It's a little astonishing when she, at one point in the film, takes off her orange sweater to dawn a skin-tight red leather jumper. Linda Cardellini comes the closest to Lillard in perfect casting. Silverstone makes an excellent choice for the ballsy reporter, particularly in the light of her media overhaul in the past. Her strongest moments are when she actually exhibits a brain, playing well off Alicia Silverstone. Like in the first film, Sarah Michelle gets to use some of her Buffy-esque ass-kicking skills to much success. When Freddie, as Fred, ties his red ascot on before riding forward in a jousting match with The Black Knight Ghost, it is quite clear he has found his inner Fred. Freddie Prinze and Sarah Michelle both exhibit marked improvements over their work in the original, which they mostly seemed to sleepwalk through. Comedic performances like this rarely receive the acclaim they deserve and Matthew Lillard is just phenomenal. If Shaggy were a real person, I could not imagine him being any more realistically personified. The+Mystery+Inc.+gang+in+Scooby+2 As was the case with the first film, the standout cast-member is Matthew Lillard. Monsters is paced extremely well, never letting up the amusement park ride feel for very long. It is clearly a kids film, but there are jokes that will sail over the heads of the kiddies that adults should get a chuckle from. While the first film often seemed unsure whether it was for kids or '60s stoners, Monsters is much more subtle in its occasional adult humor. Writer James Gunn and director Raja Gosnell also show a much firmer grasp of the material this time. While the story of the first film felt a little too grand to truly capture the feel of the show, the simple scenario works wonders for a series that once reveled in its own simplicity. Monsters also manages to wink at the dated aspects of the old series without making fun of it, more like an homage. There are the classic corny montages, the crazy villains and chase sequences, Scooby and Shaggy searching for snacks, Velma losing her glasses and so on. First off, the story stays in Coolsville and the plotline seems like one that very likely could have worked for the original show, or at least one of the animated films. Bean, the sequel is much more loyal to the feel and fun of the original show. While the the first movie took place on an island and had a very elaborate plot involving both Scrappy-Doo and Mr. Nevertheless, Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed should please Scooby fans willing to overlook that aspect. If you couldn't get past the live-action aspect of the first film, you'll likely still have that problem here. While I must admit that I did enjoy the original on some level, Scooby-Doo 2 is a huge improvement. gang returns from the first movie including Fred (Freddie Prinze, Jr.), Daphne (Sarah Michelle Gellar), Velma (Linda Cardellini), Shaggy (Matthew Lillard) and of course Scooby-Doo himself.Īlong with the original villains from the show, Monsters adds some new red herrings such as "Old Man" Wickles (Peter Boyle), a manipulative TV reporter named Heather Jasper-Howe (Alicia Silverstone), a museum curator (Seth Green) who makes Velma a little hot under the collar and, finally, a fiendish prison escapee played by Tim Blake Nelson. The event quickly goes awry when a masked villain steals the costumes, taking control of them and ultimately sending Mystery, Inc.'s old foes out after them again. and put on display to the public the costumes of many of their most famous foes including The Pterodactyl Ghost, The Black Knight Ghost, Captain Cutler's Ghost and The 10,000 Volt Ghost. The event is set to pay homage to Mystery, Inc. Monsters Unleashed opens with a dedication ceremony at a museum in Coolsville.
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