Product: Spongebob Squarepants: Movie
Rating: 4.0
How Can You Dislike It?
I've only seen a few episodes of "Spongebob Squarepants," but that didn't stop me from seeing the movie. This is one of those movies that you just can't hate, because it's so harmless, and Spongebob is just so likeable. It's not the greatest animated movie ever, but it has it's funny moments, and is very enjoyable. This is a good movie. It's done with the traditional hand-drawn animation, like "Home on the Range," and "Brother Bear." I do like computer generated image alot better, but this is the original, and Spongebob isn't that kind of cartoon, like "Jimmy Neutron." The movie is always for children though, because there are some PG-13 rated jokes for the adults, but Spongebob is such an innocent character, that just his laugh will make you smile. Some of the supporting characters are more A-List actors. You got Alec Baldwin as Dennis, Scarlet Johannson as Mindy, and Jeffroy Tambor as King Neptune, and I love how they included real life scenes in the movie. In the beginning, pirates find a chest that contain tickets to "The Spongebob Squarepants Movie," so it's a movie within a movie siutation. Every now and then we see the pirates watching the movie, laughing at the funny scenes, and crying at the sad. There is also an appearance by David Hassolhof, who starred in "Baywatch" and now he is just always poking fun at himself. I don't know how many times I've seen the slow-motion running, ala "Baywatch," and this time it's nice to see an actual star of the show making fun of it. I did feel bad for him during the scene where he squeezes Spongebob through his pectoral muscles to rocket him back underwater. That was just kind of mean.The movie is about Spongebob Squarepants, and talking sponge that lives in a pineapple under the sea. His neighbor, and fellow co-worker, is Squidward, and his star-fish friend Patrick is anything by smart. Him and Squidward work for Mr. Eugene Krab at the Krusty Krab. It't a fast food restaurant that is famous for the Krabby Patty. Spongebob believes that he will be promoted from fry cook to manager at the new opening of the Krusty Krab 2. When he picks Squidward, Spongebob is angry at him, and him and Patrick go eating ice cream all night that leaves them hung over the new day. Across the street from the Krusty Krab is the Chum Bucket, run by the tiny Plankton, who wants to steal the Krabby Patty recipe, so he could sell them. He has gone through plans A-Y, and they have all failed, so now it's time to resort to. . .Plan Z! He steals King Neptunes famed crown, and then write a note saying that Krab took it. King Neptune freezes Krab, and Spongebob and Patrick go on a journey to get the crown back, and they only have six days, but Plankton does get the recipe. King Neptunes kind-hearted daughter Mindy is always trying to convince her father to give them more time, but Neptune doesn't listen. He even wears a bag over his head to cover the bald spot that his crown usually covered. Plankton finds out that Spongebob and Patrick are trying to get the crown back, so he hires Dennis, a cowboy like killer with blades on his boots, and Spongebob and Patrick go on their quest to save Mr. Krabs and get the crown back.When I went to see the movie, these four adults were having their own listen coversation throughout the entire movie, and I was guessing that their kids were up front. At one part, one of them said that this was a sick cartoon, and I could see what they mean. There is one scene where Patrick has long legs and fishnet stockings on, during a mock music video. They get a bag of wind in one scene, and towards the end Patrick says that he's got the bag, and he turns around, and there is a bulge in his pants, but he has the bag of wind in his hand, and of course the David Hassalhof pec joke. The movie does go for some jokes for the adults, but they really do go to the extreme sometimes. There was another scene where Spongebob and Patrick are under a real intense, hot light and they dry out. I think it's hilarious that they used a real sponge, and a real star as them dried out, but I didn't find it funny when the adults next to me were joking, hoping that he was dead, and the movie was over. Don't let the fact that this is a kids show ruin the movie, because it's anything but sometimes. After all, Spongebob has many adult fans, and college kid fans, and he's universal. "The Spongebob Squarepants Movie" is a fun way to spend an hour and a half of your time, but I don't see it winning an Oscar next year. If you want to see a more developed animated movie, see "The Polar Express," or "The Incredibles," both five star movies and computer generated image, but if you want to see something to laugh, have fun, and escape for an hour and a half, see "The Spongebob Squarepants Movie." It's too harmless to dislike.ENJOY!Rated PG for some mild crude humor.