growing up courage the cowardly dog terrified me not overemphasizing not embellishing just
the dog honest truth as much as i loved the show and grew a larger love for it as i would
get older there are still so many disturbingly haunting moments from that show that infest my
brain when i close my eyes at night so naturally i was very excited when straight out of nowhere
scooby-doo meets courage the cowardly dog was announced out of nowhere see see what i did there
awful puns aside and being as well a moderate scooby-doo fan this was actually pretty cool to
see happen especially since courage the cowardly dog itself ended back in 2002 and there was that
fog of courage 3d animated pilot seven to eight years ago but now earlier this week this straight
to dvd and streaming release has dropped and i am pretty excited to talk about it and share
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it means a lot and helps out so much the film like a regular scooby-doo movie brings you in
through a mystery being solved before things start getting weird sending the gang out on
a grander adventure after stopping this clown masked bank robber scooby starts tripping out
over some sort of frequency only he can currently hear causing him to uncontrollably dance and is
pulled to run towards the source of it so the gang ditched the current bad guy of the week
to follow after scooby and find out what's gotten into him and scooby collapses right near a house
in the middle of nowhere how convenient cut to inside of the house and courage is also having
a freak out over the same thing scooby was at night when he goes outside scooby and courage
run into one another some butt sniffing ensues no judgment you do you they instantly bond over
having the same issue that is until a bunch of overgrown cicadas start bursting out of the ground
as they try and stop all these cicadas the mystery ink team arrives and runs them down with the van
and here both worlds of scooby-doo encourage the cowardly dog collide the real mystery from here
on out is they all have to figure out what this frequency is that's affecting scooby and courage
why oversized insects are attacking and what are the true mysteries behind the weirdness of nowhere
and i think first and foremost i want to say is that seeing courage here is dang near one of the
best nostalgia trips you can take as a fan of the original show courage himself brings that
same frantic overreacting energy if not just as much as he used to but possibly even more the
amount of detailed animations every time he gets scared or is having to explain something shows
that bringing courage to a modern day situation was done with care and respect to the original oh
my god this is the cutest thing i've ever seen marty grabstein returns to voice courage and
the transition from the gibberish right into the fourth wall breaking regular speaking hits the
exact tone delivered back in the original as far as the rest of the cast the original voice actor
for eustis lionel wilson passed away back in 2003 as well as arthur anderson who succeeded lionel
passed away in 2016. jeff bergman takes over as eustis in this film while it doesn't sound quite
like it used to jeff does a great job at keeping the attitude and tone of what those brought before
him to hustys as for thea white she reprised her role for muriel unfortunately she sadly passed
away this summer back in july with this being her final role i am happy she was able to play muriel
one more time from everything i've watched in interviews and read about from her fans
she was a saint of a human being who loved what she did and the fans who enjoyed her work
as far as the scooby gang they still fit within the mold given to them of how they are portrayed
in their straight to video movies nowadays as a moderate scooby-doo fan who enjoys several
variations of the show as well as a bunch of the earlier movies not every incarnation does
it for me here though i did enjoy all of their characters something i'll get into in a second
is how little a lot of their inclusions were as it was pretty noticeable at least to me but as
far as the banter between them their personalities everything was fun to watch and i felt the reasons
why i like scooby-doo in general were found here you are watching scooby-doo on cartoon network
now the only standout thing which i think is both good and possibly not
so good is that the scooby-doo cast aside from of course scooby and shaggy truly gets shifted
to the sidelines in favor for courage although velma has the next biggest part
after shaggy and scooby in helping solve the mysteries afoot but as far as daphne and fred
they're kind of just there they do have a small handful of moments with some more important to the
story than others but not much would have changed if they weren't in attendance at all with that
being said the inverse was this movie really just being an extended episode of courage the cowardly
dog featuring the characters of scooby-doo as support i think overall this angle was
the better route to take as scooby-doo can really fit in wherever they place the collaborative pick
for the movie so for them to really just show up and assist within courage's universe rather than
courage assisting in scooby's universe made more sense and helps propel the guest spot in a nice
light we are already here for scooby but those unfamiliar with courage or who are fans of courage
this was a nice way of showing us a nice shiny object in full detail that drew me in in the first
place nothing against them but if scooby-doo was doing another wrestling collab movie i'm
personally not too interested courage however has my attention the intro credits were very wholesome
and fun to see a mishmash of both shows and their various villains and monsters and the charm ensues
so quickly the chemistry between scooby and courage feels pretty natural as they have to
tackle the brunt of the issues faced on their own whether it be random sentient hairballs from the
sink train or the bigger overall threat they are facing surprisingly we learn a lot about nowhere
and essentially get a history lesson on what makes nowhere as the show puts it the place where
the most weird stuff happens in the world some weird things happen in nowhere that's for sure
there is a nice rogues gallery of classic villains from courage that gets spotlighted for some good
easter eggs as well as just pure nostalgia the mystery itself isn't anything too out of
the ordinary for either show a case in which you could see courage or scooby handle on their own
within their respective shows here though blended together with each of their own show's stylings of
handling these situations you get the scooby-doo gags and chases yes the door scene of course
and from courage you see his problem solving his research and how he pushes past fear living up to
his name for the things he does for love and the overall wrapping up of the film the resolution
that reveals everything was pretty good with some context clues it could be predictable
based on your knowledge of the properties but if not would still be a fun re-watch to see the
context clues littered throughout but all this praise of the things i did like doesn't mean
it didn't have its faults two scenes in particular stand out as low points for me one being early on
where everyone is split between two different cars the mystery machine and eustis's truck as that has
been jacked by the main big bad cicada that also has the dogs trapped in it as after a high-speed
battle on the roads near some cliff a bridge gets cut and snapped as they both defy how gravity
would work and drive out of the problem back onto land then some nitro boosters launching the van
i guess all this needs left is the ah there it is the grappling hook should have just called
this movie straight outta nowhere scooby-doo meets courage the cowardly dog as they join the
fast and the furious they do it for family and scooby snacks the other scene that stood out as
a low point was the obligatory character rapping sequence with no context to all of you what you're
seeing is hustys full-on wrapping a song with the lyrics out of nowhere yeah warner bros can can
we talk y'all really gotta stop doing this it was already enough this year with porky pig and space
jam legacy we don't need all of whatever this is my other bit of criticism comes from my personal
distaste of mixing 2d and 3d animation while here it's not overused or even truly that bad there
was a moment that took me out of the movie for a second and focusing just on the 3d animation
it's really just a me thing i'm sure many out there don't care about that as much as i do
but for me it's a bit of a pet peeve so i am sorry that i had to nitpick that but other than that
it's just more good in my opinion there was a nice blend of interesting visuals that played
with color and perspectives and animation styles even a few more hauntingly fascinating visuals but
the thing i love most about this film is how they treated muriel she is the heart of the film always
spreading the joy her character brings and is the warm caring figure to not only her own show's cast
but to the scooby-doo cast as well she has some incredibly endearing and touching moments that
in now knowing this was dia's last performance hit so much deeper i appreciate how well they treated
her character and gave her such an impactful role in the film you'll find the film full of
references to other shows as well plenty of little easter eggs to find i'm sure i miss some as well
and for the most part the jokes are pretty well written and well delivered by the characters
sure there are a few corny jokes here and there but they weren't anywhere near the worst i've
ever heard this film was a great nostalgic trip back to a place in the middle of nowhere that
brought me both terror and joy as a kid while bringing some other friends along for the journey
is this the best scooby-doo film nah i i don't think so but was this a great courage the cowardly
dog movie oh heck yeah it was this was a blast if you're seeking out something fun that you
personally have some attachment to from when you were younger i think this is a fun time for you
if you're unfamiliar with courage of the cowardly dog i still think you would find some enjoyment in
it overall but the payoffs the references some of the jokes and so much more might fly right
over your head and hinder the full experience for you but let me know your thoughts on this movie
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