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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&#039;Drama" data-source="post: 434867" data-attributes="member: 23"><p style="text-align: center"><strong><span style="font-size: 22px">Scooby-Doo</span></strong> (2002)</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fvignette.wikia.nocookie.net%2Fwarner-bros-entertainment%2Fimages%2Fb%2Fbd%2FScooby-doo-movie-poster.jpg%2Frevision%2Flatest%3Fcb%3D20180916211351&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=e939406b3f5460b134c279c10cd93031540cf8f71633ac173d61474cbef58e72" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 525px" /></p><p></p><p>I wasn't expecting art, and I appreciate I'm quite some decades too old to be the core demographic, but I still hoped for a bit of fun with some affectionate nods towards the classic animated series. Mostly, I hoped for a bit of atmosphere.</p><p></p><p>What I watched was a film that was frustratingly noisy and busy, with a loud rock soundtrack, terribly dated CGI and a "plot" that made me weary almost as soon as I began watching. The visuals were overly vibrant, with no moody backdrops or spooky atmosphere at all.</p><p></p><p>The cosplay element of the main characters (apart from the computer animated titular one) was probably the most watchable part. They were instantly recognisable and wore something approximating their classic outfits, though Velma's jumper was redder than her classic pumpkin one, while Daphne leaned a bit too hard into fuchsia instead than Cadbury purple. Shaggy was perfectly cast. Finally there's a place where Matthew Lillard's brand of acting feels appropriate. (Also, I kind of crave his corduroy trousers). The soon-to-be-Prinzes are incredibly photogenic. Freddie is one of the few people on earth who could pull off that shock of blonde hair and still look gorgeous. The auburn hair really suits Sarah Michelle Gellar and I'd say this is the most stunning I've seen her look (albeit I only really know her from <em>I Know What You Did Last Summer</em>, <em>Scream 2</em> and one or two scenes of <em>Buffy</em>). The auburn hair suits her.</p><p></p><p>Still though, a terrible film that made me instantly remove the sequel from my watch list. I hope Rowan Atkinson was paid well to get anywhere near this. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>From my viewing I was on the same page here:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>And here I had a different experience:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>(I couldn't back up my comments at this point since the film has long since vanished from memory).</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Ha. Yes, that scene did irritate me.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>By the way, after watching <em>Prometheus</em> I ended up watching the bonus features and especially liked this fake TED Talk which was part of its viral marketing campaign. It may be of interest:</p><p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">[MEDIA=youtube]E4SSU29Arj0[/MEDIA]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 434867, member: 23"] [CENTER][B][SIZE=6]Scooby-Doo[/SIZE][/B] (2002) [IMG width="525px"]https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fvignette.wikia.nocookie.net%2Fwarner-bros-entertainment%2Fimages%2Fb%2Fbd%2FScooby-doo-movie-poster.jpg%2Frevision%2Flatest%3Fcb%3D20180916211351&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=e939406b3f5460b134c279c10cd93031540cf8f71633ac173d61474cbef58e72[/IMG][/CENTER] I wasn't expecting art, and I appreciate I'm quite some decades too old to be the core demographic, but I still hoped for a bit of fun with some affectionate nods towards the classic animated series. Mostly, I hoped for a bit of atmosphere. What I watched was a film that was frustratingly noisy and busy, with a loud rock soundtrack, terribly dated CGI and a "plot" that made me weary almost as soon as I began watching. The visuals were overly vibrant, with no moody backdrops or spooky atmosphere at all. The cosplay element of the main characters (apart from the computer animated titular one) was probably the most watchable part. They were instantly recognisable and wore something approximating their classic outfits, though Velma's jumper was redder than her classic pumpkin one, while Daphne leaned a bit too hard into fuchsia instead than Cadbury purple. Shaggy was perfectly cast. Finally there's a place where Matthew Lillard's brand of acting feels appropriate. (Also, I kind of crave his corduroy trousers). The soon-to-be-Prinzes are incredibly photogenic. Freddie is one of the few people on earth who could pull off that shock of blonde hair and still look gorgeous. The auburn hair really suits Sarah Michelle Gellar and I'd say this is the most stunning I've seen her look (albeit I only really know her from [I]I Know What You Did Last Summer[/I], [I]Scream 2[/I] and one or two scenes of [I]Buffy[/I]). The auburn hair suits her. Still though, a terrible film that made me instantly remove the sequel from my watch list. I hope Rowan Atkinson was paid well to get anywhere near this. From my viewing I was on the same page here: And here I had a different experience: (I couldn't back up my comments at this point since the film has long since vanished from memory). Ha. Yes, that scene did irritate me. By the way, after watching [I]Prometheus[/I] I ended up watching the bonus features and especially liked this fake TED Talk which was part of its viral marketing campaign. It may be of interest: [CENTER] [MEDIA=youtube]E4SSU29Arj0[/MEDIA][/CENTER] [/QUOTE]
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