Movie Review: "Scooby-Doo Meets Batman"

Synopsis: Penguin and the Joker are on the loose again! It's up to Batman and Robin to thwart the plans of their dastardly nemeses once and for all! A mystery is also afoot, which means the Mystery, Inc. gang is on the case! Watch as the Dynamic Duo stop a money laundering scheme and prevent a major theft...all alongside Scooby-Doo and friends!

The Good: I love old-school style animation; the classic cartoons are usually much better than what passes for kiddie 'toons these days.  Scooby-Doo and Batman may sound like an odd crossover, but it works rather well.  There's plenty of action alongside the usual whodunit.  Kids who are a fan of both that insane Great Dane and the Caped Crusader are in for a treat.

The Bad: Unfortunately, older fans such as myself have likely seen this before.  Instead of being an original, feature length story, this is merely two episodes of The New Scooby-Doo Movies.  Unless you're completely new to Scooby, you probably saw this on Cartoon Network or somewhere else years ago.  It still makes for a fun throwback, but, for those expecting new material, forget it.  Also, in the second part, the scientist's bungling of his words was rather annoying.

Conclusion: Warner Brothers has a knack for taking its television animation and turning it into "movies".  Case in point: A while ago, I watched The Batman/Superman Movie, only for it to be a pastiche of episodes I'd already seen.  That's exactly what this is.  While kids may love it, for older fans, an actual season set would be more enjoyable.  Sure, it was fun for what it was, but, it could have been a lot better.

Score: 3/5