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John Monaghan, Detroit Free Press: While Scooby 2 is probably no worse or better than the first installment, the freshness has definitely worn off. Read more
Connie Ogle, Miami Herald: The first film was tedious in the extreme; Monsters Unleashed, though it feels way too long and padded, it shows at least brief flashes of imagination. Read more
Robert K. Elder, Chicago Tribune: To call this a movie a dog would also be an insult to canines, so let's just say Scooby-Doo 2 is a Scooby-Don't. Read more
Erik Lundegaard, Seattle Times: The movie's almost good enough to wash the bad taste of the first Scooby-Doo movie from our mouths. Almost. Read more
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper: It's a terrible movie. The laughs aren't there. The stunts are stupid. There's no plot whatsoever. Read more
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: The movie plays every joke down the middle, aiming its dim wit at 5-and-unders, insulting them and whoever was foolish enough to take them on the outing. Read more
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: A special effects bonanza that plays like an incredibly elaborate theme park ride, Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed could be a tough go for those not already Scooby-Doo fans. Read more
Scott Brown, Entertainment Weekly: There's nothing overtly better or worse about this sequel. Read more
Nancy Churnin, Dallas Morning News: It's silly stuff, but the cast is likable, and the chemistry between real-life husband and wife Prinze and Gellar is affecting. Read more
Jon Strickland, L.A. Weekly: The filmmakers are once again able to attract comic talent to languish in underwritten villain roles (Peter Boyle), and Scooby Doo still looks more like a bobble-head doll in the rear window of a Gremlin than a dog or a cartoon. Read more
Jan Stuart, Newsday: Imagine you are given a free pass to go on every ride at Great Adventure, but the fine print stipulates that you have only 90 minutes in which to do them all ... This, more or less, is the Scooby-Doo experience. Read more
Lisa Rose, Newark Star-Ledger: Slightly more digestible than its predecessor. Read more
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: The rapidly aging cast is clearly in it for the cash, with not a single one fully committed to the task. Read more
Dave Kehr, New York Times: Scooby-Doo 2 looks like a Saturday morning cartoon and unfortunately feels like one, too. Read more
Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel: Aims directly at young Scooby-philes, playing it straight and corny and evoking nostalgic memories of episodes past. Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: What I felt as I watched Scooby-Doo was not the intense dislike I had for the first film, but a kind of benign indifference. Read more
Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle: The sequel will likely be a disappointment to everyone except 10-year-old barf joke aficionados and a few stoned adults. Read more
Peter Howell, Toronto Star: Monstrously silly. Read more
Mike Clark, USA Today: Another spooky-doo comedy for tykes who think Scooby's doo-doo is funny. Read more
Joshua Land, Village Voice: Eventually gets bogged down in simplistic 'be yourself' moralizing destined to fail with its target audience. Read more