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When "Scooby-Doo," the live-action adaptation of the 1970s cartoon, was released in 2002, it became a huge blockbuster, so it's no surprise to see a sequel so soon. "Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed" reunites the human and computer-generated cast that made the first one such a hit.
In "Monsters Unleashed," things pick up pretty much where the first one left off. Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy and the ravenous Great Dane Scooby-Doo have become celebrities in Coolsville, their native town. As the movie opens, the Coolsonian Museum is throwing them a party to celebrate the opening of an exhibit of the ghosts their outfit, Mystery Inc., has busted.
The party can't last, however, and before it's over Scooby and the gang are once again fighting the same ghosts they thought they'd vanquished forever. They try to find the evil genius responsible for resurrecting the ghosts, and along the way learn some valuable lessons about being themselves.
The human cast has done an uncanny job of inhabiting their cartoon characters, especially Matthew Lillard, who plays Shaggy. He is a gifted actor, and here he sounds exactly like the original character. The other actors are attractive and likable.
As for the rest of "Scooby-Doo 2," fans of the first film will get precisely what they're expecting: some computerized ghosts, a 1970s look, some quick references to the original cartoon and one or two clever jokes. |