Scooby Doo And The Reluctant Werewolf [1989]

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FUN AND EXCELLENT.......2007-08-18

Plot: Dracula turns Shaggy into a werewolf and kidnaps him, Scooby-Doo, Scrabby-Doo, and his girlfriend Googie. In order for Shaggy to return to being a human he most compete in the Monster Road Race and win first place.

The Good News: The film may have an effect of nausea on you. It's from 1988 and everything reeks 1988. From Scrabby-Doo from at the time hit T.V. show to Shaggy's old red shirt and the cartoon animation it reminds you what has happened over the years to the recent What's New Scooby-Doo? The story is fresh and hasn't been done before. The three repeated ways to turn Shaggy into a werewolf are pretty original and my favorite one has to be at the supermarket. Going for a midnight snack Shaggy and Scooby are shopping and a hand pops out from behind the shelf and hands Scobby a snack and then the person emerges from behind the shelf and takes off with the cart without Scooby and plows into Shaggy who falls in the cart and they roll him outside to the designated spot for the transformation, but a melon truck pulls up just in the nick of time at the exact spot. The drive in movie scene was also a long and fun sequence and the idea that the hiccups cured a werewolf and turns the victim from a werewolf and then to a person and so on and so on was pretty neat and used to great degree. Shaggy's girlfriend was a good character and the movie surprisingly didn't need the rest of the gang. The monsters at the castle, while nothing new, it was nice to see them all together. Casey Kasem voices Shaggy and you can't find a lot of fault in his performance. Don Messic voices Scooby-Doo greatly and Scrabby-Doo is actually likable here and makes me kind of mad that he turned evil in Scooby-Doo (2002). The way the whole castle is rigged and every escape and hope turns out to be a trap is pretty smart and something most kid movies don't think of. If all else reason to see this fails then the practice round and the actual race are standout sequences which are action packed and fully entertaining from beginning to end and is a great way to end a film. That is the major highlight of the film and is worth to see it as a stand alone scene. The long running time also helps this out because it seems more natural than it would if it was over in five minutes. The failed plans by Dracula to stop Shaggy from winning the race provide much of the action and it also provides a few laughs and a lot of giggles by Dracula's bride as she does commentary on the race.

The Bad News: I don't see how anybody can dislike this. It's fast, entertaining, action packed, and has a slam bang ending.

Conclusion: Recommend to everyone and especially for Scooby-Doo fans. Recommend.

AN ALL TIME CLASSIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2007-03-10

GREAT SEQUAL AND I DONT NO WHY BAD REVIEWS HAVE BEEN SAID!

SCOOBY, SHAGGY, SCRAPPY AND SHAGGY'S GIRLFRIEND ALL GET KIDNAPPED
BY COUNT DRACUALAR (SERIOUSLY FUNNY)

THE MUST RACE IN A WERE CAR AND WIN FOR SHAGGY TO GO BACK
BUT THE MONSTERS WANT TO WIN!

GREAT DRAWINGS AND CLEAR VOICES! DRACUALAR HAS AMAZINGLY WIERD BUT
FUNNY ASSISTANCE (WHO NEVER SUCSEED)

MAY BEAT EVERY ANIMATED COMEDY MOVIE EVER!

SCOOBY IS STILL HALLIOURIOUS AN ALL TIME CLASSIC

Cringeworthy.......2005-02-14

I prefer the Scooby Doo movies to the animated series, as they often have genuine monsters as opposed to people dressed in masks which really gets old and predictable after several shows.

This particular movie hit the bottom for me. The storyline was weak; it felt like a weird half-hearted reincarnation of Wacky Races with some monsters thrown in. And none of the characters aimed to be in any way likeable with 'The Hunch Bunch' sporting the title of most annoying. The animation quality was pretty poor, and one can't put it down to the fact this was made in the 80s because there were some very good animated productions created then.

No. Just no. For a better Scooby Movie buy Zombie Island or something, but not this. This is just an attempt to throw out a sequel to try and get some extra cash that went badly astray.

Poor show.......2004-01-06

I love scooby doo almost as much as my kids, but this particular cartoon is well below par I'm afraid.

It features that style of animation and voice-over I can only describe as 'disjointed and messy', not making for the best of our heroes at all.

If you are a huge scooby -fan, you will no doubt want to own this DVD, but I really wish I hadn't bothered.

Yuk!

Shaggy reluctantly becomes a werewolf !.......2003-12-12

All three of my children are ScoobyDoo fans. For other likeminded little (or big !)kids this video is a must. It is not quite the same as some of the other adventures as it does not feature the rest of the gang, but has Shaggy, Scooby, Scrappy Doo and Shaggy's girlfriend in it.
Shaggy gets a spell put on him by a local dracula figure and has to enter a monster race and win in order to change back to normal. The adventure features lots of witches and ghoolish characters and follows a similar theme to 'The Wacky Races', with shaggy overcoming adversity with the help of his friends and triumphing in the end- scooby doo style !

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