It's no definitive masterpiece but it's damn close.

Fresh and Exciting

The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

I. Love. SpongeBob. I just do. Me and Mr Squarepants understand each other on a level of hilarity. He is the sponge to my shower. The pants to my drawers. For SpongeBob to receive the film treatment again is something that we truly will never appreciate. Magnificent. But, let's face it, it's just an extended episode. The Krabby Patty secret formula has been stolen by a pirate who uses a magical book to make any text come true. It's up to SpongeBob and gang to, once again, journey on an expedition to reach the surface. Firstly, if you don't like SpongeBob, why would you watch this? Secondly, if you don't like SpongeBob, what's wrong with you!? I jest, it's understandable that the high-pitched anthropomorphic sponge is an eclectic taste. Yet, not even for nostalgia purposes, I warm to his innocence. The slight dynamic change, in this case of Plankton "te-am-ing" up with Spongebob, did feel refreshing (although has been done before with the wonderful "F is for friends who do stuff"...ok I'll stop). The crazy antics are ever present, from Plankton flying a plane to driving a tank to controlling a giant robot just to get the secret formula, which will appeal to younger audiences and fans of the beloved series. Solid message throughout, humorous in several places and Berry voicing a time-travelling dolphin named Bubbles. It's...It's the stuff of Shakespeare. Alas, I've never been a fan of animation blending with live-action and unfortunately, as creative as the last act was, it just didn't work for me. The plot was clearly becoming expired at that point and Tibbitt tried an alternative route. Commendable, but disposable. Also, not enough Squidward. It just feels as if these films need to discover a more inventive plot. Recovering the secret formula is something best suited to a TV episode. We need a more cinematic scope to capture the epic character that is SpongeBob. Nautically nonsensical, humorous throughout and a rapid pace makes for a nice easy watch for fans and children.

My assumption is people just say new spongebob sucks and automatically assume it sucks. Quite the contrary. They'd be pretty surprised to probably learn the original creator and writer came back to help make this movie. They used a lot of older humor and elements in general that made it feel like something from seasons 1-3. It was enjoyable to watch, and much better than I had expected.

Unlike other kids films such as "Toy Story", "Spongebob" is not a family movie, most likely being depicted as annoying to anyone above the age of ten. Despite this, the corny, cliché jokes in the animation half of the film manage to procure laughs and make for an entertaining first 45 minutes or so. Unfortunately, these jokes dissolve into a nonsensical story-line involving space dolphins and super powers for each of the primary characters. The film is prolonged due to a pirate ship-tank-food truck wielding pirate/cook who just wants to make a good burger. As the movie continues, the story-line is twisted and strained for no reason, thus making it more of a flop than a funny. The idea for super-powered primary characters is an obvious and unnecessary marketing ploy which falls flat on its face, adding nothing to the film.

I personally think that the first sponge bob movie was better than the out of water one. I do enjoy a good sponge bob movie/show and yes it was good but i just thought it was a let down. As always it had good comedic jokes like all episodes but i think it could have been better. they should have included more characters. They really only used the OG characters (Spongebob, Patrick, sandy, Squidward, etc.) I would have enjoyed it more if like they even just had a small scene with Gary or misses puff in it. Overall i wouldn't say that i disliked it, again i would say it mediocre but i would choice the first one over this one any day of the week.