The Monster of Mexico borrows elements from the classic Scooby-Doo era. The Mystery Machine, the outfits and the soundtrack are all back in this entry. For me this one is better than the similarly styled Legend of the Vampire.

The soundtrack is heard almost all the time again, but it does not distract from the excellent voice cast. There are a lot of funny moments and lines, a staple of Scooby-Doo. The story, characters and setting are all charming. I didn't see the end coming either.

This one is hard to find on Blu-Ray now but is available in HD via streaming services. Highly recommended.

I'm a big Scooby doo fan and i am Mexican American and i feel this movie is exactly what it was made to be. When i was a little kid, my parents were worried that my siblings and i didn't get enough Mexican culture, and so they bought this movie for us, and Ive got to say it worked. In this film Fred is invited to Veracruz, Mexico by his pen pal named Alejo, for the day of dead festivities, which i think is just perfect for a scooby doo film. The film shows us that the monster is none other than the legendary El Chupacabra ( the goat eater), which is actually now considered to be just hairless diseased coyotes, but none the less, when this movie came out the chupacabra was an infamous creature in Latin America, supposedly responsible for the deaths of countless livestock. In this film the chupacabra is depicted as a big foot like creature instead of the most common description of a reptile dog. To add to the mystery several other supernatural creatures are added to the frey, such as ghosts, Aztec creatures, and a creepy shaman with a internet website. Despite the movie having a goofy, lighthearted atmosphere ( mostly because of the soundtrack), there is still a heavy presence of dread through out, such as during the monster attacks ( especially when the monster almost attacks alejos son) and i will admit the creatures in this did terrify me as a child. All the new characters in this film are extremely fun and likeable, especially Alejo, his brother Luis, and their family, even minor supporting characters have stand out moments. (Daphne questions the locals about the monster, she asks a man, what does the monster look like? the man: Like my uncle flaco. Daphne: what does the monster smell like? The man: like my uncle flaco.) The movie provides good explanations and examples of Mexican culture, not to mention great jokes such as fred constantly messing up talking in Spanish. The animation is especially very bright in this movie and looks really good. And i adore the soundtrack, while the gang is traveling to Mexico the song ' Viva Mexico" plays over the montage, capturing the joy of traveling to Mexico, also the song during one of the chase sequences " donde vas" is extremely catchy and i love it. Their is a lot more comedy in this film, and most of the jokes are great. Overall the movie is extremely fun, and strangely made me want to improve my Spanish ( i don't want to be like Fred.) Buenas dias!