Scooby-Doo! And the Samurai Sword (Video 2009)

Scooby-Doo! And the Samurai Sword: Directed by Christopher Berkeley. With Frank Welker, Casey Kasem, Mindy Cohn, Grey Griffin. The Mystery Inc. crew travels the globe on a transcontinental treasure hunt to solve a series of ancient riddles. Scooby-Doo and Shaggy are indoctrinated by an unlikely Sword Master.

“Scooby-Doo! And the Samurai Sword (2009) u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e** (out of 4) u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe gang travels to Japan so that Daphne can take part in a karate tournament but before long the entire thing is ruined by a group of ninjas who plan to bring back the ghost of The Black Samurai. Obviously the gang tries to determine whatu0026#39;s really go on and what led to the supernatural being able to take over. It seems most fans of Scooby-Doo are mixed on some of the latest movies to be made and I must say that this one here didnu0026#39;t win me over. My kid, on the other hand, really enjoyed it but the idea of Scooby and ninjas in the same movie won him over before the thing even started. With that said, when it was over he immediately wanted to watch it again so obviously the film worked for its target audience. I just really didnu0026#39;t enjoy the characters and I thought the villain was also rather lame and didnu0026#39;t add up to much. Like most of the recent movies this one here wants to be more funny than anything else. While some of the jokes worked (like the gang and their catchphrases) the majority of them just fell flat for me. The animation is quite good throughout the picture and I really liked the visual look of the villain as well as the darker tones given to most of the scenes that he was in. I really wish the characters had been better written and this is especially true for Fred, Daphne and Velma. They just never really came to life and for that matter Scooby and Shaggy werenu0026#39;t at the top of their game.”