The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie (Widescreen Edition)
by Mark Osborne, Stephen Hillenburg
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Actor: Carolyn Lawrence, Clancy Brown, Jeffrey Tambor, Rodger Bumpass, Tom KennyDirector: Mark Osborne, Stephen Hillenburg
Brand: Paramount Pictures
Writer: Stephen Hillenburg
Writer: Aaron Springer
Writer: Derek Drymon
Writer: Kent Osborne
Writer: Paul Tibbitt
Writer: Tim Hill
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.66:1
Running Time: 87 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-03-01
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Movie Reviews of The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie (Widescreen Edition)
Movie Review: THE LIFE AQUATIC...WITH SPONGEBOB!
Summary: 5 Stars
As a 40-something animation freak who still thinks Looney Tunes are the greatest, I somehow ignored SpongeBob SquarePants until I got my hands on this movie. Now, I think these just might be the greatest cartoon characters since Bugs, Daffy and company. The movie's different from the TV cartoons, as I'd learn after seeing a few of the latter, but the whole package is unique, colorful, imaginative and laugh-out-loud funny. Unlike the wacky sketches that make up the TV version, the movie brings SpongeBob and Patrick (Squidward's relatively quiet here) out of Bikini Bottom and on the road to someplace called "Shell City", where no sea creature ever gets out alive. They have to recover King Neptune's crown, which the evil Plankton has stolen- and pinned the blame on a now-frozen Mr. Krabs.
See SpongeBob cry his eyes out and get drunk on ice cream cocktails! See Plankton put Chum Buckets on everyone's head and electrocute them into zombies! See Shell City- a beach knick-knack shop- and watch what happens when a crying SpongeBob lets his tears hit the light bulbs (fantastic sequence)! These and more imaginative bits make up the fast-moving adventure (although, as some have noted, the rock n'roll climax is a bit lame), an expanded- not weakened- take on the original TV cartoon concept. Even David Hasselhoff, who swims the boys back home, looks like he's really enjoying himself instead of playing the surfing pretty boy.
All the regular characters and voice cast are joined by pompous, balding Jeffrey Tambor as pompous, balding mer-man King Neptune; the gifted young Scarlett Johansson as his kindly crown princess daughter, Mindy the Mermaid; a growling Alec Baldwin as the biker hit-man Dennis; and, as noted, David Hasselhoff in both human and 15-foot model form. They're all introduced, along with creator/director Stephen Hillenberg, on one of several featurettes included; my favorite voices are Tom Kenny (SpongeBob) among regulars and Johansson among the guests.
There's one great extra here, which is also a reminder that Hillenberg is also a trained oceanographer. He's part of a film with none other than Jean-Michel Cousteau, who initially asks (in his thick Gallic accent) "we have a new species of sponge called- Bob Square Pants?" (Too funny?) Then, Cousteau shows off the real aquatic counterparts to the animated characters. It's a treat to see genuine sponges, squids, sea stars (not "starfish", thank you), and even the rare frog fish (that's the thing which almost devours SpongeBob and Patrick after offering them a phony ice cream cone). If you haven't seen a Cousteau film in a while- or if you're a kid and have never seen one- you'll get a kick out of this.
"The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie" is the real "Life Aquatic", and a lot funnier- and less pretentious- than that pompous Bill Murray vehicle. Now, I'm ready to plunge into the TV/DVD compilations!
Summary of The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie (Widescreen Edition)
Features include:
?MPAA Rating: PG
?Format: DVD
?Runtime: 87 minutes
How many movies offer the rare spectacle of a parasailing pink starfish flying over a crowd with a congratulatory pennant clenched between his buttcheeks? And that's only the tip of the iceberg--The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie is a freewheeling goof of a cartoon, full of surreal twists as its diminutive heroes head down a dangerous road to rescue the lost crown of King Neptune. SpongeBob (voiced by Tom Kenny), an arrested adolescent in the mold of Pee-wee Herman, works at a fast-food restaurant that serves something called Krabby Patties (as the restaurant owner is himself a crab, it's not clear what exactly they're made of). His best friend Patrick Starfish (Bill Fagerbakke) lives under a rock and has an IQ in the lower digits. Still, their friendship carries them through many a tight spot as they strive for manliness. Anyone seeking a coherent world will be disappointed; in this undersea adventure, things catch on fire or seem to be surrounded by air whenever it's convenient for a gag. The jokes are often more silly than actually funny, but there's an undeniably energetic joviality to the proceedings. Featuring the voices of Scarlett Johansson, Jeffrey Tambor, Alec Baldwin, and a fully fleshed appearance by David Hasselhoff. --Bret Fetzer
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