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Scooby-Doo! Frankencreepy

By Renee Longstreet, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 7+

Lots of comic action and silly scares in amusing tale.

Movie NR 2014 74 minutes
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Based on 5 parent reviews

acephotony
acephotony Parent of 7-year-old
February 12, 2022
age 6+

Brining Up the Rear of the DTV Scooby Movies

First off - we love Scooby Doo. My first grader carries a Scooby backpack to school every day and we’ve seen all of the direct to video movies. This is one of the worst. Chaotic plot where the characters don’t even seem like themselves, not scary and not funny. Also should be noted - daphne is “cursed” by becoming fat! It’s a running joke and terrible message. Skip this one.
Cosplaykat
Cosplaykat Adult
October 15, 2021
age 5+

Franken-okay

Not really scary. Just a mediocre movie.
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What's the Story?

An astonished Velma finds out she has inherited an estate from a recently deceased uncle -- the Baron von Dinklestein -- in SCOOBY-DOO! FRANKENCREEPY. The gang travels to Transylvania (Transylvania, Pennsylvania, that is), only to find that the von Dinklestein castle (darkly spooky and fraught with danger) comes complete with a ghost, an oddball staff, a monster lying dormant and waiting to be set free, and a nearby village whose vengeful citizens blame the family for the von Dinklestein curse, which promises that its victims will "lose the thing they love most" and then face destruction. Of course, practical, brainy Velma simply doesn't believe in monsters or curses, but even she is at risk when mysterious events rapidly overtake the Scooby-Doo crew. They are all quickly victims of the curse and at the mercy of a slew of legendary villains of all shapes and sizes. Will this adventure prove to be the undoing of the stellar solvers of the supernatural?

Is It Any Good?

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There are lots of levels of funny in this Scooby-Doo adventure. Audiences will appreciate the villagers who pride themselves on their endangered torch factory ("Our burning pieces of wood are second to none!") and the irreverent parodies of classic gothic characters (hunchbacked assistant, forbidding housekeeper, Dr. von Dinklestein's "monster"). Assorted spooky scares (fires, explosions, chases, fights) alternate with some psychological comedy-drama as one by one the gang members become victims of the curse. Too many endings and one ludicrous reveal in the final moments take the story over the top, but young Scooby-Doo fans and even some grown-ups who watch with them should be entertained by this offering (the 22nd in the Scooby-Doo direct-to-DVD catalogue).

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about all the different legendary and mythological characters and places the Scooby-Doo gang encounters in this film. Which ones, if any, did you recognize? Why do you think they've retained their popularity so long after their creation?

  • The von Dinklestein curse causes each of the heroes to "lose the thing they love most." What did each hero lose and then learn about him or herself from that loss?

  • The Scooby-Doo five have been solving supernatural mysteries since 1969. Use the Internet to find out more about these successful comic adventurers. How have they changed over the years? What has remained the same?

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