This is my first meeting with Spongebob, as I have never seen the show or the previous movie. I was somewhat familiar with it, as anyone exposed to internet popular culture would be, but not enough to know any of the characters by anything but looks. The movie did a great job in establishing everything I needed to know.

I loved how it combined cartoons, live action and CGI. It was flawless. And I was amazed that they dared to have so much of the movie in plain old hand animation. I enjoyed the plot, but I sometimes wished they would have made it a bit more complex, as that could safely have been done without making it harder to understand for children.

The first part of the movie seems like what could have been a regular episode, with small Banderas-breaks in between. The latter part is the fish out of water-story, which could probably have worked just as well without the build up from the first part.

I'm sure children loves this movie, and if you're open to silly characters breaking the fourth wall, you'll have no trouble watching it with them.

It's been a decade since the first film, definitely a long wait for the fans. That film was a hit, but I don't know why it took so long for the second. Honestly, I loved this one too, albeit I'm not a die-hard fan, just a supporter. One of the beautiful cartoon universe with unique characters that can entertain all ages. The new addition, especially for this film only, the Antonio Banderas did his part wonderfully. Never seen before stunts in SpongeBob world that comes in the final battle.

Whenever I review an animation movie, I usually bring 2D and 3D animation topics to denote how the technology has transformed. 'Asterix' from France, 'Doraemon' from Japan, and recently America's own 'Mister Peabody' remodelled in 3D and saw tremendous success. So why not SpongeBob, but only for a small portion they have tried and it was awesome. Most importantly the story blended well with the twist in the character reformation.

This movie is in a second batch queue for the Oscar race, that mean a slim chance to get a nominee, but I don't think it will make. That does not mean the movie is bad, it was very good, so entertaining and super funny. Simply not an Oscar material, that's all. If anyone hasn't seen it yet, I absolutely suggest to try it out. I hope it won't take another 10 years for the next movie in the series.

8/10

While I enjoyed the first SpongeBob movie as well as the television series, I was less than enthralled by "The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water". This is because unlike these other SpongeBobs, this movie is not written well and the characters are a bit heartless and behave oddly to say the least.

The film begins with Plankton making yet another attempt to steal the Krabby Patty formula. While it looks to nearly everyone that Plankton DID finally steal the formula, SpongeBob realizes that some unseen force stole it instead. But no one listens to SpongeBob and soon all of Bikini Bottom turns into a weird post-apocalyptic world...much like a Mad Max film. So, it's up to Plankton and SpongeBob to travel through time and somehow steal the formula BEFORE it's stolen! In the process, they get some help from a weird dolphin.

The biggest problem about this movie is that I was saddened to see EVERYONE in Bikini Bottom becoming so hateful towards SpongeBob so quickly. The film definitely lacked heart and seemed uncharacteristic when they wanted to sacrifice SpongeBob!! Because of this and the overall dark tone of the story, it's not an especially good picture for younger viewers....plus it really lacks fun...especically in the extended CGI sequence near the end.