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Inspired by Hanna-Barbera's popular cartoon series, Scooby-Doo stars in Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School, his second full-length film (made in 1988). Shaggy has accepted a job as a gym teacher at Miss Grimwood's Finishing School for Ghouls, a gothic girls' school that instructs the daughters of frightfully famous monsters such as Dracula, Werewolf, Mummy and Frankenstein. Once Shaggy, Scooby and Scrappy get over their spooky welcome, they settle into academic and athletic routines (like scarobic exercises) and enjoy an otherworldly relationship with the delightful Miss Grimwood and her gals. Shaggy prepares his students for a big volleyball tournament against the boys' military academy next door, a setup for all sorts of ghoulish gimmicks. And, of course, there's Back to School Night, where the girls' parents attend an enjoyable Who's Who event of monstrous proportions. Meanwhile, amid all the happy hauntings, Revolta, the Witch of the Web, is scheming to be "the most feared name in the monster world" and to make the girls' school "part of her evil team forever". In a final showdown, the boys and girls must join together to combat the evil Revolta and her spider-bat flunkies.
This predictable modern-day cartoon is a disappointing departure from Scooby's classic 1970s episodes, those campy detective romps that were full of lunacy and quirky humour and sprinkled with slapstick suspense. Scooby-Doo fans will also miss his wacky cohorts Freddy, Daphne and Velma, as well as their invincible Mystery Machine. At least the original voices remain the same, namely Don Messick as Scooby and Casey Kasem as Shaggy. (Ages 5 to 10.) --Lynn Gibson, Amazon.com
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I bought this film originally on vhs 6 years ago for my son who is now 10, i have just bought it for my 4 year old on dvd as vhs was watched that much years ago has now worn out! I asked my 10 year old how many stars he would give it and he said 5 stars, it was one of his favourite scooby films when he was 4 !
I would like to point out though from my opinion, when i tried to watch this film with the kids it kinda got on my nerves!- but its not for me is it!Its for kids! Also it only has Scooby & Shaggy in it, not the rest of gang (who I think I missed!)
So in a nutshell kids do like this film & my boys have watched it more than once put it that way! Also have to say for both of them, with Scooby films they watch them from start to finish! 2 more to try if you want to watch a scooby film with them! could be Scooby doo and the cyber chase & Scooby doo & the alien invaders.
I would like to point out though from my opinion, when i tried to watch this film with the kids it kinda got on my nerves!- but its not for me is it!Its for kids! Also it only has Scooby & Shaggy in it, not the rest of gang (who I think I missed!)
So in a nutshell kids do like this film & my boys have watched it more than once put it that way! Also have to say for both of them, with Scooby films they watch them from start to finish! 2 more to try if you want to watch a scooby film with them! could be Scooby doo and the cyber chase & Scooby doo & the alien invaders.
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KEEPS MY GRAND-DAUGHTER QUIET WHICH IS AN EXCELLENT BONUS, SHE ABSOLUTELY ADORES ANYTHING SCOOBY DOO
EXCELLENT SALES & DELVERY TURNAROUND THANK YOU
EXCELLENT SALES & DELVERY TURNAROUND THANK YOU
Format:DVD
Before marking down this review, I must respectfully ask readers to bear in mind that this is a review written by a 22-year-old for a film targetted at children, and as such I may see things a great deal differently from the film's target audience.
This film follows Shaggy, Scooby and Scrappy-Doo as they get jobs as gym coaches at a girl's school that looks like a cross between St. Trinian's and Castle Dracula. All of the students are young girls based on horror stock characters (a vampire, a mummy, a werewolf etc.), and Shaggy and Scooby must help them to beat a group of cadets at a military academy next door.
All of that works well, but the film struggles compared to other entries in the "Scooby-Doo" franchise, because this film is solely targetted at young children. In other films and shows, the rest of the gang provided a serious counterbalance against the slapstick humour provided by Shaggy and Scooby, meaning that older viewers could watch it for the mystery as well as the laughs. In this film, the jokes come one after the other without rest, so older viewers may find the film somewhat tiresome.
The jokes, too, will amuse young children who have not heard them before, but to older viewers, they will come across as being so old that they may have been found in the Valley of the Kings. But then, this film is aimed at kids, and if it keeps them amused, then that's fine by me.
All in all, this is perhaps one best left to the children, and older fans of the series may want to look elsewhere.
This film follows Shaggy, Scooby and Scrappy-Doo as they get jobs as gym coaches at a girl's school that looks like a cross between St. Trinian's and Castle Dracula. All of the students are young girls based on horror stock characters (a vampire, a mummy, a werewolf etc.), and Shaggy and Scooby must help them to beat a group of cadets at a military academy next door.
All of that works well, but the film struggles compared to other entries in the "Scooby-Doo" franchise, because this film is solely targetted at young children. In other films and shows, the rest of the gang provided a serious counterbalance against the slapstick humour provided by Shaggy and Scooby, meaning that older viewers could watch it for the mystery as well as the laughs. In this film, the jokes come one after the other without rest, so older viewers may find the film somewhat tiresome.
The jokes, too, will amuse young children who have not heard them before, but to older viewers, they will come across as being so old that they may have been found in the Valley of the Kings. But then, this film is aimed at kids, and if it keeps them amused, then that's fine by me.
All in all, this is perhaps one best left to the children, and older fans of the series may want to look elsewhere.
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