Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004)

Director:

Raja Gosnell

Writers (WGA):

William Hanna (characters) &
Joseph Barbera (characters) ...

Release Date:

26 March 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Mystery

Tagline:

Monsters are Unleashed

Plot:

When Mystery, Inc. are guests of honor at the grand opening of the Coolsville Museum of Criminology...

Plot Keywords:

Museum | Ghost | Monster | Masked Villain | Great Dane

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Freddie Prinze Jr.	...	Fred
Sarah Michelle Gellar	...	Daphne
Matthew Lillard	...	Shaggy
Linda Cardellini	...	Velma
Seth Green	...	Patrick
Peter Boyle	...	Old Man Wickles
Tim Blake Nelson	...	Jacobo
Alicia Silverstone	...	Heather
Neil Fanning	...	Scooby-Doo Voice (voice)
Pat O'Brien	...	Himself
Bill Meilen	...	Chauffeur
Zahf Paroo	...	Ned
Chris Gauthier	...	Daphne's Tattooed Fan #1 (as Christopher Gauthier)
Peter New	...	Daphne's Tattooed Fan #2
Morgan Brayton	...	Mullet Nerdette #1

Also Known As:

Scooby 2 (USA) (working title)
Scooby Too (Canada: English title) (working title)
Scooby-Doo 2 (USA) (working title)
Scooby-Doo 2: Monstres en liberté (Canada: French title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for some scary action, rude humor and language.

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Germany:6 | Canada:G (Québec) (also TV rating) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Malaysia:U | Netherlands:6 | USA:PG (Approved No. 40475) | South Korea:All | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Peru:PT | Philippines:G | Singapore:PG | UK:PG

Filming Locations:

Britannia Beach, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

The metal slide rule which Velma uses to calculate how to negate the effects of randamonium is, in fact, an E6-B flight calculator. The E6-B is an incredibly important tool for pilots to calculate wind velocities, air and ground speeds, fuel consumption, time en route, and aircraft course headings, amongst other things.

Goofs:

Continuity: After Daphne fights the 10,000 volt ghost and gets hit way over to where Fred is, her hair is singed on the ends (as it would be). But when she and Fred meet up with Velma, her hair is normal again.

Quotes:

Fred: This is bad.
Shaggy: No doubt.
Fred: Shaggy?
Shaggy: Yeah?
Fred: Who's driving?
Shaggy: Uhh...
[the gang looks back to see who is driving with no one there but Scooby in the passenger seat]
Scooby-Doo: Rello!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "HBO First Look: Inside 'Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed' (#11.5)" (2004)

Soundtrack:

Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?

A step up?

I suppose I was never that crazy about the show. It just didn't really grab me. I don't have a problem with others enjoying it, and I can see the logic in making these flicks for those who loved it. The main problem is just that it really doesn't have anything to offer for anyone else. It does, in both of them, try to offer it up, and were it further developed, perhaps coupled with less thin, stereotypical characters to work with, I think they could really have something interesting. The acting tends to be over the top, which is not to say that there are no good performances, or at least moments of such. Green is a nice addition. There are more monsters than in the first one. The CGI is at the same level of quality, that being quite good. This has fairly well-done cinematography and editing. The jokes and gags are almost exclusively silly, and if you're watching this, hopefully you enjoy bodily function jokes. This has a pretty decent plot, and throws some genuine surprises your way. The twist is reasonable. Designs are imaginative and fun. The music is cool. So is it better than its predecessor? I guess it averages out to them being about equal. I recommend this to fans of Scooby-Doo and co. 5/10