Scooby Doo Abracadabra Doo is an animated family mystery film directed by Spike Brant and Tony Cervone. The plot sees the Mystery Gang go to a magician’s college to check in on Velma’s (Mindy Cohn), younger sister Madelyn (Danica Mckeller), who is training there. Once there things quickly take a turn for the sinister and the gang has to face off against a griffin.
So, much like Camp Scare this film marks a change in animation style from the late 2000’s Scooby Doo films. Personally, I don’t mind both styles, I think both are of a similar quality and each has its own advantages and disadvantages. One thing I will note about this film about Camp Scare is that they go out of their way to sexualise Daphne (Grey Delisle); it is very noticeable.
This film had a warmth to it that a lot of the other more rushed together Scooby Doo films don’t have, there were songs made for it and it had a title sequence and all over it felt like more effort had been put into then a lot of the other films, which I appreciated.
I enjoyed the irony of having the Gang, whos’ main purpose is to solve mysteries and debunk the supernatural go to a magic academy. Sadly, they didn’t do much with the concept.
Overall, though clearly more thought had been put into this when contrasted with a lot of the other Scooby Doo films coming out around the same time, it still does not fully utilise the premise and it is again a bit too sexual for a kid’s film.
Pros.
The effort that had been put in
The mystery wasn’t obvious
A few good laughs
Cons.
Oddly sexual again
It doesn’t do much with its premise
3/5
Reviewed by Luke
Another Millennial Reviewer 