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Scooby Doo: Camp Scare

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This is an excellent Scooby Doo. It is by far one of the most faithful to the old series I have seen in a long while. It is creepy, funny, and of course mysterious. I like the relationship dynamics between the characters. The updated animation and the story pull out all the stops. The fact that the mystery does not wind up involving the supernatural is wonderful. It is just like the old series. I don't like it when they take something pure and put a different spin on it. My 9 year old daughter and I curled up and enjoyed the heck out of this one. We were both trying to guess who the bad guys were all through the show. THIS ONE IS A KEEPER!

It is more like the original series than some movies, though the monsters are a little more intense. The woodsman is a scary looking maniac that swings an axe at anyone in range, similar to the slasher movies of the eighties. The fishman is fast-moving version of the creature from the black lagoon. And the final, and most brief, monster is the flying banshee/spectre that appears for one chase scene. It scared my kids more than any other scooby doo and started to worry if this was too intense for my 5 year old. At least the ending doesn't involve any real monsters or ghosts.

I thought the creators focused a little too much attention on the girls' very brief swimsuits by panning across their bodies while the girls stood in a pin-up pose and the guys ogled them. But I guess I'm the only one that thought that was out-of-place in a children's cartoon. Still, Daphne seems to have traded her fashion sense and adopted Daisy Duke's wardrobe. I guess hey want to keep the dads watching too.

The graphics are very nice, you can see some 3D modeling mixed nicely with the hand drawn characters. The back story is kind of interesting, though I think it could have been better woven into the story if they didn't spend so much time being chased by 3 different monsters. Overall, a solid addition to the series, but they've traded spooky and innocent fun for something a little scarier and slightly sexier.

Well, ok, some scantily clad bikini girls does not make things erotic, but this WAS a little more.. ah.. "skin happy" than any other Scooby film I've seen. And I am 53 (yeah, you saw right: 53!), so I've had time to see them all.

Seriously, this Scooby might actually replace The Loch Ness Monster as my all time favourite Scooby feature (I need to see it again a few times). Great story (loved the sunken village), great visuals (love multiplane shots), solid humour and a dramatic edge to the action that I was surprised found itself into a "kiddie" film (ok, I am 53, again, so I see these things with different eyes.)

In short, this is, for what it is, a masterpiece.

Let me preface by saying that our family is crazy for Scooby Doo and our kids love monsters. In our family's opinion, the producers hit it out of the park with the "What's New Scooby Doo" series and several of the new movies (especially "Ghost Pirates" and "Where's My Mummy?"). But this one was a disappointment. Why?
* Romance and jealousy between Daphne and Fred. Totally unnecessary and weird.
* LOTS of skin--big-boobed cartoon chicks in bikinis--and references thereto. Not appropriate for the younger Scoob fans.
* TERRIFYING monster scenes--way over the top. Five-minute scenes of the gang being menaced by an axe-wielding maniac? A horrifying take on Gill Man nearly drowning the heroes? I'm a long-time horror movie geek and even I thought the scares were too scary. And NOT ONE classic Scooby/Shaggy comic chase to lighten the mood. Just relentlessly grim, violent, and upsetting, with fear-inducing music throughout the entire thing.
* Lame plot twist telegraphed a mile away. Okay, Scooby Doo ain't Agatha Christie or anything, but this one was kinda weak.

Just as with "Zombie Island" and "Witch's Ghost," I'd take a pass on this if you have younger kids.

This is a good story centered around Fred's old campgrounds from when he was a kid. The mystery involves three creatures that were legend around the lake where the camp is. They turn up and are trying to close the camp down and get everyone to leave. The gang has to figure out why they want it closed and who is doing it. It overall sticks to the standard Scooby Doo blueprint and is enjoyable. The only reason four stars and this review is to let you know that there are a few parts that might scare the little ones. It seems they were gearing it for halloween and some older kids. There are a lot more intense chase scenes and surprising times when the bad guys jump out that will have the younger ones jumping. Other than that is a great movie.

Very quickly, I really liked "Zombie Island" and "Witches Ghost." "Alien Invasion" had its moments. I didn't much like "Cyber Chase." "Legend of Vampire" was pretty good. "Monster of Mexico" and "Loch Ness Monster" had their moments. "Aloha Scooy Doo" was ok. "Where's My Mummy?" was interesting. I didn't much like "Chill Out." My absolute 2 favorites were "Pirates Ahoy" and "Goblin King."

Onto the subject at hand. Fred is happy about being a camp counselor at the camp where he grew up. But at their arrival, they find the camp has been threatened by a maniac with an ax. But 3 children show up and Fred sees that they stay. (The other children have been sent home already.)

It's interesting that we see Fred with a kind of Fred Jr; Velmah with a little version of herself; and Shaggy has what appears to be a little Shaggy.

(Daphne is busy enough with her jealousy when a counselor from the other camp finds Fred attractive.)

The interesting thing about this 15th Chapter of Scooby Doo is that as horror stories are told at camp, they seem to come true. And of course things start to make sense when they find out about what had happened in the area some years ago.

I don't want to ruin the movie for those of you who haven't seen it. But without being obvious, there is a good combination of surprises, and things a sharp observer would have found out.

One thing I really like about this 15th Chapter is that unlike # 8 "Aloha Scooby Doo" and some others, Fred is NOT absurdly dumbed down. He's the leader of the group and it's stupid when he's dumbed down like in that 8th movie.

While my 2 favorites are "Pirates Ahoy" and "The Goblin King," this 15th chapter is really good.

I have been an avvid Scooby-Doo fan since I was born, I am now nineteen and slowly buying all the Scooby-Doo movies/television episodes. I have seen every Scooby-Doo film that has been and out of the newer things of Scooby-Doo, this is the closest film to the original Scooby-Doo and Mystery Inc. that we all know and love. I loved the artwork for this. Using the old fashioned character looks while also updating the outfits. Yes, I did agree the bathing suits were a little tiny for a kids show but at the same I thought Daphne's were fine, it was the camp leader from Big Moose that had the most being shown. I thought Velma's outfits were adorble and kept with her character.

If you want to complain about Daphne's outfit, watch any of the What's New Scooby Doo shows, there is an episode in season 2 or 3 where Velma and Daphne are dressed in girl wrestling outfits and that is an episode I was upset my little brothers saw it who are 2 and a half.

All and all the storyline was great for the movie. Action was great paced and yes, the monsters were a little scary but if my little twin brothers could handle it, I am sure your seven year old can. The music was good and I loved the forests look. I am glad to see the development of the characters is still growing and it lets us see a new light on the characters. Like the fact Fred went to the camp as a kid and was so excited to be a camp leader, which I thought was adorble. c:

Well...well...well...When Scooby and the Gang decide to go back to Fred's old campgrounds when he was a kid, things get kinda' hairy. Everytime someone tells a spooky story, the creepy creature comes to life and tries to run everyone off. Yet, Mystery Inc. ain't scared that easily and do their best to figure this mystery out.

I'll agree. This feature-length animated feature does remind one of old Scooby Doo episodes. It provides a good mystery to try and figure out and is, actually, creepy and scary in some parts. However, I just wasn't too crazy about this one. Don't ask me why, I really couldn't tell you. I guess I was expecting it to be more like previous Scooby animated features and be a little more deep in the storyline instead of resorting to be a parody knockoff of old Slasher flicks like Jason and whatnot.

Do I think it's worth adding to the collection? Oh, definitely. Anything Scooby Doo is worth adding to it. Just cuz' I'm not too crazy about it doesn't mean you'd feel that way about it. It is enjoyable to watch, nonetheless.

Extras include an episode from Scooby-Doo! Mystery Inc., some trailers and Scooby-Doo! Camp Stories. Can't wait til the next Scooby feature.

I really enjoyed this movie. The mystery was excellent with some good twists, and the artwork was very good too. Good interaction between the characters, and the end was very exciting. I would think it was a bit too scary for the very young. I'm glad to see that they're going back to the old formula with the last two movies and I hope they continue. Scooby is best when they're solving mysteries and unmasking the bad guys. Loved the opening song.

My five-year old son used to love Scooby Doo until this movie. The bad guy in this cartoon was a knife wielding psychopath in a camp like setting. It was very adult like; way too much for my child. He had trouble sleeping for months and still references the bad guy from the bad Scooby Doo episode from time to time. Avoid.