SCOOB! [2020] [Blu-ray] [UK Release] Scooby-Doo, Shaggy Rogers, and the rest of the Mystery Inc. gang get their canine shenanigans and corporate synergy on!
The first full-length animated Scooby-Doo adventure for the big screen is the never-before told stories of Scooby-Doo’s origins and the greatest mystery in the career of Mystery Inc.
“SCOOB!” reveals how lifelong friends Scooby-Doo and Shaggy Rogers first met and how they joined with young detectives Fred Jones, Velma Dinkley and Daphne Blake to form the famous Mystery Inc. Now, with hundreds of cases solved and adventures shared, Scooby-Doo and the gang face their biggest, most challenging mystery ever: a plot to unleash the ghost dog Cerberus upon the world. As they race to stop this global “dogpocalypse,” and the gang discovers that Scooby-Doo has a secret legacy and an epic destiny greater than anyone imagined.
FILM FACT: In March 2019, Frank Welker was revealed to be reprising his role as Scooby-Doo, while Will Forte, Gina Rodriguez, and Tracy Morgan signed on to voice Shaggy Rogers, Velma Dinkley, and Captain Caveman, respectively. Later that month, Zac Efron and Amanda Seyfried joined the voice cast as Fred Jones and Daphne Blake, respectively. Matthew Lillard and Grey DeLisle, the long-time voices of Shaggy Rogers and Daphne Blake, respectively, both voiced their disappointment at not being contacted about the decision to recast their roles. Zac Efron's casting as Fred Jones also marks a rare occasion in which the character has not been voiced by Frank Welker. In April 2019, Ken Jeong and Kiersey Clemons were announced to be joining the cast. In May 2019, Mark Wahlberg and Jason Isaacs were added to the cast, with Mckenna Grace, Iain Armitage, Ariana Greenblatt and Pierce Gagnon cast as young versions of Daphne Blake, Shaggy Rogers, Velma Dinkley and Fred Jones, respectively. In March 2020, Simon Cowell joined the cast voicing a fictionalized version of himself. In May 2020, days before the film's release, it was revealed that voice acting veteran Billy West is reprising his role as Dick Dastardly's sidekick, Muttley and that Cowell's son, Eric joined the film.
Voice Cast: Will Forte (Shaggy Rogers), Mark Wahlberg (Blue Falcon), Jason Isaacs (Dick Dastardly), Gina Rodriguez (Velma Dinkley), Zac Efron (Fred Jones), Amanda Seyfried (Daphne Blake), Kiersey Clemons (Dee Dee Skyes), Ken Jeong (Dynomutt), Tracy Morgan (Captain Caveman), Frank Welker (Scooby-Doo / Pterodactyl), Iain Armitage (Young Shaggy), Mckenna Grace (Young Daphne), Pierce Gagnon (Young Fred), Ariana Greenblatt (Young Velma), Simon Cowell (Himself), Christina Hendricks (Officer Jaffe), Henry Winkler (Keith), Harry Perry (Harry Perry), John DiMaggio (Restaurant Owner), Kevin Heffernan (Bike Cop Gary), Ira Glass (Ira Glass), Henry Kaufman (Chad / Chet), Maya Erskine (Judy Takamoto), Billy West (Muttley), Don Messick (Muttley) (archive sound), Fred Tatasciore (Cerberus), Justina Machado (Jamie Rivera), Kennedy Peil (Indira Knight), John McDaniel (Hal Murphy), Ryan Folsey (Beach Guy), Pam Coats (Mrs. Rogers), Tony Cervone (Ghost / Mr. Rigby / Alice), Adam Sztykiel (Officer Casey), Alex Kauffman (Officer North), Vanara Taing (Baby Rotten), Sarah Lancia (Dispatcher Stevens), Maven Morgan (Kari), Eric Cowell (Ben), Michael Kurinsky (Samuel Colton), Luis Aldana (Alvarez) (uncredited), Jamiyka Jones (Victim) (uncredited) and Jim Meskimen (Police Officer) (uncredited)
Director: Tony Cervone
Producers: Adam Sztykiel, Allison Abbate (p.g.a.), Charles Roven, Chris Columbus, Dan Povenmire, Hannah Checkley, Jesse Ehrman, Pam Coats (p.g.a.), Richard Suckle, Robin Morrison, Timothy Jason Smith and Tony Cosanella
Screenplay: Derek Elliott (screenplay), Jack C. Donaldson (screenplay), Matt Lieberman (screenplay/ story), Jonathon E. Stewart (story), Joseph Barbera (based on characters created) and William Hanna (based on characters created)
Composer: Junkie XL aka Tom Holkenborg
Image Resolution: 1080p
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Audio: English: 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
English: 5.1 Dolby Digital Descriptive Audio
Italian: 5.1 Dolby Digital Audio
Spanish: 5.1 Dolby Digital Audio
Português: 5.1 Dolby Digital Audio
Spanish [Catalan]: 5.1 Dolby Digital Audio
Czech: 5.1 Dolby Digital Audio
Danish: 5.1 Dolby Digital Audio
Finnish: 5.1 Dolby Digital Audio
Norwegian: 5.1 Dolby Digital Audio
Slovakian: 5.1 Dolby Digital Audio
Swedish: 5.1 Dolby Digital Audio
English: 2.0 Dolby Digital Stereo Audio
Subtitles: English SDH, Italian SDH, Spanish, Português, Czech, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Slovakian and Swedish
Running Time: 93 minutes
Region: All Regions
Number of discs: 1
Studio: Warner Home Entertainment
Andrew’s Blu-ray Review: The animated film SCOOB! [2020] begins, when Young Shaggy Rogers [Iain Armitage] is a lonely young boy who runs into a mischievous dog Scooby Dooby Doo [Frank Welker] that's stolen a skewer of gyro meat. When the police try to snatch the dog, Young Shaggy Rogers pretends the pup is his, and names him Scooby-Doo. And thus starts a beautiful friendship. That same Halloween, the duo meets Fred Jones, Velma Dinkley, and Daphne Blake and inadvertently solves their first mystery. A decade later, the gang now solves mysteries for a living. But when potential business investor Simon Cowell [Himself] suggests that Fred Jones [Zac Efron], Velma Dinkley [Gina Rodriguez], and Daphne Blake [Amanda Seyfried] break away from their "weak links," Shaggy Rogers [Will Forte] and Scooby-Doo [Frank Welker], encounter a series of unfortunate events sweeps the best friends into a dangerous mystery. It involves superhero Blue Falcon [Mark Wahlberg] and his sidekick Dynomutt [Ken Jeong] and nefarious villain Dastardly Dick [Jason Isaacs] who's trying to find the last descendant of Alexander the Great's dog, Peritas.
The animated film ‘SCOOB!’ [2020] is an animated reboot of the Scooby-Doo Hanna- Barbera franchise. It starts out as an original story and then follows the gang on their adventures as teens. Starring the voices of Zac Efron [Zac Efron], Amanda Seyfried [Daphne Blake], Gina Rodriguez [Velma Dinkley], Will Forte [Shaggy Roger], and Frank Welker (who's been voicing Scooby-Doo since 1969), it's a funny, family-friendly mystery fun that's more appropriate for younger viewers than the live-action films from the early 2000s.
That said, there are several scenes of peril and pursuit, including creepy "ghosts" and a giant, murderous three-headed Cerberus monster; and encounters with a nasty villain and his shape-shifting robot minions. There are also a couple of sad scenes: one in which it seems like a long-lost friend is beyond saving and another in which it appears that one member of the Scooby gang may be permanently separated from his friends.
This animated reboot of the classic cartoon franchise helps bring the goofy Scooby-Doo and the Gang to a new younger generation who will enjoy the shenanigans of these "meddling kids'" and their talking dog. The characters have managed to entertain young viewers for five decades and counting, and kids will definitely still get a kick out of their silly but also dangerous adventures. This time around, Shaggy and Scooby get help from the in-over-his-head Blue Falcon (actually, it's the Blue Falcon's son, Brian, who's dealing with a severe case of imposter syndrome), and his two capable sidekicks, Dynomutt [Ken Jeong] and Dee Dee Skyes [Kiersey Clemons].
SCOOB! has a bunch of jokes clearly aimed at parents that will likely go over young children’s heads and even some might wonder about how Scooby-Doo got his name and why Shaggy talks like a middle-aged person's idea of a young California hippie. There's also the requisite bathroom humour, including a moment when a Pterodactyl [Frank Welker] unloads a huge poop while the Scooby-Doo gang is running around in a manic way. Tracy Morgan also deserves a shout-out for voicing Captain Caveman, a prehistoric man the gang encounters in their quest to defeat Dick Dastardly. It's unclear whether SCOOB! will lead to more animated films, but despite this, it's very entertaining enough to teach the little ones to appreciate the franchise and when to say "Zoinks!"
The action and the adventurous escapades of Mystery Machine Inc. crew are quite relentless too. But not all of it is thrilling. The screenplay is needlessly clunky and overindulgent for young children watching this animated film that features some of the most iconic and nostalgic cartoon characters. The film’s animation is top class, but the emotional aspect of the animated film is solely dependent on the chemistry between Shaggy Rogers and Scooby-Doo.
The animated film has a beautiful animation style, looking halfway between hand-drawn and stop-motion, and there are some genuine laugh-out-loud moments, especially between the exasperated Dynomutt and the social-media addict Blue Falcon. The filmmakers' choice of computerized animation style, emphasizing bold colours and high contrast, looks totally great for props and backgrounds. The closing credits sequence obviously confidently a sequel and the eventual integration of other classic Hanna-Barbera characters, and clearly, the fun has just begun and never has an animated film got so much mileage out of the name Dick. So all in all, I think ‘SCOOB!’ is utterly brilliant and a definite upgrade to the Scooby-Doo television cartoon series and I also really and completely adored this animated film. The animation is really great and it's a nice blend between modern day computer animation and the classic Hanna-Barbera style. The voice cast did really brilliant. Clearly, the fun has just begun! The only disappointment is that it was never released in the cinema as a 3D animated feature film and of course not even converted to 3D for the Blu-ray release, as it is the type of animated feature film that would have been so ideal to be viewed in 3D.
SCOOB! MUSIC TRACK LIST
CALIFORNIA LOVE (Written by Roger Troutman, Larry Troutman, Joe Cocker, Ronnie Hudson, Chris Stainton and Mikel Hooks) [Performed by Tupac Shakur featuring Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman]
SHOW ME THE MEANING OF BEING LONELY (Written by Herbie Crichlow and Max Martin) [Performed by Backstreet Boys]
ONE (Written by Harry Nilsson) [Performed by Three Dog Night]
MR. LONELY (Written by Gene Allan and Bobby Vinton) [Performed by Bobby Vinton]
YIKES (Written by Uforo Ebong, Demario Driver, Matthew Burdette, Jayson Jackson, Alexander Izquierdo, Raymond Komba and Jack Harlow) [Performed by Jack Harlow]
SCOOBY DOO WHERE ARE YOU (Cues) (Written by Joseph Barbera, William Hanna and Hoyt Curtin)
SCOOBY-DOO, WHERE ARE YOU? (Written by David Mook and Ben Raleigh) [Performed by Best Coast]
SHALLOW (Written by Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando and Andrew Wyatt)
AT&T SONIC LOGO (AT&T) (Written by Joel L. Beckerman and Aaron Kotler) (AT&T Sonic Logo created by Man Made Music)
TICK TICK BOOM (Written by Johnny Yukon, Jim Lavigne, DJ Frank E, Daniel Majic and Alexander Izquierdo) [Performed by Sage the Gemini featuring BYG 23]
BABY TALK (Written by Melvin Schwartz) [Performed by Jan & Dean]
SIRIUS (Written by Eric Woolfson and Alan Parsons) [Performed by The Alan Parsons Project]
ALL I DO IS WIN (Written by T-Pain, Rick Ross, DJ Khaled, Lenny Mollings, Johnny Mollings, Ludacris and Snoop Dogg) [Performed by DJ Khaled featuring T-Pain]
Also Sprach Zarathustra (Written by Richard Strauss)
ON ME (Written by Andrew Cedar, Ben Johnson, Jim Lavigne and Jason Derulo) [Performed by Thomas Rhett and Kane Brown feat. Ava Max]
LET’S GET IT ON (Written by Marvin Gaye and Ed Townsend) [Performed by Marvin Gaye]
MARCH OF THE WINKIES (Written by Herbert Stothart)
B.O.B. (Written by André Benjamin, Big Boi and David Sheats) [Performed by Outkast]
I FLY (Written by Annie Lennox, Madison Emiko Love, Alexander Izquierdo, Hamid Bashir, Dimi Sloane Sesson II, Christian Karlsson, Jan Postma and Jordi de Fluiter) [Performed by Galantis feat. Faouzia]
SUMMER FEELINGS (Written by Vincent 'Invincible' Watson, Charlie Puth, Elizabeth Lowell Boland, Alexander Izquierdo, Simon Wilcox, Lennon Stella and Charles L. Brown) [Performed by Lennon Stella featuring Charlie Puth]
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Blu-ray Image Quality – Warner Home Video presents us the animated film SCOOB! comes with an stunning 1080p image that allows its unique visual style to shine with a cavalcade of wonderful colours and some decent detail in the characters and backgrounds and of course is enhanced ever more with the 2.40:1 aspect ratio. The detail in the animation is smooth from start to finish and doesn't have quite the intense textures and detail like a PIXAR animated films does. Instead, the animation has softer detail with a ton of vivid colour that gives way to a good looking image. A few elements of detail pop up such as quaint little hairs on the character's head or on the big pup himself, but it isn't flowing in the wind or anything. Background detail in the cities, carnival, bowling alley, and the climactic scene in Athens look wonderful too. Colours look amazing though as SCOOB! has a dynamic colour palette that changes in each scene from a dark and magma filled evil lair to a neon-lit bowling alley, all the way to a beautiful sunny day on the beach full of primary summer colours, especially in the darker sequences. There are a few instances of banding too, but overall, the picture passes the test and gets a five star rating from me.
Blu-ray Audio Quality – Warner Home Video brings us the animated film SCOOB! with an amazing 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio experience and is crystal clear and is just right for this 2020 animated film. This 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio offers up a wide dynamic range of robust sound effects and it comes crashing in with big science fiction effects as well as some sweeping moments in the score that command your viewing area. The track has great balance and precision, coming across as clear and focused in any given scene. The film booms and stomps with good power. Your subwoofer effectively drops the deep ones on crashes, explosions, laser blasts, music beats and even bird faecal matter dropping to the ground in Captain Caveman’s habitat. No speaker goes left unturned in this mix. While plenty of action hits up front, the mix cleverly has the score accompanying from the rear in a complimentary sense. Sound travel is ferocious and accurate to onscreen action. Vocals are clear and crisp with good detail on the actor diction. Voices are audible no matter the loudness of the action. So a really good all round 5 star audio experience.
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Blu-ray Special Features and Extras:
Special Feature: BLOOPERS [2020] [1080p] [1.78:1] [3:58] Bloopers-Animation takes years to create and along the way, there are a lot of ADR sessions which means there's a lot of ADR bloopers and funny moments! In this set piece, where we see some of the outtakes, funny moments and banter between the voice cast who all make flubs with their lines. Contributors include: Will Forte [Shaggy Rogers], Iain Armitage [Young Shaggy], Jason Isaacs [Dick Dastardly], Gina Rodriguez [Velma Dinkley], Simon Coweel [Himself], Zac Efron [Fred Jones], Tony Cervone [Director], Kiersey Clemons [Dee Dedd Skyes], Ken Jeong [Dynomutt], Amanda Syfried [Daphene B;ake], Ariana Greenblatt [Young Velma], Tracy Morgan [Captain Caveman], McKenna Grace [Young Daphne] and Frank Welker [Scooby-Doo].
Special Feature: Deleted Scenes [2020] [1080p] [1.78:1 / 2.40:1] [19:48] Here we get to view Ten short deleted and extended scenes, presented as either amazing rough colour animated form and sequential black-and-white storyboards and Tony Cervone [Director] with each deleted scene we get to view, we get an explanation each time why it was not included in the animated film ‘SCOOB!’ As usual, you can either view each deleted scene separately or Play All. Here is what you get to view: Shaggy and Scooby Meet / Operation Maximum Candy With Minimum Effort / Dastardly in Peru / Chef Shaggy / Inside Scooby and Shaggy's Mind / Mischievous Mustache / Shaggy Gets A New Friend / Dastardly Kidnaps the Gang / Escape from Island / Night Hounds.
Special Feature: How To Draw Scooby-Doo [2020] [1080p] [1.78:1] [10:16] Director Tony Cervone teaches us how to draw Scooby-Doo on an iPad, all the while giving us an insight into all that went into putting Scooby-Doo onto the big screen and Tony Cervone explains the different progresses to achieve the finished result with the following: Three Quarter Perspective, Construction Layer, Underdrawing and Asymmetry and if you follow his instructions, and you to will be able to draw Scooby-Doo like Tony Cervone.
Special Feature: New Friends, Newer Villains [2020] [1080p] [1.78:1] [6:21] With this special feature, it offers a quick overview of the other classic Hanna- Barbera cartoon characters that appear in ‘SCOOB!’ including Blue Falcon, Dynomutt, Dee Dee Skyes, Dick Dastardly, and Captain Caveman, and including a few comments from their respective voice actors and other key crew members. Director Tony Cervone informs us that he was a massive fan of the original “Scooby-Do” television cartoon series and how he wanted to incorporate the other Hanna-Barbera cartoon characters for the animated film ‘SCOOB!’ Contributors include: Allison Abbate, p.g.a. [Producer], Mark Wahlberg [Blue Falcon], Pam Coats p.g.a. [Producer], Ken Jeong [Dynomutt], Kiersey Clemons [Dee Dee Skyes], Jason Isaacs [Dick Dastardly] and Tracy Morgan [Captain Caveman].
Special Feature: Puppies!! [2020] [1080p] [1.78:1 / 2.40:1] [1:05] We are informed that in the History of Mystery Inc., they never expected to see something so very, very, very, very cute in seeing the voice actors play with cute adorable little puppies. Why they had to show this is beyond my comprehension and was a total waste of time, especially as this special feature is just over a minute!
Finally, SCOOB! is a very enjoyable animated film. There are a few good and nostalgic moments here and there, and visually speaking, the animated film is stunning. Warner Bros. brings us a good upgraded Blu-ray disc with some pretty strong results. SCOOB! is a jolly fun superhero film, an entertaining buddy comedy, a clichéd story about the power of friendship, and a loving tribute to classic cartoon characters. Highly Recommended!
Andrew C. Miller – Your Ultimate No.1 Film Aficionado
Le Cinema Paradiso
United Kingdom
