Product: Spongebob Squarepants: Movie
Rating: 5.0
Absorbent and yellow and porous is he!
SpongeBob SquarePants is a brilliant, clever TV show and should be regarded as such. In these respects, this movie is no different from the TV series.The plot involves Mr. Krabs opening up another restaurant called "The Krusty Krab 2", and SpongeBob expects to be appointed manager of said restaurant, since he's such a good employee. Unfortunately, Squidward is elected manager because, according to Mr. Krabs, SpongeBob is just a kid, and so therefore he's not the right choice for the job. This breaks SpongeBob's heart, obviously.Meanwhile, Plankton, who is as always up to no good, conducts another diabolical scheme to get the Krabby Patty secret formula. He breaks into the palace of King Neptune, a merman who rules the sea with an iron fist, and steals King Neptune's crown. Plankton then proceeds to pin the crime on Mr. Krabs.King Neptune is of course incensed about this, because (1) the crown is a symbol of his kinglike authority and (2) it covers his bald spot. So he goes to set Mr. Krabs on fire. SpongeBob is determined to save Mr. Krabs and also prove that he's not just a kid, so he offers to go and retrieve Neptune's crown, which is now in the forbidden Shell City. King Neptune is of course skeptical, to say the least, about SpongeBob's offer, because he, too, thinks SpongeBob is just a kid. However, Neptune's daughter Mindy, who is much more compassionate than her father, convinces him to accept SpongeBob's offer, granting Mr. Krabs a six-day reprieve. So SpongeBob and Patrick go off on a quest to save the day.Unfortunately, King Neptune decides that Mr. Krabs should stay frozen in ice until the time of his sentence, so Plankton takes this opportunity to sneak in and get the Krabby Patty formula. And as if that wasn't bad enough, he also sends a hit man named Dennis after SpongeBob and Patrick, and he also puts all of Bikini Bottom under his mind control.This is one of the best movies I've ever seen, to say the least. The voice acting is really well done, the writing is exceptionally clever, and the animation is also really good.After watching it, I found it a little hard to believe that so many people had ugly things to say about it.My personal favorite parts included the beginning, with the live-action pirates going to the movies and singing the SpongeBob SquarePants theme song.This scene is also entertaining if you view it using the French language track ("Bob L'Eponge Carre!").I also liked where SpongeBob steps on Plankton and then tries to scrape him off his shoe; Mr. Lawrence (Plankton's voice actor) is really good at screaming. In fact, he's really good, period, but being really good at screaming gets extra points in my book.There is also this one part where Neptune's baldness is exposed in the Krusty Krab, causing the crowd to scream in terror ("BALD!!! BALD!!! BALD!!! BALD!!!" "MY EYES!!"). You really just have to see it to get the full effect.And then there is this part where David Hasselhoff has an unexpected live-action cameo. This is also something you have to see in order to get the full effect.In conclusion, contrary to practically every other review you're likely to see, this movie is great, and I highly recommend getting it. It's well worth seeing again and again.