A lot of people seem to view “Scooby-Doo On Zombie Island” as the best “Scooby-Doo” film. It’s certainly more entertaining some of the live-action films but I still thought it was rather underwhelming. I don’t want to spoil things but it seemed to miss the gimmick that made the earlier “Scooby-Doo” cartoon shows entertaining.

Mystery Inc. are reunited as they visit a mysterious island in Louisiana. They are there as part of a new tv show hosted by Daphne as she hopes to find evidence of real ghosts. The rest of the gang are sceptical at first after the first few strange sightings. Is it just another elaborate scheme or could there be real monsters on this island?

We of course get to see Scooby, Shaggy, Velma, Daphne and Fred. They are all fine. The problem I have with this movie is with the villains. There are of course zombies in this movie but there also some other creatures. They are really lame and don’t feel right for “Scooby-Doo”. Mark Hamill (“Batman: Mask of the Phantasm”) has a small role voicing one of the characters. The animation on the characters is decent. It doesn’t have the charming look of the old shows but I think it’s fine. Some of the characters have quite disturbing transformations for a film aimed at young children.

“Scooby-Doo On Zombie Island” is a film that departs from the “Scooby-Doo” seen in shows such as the original “Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?” and that presents some real problems for me. I just found this to be a very unsatisfying experience despite some of the comedic moments being okay. Some “Scooby-Doo” fans seem to love this movie but it just didn’t work for me. I’d rather watch one of the old episodes from the 60s or 70s than watch this.