Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster (2010)

School is out and the familiar Scooby gang are looking to enjoy a long vacation. However, sightings of a Lake Monster cause them to band together once again to solve yet another mystery.

Director:

Brian Levant

Writers:

Steven Altiere, Daniel Altiere

Stars:

Robbie Amell, Hayley Kiyoko, Kate Melton

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Robbie Amell	...	Fred
Hayley Kiyoko	...	Velma
Kate Melton	...	Daphne
Nick Palatas	...	Shaggy
Frank Welker	...	Scooby-Doo (voice)
Ted McGinley	...	Uncle Thorny
Richard Moll	...	Elmer Uggins
Nichelle Nichols	...	Senator
Marion Ross	...	Hilda Trowburg
Beverly Sanders	...	Wanda Grubworth
Patrick Babbitt	...	Wolfman
Michael Berryman	...	Zombie Head
Karee Higashi	...	Hawaiian Dance Girl #2
David Joyner	...	Sinister Clown
Cherisse Ligot	...	Hawaiian Dance Girl #1

Storyline

School is out and the familiar Scooby gang are looking to enjoy a long vacation. However, sightings of a Lake Monster cause them to band together once again to solve yet another mystery.

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Plot Keywords:

2010s | scooby doo character | animal character name in title | bare chested male | male objectification | 

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Taglines:

Ruh-Roh! They're in too deep and way over their heads!

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Mystery

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some mild scary action

Did You Know?

Trivia

Although the gang presumably goes to the same high school as in Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins (2009), it's a completely different building. However, since we don't know how much time has passed between the two movies, it's possible that the old building was destroyed and a new one built.

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Goofs

In the shot where Scooby is mad at shaggy for dating Velma, and they are in the room, they are both standing in front of a mirror. But you can only see Shaggy's reflection in the mirror and not Scooby's.

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Quotes

Shaggy: That's just my luck. I got a talking dog, and I can't understand a word he says.

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Crazy Credits

The end credits appear inside Scooby-Doo's scrapbook. It includes photos from scenes as well as the production. The final photo shows the entire cast and crew. All the photos have captions written by Scooby (a lot of consonants are replaced with an "R").

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Connections

References Scooby Doo, Where Are You!: Which Witch Is Which? (1969)

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Soundtracks

Circles
Written by Bruce Garnitz
Performed by Bruce Garnitz

User Reviews

As much as I wanted to like this film, it didn't work

I have been a big fan of Scooby Doo for as long as I can remember. The original series, The Scooby Doo Show and The New Scooby Doo Movies I love, Mystery Incoporated was a pleasant surprise, Shaggy and Scooby Doo:Get a Clue was a disgrace(the only one I hate) and What's New Scooby Doo and 13 Ghosts are growing on me. I have also been pleasantly surprised by most of the animated movies, and the live action ones too. I wanted to like Curse of the Lake Monster but it didn't work for me really. There are some good points, Scooby is very cute, Shaggy is still the likable goof-ball I love and Daphne and especially Velma are spot. I didn't like Fred though(but I actually didn't mind him Mystery Begins), and this is not just because of the appearance, for my liking he wasn't macho or cool enough here. Some of the locations are nice and the soundtrack has this infectious energy. However, the editing is rather sloppy in some scenes, sometimes rather hectic in the more tense moments. Also the writing was weak with one too many gags that tried too hard and failed due to lacklustre timing and insipid dialogue and the story is rushed and predictable with the whole Shaggy and Velma idea absurd and never once believable. None of the support characters struck me as memorable either, and the rest of the acting as well as the direction seemed rather bland for my tastes. All in all, didn't work but not a complete disaster. 4/10 Bethany Cox

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 October 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Scooby Doo 4: Curse of the Lake Monster

Filming Locations:

California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Premiere, Cartoon Network, Atlas Entertainment

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1