart and polite but she looks like she just came from out a time machine. Her father, once so proud of her sleuthing, wants her to become a "NORMAL" teenager (yeah, he's a jerk). There are two new girls in this one, supposedly modern day teens who pick on Nancy and by the end kinda become her friends. Bess and George are removed and Corky is added. Strangely enough, I didn't mind him...who I did mind however was (the insecure)Ned. There was well, no reason for him to be there-just to provide a person to kiss the heroine at the end.
Bottom line: Fans of Nancy Drew- you're probably not going to like this one, especially if Nancy's perfect demeanor annoyed you in the book. Go expecting rubbish-that's the only way you'll enjoy this.
Non Nancy Drew Fans- If you're a teenager with time on her hands and nothing in your head. This is one for you! Beware though, Peeps who might want to try the books after seeing this movie: the books are nothing like this.
The poor Carolyn Keene's (I say Keene's because several of people under the name Carolyn Keene wrote them) are probably turning in their graves.
Psst! If you want a Nancy Drew that you can enjoy, check out the black and white ones from the late 30's! But be warned, Nancy is nothing like she is in the books. And all the better
Nancy Drew... Reporter
(1939)
Not like the Nancy in the book and definitely for the better!
1 August 2010
Warning: Spoilers
Bonita Granville plays an excellent Nancy Drew. Sure, she's scatty, flighty...manipulative even but it's a refreshing change from the ole play-by-the-rules Nancy Drew in the books. In this one Ned Nickerson (changed to Ted)is not her perfect boyfriend but he makes the perfect sidekick: awkward, bumbling fool who always falls for Nancy's (his annoying next door neighbor by the way) tricks. Frankie Thomas plays Ted/Ned to perfection! This is a great movie; perfect for the whole family...just make sure the kids can love and appreciate black and white pictures, old cars, clothes and money (five dollars to get the bumper fixed?)
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