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Trick or Treat, Scooby-Doo! Review

10/4/2022

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I wasn't really sure what to expect going into this one. Overall, I really liked it! Please note that this review will have spoilers, so if you have not had time to watch the film yet, I would recommend not reading this review until you do if you are looking to avoid spoilers.

The retcon of Coco Diablo being responsible for all the gang's costumes is interesting. I wouldn't want to just consider it official continuity for the entire franchise now, but I kind of think of it like Get a Clue. It works really well as a continuity on its own, but I don't think it really fits with the franchise. I liked the gang's plan for stopping Coco at the beginning of the film, but I feel it's a bit rushed. There's no real buildup where the viewer gets to be shocked like that amazing reveal at the end of "Wrath of the Krampus," it just kind of happens and then it's over with. 

We have to get into the opening song next, because I got a really good laugh out that "no more ghouls and ghosts. Just helpin' folks!" line haha. I love that the gang is helping out Elias Kingston in the grocery store. How very wholesome of them lol.

I thought it was very interesting how Velma was crushing on Coco Diablo. It seems they were perhaps testing out what Velma plans to do in the kids' side of the franchise. From what little I've read online about fan reactions to the film, I do hope that there's not going to be some huge controversy about "omg Velma is a lesbian!" To be fair, Velma does not state she is a lesbian in this film; the film only confirms she is romantically interested in women. It does not retroactively say that her male love interests in the past did not happen, so it's also possible Velma is bi/pansexual as well. Regardless, it was neat they explored it here and I thought it was done in a very natural way.

The prison scene was quite intense. John Simms clearly has some anger issues if he has made a Scooby voodoo doll in prison and is poking it in the mouth haha. In the scene where the warden is shaking down Harry the Hypnotist, it looks as if the bars were so wide that the inmate could have fit through the bars. Speaking of that scene, the warden's veins showing in his arms as he's roughing up the inmate was an interesting thing to animate. Although the animation is rougher and more messy in this film than Guess Who was, I feel like it allowed for some interesting details to shine through, like the vein thing. I will say that all the snot jokes with Trevor were gross and unnecessary.

I really liked the villains, particularly the Misery Company. The fact that their guts and brains were exposed made them even creepier. Coco Diablo worked was as a villain too, and although I'm not always a huge fan of the "the heroes have to be helped by their old foe" type plots (because I feel they're often predictable), I thought it was done in a fun way here. I'll have to admit I did wonder for a moment if it actually was Coco when they were setting it up to look like it was undeniably her, so the fact that it was the warden was interesting. I love how happy-go-lucky the warden is about carrying out the plan, to the point of him kissing all the clues as he's leaving them. I think that's super cute lol. I also found it funny how he exclaimed "Hi Mystery Inc.!" in a goofy voice when he was caught. It was a shame that the one preview kinda ruined that reveal (although I did wonder briefly if it was Coco). I was also happy they included a more diverse selection of villains here, rather than just all Where Are You villains. It was interesting to see some New Scooby-Doo Mysteries villains that weren't even in costumes retconned.

I was interested by the fact they fell back on the "Scooby hates cats" plotline. I feel like they kind of use that trope when they want, but sometimes they drop it. And speaking of cats, it was cool they retconned the Catman. One retcon I was surprised about though was that we see Igor from "A Halloween Hassle at Dracula's Castle" among the inmates. That is a major retcon, since he was never arrested (in fact, the ghouls embraced what he did).

Just a random note, as I made quite a few of them as I watched the film, I would have been interested in knowing why Velma got detention lol.

Although I overall liked this movie, I LOVED how the last 20 minutes just divulged into random chaos. Random, absurdist humor is exactly my humor style, so it really worked for me.

I've talked in several posts about how I stan Sassy Fred, and we can now add Sassy Gators to my list of characters I stan for. I loved how those gators came up out of the sewer just to cross their arms and give the gang side-eye lol.

Although I am a cat lover, I didn't love Esteban, although the end had two great scenes with him. The fact that he had a cat computer was super funny. What I most liked though was Scooby rhetorically asking Esteban "do you like me?" to which after not speaking the entire movie, Esteban speaks in a deep voice and says "No!", but then they both agree that they don't like each other and shake hands haha.

I really liked Trevor's Mystery Machine design! One thing I will say though, I am getting a bit tired of "the Mystery Machine blows up" plots. They've done it in Return to Zombie Island, Happy Halloween, and now this one. I wasn't really that bothered by it here; I guess I'm just saying that I'm at the point where I feel like they've done enough of those and should perhaps give it a rest after this film.

I liked the bit with the prisoners escaping at the end. The "I know but this is a family movie!" comment from the Warden was funny. Given this information, I can only assume he was going to shout the f-bomb if it wasn't a family movie lol. It was really neat to see the gang wearing the classic monster costumes. I'm unsure why Captain Cutler believed it was the real ghost of Captain Cutler...you could even see Velma's face through the costume lol. It was cute how Fred wore his ascot over the Knight costume. Speaking of which, I have so much appreciation for Fred's casually saying "Hey Mr. Wickles! What a night for a knight!" It gives off such casual sass and I love it haha. Speaking of Sassy Fred, I also think the fact that the Mystery Machine rearview mirror reads "Objects in mirror are probably Fred Jones" also has major sassy vibes lol.

One plotline I felt they could have expanded upon more was Daphne questioning her role in the gang. I thought it could have been a good plotline, but they just mentioned it once towards the beginning and it's never brought up again until the end. I wish that plotline would have been developed more.

The fact that Trevor was actually a random surfer dude in a costume was hilarious. Definitely the kind of random humor I enjoy.

The one joke I didn't really enjoy, other than the snot jokes, was Scooby breaking the fourth wall to say "this whole franchise is named after me!" That's more of a personal preference than anything and I don't think the joke was objectively bad, but it felt a bit cringey to me.

I realize I'm sort of divulging into random comments now rather than giving a cohesive review, but I have some remaining notes. It was cool how the 10,000 Volt Ghost costume looks kind of like Phantom of Vasquez Castle when it is just the suit that's not powered on.

I've got a long comment to end us off here about that wishing well lol. First of all...where did Fred get that wad of cash?!? Secondly, I love how the ending is just Fred and the gang laughing nervously as they throw dollar bills down a wishing well. I genuinely don't think they could have thought of a weirder ending and I just adore it haha. I absolutely get why they did it, but I honestly think it would have been even slightly better if there was no monster eye at the bottom of the well. The ending should have just been the gang aimlessly throwing dollar bills down the well as they slowly have an existential crisis lol. It'd be dark, but also random and amusing as heck haha. I can't make a GIF since digital download sites don't allow screenshots, but somebody needs to make a GIF of that scene of them throwing dollar bills down the well as they nervously laugh, and caption it "Capitalism be like..." hahaha.

Anyway, that's my review for the film! I really enjoyed this film even a bit more than I thought, especially the last 20 minutes of it for its random chaos. I don't think this is what I would have expected when we first heard about the Trick or Treat project in August 2021, but I am very satisfied with what we got, even if it's the only Scooby movie or show we get this year (and it likely will be).
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ScoobyVerse
10/4/2022 08:24:58 pm

Ace Decade- The Diabolical Disc Demon

Dr. Najib- Scooby-Doo And A Mummy Too

Bluestone The Great- Hassle In The Castle

CL Magnus- Go Away Ghost Ship

Henry Bascomb- Spooky Space Kook

Julie- Beast Is Awake In Bottomless Lake

Mr. Wickles- What A Night For A Knight

Captain Cutler- A Clue For Scooby-Doo

Prof. Wayne- Scooby’s Night With A Frozen Fright

Hank -Mine Your Own Business

Sarah Jenkins- Foul Play In Funland

Uncle Stuart- What The Hex Is Going On

Rosey/Gilly-Scoo-Be Or Not Scoo-Be

Pops Baloney- Showboat Scooby

Alice Dovely- Gruesome Game Of The Gator Ghoul

Zeb/Zeke- Which Witch Is Which

Igor- Halloween Hassle At Dracula’s Castle

Mr. Greenway-That’s Snow Ghost

Dr. Grimsley/crew- Creepy T/Bermuda 🔺

Carl The Stuntman Never Ape An Ape Man

Harry The Hypnotist- Bedlam in the Bigtop

Creeps/Crawls- Night of Fright Is no Delight

John Simms- A Tiki Scare Is No Fair

Parker- E.I.E.I.O

Cecil- Mission Un-Doo-Able

Here’s the list of all the culprits in the film.

Other than that, review I think definitely some parts were bit over the top and extra. But the story build up all had a purpose to the end. Shaggy and Scooby learning it isn’t all about Trick Or Treat. One thing I didn’t get was Daphne’s arc, she’s still “Danger Prone Daphne” since this is technically I think fully Where Are You but no so much TSDS since the 10,000 Volt Ghost doesn’t exist. She gave two good ideas and suddenly thinks she should be the leader of Mystery Inc. I did think Velma’s arc didn’t go anywhere since there wasn’t much to it besides “be yourself” which wasn’t explored a lot. This is also one the first times in a while we’ve seen a “masculine” Fred, how he was checking out his looks and flexing. Was a bit degrading to call him just the guy who drives. The Trevor part was pretty sturdy on the foundation the beginning then showing the costumes he makes then later in the film seeing it pay off. I think this might as well prove my thinking that WB will go WBA, Snipple, WBA, Snipple…etc. since they definitely set up a universe here that doesn’t seem to be connected to anything else and is in it’s own timeline. Might give WB a break and more time to just do animation for a movie 1 time a year and Snipple 1. Seems unfortunate we might have a bit of delay for our Happy Halloween story arc since we might only get one movie a year in that timeline. But Scooby movies are Scooby movies nonetheless.

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WildwindVampire link
10/4/2022 08:43:00 pm

Thank you so much for this list! I didn't fully recognize everybody with the different animation so it's great to have this list. I hadn't recognized Ace, Rosey/Gilly, Pops, Alice, Parker or Cecil. I love that they chose such unique picks for the villains for once rather than just sticking to Where Are You villains.

I agree with you that the plot arc with Daphne felt underdeveloped. They mention it a couple times throughout the movie, but it didn't really feel all that connected to the plot. It felt like a bit of an afterthought to me. The plot idea itself was decent, I think they just should have developed it a little further. With the Velma thing, I can kind of understand why they made her plot so simple. Given there's already controversy over it, I imagine they wanted to minimize that as much as possible by making the plotline a little more simple. That's a really interesting theory about WBA/Snipple! I hadn't thought about that, but it would be fascinating if they created two different DTV continuities happening interchangeably. I was thinking maybe they were just going to drop the Happy Halloween plotline, but I'm not really sure. I'm happy regardless of what continuity the Scooby movies occur in.

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Matt
10/5/2022 12:43:22 pm

Have not seen the movie yet beyond the Velma stuff so I have not read the review, but I can say I never expected to see Parker or Cecil again so that is really crazy

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Matt
10/5/2022 12:44:55 pm

Also makes me wonder if the writers favorite seasons are the Scooby Doo Where Are You seasons, Scooby Doo Show season 2, and New Scooby Doo Mysteries. Alice Dovely is the only one who doesn’t fit in there

Becker
10/5/2022 01:00:14 pm

I think you mean TSDS season 3, not 2. There's Dr Grimsley, Ace Decade and Julie from TSDS season 3 there. I'm just really glad modern Scooby is finally paying homage to the great NSDMy.

Matt
10/5/2022 04:08:24 pm

Yes that is a typo. Meant to say 3

WildwindVampire link
10/5/2022 05:00:14 pm

Aww bummer. I thought about maybe waiting to watch it until I got the DVD, but I noticed the Velma stuff in the news yesterday which motivated me to see it immediately lol.


I wondered that too. It seemed like a heavy sampling from those shows specifically rather than all the shows. Villains from The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries appearing so much was interesting. I think it's great they pulled from such an obscure Scooby show.

Carson Maitland - Smith link
10/4/2022 09:31:27 pm

Which streaming service is Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo on?

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whackman
10/5/2022 01:04:52 pm

It's streaming on Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Vudu, and Microsoft Store.

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JustMeJordanW link
10/5/2022 03:26:01 pm

And HBO Max (next weekend).

whackman
10/6/2022 10:20:58 am

In all honesty I lost faith in HBO Max afer, WBD removed tons of shows from there in the name of a tax write off. I'm amazed at just how fast HBO Max went from being a strong and popular contender to Netflix and Disney, to a joke in less than 4 months. This all Zaslav fault I'm just glad he is glad he is getting sued for causing this mess. Still, this worries me that the WB side might get destroyed after the lawsuit. It's already being torn apart / sold in pieces to other companies, but worst case is most stuff becomes a tax write-off. And honestly, WB and Discovery merging together shouldn't have happened. But if they try to falsely advertise those subscribers again on HBO Max as it has been losing more lately, it's gonna get worse for the company.

WildwindVampire link
10/6/2022 05:33:01 pm

Why is Zaslav being sued? I hadn't heard that this was happening.

WildwindVampire link
10/6/2022 08:53:40 pm

Never mind, I looked it up and saw why.

Dimitri Brenick
10/5/2022 12:22:38 am

truthfully velma has bigger problems than being a lesbian/bisexual now. I don't think it be too hard of a statement to say velma's character is tainted from recent series/movies. The curse of 13th ghost and return to zombie island both made velma negate 100% true paranormal. then in guess who she basically became a mary sue who could solve the case no problem cause she had found clues that weren't given to the audience. even mystery inc her relationship was shaggy was terrible and undefendable. truthfully i think i prefer scrappy over modern velma. it's also why it was a bad idea to make a spin-off when the character has recently became the least favorite member of the gang as of recent.

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Carson Maitland - Smith link
10/5/2022 04:25:49 am

I disagree Dimitri

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WildwindVampire link
10/5/2022 05:02:41 pm

I can understand why you'd feel that way. I don't like Velma in Curse of the 13th Ghost or Return to Zombie Island either, but I feel like she got a little bit redeemed in Happy Halloween. I guess maybe it just comes from me looking at the franchise as separate entities, rather than "this character was written horribly in this particular series/movie, now they're ruined!" For example, I hate Velma in SDMI season 1, but it didn't make me take a disliking to her in any media that wasn't connected to that. That's just the way I look at it though, and I can absolutely see where you're coming from.

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Amber noel
10/5/2022 10:00:24 am

I really enjoyed this movie it was zany but in a good way it was funny the animation grew on me with how expressive it is. The whole velma lesbian thing is blown way out of proportion it's treated as nothing more than a crush and that's what I liked about it it's not in your face about it it's just treated as a normal thing. The ghostly doppelgangers were very creepy and I liked how some of them had their guts hanging out. The gang dressing up as their past villiains was very amusing. The eye in the well at the end is something I curious about because I thought that this movie is maybe a finale to guess but after seeing that I'm not sure are they setting up something? is their going to be a sequel ?Idk I guess we will have to wait and see. The villiain reveal was dissapointing because a clip spoilt it at first I thought they were keeping the real villain a secret but that wasn't the case. This might sound stupid but in my mind I thought maybe Fred was the culprit idk his arc about wanting a proper mystery got me wondering what if he wanted to create his own and the fact that he was happy to see the doppelgangers.

overall I really enjoyed Trick or Treat Scooby Doo and considering how warner discovery are heavily promoting it they seem to have alot of faith i this so I could maybe see them continue this continunity heck won't mind if they continue in this art style or not.

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WildwindVampire link
10/5/2022 05:07:04 pm

Agreed it was zany in a good way! I also loved how expressive the animation was. The Velma being into women doesn't bother me at all either. It was done in a very natural way. It would be interesting if that monster eye led into another movie or series, but I don't know. I wasn't fully ready to believe it when that clip came out, but I can't believe they ruined the end of the film. That was really stupid of them to show that clip. Your idea of Fred being the culprit would have been cool! I would have enjoyed that.

I've been happy with how much they've been promoting Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo. It felt like they barely promoted the films last year, so I'm really happy they are so heavily promoting it. I'm excited to see if they continue having Snipple Animation do the animation now.

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Carson Maitland - Smith link
10/5/2022 05:48:21 pm

Snipple Animation did an awesome job 💙💜🧡💚🤎

Mystery5
10/6/2022 02:45:29 am

I REALLY enjoyed this one. Kinda makes up for a lack of Scooby movies this year til now. Just kinda. Lol

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WildwindVampire link
10/6/2022 07:03:11 am

I'm glad you enjoyed it so much! I would say it fully makes up for the lack of content for me. I wouldn't mind if we get nothing else this year (of course, I'd love if they did give us more content, but I'm satisfied with this).

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Jayden
10/6/2022 12:48:43 pm

I don't think I've ever watched a Scooby Doo film and thought of it as missed potential and just outright strange...but there's always a first time for everything. The animation was alright. Suspects and mystery were weak. But, the reason I say it's missed potential because the plot is very well done. But, it just needed better suspects along with the pacing being all over the place. The random scenes with the ghosts, them playing cards even though they're robots??? But, the villain designs were cool and unique and I did like the ending it was cool and different. The soundtrack was also pleasant. Now, I've never disliked a member of the gang in an episode/film. But here, velma was insufferable. I could not stand her being legit stupid in this film. This "woman crushing on a woman" thing does not sit well with me. It's a cartoon with characters from the 60's. Stop with the trend references! Overall, a step down from Courage and Happy Halloween but not outright bad.

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Bigscoobydoofan
10/6/2022 03:36:52 pm

You say 'trend references' even though James Gunn originally wrote Velma as a lesbian in Scooby-Doo 2002. But, I digress

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Jayden
10/7/2022 09:19:36 am

That film is honestly garbage and nothing to do with the actual cartoon scooby doo so it's irrelevant.

WildwindVampire link
10/6/2022 05:35:05 pm

I feel like the strangeness worked for it personally. I hadn't thought about the robots playing cards, but that makes it even funnier to me haha. I didn't mention it much in my review, but I really liked the soundtrack too. It sounded great.

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Jayden
10/7/2022 09:20:32 am

Also Trevor was annoying and the fact that he was just some skateboarder was weird and random..

WildwindVampire link
10/8/2022 09:36:05 am

I did find Trevor annoying at first, but I liked the randomness of him being a skateboarder haha.

JJ
10/7/2022 02:03:50 pm

I agree wholeheartedly with your assessment even the part about Velma, I truly dislike when they try to fit in a show or anything with the trend of today even if he wrote it in 2002. I’m tired of grown men sexualizing cartoons and tv shows, they should have just left the cartoon in the kid’s world. This is so sad. I loved Scooby Doo for so long since I was a kid and now they are messing with the nostalgia

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GroovyHuman
10/7/2022 02:59:52 pm

I've seen the Trick or Treat Velma scenes and would say it's put in there the same way as Shaggy had a crush on Crystal in Alien Invaders. Part of a sub plot for one or two characters. It's still in the kids world, the whole crush thing was romantic and not in the adult realm of thinking. Even though characters are from a certain time period doesn't mean they can't be updated. Like Fred and Daphne in 1969 had nothing to do in the show they actually would not give them a lot of screen time bc they were so bland. But now they have some character. Plus all the Scooby movies, tv shows, and video games aren't all on the same timeline or "universe". So the directors can really make any change they want and put it in a different universe like Spiderman. We should get an "Into the Scoobyverse" movie!

Matt
10/7/2022 06:43:24 pm

Ah, I see JJ, there’s not a problem when Fred and Daphne were clearly a thing even back in 1969, or even the multiple other crushes throughout the years. It is a problem because you think a woman having a crush on a woman is sexualized.

Let’s make one thing abundantly clear, children can and most have had crushes like everyone else, whether it be on the opposite gender or same gender or both. This has been in childrens shows for a long time and these are not displayed through sexual means, but having innocent crushes.

So no, suddenly making a crush in one of these shows be of the same gender is not “sexualizing” things any more than anything displaying a crush on the opposite gender

Jayden
10/8/2022 04:02:02 am

100% Agree.

WildwindVampire link
10/8/2022 09:38:34 am

I absolutely agree with GroovyHuman and Matt. If you watched the Velma interview from New York Comic Con, Charlie Grandy mentioned that the series was kind of like their version of 'Into the SpiderVerse' in the sense that it's taking place in a different continuity, and Velma is a different race.

Also, very well said, Matt. I don't have anything to add but I completely agree with all your thoughts.

Matt
10/7/2022 06:35:30 pm

If you are trying to insinuate that nobody in the 60s was gay, you are very much mistaken. If you think that someone being gay is a trend, then you are very much mistaken and also quite ignorant

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Jayden
10/8/2022 04:03:07 am

A man and a woman having crushes on each other is normal and okay to be in cartoons. We certainly don't need the same genders being involved in sexual relationships.

WildwindVampire link
10/8/2022 10:04:49 am

Jayden, your comment comes off as homophobic. I'm fine with people discussing whether they liked or disliked Velma's relationship with Coco in this film. It's fine to have not liked Velma's relationship with Coco and I respect that opinion.

However, there is a difference between saying "I don't like Velma's relationship with Coco" and saying "I don't like gay people." The former is perfectly okay, because everybody is entitled to their own opinions on that. However, the latter comes off as homophobic and discriminatory. Consider this a warning that comments like that aren't going to be allowed on here.

I don't want this comment thread to divulge into a political discussion about people's opinions on homosexuality in general, so I would appreciate if you didn't take it in that direction with these kinds of "homosexuality is wrong" comments. Thank you.

JustMeJordanW link
10/8/2022 10:13:17 am

What if Norville/Shaggy were a nudist? Please don't take this comment as offensive. I'm only saying this because his character is a hippy.

Matt
10/8/2022 12:05:40 pm

It is just as normal for two people of the same gender to simply have crushes on each other. It is quite sick how you are jumping straight to sexual relationships for people of the same gender while maintaining people of different genders can have “normal” crushes is just very ignorant

You are being blatantly homophobic, and I would like to thank Wildwind for making sure it is known that this is not the place for that kind of behavior


Jordan, I am unsure of what point you are trying to make, but no, there obviously should not be nudity in Scooby Doo

JustMeJordanW link
10/9/2022 02:32:01 am

The point that I was trying to make is that Norville/Shaggy is a hippy. Hippies live in communes. Some of them wear less clothes. Some of them don't even wear clothes at all. If nudity were to be presented in the show, it would be in a healthy, normal, non-sexual manner (showering/bathing). The 1996 Disney film Kazaam had Shaquille O'Neal taking a shower in a little boy's bedroom while singing "Stayin' Alive". https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zWmHWz2DYTA

One of the commercials for The General Insurance also had him taking a shower in a locker room while singing "I'll Keep On Loving You". https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fRVbkkHDfr8

One of the commercials for Dave App had a man meeting to his future self while at a gas station. His future self is speaking to him while standing completely naked behind a bush. The commercial ends with him asking his future self why he is naked and he tells him that he's going to check into a nudist resort as they have free Wi-Fi and volleyball. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Pw2e-ZMRPFw

I'm using all of these things as example because Velma is an animated series that's going to be geared towards a much older demographic and the fact that it's going to have Norville/Shaggy depicted as an African-American animated character. Since that's the case, it wouldn't be a surprise if one of his character traits were him living free without a care in the world (being a nudist/naturist who doesn't wear any clothes at all).

I'm not saying it's going to happen or that it will happen, this is merely a suggestion that I'm making in regards to the content that will be placed in the series.

I also apologize if my previous comment was misunderstood or wasn't clear enough. That was never my intention on this comment thread at all.

Mr Neither
10/16/2022 05:16:07 am

This is the review I relate to the most. I have nothing against Velma being into women but it's just to distracting here from the actual mystery and with a short movie you don't have the extra time for filler.

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Bigscoobydoofan
10/6/2022 03:34:48 pm

I’m just going to paste my review from discord that I posted on the Scooby-Doo server as apart of my daily Scootober reviews:

Plot: 8.5/10- I loved this plot! It felt so fresh and new! As soon as I heard the premise of this movie, I knew it was going to be something special, getting to see the crook’s monster costumes’ distributor. It was so neat seeing the mystery unfold. The arcs made the plot even better, they were amazing. But, I put this at 8.5 because of a few weak points. I had hope for the monsters and got a little bummed when I saw how underused they were, but that’s probably because of runtime. Then, the last 20 minutes dissolved into madness not even related to the monsters, and although I loved said madness, it was not good for plot structure.

Characters: 10/10- Yes, straight away we have a 10/10, I personally do not think there was a single bad character in this movie. I mean, where do I even start with this? Shaggy and Scooby had a great plot revolving around trick or treating, and I loved the sacrifice of their costumes, but was so happy when they got actual classic villain costumes. I also felt their bond was really strong in this movie which is always cute in any Scooby episode or film. Daphne definitely had the weakest plot but contrary to other opinions I still really liked it, because it basically addressed exactly what I think of her. And then the message at the end for her was so well done. I feel like all the gang keep each other together. Fred was frickin’ something else in this movie, he was so great and kind of reminded me of Be Cool Fred’s absolute yearn to solve mysteries. One of my favourite scenes in this movie is the wishing well scene, it was just so well done and I couldn’t stop smiling!!!
Now, I get onto the unnecessarily controversial Velma Dinkley. Yeah, I hated her being gay in this movie- just kidding I LOVED HER PLOT!! There’s people out there saying it was put in for wokeness, first of all no it wasn’t gay Velma has been a fan trope for god knows how long, plus her plot was actually so cute and didn’t feel phoned in for so called woke-ness. I really loved that ending for her, it was so satisfying and realistic.
As for our guest cast, Coco Diablo was so interesting as a character, as we basically see 2 sides of her throughout, and never know if you should trust her because of said sides. Trevor the goth guy was hilarious, thank you Trevor for upgrading the mystery machine, but that ending with him made my jaw drop- I WAS NOT EXPECTING THAT.
Speaking of expecting, I did figure out that the Warden would be the villain, but he was still a kinda good villain with an okay motive. Some of his moments were funny but didn’t stand out.
One character that I REALLY LOVED was Coco’s cat. Actually, when I first saw the trailer for this movie, I thought he would be the villain! Technically I was close because he was in the devil head along with the Warden when he was revealed. I loved how he dressed up as the Miner 49er during the climax and I literally screamed ‘WHAT THE HELL!?’ and laughed when he had a deep voice at the end, it was so random and hilarious.
Overall, this cast of characters were amazing for this movie.

Comedy: 9/10- This movie was way more clever with its comedy than almost any other Guess Who episode. It’s visual gags and writing were top notch! Though I feel like sometimes they were too meta, other times it was perfect, just perfect. I also love how much random humour is used in this movie, it felt very much like a Be Cool episode. Not much to say but really good comedy!!!

Art/backgrounds: 9.5/10- They were beautiful, and the designs were beautiful for sure, specially Coco 😮‍💨 uh anyway, one thing I really loved was the revamped villains, they were just amazingly designed, and looked so aesthetically pleasing! This would have the extra 0.5 if the movie toned down the, how do I explain this, Orangey feel to it.

Mystery: 5/10- Oof, an actual bad quality of this movie, I mean, was there really a mystery at all? Fuck, the build up was amazing, probably worth 4 of the stars out of the 5 given, and then it all went to crap. The culprit was so predictable and the motive was not elaborate or clever and there were not any good clues.
Bad Warden, bad bad Warden.

Soundtrack: 10/10- Amazing soundtrack, all of the original songs had me bopping my head on my couch at 5 in the morning, especially the chase scene song.

Also here’s a side note, the first scene at the costume factory was AMAZING, and seeing that 10,000 volt ghost costume amazed me. The classic monsters in general were SO COOL, especially Daphne in her space kook outfit!! So I’m gonna throw in an extra category of ‘classic monsters’, 11/10

So overall, I give Trick Or Treat Scooby-Doo! a 9/10.

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WildwindVampire link
10/6/2022 06:44:45 pm

I loved how fresh the plot felt too! The madness honestly made it more enjoyable for me, but I like that random kind of humor haha. Fred really did feel a lot like his Be Cool self in this episode, which was great! That wishing well scene made me smile the whole time too. :)

I agree with you that there was no bad character in this movie! I enjoyed all of the characters. That cat having a deep voice at the end was absolutely hilarious. I was neutral on him before, but that was so unexpected and random that I couldn't help but love it. The comedy in general in this film was top notch, especially in the last 20 minutes.

The mystery was definitely too easy to guess, but I didn't really mind tbh. The other elements of the film were so good that it didn't bother me. The soundtrack was super amazing. I love that they brought in monsters that hadn't been seen in a while rather than the same Where Are You ones overall. I would give this a 9/10 too!

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Jacob Staggs
10/8/2022 12:46:32 am

Change by Jimmy Holiday is one of the best songs ever done in the franchise! I'll buy the DVD for that reason alone.

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WildwindVampire link
10/8/2022 09:38:54 am

I really liked the song too!

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Shadowscooby
10/8/2022 07:13:46 am

After watching this movie, I pretty much liked it. It was interesting that Coco Diablo was the one who creates all the villains costumes.
I liked that the gang devised a plan to stop her in the beginning. I liked Coco Diablo as a character. Velma having a crush on her was cute.

I liked that the opening of the movie was a funny reimagining of the SDWAY intro of the gang not being able to solve mysteries after caring Coco Diablo and half to do non mystery tasks.

In this movie we saw past culprits: Mr. Wickles, Captain Cutler, Bluestone the Great, Hank, Stuart Weatherby, Saran Jenkins, Harry the Hypnotist, Dr. Najib, Zeke, C.L Magnus, Henry Bascombe, Cosgood Creeps, Cubhert Crawls, Mr. Greenway, Mr. Carswell, Professor Wayne, John Simms, Alice Dovely, Mayor Dudley (even though it was Shaggy in disguise), Dr. Grimsley and his henchmen, Ace Decade, Julie, Rosey Crans, Gilley Stern, and Pops Baloney.

The Ghost of the Misery Company were great villains. It was so creepy that their guts and brains were exposed. I liked their backstory. Their names and traits are just like that of mystery inc. It gave me Mystery Incorporated vibes when their was an original mystery solving team.

Warden Collins as the culprit, who would’ve guessed he did it all so that mystery inc could have a mystery to solve after a whole year without a case. Also, because he’s a big fan of mystery inc. It was funny that he attacked Harry the Hypnotist for messing with mystery inc.

I liked that the gang dresses up as monsters they faced: Fred as the Black Knight, Daphne as Space Kook, Velma as Captain Cutlers ghost, Shaggy as the Ghost Clown and Scooby as the Catman. They chased culprits that were those monsters. Fred says to Mr. Wiggles what night for knight. Velma really dampin Captain Cutlers Halloween spirit by dressing up as his ghost. Daphne as Space Kook said that Henry Bascombe was such a scream. Shaggy did some hypnosis of his own to get Harry. Sebastian dressed up as Miner 49er and swelled up Hanks face because he allergic. He said dang nabbet just like in Mine Your Own Business. Scooby as Catman chased the lady from the opening. Coco dressed up as the 10,000 Volt Ghost and shocked the inmates.

Daphne is very important to the gang. How many times has the gang been trapped and she got them out by using stuff in her purse.

The eye appearing at the bottom of the wishing well was creepy. The mystery is definitely not over.

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WildwindVampire link
10/8/2022 09:45:39 am

I really liked this film too! Coco was an excellent villain. Velma having a crush on Coco was definitely cute. The opening of this film was absolutely hilarious, particularly the "no more ghouls and ghosts. Just helpin' folks!" line lol. The ghosts of Misery Company were amazing villains and I like how they kind of drew on SDMI for that storyline. It felt like this movie drew from a lot of old Scooby content, between "A Scooby-Doo Valentine," SDMI and some of the old comics.

I love how they pulled villains from so many different series instead of just SDWAY.

'He said dang nabbet just like in Mine Your Own Business." We've been waiting 53 years for that "dag nabbit" haha.

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SDF
10/13/2022 06:32:43 pm

I found that film really enjoyable. It is the only 2020's dtv i really liked (oh and happy halloween also). I liked the concept of old villains returning it was a great touch. I find a lot of jokes so funny, i liked the chaos of the last minutes and i had a great time.

I think francencreepy made a better job with returning bad guys. I never felt threat from any of them (In francencreepy they wanted revenge by killing the gang which was very interesting and here they just steal candy from kids). One guy was scared of his own disguise that was tragic. I also didn't like the idea of a single mastermind designing all the villains costumes that felt lazy.

Overall i liked that film and i hope scooby will survive this hbo/warner/discovery mess and we will keep geting dtvs hopefuly like this one or even better like shaggy's showdown

PS Wildwind i sended you an email about my thoughts continuity-wise

PS2 Feels good to finally return in Coolsville

PS3 I don't really mind of Velma being Bi or whatever. I mean i don't care for most of the franchise's romances but i have to say it was well done

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WildwindVampire link
10/13/2022 08:43:37 pm

I loved the film too, although I liked all the other 2020s DTVs too. Happy Halloween and this one are my faves, though. I actually feel like I enjoy this film a little more than FrankenCreepy just because of how many more creative risks this film took (all of which worked really well IMO). It was kinda sad that there were villains scared of their own disguises lol.

I hope we keep getting DTVs too! I'm a little worried the Warner-Discovery stuff will affect our ability to keep getting two a year. Honestly though, if they were all super good quality, I would even be happy getting one a year.

Thanks! I just responded to your email with my thoughts! :)

Yeah, I agree this was well-done unlike a lot of other romances in the franchise from the past.

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Lamont
10/16/2022 12:59:38 am

I honestly really enjoyed this movie! It was a fun ride from the beginning all the way to the end!
It was funny how when the gang caught Coco, they had no mysteries for a whole year and had to do menial tasks for people to get by. They got desperate to the point they opened a booth at a festival.
The Misery Company Zombie ghosts had really nice designs, as they were Zombified versions of Mystery Inc. I also loved the idea of someone (Coco) was the one responsible for creating a lot of the villains costumes in the past.
The warden being the one behind the plot was interesting, because he wasn’t mean or a villain. He just wanted to help Mystery Inc. by giving them a mystery to solve. How nice of him. Then he accidentally released all the prisoners lol!

I loved the movie’s tone and how it leaned more into comedy, as Be Cool Scooby Doo is one of my Top favorite series. So I accepted this with open arms. The animation honestly looked really good to me during the movie. Sometimes the characters look off model, but not to the point where it’s a huge issue.
The little subplot of Daphne’s role in the gang was an interesting topic, but it really should have been expanded more. But then at the end Fred tells her that she’s the leader of the gang. I do like that idea, but Fred has always been the leader. Making her a co leader would’ve made more sense. She does have leader experience as seen in 13 Ghosts and the Scrappy series, so I hope the topic gets talked about again in the future.

Overall I loved the film and the different feel it had when compared to previous films! And honestly, I hope we get another movie just like this, with the animation and the Looney Tunes esque comedy. Though it kinda makes you wonder……
If the same animation studio that animated Scooby Doo and Guess Who did this…. Then why wasn’t that series as fun as this movie!? Lol

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WildwindVampire link
10/16/2022 08:27:19 am

I love that the gang had to do menial tasks for people too lol. I wasn't sure how I felt about one person creating every costume the gang's ever run across when I saw the trailer, but it worked very well. The warden's motive was really cute haha.

I loved the Be Cool Scooby-Doo-ishness of this movie too! The animation being a little off in certain scenes didn't really bother me too much. I'm glad someone agrees about Daphne's subplot, because yeah, it felt rushed. I like your idea of making her a co-leader. I would love to see another film like this one!

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Jakob123
10/23/2022 10:04:05 am

After watching Trick or Treat for the first time I thought it was really good for the most part. It has been quite a while since anyone ever mentioned the town of Coolsville in the SD franchise. Plus I really liked Coco Diablo's character and personality, although I must say the whole Velma being gay gimmick was a bit unexpected not to mention a pretty risky choice by the makers of the film.

It was not that I didn't like it you understand. I mean after all everybody has a right to be their own person and to express their true feelings mind you.

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WildwindVampire link
10/23/2022 10:07:04 am

I really liked Trick or Treat too! It was nice to see Coolsville return after so long. I agree with you that making Velma interested in women was a bit of a risky choice given all the backlash around the Velma series, but I thought it worked well and it didn't feel forced in or intrusive to the plot.

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Jakob123
11/9/2022 11:11:19 am

I forgot to mention in my review that the Guess Who art style and animation they used for this film is still as great as it was before.

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WildwindVampire link
11/9/2022 01:41:17 pm

I agree that the animation was good!




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