The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water - Movie Review

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015)

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water is the second film of the now trilogy, all the voice actors for the main characters from the show and the first movie reprise their roles plus we get Antonio Banderas as the villain, Burger Beard. The film is about SpongeBob and Plankton teaming up to find the krabby patty secret formula after it magically disappears, and once they discover where it is, the whole gang team up on land to get it back and get Bikini Bottom back to normal. The film was released on February 6th, 2015 (5 and a half years ago, that's fucking crazy!), and received positive reviews from critics and mixed reviews from audiences. The film was a box office success, earning $325 million on a $74 million budget.

THE GOOD

I highly enjoy this film! It's got very good fast paced humor, the 2D and 3D animation is extremely good, and I loved the story. SpongeBob and Plankton carry the first two acts splendidly! They have terrific comedic chemistry, I genuinely wanted to see them succeed at their mission! The thing about this film is that it keeps the characters as likable and funny as you remember them. The story was tons of fun, very creative and never dull! This movie offers everything, it's a fantasy movie, a superhero movie, a dystopian apocalypse movie, a time travel movie, you name it! There are times where this movie kinda felt like a stoner movie too. During the time travel part of the movie, there are these trippy as fuck transitions between times they travel to. The thing I appreciated the most about this movie is that most of the movie is 2D animation! Technically it's false advertisement judging by the trailers but I was happy that this movie didn't go all CGI happy! The final act, where the CGI aspect really comes into play was pretty exciting, granted in a SpongeBob fashion, it's not large scale like Avengers or anything. I really enjoyed seeing the characters use their powers given to them in a creative way.

THE BAD

I really didn't like Burger Beard as a character. Whenever they cut to him I was always like "Can we get back to SpongeBob please?" It was the same feeling I always had watching a SpongeBob episode featuring Patchy the Pirate. There's also a couple of pretty lazy jokes.

CONCLUSION

Is Sponge Out of Water perfect? No, but if you like SpongeBob, it's definitely worth a watch! It has a fun story, it embraces 2D animation, the characters are as great as ever, for the most part the comedy is great! 

8.2/10 - GREAT

Pros:

- Great animation

- Fun story

- Characters are still funny and likable

- Humor is mostly great

Cons:

- Burger Beard as a character

- A couple of lazy jokes

FILM INFO

MPA rating:  PG (for mild action and rude humor)

Run time:  92 min

Release date:  February 6th, 2015

Studio:  Paramount Pictures