chrislutz Reviews

Scooby-Doo and the Legend of the Vampire (2003 Video)

Aaaarrgghhh! What Happened?

[3 June 2003]

This was definitely a step backwards after two very good outings with Alien Invaders and Cyberchase. The problems I had with this one were:

1.) The group has reverted to their old van and clothing. Why? It really makes things looked dated.

2.) They need to get Innes back for Scooby. I think they knew the guy doing the voice this time didn't match well, because Scooby doesn't say a lot in this movie.

3.) Maybe it was just me, but the animation seemed to have dropped a notch in quality.

4.) The music was disappointing.

Hopefully the next release returns to the previously successful formula.

Uprising (2001 TV Movie)

Never Again

[6/10 · 6 November 2001]

Never again should Hollywood make another Holocaust movie. The genre is worn out. This mini-series is competently done, but it really doesn't add anything. Not listening closely to the commercials for the show, I had originally thought the story was about the Warsaw uprising in 1944 when the Polish home army rose up to fight the Germans with the approach of the Soviets. When I started watching and found out what it was about, the first thought in my mind was "not another one". Plus, the links to the websites at the end make the series seem more like an attempt at propaganda than a straight retelling of a story.

There was a similar mini-series in the early 80's about the same topic although the name escapes me. So NBC is incorrect when it says this has never be discussed before.