Unmasking the Mystery: A Deep Dive into the 2002 Film Scooby-Doo
The 2002 film "Scooby-Doo," which garnered a mere 30% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, serves as the focal point of our discourse in this episode. We delve into the film's peculiarities, exploring its illogical narrative choices and the decision to portray Scrappy-Doo as an antagonist, a deviation from the character’s original portrayal. Our analysis extends to the film's eclectic mix of slapstick humor and supernatural elements, which, while ostensibly entertaining, ultimately reinforces its classification as a "rotten film." The film's cultural context, reflective of early 2000s cinema, is also examined, as we consider the nature of its appeal amidst a backdrop of questionable production values. Join us as we navigate the complexities of this cinematic endeavor, offering insights into its legacy and enduring charm, despite its critical shortcomings.
An in-depth exploration of the 2002 live-action adaptation of Scooby-Doo unfolds, revealing the multifaceted nature of a film that has been critically panned yet cherished by a dedicated fanbase. The discussion commences with a nostalgic recounting of the film’s inception, highlighting the cultural zeitgeist of the early 2000s, characterized by an amalgamation of whimsy and absurdity. The speakers deliberate on the film's narrative structure, which introduces an intriguing conflict among the iconic Mystery Inc. gang, leading to a poignant examination of friendship and loyalty amidst chaos. The complexities of character development are dissected, particularly the evolution of Daphne and Velma, who embark on personal journeys that culminate in their return to the gang. This return is catalyzed by a sinister invitation from the notorious Scrappy-Doo, whose transformation from a mere sidekick to the film's antagonist subverts expectations and provides a rich ground for analysis. Overall, the episode navigates the juxtaposition of critical reception and cult status, positing that while the film may not conform to traditional cinematic excellence, it encapsulates a unique charm that resonates with audiences on a profound level.
Takeaways:
- In this episode, we explore the 2002 film Scooby-Doo, a notable entry in our annual Summer Drive-In series, focusing on movies deemed 'rotten' by Rotten Tomatoes with scores of 30% or lower.
- We analyze the peculiar narrative choices in Scooby-Doo, particularly the decision to portray Scrappy-Doo as the antagonist, which deviates from the expectations established by the original cartoon.
- The film's comedic elements, infused with slapstick humor, are examined in relation to its overall reception, highlighting its charming yet flawed execution that earned it a 30% rating.
- Both TJ and Laura reflect on the cultural context of the early 2000s, contrasting it with contemporary filmmaking trends, particularly in relation to humor and character development.
- Our discussion encompasses the performances of Matthew Lillard as Shaggy, emphasizing his enduring association with the character and the impact of casting decisions in live-action adaptations.
- Lastly, we emphasize the importance of friendship and camaraderie as central themes in the film, despite its many absurdities, ultimately advocating for its viewing as an entertaining experience.
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Let's get jinky with it. This is our Drive in series and this particular bout of drive in, you know, episodes, we are talking about rotten films.
We have gone and found some of our favorite films that had a 30 or less on Rotten Tomatoes.
So if you want to check out the rest of those on the rest of the drive ins in general, there's a link to the playlist below, you know, in the show notes. You can check them out. We've done some good ones, you know, in the past and for this series, some classics, Flubber Crocs, New Groove.
Just absolutely underrated classics in my opinion today.
t's almost throwaway from the: Laura Wittman:Hi, friends.
TJ Blackwell:Laura, how are you doing?
Laura Wittman:I'm great. How are you?
TJ Blackwell:I'm great. I'm really great because I got to watch this movie today in preparation because I had nothing else to do.
here to talk about Scooby Doo:In general, this movie's insane. It opens on, like a post Mystery Incorporated escapade build universe where the gang has, like, fully established themselves as mystery hunters.
And we go through, like a breakup almost. Well, not almost even. They straight up, they break up. Like, things go bad, they're fighting.
They all decide to go their separate ways, do their own thing, and that lasts for a couple years.
And then of course, they get lured back to Spooky island and they all go do their own thing over the years, if you remember, like, bits and pieces from this series of movies, because they did do four of these. They just took a really big break between two and three. And then you were like, what? Why does Daphne.
It's because in that time gap, they all went and learned a bunch of stuff. And for some reason, Daphne learned to like kung fu. So if you remember that happening that did happen. Daphne did learn kung fu.
is one of Those, like, early:They had, like, Freddie Prinze Jr. Sarah Michelle Gel, Rowan Atkinson. Mr. Bean plays the main antagonist of this movie, which, yeah, sorry, spoiler warning. That Mr. Bean is the bad guy, sort of.
So we go through them, like, getting to this island, and it's one of those where it's not a man in a mask. Like, it is very real, supernatural, horrifying things. Which is my favorite side of Scooby Doo.
I think that's when it's at its best, when it's not just a guy in a costume, but it's only that way because of the guys in the costume. You know, I'm not. I'm not a Scooby Doo productionist. It could never be. So they get to Spooky Island. They investigate the island.
People's souls are getting stolen, and they're getting inhabited by these island monsters. And under the guise of a big island resort with rides and all. All kinds of stuff set up by Mr. Bean. I don't. I can't remember his name in this movie.
It's insane. It's crazy.
But we find out through the course of our mystery hijinks that the actual antagonist is not the billionaire who built the resort island, who sent these letters out to each member of the gang individually to lure them here. It is Scrappy Doo.
It is Scrappy Doo who has kidnapped the billionaire, trapped him in a hole, and built a robot version of his body to pilot around the resort and bring his evil monster army back to life. Just so that he could get revenge on Mystery Incorporated for abandoning him after Scooby's puppy days. Which is. Which is fair, but what do you.
in and we watched Scooby Doo: Laura Wittman:I think my first reaction would be, why did we turn Scrappy Doo into a bad guy? Because he was in the cartoon, just a cute. Well, maybe not cute. Maybe he was kind of annoying. But he was a puppy, right?
And he spoke and he talked when Scooby Doo didn't, which was always very confusing. I don't know. But I would want to know why that. That choice was. Choice was made. Yeah.
TJ Blackwell:Yeah. It's definitely interesting because Scrappy Doo shows up and in. In this, like, timeline, I guess, of Scooby Doo, Scrappy is not a puppy.
He just has a gland issue. Like, he's a fully grown dog. He's just that big. He's like scrappy sized and everything, but he's fully grown. They're just.
They're just posing him as a grown man, and he Become. He, like, starts absorbing people's souls in the climax of the movie and gets huge and gross. But for me, my.
My first reaction was, would probably be, why did it look like that? And then probably, who wrote this? Yeah, it was James Gunn. James Gunn wrote this, so there is some charm to it.
But I. I did pick this, and I will tell you why I picked it.
It's because the original movie that I picked for Laura and I to do Rotten films on was actually Kronk's New Groove, which, if you're listening, I'm not sure if they're coming out in order, but you probably already heard that episode.
And that's because Josh, our beloved Josh with the bad opinions, got confused and knew that we needed to cover an episode because of, you know, we're all adults and it's hard to schedule stuff.
He knew we needed to cover a drive in episode, but he forgot which one it was, so he thought it was this one that we're recording right now with me and Laura, where my plan was to do Crocs New Groove. So he reached out to me and he was like, hey, do you want to record Crocs New Groove soon? And I was like, oh, sure. I guess Laura can't do it.
Yeah, we can do it tonight. So then we did that, and then I found out that the episode we had just recorded was supposed to be Justin's. So he stole my movie.
another one, and I settled on:And to be perfectly honest, the movie's fun. It's fun to watch, and it's got that, like, schlock that James Gunn loves to write. And it's definitely. It's got some rewatch value.
It's cheesy, it's fun. There's the slapstick. Is. Is slapsticking, but, man, it sure does deserve that 30%. It absolutely deserves to be at a 30%.
Laura Wittman: s that came out in that early:Like, first of all, Freddie Prinze Jr. Was in everything for a while, and, yeah, I think they just knew if they put him in a movie, he was gonna draw people because he was Freddie Prinze. And who knew that? The person that we're still talking about today is Matthew Lillard. And not anybody else really from that movie. But I don't know.
king back. I mean, like, man,: TJ Blackwell:Yeah. Attack of the Clones.
Laura Wittman:Okay, to be fair, I do love.
TJ Blackwell: e best movie that came out in:I will watch it again eventually because it is fun. It's fun to watch and it's goofy, it's silly, it's a little crass. It's like, it's just there. This.
It won a razzie for most flatulent movie or something. One of those categories because Scooby. Yeah, Scooby and Shaggy just have a fart off.
Laura Wittman:As they should.
TJ Blackwell:As they should. That's right. Yeah.
Laura Wittman:Maybe that was what was carrying the 30% part. You know, it was all the other 70%. That was.
TJ Blackwell:Yeah, Everything else was. Was actually just really bad.
Laura Wittman:Right.
TJ Blackwell:That 30% came just from the fart contest.
Laura Wittman:That's right.
TJ Blackwell:Yeah. But it is all the way there. It is as wacky as any other Scooby Doo story. They.
They were like fighting these giant creatures that are weak to sunlight and they possess bodies.
years ago actually, which was: Laura Wittman:Really?
TJ Blackwell: s because it was edgy. It was: Laura Wittman:Right.
TJ Blackwell:But man, I want to watch that R rated cut of this movie so badly. I just need to know. I need to know what happens because honestly, I think the second one, Scooby Doo 2. Oh, what is it? What is the subtitle?
something in:But the absolute shining star to this day, like you said, is Matthew Lillard.
Laura Wittman:For sure.
TJ Blackwell:What a phenomenal casting.
Laura Wittman:Right?
TJ Blackwell:Like, he absolutely nailed it. He's. He is still Shaggy to this day, 100% in all of their. Like, actually, he's the voice actor in any Scooby Doo property. It's Matthew Lillard.
And it's completely deserved because he absolutely nails it.
Laura Wittman:He does. And I'll say so. We've also recorded an episode about Galaxy Con or Cons as a whole.
And I don't know what order these are coming out, and so maybe you've heard it or maybe you haven't, but Matthew Lowler was at Galaxy Con last year and was supposed to be there this year, but had another recording conflict. And the best part of his panel was when he got up on stage and did the whole Shaggy thing. Like, did the voice and everything.
And it was so cool to, like, see him do that in person. It didn't even matter if you weren't a fan at all of the franchise or of the movies. It was really cool to see him do that. And he.
He loves that character, and he loved playing that character. And he will tell you that of all the roles he's played, that was probably one of his favorite things, because that was.
That was his character, for sure.
TJ Blackwell:Yeah. It's so cool. It really is. Just because I was having a debate earlier today with one of my friends over his most iconic role, and it. I just.
I don't know. I still think it's Scream for sure. I. I, like, Shaggy is right there knocking on the door.
Laura Wittman:Right.
TJ Blackwell:Well.
Laura Wittman:And Scream is having its 30th anniversary next year, which will be interesting. There's going to be some. Some fun sort of gatherings around that, which should be neat to see. But I love the Scream movies.
And Matthew Lillard is great. My kids love him because of. Oh, my gosh. If my son was right here, he would yell at me for not remembering the name. What is the.
Not the Chuck E. Cheese movie?
TJ Blackwell:Not the Chuck E. Cheese movie. Okay, that narrows it down. That narrows it down. It's five nights at Freddy's.
Laura Wittman:Thank you.
TJ Blackwell:He was the. He's the security guard, right?
Laura Wittman:Yeah.
TJ Blackwell:Five nights at Freddy's.
Laura Wittman:I'm 7,000 years old. I'm so sorry.
TJ Blackwell:Yeah. I've never played those games. I do not like those games.
Laura Wittman:My kids are obsessed. Like, love it.
TJ Blackwell:So, man, that. That hit. That age is, like, right under me.
Laura Wittman:Yeah.
TJ Blackwell:Like, just three. Two or three years younger than me. That's the five nights at Freddy's.
Laura Wittman:Yeah. My oldest, he just turned 14 and. But he's obsessed with it. Loves it.
TJ Blackwell:They just keep pumping him out like they've never stopped.
Laura Wittman:Yeah.
TJ Blackwell:But I. I really do. I think it's. I think if it doesn't deserves a 30, it deserves, like, a 32, maybe. I. I've been, you know, I'm 26.
fe because he's existed since:Like, I saw this movie when I was a baby. I like. And I watched Mystery Inc. I was a baby, you know, I didn't know. And there's also some fun, like, cameos here.
Shaggy the singer does a cover of what's. Where are you, Scooby Doo?
Laura Wittman:Or what's.
TJ Blackwell:Yeah, where are you, Scooby Doo? Like, that's fun. Sugar Ray is in. Is just in the movie. They're like a band on the resort.
Laura Wittman:All very timely and appropriate for that time period.
TJ Blackwell:Extremely so. Like, it's. It really is fun. And you can tell, at the very least, James Gunn had a lot of fun riding a Scooby Doo story.
Laura Wittman:For sure.
TJ Blackwell:He really did. And it's. It's weird to say. It's a. It's a strong 30% and still very much worth watching. Yeah, very much worked worth watching. I just love it. It feels.
It just feels extremely:I was going to watch Rango after that, but we decided to do something.
Laura Wittman:I haven't seen Rango in a long time.
TJ Blackwell: y bringing this up. It's very:Fred and Daphne are walking somewhere, and Daphne's like, do you think I'm just a face? And Fred, like, freaks out and he's like, no. Yes, you're not fat. Is that what you wanted to hear?
ah, that's super, super early: Laura Wittman:Yeah. Things that, like, would not be a topic of conversation really today in the same way. I mean, we were. That was an obsessive topic and.
Oh, yeah, that time.
TJ Blackwell: hin to be pretty in the early: Laura Wittman:Yep, yep. I'm glad we have evolved from that mostly as a society. So.
TJ Blackwell:Yeah, that was. That was rough. That was a rough. I also really, really love some of the side characters that are in this movie. Just like the.
They're not, like, native to the island. They just act like it. But there's like a. There is a lucha libre as a part of, like, the bad guy crew for some reason.
And in the, like, the climax the movie, him and Daphne are fighting on top of this mountain. And of course, Daphne's doing her kung fu, fighting this Mexican wrestler. And it's awesome. It's so fun. It makes no sense. It's awesome. It really is.
What about. Is there anything you remember just loving about this movie or hating about this movie?
Laura Wittman: atched it when it came out in:I watched it because Freddie Prinze Jr. Was in it. And that was my. You know, that was a nudge to my age group for sure. So I just. I don't know. I remember.
But to be fair, I didn't ever really love the cartoon either. I always thought it had the same trope in every episode. And to me, that was very one dimensional. I am so sorry.
I know there's a huge fandom of Scooby Doo people out there that are probably like, what are you talking about? But so I mean it in that way. It felt real to the series, to me, and to the franchise. But I don't know. I watched it. I was like, this is a movie.
Freddie Prince Jr. Is cute. That was. That was the extent. Matthew Lillard was great as Shaggy, and I still think that.
TJ Blackwell:So, yeah, it must have been crushing for. For Frey Prince Jr. To get married to Sarah Michelle Gettler, like, the year after this. It must have been terrible.
Laura Wittman:It was really. It was very hard. Yeah.
TJ Blackwell:You know. You know, I know what you did last summer, which they're remaking, by the way.
Laura Wittman:Yeah. That's crazy.
TJ Blackwell:Scooby Doo marriage. Scooby Doo 2. And they're still together.
Laura Wittman:Wow, that's amazing. That's. That's really cool. Well, good for them. Now I feel less heartbroken, you know?
TJ Blackwell:Yeah, yeah, yeah. At least it lasted, right?
Laura Wittman:It would have been terrible if I lost my opportunity and, you know, darn. I've been married for 16 years. I should clarify that. Not.
TJ Blackwell:You know, that would have been like. He would have been really young. He's. Well, not that young, but he's 49 now.
Laura Wittman:Yeah.
TJ Blackwell:So that would have been what, been like 25?
Laura Wittman:Yeah, 24. That's not that early.
TJ Blackwell:Nothing compared to, like a Christian college kid. They'd get married at 17 if you let him. So I can't stress enough how much you really, really should just watch it once.
If you've never seen it, just watch. Really is absolutely bonkers. It's insane. They dress Scooby up as somebody's grandma and Everybody falls for it.
Like, it really is ridiculous in the best way. It's just not a good movie. Yeah, it's just not a good movie. But it's one you're going to enjoy watching at least a little bit.
It's going to be worth your time. It's short. Like an hour and a half. Maybe. Maybe like an hour and 15 minutes.
Laura Wittman:There you go.
TJ Blackwell:It's. It's really worth it. You got some time to just put it on?
Laura Wittman:I might have to revisit it with my kids, get their thoughts.
TJ Blackwell:It is. It's PG13. I think so Maybe not all of them.
Laura Wittman:Yeah.
TJ Blackwell:I don't know why I have to wait.
Laura Wittman:The Whitman kids have seen a lot of movies. They were, like, born watching Ghostbusters and, you know.
TJ Blackwell:Yeah. I feel like anything is. Is really PG if your parents are there.
Laura Wittman:That's true.
TJ Blackwell:Then it. Then it makes it parental guidance.
Laura Wittman:That's true. That's true. Yeah.
TJ Blackwell:I definitely watched Aliens vs. Predator when I was, like, five.
Laura Wittman:There you go. And you've made it this far.
TJ Blackwell:So I made it this far. I only think about it negatively sometimes. Been a long time since I've thought there was an alien in the dark corner of my room. So I'm good now.
I'm good now.
But one of the things that Scooby Doo, you know, does, like, they tried to get edgier here and break the gang up, but they come back to themselves and, like, okay, well, what really matters for us here is, like, each other. Like, we have each other at the end of the day, no one can take that from us. Doesn't matter, you know, what we might be able to do and not do.
What matters is we are here together, and we can stay together. We could just be friends forever and do this as long as we want.
And I think that's really important to hear at the end of, like, you know, pretty edgy movie where, just for the record, Daphne. I mentioned earlier, Daphne went and learned kung fu during their little time skip. Velma had a job at NASA. Yeah, Velma was working at NASA during.
During the time skip. So different strokes for different folks, you know?
Laura Wittman:So what would compel her to come back to that? From working at NASA, she got a.
TJ Blackwell:Letter from a billionaire.
Laura Wittman:Mm.
TJ Blackwell:They're like, come to my island. I need help doing something.
Laura Wittman:For the record, friends, if you get a letter from a billionaire, it's probably a scam.
TJ Blackwell:Probably a scam. Very likely a scam because they got scammed. The letter was from Scrappy Doo. Yeah, he was Going to kill them.
Laura Wittman:You think he's a dog, but he's not.
TJ Blackwell:Yeah, he's sinister. So I just feel like that's super important. And I've. It relates to me pretty strongly.
Like, I spend all of my time with my friends because I. I don't have my own family. You know, there's not little. Little things running around my house. Things, Things. There are. They're just cats, so I don't count.
I'm allergic to them anyway. But, you know, at home, I'm with my roommates. When I'm online, I'm with my friends online. Like, I spend all my time with my friends.
And I agree super heavily, like, if you don't have that little community, like, it doesn't matter how fulfilled you might feel, there's going to be something missing.
Laura Wittman:Yeah.
TJ Blackwell:And that's why Velmo comes back, you know, to long term, because she's like, NASA was cool, but I want to be here with you guys.
Laura Wittman:Yeah, there's like a heartfelt moment.
TJ Blackwell: ime together now because it's:I think James might have misstepped here a bit because this was still very much in the wake of 9 11.
Laura Wittman:Right.
TJ Blackwell:They could have been nice.
But also, it must have really stunk to be producing a movie after or before 911 and then have it happen and then have to still come out with the movie.
Laura Wittman:Right.
TJ Blackwell:Because they do get on a plane and it's. It's because they're filming this, like, right before.
Laura Wittman:Yeah.
TJ Blackwell: Like, they're filming this in: Laura Wittman:Mm.
TJ Blackwell:So they're getting on the plane and they're just, you know, airport super chill.
Laura Wittman:Yeah.
TJ Blackwell:You know, people just standing everywhere. There's no security gates. It's. It's super relaxed. People on the plane are, like, getting up and switching seats. It's crazy.
Laura Wittman:It's so funny how different it was. You know, I remember we used to take my grandmother to the airport because she would fly to Louisiana every summer to see her brothers and sisters.
And we would walk her all the way up to the gate, and we would hang out in the airport and watch the planes take off. And sometimes if you were a kid, they'd let you walk onto the airplane and, like, check it out and then walk back off. And, I mean, it was a.
It was a different time, for sure. And then what Changed after that was dramatic.
TJ Blackwell:Oh, yeah. Absolutely insane. I think this movie might be one of the ones that is, like, closest to it. So, like, it really is.
Like, right up until that happened, things were completely different.
Laura Wittman:Yeah.
TJ Blackwell:But not related to the movie at all, really. I just thought it was interesting.
Laura Wittman:It's interesting. Yeah.
TJ Blackwell:Yeah. Because I. I watched it earlier today with a few people who are even younger than me, so they just thought that was made up.
One of them were like, planes don't work that way.
Laura Wittman:It's like it did, let me tell you. Gather round, children. Back in my day, yeah, we would.
TJ Blackwell:Go to the airport or back when I was 2, actually, it was.
Laura Wittman:I was. I was in high school getting ready to go to college.
TJ Blackwell:So crazy time. But we are going to start wrapping up.
So, Laura, I don't know if you've heard, but we are doing one specific question that I've had to answer several times now. What treat or snack would you not think about for a drive in theater that might actually be perfect?
Laura Wittman:Okay, so this is a tricky question because growing up, that was what we did on the weekends was go to the drive in. So I actually did go to the drive in all the time. And our main thing that maybe other people don't think about, we've thought of everything.
Because that was all I ever did, was my dad used to grill cheeseburgers and then we would wrap them up in foil and throw them in a cooler and take them with us to the drive in so we didn't have to buy drive in food. So we always sat at the drive in and ate cheeseburgers like it was a whole. We had a whole feast of food, cheeseburgers and Doritos.
And at the time, it was Mountain Dew. I used to be obsessed with Mountain Dew. I don't think I've even had one since college. But, like, that was the thing. So cheeseburgers.
Cheeseburgers at the drive in.
TJ Blackwell:Mountain Dew just, like, feels worse for you than other sodas.
Laura Wittman:It does. I don't know. Maybe it's also because I've lived in western North Carolina so many years of my life that I know the name comes from moonshine.
And so, like, there's this whole image of like, racing and NASCAR that goes along with it. This is me being an old person, you know, for a second. But back in my day, that's what Mountain Dew was, was moonshine.
TJ Blackwell:You don't like. You don't like Dale Jr. And the 80 Diet Mountain Dew car.
Laura Wittman:Do love Dale Jr. And in fact, I have A giant sign poster of Dale Jr. That used to hang on my wall that my husband relocated when we got married. And I'm still trying to figure out where it is.
TJ Blackwell:Suspicious.
Laura Wittman:Maybe I could call on the Scooby Doo gang to help me figure it out.
TJ Blackwell:But actually, so June Bug, as we call him here, he apparently now he's retired and everything, he just spends most of his time playing games. And his favorite game is like a super gritty, realistic World War II simulator. Interesting that my roommate plays literally all the time.
And so I've told him, like, hey, dude, you need to watch out for Dale Jr. He's on there all the time. And he just goes on there and he likes, you know, meets people who like, recognize him.
Like, they hear his voice and he's like that.
Laura Wittman:That's crazy.
TJ Blackwell:It's so cool out. Hopefully one day it'll just happen to happen when I'm in there watching him.
Laura Wittman:I'm gonna need you to call me when that happens and just be like, hey, 30 years ago my friend Laura was like obsessed with you. And yeah, he'll be like, cool. I don't know who that is.
TJ Blackwell:Yeah, he'll probably be like, cool, man. Tell her I said hey. He's so chill. He's so chill.
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