Scooby-Doo 2 - Monstros à Solta

Aims directly at young Scooby-philes, playing it straight and corny and evoking nostalgic memories of episodes past.

Little more than 91 minutes of cheesy special effects in search of a remotely coherent story.

The rapidly aging cast is clearly in it for the cash, with not a single one fully committed to the task.

The movie's almost good enough to wash the bad taste of the first Scooby-Doo movie from our mouths. Almost.

The sequel will likely be a disappointment to everyone except 10-year-old barf joke aficionados and a few stoned adults.

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.

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.

While Scooby 2 is probably no worse or better than the first installment, the freshness has definitely worn off.

Well, I am now quite positive pigs have started earning their wings and Beelzebub is down in Hades having a snowball fight for the impossible just happened: I sort of liked Scooby-Doo 2.

It's all a terrible bore.

Milder than the 1st, but not Scooby-snack worthy.

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.

It's a terrible movie. The laughs aren't there. The stunts are stupid. There's no plot whatsoever.

The monsters are the highlight of the film, and if history is any guide, there will be more ghosts and evildoers for our wholesome heroes to battle in Scooby-Doo 3.

As little as there is to recommend in Scooby-Doo 2, it must be noted that the human cast has done an uncanny job of inhabiting their two-dimensional characters, especially Lillard.

Slightly more digestible than its predecessor.

Another spooky-doo comedy for tykes who think Scooby's doo-doo is funny.

Pratfalls and passing gas are your only reward.