Batman: Caped Crusader has done Batman: The Animated Series proud by landing a perfect Rotten Tomatoes score
Aug. 1, 2024Caped Crusader is now streaming on Prime Video
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Batman: Caped Crusader is the new show on the Bat-block, transporting Gotham’s protector and its cast of rogues and villains to a ’40s setting in fine style.
The Prime Video show, a spiritual successor-of-sorts to Batman: The Animated Series, has already lived up to the hype – by nettinga perfect Rotten Tomatoes scoreamong critics just in time for release.
Caped Crusader is rated ‘fresh’ with a 100% rating after 40 reviews. It’s little surprise, too, giving the creatives behind it. Batman: The Animated Series co-creator Bruce Timm produced the series alongside The Batman director Matt Reeves and J.J. Abrams.
In my ownBatman: Caped Crusader review– insert the Obama medal meme here – I wrote, “Batman: Caped Crusader is no pale imitation [of Batman: The Animated Series], however. It may carry the same moody tone, art deco setting, and nuanced villains that made the original series such a hit on the Fox Kids block three decades prior, but it’s a formidable remix to a beloved formula – and one that may yet define Batman for a new generation of viewers.”
Angie Han’s review for The Hollywood Reportersurmised that, “With a sleek, simple style and a consistently moody vibe, the Prime Video series feels almost as steady Batman’s broad shoulders,” but added that “it rarely soars to the level of spectacular.”
The A.V. Clubdescribed it as a “moody, noirish thrill ride”, while theRadio Timesreview lauded Caped Crusader’s art style.
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