Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo!

Well, I must admit that I was really looking forward to this 2020 Scooby-Doo animated movie. Why? Well, because it had Cassandra Peterson - aka Elvira - in the storyline as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, herself.

And while "Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo!" turned out to be just exactly as every other Scooby-Doo adventure, then it actually had some nice enough surprises and twists to it. But the familiarity of these movies running on the same blueprint is part of the Scooby-Doo charm, isn't it?

"Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo!" was watchable, but it wasn't really among the best of the Scooby-Doo animated movie franchise. Don't get me wrong, I am not saying that it was a bad movie, not at all. It was just a bit too generic in some aspects.

It was nice that the storyline included not only Elvira, but also Dr. Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow from the Batman universe. That was definitely a nice twist to the storyline. And I must admit that I enjoyed that.

The art and animation style is very familiar, keeping that traditional Scooby-Doo style to it, for better or worse.

"Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo!" is definitely well-worth sitting down to watch, especially if you have kids, but maybe do it around the Halloween time, because the story definitely fits into that theme.

My rating of "Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo!" is a six out of ten stars.

This animation is fun for children. It's imaginative, spooky but not too scary.

We paid $17 for this and we want at least $16 of that back. This was the worst Scooby ever made. The plot made no sense. Most of it was a roadway chase scene. The characters were just bizarre, especially Daphne who veered from imitating rap stars to worshiping Elvira. Save your money.

Ok, so not the worst movie. Probably the worst Scooby Doo movie out there, but at least it's still watchable. The guest stars and side characters have more likability than the main cast, sans Velma who absolutely dominates, to the point where the movie is almost about her. Bill Nye was an absolute treat, as wasn't Elvira, both of which are extremely likable and quirky in their own ways here. Shaggy and Scooby get dummed down a bit, but at least they're still funny. It's Daphne and Fred who really get nerfed, with the former being absolutely unacceptable (Fred was already a bit to late to be saved.) The villain is good, with a rather good twist and is still scary enough to keep you on the edge of your seat. Although there are some references in there that one would swear are just to prop up the movie. Overall, watchable, with this really being Velma's time to shine, but don't count it as a must watch.

It was meh but I really like and laughed so hard when I saw Fred's preperation :D It was the same scene of Dutch preparing from Predator 1987. So good reference :)