The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo
Animation · Comedy · Family · 2010
The gang goes on a trip to check on Velma's younger sister, Madelyn. She's been studying stage magic at the Whirlen Merlin Magic Academy, where apparently there have been sightings of a giant griffin. The gang decides to investigate.
Movie details
Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo
“The all-new Scooby-Doo movie with a magic touch!”
2010 Animation · Comedy · Family 1h 15m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
7.7 / 10
Community rating
The gang goes on a trip to check on Velma's younger sister, Madelyn. She's been studying stage magic at the Whirlen Merlin Magic Academy, where apparently there have been sightings of a giant griffin. The gang decides to investigate.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Spike Brandt · Tony Cervone
Written by
Alan Burnett · Paul Dini · Misty Lee
Frank Welker
Scooby-Doo / Fred Jones (voice)
Matthew Lillard
Shaggy Rogers (voice)
Mindy Cohn
Velma Dinkley (voice)
Grey DeLisle
Daphne Blake (voice)
Danica McKellar
Madelyn Dinkley (voice)
James Patrick Stuart
Whirlen Merlin (voice)
Crystal Scales
Crystal (voice)
Court is in session
Put Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.