Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie Island

Pros: -Good animation -A few funny moments -No political correctness, virtue signalling

Cons: -Bad story -Disappointing antagonists -Unnecessarily stretched to make a 80 min movie

Bottom line: Only watch it if you are a Scooby-Doo fan and have some time to spare.

I thought this would be a cool sequel to the best Scooby Doo movie ever. I was wrong...so wrong. Just don't bother with it. Just watch Zombie Island

A major disappointment I'm afraid to say. Such a wasted opportunity. I usually love all the Scooby-Doo DTV movies, but Return to Zombie Island did not impress me. You can't help but compare it to the original Zombie Island, which is just brilliant.

This sequel isn't worthy of association in my books. I don't want to spoil anything so I won't go into too much detail, but the supernatural elements are practically discarded. Instead we get a plot that's contrived & boring, and jokes that are hit and miss (mostly miss). Also, the way Velma is written in this movie is an affront to her character. Yes she's a skeptic, but you can be a skeptic without being an insufferable know-it-all.

On the whole, the children will probably enjoy it, but for those of us who grew up with the original, Return to Zombie Island is a wasted attempt to capitalise on the nostalgia of the original movie. If, like me, you love the original Zombie Island, skip this mess.

It's not the same without Mindy Cohn. It's also unclear why Mindy isn't involved she publicly stated that at the minimum Kate Micucci and herself would be sharing voicing duties, instead of Mindy doing it 100%, for some reason.

Nothing against Kate as I enjoy her voice work elsewhere and her live acting. But Mindy is the closest to the original casting and has it down. Kate comes across as wrong for a number of reasons.

Otherwise it's nice to see a Scooby sequel; let alone on a modern version of a classic story.

So Ive been a major scooby doo fan since i was a kid and The original 1998 Zombie island has been one of my favourite scooby movies since the first time i watched and when i found the sequel while searching for a movie to rent i was super excited to watch it and decided to watch the Original film before watching the sequel... BIG Mistake not only did a handful of things not add up in the sequel i was just left disappointed and constantly comparing it to the original (although i did enjoy the credits) one of my favourite things from the original was the music and the sequel was just kind of generic on the part but after all my negatives on the film the sequels animation has definitely improved and while this is definitely not the best scooby doo movie i did enjoy parts and i am always glad to see the movies still being made

Tldr: dont watch directly after the original zombie island or you may find your self comparing the two movies constantly rather watching the movie itself