My Episode Review on Scooby-Doo! And the Beach Beastie
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This is your friendly-as-ever film, TV show, and episode reporter here with another review.
Today, for my 38th episode analysis, I'm gonna give you guys my take of "Scooby-Doo! And the Beach Beastie".
Here's the rundown of it:
After realizing that Fred's fondness of nets has grown into a creepy obsession, Scooby-Doo, Shaggy, Daphne, and Velma decide to help him take his mind off of nets by visiting a resort in Miami, Florida, which is owned by Daphne's uncle, Sandy Blake.
However, their vacation is put on hold when they discover that a shape-shifting water monster is terrorizing the resort, and if he isn't stopped soon, then the resort will go out of business.
Will Scooby and friends stop the monster before he causes further damage? Or will Sandy Blake's resort be forced to close down for good?
With this direct-to-video short being the final one that I'm doing a review for, I wanted to make every moment of it count and be as detailed as possible.
And let me just say that, as the final direct-to-video Scooby-Doo special to date, this one did not disappoint! Everything about it was deeply enjoyable!
In terms of the animation, I did notice some elements that may not look like they're finished. However, the animation as a whole was a significant improvement over "Scooby-Doo! Ghastly Goals", and everything blended together like a glove. The animation used with the water monster was particularly entrancing, as well as what I'd like to call the most accomplished of the animated elements.
The direction by Victor Cook, and the story by Doug and Candie Langdale, were nicely done too. The concepts that they decided to visit, which were about Shaggy and Scooby's friendship getting tested in the form of a girl dog and Fred trying to overcome his obsession with nets, helped the special be unique and full of life. In this case, they helped it be more than a mystery-comedy. Plus, the humor and comedic-timings throughout were hilarious.
Finally, the vocal performances, characters, and character development were wonderful. Out of all the performances, Frank Welker's portrayal of Fred and Matthew Lillard's portrayal of Shaggy were the ones that I found to be the most emotionally-invested and powerful. To top it all off, Fred, Shaggy, and Scooby-Doo each had great development, and the special had mighty impressive guest characters. The performers portraying the new characters fit their parts perfectly and gave brilliant personality, if I may add.
In the end, "Scooby-Doo! And the Beach Beastie" was another Scooby-Doo installment that I had a lot of fun with. Along with that, it's very much what I'd like to call another example of a modern Scooby-Doo done right.
So, I rate "Scooby-Doo! And the Beach Beastie" five out of five stars.
