You don't want to love this, but you will. Although Scooby-Doo falls far short of becoming the "Blazing Saddles" of Generations X, Y and Z, it is hard to resist in its moronic charms.Read Full Review »
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Salon.com: Andrew O'Hehir
No serious film fan could stomach the cheap gags and farting contests in this goofball tribute. I laughed myself stupid anyway.Read Full Review »
The cast does great impressions of the original cartoon characters, and the computer-generated Scooby is convincing, but it turns out that what we liked about Scooby-Doo in the first place was that nobody was trying.Read Full Review »
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Boston Globe: Christopher Muther
This dog will inevitably let down purists looking for the elusive combination of smart and funny.Read Full Review »
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Village Voice: J. Hoberman
As this movie knows what it is, Scooby-Doo's a relatively painless 85 minutes.Read Full Review »
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Lisa Schwarzbaum
The antics involving ghosts, chases, and burping that divert the small fry don't mix with the jokey, tribute-band dialogue spouting from the Mystery, Inc. gang.Read Full Review »
It's unclear why the writers bothered to update the cartoon, unless it was to expand the possibilities for quips and jokey ideas. If so, they failed in their mission, as the movie elicits few laughs.Read Full Review »
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ReelViews: James Berardinelli
Captures the essence of its TV inspiration, which is to say that it's not nearly as clever as it thinks it is. It also feels very, very long.Read Full Review »