Standards, in some cases - only to leap up It's not uncommon for a low-level shot to dip into a single digit figures - barely above DVD Shots are a different story: many of these locales and establishing shots boast a higher level of detail,Īccordingly. For starters, The New Scooby-Doo Movies are hardly loaded withĪnd flat colors close-up shots rarely display more than a few unique hues and maybe one or two subtle Several factorsĪre the reason this is possible.
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Maintain a rather respectable 1080p pictureįrom start to finish, deftly avoiding the major compression issues that plagued a lot of overloaded DVDĬollections back in the day. Surprisingly, it's not: this Blu-ray collection manages to One, which sounds like a recipe for disaster.
Perhaps the biggest potential handicap of The New Scooby-Doo Movies: The (Almost) CompleteĬollection is the fact that all 23 episodes areĬrammed on two meager discs: it doesn't take much math to figure out that adds up to more than eight I'm not bothered by this, given my feelings about the episode lengths, A few episodes also appear to be the slightly shorter syndicated versions and, Most departments.so if you already own andĮnjoy The Best of the New Scooby-Doo Movies (or wanted to), this one's probably worth pickingįor obsessive fans: Like WB's DVD set, The New Scooby-Doo Movies: The (Almost) CompleteĬlosing credits to remove its guest stars (the original version can be seen here). Its sky-high retail price (at least considering the number of discs). But the negatives are also worth mentioning: these include WB's use of lossy Dolbyĭigital audio, one obvious sync issue, and These remaining 23 episodes have all been The Addams Family adventure still stuck in legal limbo. (which was missing eight of the total 24 episodes due to rights issues), this "almost complete" collection First, the positives: unlike their 2005 DVD collection The Best of the
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Speaking of which, WB's Blu-ray release of this series marks the first iteration of classic Scooby-ĭoo in high definition, and the results are Recognize most of the guest stars by name alone.Įveryone else – even those just looking to kill time before Warner Bros.' hopefully forthcoming Blu-ray Long story short: The New Scooby-Doo Movies: TheĪimed at established fans who either grew up watching the series, or are at least old enough to Overall quality as the episodes progress). Small doses, and it's worth noting that several episodes get a lot more right than wrong (which evenĮxtends to the animation, which varies in Scooby-Doo Movies are rarely able to keep those laughs coming for more than a few minutes at a Persistent laugh track doesn't help mattersĮither, but thankfully that fad eventually died off.) These problem are exacerbated by each episode's +/-įavors for the pacing: lightweight comedic fare like this needs to strike hard and get out while the gettin's Morning sitcom than the substantially more well-balanced Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!. Which brings me to my next complaint: The New Scooby-Doo Movies' featherweight tone, which Weight that most of those guest stars can't shoulder. Other partnerships feel decidedly more random worse still, the actual mysteries are rarely Sense because of their campy crime-solvingĬonnection. Some team-ups, like Josie and the PussycatsĪnd Batman & Robin (voiced by Olan Soule and Casey Kasem, not Adam West and Burt Ward), make Sandy Duncan, you'll probably enjoy revisiting their respective episodes just to see them in action. If you're a fan of Tim Conway,ĭon Adams, Phyllis Diller, Davy Jones, or The respective guest stars rarely impact the story in a positive manner. These plots are threadbare and, though not without a few Turns.just like its five main characters (Fred, Velma, Daphne, Shaggy, and Scooby), who start off almostīumping into the guest starts out of pure luck. Rarely remembered as a high point in franchise history, The New Scooby-Doo Seems likeĪ decent enough formula on paper, but did it work? Others, like Batman & Robin and The Addams Family, With the former often supplying their own voices. Van Dyke) and long dead (Laurel & Hardy), Others included famous pop culture personalities both living (Don Knotts, Sonny & Cher, Dick Some of which conveniently starred in their ownĪnimated shows (The Harlem Globetrotters, Josie and the Pussycats, Jeannie, etc.) after the smash
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Time distinction, the full 24-episode series was also unique for its regular use of celebrity guest stars, Reviewed by Randy Miller III, June 19, 2019ĭebuting less than two years after the original broadcast run of Hanna-Barbera's hit show Scooby-ĭoo Movies (1972-73) was the studio's short-lived attempt at expanding that lighthearted mystery The New Scooby-Doo Movies: The (Almost) Complete Collection Blu-ray Review
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