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My Thoughts After Re-watching Scooby Doo (2002)

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I wasn't sure if it was going to rain or not so while waiting for the weather to make up its mind, decided to check out what was on Netflix. I came across Scooby Doo , which I've seen several times, but not for a while, and decided to re-watch it. Here are my thoughts: There are a lot of horror movie franchises represented in this film. Not counting the Buffy the Vampire Slayer television series, we have I Know What You Did Last Summer ( Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze, Jr. ) , Scream ( Matthew Lillard ), The Grudge ( Gellar )  and Five Nights at Freddy's (Lillard). I love this movie, but it does seem to have a hard time figuring out who its audience is. The overall material is a bit too juvenile for it to be an adult movie, but the adult references make it hard to describe it as a family movie. This is especially true of the subtle drug references and the not-so-subtle scene featuring Fred (Prinze) talking about seeing Daphne's body naked (something that ...

Movie Review: Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (2026)

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Synopsis: After surviving her in-laws hunting her on her wedding night, Grace wakes up in a hospital and learns she is facing charges of murder and arson. That turns out to be the least of her problems though. Her survival has resulted in the high seat of a council of satanists being vacated and she is forced to participate in a new game with multiple families trying to kill her before dawn. This time, however, she has her estranged younger sister handcuffed to her. Who's in it? The movie stars Samara Weaving , Kathryn Newton , Elijah Wood , Sarah Michelle Gellar and Shawn Hatosy. Review: When I heard there was going to be a Ready or Not 2 , I was honestly skeptical. I did enjoy the first movie more than I thought I would. However, it ended in a way that didn't exactly seem like it was setting up a sequel and there was a seven-year gap between the films being made. My wife and I did end up watching the movie last night anyway and were both very entertained. There were a cou...