Scooby-Doo-What's New, Scooby-Doo?-Volume 5: Homeward Bound (2002)

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General		Extras
Category	Comedy	Main Menu Introduction Main Menu Audio & Animation
Rating
Year Of Production	2002
Running Time	110:00
RSDL / Flipper	No/No	Cast & Crew
Start Up	Menu
Region Coding	2,4,5	Directed By	Russell Calabrese Scott Jeralds Tim Maltby Tom Mazzocco
Studio Distributor	Warner Home Video	Starring	Casey Kasem Frank Welker
Case	Amaray-Transparent
RPI	$19.95	Music	Rich Dickerson Gigi Meroni Kim Shattuck

    What's New Scooby-Doo Vol 5: Homeward Bound contains another five episodes from the popular 2002 animated series. Debuting in 1969, the longevity of this Hanna-Barbera property is quite astonishing, and arguably more successful than either of Hanna-Barbera's other classics of the genre like The Flintstones and The Jetsons. Personally I prefer the Flintstones (not the films - they were quite dire), but there is no denying the popularity of Scooby especially with the younger crowd. The episodes contained on the disc are as follows:

• High-Tech House of the Future
• The Vampire Strikes Back
• Homeward Hound
• Grind Games in San Fran-psycho
• Simple Plan and the Invisible Madman.

Video

    What's New Scooby-Doo Volume 5 is presented full frame as it was broadcast and is not 16x9 enhanced for widescreen viewing.

    The episodes are pretty flawless in their transfers. The images are sharp, with no grain or low level noise inconsistencies. Mind you, I wouldn't expect anything less for a brand new animated series.

    Colours are vibrant with no image bleeding.

    There are no video artefacts visible.

    Warner Home Video has again delivered a first rate transfer for this 5th disc in the new series.

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Audio

    There are 4 Dolby Digital 2.0 surround encoded audio tracks available on this DVD. The tracks are in English, French, German and Dutch. The English track is reviewed here.

    Dialogue levels remain strong and clear throughout the transfer.

    The series music is fun and the updated theme song is a welcome addition. The individual episodes have solid scores which add the appropriate atmosphere to the show.

    Surround channel use is minimal, with few really noticeable directional effects, but for an animated kids show the track is still fairly lively.

    The subwoofer supports the 2.0 surround sound adequately.

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Main Menu Introduction

Main Menu Audio & Animation

    Regional comparisons are impossible to make as the Volume 5 R1 and R4 discs contain different episodes:

    The R1 disc contains the following 4 episodes:

• The Unnatural
• The Fast and the Wormious
• Titantic Twist
• Diamonds Are A Ghoul's Best Friend.

   What's New Scooby-Doo Vol 5: Homeward Bound contains another five entertaining episodes from the popular 2002 animated series. I find these new shows more entertaining than the original series as I believe the animation has improved and the stories are more varied. Anyway, my kids love it which is always a good sign. The disc has a well presented transfer with no extras, however there are five episodes on this disc so I consider that a bonus.

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