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Velma has been cast in the... ahem... SCOOBY DOO film that WB has down on all fours in the shower stall
Well, there's good news! You won't have to see Christina Ricci in a really really suckass SCOOBY DOO movie! In what was widely held by every living being on the planet as perfect casting... CHRISTINA RICCI will not be playing Velma. Instead, the poor girl stuck in the latest piece of Prinze and Lillard dreck will be Linda Cardellini
Now ya want to hear a bit of irony? Linda Cardellini is also in talks to join two PERFECT choices for SHAGGY in another film. Tom Green and Jason Lee are set to star with Linda in Revolution's STEALING STANFORD. Now can you imagine the pain for poor Linda... working alongside Tom Green and Jason Lee... knowing that every second they either one of them would've been 10,000 times better for SHAGGY instead of the talent mold... Lillard. The best news for Linda is that she is already locking up her film to follow SCOOBY DOO... smart move... Try to get another one in place too darling. SCOOBY DOO is going to suck medicine balls through fibre optic lines!
The saddest part of all of this is Gellar and Cardellini are pretty fine choices. The effects that will realize SCOOBY will undoubtedly be extremely top notch... But with a subpar script, a mediocre (to now) director and a the worst acting pair since... I can't even remember when... The film and all the work that many people... far more talented than Fred, Shaggy, the script and the director... well... At least Raja is no longer on FANTASTIC FOUR...
How the hell does this get a green light when Joe Dante can't get JETSONS off the ground? Sigh... steam.... I do have to say though... Hitchcock is right. There is suspense. Right now we know that there is a bomb on a picnic table... and these are the actors that will be blown to smithereens... do we watch... or do we look away? tick tock tick tock...
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Goddamn this movie is gonna blow. That's it...too tired. um...first. -
Can someone please tell me who the hell Linda Cardellini is?????
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Get over here and bite the idiots behind this crap movie in the ass!
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Dec 01, 2000 2:11:24 AM CST
Linda was in "Freaks and Geeks" but Janeane Garofalo would've be
by junior d-girl
Freddie Prinze Jr. definitely not perfect, Lorenzo give us James Van Der Beek damn it! Please? As for Sarah Michelle she's a hottie! I know all you guys enjoyed her in "Cruel Intentions", especially the way she taught Selma Blair how to french kiss...(sigh)
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As much as I admire him as an actor, and would dearly love to see more of him in mainstream films, Jason Lee is about 15 years too old to play shaggy. So get over it, y'know. However Tom Green s a fine choice and would give the casting the credibility it dearly needs.
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Does anyone else think that the guy from that 70's show (given a few years to grow facial hair) would make a decent shaggy? I don't have any real pertinant info to really talk about. And since fucking when was Velma hot? ok enough said, time to pass out now.....
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And all I have to say is: PERFECT!!!
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How can anyone say Velma isn't hot? Get her out of that bulky sweater and put some better glasses on her and she's a babe. Way better than Daphne if you add in the brains factor. Smart chicks who don't realize how hot they are are way better than airheaded little tramps like Daphne.**** The movie is still gonna suck ass though.
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When I look at Shaggy I used to wonder how such a person could have come into being. Then after viewing THE IRON GIANT, it hits me. I could only imagine that Hogarth must have had a tough time grieving after the destruction of THE GIANT. Dean, the new father figure to Hogarth, would have tried to comfort Hogarth
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Casting ideas for this movie may be biohazardous landfill so far, but I think that the suggestions offered by people in talkbacks are remarkably superficial. Tom Green as Shaggy. Right, he's been in the public eye for a year, he's reputed to be amusing and he has a weak chin and a little goatee. Nothing physical about him could not be produced by makeup. Christina Ricca WAS the perfect Velma, not only because of her Domed forehead and short stature, but mainly because of her mordant comic timing and brainy intensity. I think Bredndan Fraser with a bleach job would have been the best Fred, not only because hes big and jocky, but he also has shown that he can be extremely funny technically. TALENT is what matters, not hair colour or superficial similarities. Tom Green managed to be embarrassing rather than funny in a tiny part of the (not impressive) Charlies Angels, wandering about adlibbing stupidly for the 'oh look, that guy from MTV' value. As far as Daphne is concerned, I'd go for Denise Richards, with her shit-eating grin and the comic talent she displayed in Drop Dead Gorgeous. All of these people, however, are too expensive, being virtually A list at the moment. Thus we're cast back on ex-TV retards like Prinze et al. Sad.
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...I know who will star as "Velma"!
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That had BETTER be in the end credits theme song! An all CGI Scooby is the WORST idea about this movie. Put a REAL dog in there. C'Mon! This is cartoon characters come to life, not transitioned from pen & ink to digital 1's & 0's. And this girl for Velma? She looks NOTHING like her! What are these suits thinking!!
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'You pride yourself on a capacity in which the lowest slave is your equal and the donkey infinitely your superior'.
Can the 'you can't get laid' bullshit, Romeo, it's a general truism that only the terminally unsuccessful prattle on about getting their leg over. Lilliard and Prinze should be left uncriticized to peddle their talentless asses around because they get chicks. MMm'kay. Still it's nice to know that they provide some service; at least you can have a sex life vicariously through them, keep reading the tabloids, Molehunter, it's so much more glamourous than real life, isn't it? -
I'm really glad they didn't cast Winona Ryder as the rumours once suggested. She already messed up the film of Little Woman by being too pretty to be Jo (OK it wasn't a very good film anyway). This girl is pretty too but given the glasses and the jumper could probably look the part. Doesn't she look a lot like Jennifer what's-her-name from Labyrinth and Dark City? Isn't Sarah Michell Geller a bit of a short-arse to play the leggy Daphne?
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Dec 01, 2000 7:53:29 AM CST
Why doesn't Cartuna make an obscene corner animation of Prinze a
by funny ha ha
Now that would be funny. Probably libelous too, but I'd bet they could figure a way around it. Something involving a CGI scooby. I'd rather pay to see THAT...
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"Imagine the pain of poor Linda, knowing she could have been working with Tom Green or Jason Lee as Shaggy..." PAIN?!?! What the fuck makes you think she even CARES who plays Shaggy? Maybe it's just a few bucks in the bank for her. Not everyone shares this tragic obsession of yours - not everyone is tortured over casting on a fucking Scooby Doo feature film (which you'll give a stellar review to when it comes out, mark my words).
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Linda was the star and emotional core of Freaks & Geeks, one of the best dramas of recent years. I have no doubt she'll be better than the material deserves here. As for that whole Ricci thing, I never heard it before Harry claimed everyone loved the idea (nope, Velma shouldn't be a goth chick), and as for the other casting, the only one that seems painfully wrong is Freddie Prinze Jr., not because he's a bad actor (hell, how good an actor do you need for FRED?) but because he's totally the wrong type. We need the guy who plays riley on Buffy, maybe...
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Not only is this movie an absolute guaranteed stinker on a grandiose scale, it also seems to have the worst casting hollywood has managed in years. Velma was a fat chick, the only way a current hollywood actress could possibly manage that is under a Grinch like costume.
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To quote Bill Shatner in Airplane 2, "Damnit, why the hell aren't I notified about these things?"
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Dec 01, 2000 8:58:09 AM CST
Heather Matarazzo from 'Welcome to the Dollhouse' would make a b
by cooler-than-thou
This Linda Cardellini chick is way too hot to be Wilma. There should only be 2 good looking people in this shit-in-the-making. If you're going to do a horrible film inspired by a terrible cartoon, at least do a better good of casting.
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It looks like the possibility of a *good* Scooby movie are shot to shit, but try this on for size: how about Dave Chapelle as Shaggy? I can easily see him wide-eyed and lost in the dark, freaking out at every little sound, clinging to Scooby. Even though "Screwed" was the worst movie I've seen in years, he was mildly amusing in "Men In Tights." And he did "Half-Baked," so he's got the pothead angle taken care of.
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She's gonna feel like she was beaten with a stick after WB chews her up and spits her out from what might be the stupidest movie idea of the century. Good-bye future. Lets hope she can get some commercials after the storm is over.
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Hey cooler-than-thou, I think you have your cartoons confused. Repeat after me...Velma...Velma...Veeeeeelllllmmmmmaaaaa.
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Matthew Lillard, who is admittedly too hyper on screen to be Shaggy, is a terrible choice, but Tom Green, who proved in Charlie's Angels and Road Trip he's incapable of shoehorning his talents into any other format but his own bizartro world, would be perfect. Riiiiiight. I can just see it now- Shaggy and Scooby start running away from a ghost, but Shaggy stops, gets down on all fours and starts sniffing the ghost's butt while repeating over and over "I've lost my dolly. Where is my dolly? Have you seen my dolly, Mr. Ghost? Where is dolly? Dolly? Dolly? Have you seen dolly?" I fear for your sanity sometimes, Big Guy, I really do.
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Dec 01, 2000 11:49:25 AM CST
Uh, Yeah, A Jetsons Movie. That's What We Really Need...
by buzz maverik
That's what I'd aspire to if I was Joe Dante. That'd be waaay better than a Scooby Doo movie. God, I'm glad I'm not Joe Dante.
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Thanks for the correction. I meant to put Velma.
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It really doesn't matter: Velma is actually the German pronunciation of Wilma, anyways :^)
By the by, since we're all in agreement that Velma's a dyke, lets hope for some steamy action between Cardellini and Geller!
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fuck no, it isn't. Does WB not read reactions at this site at all? Or just not care what people think? Of course, she's hot, BUT she needs to look like Velma! euh, why am I asking for moderate intelligence in casting when we're talking about the WB!!?
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I wanna pound her!
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Ok, I know the subject is lame. Im goinf with the masses and im gonna say that this movie will suck serious ass. Granted, I will most definately see it (if Gellar is actually cast, Id see it twice - she's my scooby snack) but it will be utter shite! If those dopey bastards at WB had any brains, they'd make the whole thing computer animated since any cartoon can give a better acting performance than Freddie "GEEZ, I GOT A LUCKY BREAK" Prinze Jr. By the way, Cardelini is a hottie. If you dont believe me, check her out in Dead Man 0n Campus (shes the religious girl who hooks up with the guys original roomate)!!
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What she's not is glamorous, and no matter how dorky the glasses you put over those big, brown eyes, your not gonna have a nerdy librarian look. Ricci was a good choice. Janeane is the right idea, but "you meddling thirty-somethings" just doesn't sound right. Allyson Hanigan--well, no, with Gellar as Daphne, that would just be too obvious. They should probably just find that perfect unknow to play her, but ya know, even with the perfect cast, director and script, this would probably suck. For Shaggy, I'd get Mitch Hedberg. Have him NOT do a imitation of cartoon Shaggy...just capture his essence.
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I don't even know who you are anymore. *sniff*
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Can you imagine the field day Spike Lee would have with that? I know I'd be pretty uncomfortable watching him "fumble around".
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Dec 01, 2000 4:16:01 PM CST
Sounds like the same casting people as Josie & The Pussycats
by superninja
Teen Beat: The Movie. I like Sarah Michelle Gellar, but she has absolutely nothing in common with Daphne. At least Printz and Freddie are equally vapid. Anyone else visualizing how HORRIBLE Printz will look as a blonde? I have no idea who this chick is playing Velma, but I pictured Velma as slightly plump and this girl is your typical WB stick poster girl. BOOOOORRRRINNNNGGG....
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That SNL with Tom Green was the worst one i ever saw.What an idiot that guy is.Why do people think hes funny just because hes a big retarded asshole
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Let's play the game of "Make up a shitty tag line"! Here's another one: "Would you watch it for TWO Scooby Snax?".
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She's too cute to be Velma. The perfect Velma should be that chick who slept with Seth Green in the bathroom in "Can't Hardly Wait"....
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I really can't figure out why Harry has this allergy to Mathew Lillard. I mean, I can understand not liking him, but everyone who saw Harry's review of SLC Punk on Roger Ebert knows that Harry has some kind of unexplainable personal bias against Lillard with no grounding in his actual talents or lack thereof. Perhaps some sort of ancient rivalry is working itself out in the bones of the descendants of two cavemen we will call No-no and Lilo. Anyway, I think Tom Green and Jason Lee would both be awful choices - too old and too set in their own antics to know how to act like Shaggy. The whiny, scaredy cat Lillard might be able to pull it off, and I have no doubt that Freddy Prinze has what it takes to capture the bland, empty eyed, soulless pretty boy nature of Freddy. In fact, his name being Freddy, they might be able to just trick him into giving his own reactions and dialogue. I also think Linda Cardelini is a great choice. I loved her on Freaks and Geeks. Not sure if she can capture the obnoxious Velma voice, but maybe. The only trouble with this movie is that it has no chance of being even watchable coming from the director of Home Alone 3, Never Been Kissed and Big Momma's House. So an unusually dead on cast will be wasted on sub-Flinstones rubbish. I'll stay home.
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It's hard to understand what Linda Cardellini and Sarah Michelle Gellar were thinking in taking these parts. For Linda, it has to be the money, because, let's face it, Freaks and Geeks was a great show, but no one made any money from it and Linda is probably just happy she has a part in a big movie. And Gellar must be doing it only because she thinks it will be fun to hang around her zombified, talentless boyfriend. I mean, when you think about it, she's around talented actors, writers, and directors on Buffy every week. Why not take a break and hang around the losers for awhile? This movie sounds like it's going to stink, given the fact that the director has made crap and Prinze and Lillard are about as vacant as you can get when it comes to humans. The best we can do is hope that Linda and Sarah come out of this with a big paycheck and, in Linda's case, some name recognition so that they can get more parts in better films. And while some of you may think that Harry's freaking out too much about this, understand this: No one, not even Harry, thought this was going to be Oscar material, but we expected some intelligence to be used to turn the film into a good, comedic movie. But, alas, morons have gotten their hands on this and turned it from lightweight fun into horseshit, a film that will make many people( aside from the undeveloped female Freddie Prinze Jr. fans) squirm in their seats at the horrendous end product that will come out.
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Dec 01, 2000 9:51:16 PM CST
I thought that this movie was doomed to bomb the minute I read a
by silver_shadow
That's all folks.
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If the actress makes Wood, then she can't possibly be Velma. I have determined that this casting choice does in fact make me erect. Therefore it stinks. Unless, she can pull a Tom Hanks and drastically alter her weight for a role. Velma is a real woman, not a Hollywood starlet. Velma is a beefy Rubenenque Helga She-woman. Velma is also bookish, and dykish (the quality of being dyke-like). Velma she ain't. Fer fuck's sake, I'm so mad about this choice, and I had no desire to see this film in the first place! Boy it riles me.
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In fact, I've read several drafts.
And they're funny.
Funnier, in fact, than any Scooby episode I've seen. Funnier, possibly, than all the episodes put together. Harry just doesn't know what he's talking about. Gunn does a great job of alternating between slightly subversive humor (that a kid can still laugh at) and -- just when you're not expecting it -- a traditional gag like Shag and Scoob fleeing from monsters and doubling back for a Scooby snack. And everyone who's seen Lillard's Shaggy is loving it. This movie's going to be a blast.
I'm tempted to say more, but note Harry's Talkback Rules: 'Please don't be a bastard. Blatant abuse, personal attacks, and hate speech will not be tolerated.' Does Harry lack the strength, courage, and intelligence to abide by these rules himself?
In your own words, Harry: don't be a jerkwad loser.
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Here I am again - HELLLOOOOO UP THERE! Well, I've never seen Linda Cardellini in anything, so I can't pass judgment there, but as far as I am concerned hiring Lillard and (bleached-blond???) Prinze already half-dooms this movie. Last night I dreamt Bruce Campbell starred in a zombie thriller with Pauly Shore...my subconscious did better casting than whoever is deciding for SCOOBY-DOO.
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That girl IS Velma! Or at least closer than any other famous person I can think of...
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you put two attractive guys in roles they're all wrong for and harry bitches. but you stick in two girls who are equally miscast (and completely devoid of talent in the case of jennifer-sara-michelle-love-gellar) and you're okay with it... why, cause of the titties? grow a conscience.
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seriously. gellar's on 'buffy', one of the better shows around. why fuck up her credibility by appearing in this (cue bill hicks capsule review voice) PIECE OF SHIT? cardellini was on 'freaks and geeks' (just about to start screening here in australia), and from the two episodes i've seen so far, it's one of the BEST teen shows ever. cardellini RULED as lindsay weir - sweet, complex, funny (the scene where she dances with the retarded kid to 'come sail away' at the end of the first episode made me cry like a little girl, goddammit!) - and VELMA is the best role she can get? fuck hollywood for making turds like 'scooby doo' when 'freaks and geeks' is yanked off the air! this argument's all over the place, but let me try to summarise it: suckage rate of most movies these days - 85%. (official!) suckage rate of most TV shows these days - significantly lower than 85%. sure, being a movie star traditionally has more cache than being a TV star, but it's starting to reach the point where that's like saying being a backstreet boy has more cache than being a member of n*sync. look, i'm kinda drunk right now, but what i mean is this: cardellini's hot and i'd kinda like to pooch her, but i also respect her talent and i think she deserves a better role than velma in the goddamn 'scooby doo' movie. five-tone out.
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Dec 02, 2000 7:18:36 PM CST
BTW, why does everyone think christina ricci is too good for 'sc
by tommy5tone
i liked her in 'the opposite of sex' but she kinda sucks in a lot of other stuff. (i'll admit that i haven't seen her in 'buffalo 66' yet, so i'm not speaking from a totally informed viewpoint.)IMHO, she's like winona ryder - thinks she's deep and gifted, but is actually banal, pretentious and marginally talented. still, i'll go see her in 'prozac nation' because she apparently lets those massive puppies out for a run.
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Dec 03, 2000 2:14:41 AM CST
DAMN IT!! Now I have to see this movie! I love Linda Cardellini!
by psyclops
FUCK!! DOUBLE FUCK!! I loved her in Freaks & Geeks, she's one of my favorite up and coming starlets! she is adorable and the gal can act. I she looks familiar to anyone else, Linda had a brief role in Dee Snider's Strangeland as the kidnapped victim of Captain Howdy.
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Wow. Why do all you people care so much about this Scooby Doo movie? Okay, you have fond childhood memories of the cartoon, but I assume most of you are grown-ups by now. Or at least teenagers. The cartoon was for kids. Having said that, I'll pay to see anything with Linda Cardellini in it, because she's a brilliant actress and beautiful woman. This role will undoubtedly be beneath her talents, but maybe she can bring something to it. I might even see this flick if she were playing Scooby... or Fred... or the bus.
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Dec 03, 2000 12:58:09 PM CST
I don't care how much this movie is gonna suck, I'm seeing this
by lenny nero
Ever since Freaks & Geeks, I've been in love with her. That was an incredible show, one that did terribly (goddamn I hate the Nielsen ratings) and deserved better. I've watched her suffer through piece-of-shit movies like Dee Snider's Strangeland, and now I'm finally glad she's getting recognized. Besides...I know Freddie Prinze, Jr. has been in bad movies, but he himself isn't that bad. I'm not saying he's good, but he's not the worst actor in the world. And Matthew Lillard, he too had bad decision abilities, but he was pretty cool in Serial Mom and Scream. Jason Lee and Tom Green for Shaggy? Oh yes...but they're not used to selling out (well, Tom might...but that's cuz he's Tom).
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