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! and the Reluctant Werewolf
Animation · Comedy · Family · 1988
Shaggy is turned into a werewolf by the wicked Count Dracula, and it's up to Scooby, Scrappy and Shaggy's girlfriend Googie to help him win a race against other monsters, and become human again.
Movie details
Scooby-Doo! and the Reluctant Werewolf
“The New Scooby-Doo Movie You'll Howl For!”
1988 Animation · Comedy · Family 1h 32m
Critical arithmetic
The consensus, allegedly.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
IMDb
6.6 / 10
6.1K votes
TMDB
7.4 / 10
Community rating
External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.
Shaggy is turned into a werewolf by the wicked Count Dracula, and it's up to Scooby, Scrappy and Shaggy's girlfriend Googie to help him win a race against other monsters, and become human again.
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! and the Reluctant Werewolf?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
Taste neighbourhood
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Ray Patterson
Written by
Jim Ryan
Casey Kasem
Shaggy Rogers (voice)
Don Messick
Scooby-Doo / Scrappy-Doo (voice)
B.J. Ward
Googie / Repulsa (voice)
Hamilton Camp
Dracula (voice)
Pat Musick
Vanna Pira (voice)
Rob Paulsen
Brunch (voice)
Frank Welker
Crunch (voice)
Court is in session
Put Scooby-Doo! and the Reluctant Werewolf on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.