Product: Spongebob Squarepants: Movie
Rating: 4.0
Funny movie - some pretty good special features
First off, I took my 5 and 7-year-old daughters to see this. Of course, being a 39-year-old kid at heart, I love Spongebob as well and I had to go see this in the theatres.It was excellent and this DVD is just as great. To make a long story short, Spongebob and Patrick have to go and find Neptune's crown, which was stolen by the nefarious Plankton and sold to someone who lives in a place called Shell City.The overall story follows Spongebob and Patrick's journey which proves one thing: even though Spongebob and Patrick are kids at heart and everyone looks at them that way, they prove that even with a child's inner soul, a person can overcome various obstacles and prove their worth. It's basically a coming-of-age for Spongebob and Patrick.In this case, Spongebob and Patrick show that they can make it to Shell City and recover the crown. On the way, they have to endure torture from a "biker bar" by not singing the "Goofy Goober" song which would make anybody with a child's soul break out in song (well, in the movie at least!) as well as enduring a giant frog fish that tempts them with an old lady selling ice cream. They also have to contend with Dennis, a bounty hunter hired by Plankton to take our heros out, as well as the dreaded Cyclops.The movie is hilarious and has so many jokes for the adult and child in all of us and none of it is really so bad that it isn't appropriate for kids.The special features have interviews with the creator, Stephen Hillenburg, as well as the people who provide the voices. It was amazing to see who did the voices of everyone. I was surprised by the amount of star talent that provide the voices to the TV series and the movie. For example:Clancy Brown - Victor Kruger/The Kurgan from the first Highlander movie does Mr. KrabsBill Fagerbakke - He does the voice of Patrick Star. He played Tom Cullen in the TV miniseries The Stand, and played Michael 'Dauber' Dybinski on the TV Series Coach.Alec Baldwin does the voice of Dennis, the bounty hunterThe special features on the disc include a 20-minute featurette interviewing Stephen Hillenburg and many of the voice talents. It goes over how Mr. Hillenburg came about creating Spongebob when he was scuba diving one day.There are a few other special features, including one where Hillenburg talks with Jean Michel Cousteau on life in the sea and the different forms of life that Hillenburg used as characters in Spongebob. It's funny and informative that even kids should enjoy it, learning about the sea life that is prevalant in our world and how it needs to be saved.Overall, this movie is enjoyable. At times, it's not as funny as the TV series, but it's still enjoyable to watch and have a good time.