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The story of how Mystery Inc. was formed.The story of how Mystery Inc. was formed.The story of how Mystery Inc. was formed.
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Frank Welker
- Scooby Doo
- (voice)
Brian J. Sutton
- Ezekial Gallows
- (as Brian Sutton)
Al Rodrigo
- Ezekial Gallows
- (voice)
David Hurtubise
- Mr. Pupperman
- (as Dave Hurtubise)
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- TriviaThe film was released on September 13, 2009, the 40th anniversary of the premiere of Scooby Doo, Where Are You! (1969).
- GoofsWhen the teens are serving their detention in the library and the weather storm begins, at one point Velma says "unusual 'climactic' anomaly" referring to the impending weather storm. In fact Velma should have said "unusual 'climatic' anomaly. Her use of the adjective is in error as "climactic" refers to the word "climax" whereas "climatic" would be the adjective to use when referring to "climate."
- ConnectionsFeatured in Cartoon Corner: Scooby-Doo in Where's My Mummy (2011)
- SoundtracksFootball Funk
Written and Performed by Ed Hartman (as Edmund Hartman)
Courtesy of Olympic Marimba Records
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Coming from a big Scooby Doo fan, I enjoyed this movie
Although I did read a few negative reviews beforehand, that didn't stop me from having high hopes for Scooby Doo! The Mystery Begins I am a big Scooby Doo fan, and have been for a long time, so naturally I wanted to see this. Although it is not a perfect film, and I wasn't expecting it to be, I enjoyed it.
I can understand it when people say the basic story line of Scooby Doo! The Mystery Begins is predictable. In a way it is predictable, and some of the middle could have been better paced. In all fairness though, I found the original cartoons, which I adored for its strong characters and funny writing, on the predictable side, likewise with a few other Hanna/Barbera shows, Yogi Bear for instance.
In regards to the story, I liked the ideas the movie brought forward, and the ending was cool. The writing was funny and a tad cheesy, in short quite like the writing of the original cartoons in the jokes and snappy lines. Some can have a tendency to be a little too silly, but I can sort of forgive that.
The costume and set design are spot on, very colourful and the photography and editing manage to be several notches above slapdash straight to video fare. The effects are above average too, not award-worthy but there are far worse out there.
The characters are still likable, and the acting is good enough. Scooby is very sweet and funny, exactly as he should be. The actors of Shaggy and Velma nail their roles, and Fred(his hair didn't bother me really seeing as this is a movie of how Mystery Inc. came about) is decent as well. The weak link is Daphne, she looks right for the part but overdoes it sometimes.
All in all, I liked it. 8/10 Bethany Cox
I can understand it when people say the basic story line of Scooby Doo! The Mystery Begins is predictable. In a way it is predictable, and some of the middle could have been better paced. In all fairness though, I found the original cartoons, which I adored for its strong characters and funny writing, on the predictable side, likewise with a few other Hanna/Barbera shows, Yogi Bear for instance.
In regards to the story, I liked the ideas the movie brought forward, and the ending was cool. The writing was funny and a tad cheesy, in short quite like the writing of the original cartoons in the jokes and snappy lines. Some can have a tendency to be a little too silly, but I can sort of forgive that.
The costume and set design are spot on, very colourful and the photography and editing manage to be several notches above slapdash straight to video fare. The effects are above average too, not award-worthy but there are far worse out there.
The characters are still likable, and the acting is good enough. Scooby is very sweet and funny, exactly as he should be. The actors of Shaggy and Velma nail their roles, and Fred(his hair didn't bother me really seeing as this is a movie of how Mystery Inc. came about) is decent as well. The weak link is Daphne, she looks right for the part but overdoes it sometimes.
All in all, I liked it. 8/10 Bethany Cox
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- TheLittleSongbird
- Jul 23, 2011
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- Templeton Secondary School, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada(Coolsville High)
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- Runtime1 hour 22 minutes
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- 1.78 : 1
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By what name was Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins (2009) officially released in Canada in English?
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