It’s just that it never feels as good as it should. The thing with SpongeBob is not that it’s offensive or bad. Can SpongeBob and Patrick return the crown in time to stop their nemesis? All the while, the evil genius has taken over Bikini Bottom and turned all of the residents into his slaves. Along the way, SpongeBob and Patrick are being chased by the vicious Dennis who has been hired by Plankton to stop them. A crown stolen by Plankton and taken to the forbidden Shell City. This time, instead of chasing SpongeBob’s pet snail, the pair are trying to retrieve King Neptune’s crown. Although, this film did do it first, so I should probably be more annoyed by how blatantly Sponge on the Run just rewrote the same premise. I guess in terms of the show, this plot isn’t necessarily unusual but it feels as though it could have been slightly more interesting. Okay, so it’s pretty much the same thing but the first film at least has an awful David Hasselhoff cameo. No wait, this one involves a God of the sea… hmm. This time, SpongeBob and Patricky have to work together to stop Plankton’s latest plot to steal the Krabbby patty recipe. Well, thankfully, the first movie has a completely different set up. So, the question is, did The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie manage to do that.Īnyone who read my Tuesday review will know that its main narrative saw SpongeBob and his friends preventing Plankton’s latest plot to steal the secret Krabby patty recipe. Would the magic be lost over the extended runtime? Would it also be able to bring in a wider audience? After all, what is the point in making a film if you’re not getting any new people in? You needed to create a story that both captured the original spirit of the show and allowed new viewers to appreciate it. Especially when you have a show that was as successful and loved as SpongeBob SquarePants. The added revenue from tickets and merchandise would be hard to ignore.
You can see why executives would want to make the leap though. The process of stretching out a concept for the runtime of a feature film isn’t easy and you can very quickly turn a fun 30 minute show into a tired 90 minute movie.
It’s always a bit of a risk when a short-form television series tries to make it in Hollywood. At the very least, it wasn’t going to be too long. Still, I’m not in the mood for much complexity right now. As I mentioned on Tuesday, I’m not a big fan of the show, so it wasn’t as if I was massively looking forward to it. It only felt right to watch the show’s first movie outing before I gave the latest one a try. Until I’d decided to watch the most recent SpongeBob film. However, even the prospect of briefly seeing the ex- Baywatch star wasn’t enough to get me to watch this film. The David Hasselhoff cameo also ended up being a major deal and apparently got him a new generation of fans. If I remember correctly, this was a major deal. It’s probably just because of how much attention this film was given. The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie was followed by SpongeBob SquarePants: Sponge Out of Water in 2015.I felt as thought I’d seen this film at some point but I never had. The film however does have the spirit of the show and with boxsets and binge watching, you don’t generally end up watching one episode anymore anyway. It does feel a bit like one long SpongeBob episode and I still think SpongeBob works better in small doses. The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie is a fun trip. The end of the film has SpongeBob and Patrick going to the live-action surface where the filmmakers play with the animation. Even the character designs for SpongeBob and his friends undergo style changes within the movie.
Within the animation, the style changes multiple times. The movie starts in live action with the pirates excited to see The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie and then it switches to animation. It is this weird blending of styles that makes SpongeBob SquarePants interesting. David Hasselhoff parodies his Baywatch character while playing himself in a live-action portion of the film. The regulars from the show all are back for the movie in addition to “guest-stars” Jeffrey Tambor, Scarlett Johansson, and Alec Baldwin. If you don’t like the show, however, you probably won’t like the movie because it is the same sense of humor. It however is loaded with absurd humor that fits with the story instead of being a distraction (a tricky balance). It has the heroic characters venturing into a land of the unknown to overthrow a tyrant to save their friends. The story is pretty typical for a children’s film but the script is smart. The series was rather smart and fun, and The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie follows the show’s clever format. I always viewed the series as a direct descendant of shows like Ren & Stimpy. I saw it on occasion but never saw it regularly. Looks like Patrick and SpongeBob are dead