Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie Island

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided me with a free copy of the DVD I reviewed in this Blog Post. The opinions I share are my own

Pack your Scooby Snacks and join the Mystery Inc. gang as the teen sleuths embark on a wild and spooky vacation with zombies and cat people on Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie Island, an all-new, original film.  A follow-up to the classic, best-selling Scooby-Doo! film, Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island, this new animated adventure finds Scooby-Doo and his pals taking a much-deserved vacation to a tropical island. Instead of getting rest and relaxation, however, they find themselves wrapped up in one of their biggest mysteries yet!  Produced by Warner Bros. Animation, the animated film arrives from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment on Digital starting September 3, 2019 and on DVD October 1, 2019. 

Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie Island will be available on Digital ($14.99 SRP) and DVD ($19.98 SRP). 

On Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie Island, Scooby-Doo and his pals win an all-expense paid vacation and embark on a trip of a lifetime to a tropical paradise. Their destination however, turns out to be Zombie Island. As soon as they arrive, they realize the place looks strangely familiar and is reminiscent of a trip they took years ago, in which they became wrapped up in a mystery involving zombies.  The gang soon learns that their trip to paradise comes with a price when the zombies re-emerge and attack their hotel.  Will Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Inc. gang finally solve the mystery behind Zombie Island?

“Zombies are a very popular theme in entertainment now and we wanted to create a fun, family-friendly version of this genre for Scooby-Doo! fans. So we brought back a Scooby-Doo! classic and continued the original story but created a captivating new plotline,” said Mary Ellen Thomas, Vice President Family & Animation Marketing. She added, “Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie Island is an entertaining, original film that will appeal to a wide audience. It’s classic Scooby-Doo! with a contemporary look and feel, a fun storyline and engaging characters. This release is a must for your home entertainment library.”

Scooby-Doo Return to Zombie Island features the familiar voice talents of Frank Welker as Scooby-Doo/Fred Jones, Grey Griffin as Daphne Blake, Matthew Lillard as Shaggy Rogers and Kate Micucci as Velma Dinkley. 

My Thoughts

Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie Island is a fun addition to the franchise. In this  movie, Scooby and the gang decide to go on vacation. However, the resort they visit reminds them of Zombie Island, a scary place they visited long ago. Soon, they find themselves wrapped up in a whole new mystery involving the undead. But are the zombies real or is there something even more sinister going on? The movie is packed with mystery and fun. And of course, there's always a fun unmasking at the end of the movie.

Oh my gosh! This DVD brought my childhood back to the forefront. Scooby-Doo was my favorite show when I was a kid. I can see myself sitting in the kitchen with the wood paneling, watching the old shows all summer long. I'm so excited to have the chance to share new movies with my own children. It's a great movie, and a great way to  get in the mood for Halloween. You can grab a copy for yourself in stores nationwide or online at Amazon.