Okay, some passing familiarity with the Spongebob series and franchise can be assumed for anyone not rather old by now or familiar with children's television from the past two decades at all. This is no less true now when the series has become rather old itself but actually till pops up here and there in references.In any case, what I have to say about this movie is very simple: It's like a bad episode, drawn out in length to a terrible episode.Unfortunately the "drawing out a bad or mediocre episode" tactic is too common with other shows which have tried the leap to the big screen, or Seth MacFarlane's efforts in the movie business (I know his efforts are still relatively well-received, but the formula fits like a nail on the head, and accordingly I'm not really impressed myself).

I'll start by saying, this movie isn't terrible, but the pacing and direction of it seemed really odd. It seems the creators wanted to fit too many ideas and plots into one movie to fill a time slot. The way the movie should feel slow paced only at the start before any build up, lasted for half of the movie. I think what most people were looking forward to was the real life/CGI moments near the end, and the build up to that didn't make much sense. They dropped the Bikini Bottom is up in flames story really quick just to finally introduce the out of water part. The lack of CGI time wouldn't have been such a bummer if the rest of the animated plot wasn't so poorly put together, it's like you're just waiting for the second half of the movie to kick in forever and ever. I thought the introduction of another pirate that wasn't the classic Patchy was rather.. odd? I see what they were trying to do with it, but it was still off. The reveal that he was the mastermind behind all the mess was a shock to me though, so they did write him in the way they intended to, I suppose.The one story arch (Plankton's redemption arc?) was an interesting concept however. I thought they paced out the relationship build up between he and Spongebob rather well. And while it did seem a little too out of character for Plankton at times, it was still a fun way to flesh him out, show him as a multi-dimensional character to some newer viewers that may not know all the easter eggs about him. It all coming together in the end when he goes back to his old ways in a cheeky way was a great note to end that off on. The part where Spongebob writes in superpowers for the crew is the best part of the movie, as expected and advertised. While very cheesy, was extremely cool to see (even if Spongebob's power was nothing special compared to the others.) Mr Krabs being a parody of Iron Man, intended or not, was brilliant! And the reveal of Sandy turning into an actual squirrel was *the* best thing in this movie. I was laughing so hard (too hard maybe?), it was so clever.Once you look past the advanced stuff like the painfully slow pacing, few bad jokes that didn't land, etc. It's good to watch. Kids will surely love it as it is a fun watch. I think any Spongebob fan, new or old can find enjoyment out of this movie.To follow up, I went and watched it a second time with a pal, took a lot less time analyzing the flaws and spent more time laughing about the ridiculous jokes together, good and bad. The first time watching it was disappointing, but if you go into it not expecting much, you can enjoy it a lot more.

This Spongebob Squarepants movie appears to be based on the popular television series. Having many fans worldwide, the show was due for its second theatrical release. Ones only to wonder why it took 11 years to release the sequel (the original being released in 2004). The plot of this film is quite rehashed but a little twist is what made it enjoyable and better. Director Paul Tibbitt delivers a fish- out-of-water, post-apocalyptic, buddy, road flick with a heavy sprinkle of time-travel. Turning Bikini Bottom into a Mad Max-style dystopia, where everyone wears leather, is just one of the gleefully silly highlights on offer here.Shown in the trailer are many scenes of the crew out-of-water in live 3D, though in the film that only occurs in the very end and it is not for too long. It is possible the best part of the film, although it feels somewhat different than the first half of the movie (where that feels more like an extended episode). Overall, this film is quite entertaining, fans of the series may enjoy it, and it isn't too long which may be a good thing.

I personally think that the first sponge bob movie was better than the out of water one. I do enjoy a good sponge bob movie/show and yes it was good but i just thought it was a let down. As always it had good comedic jokes like all episodes but i think it could have been better. they should have included more characters. They really only used the OG characters (Spongebob, Patrick, sandy, Squidward, etc.) I would have enjoyed it more if like they even just had a small scene with Gary or misses puff in it. Overall i wouldn't say that i disliked it, again i would say it mediocre but i would choice the first one over this one any day of the week.