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Surreally goofy and entertaining for both children and their parents.
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The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie takes on rather too much water during its extended feature-length submersion. Dec 1, 2008
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie takes on rather too much water during its extended feature-length submersion.
Todd McCarthy
The Nickelodeon cartoon series about an oceanic sponge and his starfish sidekick washes onto the big screen with a tide of weak one-liners, exaggerated reactions, and vaguely nauseating gags. May 20, 2008 | Full Review…
The Nickelodeon cartoon series about an oceanic sponge and his starfish sidekick washes onto the big screen with a tide of weak one-liners, exaggerated reactions, and vaguely nauseating gags.
J. R. Jones
Anyone expecting anything more risky will be sadly disappointed. Feb 9, 2006 | Full Review…
Anyone expecting anything more risky will be sadly disappointed.
hile there is something a little familiar about the use of a journey narrative, and the hint of an uplifting message at the end of the film, the breezy insouciance, gleeful absurdity and wacky innocence of the series remains. Jan 17, 2006 | Full Review…
hile there is something a little familiar about the use of a journey narrative, and the hint of an uplifting message at the end of the film, the breezy insouciance, gleeful absurdity and wacky innocence of the series remains.
Philippa Hawker
Even when it misses the mark, SpongeBob drips with originality. Feb 8, 2005 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Even when it misses the mark, SpongeBob drips with originality.
Stella Papamichael
Could SpongeBob, all gangly goodwill and ice cream appetite, be the anarchic savior for our stressed-out times? Nov 23, 2004 | Full Review…
Could SpongeBob, all gangly goodwill and ice cream appetite, be the anarchic savior for our stressed-out times?
Ed Park
As much as I resisted the Bob, I have to admit this is actually a pretty funny film. Aug 24, 2017 | Full Review…
As much as I resisted the Bob, I have to admit this is actually a pretty funny film.
Dorothy Woodend
The questions that the religious right needs to ask are how and why they ever confused homosexuality with pedophilia. Not only does blurring this issue do gays a disservice, it lets SpongeBob get away with murder. Jan 10, 2011 | Rating: F | Full Review…
The questions that the religious right needs to ask are how and why they ever confused homosexuality with pedophilia. Not only does blurring this issue do gays a disservice, it lets SpongeBob get away with murder.
Cole Smithey
Very similar to the edgy animated TV show. Dec 29, 2010 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Very similar to the edgy animated TV show.
Nell Minow
It's never afraid to break out of movie conventions and revert back to its series randomness and sheer Monty Python-esque humor that made it a hit with kids in the first place. Apr 29, 2009 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
It's never afraid to break out of movie conventions and revert back to its series randomness and sheer Monty Python-esque humor that made it a hit with kids in the first place.
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Brilliantly funny, inventive and delirious. May 20, 2008 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Brilliantly funny, inventive and delirious.
Jamie Russell
There are a few laughs for adults in this film. There are a few clever cultural references. Mostly, however, I found it underwhelming. Mar 6, 2008 | Rating: C | Full Review…
There are a few laughs for adults in this film. There are a few clever cultural references. Mostly, however, I found it underwhelming.
Robert Roten
Probably one of the funniest animated films of all time. The film follows the show very faithfully while adding on some new twists to it and it ends up being probably one of the best, if not the best, TV to movie adaptation. The timing for the jokes are fantastically well pulled off, and they keep me laughing every time I watch the film no matter how many times I watch it. Also the comedic voice acting and characters also add to the humor of the film and it is pulled off very well. Also having the film take place in the live action world for about 15 minutes adds a lot of new material that the film can work with, and the scene is pulled off phenomenally well when adding the cartoon characters to the live action world.
Super Reviewer
I'm a huge fan of Spongebob seasons 1-3, which is basically the Golden Age of the show. After this film, the show went downhill and now lacks the smartly written humor it had before. Honestly, almost every episode of the first three seasons are great. I come to this film and vent my anger because it's the turning point of the show... into lame, unfunny, trite. But the film itself is alright; the humor is hit and miss.
I grew up with Spongebob Squarepants, at the time of this films release I was in love with Spongebob and Patrick and I was over the moon when I found out there was going to be a film released. The first 3 seasons of the show were the best...and then this was made. After this film the writers were fired and the creator of Spongebob Squarepants left the show to nickelodeon. The show was then driven into the ground and became un-funny and predictable. This film is an under rated animated classic that is close to my heart and the last good material I ever saw of Spongebob Squarepants. Hilarious!
Spongebob is palatable in twenty-minute doses, but ninety minutes is waaaay too much.
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