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The Mystery Inc. gang have gone their
separate ways and have been apart for two years, until they each
receive a mysterious invitation to Spooky Island. Not knowing that
the others have also been invited, they show up and discover an
amusement park that affects young visitors in very strange ways.
Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy and Scooby soon realize that they cannot
solve this mystery without help from each other. The film is a
combination of live action and computer animation. With Sarah
Michelle Gellar, Freddie Prinze Jr., Matthew Lillard, Linda
Cardellini and Rowan Atkinson. [1:26]
SEX/NUDITY 3 - A young man and woman kiss
romantically. We see young men and women dancing and swimming
together at a poolside party. Teen girls swoon over a young man. The
young women wear outfits (hip-huggers, mini-skirts, crochet tops,
bikinis, etc.) that reveal cleavage, bare abdomens, bare backs, and
bare thighs. A young woman screams: "I have a wedgie," a young man
says, "even dorky girls turn me on," and a young man talks to a dog
about "cleaning his beans." When a young man's "protoplasm" enters a
young woman's body he says, "I can look at myself naked" and we see
her stroking her clothed breasts. There is a reference to a jilted
lover.
VIOLENCE/GORE 4 - There are creepy looking monsters
who have the head of a dog with big fangs and horns, and tall
skeletal bodies with long pointed claws; they blow a green fog in
people's faces that knocks them unconscious. Also, Spooky Island is
inhabited by people wearing skeleton masks, their faces are painted
and their bodies are covered with tattoos. A small dog grows into a
monstrous creature with fangs and a booming voice, and chases and
threatens another dog. Monsters chase and grab a young man and woman
(we see them being dragged by the feet while unconscious), they
chase and try to catch others (they break through floors, windows
and roofs). A machine (called "The Pincers") opens a hole in a dog's
chest and pulls out a "protoplasmic" head leaving the dog's body
limp and presumably dead. A man's mask is taken off and it reveals a
robot with a small dog inside. A monster-dog's chest is opened by
the pincers and he shrinks back to normal size. A haunted castle
becomes animated with armored suits moving and swinging bladed
weapons, food flies off a table, covers a man and dog up and pins
them to a wall while fanged jaws snap at them, and blades swing
toward two people as they run away and one of them is hit and tossed
through a glass window. A roller coaster car runs into a young woman, who clings to it and stops just short of several swords pointed toward her. We see a large pool of "protoplasmic"
heads floating around; as the heads are plucked out, they seek their bodies and when they find them they slam into them knocking them to the ground and a monster pops out; the monster then
disintegrates when exposed to sunlight. A "protoplasmic" head flies around a cave knocking people down as it bounces around. A dog goes into dark woods alone and he is confronted by a
monster who slashes and growls at him and chases him up a tree. A young woman fights a man with lots of kicking, punching, twirling, flipping and the man ends up hanging over an opening in
the ground through which he falls and knocks over a cauldron of "protoplasmic" heads. A young man punches and elbows a man in the face and kicks him in the groin. A young woman hits her
head on a branch while riding a 4-wheeler and her eyes and face become distorted; she stretches her skin and it goes back to normal. A group of young men chase another young man and a dog;
they hide in a shack and the young men on the outside punch out the windows, and jump on the roof trying to get at them. A young woman grabs a young man and a dog by their respective
throats and breathes green fog in their faces. A young man and a dog skateboard along a conveyor belt and through many hazards (swinging blades, stamping arms, etc.) and end up crashing
into a pile of toys. They also race on 4-wheelers while being chased by growling, snarling young men, they hide in a barrel and a ghost
blows a flame at them which ignites the dog's tail (we see it
smoldering), they eat hot chili peppers and react with anguish (they
gasp, guzzle beverages and smoke comes out of their ears), and they
have an extended flatulating and burping contest. A dog falls down a
hole in the ground and a young man jumps in after him (he lands hard
on the ground at the bottom), and a dog is slammed into a windshield
when the car he is riding in stops short. A dog hits another dog who
slams into a rock wall, a dog punches a young man in the nose, a dog
kicks a young man in the face, a dog growls, barks at and lunges at
a cat (we hear someone say "...don't eat the cat"), a dog barks at a
young man, a dog barks at a young woman, a dog and a young man argue
and swing at each other, a man swats a dog, and a young man flicks a
dog on the nose. A huge monster-dog sneezes green slime on
another dog. A young man and woman swing out of control from tethers
high off the ground and they slam into rock walls and one slams into
a man knocking him to the ground, and a young woman falls over a
railing and dangles from a chain wrapped around her ankle. A ghost
flies through the air while holding a screaming young woman under
its arm. A young woman picks a young man up and throws him through
the air, a man picks up a young man and throws him onto the ground.
In one scene, a fresco on a wall has eyes that follow people as they
move. A man performs a voodoo ritual and draws a knife up over a
dead chicken hanging from the ceiling (he says he's going to perform
a sacrifice). A man holds a dead "arnuky beast" (looks like a
shrunken head with a body) and performs another voodoo ritual. A
young woman grabs a young man around the throat, a young woman is
nearly trapped in a pyramid, and a young man nearly hits a young woman. There are several verbal threats. A
young woman eats Scooby-snacks. A dog urinates on a young woman.
There are a couple of scenes where people are startled by someone
coming into a room unexpectedly.
PROFANITY 3 - 2 scatological terms, 1 sexual
reference, 2 anatomical terms, 5 mild obscenities, 1 religious
exclamation. [profanity glossary]
DISCUSSION TOPICS - 1970's TV shows, greed, taking
credit for other people's work, realizing your worst fears, revenge,
the supernatural realm, voodoo, brainwashing, best friends, cults,
ancient rituals, trust, corruption, power.
MESSAGE - Friends don't give up on friends.
(Note: There are possible references to smoking marijuana: There's a young woman whose name is "Mary Jane," which is apparently a slang term for marijuana, and Shaggy exclaims that
it is his favorite name; and we see smoke coming out of Shaggy's van, which, however, is revealed to be from grilling. Furthermore, for parents and children familiar with the original
Scooby-Doo TV series, this film has little to do with it. Its tone is darker and the characters -- except Shaggy and Scooby -- have been reinvented and made contemporary. Also, please keep
in mind that children who care for the characters may be upset when it is revealed that one of them is not very nice.)
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