Wow, Daphne is really the MVP of this film--saving herself multiple times, figuring things out, finding secret entrances (though that's not too unusual), etc.
Her only downfall was Auntie Mahina distracting her from being on point about the Wiki Tiki's identity 😔 (who ironically shares a voice actor with her in an act of self sabotage)
Considering the baddies of the egyptian film turned out to be Velma and her crew working to protect the artefacts, it would have fit in very well had the bad guys not been motivated by greed but instead by wanting to protect their land from malicious colonial attitudes. It could've been a great educational message for many kids to learn about how mistreat Hawai'i is, particularly by mainland Americans, but then they wouldn't be able to romanticise the islands as much and would have to address the gang being an active part of the problem (such as Daphne being hired to make a Hawai'ian themed swimsuit range, rather than hiring indigenous artists that could truly show off the culture of the island and what the wildlife means to them, as oppose to having an outsider come in and just take some photos). A really good point could have been made about how real estate is being bought on the islands and sold to mainlanders, pushing the locals out of their own communities and causing them to not be able to afford to live in their own homes anymore, or how a person with high political office is exploiting the environment for her own financial gain as opposed to thinking of the needs of the community. Or how native communities are being neglected/ not receiving proper funding in favour of the tourist communities, which are bad for the local economy and the natural environment. This is one of the few scooby movies that I really properly remember from when I was a kid, never had it on dvd, but when it came on tv I loved it, and I think it's a real shame they went for a very basic ending after coming so close through the rest of the film to a very sound message
Pushing locals out isn't only something that happens to indigenous people. It's happened to the Irish and Israelis. Many governments also have processes of immenent domain (though they are often called something else), which is basically the power to take land from citizens for very little compensation. Natuve Qatari's uses slave labor of minorities. I dont believe it is simply white colonialism that does this. However colonialism makes it much easier to treat a group as the "other". This simply represents how the powerful can abuse their power. And to those claiming this is only a capitalist issue, communist and socialist countries have undone native customs and pushed out native groups as well. In my opinion, it's only an issue of power corrupting people.
Im so offended by this. Scooby doo is NOT my favorite dog. He is my favorite fictional dog. My dog is obviously the best dog. This is insensitive and im triggered. Great video keep it up
I find it annoying how they made Velma, The who’s supposed to be the smartest, so dismissive the entire movie. It makes me think the writer feels the same way
The "smart" character does tend to be where a writer will place their own beliefs. She's frequently dismissive in other things, but she is definitely weirdly aggressive about the way she feels in this one. Beyond whether or not the spirit is real, I would expect her to understand the motive of scaring away mainlanders and yet it seems to be her biggest hangup.
It probably would have been risky to run them directly through fire even if they are robots. If a single one of them malfunctioned and was investigated then it would have compromised the entire operation.
@@kylepessell1350plus exposed metal is easier to hide on the udnerside of the feed than everywhere, and those things ar ejumping and moving all over i doubt anyone was looking to thoae tiny gremlin feetsies
I give them a lot of credit for casting Adam West as someone that isn't a reference to him being Batman or as a crazy version of himself. And also, Terri Garr. Big fan. Young Frankenstein is one of, if not my favorite movies and Mr. Mom is always a good time.
Yeah, the role wasn't written for Adam West specifically (like the character obviously based on him in Mask of the Blue Falcon) which I think makes for the best use you could get from him at this time. Hearing him actually be a different character instead of just going "hey, remember that he's Batman" with characters he was given or literally himself is much more fun and less lazy. (Though obviously there were still strong uses of that.) Hearing Garr is also obviously a treat with so many iconic roles she's had, and she's put to pretty good use here without being obscured by other characters or performances which is nice.
@@Scoobytopia I've yet to see someone really master it, frankly. Maybe if it's used in a background deal or it's a crowd scene so zoomed out you can't really tell, but it will always stick out.
I like how the movie managed to portray Daphne as very capable in saving herself and others, having her passive ability of finding secret passages and still being fashionable all the while. I do like Manu and I was hoping he wouldn't be the Villain but you don't cast Mario Lopez and Tia Carrere as minor roles in a movie also Manu (not Mario Lopez) is hot AF and I'm a huge Tia fan (the Relic Hunter anyone?)
i used to watch this one the most as a kid. whenever my family moved [which was every few months] we had to choose 3 movies to keep in the backseat to watch on the portable dvd player. i always chose aloha scooby doo. im not even sure why i just loved it so much and i definetly still do. im a daphne person and i always found her so awesome and resourcful in this movie! and the music is absolutely awesome!
I've never understood the backlash that locals/ natives would never been disrespectful to their homeland. Greed, Envy, and Pride are not restricted by rase or culture. Personally I think it works for the story alot better than some other.
I do think it would make more sense at least for them to be doing it for the same cause the movie suggested up until the twist since it makes more sense, so I at least understand the criticism of them doing it for the money in that regard. Anybody can make poor choices but I don't think them doing it for the money specifically was set up enough in comparison.
I mean if the movie established Mauno and Skokie were desperate for money then it would've made sense. But since it was never mentioned and had the capitalism and colonialism thing going on then people thought it was off
@@Scoobytopia actually the whole desperate for money reason doesn't make any sense now that i think about it. Shookie is a robotics engineer and robotics engineers make shit tons of money. So it would've made sense if they did it to persevere their culture.
Yeah, everything in the movie foreshadows they would be doing it to protect the land and their people, so them doing it for money comes out of nowhere and then makes even less sense after. The movie would have been a lot stronger without that twist just in general.
Great video - never noticed little jim making the rocket scientist comment about Snooki, that's hilarious. I am very happy you stuck that note at the end of the video about travelling to Hawaii. I gotta speak critically on the movie's ending though - It goes against the streak of general anti-capitalism and respectful(ish) portrayal of the Hawaiian people the movie had built up and actually makes the earlier positive portrayal even worse. The ending implies that anyone who would be against outsiders forcing their way into native traditions and taking up all native land, is secretly just seeking to profit from the land within capitalism themselves. Any arguments focused on maintaining native tradition or allowing the native people their land is actually secretly about profitting from capitalism themselves. This reframes all of Manu and Snooki's earlier actions as greedy. Many Scooby-Doo travel movies are culturally insensitive to varying degrees, but this one has always hit extremely close to home for me, so apologies if this is ranty. What I think they should have done is about anything other than what they did. What you suggested, with Manu doing it for good reason would have been better. Having the Real Estate agent do the current plan against a rival real estate agent would have made sense, as he's not on a moral campaign. Having any of mainland surfers do it so they could eliminate competition in the surfer contest would have been less disrespectful. I guess coming down to it - thank you for the great video. You make great stuff.
Yeah, them doing it for the money doesn't even make sense within the plot context, with nothing setting up or suggesting it prior in regards to them. Manu never so much as references needing help with money. Them doing it for a noble reason may be obvious but actually makes sense with everything set up. I do think that is a pretty big flaw the movie has that does some damage to the goodwill it built up until that point. Thank you for watching!
In my opinion, having Manu and Snookie do it for the money doesn't necessarily imply that everyone who wants to preserve their culture and their lands are just doing it because they're greedy, especially when there are characters like Little Jim who aren't in on the plan and clearly genuinely want to preserve his culture. If Manu and Snookie were the only ones, then I would agree that it's a really bad implications. But I think as it stands, it's just a couple of people who did what they wanted to for greed rather than implying anything about people who want to defend their cultural heritage.
Could’ve been fun to have a double cross - Manu was doing it to protect the big kahuna surf contest, and thought Snooki was helping but she was doing the real estate plot behind his back, maybe? Best of both worlds.
Honestly if they wanted to frame Snooki and Manu doing it for money, they could have tacked in a “we planned to sell the real estate to only locals at affordable prices.” It could have been a story of questionable means to produce an arguably respectable end motive. Essentially another “the ends never justify the means story.” Even have a parallel where seeing the cultural hurt she was doing, the mayor could have had an epiphany to be more respectful of Hawaiian culture and traditions after the fact with no personal benefits to be gained. Honestly it could have been a decent message of the ends don’t justify the means whilst making Manu and Snooki sympathetic villains and showing the arguably real villain, the mayor, sees the error of her ways and makes changes. Regardless, I still enjoyed this movie a lot as a kid. While it’s aged not the greatest, it still has a fond memory for me.
Huh... Well... This used to be one of my favorites as a kid, and because of the rest of the story being so good, I guess I misremembered the ending, cause I forgot that they were doing it for the real estate and not actually the message throughout the whole movie... This movie and also Loch Ness has HUGE spots in my heart because Professor Pembrooke (and I thought Manu and Snookie before this refresher) were the start of my favorite trope: villains the viewer can sympathize with. Also, both of the movies had these environmental undertones that I LOVED (Even before I knew I was bi I knew that I loved learning about animals and ecosystems... And now I am a Senior in college as an Environmental Science Major). Finally, speaking of being bi... Yeah looking back on my childhood it is clear that I found Manu EXTREMELY attractive, even if I didn't understand at the time...
Yeah, the one criticism I have for the ending is that they totally should have been doing it for the obvious reason and not the money. It just makes more sense with the rest of the message in the movie. It's a weird swerve and I understand why people don't like that part. The discussion of them being sympathetic villains would have been a lot stronger.
I'm glad I wasn't the only one that found Manu really hot when I first saw him, and yeah knowing what I know now, the ending is a really really uncomfortable, also people should not get so fucking angry at pointing out a movie's cultural insensibilities when that movie has not been in the major public consciousness for more than a decade. PS: I hope CGI guy becomes a mainstay gag in future videos
@@Quackervoltz it’s a popular one, apparently the theory is that the show (at least the first series) takes place after a very severe recession. Most schemes are by scientists, doctors, politicians, people invested in real estate, people staking/searching for treasures, and generally respectable and high paid people with a business or degree. The theory is that the economy is so bad that they’re doing these schemes. Most housing/real estate, tourist spots, and businesses are failing or broken down, too. Also, 4 teens and a dog live in a literal van, so that too. TL;DR, scooby doo where are you takes place in a recession where people with degrees, businesses, and expertise lose so much viable income that they resort to schemes of using monsters to revitalize business, secure real estate cheaper, scare off people in order to obtain treasure (or just hide a secret/mystery).
@@frankreasoning7993 hey I didn’t make the theory, it’s just a popular one I heard, and keep in mind that it was still 1969-1970. If this theory rings true, there was some kinda communism/socialism type commentary behind it (not entirely based in facts, but ideals)
I remember watching this one A LOT when i was younger. I think i mostly liked Wiki-Tiki, really cool monster design with spitting fire balls and surfing on rock boards. I feel its pretty solid with visuals for dtv movie. I love gang's vacation looks. And tru, i forgot CGI in this one but the little tiki creatures look like from some old video game, and on the footage you really can notice moments where they don't really line that well with enviroment. I was made aware of the more problematic elements of this movie some time ago, and yeah, i feel it was kinda weird idea to have all this messaging the whole movie when also deciding to make a twist in the mystery. Like i feel this movie could get away with making a monster some another real estate dude because often some real estate owner is a monster but not often they focus on what this implies capitalism wise... or something. Tho, i guess they already did that with Monster of Mexico? I do agree noble cause would be better here. Because its really seems like they decided on twist ending without considering how this work with whole messaging of the movie. Still cool movie tho. Really have vibes, and have some really good scenes of Mystery Gang just hanging out
Yeah, them doing it for the reason the movie actually had suggested would make much more sense as they really hadn't set up a reason to suspect it would be for money up until the twist. In that regard I understand the criticism of the ending.
I honestly like the ending, because it taps into a little seen villain type, the bad faith actor. It's an interesting idea, though not very well executed here, I will admit. It wouldn't be the first or the last time we see someone pretend to care about a cultural issue for their own direct benefit.
Sure money is a generic villain motive, but claiming that Hawaiians specifically would never go against their own is almost as problematic as having them do it. Every society and culture has people that get corrupted by greed and desire, that's human nature. The ending isn't perfect but I don't think it's offensive
I think the main source of any problems with the ending truly is the motive being money and not the obvious. The movie never suggests Manu needs money, only ever foreshadowing the obvious reason of doing it to protect the land, only to swerve as to not be so obvious. But sometimes being obvious is fine, and I think in this case would have worked better. The ending in general would make more sense if they were doing it for the actual reason they seemed to be originally. Them being the bad guys isn't a problem, doing it for money and the implications from that is questionable with them trying to get their own people to move away, but doing it for the obvious noble reasons just makes more thematic storytelling sense with what the movie had spent so much time building up.
@@Scoobytopia Yeah that makes sense. Really the only thing they actually did to set up the ending they did was joking about Snooki not being a rocket science. The movie would have benefited from 1. Changing the ending to be noble cause you said or 2. Having a scene where Manu and Snooki are struggling financially or talk about not having enough money to do something they wanted. That said this was one of my favorite Scooby movies as a kid and it's been awhile since I watched. I gotta revisit it in full like you did
Yeah, either setting the actual motive up better (at all) or changing the reason would have made for a stronger ending, otherwise as it is I think warrants at least some criticism. I think it definitely held up mostly otherwise and is worth revisiting!
@@Scoobytopia I agree. Great video by the way, I discovered your channel about two weeks ago and I've enjoyed it a lot, always great to see more adult Scooby Doo fans. Thanks for replying!
@@zunk_funk I agree with the whole protecting their land motivation. Makes more sense and logical. But the whole money struggle doesn't make sense in my opinion. Like Snooki is a robotics engineer, robotics engineer makes 35 to 59 dollars an hour.
people who get mad over seeing critiques of racial insensitivity call others "triggered", but... they're the ones who are freaking out, not the critics? LOL 😂 great vid as always, loved this movie as a kid, though after watching this i do agree that it wasnt executed as well as it could have been. still big nostalgia but giving a proper critique to something you like shows that you REALLY care about it instead of pretending its perfect - it just shows you think about it more deeply than surface level! also i never caught the rocket scientist bit, that's so funny LMFAO
Ah, to be a two-year-old back in 2005 your dad entering the house with a dvd for movie night. I must have seen this movie like fifty times over the next half decade. Good memories 😄
My favorite Scooby doo movies growing up was this one and Pirates Ahoy, I remenber I loved how Daphne saved herself throughout the film which to me felt like a call back to Live Action Daphne. I also surfed when I was younger so this movie had a personal conotatio for me. Great video and I miss the DVD extras so much not just with Scooby-Doo but with every film
Just realized something the whole desperate for money reason doesn't make sense. Snooki is a robotics engineer, robotics engineers makes shit tons of money.
I forgot how much i watched this movie renting it from a hastings (movie rental store) and the closest library, it was my third most watched scooby movie that I didnt own myself. Damn time has flied
Known as the voice of Nani from Lilo & Stitch and Judy Reeves for Scooby Doo fans, and here's my 31 year old self going "Oh yeah, I remember her as Cassandra from Wayne's World 1 and 2" Good vid BTW.
Yeah, she's got a ton of iconic roles outside of voice acting as well! Many might even still know her from General Hospital, or in the opposite direction from AJ and the Queen more recently.
I honestly liked this movie it was just a fun movie. sadly all people can be tempted by money i was sad to learn who the monster was but in the end i still find this movie fun to watch. since october is getting close could you please as a request review either Scooby Doo and the Ghoul School or Scooby Doo and the Goblin King if not the Scooby Doo Halloween special. Please and thank you, keep up the good work.
I would say it could still use some work from a story/continuity perspective. While Manu as the villain could work, the movie never suggests he needs or wants money until the twist, not so much as a throwaway line, only ever foreshadowing doing it for his land and people. It makes the twist that it's all for money a surprise, but only because there was nothing to suggest that would be why, only that it was him. The entire movie up until then works to build a solid message about both colonialism and capitalism in a way that can make sense for a broader and younger audience with a great opportunity to shed light on the real things happening there, so for it to drop that at the last minute simply to not be so obvious feels like a cop out more than a successful diversion to surprise the viewer. (At least going by what the writer said describing the twist decision.) The weakness of the twist comes from not showing any need or motivation until the twist, and because of that is unable to humanize the choice when they never set it up to begin with. Even in the twist, it just vaguely suggests wanting an easier life and not that they were genuinely struggling in some way rather than suggesting it's rooted more deeply in real life problems caused by people from the outside like the mainlanders in the film. While it would be obvious for Manu to do it to protect his culture instead, the movie still pretty obviously telegraphs that it's him anyway, making the writing choice seem more for shock value at the cost of making sense with the entire rest of the movie and message right up until that point. If they had set up the ending even a little more, given it justification and centered on that kind of real life struggle, maybe it could be really solid. But that doesn't happen unfortunately so it comes off a little empty. Considering all of that, while it's just a Scooby-Doo movie and doesn't have to be fine cinema with how simple Scooby plots usually are, and thus expecting something deep out of a younger to all ages film would be too much, I would say the "they did it for the money" ending still doesn't fully hold up as it is in the final product and justifies at least some criticism on that front.
I promise I come for the Scooby Doo, but like, I'm staying for your narration man 😭 don't let anyone say shit about how you record cause every video has me hooked
@25:29 Wait I thought this was an invention of the latter Scooby Series, I didn't know Freddy's love for the Mystery Machine was a thing in the "What's new" era as well. Also I love the nod at Scrappy as something they don't talk about anymore.
Always love the content, scooby doo is very much a comfort series for me. I don't know why but I thought I remembered the interview bit ending with him eating the gang and a line about having a scheduled run in with the police or terrorising a town after the show or smth, IK very dark but that's why it stuck in my head as a child, it scared me, but I guess I imagined it or smth? IDK Also I agree, Manu is hot. Manu? More like 'OOOO man :)'
Having been one of the people that requested you cover Aloha, thank you so much for doing it! You covered everything I was hoping you'd talk about, and then some. I actually only recently found your channel, but it's quickly become one if my favorite. Keep up the scoobtacular work!
Thank you for watching‼️ I'm glad people that wanted this one seem happy with how it came out because I really didn't know how it would go before making it and was genuinely nervous when switching it to be published after 😭
Basically good adaptation of "Aloha Scooby-Doo" also, what was said about vacationing is accurate though I think the locals warned the developers, something tells me they would've met their fate by now.
I find it hard to believe that any one culture is devoid of greed and envy and that you can't have Hawaiian villains who want money simply for greed. However, I do not think this was the logical direction the writers should have taken in this particular instance. As you said, if he was doing it out of a need to protect the land or something, that would simply be better, thematically speaking. That CGI is horrendous lmao. I think the CG critic just enjoys looking fondly backwards at a time where such technologies were in it's infancy. There's a charm to them, I admit. I'm fascinated by early technology myself, though it's mostly computers, music players and cameras - especially of the Victorian variety. Early CGI can look insanely creepy. I mean, look up Polly Gone by Shelley Lake; it's essentially an early (1988) CGI shitpost and Shelley took advantage of the limitations of the tech at the time. Your critique of the poor CGI taking you out of the movie isn't unfounded. It sticks out like a sore thumb - all of it - and does not look like it belongs in the same universe let alone the same physical space on screen. It'd take me out, that's for sure, and I'm usually quite forgiving. Not enough for me to turn it off, of course, but enough to dampen my enjoyment a little. Movie runs less fluid, you know?
Yeah, in regards to the ending, the movie never even suggests or sets up that Manu needs money. Everything up until the twist suggests the obvious reason is his motive, but to avoid the obvious takes the swerve. Sometimes being obvious isn't a bad thing though, and in this case I think would have been fitting. I think this is ultimately the real reason behind anybody having an issue with the ending, including their portrayal as the bad guys. Even just plot-wise, I think it would hold up better had that change been made. As for the CG, I'm glad I'm finally not alone in finding it distracting! In the past when I brought it up in prior movies, people always say it's fine, and obviously the one guy that got really upset. But this movie in particular I think it's pretty egregious, especially the tiki robot dance at the end. They really feel like they are just placed on top of the image and don't belong in any of the environments. Not movie ruining for sure, but definitely a little distracting. Thankfully they aren't used very much.
I remember watching this film as a kid and, being a kid, I didn't make the connection that Slater was the bad guy. That being said, I never had a problem with it. But as I think of it, had the motives changed to just drive away the Mainlanders, would Little Jim have been in on the scheme?
It's hard to say. I feel like he probably wouldn't be in on it, but would likely not be as hurt that his friends were behind it when it would align with his own feelings. He still helps the mainlander despite that, so he doesn't show any intent to actually harm them like the Wiki Tiki was doing, just that they shouldn't compete in something that wasn't meant for them, so Manu's actions may have gone too far for him to take part. I do think the ending would be stronger if Manu was doing it for a noble reason though, as the film never sets up or suggests he has money problems or any reason to do it for the money until the twist, only foreshadowing the obvious noble reason it swerves from doing. The film has such good themes that feed directly into Manu doing it for his people so much that him actually harming them for money just comes out of nowhere thematically, regardless. It's already so telegraphed that it's him that I don't think it would have been too obvious to go with, and would make for a stronger ending just in general.
This was the first animated Scooby Doo movie that I had and that I remember seeing when I was little. I had it on VHS, watching this video brought back memories of when I was scared at the beginning of the movie haha.
This one was always one of the lesser movies in the What's New branding for me. I had the VHS of it but actually saw it more on Cartoon Network cause they ran it a lot at least at one point but I remember not liking it as a kid as much as the previous one. Rewatching it for the review I gotta say yeah it's kinda the big insult thrown at a lot of these movies as it feels like the show at the time. Granted I don't think that's terrible as What's New is probably the best show for the older format before Mystery Incorporated changed everything but it's still a slight jab to make at a lot of these movies. I think this one just isn't as epic so to speak as the others especially Pirates or Lochness which despite having there issues to are movies that very much movies in terms of their scale even if they are STDVD. I do love the monster design and the fire breathe is cool but the monsters in the movie were never terribly exciting to watch. I can't speak for the ending but I am not shocked people had issue with it even if it is a somewhat creative ending it does kinda clash with the themes.
Yeah, Loch Ness and Pirates Ahoy were definitely my personal favorites of this era growing up because of how much stronger they were, which I still think holds true. The ending is something I at least understand the criticism for considering them doing it for the money is never really suggested or set up, whereas them doing it for the noble reason suggested does actually make sense, even if it's obvious. I think being obvious is fine sometimes if it's for good reason, which this would have been.
Yes I would’ve made Manu and Snookie’s motives to keep the mainlanders out of the surfing contest. I think this could work like in Where’s My Mummy, where the supposed villain has a noble goal, and someone else (maybe Ruben the real estate agent, or the Mayor) serves as the “real” villain, despite technically being innocent. In the end, I could see Manu actually gaining some respect for the mainlanders after his defeat, as he would admire Daphne and Scooby’s surfing skills, and he would admit that maybe it’s not so bad for the mainlanders to compete after all, in exchange for Ruben taking his real estate plans elsewhere.
When I was younger this movie was always so beautiful looking and very appealing to look at now that I'm older and also a fan of Hawaii and it's fascinating culture this movie really stands out and I on a personal level can relate to how wonderfully splendid this movie is also the song that plays at the end of the movie during its credits sequence is so enchantingly beautiful and very relaxing and soothing to listen to I remember coming across a nightcore version of that excat same song a few years ago hearing it again in this video brought back memories of when I discovered that songs nightcore version along with other nightcore versions of other songs from Scooby-Doo as well
@@Scoobytopia yeah they definitely some very beautiful sounding songs especially for a Scooby-Doo movie like this one I can't wait to see what you're next video will be like
Next video is already almost done, but I'm considering holding it an extra week after as a scheduled video for the end of the month and starting a backlog for more regular releases throughout October, or Scoobtober, to celebrate the spookiest month 🤔
I always enjoyed this movie as a kid, and even now I still think it's pretty good, not the best movie the franchise has ever made, but still good. The mystery was decent, the writers did some research before making it to get some things properly right until the ending, the gang works well together with everyone helping to solve the mystery properly, the surfing scenes looked pretty cool, and the music is pretty nice. :) Also, it's nice to see a review of this movie where someone is saying someone other than Daphne is hot, in this case, Manu. Don't get me wrong, I think Daphne is hot in this movie in both her regular clothes and her swimwear, always did have a major crush on her as a kid, and I love the flower in her hair throughout the movie, its a really nice and unique design instead of her usual headband, but again it's nice to see other characters getting fond over and it makes sense for Manu to be the one, the dude looks great and hot, I wish I had that kind of body.
Am I the only one who thinks that the food in this movie looks off ? Pineapple has honey-ish texture, that grey food that they eat in bowls honestly looks like cigar ashes and the ice cream volcano fountain just looks weird, everything looks weird.
Great video. A great movie indeed. Thanks for the amazing work and effort you put into these videos. I am curious if you noticed the animation glitch with the pig as well as the fact that when Velma takes the photos that she shows later in the movie that the surf board didn't have the Goha Aloha logo on either side.
Thank you for watching!! There are definitely a few other little goofs and continuity errors visually, those and some others, but I'd say they aren't noticeable enough to be terribly distracting in any way for casual viewing at least. The ones I highlighted were just the most noticeable and also fun to look at on a production standpoint as someone that loves that aspect of animation.
@@Scoobytopia Cool. Also welcome. Always. Your videos help get the mind thinking and provide info that I didn't know about so thank you as well. Also I can't wait for your next video. I am curious what your top 10 favorite Scooby-Doo Movies are out of the 46 different movies.
In no order, if we're counting the TV movies as well, my top 10 of course includes the big 4 of Zombie Island-Cyber Chase, Boo Brothers/Ghoul School/Reluctant Werewolf, Loch Ness, Monster of Mexico, and Music of the Vampire. That being said, there are a few I haven't seen here and there just yet that might be switched out someday. Obviously I already did solo videos on two of them and that's why. Some of the ones I haven't will probably get solo videos someday as well. (I really liked Happy Halloween recently even if it wouldn't be Top 10! Especially with Elvira thrown in.)
@@Scoobytopia I get that. For me (in no particular order) Scooby-Doo Meets The Boo Brothers, Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island, Scooby-Doo! And the Witch's Ghost, Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders, Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase, Scooby-Doo! Legend of the Vampire, Scooby-Doo! Legend of the Phantosaur, Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown, Scooby-Doo! And the Loch Ness Monster, and Scooby-Doo! Where's My Mummy?. (These can change as I have my top 15 in no particular order yet and I haven't seen Scooby-Doo! The Sword and The Scoob or Straight Outta Nowhere Scooby-Doo! Meets Courage The Cowardly Dog yet.)
It seems like a lot of people had actually done so! I get the feeling that that response popping up so much speaks to the inherent flaws it has in regards to it not really making sense with the rest of the movie the way it actually is.
I get why people don’t like it but his actions were valid. He wanted the tourists out because they’re driving up the housing market. That’s more than valid and he was just trying to scare them away, while I wanna go around kicking landlords behind their knees until they stop treating the housing market like it’s a corporation 🤷🏼♀️
I do wish they had actually set up the doing it for money part better though. The movie ultimately only gives an explanation of him doing it for the money and nothing else without ever suggesting or setting up that Manu personally needs it before the twist, so it doesn't really make sense with the plot or message until that point. I feel like it would be a lot stronger if they had done even a little bit more work prior on that.
45 minutes in and love the movie choice one of my first Scooby-Doo movies ever I still remember the night I saw it . We had a bunkbed and I tied a hammock from sheets and my father was not happy had to cut it down
I actually liked this movie as it’s probably the only Scooby Doo movie I feel sympathetic for the main villain, even though I don’t consider him a villain 😅 #JusticeforManu
I will never understand the concept of "X people from Y culture would never betray their own people!" History has proven that no particular culture is exempt from this. Pretending otherwise doesn't help anyone. Be great if we could give that idea up already. Funny enough I didn't remember watching this movie until they were walking around the volcano. I don't think I ever disliked the movie, but compared to a few others that had come out in that time period it just wasn't as strong. And, yeah, totally agree on the early CGI. Really does look almost like someone added in everything after the movie was actually made.
I am white and not qualified to speak on the subject, so of course I’m going to share my opinion because nobody asked for it. Take with grain of salt. (And I do welcome the thoughts of anyone of Pacific Islander descent, naturally, if you dissent with my interpretation.) That all said … I think the ending still works as a critique on colonialism and capitalism. It’s the capitalist system imposed on Hawaiian culture and the expensive commodification of their homeland that could, conceivably, lead even a native to desperate means in order to survive, and the real estate angle makes sense. As I understand it, due to the exoticization of the Hawaiian experience driving tourism and property demand, therefore skyrocketing the cost of living, many native Hawaiians are driven into poverty and are oftentimes forced to prostitute their culture to white tourists just to get by. Colonialist capitalism created an oppressive economical circumstance that drove our villain to find a way to thrive within the system imposed on him. Now, the movie stopped well short of properly portraying this, but some of the pieces are there.
At least as far as writing goes critically, I think the ending could use some work under any condition. The movie never suggests Manu needs or wants money until the twist, not so much as a throwaway line, only ever foreshadowing doing it for his land and people. It makes the twist that it's all for money a surprise, but only because there was nothing to suggest that would be why, only that it was him. The entire movie up until then works to build a solid message about both colonialism and capitalism in a way that can make sense for a broader and younger audience with a great opportunity to shed light on the real things happening there, so for it to drop that at the last minute simply to not be so obvious feels like a cop out more than a successful diversion to surprise the viewer. (At least going by what the writer said describing the twist decision.) Manu being behind it isn't inherently a problem, the problem moreso comes from not showing any need or motivation until the twist, and because of that is unable to humanize the choice when they never set it up to begin with. Even in the twist, it just vaguely suggests wanting an easier life and not that they were genuinely struggling in some way rather than suggesting it's rooted more deeply in real life problems caused by people from the outside like the mainlanders in the film. One person from the culture I spoke to felt it was an issue on some level as it is in the movie because to a younger audience it could potentially suggest those there who seem to want to protect the land only really have selfish capitalistic intent rather than actually protecting their important traditions, which clearly goes against the movie's obvious message up until that twist and is harmful to the real people trying to do the same considering what's currently going on there now. Obviously the movie didn't have ill intent with the portrayal and is otherwise positive in representation so much that I doubt it would corrupt any young minds, but even in the context of the story the twist ending doesn't make sense, so the potential implications make it harder to defend when it's already weak. While it would be obvious for Manu to do it to protect his culture instead, the movie still pretty obviously telegraphs that it's him anyway, making the writing choice seem more for shock value at the cost of making sense with the entire rest of the movie and message right up until that point. If they had set up the ending even a little more, given it justification and centered on that kind of real life struggle, maybe it could be really solid. But that doesn't happen unfortunately. Considering all of that, while it's just a Scooby-Doo movie and doesn't have to be fine cinema with how simple Scooby plots usually are, and thus expecting something deep out of a younger to all ages film would be too much, I would say the "they did it for the money" ending still doesn't fully hold up as it is in the final product and justifies at least some criticism.
Hey while I have enjoyed the early 2000s movies and think they are great, can you make a video for Scooby Doo Camp Scare! It actually stands out of other movies while being made much later.
I know other people have touched on that one and videos before, but if I do dip into talking about that era of movies it will probably be one I get to. It and the movie before were the ones that finally got me back into the movies at the time after some fatigue!
I went to Hawaii to visit my dad, many years ago. It was beautiful. I loved the language and learning about the culture. I climbed one of the volcanoes, and swam in the pool a lot. But it's just too hot for me to want to go back.
My thoughts on the ending was it shouldn't have been surfing. Yes it is the gimmick of the movie manu was the only suspect we seen surfing. It would work better imo if it stayed on land. Or you know show more people surfing that can be suspects. Hint that some like Adam West's character use to be a great surfer so "oh could it be him?"
Yeah, when you get to the KISS crossover movie, you might want to skip it, we all remember what the copyright holders did to thatlonghairedcreepyguy, don't we.
I feel like that and a few others from that DTV era probably won't show up on my channel in general. I don't think many people care for that one and I didn't care for it much myself the one time I saw it, but who knows.
I remember playing the opening song over and over when it first came out!! That and the movie before it were the ones that finally got me back into the movies at the time.
It's got such good writing, animation, etc. Not sure if I'll be doing it or any of the others from that period any soon but I can definitely say it's one I love. Music of the Vampire is probably my other favorite from that time.
@@Scoobytopia The plot twists were good and my fav like Velma being the monster twist. As well as having that scary and mystery that really love. Like it could pass as a later episode of Mysteries Incorporated.
I'm gonna take a break from movies for at least a bit to space things out but it's definitely one I would consider getting to since it was one of my favorites when it came out. (I actually recently re-watched it!)
Great video dude, no one has reviewed Scooby doo movies enough or done enough justice for them, hopefully a pirates ahoy next or camp scare fingers cross
Great video, I always thought this movie could do with better villains than Manu and Snooky. Perhaps they could've been the Red Herrings and they could've made traditional real estate developers be the villains. It would've been a funny twist to have the stereotypical bad guy be the bad guy but mislead the audience the entire time into believing the guilt of the locals.
I always hear people talk about how when they were kids they had crushes on characters from the shows and movies they watched but I never had that. I only started having crushes on characters in the shows and movies I watched when I became a teenager (my first crush in a TV show ever was airi from the anime erased and my second was Dylan from modern family). So I feel kind of left out when people talk about there childhood crushes😂
As an Indian, I find the idea that native Hawaiians would never disrespect their culture to be absurd. There are Indians who criticise other Indians for not being "Indian enough" because they were born & raised in America and spend the vast majority of their time in American culture. Manu & Snookie may be Hawaiians, but this stereotype of them having to act or feel a certain way because of their ethnicity is nonsense. A lot of people don't wanna acknowledge this, but the idea of not having "mainlanders" participate in the surfing contest is racist, imagine if there was a Golf competition (golf invented by whites) and they said only whites can participate, it's basically the same thing. I've found that the notion of only this culture can do this or that if you're a certain race, you need to act and believe this to be idiotic.
As many times as I've watched this movie I never caught the animation error you point out at 10:23. I actually had to pull up my copy and double check.
I watch this movie a good bit growing (only cause cartoon network use to air alot of Scooby Doo movies back in the day at least form what I remember 😅)as a kid and well I like it alright ^^ Not my most fav one but it was alright.🌺
the one cop without the hat who arrests manu and snookie looks like the late actor jack lord who played the original detective steve magarrett in the 1968-1980 hawaii five-0 series
Yes! Definitely an intentional cameo slipped in like the Gilligan cameo. I was originally going to bring it up but the resemblance in execution wasn't quite strong enough to be worth a quick diversion that late in comparison to how obvious the poor late Gilligan is.
I absolutely love your coverage of the Scooby Doo franchise! I'm such a fangirl lol. If you ever want to help me cover Scooby Doo anything over on my channel let me know. :)
@@Scoobytopia haha, yes! We've been reading through these solve it yourself Scooby books on live and have a Scooby playlist going. 😊 My email is in my about section if you ever want to work on something together. 😊
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Wow, Daphne is really the MVP of this film--saving herself multiple times, figuring things out, finding secret entrances (though that's not too unusual), etc.
Her only downfall was Auntie Mahina distracting her from being on point about the Wiki Tiki's identity 😔 (who ironically shares a voice actor with her in an act of self sabotage)
It would’ve been cool if the writers had Daphne solve the mystery considering how on top of it she was. It’s almost always Velma.
soooo if the internet is to be belived
that = this daphne is mary sue lol
Velma Has Got the Brains
Daphne Has the Beauty .
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Ok but why is Daphnes rib cage so aggressively drawn in this movie 😭😭 she built like a Barbie I’m jealous tbh
What do you mean so aggressively?
@@digitaltailsmon4096 like, it just rlly stands out xD sorry I’ve been kind of out of it today I can’t really think of the correct word rn ^^;
Better than the thunder thighs she got in the most recent ones.
@@legallypumpkin Aww don't worry I gotcha! Thanks for the explanation!
@@michaelcarlton1484 I mean she always looks good to me tbh but I can understand where your coming from.
Considering the baddies of the egyptian film turned out to be Velma and her crew working to protect the artefacts, it would have fit in very well had the bad guys not been motivated by greed but instead by wanting to protect their land from malicious colonial attitudes. It could've been a great educational message for many kids to learn about how mistreat Hawai'i is, particularly by mainland Americans, but then they wouldn't be able to romanticise the islands as much and would have to address the gang being an active part of the problem (such as Daphne being hired to make a Hawai'ian themed swimsuit range, rather than hiring indigenous artists that could truly show off the culture of the island and what the wildlife means to them, as oppose to having an outsider come in and just take some photos).
A really good point could have been made about how real estate is being bought on the islands and sold to mainlanders, pushing the locals out of their own communities and causing them to not be able to afford to live in their own homes anymore, or how a person with high political office is exploiting the environment for her own financial gain as opposed to thinking of the needs of the community. Or how native communities are being neglected/ not receiving proper funding in favour of the tourist communities, which are bad for the local economy and the natural environment.
This is one of the few scooby movies that I really properly remember from when I was a kid, never had it on dvd, but when it came on tv I loved it, and I think it's a real shame they went for a very basic ending after coming so close through the rest of the film to a very sound message
Pushing locals out isn't only something that happens to indigenous people. It's happened to the Irish and Israelis. Many governments also have processes of immenent domain (though they are often called something else), which is basically the power to take land from citizens for very little compensation. Natuve Qatari's uses slave labor of minorities. I dont believe it is simply white colonialism that does this. However colonialism makes it much easier to treat a group as the "other". This simply represents how the powerful can abuse their power.
And to those claiming this is only a capitalist issue, communist and socialist countries have undone native customs and pushed out native groups as well. In my opinion, it's only an issue of power corrupting people.
@@n8zog584 THANK YOU for adding a more nuanced and balanced perspective
Im so offended by this. Scooby doo is NOT my favorite dog. He is my favorite fictional dog. My dog is obviously the best dog. This is insensitive and im triggered. Great video keep it up
I find it annoying how they made Velma, The who’s supposed to be the smartest, so dismissive the entire movie. It makes me think the writer feels the same way
The "smart" character does tend to be where a writer will place their own beliefs. She's frequently dismissive in other things, but she is definitely weirdly aggressive about the way she feels in this one. Beyond whether or not the spirit is real, I would expect her to understand the motive of scaring away mainlanders and yet it seems to be her biggest hangup.
@@Scoobytopia I agree. It makes me wonder if the creators of the movie are as dismissive of those same concerns
Would love to hear what you think of Velma from "Velma" 😅
Spirits: [run on hot coals without burning]
Also spirits: [Afraid of fire set by Daphne]
It probably would have been risky to run them directly through fire even if they are robots. If a single one of them malfunctioned and was investigated then it would have compromised the entire operation.
@@kylepessell1350plus exposed metal is easier to hide on the udnerside of the feed than everywhere, and those things ar ejumping and moving all over i doubt anyone was looking to thoae tiny gremlin feetsies
I give them a lot of credit for casting Adam West as someone that isn't a reference to him being Batman or as a crazy version of himself. And also, Terri Garr. Big fan. Young Frankenstein is one of, if not my favorite movies and Mr. Mom is always a good time.
Yeah, the role wasn't written for Adam West specifically (like the character obviously based on him in Mask of the Blue Falcon) which I think makes for the best use you could get from him at this time. Hearing him actually be a different character instead of just going "hey, remember that he's Batman" with characters he was given or literally himself is much more fun and less lazy. (Though obviously there were still strong uses of that.) Hearing Garr is also obviously a treat with so many iconic roles she's had, and she's put to pretty good use here without being obscured by other characters or performances which is nice.
I personally love pointing out aged CGI with a big 'oof, that looks bad :/'
You guys would never survive the 1980's Golgo 13 movie. That has to be the most painfully aged CGI I've ever seen.
tbh even the CG in JoJo Part 6 in current day isn't looking very hot 😭
@@Scoobytopia I've yet to see someone really master it, frankly. Maybe if it's used in a background deal or it's a crowd scene so zoomed out you can't really tell, but it will always stick out.
@@Scoobytopia oh that's bad, but it's not Berserk 2016 bad
I like how the movie managed to portray Daphne as very capable in saving herself and others, having her passive ability of finding secret passages and still being fashionable all the while. I do like Manu and I was hoping he wouldn't be the Villain but you don't cast Mario Lopez and Tia Carrere as minor roles in a movie also Manu (not Mario Lopez) is hot AF and I'm a huge Tia fan (the Relic Hunter anyone?)
i used to watch this one the most as a kid. whenever my family moved [which was every few months] we had to choose 3 movies to keep in the backseat to watch on the portable dvd player. i always chose aloha scooby doo. im not even sure why i just loved it so much and i definetly still do. im a daphne person and i always found her so awesome and resourcful in this movie! and the music is absolutely awesome!
I've never understood the backlash that locals/ natives would never been disrespectful to their homeland. Greed, Envy, and Pride are not restricted by rase or culture. Personally I think it works for the story alot better than some other.
I do think it would make more sense at least for them to be doing it for the same cause the movie suggested up until the twist since it makes more sense, so I at least understand the criticism of them doing it for the money in that regard. Anybody can make poor choices but I don't think them doing it for the money specifically was set up enough in comparison.
I mean if the movie established Mauno and Skokie were desperate for money then it would've made sense. But since it was never mentioned and had the capitalism and colonialism thing going on then people thought it was off
@@Scoobytopia actually the whole desperate for money reason doesn't make any sense now that i think about it. Shookie is a robotics engineer and robotics engineers make shit tons of money. So it would've made sense if they did it to persevere their culture.
Yeah, everything in the movie foreshadows they would be doing it to protect the land and their people, so them doing it for money comes out of nowhere and then makes even less sense after. The movie would have been a lot stronger without that twist just in general.
@@xblade149 it also wouldn't make sense if they don't have money even if the land is cheap they still can't afford it.
Great video - never noticed little jim making the rocket scientist comment about Snooki, that's hilarious. I am very happy you stuck that note at the end of the video about travelling to Hawaii. I gotta speak critically on the movie's ending though - It goes against the streak of general anti-capitalism and respectful(ish) portrayal of the Hawaiian people the movie had built up and actually makes the earlier positive portrayal even worse.
The ending implies that anyone who would be against outsiders forcing their way into native traditions and taking up all native land, is secretly just seeking to profit from the land within capitalism themselves. Any arguments focused on maintaining native tradition or allowing the native people their land is actually secretly about profitting from capitalism themselves. This reframes all of Manu and Snooki's earlier actions as greedy.
Many Scooby-Doo travel movies are culturally insensitive to varying degrees, but this one has always hit extremely close to home for me, so apologies if this is ranty. What I think they should have done is about anything other than what they did. What you suggested, with Manu doing it for good reason would have been better. Having the Real Estate agent do the current plan against a rival real estate agent would have made sense, as he's not on a moral campaign. Having any of mainland surfers do it so they could eliminate competition in the surfer contest would have been less disrespectful.
I guess coming down to it - thank you for the great video. You make great stuff.
Yeah, them doing it for the money doesn't even make sense within the plot context, with nothing setting up or suggesting it prior in regards to them. Manu never so much as references needing help with money. Them doing it for a noble reason may be obvious but actually makes sense with everything set up. I do think that is a pretty big flaw the movie has that does some damage to the goodwill it built up until that point. Thank you for watching!
In my opinion, having Manu and Snookie do it for the money doesn't necessarily imply that everyone who wants to preserve their culture and their lands are just doing it because they're greedy, especially when there are characters like Little Jim who aren't in on the plan and clearly genuinely want to preserve his culture. If Manu and Snookie were the only ones, then I would agree that it's a really bad implications. But I think as it stands, it's just a couple of people who did what they wanted to for greed rather than implying anything about people who want to defend their cultural heritage.
I couldn't remember if I watched this movie until the part of Fred mispronouncing "Begone" brought everything back to me lol
Could’ve been fun to have a double cross - Manu was doing it to protect the big kahuna surf contest, and thought Snooki was helping but she was doing the real estate plot behind his back, maybe? Best of both worlds.
Honestly if they wanted to frame Snooki and Manu doing it for money, they could have tacked in a “we planned to sell the real estate to only locals at affordable prices.”
It could have been a story of questionable means to produce an arguably respectable end motive. Essentially another “the ends never justify the means story.” Even have a parallel where seeing the cultural hurt she was doing, the mayor could have had an epiphany to be more respectful of Hawaiian culture and traditions after the fact with no personal benefits to be gained.
Honestly it could have been a decent message of the ends don’t justify the means whilst making Manu and Snooki sympathetic villains and showing the arguably real villain, the mayor, sees the error of her ways and makes changes.
Regardless, I still enjoyed this movie a lot as a kid. While it’s aged not the greatest, it still has a fond memory for me.
Huh... Well... This used to be one of my favorites as a kid, and because of the rest of the story being so good, I guess I misremembered the ending, cause I forgot that they were doing it for the real estate and not actually the message throughout the whole movie...
This movie and also Loch Ness has HUGE spots in my heart because Professor Pembrooke (and I thought Manu and Snookie before this refresher) were the start of my favorite trope: villains the viewer can sympathize with. Also, both of the movies had these environmental undertones that I LOVED (Even before I knew I was bi I knew that I loved learning about animals and ecosystems... And now I am a Senior in college as an Environmental Science Major). Finally, speaking of being bi... Yeah looking back on my childhood it is clear that I found Manu EXTREMELY attractive, even if I didn't understand at the time...
Yeah, the one criticism I have for the ending is that they totally should have been doing it for the obvious reason and not the money. It just makes more sense with the rest of the message in the movie. It's a weird swerve and I understand why people don't like that part. The discussion of them being sympathetic villains would have been a lot stronger.
I'm glad I wasn't the only one that found Manu really hot when I first saw him, and yeah knowing what I know now, the ending is a really really uncomfortable, also people should not get so fucking angry at pointing out a movie's cultural insensibilities when that movie has not been in the major public consciousness for more than a decade.
PS: I hope CGI guy becomes a mainstay gag in future videos
I kept the early 2000s CG trigger warning visual for future use so it will definitely at least be a silent joke 🤭
According to the fan theory, ALL of “Scooby Doo, Where Are You” is Scooby Doo vs. Capitalism
Can we hear about your fan theory
@@Quackervoltz it’s a popular one, apparently the theory is that the show (at least the first series) takes place after a very severe recession. Most schemes are by scientists, doctors, politicians, people invested in real estate, people staking/searching for treasures, and generally respectable and high paid people with a business or degree. The theory is that the economy is so bad that they’re doing these schemes. Most housing/real estate, tourist spots, and businesses are failing or broken down, too. Also, 4 teens and a dog live in a literal van, so that too.
TL;DR, scooby doo where are you takes place in a recession where people with degrees, businesses, and expertise lose so much viable income that they resort to schemes of using monsters to revitalize business, secure real estate cheaper, scare off people in order to obtain treasure (or just hide a secret/mystery).
Nah capitalism doesn't cause shortages and recessions. It's highly efficient at resource allocation.
@@frankreasoning7993 hey I didn’t make the theory, it’s just a popular one I heard, and keep in mind that it was still 1969-1970. If this theory rings true, there was some kinda communism/socialism type commentary behind it (not entirely based in facts, but ideals)
@@frankreasoning7993 what does cause those things?
I remember watching this one A LOT when i was younger. I think i mostly liked Wiki-Tiki, really cool monster design with spitting fire balls and surfing on rock boards. I feel its pretty solid with visuals for dtv movie. I love gang's vacation looks.
And tru, i forgot CGI in this one but the little tiki creatures look like from some old video game, and on the footage you really can notice moments where they don't really line that well with enviroment.
I was made aware of the more problematic elements of this movie some time ago, and yeah, i feel it was kinda weird idea to have all this messaging the whole movie when also deciding to make a twist in the mystery. Like i feel this movie could get away with making a monster some another real estate dude because often some real estate owner is a monster but not often they focus on what this implies capitalism wise... or something.
Tho, i guess they already did that with Monster of Mexico?
I do agree noble cause would be better here. Because its really seems like they decided on twist ending without considering how this work with whole messaging of the movie.
Still cool movie tho. Really have vibes, and have some really good scenes of Mystery Gang just hanging out
Yeah, them doing it for the reason the movie actually had suggested would make much more sense as they really hadn't set up a reason to suspect it would be for money up until the twist. In that regard I understand the criticism of the ending.
I honestly like the ending, because it taps into a little seen villain type, the bad faith actor. It's an interesting idea, though not very well executed here, I will admit. It wouldn't be the first or the last time we see someone pretend to care about a cultural issue for their own direct benefit.
Honestly haven't noticed how … american these movies truly are
In what regard
The image of gangster Fred from the bonus features is forever burned into my mind in the same way human Scooby from "Big Top" is
I love these videos so much as someone who's continued to be a huge Scooby fan since I was a kid.
Thank you for scoobing it up for us 🙏
Sure money is a generic villain motive, but claiming that Hawaiians specifically would never go against their own is almost as problematic as having them do it. Every society and culture has people that get corrupted by greed and desire, that's human nature. The ending isn't perfect but I don't think it's offensive
I think the main source of any problems with the ending truly is the motive being money and not the obvious. The movie never suggests Manu needs money, only ever foreshadowing the obvious reason of doing it to protect the land, only to swerve as to not be so obvious. But sometimes being obvious is fine, and I think in this case would have worked better. The ending in general would make more sense if they were doing it for the actual reason they seemed to be originally. Them being the bad guys isn't a problem, doing it for money and the implications from that is questionable with them trying to get their own people to move away, but doing it for the obvious noble reasons just makes more thematic storytelling sense with what the movie had spent so much time building up.
@@Scoobytopia Yeah that makes sense. Really the only thing they actually did to set up the ending they did was joking about Snooki not being a rocket science. The movie would have benefited from 1. Changing the ending to be noble cause you said or 2. Having a scene where Manu and Snooki are struggling financially or talk about not having enough money to do something they wanted. That said this was one of my favorite Scooby movies as a kid and it's been awhile since I watched. I gotta revisit it in full like you did
Yeah, either setting the actual motive up better (at all) or changing the reason would have made for a stronger ending, otherwise as it is I think warrants at least some criticism. I think it definitely held up mostly otherwise and is worth revisiting!
@@Scoobytopia I agree. Great video by the way, I discovered your channel about two weeks ago and I've enjoyed it a lot, always great to see more adult Scooby Doo fans. Thanks for replying!
@@zunk_funk I agree with the whole protecting their land motivation. Makes more sense and logical. But the whole money struggle doesn't make sense in my opinion. Like Snooki is a robotics engineer, robotics engineer makes 35 to 59 dollars an hour.
I honestly just remember this movie giving me a big awakening, I mean damn Manu was fine
Love critical/thoughtful analysis of Scooby Doo Movies
Bro I love this channel and everything it stands for and this video really cements it 😭😭
Oh I just love the What’s New Era!
I swore the real estate lady was the bad guy but maybe I’m rewriting my memories to feel better because the natives being greedy was sooooo bad
I had the biggest crush on Manu too. 😍 I guess we can share him 😂
I don't see why audiences would get offended over the ending was really good and caught me off guard when I first watched it as a kid
people who get mad over seeing critiques of racial insensitivity call others "triggered", but... they're the ones who are freaking out, not the critics? LOL 😂 great vid as always, loved this movie as a kid, though after watching this i do agree that it wasnt executed as well as it could have been. still big nostalgia but giving a proper critique to something you like shows that you REALLY care about it instead of pretending its perfect - it just shows you think about it more deeply than surface level! also i never caught the rocket scientist bit, that's so funny LMFAO
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Ah, to be a two-year-old back in 2005 your dad entering the house with a dvd for movie night. I must have seen this movie like fifty times over the next half decade. Good memories 😄
My favorite Scooby doo movies growing up was this one and Pirates Ahoy, I remenber I loved how Daphne saved herself throughout the film which to me felt like a call back to Live Action Daphne. I also surfed when I was younger so this movie had a personal conotatio for me. Great video and I miss the DVD extras so much not just with Scooby-Doo but with every film
Just realized something the whole desperate for money reason doesn't make sense. Snooki is a robotics engineer, robotics engineers makes shit tons of money.
I forgot how much i watched this movie renting it from a hastings (movie rental store) and the closest library, it was my third most watched scooby movie that I didnt own myself. Damn time has flied
Known as the voice of Nani from Lilo & Stitch and Judy Reeves for Scooby Doo fans, and here's my 31 year old self going "Oh yeah, I remember her as Cassandra from Wayne's World 1 and 2" Good vid BTW.
Yeah, she's got a ton of iconic roles outside of voice acting as well! Many might even still know her from General Hospital, or in the opposite direction from AJ and the Queen more recently.
She was also in True Lies
I honestly liked this movie it was just a fun movie. sadly all people can be tempted by money i was sad to learn who the monster was but in the end i still find this movie fun to watch. since october is getting close could you please as a request review either Scooby Doo and the Ghoul School or Scooby Doo and the Goblin King if not the Scooby Doo Halloween special. Please and thank you, keep up the good work.
Not sure what I'll be doing but I definitely plan on something Halloween tinted for October!
@@Scoobytopia awesome can't wait
Manu as the bad guy was a good twist(IN MY OPPPINION)
I would say it could still use some work from a story/continuity perspective. While Manu as the villain could work, the movie never suggests he needs or wants money until the twist, not so much as a throwaway line, only ever foreshadowing doing it for his land and people. It makes the twist that it's all for money a surprise, but only because there was nothing to suggest that would be why, only that it was him. The entire movie up until then works to build a solid message about both colonialism and capitalism in a way that can make sense for a broader and younger audience with a great opportunity to shed light on the real things happening there, so for it to drop that at the last minute simply to not be so obvious feels like a cop out more than a successful diversion to surprise the viewer. (At least going by what the writer said describing the twist decision.) The weakness of the twist comes from not showing any need or motivation until the twist, and because of that is unable to humanize the choice when they never set it up to begin with. Even in the twist, it just vaguely suggests wanting an easier life and not that they were genuinely struggling in some way rather than suggesting it's rooted more deeply in real life problems caused by people from the outside like the mainlanders in the film. While it would be obvious for Manu to do it to protect his culture instead, the movie still pretty obviously telegraphs that it's him anyway, making the writing choice seem more for shock value at the cost of making sense with the entire rest of the movie and message right up until that point. If they had set up the ending even a little more, given it justification and centered on that kind of real life struggle, maybe it could be really solid. But that doesn't happen unfortunately so it comes off a little empty. Considering all of that, while it's just a Scooby-Doo movie and doesn't have to be fine cinema with how simple Scooby plots usually are, and thus expecting something deep out of a younger to all ages film would be too much, I would say the "they did it for the money" ending still doesn't fully hold up as it is in the final product and justifies at least some criticism on that front.
I promise I come for the Scooby Doo, but like, I'm staying for your narration man 😭 don't let anyone say shit about how you record cause every video has me hooked
@25:29 Wait I thought this was an invention of the latter Scooby Series, I didn't know Freddy's love for the Mystery Machine was a thing in the "What's new" era as well. Also I love the nod at Scrappy as something they don't talk about anymore.
Always love the content, scooby doo is very much a comfort series for me. I don't know why but I thought I remembered the interview bit ending with him eating the gang and a line about having a scheduled run in with the police or terrorising a town after the show or smth, IK very dark but that's why it stuck in my head as a child, it scared me, but I guess I imagined it or smth? IDK
Also I agree, Manu is hot.
Manu? More like 'OOOO man :)'
Having been one of the people that requested you cover Aloha, thank you so much for doing it! You covered everything I was hoping you'd talk about, and then some.
I actually only recently found your channel, but it's quickly become one if my favorite. Keep up the scoobtacular work!
Thank you for watching‼️ I'm glad people that wanted this one seem happy with how it came out because I really didn't know how it would go before making it and was genuinely nervous when switching it to be published after 😭
Basically good adaptation of "Aloha Scooby-Doo" also, what was said about vacationing is accurate though I think the locals warned the developers, something tells me they would've met their fate by now.
I find it hard to believe that any one culture is devoid of greed and envy and that you can't have Hawaiian villains who want money simply for greed. However, I do not think this was the logical direction the writers should have taken in this particular instance. As you said, if he was doing it out of a need to protect the land or something, that would simply be better, thematically speaking.
That CGI is horrendous lmao. I think the CG critic just enjoys looking fondly backwards at a time where such technologies were in it's infancy. There's a charm to them, I admit. I'm fascinated by early technology myself, though it's mostly computers, music players and cameras - especially of the Victorian variety. Early CGI can look insanely creepy. I mean, look up Polly Gone by Shelley Lake; it's essentially an early (1988) CGI shitpost and Shelley took advantage of the limitations of the tech at the time. Your critique of the poor CGI taking you out of the movie isn't unfounded. It sticks out like a sore thumb - all of it - and does not look like it belongs in the same universe let alone the same physical space on screen. It'd take me out, that's for sure, and I'm usually quite forgiving. Not enough for me to turn it off, of course, but enough to dampen my enjoyment a little. Movie runs less fluid, you know?
Yeah, in regards to the ending, the movie never even suggests or sets up that Manu needs money. Everything up until the twist suggests the obvious reason is his motive, but to avoid the obvious takes the swerve. Sometimes being obvious isn't a bad thing though, and in this case I think would have been fitting. I think this is ultimately the real reason behind anybody having an issue with the ending, including their portrayal as the bad guys. Even just plot-wise, I think it would hold up better had that change been made.
As for the CG, I'm glad I'm finally not alone in finding it distracting! In the past when I brought it up in prior movies, people always say it's fine, and obviously the one guy that got really upset. But this movie in particular I think it's pretty egregious, especially the tiki robot dance at the end. They really feel like they are just placed on top of the image and don't belong in any of the environments. Not movie ruining for sure, but definitely a little distracting. Thankfully they aren't used very much.
I always loved the What's New films, mostly because of the show I think. Although Goblin King will always be my favourite
I remember watching this film as a kid and, being a kid, I didn't make the connection that Slater was the bad guy. That being said, I never had a problem with it. But as I think of it, had the motives changed to just drive away the Mainlanders, would Little Jim have been in on the scheme?
It's hard to say. I feel like he probably wouldn't be in on it, but would likely not be as hurt that his friends were behind it when it would align with his own feelings. He still helps the mainlander despite that, so he doesn't show any intent to actually harm them like the Wiki Tiki was doing, just that they shouldn't compete in something that wasn't meant for them, so Manu's actions may have gone too far for him to take part. I do think the ending would be stronger if Manu was doing it for a noble reason though, as the film never sets up or suggests he has money problems or any reason to do it for the money until the twist, only foreshadowing the obvious noble reason it swerves from doing. The film has such good themes that feed directly into Manu doing it for his people so much that him actually harming them for money just comes out of nowhere thematically, regardless. It's already so telegraphed that it's him that I don't think it would have been too obvious to go with, and would make for a stronger ending just in general.
This is the best version of Velma’s voice and honestly I am upset that Nicole retired
12:19 “i want him, i want him bad.”
Me too Scoobytopia, me too.
Hawai'i was first discovered by Europeans in 1778, the colonizers, appear more has conquistadors,which would be 16th and early 17th century
This was the first animated Scooby Doo movie that I had and that I remember seeing when I was little. I had it on VHS, watching this video brought back memories of when I was scared at the beginning of the movie haha.
This one was always one of the lesser movies in the What's New branding for me. I had the VHS of it but actually saw it more on Cartoon Network cause they ran it a lot at least at one point but I remember not liking it as a kid as much as the previous one. Rewatching it for the review I gotta say yeah it's kinda the big insult thrown at a lot of these movies as it feels like the show at the time. Granted I don't think that's terrible as What's New is probably the best show for the older format before Mystery Incorporated changed everything but it's still a slight jab to make at a lot of these movies. I think this one just isn't as epic so to speak as the others especially Pirates or Lochness which despite having there issues to are movies that very much movies in terms of their scale even if they are STDVD. I do love the monster design and the fire breathe is cool but the monsters in the movie were never terribly exciting to watch. I can't speak for the ending but I am not shocked people had issue with it even if it is a somewhat creative ending it does kinda clash with the themes.
Yeah, Loch Ness and Pirates Ahoy were definitely my personal favorites of this era growing up because of how much stronger they were, which I still think holds true. The ending is something I at least understand the criticism for considering them doing it for the money is never really suggested or set up, whereas them doing it for the noble reason suggested does actually make sense, even if it's obvious. I think being obvious is fine sometimes if it's for good reason, which this would have been.
Yes I would’ve made Manu and Snookie’s motives to keep the mainlanders out of the surfing contest. I think this could work like in Where’s My Mummy, where the supposed villain has a noble goal, and someone else (maybe Ruben the real estate agent, or the Mayor) serves as the “real” villain, despite technically being innocent. In the end, I could see Manu actually gaining some respect for the mainlanders after his defeat, as he would admire Daphne and Scooby’s surfing skills, and he would admit that maybe it’s not so bad for the mainlanders to compete after all, in exchange for Ruben taking his real estate plans elsewhere.
omg I forgot how much of a crush I had on Manu… twinning
Considering Scooby I’m surprised he didn’t make the Tiki bots charge in and raid the food table
When I was younger this movie was always so beautiful looking and very appealing to look at now that I'm older and also a fan of Hawaii and it's fascinating culture this movie really stands out and I on a personal level can relate to how wonderfully splendid this movie is also the song that plays at the end of the movie during its credits sequence is so enchantingly beautiful and very relaxing and soothing to listen to I remember coming across a nightcore version of that excat same song a few years ago hearing it again in this video brought back memories of when I discovered that songs nightcore version along with other nightcore versions of other songs from Scooby-Doo as well
Yes! Both the opening and closing songs for this one are so good. Some of my favorite Scooby songs from movies.
@@Scoobytopia yeah they definitely some very beautiful sounding songs especially for a Scooby-Doo movie like this one I can't wait to see what you're next video will be like
Video came out great. Keep them coming, I'm loving this channel.
Next video is already almost done, but I'm considering holding it an extra week after as a scheduled video for the end of the month and starting a backlog for more regular releases throughout October, or Scoobtober, to celebrate the spookiest month 🤔
@@Scoobytopia I like that idea!!! Give us a massive Scoobtober!
I always enjoyed this movie as a kid, and even now I still think it's pretty good, not the best movie the franchise has ever made, but still good. The mystery was decent, the writers did some research before making it to get some things properly right until the ending, the gang works well together with everyone helping to solve the mystery properly, the surfing scenes looked pretty cool, and the music is pretty nice. :)
Also, it's nice to see a review of this movie where someone is saying someone other than Daphne is hot, in this case, Manu. Don't get me wrong, I think Daphne is hot in this movie in both her regular clothes and her swimwear, always did have a major crush on her as a kid, and I love the flower in her hair throughout the movie, its a really nice and unique design instead of her usual headband, but again it's nice to see other characters getting fond over and it makes sense for Manu to be the one, the dude looks great and hot, I wish I had that kind of body.
Am I the only one who thinks that the food in this movie looks off ? Pineapple has honey-ish texture, that grey food that they eat in bowls honestly looks like cigar ashes and the ice cream volcano fountain just looks weird, everything looks weird.
Watching Scooby Doo when I was young is probably why I'm a leftist. (Also, I would not object to longer videos.)
One of my favorites Scooby-Doo movies
The bat that kissed was really adorable imo
Your channel brings back so much nostalgia, thank you 🥺
Thank you ‼️
a 100 channels do that isnt a special or notable thing
Manu is the real reason I like this movie.
Same here, I don't classify him as villain. He's just surfer dude defending his heritage from greed.
This was one of my favourite scooby doo movies as a kid, only beaten out by where my mummy. Something about it just had me coming back to it.
Great video. A great movie indeed. Thanks for the amazing work and effort you put into these videos. I am curious if you noticed the animation glitch with the pig as well as the fact that when Velma takes the photos that she shows later in the movie that the surf board didn't have the Goha Aloha logo on either side.
Thank you for watching!! There are definitely a few other little goofs and continuity errors visually, those and some others, but I'd say they aren't noticeable enough to be terribly distracting in any way for casual viewing at least. The ones I highlighted were just the most noticeable and also fun to look at on a production standpoint as someone that loves that aspect of animation.
@@Scoobytopia Cool. Also welcome. Always. Your videos help get the mind thinking and provide info that I didn't know about so thank you as well. Also I can't wait for your next video. I am curious what your top 10 favorite Scooby-Doo Movies are out of the 46 different movies.
In no order, if we're counting the TV movies as well, my top 10 of course includes the big 4 of Zombie Island-Cyber Chase, Boo Brothers/Ghoul School/Reluctant Werewolf, Loch Ness, Monster of Mexico, and Music of the Vampire. That being said, there are a few I haven't seen here and there just yet that might be switched out someday. Obviously I already did solo videos on two of them and that's why. Some of the ones I haven't will probably get solo videos someday as well. (I really liked Happy Halloween recently even if it wouldn't be Top 10! Especially with Elvira thrown in.)
@@Scoobytopia I get that. For me (in no particular order) Scooby-Doo Meets The Boo Brothers, Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island, Scooby-Doo! And the Witch's Ghost, Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders, Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase, Scooby-Doo! Legend of the Vampire, Scooby-Doo! Legend of the Phantosaur, Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown, Scooby-Doo! And the Loch Ness Monster, and Scooby-Doo! Where's My Mummy?. (These can change as I have my top 15 in no particular order yet and I haven't seen Scooby-Doo! The Sword and The Scoob or Straight Outta Nowhere Scooby-Doo! Meets Courage The Cowardly Dog yet.)
Alternative title: Scoobytopia lusting after Manu for 28 minutes
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The video is a lot of fun. Thanks for the video.
Clicked as fast as I could! Thanks for your hard work!
I can’t believe that I completely mis-remembered the ending of this film
It seems like a lot of people had actually done so! I get the feeling that that response popping up so much speaks to the inherent flaws it has in regards to it not really making sense with the rest of the movie the way it actually is.
I get why people don’t like it but his actions were valid. He wanted the tourists out because they’re driving up the housing market. That’s more than valid and he was just trying to scare them away, while I wanna go around kicking landlords behind their knees until they stop treating the housing market like it’s a corporation 🤷🏼♀️
I do wish they had actually set up the doing it for money part better though. The movie ultimately only gives an explanation of him doing it for the money and nothing else without ever suggesting or setting up that Manu personally needs it before the twist, so it doesn't really make sense with the plot or message until that point. I feel like it would be a lot stronger if they had done even a little bit more work prior on that.
45 minutes in and love the movie choice one of my first Scooby-Doo movies ever I still remember the night I saw it . We had a bunkbed and I tied a hammock from sheets and my father was not happy had to cut it down
I can't believe how many times I must have watched this on DVD as a child, its mad. I had the DVD that had a built in game somehow. Very cool.
I actually liked this movie as it’s probably the only Scooby Doo movie I feel sympathetic for the main villain, even though I don’t consider him a villain 😅 #JusticeforManu
My childhood 😢
Can we talk about how the movie never explains why Wiki Tiki throws fire balls?
The person behind all the mechanics did turn out to be a rocket scientist so maybe she got bored eventually 😳
I will never understand the concept of "X people from Y culture would never betray their own people!"
History has proven that no particular culture is exempt from this. Pretending otherwise doesn't help anyone. Be great if we could give that idea up already.
Funny enough I didn't remember watching this movie until they were walking around the volcano. I don't think I ever disliked the movie, but compared to a few others that had come out in that time period it just wasn't as strong.
And, yeah, totally agree on the early CGI. Really does look almost like someone added in everything after the movie was actually made.
I am white and not qualified to speak on the subject, so of course I’m going to share my opinion because nobody asked for it. Take with grain of salt. (And I do welcome the thoughts of anyone of Pacific Islander descent, naturally, if you dissent with my interpretation.)
That all said …
I think the ending still works as a critique on colonialism and capitalism. It’s the capitalist system imposed on Hawaiian culture and the expensive commodification of their homeland that could, conceivably, lead even a native to desperate means in order to survive, and the real estate angle makes sense. As I understand it, due to the exoticization of the Hawaiian experience driving tourism and property demand, therefore skyrocketing the cost of living, many native Hawaiians are driven into poverty and are oftentimes forced to prostitute their culture to white tourists just to get by. Colonialist capitalism created an oppressive economical circumstance that drove our villain to find a way to thrive within the system imposed on him. Now, the movie stopped well short of properly portraying this, but some of the pieces are there.
At least as far as writing goes critically, I think the ending could use some work under any condition. The movie never suggests Manu needs or wants money until the twist, not so much as a throwaway line, only ever foreshadowing doing it for his land and people. It makes the twist that it's all for money a surprise, but only because there was nothing to suggest that would be why, only that it was him. The entire movie up until then works to build a solid message about both colonialism and capitalism in a way that can make sense for a broader and younger audience with a great opportunity to shed light on the real things happening there, so for it to drop that at the last minute simply to not be so obvious feels like a cop out more than a successful diversion to surprise the viewer. (At least going by what the writer said describing the twist decision.) Manu being behind it isn't inherently a problem, the problem moreso comes from not showing any need or motivation until the twist, and because of that is unable to humanize the choice when they never set it up to begin with. Even in the twist, it just vaguely suggests wanting an easier life and not that they were genuinely struggling in some way rather than suggesting it's rooted more deeply in real life problems caused by people from the outside like the mainlanders in the film. One person from the culture I spoke to felt it was an issue on some level as it is in the movie because to a younger audience it could potentially suggest those there who seem to want to protect the land only really have selfish capitalistic intent rather than actually protecting their important traditions, which clearly goes against the movie's obvious message up until that twist and is harmful to the real people trying to do the same considering what's currently going on there now. Obviously the movie didn't have ill intent with the portrayal and is otherwise positive in representation so much that I doubt it would corrupt any young minds, but even in the context of the story the twist ending doesn't make sense, so the potential implications make it harder to defend when it's already weak. While it would be obvious for Manu to do it to protect his culture instead, the movie still pretty obviously telegraphs that it's him anyway, making the writing choice seem more for shock value at the cost of making sense with the entire rest of the movie and message right up until that point. If they had set up the ending even a little more, given it justification and centered on that kind of real life struggle, maybe it could be really solid. But that doesn't happen unfortunately. Considering all of that, while it's just a Scooby-Doo movie and doesn't have to be fine cinema with how simple Scooby plots usually are, and thus expecting something deep out of a younger to all ages film would be too much, I would say the "they did it for the money" ending still doesn't fully hold up as it is in the final product and justifies at least some criticism.
This is one of my favorite Scooby Doo movies and I sometime can't help looking at Daphne in her bathing suit.
Yeah ngl I think my young self's obsession with Daphne probably had SOMETHING to do with my becoming a femme lesbian. But I'm no rocket scientist.
Hey while I have enjoyed the early 2000s movies and think they are great, can you make a video for Scooby Doo Camp Scare! It actually stands out of other movies while being made much later.
I know other people have touched on that one and videos before, but if I do dip into talking about that era of movies it will probably be one I get to. It and the movie before were the ones that finally got me back into the movies at the time after some fatigue!
I went to Hawaii to visit my dad, many years ago. It was beautiful. I loved the language and learning about the culture. I climbed one of the volcanoes, and swam in the pool a lot. But it's just too hot for me to want to go back.
I don’t have much memory of this movie, but the interview bonus feature gave me a weird reoccurring nightmare I had for years after watching it.
oh my god, i now remember that i own this movie on DVD. i used to watch this ALL the time, i loved it
My thoughts on the ending was it shouldn't have been surfing. Yes it is the gimmick of the movie manu was the only suspect we seen surfing. It would work better imo if it stayed on land. Or you know show more people surfing that can be suspects. Hint that some like Adam West's character use to be a great surfer so "oh could it be him?"
Yeah, when you get to the KISS crossover movie, you might want to skip it, we all remember what the copyright holders did to thatlonghairedcreepyguy, don't we.
I feel like that and a few others from that DTV era probably won't show up on my channel in general. I don't think many people care for that one and I didn't care for it much myself the one time I saw it, but who knows.
Oh! Please do Camp Scare it's the best (IMO) I love the opening song.
I remember playing the opening song over and over when it first came out!! That and the movie before it were the ones that finally got me back into the movies at the time.
@@Scoobytopia I always tried to catch the movie when it came on and got pissed if someone tried to change it.
It's got such good writing, animation, etc. Not sure if I'll be doing it or any of the others from that period any soon but I can definitely say it's one I love. Music of the Vampire is probably my other favorite from that time.
@@Scoobytopia The plot twists were good and my fav like Velma being the monster twist. As well as having that scary and mystery that really love. Like it could pass as a later episode of Mysteries Incorporated.
@Scoobytopia Will you be reviewing Scooby Doo Pirates Ahoy?
I'm gonna take a break from movies for at least a bit to space things out but it's definitely one I would consider getting to since it was one of my favorites when it came out. (I actually recently re-watched it!)
Great video dude, no one has reviewed Scooby doo movies enough or done enough justice for them, hopefully a pirates ahoy next or camp scare fingers cross
I'm taking a bit of a break from movies to space things out but Pirates Ahoy is definitely one I'm considering and hearing people ask for so 🤔🤔
@@Scoobytopia that’s what a like to hear, aye don’t over exhaust yourself with these as you are well above any other Scooby doo RUclipsr out there
Yeah I think the wiki tiki motive should different not letting mainlander surfing is better than monies schemes
Great video, I always thought this movie could do with better villains than Manu and Snooky. Perhaps they could've been the Red Herrings and they could've made traditional real estate developers be the villains. It would've been a funny twist to have the stereotypical bad guy be the bad guy but mislead the audience the entire time into believing the guilt of the locals.
I always hear people talk about how when they were kids they had crushes on characters from the shows and movies they watched but I never had that. I only started having crushes on characters in the shows and movies I watched when I became a teenager (my first crush in a TV show ever was airi from the anime erased and my second was Dylan from modern family). So I feel kind of left out when people talk about there childhood crushes😂
I love your videos so much keep up the good work man
As an Indian, I find the idea that native Hawaiians would never disrespect their culture to be absurd. There are Indians who criticise other Indians for not being "Indian enough" because they were born & raised in America and spend the vast majority of their time in American culture. Manu & Snookie may be Hawaiians, but this stereotype of them having to act or feel a certain way because of their ethnicity is nonsense. A lot of people don't wanna acknowledge this, but the idea of not having "mainlanders" participate in the surfing contest is racist, imagine if there was a Golf competition (golf invented by whites) and they said only whites can participate, it's basically the same thing. I've found that the notion of only this culture can do this or that if you're a certain race, you need to act and believe this to be idiotic.
The end of the promotional commercial of this movie used to scare me as a kid. 😭
Waited for this,keep up the great work !
i watched this one a lot as a kid! made me really want to try macadamia nuts
As many times as I've watched this movie I never caught the animation error you point out at 10:23. I actually had to pull up my copy and double check.
I watch this movie a good bit growing (only cause cartoon network use to air alot of Scooby Doo movies back in the day at least form what I remember 😅)as a kid and well I like it alright ^^ Not my most fav one but it was alright.🌺
the one cop without the hat who arrests manu and snookie looks like the late actor jack lord who played the original detective steve magarrett in the 1968-1980 hawaii five-0 series
Yes! Definitely an intentional cameo slipped in like the Gilligan cameo. I was originally going to bring it up but the resemblance in execution wasn't quite strong enough to be worth a quick diversion that late in comparison to how obvious the poor late Gilligan is.
I absolutely love your coverage of the Scooby Doo franchise! I'm such a fangirl lol. If you ever want to help me cover Scooby Doo anything over on my channel let me know. :)
‼️❤️ now let me go add some additional stuff from your channel to my queue because our similar interests are too many 😌
@@Scoobytopia haha, yes! We've been reading through these solve it yourself Scooby books on live and have a Scooby playlist going. 😊 My email is in my about section if you ever want to work on something together. 😊