Product: Spongebob Squarepants: Movie
Rating: 3.0
The Spongebob Squarepants Movie
Since the Rugrats movie debuted to much critical praise and several oscar nominations it was no surprise that Nickelodeon had struck gold. Their very own nick toons had become real competition to the Disney money machine. Children could fall in love with a television cartoon show and than beg their parents to take them to see it, or else. Unfortunately Rugrats seem to be the only real hit Nickelodeon had up their sleeves. Hey Arnold and the Wild Thornberry's were met with yawns, angry yawns. Where or where would their next hit come from? Little did they know, it would come from inside a pineapple under the sea.The Spongebob Squarepants movie is the kind of movie that is wasted on kids. I saw it in a theatre with my girlfriend, surrounded by children. There were many moments where she and I were the only ones laughing out loud. Many of the real jokes simple went over the children's heads. The insanity of this cute cartoon was clearly missed by the parents of these kids. Where o' where were all these supposed college/stoner/goth fans I had heard so much about? Where ever they were I was clearly on my own in this theatre. Yet what a grand ol' time it was. The movie was exactly the kind of bafoonery I was expecting.Spongebob and Patrick get drunk on ice cream and wake up with hang overs. They have a bubble party in a dirty club bathroom. They ride a giant crabby patty on their way to rescue king neptunes crown. They continue to sing a irritatingly funny Goofy Goober song through the movie. I don't know about you, but nothing is funnier or cooler than a climax that takes place entirely on the hairy back of David Hasselhoff.Was this a perfect film? No. Where was Patchy the Pirate from the TV Show? Why didn't Sandy the Squirrel get ANY lines or screen time? Was she not paid enough nuts? Who knows but I wish they had been part of this major movie event. Two dimensional animation is still alive and well, and I'm happy that Hollywood can take notice thanks to this film's success. Spongebob is just down right loveable. He's optimistic, he's naive, he's oblivious to all the horror this world has to offer. When Plankton tells Spongebob of his plan to destroy Bikini Bottom with his WMD's. Spongebob smiles, wishes him luck, and continues on his way. Patrick, his even dumber best friend, is the yin to spongebob's yin. Unfortunately they are each missing a yang. These two best buddies make a brilliant comedic duo. Hopefully we can see them in more action/buddy pictures. If Rush Hour 3 needs two new stars, I will highly recommend these guys.Go to the movies and have yourself a healthy good time. Laugh, smile, and pretend for one moment that we don't live in a messed up world. Even if for just 90 short minutes.3.5/5