A Scooby Doo origin story-slash-sequel on paper sounds about as in demand as a Hans Solo origin story. Did fans really need another origin story that explains how the gang first got together or how Scooby Doo got his name? Warner Bros., has decided they did indeed want that rather than what most fans would be more curious about. Such as the mystery as to how Scooby is both seemingly unaging and able to talk.
Yet an origin story slash sequel hybrid is exactly what we’re getting and surprisingly it doesn’t look that bad. Perhaps I’ve grown cynical from my constant exposure to clown world and Hollywood shenanigans, but aside from a few minor quips voiced by fans regarding the voice actor change for shaggy and the increased speech capacity for Scooby the script comes across as rather charming and loaded with fanfare.
Any long term fan of the series will have caught the reference to Daphne’s poor relationship with her father. A droll old money rich man who very much enjoys his scotch. Though SJWs will surely be dancing for joy thinking it is a shot at masculinity or some contrivance. The best reference of all though was in regards to the Blue Falcon.
The Blue Falcon being the Scooby Doo universe’s version of Batman, with his dog wonder Dynomutt. Depending on the series the duo are either television stars such as in the direct to DVD release of Scooby Doo and the Mask of the Blue Falcon, or they are actual heroes that the gang occasionally teams up with to unravel some mysterious plot.
Visually the trailer has some good moments, the cute robots achieve their corporate mandated cuteness, Scoobie and Shaggy as adults look appropriate, and the gang meeting for the first time on Halloween leading to their first mystery has a fidelity that is pleasing to behold. Certainly some moments feel weaker and less polished, such as Shaggy and Scooby’s first meeting, but overall the movie looks like it only needs a bit of polish before it’s May 2020 release rather than a redesign by shadman and then studio to approach levels of acceptability.
