generationofswine Parental Warning: This film contains scenes of Scrappy-Doo.It should be rated XXX just for that, shouldn't it? But, honestly, this was one of the "easing off of Scrappy" films, so, like in the Werewolf one, he isn't nearly as annoying as he is in his involvement with the rest of the franchise.Really the bad taste that comes in your mouth is the premise. Shaggy and Scooby go to an all girls school to become gym teachers.First, that sounds like a teenage sex comedy. Second,how on earth did Shaggey get a job as a PE teacher? What does that say about the school that hired him? Gym teachers like him are the reason that American Education has taken a nose dive and we have a problem with obesity in this country.Anyway, all jokes aside, it's still a girls school, but the girls are Ghouls and their parents come...hilarity ensues...despite the premise.It's actually not that bad and has better moments than the reluctant Werewolf, which is in the same era of Scooby Movies and really oddly made all things considered.Ghoul School feels better, it looks better, and it has better laughs...despite Scrappy's involvement.

elihuevalerio I picked this up for $5 at Wal-mart, expecting another fun full-length Scooby feature in the vein of "Camp Scare" or "Witch's Ghost." Wrong.There are so many things that make this film painful to watch. First of all, it doesn't even make sense. Scooby, Shaggy and Scrappy are headed to teach P.E. (huh?) to an all-girls school (huh?) where the students are also the daughters of the world's scariest monsters (huh?) who are REAL monsters, not men in masks (huh?) as they're gearing up for a volleyball tournament with boys from a local military school (huh?) outside their creepy mansion.Secondly...there's no Mystery, Inc., no Mystery van and...NO MYSTERY. Shaggy and Scooby are great characters, but the movie feels empty and foreign without the rest of the gang.Thirdly...THE CHARACTERS!! Okay some people think Scrappy is bad, but he's actually a likable character compared to the rest. Revolta is simply fugly, and a weak villain at that. The monsters are ridiculous. And the girls...they might just be the most annoying cartoon characters I've seen in a long time. The phantom daughter is screechy and squealy, the werewolf's daughter sounds constipated and howls constantly, Frankenstein's daughter sounds like they were trying to make fun of mentally handicapped people and walks around calling her dad "dada" even though she looks at least a teenager. The only one that was semi-cute was the mummy's daughter, but her voice was still a bit irritating. Miss Grimwood was the only one with a pleasant voice, and I thought the little dragon/dog was pretty cute.Possibly the WORST thing about this movie was the dialogue. There's literally a really REALLY bad pun every 30 seconds. They start out as a bit eye-rolling, but it gets cringe-worthy and, about 30 minutes into it, downright torturous. There's one in about every other line, and some of them are recycled multiple times throughout the film. (Just count how many times Dracula's daughter says "Fang-tastic" for starters) Finally...there's no real plot. It's incredibly boring and at 1 hr. 33 minutes it lasts longer than some non-children's movies, which makes it even more drawn out and lame.Seriously, avoid this at all costs. It doesn't feel like a Scooby Doo movie...at best, it feels like a really bad spin off. Like if Luna and Neville from Harry Potter moved to America and started bakery in New York City. That's about how this film fits in with traditional Scooby repertoire. Don't waste your time and, especially, your money!!

Crystal Land (ShadowGal) I've heard people dissing this movie, but I don't agree. I loved this movie as a child, and even now (I'm 19) I still enjoy it. Sure, the whole gang isn't there, but that's fine. I was never a hardcore fan of the series, but this movie is fabulous. The "little ghouls" are adorable and lots of fun. Matches, the "pet" dragon of the boarding school, is really great, and the friendship he develops with Scrappy is nice to see. The beginning to the movie is actually really funny, and the exercise scene (don't ask, you'll just have to see it yourself!) that follows soon after always puts a smile on my face. It all starts as a misunderstanding that results in Shaggy and Scooby meeting monsters they (gasp!) aren't afraid of... and, of course, some new villains that *are* quite scary. All in all, this is a really entertaining watch. I love it, and gave it an 8 out of 10.

scotthellings You know what this movie needs? MORE bad puns!! Yes, more!Seriously, the depth of every character is simply that they say one word that somehow relates to who or what they are. Now, I don't expect much in the way of characters for a kids cartoon, but come on. Seriously, I think a group of eight year old children could have produced a better script.We have one character who is a young vampire and, as such, can turn into a bat. So, all her lines revolve around her making a pun with bat. Such as "that is a BAT idea!" And yes, even "I shall do my bat." Which, to me, doesn't even work. Bat and best don't even begin to rhyme.And there is the young mummy who only ever talks of her "mummy" (GET IT? LIKE HER MOM! OH THE COMEDY! HAHAHAHAHAHA! Ugh). However, later on when we get to meet all the children (the students in said "Ghoul School") we do not meet her "mummy," but rather her father. What?And in the meantime, we see Shaggy and Scooby occasionally chipping in a line here or there and the obligatory eating and getting scared/running away sequences. There is one such sequence where they decide to run away from the fathers of the children and, all of a sudden, the all-too annoying Scrappy Doo makes an appearance. You don't see him for like fifteen minutes, without explanation, and suddenly he literally just jumps into the running away scene for no particular reason.And don't even get me started on the volleyball scene and the lack of rules (okay, okay, little kids, whom this cartoon was intended, won't understand anyway, but it was SO bad that the producers HAD to know they were destroying any semblance of the game's rules). And yes, we also have a character that is a combination of a bat and a spider. And his name? Spiderbat, of course.Yes, this will probably appeal to some children, but even I didn't enjoy it when it was out. Even at the tender age of nine I could tell this was garbage and having just watched it again on television, I can plainly see why. Avoid this at all costs. It will make you "batty!"