This one is leaps and bounds better than the Three Stooges opener! The mystery is fun, and the gang plays pretty well off Batman and Robin. More so than some of the other New Movies, the writers got a good two act structure working, and nailed a satisfying (if somewhat obvious) villain reveal at the end.
It's always funny in 2020 to see classic Batman TV content - it's so campy and colorful, and kind of wonderful! We get a few great, "Holy *insert thing*!" lines from Robin. I find the villains a little overly campy, but this is still a better Joker than Leto.
Sure, like the other New Movies, it's a little bloated (the haunted house and toy warehouse chase scenes both drag on a bit), and the very different aesthetic of classic Batman make it more a cross-over episode than a proper Scooby-Doo episode, but as always the gang are great, and in the end it was entertaining - what more can you ask for from a classic cartoon?
It's always funny in 2020 to see classic Batman TV content - it's so campy and colorful, and kind of wonderful! We get a few great, "Holy *insert thing*!" lines from Robin. I find the villains a little overly campy, but this is still a better Joker than Leto.
Sure, like the other New Movies, it's a little bloated (the haunted house and toy warehouse chase scenes both drag on a bit), and the very different aesthetic of classic Batman make it more a cross-over episode than a proper Scooby-Doo episode, but as always the gang are great, and in the end it was entertaining - what more can you ask for from a classic cartoon?