The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

Name: The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Animation, Family
Released: November 19, 2004
Duration: 87 min
Rating: 66
Cast: Carolyn Lawrence, Clancy Brown, Jeffrey Tambor, Rodger Bumpass

2004

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Generally favorable reviews based on 32 Critic Reviews

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Paramount Pictures | Release Date: November 19, 2004 | PG

Starring: Carolyn Lawrence, Clancy Brown, Jeffrey Tambor, Rodger Bumpass

Summary: There's trouble brewing in Bikini Bottom! Someone has stolen King Neptune's crown. Though he's just been passed over for the promotion of his dreams, SpongeBob stands by his boss and along with his best pal Patrick sets out on a treacherous mission to Shell City to reclaim the crown and save Mr. Krab's life. (Paramount)

Director: Stephen Hillenburg

Genre(s): Adventure, Comedy, Animation, Family

Rating: PG

Runtime: 87 min

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David Sterritt

The delights of the movie lie in its zany characters, its goofy settings, and above all its surrealistic visual style. Read full review

Kenneth Turan

Its instinctive, unstoppable cheerfulness can be, as all those millions of viewers have found, something of a tonic if you're in the mood. Read full review

Wesley Morris

The film, which is as economically made as it is primitively animated, ambles from adventure to adventure, taking nothing seriously, not even itself. Read full review

Jennifer Frey

An amusing enough romp through his familiar undersea universe. Read full review

Liam Lacey

Truth be told, the full 99-minute movie does not entirely hold water; it feels like three or four good episodes connected with plot padding. Aesop probably wasn't too hot at long-form fiction, either. Read full review

Paula Nechak

Works best when it devotes itself to the small group of main characters featured on the show. Read full review

Lawrence Toppman

Everything about the film seems to have been done on the cheap. The music sounds like it came from a high school band. Read full review

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TimeOfTheChimps

Mar 9, 2015

This is THE best animated film based on a TV series. It's everything Spongebob fans could hope for, with wild, zany animation, delightfully cheery voice acting, hilariously disturbing scenes (i.e. Patrick's melting face), and and a wild plot that actually works and builds suspense towardsThis is THE best animated film based on a TV series. It's everything Spongebob fans could hope for, with wild, zany animation, delightfully cheery voice acting, hilariously disturbing scenes (i.e. Patrick's melting face), and and a wild plot that actually works and builds suspense towards the end, which is rare for animated films. Every character is perfectly characterised; Plankton is evil (even more so in this film, which makes it even better), Patrick is the lovable oaf as characterised in the early seasons, Spongebob is naive and an animated hero who is so fun here that you actually root for him, etc. The film's emotional scene towards the end is probably one of the best scenes in the film, and one in which the theme is made perfectly clear: Even if you're seen in a negative light by others, you can still do wonders when you commit yourself to achieving a goal. The song by Ween called "Ocean Man" is a perfect fit for the ending credits; it always fills you with a sense of joy when it starts playing. The Spongebob Squarepants Movie is the perfect ending to the pre-movie episodes, which is what I consider to be the real series. Everything after is a bad fan-fiction. 10/10.… Expand

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RamonaFlowers22

May 6, 2020

A masterpiece of comedic storytelling, every single frame of the movie could be a poster, the soundtrack is great and the plot is original for it's time

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Darke

Sep 24, 2019

Empfehlung an alle Spongebob fans.
Einfauch nur Nostalgisch. Die Story mag zwar hier und da ein bisschen kurz geraten sein, aber für ein Kinderfilm zu verkraften.

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ElliottW

Dec 1, 2008

A great movie! Clever, funny... this marks the first time when Spongebob started to be actually hilarious.

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enes_2314

Oct 3, 2020

such a nice movie which I liked very much when I was a child. Good memories

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Segacritic1998

Sep 15, 2013

This movie brings me back good times good times. This movie is really awesome to watch but can get boring if you watch it to much so don't over watch it other than that damn! This was one of my favorites as a kid.

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aaronpaul121

May 25, 2012

I am a big fan of SpongeBob but I'm very disappointed. The film is way too boring...the story is way too predictable... and the voice acting is way too cheesy. The TV series is way better than the movie..........

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