{"id":21375,"date":"2019-06-06T07:09:39","date_gmt":"2019-06-06T14:09:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=21375"},"modified":"2021-12-31T23:43:10","modified_gmt":"2022-01-01T07:43:10","slug":"review-new-scooby-doo-movies-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2019\/06\/review-new-scooby-doo-movies-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"The New Scooby-Doo Movies: The (Almost) Complete Collection Blu-ray Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"The New Scooby-Doo Movies: The (Almost) Complete Collection<\/em><\/strong> is a great set from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, a must for any big Scooby-Doo fans as you get the long-awaited lost episodes\u2026 save for one unfortunately.<\/p>\n

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The New Scooby-Doo Movies
\n<\/span>\u2014 The (Almost) Complete Collection \u2014<\/span>
\n(1972-73)<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Animation, Comedy, Mystery<\/span>
\nWarner Bros. Home Entertainment | NR \u2013 986 min. \u2013 $59.99 | June 4, 2019<\/span><\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 06\/06\/2019 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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SERIES INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Various<\/span>
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Various<\/span>
\nVoice Cast: <\/strong>Don Messick, Casey Kasem, Frank Welker, Heather North, Nicole Jaffe<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DISC INFO:
\n<\/u><\/strong>Features: <\/strong>Featurettes<\/span>
\nSlip Cover: <\/strong>Yes<\/span>
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>No<\/span>
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray<\/span>
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio: <\/strong>English (Dolby Digital 2.0), French (Dolby Digital 2.0)<\/span>
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Full Frame 1.33<\/span>
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, French<\/span>
\nCodecs: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC<\/span>
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided me with a free copy of the Blu-ray I reviewed in this Blog Post.
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THE MOVIE \u2014 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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There is a history behind The New Scooby-Doo Movies<\/em><\/strong> series which aired between 1972 and 1973 and while 15 out of the 24 episodes had been released in the \u201cBest of The New Scooby-Doo<\/em>\u201d movies back in 2005. Apparently over the past decade over or so, Warner Brothers has been trying to get the appropriate releases from the celebrity voices or, if they are deceased, from their estates as obviously 40 years ago, the home video market wasn\u2019t even in consideration. With that, 9 episodes were left off any release and only available via bootlegs. The studio did an admirable job bringing this collection together, unfortunately one episode, \u201cWednesday is Missing\u201d, is still\u2026 um, missing, rumor however is John Astin, who played Gomez Addams did not, for whatever reason, release the rights, thus why this is \u201cThe (Almost) Complete Collection\u201d.<\/p>\n

With that out of the way, even though I\u2019m not a huge Scooby-Doo<\/em> fan, I have enjoyed the various, among numerous, television series as well as the plethora of direct-to-video animated movies (and even the first live action version was okay). This series sets itself apart from the others as the Mystery Inc. gang would team up with celebrities of the time including Batman and Robin (not, however, voiced by either Adam West or Burt Ward \u2013 guessing because the series was owned by Fox?), Laurel and Hardy, The Three Stooges, Don Knotts, and even Sony and Cher. Each one of these \u201cmovies\u201d were basically extended episodes, running at around 45-minutes in length. The animation is about what I\u2019d expect from that era as is the innocent humor, but still these were entertaining episodes that, albeit I was born well after these aired, they did occupy my time really well, as I did manage to chuckle a few times.<\/p>\n

Episodes:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Ghastly Ghost Town<\/li>\n
  2. The Dynamic Scooby-Doo Affair<\/li>\n
  3. The Frickert Fracas<\/li>\n
  4. Guess Who\u2019s Knott Coming to Dinner<\/li>\n
  5. A Good Medium is Rare*<\/li>\n
  6. Sandy Duncan\u2019s Jekyll and Hyde*<\/li>\n
  7. The Secret of Shark Island*<\/li>\n
  8. The Spooky Fog<\/li>\n
  9. Scooby-Doo Meets Laurel and Hardy<\/li>\n
  10. The Ghost of the Red Baron<\/li>\n
  11. The Ghostly Creep from the Deep<\/li>\n
  12. The Haunted Horseman of Hagglethorn Hall*<\/li>\n
  13. The Phantom of the Country Music Hall*<\/li>\n
  14. The Caped Crusader Caper<\/li>\n
  15. The Loch Ness Mess<\/li>\n
  16. The Mystery of the Haunted Island<\/li>\n
  17. The Haunted Showboat*<\/li>\n
  18. Scooby-Doo Meets Jeannie (Mystery in Persia)*<\/li>\n
  19. The Spirited Spooked Sports Show*<\/li>\n
  20. The Exterminator<\/li>\n
  21. Weird Winds of Winona<\/li>\n
  22. The Haunted Candy Factory<\/li>\n
  23. Scooby-Doo Meets Dick Van Dyke<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 2.25\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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    This two-disc set is housed in a standard Blu-ray case and comes with a matted slip cover<\/strong> with an episode guide inside. Kind of wish there was some short featurette, or even a simple note inside, on the process of getting the \u201clost\u201d episodes back.<\/p>\n

    The features inside have been ported over from the 2005 DVD release: The Hanna-Barbera Kennel Club Roasts Scooby-Doo (5:10)<\/u><\/strong> with \u201cembarrassing\u201d stories about our favorite sleuth canine; Uptown with Scooby-Doo and the Harlem Globetrotters (8:41)<\/u><\/strong> where the Globetrotters show Scooby-Doo some new tricks; and Girls Rock (9\u201d03)<\/u><\/strong>, a profile on Daphne and Velma.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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    VIDEO \u2013 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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    Really pleasantly surprised the studio decided to release the (almost) complete collection on the Blu-ray format. Each \u201cmovie\u201d is presented with a 1.33 full frame aspect ratio as it originally aired and given 1080p high-definition transfers. This is a good looking picture, colors are vibrant while not appearing to be boosted, so in keeping with the time period. Detail is decent for animation and I didn\u2019t notice any apparent instances of artifacting or flaws in the film itself.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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    AUDIO \u2013 3.0\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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    Each episode comes with a Dolby Digital track which was serviceable enough outputting clear dialogue with minimal interference, such as pops and hisses. Nothing extraordinary but surely better than how it sounded during its original airing.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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    OVERALL \u2013 3.75\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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    Overall, The New Scooby-Doo Movies: The (Almost) Complete Collection<\/em><\/strong> is a great set from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, a must for any big Scooby-Doo fans as you get the long-awaited lost episodes\u2026 save for one unfortunately. The Blu-ray itself offers up an impressive video transfer and satisfactory audio alongside ported over bonus material.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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