Starring:
--Fred as "Rob", the take-charge leader of the group
--Velma as "Marlena", the smart tough gal of the group
--Daphne as "Lily", as the caring pretty gal of the group
--Shaggy as "Hud", the easy going, free spirit, pragmatist of the group
and
--Scooby Doo as "The Monster", who's a bit ... lost ... and kinda confused
and introducing
--Scrappy Doo as "The Minion", who's constantly picking fights.
While it was nice to see the gang back together, it was kinda sad they
were
splitting up, and no Mystery Machine. Still, pretty good to see them all
growed up and getting on with life. Well, at least for a while.
"Scooby Doo? Where are yo-oh, there you ar-URK!" <CHOMP!>
But seriously, good monster movie and probably the most underappreciated
roles has to be that of Shagg-er Hud. He's not the ... deepest ... of
thinkers but that's kinda required of the movie. A "typical" person would
have long since dropped the camera and ran. The camera gave Hud an
immediate
focus, essentially a security blanket, giving him purpose, something
immediate to comprehend and contribute other than advising everyone to
run.
Natch, he would be the first of the 4 to get a clear(er) view of The
Monster
so natch his warnings get discredited.
Also pretty nice sticking to the one-camera pov. It wasn't until after the
movie let out that I noticed the entire movie was shot on one camera.
Obviously there were several camera edits as the camera was shut off and
on--and to save time on the movie and edit out some boring tunnel shots.
Speaking of camera edits, one of the slickest ones was the edit from Rob
and
Beth to Jason and Lily. At first it seems like a typical movie edit
showing
various characters. It's only on reflection at the end that it really is
an
IN-MOVIE edit as Lily had Jason use the same camera--and tape--to record
the
"testimonials". This tape was the same one we later find out from Rob was
used to record his day with Beth.
Also apparently the final shot of Rob and Beth's day had a pretty big
reveal
relative to the movie going on in the background, which I didn't notice,
but
reportedly other viewers did.
-- Ken from Chicago
P.S. Bonus: Cronan woulda been proud the movie turned the horror cliche on
its head in having the one person of African descent survive while the
others of European descent took the big dirt nap.
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