Scooby-Doo! et la légende du roi Arthur

I sat down to watch the 2021 animated movie "Scooby-Doo! The Sword and the Scoob" together with my 10 year old son, whom enjoy these animated movies quite a lot.

And every now and again there is a unique addition to the "Scooby-Doo" franchise, and I will say that "Scooby-Doo! The Sword and the Scoob" was definitely one of those instances. Why? Well, because the story in this was particularly enjoyable, and the characters were quite interesting as well.

The storyline told in this particular "Scooby-Doo" adventure was rather enjoyable, and it was one that really appealed to me, given my interest in the dark ages and role-playing games, so this was definitely pure fun.

As with many previous "Scooby-Doo" adventures, it is always a blast to have the voice acting talents of Grey Griffin, Matthew Lillard, Frank Welker and Kate Micucci on the cast list. And this particular 2021 adventure also had the voice of Nick Frost on the list.

The art style and animation is very enjoyable, and it has that classic "Scooby-Doo" feel to it that I grew up watching and still enjoy this to this day.

My rating of "Scooby-Doo! The Sword and the Scoob" settles on a well-deserved seven out of ten stars. If you enjoy these animated movies, then you most certainly have to sit down to watch this 2021 addition to the franchise.

Nice return to form.

Like any long series with many different iterations some direct to video Scooby Doo adventures are better than others. This is one of them. Really liked the humour, the 2D animation style is perfect (3d , lego, and stylized2d is all not as good as this style). It kept it consistent that probably all the monsters are eventually debunked at the end. Much like you know who is guilty in a columbo episode from the start but how you get there is the fun.

Nice references to a classic "Thundarr the barbarian" by the same creators. Hopefully this might mean they are finally going to revive this series too.

We rented it via internet and it was well worth the price.

Highly recommended.

Have been a big fan of Scooby Doo since single digits. Love most of the incarnations, especially 'Scooby Doo Where are You' and 'The Scooby Doo Show', and even like a couple of the negatively received ones better than most (personally considered 'The 13 Ghosts of Scooby Doo' underrated). Most of the animated Scooby Doo films range between good and great, especially 'Zombie Island' and 'Witch's Ghost'. Didn't care for every single one of them, 'Monster of Mexico' didn't do much for me and 'Return to Zombie Island' was a real disappointment.

There was no doubt about seeing 'The Sword and the Scoob', not just because of Scooby Doo completest sake but also the idea was truly fascinating and pretty unique for the franchise. There is also nothing wrong with being different and different has come off well, 'Goblin King' was a change of pace also and am personally quite fond of that. 'The Sword and the Scoob' turned out to be highly enjoyable and well done. Not on the same level as 'Zombie Island' and 'Witch's Ghost' but infinitely better than the previous two Scooby Doo films.

Good things are many. The animation is vibrantly colourful and atmospheric, everything looking smooth and the backgrounds are rich in detail. The music had groove and atmosphere and didn't sound outdated or out of place. The voice acting is on the money with no exception, especially Matthew Lillard who has proven himself to be a more than worthy successor to the immortal Casey Kasem. Not as good, but the best Shaggy voice actor since as he is the only successor to nail the mix of funny, endearing goofiness and likeability.

Referencing is smart and nostalgic, never feeling thrown in, random or cheesy. 'The Sword and the Scoob' has a lot of funny writing that also flows and has heart. Shaggy's lines are especially fun. The throwbacks to the past are done with respect and affection for classic Scooby, which was a delight for this fan. There is a nicely paced and engaging story, thin on mystery but not over obvious and benefits massively from the colourful and nostalgic medieval setting and the imaginative and non confusing time travel. As well as some nice creepy conflict. Scooby and Shaggy are nailed and Velma is at her least annoying and true to character in a while. Did enjoy Daphne's stronger and more quirky personality and it gels a lot better than in 'Happy Halloween Scooby Doo'.

Not everything works. Merlin's character writing is far too silly and this is the least likeable and actually pretty obnoxious interpretation of King Arthur in recent memory. Am aware and appreciate what the film was trying to do, but for me it didn't work. The ending is too much of a tacked on cheat and is too neat.

Once again, Fred comes over as rather wet and borderline sappy. Where is the more resourceful leader that makes the decisions of the earlier incarnations?

Concluding, highly enjoyable. 7/10.

Finnaly not man bashing and etc just a simple sxooby movie. Much better than 13 ghost and the theatrical movie. We did however enjoy the Halloween movie. But this one is much better

I think that movie was very different from the other Scooby doo movies. I haven't see all of them but i have seen many and this movie had very unique story and elements. The writing was also very clever.