danmossman

If you do your best to attempt to forget the deeper subplot about the family drama, this film is a really great monster movie. Some of the Jurassic park imagery is a bit on the nose maybe, but the lion attacks feel real considering how ridiculous it is. There is a poacher subplot which is really silly, but also leads to some decent tension with the human characters. The 4 leads sell their terror and pain and the CGI is fantastic. Don't get me wrong I will say again, this is really silly, but I honestly found it flew by and I had a big smile on my face at the end. Idris Elba has to work so hard to stop this verging into the world of comedy, and I think he achieves that very well.

This film was a lot more fun than I expected. Some of the acting was absolutely horrific, but the star was great playing such a strange role at a different age to in the original. Some of this film was laugh out loud funny but I'm not sure it was meant to be. The film felt like it must have had a relatively small budget but a lot was done with it. I wouldn't personally say that this is a horror film of any kind. It is more of a drama/thriller. I think that there are more places this franchise can go and I would imagine that is something they will do, despite the ageing star. I was very rarely scared, but I was always entertained.

So much of the plot and script of this film is absolute trash, but shaggy and scoob are so perfect it cancels all the other rubbish out. Even aged 25 I got so many belly laughs out of the CGI Scooby's antics. I also thought the monsters were pretty cool and the CGI is an improvement on the first film. I also really respect how directly out of the cartoon the characters and outfits are. With that being said, if you aren't ready to turn your brain off and watch a CGI dog in a fake afro do a choreographed dance. This may not be the film for you. I am surprised there was never a third film or a reboot of this franchise.