Cartoons Scooby Doo

Scooby-Doo! And the Alien Invaders A lot has changed since the original ’70s-era gang of Scooby-Doo fans gave way to today’s followers of the hipster mystery cartoon series. For one, nowadays kids don’t have to wait around for the half-hour Saturday morning show- -they can pick up a copy of Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders. All the familiar elements are here; even the groovy green Mystery Machine makes a comeback, but it isn’t as reliable as it used to be. At the outset of Alien Invaders, it breaks down, leaving the crime-solving crew stranded in a creepy desert town overrun by aliens. From there, the plot unwinds faster than Scooby can down a box of his namesake snacks. A band of swollen-headed purple and green space guys–Zoinks–send the terrified teens scrambling for cover, but it’s not long before the quick-witted gang figures out that there’s a team of bad guys behind the bug-eyed masks. That’s not to say, though, that real-life aliens aren’t also roaming the streets, as Shag and Scoob (who hook up in an unprecedented Scooby-Doo romance with a peace sign-wearing babe and her equally hip dog) discover in the course of clearing out of the phony aliens’ hair-raising path. To longtime viewers, the love angle seems unsettling; it steals from the tightness of the mystery team. Still, with so much creepy fun to get caught up in, it’s a minor complaint. Scott Innes, the modern-day voice of both Shaggy and Scooby, nails both parts, and Jennifer Love Hewitt fans also will want to tune in–she sings the Scooby theme song. –Tammy La Gorce
Customer Review: My 5 year old son loves this one!
This is a really cute Scooby Doo. For months my son talked about Crystal from Scooby Doo (he had watched it at his babysitters). Finally we caught part of the movie on TV and I was able to the Title. I ordered it and suprised him with it. He loves it. It’s cute to watch Shaggy and Scooby going all lovey dovey over Crystal and her dog. I think most kids will enjoy it and as a long time Scooby watcher and fan I did too!
Customer Review: Fun for parents too.
My kids like the newer SD DVDs and particularly this one. My three-year-old was frieghtened by the alien abduction/examination of Scooby and Shaggy scene though. Adults have been exposed to this abduction “phenomenon” in so many movies, TV shows and in popular mythology that it seems comical. The funnyest part for me was when an old man named Lester who claims to have been abducted tells his story to the gang while in a diner. The scene is observed from within the diner and from without through a window. When Lester gets to the part of the story where he is “examined” by the aliens, the shot cuts to the outside view witch is without sound, and the Mystery Inc. kids recoil in horror and disgust. It’s a hoot. Thankfully the producers put this kind of thing in the movie. They realize that parents have to watch this stuff too.

Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders A lot has changed since the original ’70s-era gang of Scooby-Doo fans gave way to today’s followers of the hipster mystery cartoon series. For one, nowadays kids don’t have to wait around for the half-hour Saturday morning show- -they can pick up a copy of Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders. All the familiar elements are here; even the groovy green Mystery Machine makes a comeback, but it isn’t as reliable as it used to be. At the outset of Alien Invaders, it breaks down, leaving the crime-solving crew stranded in a creepy desert town overrun by aliens. From there, the plot unwinds faster than Scooby can down a box of his namesake snacks. A band of swollen-headed purple and green space guys–Zoinks–send the terrified teens scrambling for cover, but it’s not long before the quick-witted gang figures out that there’s a team of bad guys behind the bug-eyed masks. That’s not to say, though, that real-life aliens aren’t also roaming the streets, as Shag and Scoob (who hook up in an unprecedented Scooby-Doo romance with a peace sign-wearing babe and her equally hip dog) discover in the course of clearing out of the phony aliens’ hair-raising path. To longtime viewers, the love angle seems unsettling; it steals from the tightness of the mystery team. Still, with so much creepy fun to get caught up in, it’s a minor complaint. Scott Innes, the modern-day voice of both Shaggy and Scooby, nails both parts, and Jennifer Love Hewitt fans also will want to tune in–she sings the Scooby theme song. –Tammy La Gorce
Customer Review: My 5 year old son loves this one!
This is a really cute Scooby Doo. For months my son talked about Crystal from Scooby Doo (he had watched it at his babysitters). Finally we caught part of the movie on TV and I was able to the Title. I ordered it and suprised him with it. He loves it. It’s cute to watch Shaggy and Scooby going all lovey dovey over Crystal and her dog. I think most kids will enjoy it and as a long time Scooby watcher and fan I did too!
Customer Review: Fun for parents too.
My kids like the newer SD DVDs and particularly this one. My three-year-old was frieghtened by the alien abduction/examination of Scooby and Shaggy scene though. Adults have been exposed to this abduction “phenomenon” in so many movies, TV shows and in popular mythology that it seems comical. The funnyest part for me was when an old man named Lester who claims to have been abducted tells his story to the gang while in a diner. The scene is observed from within the diner and from without through a window. When Lester gets to the part of the story where he is “examined” by the aliens, the shot cuts to the outside view witch is without sound, and the Mystery Inc. kids recoil in horror and disgust. It’s a hoot. Thankfully the producers put this kind of thing in the movie. They realize that parents have to watch this stuff too.