Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (DVD, 2004, Widescreen)

My toddler is a huge fan of Scooby Doo...and happened to come across this movie on television. Prior to this, I had heard that this movie was not the best film adaptation of a cartoon - but she loved the movie, we also enjoyed it so purchase it we did!
This movie has a number of big 'teen audience' stars - Sarah Michelle Gellar, Freddy Prince Junior, Matthew Lillard, Seth Green and ER's Linda Cardenelli; they all work well in the roles of the regular Scooby Characters...though our title character himself is an animation / costumed icon - but they worked hard to make him look real and at place in the movie!!
This movie is fun as it brings to life all the 'monsters' that have featured in the cartoon....when our gang - collectively Mystery Inc, open a museum detailing their past foes, strange things start happening and the monsters start reappearing and threatening to take over the City.
On top of these concerns, the local media reporter seems to be out to cause trouble for our gang by careful editing of her interviews which suggest Mystery Inc do not care about the City or its people!
This is grounds for a fun film, with clever animation combining with true film footage! It can be silly and cheesy - but hey, that's always been part of the Scooby Doo cartoons. Our toddler can sit through this again and again though some of the monster scenes may be a tad too intense for the younger viewer. As parents, we can actually say we enjoy this and we pleasantly surprised!