Gutsycurene
Fanciful, disturbing, and wildly original, it announces the arrival of a fresh, bold voice in American cinema.
ChanFamous
I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.
Ezmae Chang
This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.
Sarita Rafferty
There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.
OllieSuave-007
I saw this TV movie a few times when I was a kid and, from what I remembered, it was a pretty good movie (where Scooby Doo, Shaggy and Scrappy Doo visits a haunted school and attempts to save its kidnapped students) that captures the some of the humor and spirit of the original cartoon series.The animation was bright and the plot was actually somewhat intriguing, making you eager to know that the events unfold. Although Fred, Daphne and Velma were absent from the movie, Scooby, Shaggy and Scrappy did deliver some great fun and laugh-out-loud comedy. After the conventional theme of villains disguised as ghouls and goblins in the series, it was interesting and noteworthy to see this movie contain real ghostly creatures and real witches as villains, such as the villainess Witch Revolta.There are corny moments here and there, but this is a cartoon and is still better than some of the more contemporary cartoon counterparts of the 2000s and beyond.Grade B
retasulover
I'm not usually one to lay the praise on a television movie, but this movie simply took it to a whole new level. I was always something of a Scooby Doo fan when I was younger, and after several years, just catching this movie on Cartoon Network brought back some memories.I remember when this movie would premiere on television ALL THE TIME!! I would never get tired of it, no matter how many times I sat through it. Some scenes and quotes from this movie are somewhat memorable (take note that I say "somewhat" because I can recognize a lousy pun when it's told.) Some of the music was memorable, and the thing that definitely got this movie up on my list, is the fact that Shaggy and Scooby actually warm up to the girls, even though they ARE ghouls through and through. We get enough of them running like chickens in the television series and other movies, although in this case, it's refreshing to see them gradually get a little more open minded, although the ending is rather sensible when they run away from the "new students". One year at Grimwood is enough.Normally, I thought '80's television movies were unbearably cheesy, but this gave me a merciful break from that. I've always loved this particular '80's movie, because Hanna-Barbera is one of the greatest animation duos in the world.Upon reading other reviews for this film, I recall one reviewer noting that the vampire Sybella was his/her one reason of seeing the movie. While mind-wandering boys share those same kind of sentiments no doubt, I would have to note that I was indeed one of them when it came to the original characters of this movie, although for me, it was for Phantasma, or Phantie the Phantom. There was just something about the obnoxiously 80's hairdo and the fact that I thought she was really cute that just got into my head.Although several reviews have completely panned this film, I seriously recommend this film for children who are into Scooby and the gang, or for die-hard fans of the old cartoon who are willing to see some long lost forgotten ground.
RKerekes13-1
If you're looking for a good Scooby Doo movie to wet your appetite, then this one's for you! Shaggy, Scooby, and even Scrappy go to a Grimwood School for Ghouls where they are made the official coaches so that the ghoul girls can square off in a volleyball game against the Calloway Military School for boys. Elsewhere is the evil witch Revolta, who has plans of her own to kidnap to ghoul girls and put them under her control. Later on, the Calloway boys show some loyalty and respect for the ghoul girls when they rescue them from Revolta's clutches. Overall, this movie's pretty good, and probably the main reason I watch this movie is Cybella. She's HOT! Watch this movie! You won't be sorry! It's fangtastic!
Jesse Crawford
"Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School" would come of as one of the lame TV movies they make nowadays, but due to fantastic voice-acting, catchy characters, and an unorthodox(if not expectable) plot{volleyball game, WTF?] this becomes a movie for fans of the original SD series, Casey Casem fans, or for the newer 'What's new, Scooby Doo?' fans to see what it's elder counterparts were like. The drawbacks are continual graphic hiccups and outtakes they never edited out, Lack of sense in few places(Only five girls in a private school?, and lame villain(Mistress Revolta). Also, for a movie based on three people who absolutely fear monsters, they seem to take a liking to the girls in the film. Also, fan films on the website YouTube prove that the girls in the film and the film itself are cult classics.