Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed

Theatrical Release Date: 2004 03 26 (USA)

UPC: 085392839827

Studio: Warner Home Video

MPAA Rating: PG   Contains:[Questionable for Children, Adult Language, Scatological Humor, Scary Moments, Suitable for Teens]

Summary: America's favorite teenage canine-led crime fighters earn a second shot at the big screen in this sequel to the hit comedy Scooby-Doo. The reunited Mystery Inc. team -- Fred (Freddie Prinze Jr.), Daphne (Sarah Michelle Gellar), Velma (Linda Cardellini), Shaggy (Matthew Lillard), and Scooby-Doo (voice of Neil Fanning) -- return to their hometown of Coolsville as heroes when a local criminology museum offers an exhibition of the many ghostly disguises used by villains they've subdued over the years. However, their warm welcome is not long-lived; mean-spirited television reporter Heather Jasper-Howe (Alicia Silverstone) has aired a series of stories calling the team's intelligence and bravery into question, and even worse, a number of the weird creature costumes on display in the museum are coming to life and wrecking havoc on the people of Coolsville. Some of the clues seem to point to Old Man Wickles (Peter Boyle), whose attempts to pose as the Black Knight Ghost were foiled by the Mystery Machinists in the past, but is he looking for revenge or just a red herring? And what is Velma supposed to do about Patrick Wisely (Seth Green), a curator at the museum who's warm for her helmet-haired form? Scooby-Doo 2 also co-stars Tim Blake Nelson and features a cameo appearance from American Idol star Ruben Studdard. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Category: Children's/Family

Features: ccSeven minutes of delicious additional scenes
Two music videos: Big Brovaz's "Thank You (Falletin Me Be Mice Elf Again)" and Simple Plan's "Don't Wanna Think About You"
Two audio-visual puzzles to solve: The Scooby-Doo Monsters Unleashed Challenge and The Mystery of the Missing Pants
Dancing Dog: How they made Scooby-Doo dance - and how you can dance just like him
Triple Threat featurette: Scooby-Doo gives you an insider tour of the moviemaking process
True Ghoul Hollywood Story
DVD-Rom PC web links to cool Scooby-Doo stuff
Languages: English, Fran?ais, and Espa?ol
Subtitles: English, Fran?ais, and Espa?ol

Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed

Format: Digital Video Disc (DVD)

Release Date: 09/14/2004

Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Pre-1954 Standard

Audio: DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1

Runtime: 93 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French,Spanish

Subtitles: English,French,Spanish

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Side #1 --
1. Guests of Honor.
2. Mystery Is My Mistress.
3. The Ones Unmasked.
4. Like Real Detectives.
5. Wickles Manor.
6. Good Night, Black Knight.
7. The Same With Dating.
8. The Faux Ghost.
9. Dancing Fools.
10. Who Are You Kidding?
11. Tough Guys.
12. Coolsville Mining Company.
13. Caught Red-Handed.
14. Transformers.
15. Monsters Unleashed.
16. Going Downhill.
17. Clubhouse Memories.
18. Shifting Gears.
19. Who's Driving?
20. Jousting Mismatch.
21. Heroes All Along.
22. Trust Me.
23. Big-Time Frostbite.
24. True Identities.
25. End Credits.

Perry Seibert

While this film's antecedent disappointed long-time Scooby-Doo fans, the film did play well to children. The sequel feels aimed at a slightly older crowd -- ten-year-olds rather than seven-year-olds. Thematically speaking, James Gunn's script is rather fairly well thought out. The recurring lesson, that people must be confident enough to be who they are, works well considering that Mystery Inc. is forever exposing bad guys pretending to be ghosts and ghouls. This thematic structure also allows Shaggy and Scooby to be heroes, seeing as they are always nothing but themselves. The film starts strong with a funny, and smarter than one might expect, opening sequence that includes a very humorous exchange between the nerdy Velma (Linda Cardellini) and the equally awkward Patrick Wisely, played by the reliable Seth Green. Thanks to Cardellini's fine work and the deepening of her character, their tentative romance provides some of the film's most enjoyable moments. Once again, this film belongs to Matthew Lillard, who so unselfconsciously becomes a manifestation of the cartoon Shaggy that it is easy to forget that one isn't watching the old animated figure. While Freddie Prinze Jr. and Sarah Michelle Gellar can never completely shed the appearance that they think this material is beneath them, Lillard once again embraces the challenge of playing a cartoon and once again pulls it off with welcome aplomb. Better-written, funnier, scarier, and containing a better mystery than the first film, Scooby-Doo 2 still falls just short of actually being a good film. But those who found elements to admire in the first film will not be disappointed by this follow-up. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Alan C. Peterson  Actor 
Wally Wingert  Actor 
Kwesi Ameyaw  Actor 
Catherine Lough Haggquist  Actor 
Christopher Sumpton  Actor 
Brenna O'Brien  Actor 
Aaron Clyke  Actor 
Ferdinand Tocol  Actor 
Kevin Durand  Actor 
Calum Worthy  Actor 
Kimani Ray Smith  Actor 
Bill Mondy  Actor 
Lou Bollo  Actor 
Tiffani Timms  Actor 
John Paul Horsley  Actor 
Angie Bell  Actor 
Richard "Bo" Dietl  Actor 
Jeff Tanner  Actor 
C. Ernst Harth  Actor 
Michael Brown  Actor 
Colin Foo  Actor 
Darrell Izeard  Actor 
Lisa Ann Beley  Actor 
Andrew McIlroy  Actor 
Cherise Roberts  Actor 
Leigh Hilary  Actor 
Stephen E. Miller  Actor 
Scott McNeil  Actor 
Bob Papenbrook  Actor 
Brandon Jay McLaren  Actor 
Emily Tennant  Actor 
Dion Howell  Actor 
Chantel Hunt  Actor 
Hayley Oakes  Actor 
Ingrid Torrance  Actor 
Dan Joffre  Actor 
Andrew Jackson  Actor 
Mark Burgess  Actor 
Karin Konoval  Actor 
John Ulmer  Actor 
Tazmanian Devil  Actor 
Everick Golding  Actor 
Andrea Loftus  Actor 
Dee Bradley Baker  Actor 
Christopher Gauthier  Actor 
Peter New  Actor 
Paul Jamieson  Actor 
Joe MacLeod  Actor 
Nazanin Afshin-Jam  Actor 
Nadia Shepherd  Actor 
Breanna English  Actor 
Alex Pesusich  Actor 
Karen Holness  Actor 
Tara Fynn  Actor 
Morgan Brayton  Actor 
Ted Kozma  Actor 
Terrence Stone  Actor 
Doron Bell Jr.  Actor 
Mary Lou Brien  Actor 
Alex Lee  Actor 
Michael Sorich  Actor 
J.P. Manoux  Actor 
Bradley Gosnell  Actor 
Cascy Beddow  Actor 
Aaron Ydenberg  Actor 
Ryan Vrba  Actor 
Temi Tayo Aisida  Actor 
Harj Rai  Actor 
Richard O'Sullivan  Actor 
Laurence Kennedy  Actor 
Joseph Barbera  Executive Producer 
Raja Gosnell  Director 
David Newman  Composer (Music Score) 
Charles Roven  Producer 
Kelley Smith-Wait  Executive Producer 
Richard Suckle  Producer 
Brent O'Connor  Executive Producer 
James Gunn  Screenwriter 
Freddie Prinze, Jr.  Actor 
Sarah Michelle Gellar  Actor 
Matthew Lillard  Actor 
Linda Cardellini  Actor 
Seth Green  Actor 
Peter Boyle  Actor 
Tim Blake Nelson  Actor 
Alicia Silverstone  Actor 
Neil Fanning  Actor 
Ruben Studdard  Actor 
Bill Meilen  Actor 
Zahf Paroo  Actor 

Country: USA