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The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
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2015
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The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
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69
Negative reviews
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Average Rating
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2.0
This winning formula offered a show silly enough for kids, and hilarious enough for their parents.
Av Club
3.1
Your kids wont be nearly so analytical/uptight/whatever you want to call it.Theyll have a blast.
Rogerebert
3.0
And, naturally, theres the singing and silliness that makes SpongeBob F.U.N. Just dont expect the movie to supplant your favorite episodes of the seri ..
Common Sense Media
5.0
At times theres a genuine sense of daring to the films freewheeling anarchy, its refusal to stick to a central theme or impart any sort of lesson.
Variety
2.5
Instead, this movie opts for bash your head with a mallet comedy and seagull poop jokes.
We Got This Covered
1.5
More so than 2004s The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, Paul Tibbitts follow up feels like a loose assembly of three episodes involving end times, time tr ..
Austin Chronicle
4.0
This last term is one often inaccurately applied, but SpongeBob really does deserve it.
The Guardian
4.0
The live action sequences, in which Antonio Banderas chews the pirate scenery, may not live up to the Looney Tunes madness of the cartoons, but for sh ..
The Guardian
3.0
It isnt just the sheer density of jokes that is impressive, but the diversity.
The Guardian
3.1
More than a decade and a half since its inception, Nickelodeons SpongeBob SquarePants still defies categorization into either column, and even if Spon ..
2.5
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water is like the family movie equivalent of a Krabby Patty: It tastes fine and will satisfy some cravings.
2.5
But while theres still eye candy and silly jokes for younger kids, the charm is spread pretty thinly over a fussy and not very engaging story and the ..
Screen Daily
3.0
The best way to enjoy this one is to just sit back and enjoy the crazy ride.
ETimes (TOI)
2.0
Missing were those free associational spasms of craziness that make SpongeBob at its best so irrationally entertaining.
Vulture
2.0
You can take the sponge out of Bikini Bottom .. or can you.It would appear even the makers of SpongeBobs first big screen caper since 2004s buoyantly ..
The Hollywood Reporter
2.0
In a computer generated sea of carefully obscured traumas and tidy life lessons, one sentient sponge dares not to take animated matters so seriously.
2.5
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water is the shows second feature length installment, and while less fluid and fresh than its 2004 predecessor, the ..
The New York Times
3.0
It may not be the years best animated film, but its almost certainly the most.
Telegraph
2.0
And then theres the whole superhero segment, in which SpongeBob, Plankton and the rest of Bikini Bottoms main crew undergo a miraculous transformation ..
1.0
The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out Of Water is a hard movie to watch, even if youre a Spongebob viewer.
Cinema Blend
4.0
Its up to SpongeBob and Mr. Krabs mortal enemy, Plankton (Mr. Lawrence), to find that recipe, even if it means they have to venture onto solid land to ..
Ny Daily News
4.0
This fine flick manages to have enough inside jokes and references to keep the parents laughing.
JoBlo
3.0
The SpongeBob Movie is essentially a kid friendly stoner comedy, but also one thats clever and inspired enough to keep SpongeBob fans entertained.
Screen Rant
3.1
But it offers something just as unbecoming of a movie carrying the SpongeBob title: a burly, boneheaded twist on a modern Marvel Comics blockbuster.
The Globe And Mail
3.0
Combining the anarchic zaniness of Looney Tunes with the inside joke abandon of Rocky and Bullwinkle, the movie improves on the previous installment a ..
One Guys Opinion
4.5
Business as usual for the irrepressibly cheerful, pineapple dwelling sea creature.
Village Voice
3.1
Ideas borrowed from The Simpsons and Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy pop up, not that kids will pick up on that.The gags, puns mostly, skew quite youn ..
Rogers Movie Nation
3.0
That it took 11 years for a sequel to arrive is a bit of a surprise, but The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water is worth the wait, refreshing the so ..
Blu Ray
2.5
It seems like a lost opportunity: Heres hoping the filmmakers will consider setting an entire SpongeBob adventure above ground in the future.
Tv Guide
3.8
As usual in SpongeBob, there are quite a bit of side jokes that dont necessarily further the plot, but that provide laughs when many other movies stop ..
Combust Ible Celluloid
4.0
This second big screen outing for the popular Nickelodeon character feels closer in spirit to classic Looney Tunes than to Pixar or Disney features.Th ..
Chicago Reader
3.0
All the vocal talent from the first SpongeBob movie returns to give voice to their much loved characters.
3.0
All the vocal talent from the first SpongeBob movie returns to give voice to their much loved characters.
2.5
The denizens of SpongeBobs underwater haven, Bikini Bottom, go from upset to seriously dystopian, a la Mad Max, one of several movies referenced here. ..
Usa Today
4.0
We are sorry, you need to be a subscriber to watch this video We are sorry, you need to be a subscriber to watch this video The second big screen adve ..
The Times
4.0
Tibbitt and his crew cleverly blend ink and paint animation, CGI and live action, and the result is great fun, slyly calculated to convulse the kiddie ..
News Review
4.0
They embark on an amazing range of visually thrilling set pieces and the real world flows smoothly into Candy Crush like CG animation with wink wink r ..
Radio Times
3.5
But when SpongeBob and Co. do make it topside and tangle with Banderas Burger Beard, the film jolts to life and becomes something both surreal and ent ..
Screen It
3.0
As in Pee wees Playhouse, the dialogue and jokes are antic enough to appeal to kids but also tip a wink to adult viewers.
Independent
3.5
The Nature of Imitation is the sound of Dorian Concept systematically deconstructing various genres, stripping them back to the bones underneath and t ..
Pop Matters
3.5
You certainly dont have to be a fan of the show to find yourself enchanted by the goofball humor.
The Wrap
3.8
The franchise has been functioning just fine, though, without one.
News Day
3.1
Everything I know and love has been destroyed! wails the formerly irrepressible SpongeBob SquarePants (Tom Kenny) in a sequel Id argue goes a tad dark ..
New York Post
3.5
This doesnt make the movie any less enjoyable, but it may be a touch of a letdown based on ad created expectations.
Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
3.5
The second feature film is a way more entertaining flick than one would expect.The plot is predictable.
Az Central
3.5
After all, what could be dumber than the goal of making cartoon characters look more realistic
Smh
3.8
Its a scrappy little B movie that zips along rather entertainingly.
Star Tribune
3.1
G Optimistic yellow softie SpongeBob SquarePants returns with a goofy gag filled surf and turf romp that will entertain adults with its ridiculous lun ..
Toronto Star
3.0
For the most part, Sponge Out of Water provides decent sized doses of wacky animated fun; its packed full of hilarious one liners, pop culture referen ..
Flim List
1.5
Dwayne Johnson is there, too larger than life and there are some wry humour thrown in here and there.
3.0
Under the sea in Bikini Bottom, porous SpongeBob (Tom Kenny) and his purple starfish pal Patrick (Bill Fagerbakke) once again foil an attempt by their ..
Susang Ranger
3.0
This elaborately plotted family film takes that goofily optimistic, bucktoothed sweetie SpongeBob SquarePants out from the animated briny depths of Bi ..
Boston Herald
3.0
Delightful and funny in a cheesy, silly way, is a kind of cinematic sugar rush.
The Film Stage
1.9
The real world excursion is plenty busy, but only occasionally clever.
Chicago Tribune
3.5
Maybe we shouldnt have expected too much from The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water.
Boston Globe
3.0
This animated movie isnt about anything, really, so dont look for morals or thematic undercurrents. But even at its most mundane, its still pretty tri ..
Blogs Indie Wire
2.5
Its a notion that leaps to mind while watching The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water, a TV to feature film sequel that, while zany, feels as if its ..
Groucho Reviews
4.4
The concept and decision to use 3D have freed the filmmakers up to push their ideas further and to strive for new levels of silliness.There are many b ..
Aisle Seat
2.5
Especially when it comes to warranting a belated big screen sequel to his so so with the ha ha 2004 big screen debut The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie.
Herald Sun
3.8
But even childless (and sober) I still had a pretty good time, and if you like silliness with a sprinkling of surrealism, you will too.
Nj
4.0
Where the film falters a little where it loses the trademark absurdity is actually the live action sequences.
Hey U Guys
3.0
Nevertheless, Sponge Out of Water achieves what most TV adaptations dont a way of taking familiar characters and doing something new with them.
Cine Vue
3.0
Despite the hit and miss nature of the overall endeavour, there are enough laughs and unfiltered wackiness here to make this worth a watch.
Digital Spy
3.0
Instead they wring every drop of goofy, trippy humour from the set up until the near anarchic mischief practically overflows.
Games Radar
3.1
From left: Patrick Star (aka Mr. Superawesomeness), Mr. Krabs (aka Sir Pinch A Lot), Squidward Tentacles (aka Sour Note), and SpongeBob SquarePants (a ..
Kansas City
4.0
But this is merely one of a few dud bullets coming from a movie that duel wields machine guns loaded with gags.
Flicks
2.5
Even kids will smell something phony about the repeated cheers of Teamwork! And any grown up who thinks the obvious puns are somehow clever or subvers ..
Stl Today
3.5
Youngsters may giggle at the relentless silliness, but its the grown ups who will enjoy the scripts continual raucous mayhem, including a stream of in ..
Contact Music
3.5
We just want everything to stop for a moment to let the ideas sink in.
Film Racket
3.5
A film of rare ambition in family filmmaking, the obvious result of passion and care.
Antagony & Ecstasy
3.0
Which isnt a bad thingespecially for those stoned nostalgists, or people who were kids in 1999 and have become stoned nostalgists in the interim.
The Dissolve
0.0
Ever wondered what lovable cartoon sea sponge Spongebob Squarepants would look like as a CGI superhero
Sandiego Reader
3.0
really is the Three Stooges of the modern day (albeit less violent and with more good vibes), where the jokes dont have to be great (and especially do ..
Metro New York
1.3
Why a movie about an unassuming cartoon sponge felt compelled to adopt the register of a summer blockbuster is beyond me.
National Post
2.5
Though some parents and older non parents are into Sponge Bob the concept is really aimed at little ones. A 90 minute film is painful for them and us ..
Tri City Herald
3.5
There are Marx brothers worthy groaner puns (Plankton is an enemy!
Toronto Sun
4.4
Psychedelic, colorful and in your face, youll want to soak up the latest from Spongebob.
Qc Times
4.5
Ill admit this right now: Ive never seen a single episode of SpongeBob SquarePants.
Fw Weekly
4.0
Maybe its fun, but it feels like a hazard, too: You cant breathe.
Grant Land
2.0
But too much of the film lacks zip, invention and anarchic fun, offering instead forced and strained silliness.
Vue Weekly
4.0
As feature versions of cartoons go, its not The Powerpuff Girls Movie or My Little Pony: Equestria Girls Rainbow Rocks, but for its first two thirds, ..
Sf Weekly
1.5
But after a few minutes, the movie abruptly switches to full animation, and rather primitive animation, at that. You could practically hear the collec ..
Kaplan Vs Kaplan
1.5
If you like the yellow guy on TV, you should have a good, squishy time here, too.
Abc News Go
3.0
People who love the TV series do so for the silly details, hilarious villains, the awesome cameos and the way Patrick shows that ignorance can be blis ..
Iol Co Za
4.0
Its tongue in cheek alright, and its hilarious for kids and somehow works as an odd otherworldly surreal jaunt for adults.
Mid Day
3.0
There are some definite trippy moments that dont make complete sense but other than that it is bright, cheerful and has a nice message about teamwork.
rachelsreviews.net
3.0
They succeeded by using fun sight gags, corny puns and uninhibited joy.
Fres Nobee
3.0
All that remains are memories.I remember a time of chaos, ruined dreams, this wasted land.
Blogs Houston Press
3.0
If there are two words that best describe this often surreal serving of a movie, those would be playfully deranged.
Time Of India
4.5
But when SpongeBob attempts to stop Plankton from getting the much coveted fast food recipe, it vanishes.
Topless Robot
3.1
A funny sequel too slow to get to what the entire audience wants and has been promised.
Dcw50
3.0
This is SpongeBobs second outing on the big screen, and this time the filmmakers employ some glorious new 3D animation to give the sponge a little twi ..
The Canberra Times
5.0
Its totally hilarious and wonderfully surreal.Or is that sea real
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