#Scooby doo movie movie
I know I can’t fault the movie for not going this route too much, but the fact it didn’t and further downplayed the supernatural characteristics of the original show and Asmodeus left a bad taste in my mouth.Ģ) The absence of Scrappy-Doo was a debated topic for this movie since it was initially announced. I can only imagine the explosive scene and visuals we would’ve gotten if this were the case. This would’ve made the ending of the movie really dramatic watching the gang and Vincent and Flim-Flam work together to recapture the twelve ghosts inside the COD as well as the most powerful of The 13 as a whole would have been fantastic. If the real COD had been opened again it could’ve made the whole situation more dire. I really wanted to see the characters struggle to face off with the most powerful ghost among The 13, who again are the most powerful supernatural entities the world has ever known! I would have LOVED to see them be brutally scared and terrified of this ghost because of who he is, and I also wanted to see someone maybe be forced or hypnotized or tricked into opening the COD again. The ghost turning out to be a man in a mask ruined the story and I think this should be borderline false-advertising (not really but still!). The whole point of this movie was to revive the supernatural storyline of “The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo” and finally finish the gang’s quest. Other instances of humor I enjoyed were when Scooby and Shaggy were roleplaying as flight attendants/plane pilots or when Flim-Flam commented on Daphne’s hair and Shaggy’s green shirt (for those who don’t know, Shaggy wore a red shirt in the original series).ġ) I DESPISE how the lore and threat of Asmodeus was undone by the character we see throughout the movie just being a man in a costume. I think the joke of older people being scared of teenagers was great, especially when it suddenly and unexpectedly was said again by a different character. The COD was modernized in style (as was the Red Mystery Machine) but it still looked menacing.Ĥ) The humor was for the most-part great.
The return of the Red Mystery Machine was great too. I think bringing Flim-Flam back was a good choice and having him grow up a little but maintain the same personality was delightful (despite him not being a favorite character of mine AT ALL). Just an interesting tie-in to real mythology that the other twelve ghosts of the chest lack.ģ) Based on elements of the original series, I enjoyed the movie’s occasional call-backs. His name is also interesting since “Asmodeus” is actually a being believed to be the “king of demons” as he is also stated to be in this movie. Especially when it’s learned that he is actually Vincent VanGhoul’s ancestor, adding to the world-building and justifying further Vincent’s self-appointed responsibility to recapture The 13.
I *think* Asmodeus is supposed to be considered the first being to ever enter the COD, and him supposedly being the most powerful of The 13 makes him an interesting antagonist for the group. His head shape is reminiscent of the COD itself as well as the collective entity of The 13 that we see escape in the first episode of “The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo”. I always had a hunch that Vincent was responsible for creating the COD and capturing The 13 in the first place, when really he didn’t actually create the COD but rather discovered it and made the same mistake Scooby and Shaggy made.Ģ) I think that the design of Asmodeus (the 13th ghost that was never captured) was fantastic. I think that’s great character development, storytelling, and additional information that was lacking in the original series. I’ll discuss real quick what I personally like about this movie before going into what I didn’t:ġ) I thoroughly enjoyed the backstory of the Chest of Demons (COD) and learning about how Vincent VanGhoul himself had to capture the 13 ghosts (I’m going to refer to them as The 13 from this point forward) before Scooby and Shaggy ever released them in the original series. The movie had a great set-up and was going well for probably the first half of the movie. The entire concept for this movie was phenomenal: Let’s take a 34-year old plot hole created from an obscure era of Scooby-Doo and resolve it with an awesome DTV movie in the 50th year of the franchise’s life.īut instead what we got was: Let’s take a 34-year old plot hole created from an obscure era of Scooby-Doo and attempt to resolve it by writing out characters, rationalizing the supernatural aspects of the story, and creating even MORE plot holes. And…I finished it disappointed on a few levels… My excitement and nostalgia for this movie was something I hadn’t felt for a Scooby-Doo movie in a while.
I picked it up after work and went home to watch it almost immediately. SPOILERS AHEAD – I was so so SO excited for the “Scooby-Doo! And the Curse of the 13th Ghost” movie that came out on DVD and digital yesterday.
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