Music has been a key element to Scooby-Doo since the very beginning, from the nonsensical pop songs that highlighted the chase sequences of the original Scooby-Doo, Where are You!, to the appearance of the rock group Hex Girls in Scooby-Doo and the Witch’s Ghost, but now with Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire, we get the…
The Devil’s Rock (2011) – Review
What is the true face of evil? When one looks back across history, it’s clear that mankind has had some rather spotty moments; the Mongols under Genghis Khan were genocidal murderers, the Spanish Inquisition tortured and murdered in the name of God, and American colonists wiped out entire colonies of Native Americans — just to…
Scooby-Doo! Mask of the Blue Falcon (2012) – Review
Continuity and the Scooby-Doo franchise has always been an “oil and water” sort of thing, with retconning and rebooting happening with almost every new incarnation, but in the case of Scooby-Doo! Mask of the Blue Falcon, two beloved characters were basically retconned out of existence.
The Sword in the Stone (1963) – Review
Disney’s The Sword in the Stone was an animated retelling of the classic Arthurian tale. Sadly, it focuses solely on the period between Uther Pendragon’s death and young Arthur pulling the sword out of the stone, which is not intrinsically a bad idea, but the fun and fascinating stuff really doesn’t kick in until Arthur…
Scooby-Doo! Haunted Holidays (2012) – Review
With Scooby-Doo! Haunted Holidays, we aren’t talking about another animated movie; instead, we’re talking about a Direct-to-DVD Christmas Special that simply runs a little no longer than an average episode. It premiered on the Cartoon Network before being released as part of the 13 Spooky Tales: Holiday Chills and Thrills DVD, and if not as engaging…