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 hasn't aged well).

It's too bad we don't see Mary Jane (Isla Fisher) in the sequel. Other than the time she was possessed by one of the monsters, she was clearly Shaggy's (Lillard) non-canine soul mate. I'm not saying she needed to be a major part of the sequel, just in it enough to show us they are still together. Since she isn't, I really wonder why it didn't work out. Was it because of her dog allergy?

The more I watch this, the more I think they did a disservice to Scrappy Doo (Scott Innes). Was he an annoying character on the cartoon? A bit. Was he evil though? That's stretching it. I think I would have much rather seen a previously vanquished villain from the cartoon getting his/her revenge.

The kiss between Fred and Daphne (Gellar) at the end didn't feel earned. Yes, they are a real-life couple, but I thought the movie did a much better job laying the groundwork for a Fred/Velma (Linda Cardellini) romance since the central conflict inside the group was primarily between them. There certainly wasn't anywhere near as much build-up between him and Daphne.

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