Halloweentown is so nostalgic for me. I remember watching all of the Halloweentown movies every Halloween on Disney Channel, and this DVD brings back all those fond memories for me! Plus, it's a great deal.
When Warner Bros. turned the cartoon Scooby-Doo into a live-action motion picture, movie viewers across the nation were all over it like -- as Shaggy would say -- chocolate on an eggplant burger. Warner has done an excellent job with the DVD release, especially with the cast commentary starring Freddie Prinze Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar, Matthew Lillard, and Linda Cardellini. The DVD is presented in anamorphic 1.85:1, with sharp Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround audio. Subtitles are in English, French, and Spanish. Nevertheless, the magic is in the special features. "Unmasking the Mystery Behind Scooby-Doo" is the DVD staple known as the behind-the-scenes featurette; this one, beefy in length and composition, doesn't disappoint. All the vitals are there, from Gellar to the voice of Scooby himself, an Australian named Neil Fanning. The most amazing parts of this featurette involve how the moviemakers created Scooby using the magic of technology and the voice of the man from Down Under. This cast commentary was a riot, filled with jokes about Velma's helmet hair and "stunt butts." A music video, hidden extras, interactive DVD-ROM challenges, web links, and a trivia game called "Two-Player Spooky Island Arcade Challenge" round out the menu selections.