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Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School

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4 star:		(9)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(13)

 

 

I first saw this movie when I was 5 and luckily taped it so that I have been able to watch it since. I disagree with many of the other reviewers who think that this movie is the worst Scooby Doo movie ever. While I agree in that I hate Scrappy Doo, I don't think that his involvement in the film ruins it. Though this movie is a departure from previous Scooby Doo story lines in that there isn't a true mystery to solve, there is still a definite plot that involves more than just the upcoming volleyball game between the two schools. Also, the new characters in this film are rather endearing and the film has many funny moments. Now, almost 13 years after first seeing this movie, it is still one of my favorite animated movies of all time. If you don't mind a Scooby Doo movie that doesn't revolve around solving a mystery but instead deals with defeating a monster, then you would most likely enjoy this film.

Scooby-Doo, Shaggy and Scrappy-Doo find themselves mixed up in a mess of monsters when they accept jobs as gym teachers at a girls finishing school.

When Scoobyand the gang arrive at Miss Grimwood's Finishing School For Girls they meet the students, they're all daughters of famous monsters.

The evil Revolta watns to kidnap the girls and use them as an evil army to help her rule the world. She sends out her hordes of spider bats and her henchman, the Grim Creeper to brainwash the girls and bring them back to her castle.

Shaggy, Scooby and Scrappy must rescue the girls and return them safely to Miss Grimwood!

Scooby Doo and Shaggy are the best and funniset teachers. I wish they taught at my school. I don't like scrappy doo as much but he can be funny sometimes. I love all the ghouls students. This is a great movie because it's funny; has scarey characters that aren't too scarey but funny; great for girls and boys.

Having seen the original series as a little girl, I was always concerned that Shaggy was too frequently picked on by other members of the group. He may have been more cautious, but the character seemed so much more nicer than any of the other "meddling kids".

Thus, despite the inclusion of Scrappy (the reason for the taking away two stars) I actually found a lot to like about the movie.

Apparently fusing the "Adams Family" (the ghoulish stuff) with the "Facts of Life" (the movie is also a comedy about an exclusive girls boarding school)this addition to the Scooby cannon is very creative. There are some slow moments in the screenplay, but they do not detract from the overall plot (which has some lessons about women's educational equality hidden throughout the film).

Shaggy, Scooby (and unfortunatley, Scrappy) head to a "ghouls finnishing school" where Shaggy will be working as a coach and instructor for the children of Hollywood's most famous and infamous classic monsters. Even though it is never revealed what educational training and professional background Shaggy has, it is clear throughout the film that he is serious about doing a good job in his new role and does not consider teaching at an all-girls (he intially believes the instituion is for humans)is any less important or serious.

Befitting his afforementioned non-critical nature, Shaggy is truly the most tolerant human in the scooby gang--neither the gender or monster status of his students (or their parents) matters as much as the fact they are happy and safe. Here we see the best side of a historically underutilized character, who clearly demonstrates leadership skills in his own right (when it would have been easier to pack up and leave the school at the first inkling of trouble).

Yes, the plot is light compared to other products in the scooby empire (even if the villan in this installation is actually supernatural) but this video is supposes to be more about tolerance than the supernatural underworld.

For delivering such a message on a level all audience can understand without being condescending, the video deserves it's three stars.

Eesh! What is this supposed to be? Shaggy and Scooby's solo outings usually make for good movies. But Ghoul School comes nowhere near the surprisingly good Boo Brothers or Reluctant Werewolf and is so far behind modern Scooby Doo animation. It really is the cheapest, shoddiest Scooby effort I've ever seen.

There isn't even a mystery, thus explaining the lack of the Mystery Machine (an ugly red van is the replacement). So why on earth they bothered to make this a Scooby Doo movie is puzzling if they weren't deliberately exploiting a popular character.

It's just all wrong! Shaggy gets a job in an all-girl (actually Ghoul) school teaching Phys. Ed. I'm sorry but when did Shaggy become a qualified Gym Teacher? There's some pointless story involving a volleyball competition with a Military School next door that isn't good enough to distract from the bore and then after that some old hag called Revolta turns up and turns them all into zombies. Uh...yeah.

Shaggy obviously saves the day but by this point I had dozed off. It bored me to sleep!

The 1.33:1 full frame picture shows how cruddy the animation is and the sound is plain old mono. Aside from the usual 'how to draw' extras this DVD also features a trailer that cheekily uses lots of footage of modern Scooby animation and mixes it with Ghoul School to make it look new. I wasn't fooled.

Don't buy this. Rent it for the kids if there is really nothing else.

I have waited so long to see this movie. When I found out it was coming to video on March 6th. I was so excited. I kept on telling my friends about the movie. My favorite part was when Scooby's tail was burned by Matches. But, I have one question. Where was Daphne, Fred, and Velma?

It is a very rare movie that does have the rest of the Scooby Doo gang (Fred, Daphne & Velma). This movie just has Shaggy, Scooby and Scrappy Doo. If you have seen the series or any of most of the movies , it is always Fred, Daphne, and Velma that makes Shaggy and Scooby to do stuff, they don't want to do. I wish more epoides and movies like this. And if the gang has to be around, then I wish that Shaggy and Scooby boss around the others, and making them do things they don't want to do. As the movie opens, Shaggy (Casey Kasem), and Scooby-Doo and Scrappy Doo (both voiced by the late Don Messick), are on the road like for Ms. Grimwood's finshing school for girls, but they run find Calloy Miletary School, and the school they want is next doors, which turns to be Ms. Grimwood's school for ghouls. THey meet Ms. Grimwood (Glynis Johns), and meet the residents Sibella (Susan Blu), Else Frankteen (Pat Musick), Winnie the Werewolf (Marlyn Schreffler) Phantasma (Russell Taylor) and Tanis (Patty Maloney) who badly wants to the trophey in the annaul volley ball game against Colonol Calloway's (Ronnie Schell) boys, who look foward to beat the girls again, in which they do it every year.

I prefer this over the old 1970s Scooby Doo Mysteries! In this one the monsters are real and it's actually as silly as the Adams Family but silly in a good way! It's old school cartoons at their finest! The newer scooby doo series seems rather dull even with it's better animation!

Yes I know that the rest of the gang are not in this one,but however I still find it entertaining. The 3 heros were very knid to help the girls get ready for the big volleyball game and I,m happy to say that the training and excercising made them win against the military school next door.However i,m kind of sad that the rest of the gang is not in this film,but it is still a great film to enjoy.

This movie might seem funny and amusing the first time you watch it. I am not a very big scooby doo fan, and I have to put up with my parents making me watch this movie with my sister in order to stop her tantrums about five times a week.
The plot is extremely boring--you might expect more twists and originality in the plot in most scooby doo movies, and the characters were so.... I can't find a word to describe it.
What I mean to say is, if you have younger siblings who are mad about scooby doo and 'trying' films that have originality whatsoever, this is not the video to get.