Scooby-Doo And The Samurai Sword (2009) 7/10

Starring : Frank Welker, Casey Kasem, Mindy Cohn, Grey DeLisle
Director : Christopher Berkeley
Running Time : 72 mins

In the thirteenth of the direct to video Scooby-Doo series, Scooby-Doo (Welker) and the gang travel to Tokyo where Daphne Blake (DeLisle) is due to take part in a martial arts competition. But when the fight venue is attacked by the ghost of the Black Samurai, who steals the Destiny Scroll which holds the secret to the location of the legendary Sword of Doom, the gang realise they have another case to solve.

In spite of some pretty bad stereotypes, this is still a great step up from the last movie, The Goblin King. There’s an actual story, a clear mystery, and some international travel which is always good in a Scooby-Doo movie. Fans of the franchise will enjoy the double bluff towards the end, which harkens back to The Witch’s Ghost, and the fact that the whole story comes together perfectly at the end makes this one of the better movies to date.

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