Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo!

I thought the charm of Scooby doo was that it was always close to realism and the end was always an unmasking and explanation of the ghosts traps etc. That was the whole plot line now these new movies verge on "its real ghosts..." (As another reviewer mentioned) it doesn't feel like Scooby it it's actual paranormal) I dunno the artwork is good but it's just one long chase movie. Velma looking hot though.

Crystal Cove is putting on a Halloween parade hosted by Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. The rest of the Mystery Inc. gang is after the Haunted Scarecrow while Scooby-Doo and Shaggy hide in the van. It turns out to be Dr. Jonathon Crane aka the Scarecrow who had recently escaped from Arkham Asylum. Scooby-Doo and Shaggy do save the day as Scooby shoots down Scarecrow's drones with Halloween candy.

I haven't seen Scooby-Doo for many years. I didn't realize that they are now in the same cinematic universe as Batman. I wonder if they are going to be in the next Batman movie with R-Pat. The first fifteen minutes is the most compelling and memorable for that fact. The rest is a bit muddled and it can't get more jaw dropping than catching Scarecrow. Come on! Scarecrow is a solid Batman villain. I can't believe the kids caught an actual Batman villain.

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

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.

After an awfully disappointing "Scoob!" Mystery Inc. is back!