Movie Monday: Scoob

Okay, so obviously Scooby Doo is not a disney property- but it is a big part of my childhood so I thought doing a review of it on this blog would be better. 

Alright so when I watched this I really thought the movie was fun. At first it seemed like Daphnae, Fred and Vilma weren't really going to do anything... but then they did actually end up doing a lot and they were fun characters. The villains and the other characters were really fun too... but they weren't really Scooby Doo characters. 

So I don't know a lot about Hanna Barbera- but I did watch Wacky Races as a kid so I know Dick Dasterdly and his dog Mutley. I really like Wacky Races so I was really excited about this at first... I didn't even remember seeing that in the trailer so... it was a nice surprise for me... but then I thought about it... and the Scooby Doo series has a lot of good villains... so it seems weird that they didn't just pick one from Scooby Doo. I have a feeling they're planning for a bigger Hanna Barbera Cinematic Universe since that's the trend of movies these days... but they still could have used a Scooby Doo villain for the start of that. 

I also liked that they showed the origin story of how Scooby met Shaggy and how they met the rest of the gang... but that that wasn't the whole movie. Somehow I feel like they could do a direct to DVD prequel of the early scooby doo years in this universe... but idk I'm just making that up and they probably can't animate it as nicely. There is a scene in the credits that sets up a possible sequel... but who knows with the Pandemic and this not being widely released what the future of that will be. 

I think if you love Scooby Doo and you like Hanna Barbera cartoons- you'd probably love this movie. I have a 3 year old niece and I don't really think she would be interested in this movie- but I think maybe like 5 year olds and up would like it and I think it's fun for parents too. There were a lot of times in the movie where I genuinely laughed... plus the voice actors were all really good. 

So yeah... I would give this 3 out of 5 stars I think. It's just a fun movie that I think a lot of people will really like... and it's kind of the best thing offered at the time so... it's good because it's the only thing lol. I hope they make more of these movies and I would recommend it! 

Bye! 

-Shannon 

Movie Monday: Zootopia

Zootopia is maybe one of my favorite recent Disney Movies... I don't think I like it as much as Moana... but I think I like it more than Wreck it Ralph and it's a little funnier and more fun to watch than Frozen.

Fun fact: As of the time I'm writing this in April... this is my 2 year old niece's favorite Disney Movie. I guess its a kid friendly movie because I think kids love movies about animals... plus I think kids understand what cops are and it's just kind of cute and fun. Also I'm writing this in advance of when I'm posting it because Zootopia was just on tv and I don't own it... so I wanted to do a movie review of this as soon as I could!

I love the friendship between Judy and Nick and how it grows throughout the movie. It starts out as them just needing one another for something... and it ends with them kind of bringing the best in each other and them believing in each other. It's just genuinely sweet and cute.

The best thing about this movie is the nice message it sends about accepting everyone for who they are and learning on working together instead of against each other. In the world of Zootopia it's all different animals that have evolved to be able to live together. There are 2 different groups though "Predators" and "Prey" even though the Predators no longer eat the prey... they still have this title and a lot of sterotypes against them for being a predator or for being prey. Each of the species have prejudices against each other too. No one thinks Judy Hopps can be a police officer because she is a bunny, and no one trusts Nick Wilde because he is a "sneaky fox" that can't be trusted. It's just a nice message that is very well done.

My favorite scene is the scene where Judy and Nick go to the DMV and Judy has to deal with Flash the Sloth. It's a really funny moment... but we also get to see Judy being a very impatient rabbit that just needs to get the plates run as fast as she could and we see Flash just being a sloth... taking his time- it doesn't matter to him if she gets it quick or not. He's a sloth. It's so funny... but it does show why these animals need to work together and work with what they have.

So yeah, great movie... really funny and fun to watch... but it also has a great message. This is one of those movies I watch pretty much every time it's on and... I just really like it.

TTFN!
-Shannon

PS- I also like that this movie isn't a musical... but the song "Try Everything" by Gazelle AKA Shakira just works so well and fits into the movie.