I think these solo movie reviews are actually really refreshing and original. Most of these straight to dvd films have only gotten like 5 minutes worth of analyzing at most by any scripted content youtuber, so it's nice seeing them get the attention they deserve.
Good to hear! I would definitely like to cover at least most of them someday if people are interested, I just don't want it to be every single video and have it become a burnout situation for anyone haha
3:42, Fun Fact: Christine's Mom is actually voiced by Candi Milo, who isn't a stranger in the Scooby-Doo Franchise, since she voiced Crystal and Amber in Scooby-Doo and the Alien Inavders and Charlien (if I spelled her name right) and the Female Tour Guide in Scooby-Doo and the Monster of Mexico. She also did work on other Cartoon Network Shows like Dexter in the later Seasons of Dexter's Lab, Ophellia Ramirez in The Life & Times of Juniper Lee, The Flea fron Mucha Lucha and Madame Foster & CoCo from Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends for example.
Her performance as Charlene in Monster of Mexico has always been one of my favorites of hers, I was thinking about it every time she spoke in this haha
tbh i didn’t keep up with the new Scooby movies around the time Stage Fright was released either. i started keeping up with them in 2014 so it was only a little after. also i agree we absolutely NEED “On The Case” on spotify that song is so good!! one of my favorite Scooby songs.
This is one I've managed to totally miss outside of that one edit of the girls, despite my soft spot for Fraphne. I didn't even realise it was a Phantom of the Opera take. Honestly it's kind of shocking to see the Dewey get unmasked and then turn around and go hard on trying to murder the gang. Like "oh yeah, he's as capable of murder with the mask as he is without".
I would love a musical of the vampire vid. One of my favorite movies even though now that I've since watched more musicals, it doesn't hold up as well musically. Honestly I'm surprised there hasn't been a Broadway scooby doo musical like they did for Addams family.
I'm definitely getting some Al Hirschfeld vibes from the intro's art style. Not since Fantasia 2000 have I seen such a style brought beautifully into animation.
It was actually done by animation veteran Stephen silver character designer for Danny phantom, Kim possible, and scooby doo and guess who. He made a video about it on his channel.
One of my favorite things about this particular Scooby Doo movie, Is that while the Scooby gang has solved mysteries that have more than one villain. SD: Stage Fright is one of the few times in the franchise where all the bad guys dress up in the same costume and or as the same monster. And every time I see the part where Steve Trilby reveals his face, It makes me think that Daphne is right about Steve's real face. He may not be the most handsome man in the world, But he's good looking in his own right.
I just watched it and I don't know what to say, I was so surprised by this movie. The intro is great, the Monster (though I prefer the Phantom from First Fright, but still) is great and creepy, the songs are surprisingly very good, and the final twists are a totally explosive mix, but great at the same time. In short, my 4th favorite Scooby-Doo movie Fred and Daphne songs
This one might very well be the best Scoob film outside of the golden four. Absolutely brilliant character moments, genuinely funny comedy, and really good animation.
This is one of my favorite Scooby-Doo movies . I love the story line , the setting , and the twist ( I mean like that there were more phantoms I actually really liked that ) . I think this , Big Top , and Camp Scare are my favorites from the 2010's era
Hey! Steve Trilby (OG Phantom) is voiced by Paul Rugg, Cricket from Pig Goat Banana Cricket. Does anyone remember that? It was a show on Nickelodeon. Remember back when Nickelodeon actually made shows other than Spongebob. I also like his arc, He grew up in a sewer and then just took over a reality show.
Opening night, and you're ready to go Ticket in your pocket to a sold-out show Outside, the limousines are lining up in a row Tonight, you're gonna have some fun But there's a rumor going round, There's a phantom inside A shadow and a mask as a cunning disguise So if you hear a cackle find a place you can hide 'Cause tonight he wants to have some fun You want to see your name in lights Well this may be your lucky night Or you might be in for a fright In this haunted place You want the fortune and the fame Then get a clue and make your name Just like Scooby and the Gang You'll be on the case Paparazzi flash bulbs are something to see Just like the glitz and glamour of celebrities But nothing beats a riddle or a mystery Yeah, tonight we're gonna have some fun Velma's got it figured Daphne's hatchin' a plan Fred can make his trap with only rope and some sand Scooby's eating snacks with Shaggy back in the van Oh, tonight we're gonna have some fun You want to see your name in lights Well, this may be your lucky night Or you might be in for a fright In this haunted place You want the fortune and the fame Then get a clue and make your name Just like Scooby and the Gang You'll be on the case Scooby and the Gang you're on the case
Gotta say, the post What's New era and the pre 13th Ghost shitty movie era was incredibly underrated. I always enjoyed this art style for the gang, a modern version of the classic design, and personally this is one of my favorite movies. I loved the story, although it has a ton of reverses to Phantom of the Opera, it had enough of a spin on it to make it it's own original beast, I thought the approach to the monster was great, having multiple phantoms and deciphering which one is who was fun to do, and honestly I just love the respect they had for these characters. In the post 13th Ghost era, they made the gang insufferable (Fred into a joke, Daphne into a weirdo, Velma into a science worshipper, and Shaggy & Scooby were okay). The way Fred is a real competent leader, how Daphne is a sweetheard, Velma an actual detective instead of a "mOnSterS aRen'T reAl, iT dEfYs sCIenCe!" I also appreciated the setting being in Chicago instead of some random town, I enjoy when they actual dedicate time to where the mystery takes place, similar to the original Direct to Video movies. Overall, one of my favorite modern Scooby Doo movies
@@ScoobytopiaI find it mostly funny cause when Shaggy Showdown came out I was like "Man when was the last time they made a Scooby Doo movie, I was worried they'd stop it."
I really hate how the Fred and Daphne relationship is handled through out most of the franchise, mostly is like will they wont they dynamic that doesnt go anywhere and it really sucks cause Mystery Inc and the live action movies showed that this has really good potencial I like how they're handled in this movie but its underwhelming that it doesnt go further on the other 2010s movies
@@SuperSongbird21 i unironically think that this is better then the Fred x Daphne dynamic, cause if you´re not going to do anything interesting with your idea then just turn into a recurring joke
It's the first to have villains with different agendas portraying the same monster, but Witch's Ghost, Where's my Mummy, and Chill Out also have multiple villains.
I love this one! The phantom of the opera vibe mixed with Americas got talent is great. The phantom is legitametly scary and threatening in some scenes. Having Fred and daphnes romance in the spotlight is great too. Like you I would say all the scooby Doo movie that came after this era have become less funny, cleverly weapon and cartoony. Which I know sounds strange since this is Scooby Doo we’re talking about, but the newer animated movies feel so much more juvenile and gross out humor, kind of like what happened to SpongeBob after the first movie.
@@Scoobytopia yes, I do recommend you watch moon monster madness, since its a Alien 1979 parody. I still watch every new scooby doo movie that is released, out of love for the franchise, but the decrease in quality is evident starting from the gourmet ghost movie to the most recent krypto movie. Not to say scooby doo direct to video movies had the best quality everytime, but now they seem to be strictly made for toddlers instead of older kids or families. To this day i still rewatch the majority of scooby doo movies especially the zombie island 2000 era.
Andrew Lloyd Webber's _Phantom of the Opera_ is one of my favorite musicals, but I didn't know it very well when I first watched this movie (and I can't believe the film's over ten years old). The references are definitely something to appreciate when re-watching this, and you made an excellent point in how they made something new out of it as opposed to straight-up adapting the plot. Instead of sweet Christine Daaé who's a poor victim of the Phantom's obsession, you have a spoiled brat who's aware that Daddy's helping her cheat.
While I didn’t get all of the references to the “Phantom of the Opera” I love this movie with the songs & the reveal of many Phantoms which Steve Trilby is my favorite because he is voiced by Paul Rugg
By the time Scooby Doo and the Samurai Sword came out i was just about to turn 13 and just about growing out of my Scooby phase. I'd still revisit the live action ones and ocassionally my personal favorites, Witches Ghost and Legend of the Vampire but i kinda felt (stupidly) like Scooby was just to childish for me. However when I turned 20 i decided to watch all the Scooby Films i missed plus the mystery incorporated series and realised on what I had missed. To this day (27 currently) I always enjoy rewatching Scooby Doo films and shows and considere it the perfect comfort media for me. So, long story short, I also had that phase were was not watching much of Scooby Doo. But I'm so hsppy I came back ❤
This is one of the few post-What's New movies i really like. Though i don't like the "will they/won't they" with Fred and Daphne in these movies. And i agree, the opening song is a jam.
I wish we got more Fraphne after this, nothing overly dramatic and soapy like in Mystery Inc but more like this movie. It just went back to like nothing happened
I wish the movies were allowed more continuity, like What's New's era. This era gets continuity like 13th Ghost/Return to ZI/Happy Halloween at best usually 😅
This movie is so weird to me. As a kid or young teen this was the second to last movie I saw on DVD. I remember my mom wanting me to get it when I showed interest of it because she is massively into broadway. I remember enjoying it but also thinking it was confusing with all the phantoms. I love the idea now as an adult due to how it uses the scooby trope of multiple suspicious people and actually has nearly all of them be the Phantom one way or another. And that cop questioning the crowd does show they are a bit self aware to it. The Fred x Daph stuff did kinda annoy me a bit when I first watched it. Since MI kinda made their ship way too overly used. But rewatching it it’s fine and cute especially the way Velma looks at the audience like “oh no who could have scene that coming?” . Again it was actually funny stuff. So overall not one of my favorites but I can see the appeal
My favorite thing when watching Scooby doo is a random cameo from a VA who I know from Star Trek or borderlands and I was so shook when I heard random Troy baker in this
You made a couple errors about Leroux's book actually: 8:00 in the novel the Phantom/Erik never kills Carlotta. He does threatens Carlotta with disaster though and so when she performs instead of Christine she begins croaking like a frog midway through (its hinted the Phantom had something to do with it and the 2005 musical movie actually shows him switching the bottles of that throat spray; this is actually what the movie/Stage Fright is referencing at the scene showed at 7:54). Then of course the chandelier crashes down and kills a woman who was to replace one of the Phantom's favorite staff members; "she is singing to bring down the chandiler"-- the phantom (if you don't get it: the phantom knew the chandelier was going to crash and thus indirectly kills the innocent woman). After that Carlotta leaves the opera out of shame and embarrassment (and probably fear) 10:26 also as far as I remember the phantom never reveals his face, Christine just takes off his mask after she got kidnapped (the first time) 11:15 technically this is both right and wrong: the phantom does not directly murder the man, rather the man was investigating the phantom and fell into his home's torture chamber (huge red flag) which is meant to drive one to the point of suicide by an already prepared noose (in case you don't get it: the phantom/Erik in the book is not a good person evidenced by his threat in the Grasshopper or Scorpion part of the novel). But the Phantom is definitely to blame for his death because he had a torture chamber meant to make the prisoner k*ll themselves and knew the man was in it but decided to not let him out (at least as far as I remember), so I would describe it as indirectly murder.
True haha, with the various changes in different adaptations, there's a lot to try and condense throughout them, especially for Stage Fright's looser pulling including just unmasking himself this time and not beating around the bush
I kinda fell out of scooby doo briefly for a few months, but after the Lego knight terror special and haunted Hollywood film I got back into the franchise. I almost fell out again if I had a certain cartoon reviewer make a top 10 on bad cartoon reboots, but I didn’t see that video After I got back in I started collecting the franchise on DVD and It’s been that way ever since While I didn’t get stage fright on blu-ray until recently I remember seeing a lot on cartoon network and boomerang. They love playing it a lot. I always liked the movie. I even met Paul rugg who voices Steve trilby in the movie recently. I actually reminded him that he was in the film. Nice vid. Would love to see you talk about the video games, comics, or other obscure pieces of scooby media.
This will be random and has nothing to do with this, but didn't Scooby-Doo (2002), possibly Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, Scooby-Doo Curse of the Lake Monster, A Scooby-Doo Valentine and Scooby-Doo Mystery Inc. already tried to explore Fred and Daphne's relationship before? Just wondering.
I remember seeing this movie one time in 2015 online as a kid and I was very dubious about the movie. I stopped watching these films after seeing the Samuri sword in 2009, which I guess it bored the hell out of me and I went in with the mindset that this will be just like every other Scooby Doo film, economically viable for Warner Animation and their studio. And in a way, it is, but something about it felt like that it was trying to end the franchise as a whole. There's nothing new about the relationship between Fred and Daphne, it's already been played as a joke before, and most of the time it works. Here though, something about it speaks out differently, through the sappiness of the balcony scene, it kind of shows how the characters tick, which is something that I have never seen in Where's My Mummy or Chill Out, and with them going out together I thought they were going to go in this direction where they'd admit to each other and leave the gang with just Velma and Shaggy left to work together with Scooby in doing what they do, until the end of time. Sadly they didn't, which I'm personally fine with, the actual ending doesn't sugar coat the whole experience. Although the writers didn't intend to do this, I got the impression that they were trying to make the film speak with bewitching buoyancy, to nothing less than the purpose of living and the mystery of life, it's not enough for them to do a High School Musical rip off with Scooby Doo slapped on the product, they have to put in an underlying plot of just loving someone for who they are, and Fred and Daphne basically represent that while the other three just carry the comedy. So in the end, I was actually surprised where they took this film, it turned out to be something I liked, not master cinema or "oh let's watch this again, but on crack", but just something I liked.
I thought this one was okay. Just too many phantoms, honestly I would have gone with just three, the original one from the 70's, the one trying to make Chrissy win, and the one committing the actual crime. Three is a solid number and would of been a bit better and easier to keep up with. This one was okay, the fred and daphne relationship was cute, sneaking scooby into the show was funny. just an a okay movie. looking forward to your next video, if you wish to do something lighthearted you can always review a pup named scooby doo, another one of my favorite scooby doo adaptations.
Well then I guess im not on my own with slowly moving away from Scooby Doo around 2014. Im only 18 but my momnsaidbid been obsessed with Scooby Doo since I was a baby, i have so many photos of me with Scooby plushes and pajamas as a toddler. And every year all the way until I was 13 I had a Scooby themed birthday. So trust whenni say I'm a Scooby Doo expert I mean it. I've watched every new movie coming out and all of the older ones ( Zombie island on top) , so it wasnt so much that I was falling out of love with Scooby Doo, but so the world was. Because I remember when everyday checking the tv guide and seeing when the newest Scooby Doo movie would come on. But my family was already in the inevitable switch of changing from cable to streaming so I lost track of when new movies coming out, but not only that I also. Noticed that they were slowly getting less and less interesting. So I just fell out of the loop with new Scooby media and hated it. So I've seen almost every show and movie except for everything after the WWE movies and shaggys showdown
In college I kinda lost track of a lot of things I was watching (including Mystery Inc despite loving it) I need to check this one out. I am not really a Fred x Daph guy but it's not bad or anything. I am the weirdo if I got a hold of Scoob would have it be her and Shag, Velma with Marcie (though HDW would be introduced maybe a bit later), and Fred would be asexual. for Daph I'd probably take a bit of her stuff from What's New Scooby Doo (thrill seaker, trained in self defense) and a bit of her depiction in the Scooby and Batman Brave and the Bold crossover for her personality.
I liked this movie and its nice this video mentions all the references this movie uses. I think the multiple phantoms angle would have worked a bit better if there was more collaboration between them? But I do agree the multiple reveals was really overdone and not make me rank it as high as other films I have seen.
When I see the part where it's revealed that Chrissy's dad is one of the Phantoms, I always found it stupid how the Scooby gang didn't suspect Chrissy's dad from the start. I mean I know there's a scene where the gang say that her parents are the only logical suspects, But they never really questioned which of Chrissy's parents would've been desperate enough to go as far as to dress up as the Phantom and thin out the competition to increase Chrissy's chances. I know it's dumb that I'm making such a big deal about this because no one really cares. But I'm just saying since Chrissy's parents were only logical suspects, Instead of just one of them being the Phantom it could've just as easily been both of them since both Chrissy's dad and mom had everything to gain from making sure she won.
I probably could, but it's likely not too helpful. I had to make a tumblr post a while back on how to collect just what's new and that you have to get the individual season sets because the complete series set is ironically missing three episodes, and either way it's cropped instead of the original wide screen aspect ratio. And then for season two of the Scooby Doo show officially, you have to collect a bunch of random releases to get individual episodes because it never got a complete release. It's a lot of hassle to try and complete this franchise. Which obviously a video trying to make it more easy would help, but the mess just might be too big to really make a cohesive haha
@Dashiell777 some of them are stuck exclusively on Tubi, which at least is free, but super random. Sucks that the franchise is so spread out on both physical and streaming media.
@@Scoobytopia yeah I agree but I really like the classic Scooby-Doo I even done some videos on that stuff it's really fun to get out your own opinion. Have you done any reviews on your Channel with the classics Scooby-Doo episodes because I can't remember
Ok so I know that scooby drove the van in the brave and the bold crossover and this also monster unleashed but what was the second film (since scooby topia never covered the live action films)
Unfortunately, after the fiasco that happened last year with that movie, Warner and my channel, I might not ever actually really even think about that movie again 😬
I would have any other year, but I am still healing in a way that made Valentine's Day very hard this year, so I wasn't really in the right spirits for it. Maybe next year!
This was a great movie but they way they played with how Fred and Daphne felt to each other was kind of dull. They could of let it went through where they open it up to each other but then they left because there was another mystery to solve.
Please Please Please do also others Scooby Doo Videos for on Scooby Doo Ledgend of the Phansaur, Scooby Doo Moon Monster Madness, Scooby Doo WWE Wrestle Miana Mystery, Scooby Doo Mask of the Blue Falcon, Scooby Doo Abbracdabra Doo, and also Scooby Doo Music of the Vampire Please Please!
I feel out for Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue!, Be Cool, and Velma and What's New Scooby Doo I only watched if the answer to the mystery was in the same episode as where the mystery started. I hated getting cliff hung till next week Of the ones I sat out What's New Scooby Doo was the best. and scooby doo and guess who I could enjoy if I ever took time to watch it. I have seen and liked it Just not that much of it yet. If you want to expand, you could dip in to the comics or the puppets or Lego or Live action.
Please Please give us at least one Complete Scooby Doo future Video from your Channel Complete Covering Scooby Doo and The Ledgend of The Vampires Movie from the early 2000's Please Please Please Please!!
Legend of the Vampire is the other movie I was going to do before this one, but had to pause with too many videos being made on it lately ☝️ I still have all the materials ready to do it, I'll just be waiting a minute so it doesn't look like I copied
Honestly I don’t like this movie because the more one than one phantom was far too much and it was annoying that they made all the female suspects innocent. Scooby-Doo needs more movies where the culprits are all women with no men (reason why The Sword and the Scoob was a relief for me)
I think these solo movie reviews are actually really refreshing and original. Most of these straight to dvd films have only gotten like 5 minutes worth of analyzing at most by any scripted content youtuber, so it's nice seeing them get the attention they deserve.
Good to hear! I would definitely like to cover at least most of them someday if people are interested, I just don't want it to be every single video and have it become a burnout situation for anyone haha
@@Scoobytopia Looks like the Comments on your videos are back on again.
I hope I didn't jinx it without trying already.
the late 2000s movies are so underrated, I totally love Goblin King, The Snowmen one, Samurai Sword...
I have such a weird relationship with them haha, it was definitely an interesting transitionary period for the era's end
Samurai sword aged like milk but I still love it.
@@pessimisticprofessorfarnsw3241 same hahaha
@@Scoobytopia it's interesting because it's pretty much a bridge between What's New and the Mistery Incorporated era
I honestly think Stage Fright is adorable, especially the part at the end with Fred And Daphne ♥️
He's the phantom
You're The Phantom
I'm the phantom
Is anyone else the phantom?
*MEOW*
Meme aside though this is a rather underrated movie imo
3:42, Fun Fact: Christine's Mom is actually voiced by Candi Milo, who isn't a stranger in the Scooby-Doo Franchise, since she voiced Crystal and Amber in Scooby-Doo and the Alien Inavders and Charlien (if I spelled her name right) and the Female Tour Guide in Scooby-Doo and the Monster of Mexico.
She also did work on other Cartoon Network Shows like Dexter in the later Seasons of Dexter's Lab, Ophellia Ramirez in The Life & Times of Juniper Lee, The Flea fron Mucha Lucha and Madame Foster & CoCo from Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends for example.
Her performance as Charlene in Monster of Mexico has always been one of my favorites of hers, I was thinking about it every time she spoke in this haha
@@Scoobytopia I guess very close to spell her name right
tbh i didn’t keep up with the new Scooby movies around the time Stage Fright was released either. i started keeping up with them in 2014 so it was only a little after. also i agree we absolutely NEED “On The Case” on spotify that song is so good!! one of my favorite Scooby songs.
Love the video, an underrated Scooby film. I love this era of Scooby but I specifically liked the Phantom and the songs in this movie
Paul Dini: I love Zatanna.
Annoying People: If you love her so much, why don't you marry her?
Paul Dini: Ok.
He's a man of culture.
A man of culture achieved his dream
This is one I've managed to totally miss outside of that one edit of the girls, despite my soft spot for Fraphne. I didn't even realise it was a Phantom of the Opera take.
Honestly it's kind of shocking to see the Dewey get unmasked and then turn around and go hard on trying to murder the gang. Like "oh yeah, he's as capable of murder with the mask as he is without".
I mean in the book Erik the ghost has committed many endless tragedies using his many trap-doors
The amount of Daphred here is heartwarming
Fred And Daphne in this movie make me go JUST KISS ALREADY! and then makes you cheer when they do
I would love a musical of the vampire vid. One of my favorite movies even though now that I've since watched more musicals, it doesn't hold up as well musically. Honestly I'm surprised there hasn't been a Broadway scooby doo musical like they did for Addams family.
I'm definitely getting some Al Hirschfeld vibes from the intro's art style. Not since Fantasia 2000 have I seen such a style brought beautifully into animation.
It was actually done by animation veteran Stephen silver character designer for Danny phantom, Kim possible, and scooby doo and guess who. He made a video about it on his channel.
One of my favorite things about this particular Scooby Doo movie, Is that while the Scooby gang has solved mysteries that have more than one villain. SD: Stage Fright is one of the few times in the franchise where all the bad guys dress up in the same costume and or as the same monster.
And every time I see the part where Steve Trilby reveals his face, It makes me think that Daphne is right about Steve's real face. He may not be the most handsome man in the world, But he's good looking in his own right.
I just watched it and I don't know what to say, I was so surprised by this movie. The intro is great, the Monster (though I prefer the Phantom from First Fright, but still) is great and creepy, the songs are surprisingly very good, and the final twists are a totally explosive mix, but great at the same time. In short, my 4th favorite Scooby-Doo movie
Fred and Daphne songs
This one might very well be the best Scoob film outside of the golden four. Absolutely brilliant character moments, genuinely funny comedy, and really good animation.
This is one of my favorite Scooby-Doo movies . I love the story line , the setting , and the twist ( I mean like that there were more phantoms I actually really liked that ) . I think this , Big Top , and Camp Scare are my favorites from the 2010's era
This is one of my favorite of the new age Scooby movies
Hey! Steve Trilby (OG Phantom) is voiced by Paul Rugg, Cricket from Pig Goat Banana Cricket. Does anyone remember that? It was a show on Nickelodeon. Remember back when Nickelodeon actually made shows other than Spongebob.
I also like his arc, He grew up in a sewer and then just took over a reality show.
Opening night, and you're ready to go
Ticket in your pocket to a sold-out show
Outside, the limousines are lining up in a row
Tonight, you're gonna have some fun
But there's a rumor going round,
There's a phantom inside
A shadow and a mask as a cunning disguise
So if you hear a cackle find a place you can hide
'Cause tonight he wants to have some fun
You want to see your name in lights
Well this may be your lucky night
Or you might be in for a fright
In this haunted place
You want the fortune and the fame
Then get a clue and make your name
Just like Scooby and the Gang
You'll be on the case
Paparazzi flash bulbs are something to see
Just like the glitz and glamour of celebrities
But nothing beats a riddle or a mystery
Yeah, tonight we're gonna have some fun
Velma's got it figured
Daphne's hatchin' a plan
Fred can make his trap with only rope and some sand
Scooby's eating snacks with Shaggy back in the van
Oh, tonight we're gonna have some fun
You want to see your name in lights
Well, this may be your lucky night
Or you might be in for a fright
In this haunted place
You want the fortune and the fame
Then get a clue and make your name
Just like Scooby and the Gang
You'll be on the case
Scooby and the Gang you're on the case
nice but NOT as Great as Carrie Underwood. Nerd.
14:31 I mean they could’ve just given her the prize money or is that a matter of pride like it won’t be as satisfying as a hand me down
Cause that would've made sense.
I just can’t wait for you to cover shaggy showdown
I like "On the Case" as well - it always seems to come quite high on Scooby Doo song compilations!
I only discovered this movie last year when I found Chrissy’s song randomly on RUclips. It was really dumb but fun!
Gotta say, the post What's New era and the pre 13th Ghost shitty movie era was incredibly underrated. I always enjoyed this art style for the gang, a modern version of the classic design, and personally this is one of my favorite movies. I loved the story, although it has a ton of reverses to Phantom of the Opera, it had enough of a spin on it to make it it's own original beast, I thought the approach to the monster was great, having multiple phantoms and deciphering which one is who was fun to do, and honestly I just love the respect they had for these characters. In the post 13th Ghost era, they made the gang insufferable (Fred into a joke, Daphne into a weirdo, Velma into a science worshipper, and Shaggy & Scooby were okay). The way Fred is a real competent leader, how Daphne is a sweetheard, Velma an actual detective instead of a "mOnSterS aRen'T reAl, iT dEfYs sCIenCe!" I also appreciated the setting being in Chicago instead of some random town, I enjoy when they actual dedicate time to where the mystery takes place, similar to the original Direct to Video movies. Overall, one of my favorite modern Scooby Doo movies
So learning of more Scooby movies I've never heard of let alone seen, got it
There's 35 of these DTV movies! Easy to miss quite a few.
@@ScoobytopiaI find it mostly funny cause when Shaggy Showdown came out I was like "Man when was the last time they made a Scooby Doo movie, I was worried they'd stop it."
I really hate how the Fred and Daphne relationship is handled through out most of the franchise, mostly is like will they wont they dynamic that doesnt go anywhere and it really sucks cause Mystery Inc and the live action movies showed that this has really good potencial
I like how they're handled in this movie but its underwhelming that it doesnt go further on the other 2010s movies
Bear in mind a lot of more recent Scooby Doo has been pushing the idea that Fred's true love is the Mystery Machine . . .
@@SuperSongbird21 i unironically think that this is better then the Fred x Daphne dynamic, cause if you´re not going to do anything interesting with your idea then just turn into a recurring joke
This is like Phantom of the Opera, but starring Scooby-Doo and Mystery Inc.
Chrissy was and always will be one of the biggest icons.
Definitely one of my favorite scoob films
This will be the 1st Film to have more than one Villain, followed by Scooby-Doo: Franken-Creepy
It's the first to have villains with different agendas portraying the same monster, but Witch's Ghost, Where's my Mummy, and Chill Out also have multiple villains.
@@Blokewood3 True
How am I so late to this??? This is my fav scooby doo film. Thank you, Scoobytopia!
Thanks for the video drop today! HVD @Scoobytopia 💙
this and camp scare are my favorite of the more modern DTV films.
I love this one! The phantom of the opera vibe mixed with Americas got talent is great. The phantom is legitametly scary and threatening in some scenes. Having Fred and daphnes romance in the spotlight is great too. Like you I would say all the scooby Doo movie that came after this era have become less funny, cleverly weapon and cartoony. Which I know sounds strange since this is Scooby Doo we’re talking about, but the newer animated movies feel so much more juvenile and gross out humor, kind of like what happened to SpongeBob after the first movie.
For sure. There are some good movies here or there after of course, but the stability they had when this style reboot began definitely fell off.
@@Scoobytopia yes, I do recommend you watch moon monster madness, since its a Alien 1979 parody. I still watch every new scooby doo movie that is released, out of love for the franchise, but the decrease in quality is evident starting from the gourmet ghost movie to the most recent krypto movie. Not to say scooby doo direct to video movies had the best quality everytime, but now they seem to be strictly made for toddlers instead of older kids or families. To this day i still rewatch the majority of scooby doo movies especially the zombie island 2000 era.
Andrew Lloyd Webber's _Phantom of the Opera_ is one of my favorite musicals, but I didn't know it very well when I first watched this movie (and I can't believe the film's over ten years old). The references are definitely something to appreciate when re-watching this, and you made an excellent point in how they made something new out of it as opposed to straight-up adapting the plot. Instead of sweet Christine Daaé who's a poor victim of the Phantom's obsession, you have a spoiled brat who's aware that Daddy's helping her cheat.
While I didn’t get all of the references to the “Phantom of the Opera” I love this movie with the songs & the reveal of many Phantoms which Steve Trilby is my favorite because he is voiced by Paul Rugg
By the time Scooby Doo and the Samurai Sword came out i was just about to turn 13 and just about growing out of my Scooby phase. I'd still revisit the live action ones and ocassionally my personal favorites, Witches Ghost and Legend of the Vampire but i kinda felt (stupidly) like Scooby was just to childish for me. However when I turned 20 i decided to watch all the Scooby Films i missed plus the mystery incorporated series and realised on what I had missed. To this day (27 currently) I always enjoy rewatching Scooby Doo films and shows and considere it the perfect comfort media for me.
So, long story short, I also had that phase were was not watching much of Scooby Doo. But I'm so hsppy I came back ❤
27 here too! He always comes back 😸
This is one of the few post-What's New movies i really like. Though i don't like the "will they/won't they" with Fred and Daphne in these movies.
And i agree, the opening song is a jam.
totally another underrated movie. its fun.
I wish we got more Fraphne after this, nothing overly dramatic and soapy like in Mystery Inc but more like this movie. It just went back to like nothing happened
I wish the movies were allowed more continuity, like What's New's era. This era gets continuity like 13th Ghost/Return to ZI/Happy Halloween at best usually 😅
your videos are always a treat
I really like Fred x Daphne. I think they make a pretty cute couple.
After hearing the Home Wrecker song I couldn't stop singing it hahahaha. 🎶🎵🎶🎵Stayyyy Away from my man home wreaker 🎵🎶🎵🎶
This movie is so weird to me. As a kid or young teen this was the second to last movie I saw on DVD. I remember my mom wanting me to get it when I showed interest of it because she is massively into broadway. I remember enjoying it but also thinking it was confusing with all the phantoms. I love the idea now as an adult due to how it uses the scooby trope of multiple suspicious people and actually has nearly all of them be the Phantom one way or another. And that cop questioning the crowd does show they are a bit self aware to it. The Fred x Daph stuff did kinda annoy me a bit when I first watched it. Since MI kinda made their ship way too overly used. But rewatching it it’s fine and cute especially the way Velma looks at the audience like “oh no who could have scene that coming?” . Again it was actually funny stuff. So overall not one of my favorites but I can see the appeal
My favorite thing when watching Scooby doo is a random cameo from a VA who I know from Star Trek or borderlands and I was so shook when I heard random Troy baker in this
I was immediately like, wait, that sounds like Troy Baker. Wait, that IS Troy Baker!
I forgot about this movie. Most definitely underrated.
omg a new video im so excited!! and its about one of my fave modern SD movies!!
Thanks for the amazing video ❤
Great video!
You made a couple errors about Leroux's book actually:
8:00 in the novel the Phantom/Erik never kills Carlotta. He does threatens Carlotta with disaster though and so when she performs instead of Christine she begins croaking like a frog midway through (its hinted the Phantom had something to do with it and the 2005 musical movie actually shows him switching the bottles of that throat spray; this is actually what the movie/Stage Fright is referencing at the scene showed at 7:54).
Then of course the chandelier crashes down and kills a woman who was to replace one of the Phantom's favorite staff members; "she is singing to bring down the chandiler"-- the phantom (if you don't get it: the phantom knew the chandelier was going to crash and thus indirectly kills the innocent woman).
After that Carlotta leaves the opera out of shame and embarrassment (and probably fear)
10:26 also as far as I remember the phantom never reveals his face, Christine just takes off his mask after she got kidnapped (the first time)
11:15 technically this is both right and wrong: the phantom does not directly murder the man, rather the man was investigating the phantom and fell into his home's torture chamber (huge red flag) which is meant to drive one to the point of suicide by an already prepared noose (in case you don't get it: the phantom/Erik in the book is not a good person evidenced by his threat in the Grasshopper or Scorpion part of the novel). But the Phantom is definitely to blame for his death because he had a torture chamber meant to make the prisoner k*ll themselves and knew the man was in it but decided to not let him out (at least as far as I remember), so I would describe it as indirectly murder.
True haha, with the various changes in different adaptations, there's a lot to try and condense throughout them, especially for Stage Fright's looser pulling including just unmasking himself this time and not beating around the bush
@@Scoobytopia Nobody's perfect all the time
I kinda fell out of scooby doo briefly for a few months, but after the Lego knight terror special and haunted Hollywood film I got back into the franchise. I almost fell out again if I had a certain cartoon reviewer make a top 10 on bad cartoon reboots, but I didn’t see that video
After I got back in I started collecting the franchise on DVD and It’s been that way ever since
While I didn’t get stage fright on blu-ray until recently I remember seeing a lot on cartoon network and boomerang. They love playing it a lot. I always liked the movie. I even met Paul rugg who voices Steve trilby in the movie recently. I actually reminded him that he was in the film. Nice vid. Would love to see you talk about the video games, comics, or other obscure pieces of scooby media.
This will be random and has nothing to do with this, but didn't Scooby-Doo (2002), possibly Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, Scooby-Doo Curse of the Lake Monster, A Scooby-Doo Valentine and Scooby-Doo Mystery Inc. already tried to explore Fred and Daphne's relationship before?
Just wondering.
They did! Zombie Island and the Johnny Bravo crossover were probably the first real instances of testing it out
@@Scoobytopia I almost forgot about those
I remember seeing this movie one time in 2015 online as a kid and I was very dubious about the movie. I stopped watching these films after seeing the Samuri sword in 2009, which I guess it bored the hell out of me and I went in with the mindset that this will be just like every other Scooby Doo film, economically viable for Warner Animation and their studio. And in a way, it is, but something about it felt like that it was trying to end the franchise as a whole.
There's nothing new about the relationship between Fred and Daphne, it's already been played as a joke before, and most of the time it works. Here though, something about it speaks out differently, through the sappiness of the balcony scene, it kind of shows how the characters tick, which is something that I have never seen in Where's My Mummy or Chill Out, and with them going out together I thought they were going to go in this direction where they'd admit to each other and leave the gang with just Velma and Shaggy left to work together with Scooby in doing what they do, until the end of time. Sadly they didn't, which I'm personally fine with, the actual ending doesn't sugar coat the whole experience.
Although the writers didn't intend to do this, I got the impression that they were trying to make the film speak with bewitching buoyancy, to nothing less than the purpose of living and the mystery of life, it's not enough for them to do a High School Musical rip off with Scooby Doo slapped on the product, they have to put in an underlying plot of just loving someone for who they are, and Fred and Daphne basically represent that while the other three just carry the comedy. So in the end, I was actually surprised where they took this film, it turned out to be something I liked, not master cinema or "oh let's watch this again, but on crack", but just something I liked.
As I Chicago native and longtime 'America's Got Talent' viewer, I have a major soft spot for this movie.
Noooo On the Case is so good like I’d do so much to get it on Apple Music
"if you want updates on whether I'm crying or not" You're so real for that
The update today is yes!
Happy Valentine's Day, buddy.
Do you ever think that during the writing someone wanted to recommend a character named Chaney or Lon
Also a music of the vampire would be great
I thought this one was okay. Just too many phantoms, honestly I would have gone with just three, the original one from the 70's, the one trying to make Chrissy win, and the one committing the actual crime. Three is a solid number and would of been a bit better and easier to keep up with. This one was okay, the fred and daphne relationship was cute, sneaking scooby into the show was funny. just an a okay movie. looking forward to your next video, if you wish to do something lighthearted you can always review a pup named scooby doo, another one of my favorite scooby doo adaptations.
i'm a massive fan of the phantom of the opera my favourite character is erik the opera ghost and the angel of music he also has many more names
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Well then I guess im not on my own with slowly moving away from Scooby Doo around 2014. Im only 18 but my momnsaidbid been obsessed with Scooby Doo since I was a baby, i have so many photos of me with Scooby plushes and pajamas as a toddler. And every year all the way until I was 13 I had a Scooby themed birthday. So trust whenni say I'm a Scooby Doo expert I mean it. I've watched every new movie coming out and all of the older ones ( Zombie island on top) , so it wasnt so much that I was falling out of love with Scooby Doo, but so the world was. Because I remember when everyday checking the tv guide and seeing when the newest Scooby Doo movie would come on. But my family was already in the inevitable switch of changing from cable to streaming so I lost track of when new movies coming out, but not only that I also. Noticed that they were slowly getting less and less interesting. So I just fell out of the loop with new Scooby media and hated it. So I've seen almost every show and movie except for everything after the WWE movies and shaggys showdown
In college I kinda lost track of a lot of things I was watching (including Mystery Inc despite loving it) I need to check this one out. I am not really a Fred x Daph guy but it's not bad or anything. I am the weirdo if I got a hold of Scoob would have it be her and Shag, Velma with Marcie (though HDW would be introduced maybe a bit later), and Fred would be asexual. for Daph I'd probably take a bit of her stuff from What's New Scooby Doo (thrill seaker, trained in self defense) and a bit of her depiction in the Scooby and Batman Brave and the Bold crossover for her personality.
I liked this movie and its nice this video mentions all the references this movie uses. I think the multiple phantoms angle would have worked a bit better if there was more collaboration between them? But I do agree the multiple reveals was really overdone and not make me rank it as high as other films I have seen.
6:56,😅😅😂😂 Is it me or is she somewhat based or inspired by Cree Summer?
Eyy
When I see the part where it's revealed that Chrissy's dad is one of the Phantoms, I always found it stupid how the Scooby gang didn't suspect Chrissy's dad from the start. I mean I know there's a scene where the gang say that her parents are the only logical suspects, But they never really questioned which of Chrissy's parents would've been desperate enough to go as far as to dress up as the Phantom and thin out the competition to increase Chrissy's chances.
I know it's dumb that I'm making such a big deal about this because no one really cares. But I'm just saying since Chrissy's parents were only logical suspects, Instead of just one of them being the Phantom it could've just as easily been both of them since both Chrissy's dad and mom had everything to gain from making sure she won.
I want to know if you can make a video on physical media and what's the best route to collect Scooby-Doo on physical media
I probably could, but it's likely not too helpful. I had to make a tumblr post a while back on how to collect just what's new and that you have to get the individual season sets because the complete series set is ironically missing three episodes, and either way it's cropped instead of the original wide screen aspect ratio. And then for season two of the Scooby Doo show officially, you have to collect a bunch of random releases to get individual episodes because it never got a complete release. It's a lot of hassle to try and complete this franchise. Which obviously a video trying to make it more easy would help, but the mess just might be too big to really make a cohesive haha
@@Scoobytopia I wouldn't really mind that especially since a lot of these shows are not on HBO Max anymore
@Dashiell777 some of them are stuck exclusively on Tubi, which at least is free, but super random. Sucks that the franchise is so spread out on both physical and streaming media.
@@Scoobytopia yeah I agree but I really like the classic Scooby-Doo I even done some videos on that stuff it's really fun to get out your own opinion. Have you done any reviews on your Channel with the classics Scooby-Doo episodes because I can't remember
@Dashiell777 definitely a few! Most for the scariest villains series. Another or two will probably pop up there this year.
Ok so I know that scooby drove the van in the brave and the bold crossover and this also monster unleashed but what was the second film (since scooby topia never covered the live action films)
He also confirmed to have his license in Moon Monster Madness 🙈 (more on that in October)
Can you PLEASE cover Scooby-Doo and Krypto, Too?
Unfortunately, after the fiasco that happened last year with that movie, Warner and my channel, I might not ever actually really even think about that movie again 😬
@@Scoobytopia😢😢Even though you never even showed any Footage from the Film since you haven't even planned in doing it.
There are 5!!!! Phantoms.the insurance guy, The host, The actual thief, The Crisy‘s dad,and The one from the 70s. Also can you do the dinosaur one
The dinosaur one, also known as the one that started the meme about Ultra Instinct Shaggy ☝️😸
@@Scoobytopia that’s why I want to watch it
Anyone else getting Mysterio vibes from the phantom?
Isn't he a Spider-Man Villian or something??
@@thefantasticretroreviewer3941 Yes
@@TreyC68 Okay, I just wanted to make sure
I thought you would cover the Valentine’s Day episode of what’s new for Valentine’s Day tbh
I would have any other year, but I am still healing in a way that made Valentine's Day very hard this year, so I wasn't really in the right spirits for it. Maybe next year!
This was a great movie but they way they played with how Fred and Daphne felt to each other was kind of dull. They could of let it went through where they open it up to each other but then they left because there was another mystery to solve.
Man I missed a few videos
On a new account sadly bc my password screwed over me ah nvm
Time for some SCOOBY DOO content ! 🤝😇
Please Please Please do also others Scooby Doo Videos for on Scooby Doo Ledgend of the Phansaur, Scooby Doo Moon Monster Madness, Scooby Doo WWE Wrestle Miana Mystery, Scooby Doo Mask of the Blue Falcon, Scooby Doo Abbracdabra Doo, and also Scooby Doo Music of the Vampire Please Please!
I feel out for Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue!, Be Cool, and Velma and What's New Scooby Doo I only watched if the answer to the mystery was in the same episode as where the mystery started. I hated getting cliff hung till next week Of the ones I sat out What's New Scooby Doo was the best. and scooby doo and guess who I could enjoy if I ever took time to watch it. I have seen and liked it Just not that much of it yet.
If you want to expand, you could dip in to the comics or the puppets or Lego or Live action.
The skin cloured eyeballs are unnerving and make me never ever want to watch this
Please Please give us at least one Complete Scooby Doo future Video from your Channel Complete Covering Scooby Doo and The Ledgend of The Vampires Movie from the early 2000's Please Please Please Please!!
Legend of the Vampire is the other movie I was going to do before this one, but had to pause with too many videos being made on it lately ☝️ I still have all the materials ready to do it, I'll just be waiting a minute so it doesn't look like I copied
Okay
Honestly I don’t like this movie because the more one than one phantom was far too much and it was annoying that they made all the female suspects innocent. Scooby-Doo needs more movies where the culprits are all women with no men (reason why The Sword and the Scoob was a relief for me)
I really think stage fright might be my favorite….. sorry lololol
Valid for the homewrecker song alone
Too many phantoms
Why there’s 5 phantoms in that movie?
The Film and this video explained why
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I would like you to cover the wrestling movies and the episode of watch new Wrestlemania is coming soon April 6-7
Scooby doo gang reference three James Bond flims 1964 1967 1971
I hated this design of phantom.
Isn’t creepy enough to put myself through it.