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this is.....THE BEST MOVIE IN THE HISTORY OF EPIC MOVIES!!!
This movie beats all other movies in the theater, I would just like to say a couple reasons why I like this. I love the humor in it, so wacky and weird. The story and Plot were...
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this is.....THE BEST MOVIE IN THE HISTORY OF EPIC MOVIES!!!
This movie beats all other movies in the theater, I would just like to say a couple reasons why I like this. I love the humor in it, so wacky and weird. The story and Plot were perfect, like "Finding Nemo". The cast of characters was good, like Dennis, Mindy and David Hasselhoff! What was really cool was SpongeBob entering the real-Life world, must "Looney Toons" and "Roger Rabbit". My favorite part was when Sponge & Pat get the Mustashes. "Now That We're Men" is an awesome song! My Conclution is YOU should watch this movie, cause your missing out on some good times!
"I'm suppost to get a toy with this"

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Posted oct 8, 2009 9:10 am pt

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Let's admit it, if you were born after 1975, you liked Nick at one point in time. Heck, I still do. Some of their shows got so popular, they got their own movies, such as Doug, Hey Arnold, Rugrats, and of course, Spongebob. (Jimmy Neutron doesn't...
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Let's admit it, if you were born after 1975, you liked Nick at one point in time. Heck, I still do. Some of their shows got so popular, they got their own movies, such as Doug, Hey Arnold, Rugrats, and of course, Spongebob. (Jimmy Neutron doesn't count; it came BEFORE the series) This movie has to be one of the weirdest I've seen. Spongebob gets slated for the manager promotion, when Plankton, having run through all his diabolical plans to take over the world (OF COURSE!) except for his last one, plan z, steals King Neptune's crown, frames Mr. Krabs, causing him to get frozen, thus Spongebob and Patrick head to shell city to retrieve the crown, while driving a car that looks like a burger, while Plankton enslaves all of Bikini Bottom, Spongebob and Patrick retrieve the crown, get a ride from David Hasselhoff, fight off a gangster named Dennis, and Spongebob frees all the citizens with a Rock and Roll song! Wow, what a plot!
And yet I loved every minute of it. Most movies would fail for being this weird, but if weird is what you'd call it, then sign me up, because I like it!
I give it 4 goobers out of 5!

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Posted sep 20, 2009 11:36 pm pt

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This film is an instant classic.If you like the TV show then you will love this movie.Sure its a kids movie but the film is hilarious.Its great for family movie night and great for kids and even adults will enjoy this great,funny,memorable film.

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Posted aug 11, 2009 12:08 am pt

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This was a good SpongeBob installment, but one thing I'm mad about it is that this is where SpongeBob went downhill, but it's still a good show. I'm being nice o give it a 3 1/2 because it had funny moments.

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Posted jul 26, 2009 6:25 am pt

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This movie is pretty good. It has funny moments. If you like the TV show, then your going to like this. sure it might be a little bit of dissapontment if you were expecting alot from the movie, but other then that, the spongebob squarepants movie...
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This movie is pretty good. It has funny moments. If you like the TV show, then your going to like this. sure it might be a little bit of dissapontment if you were expecting alot from the movie, but other then that, the spongebob squarepants movie should please your boats.

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Posted jul 8, 2009 4:32 am pt

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The movie was tight.It had cool songs in it.Even better than Hey Arnold!The Movie.

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Posted jul 3, 2009 8:28 am pt

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For this I have to say I find the show is a hit or miss thing, one episode is good, the next isn't, and the longer it's gone on the bad episodes have been more then not.

Ok, so where does the movie fall into this? Actually it fits...
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For this I have to say I find the show is a hit or miss thing, one episode is good, the next isn't, and the longer it's gone on the bad episodes have been more then not.

Ok, so where does the movie fall into this? Actually it fits well, just that for it being a good example of the show don't make it a great movie, just a good one

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Posted jun 30, 2009 4:27 am pt

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The SpongeBob Movie was highly hyped up, and it turned out to be just amazing. There was humor that made me laugh hysterically throughout the movie. Not only did it make me laugh, but the songs in it were catchy to the point where you NEED to have...
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The SpongeBob Movie was highly hyped up, and it turned out to be just amazing. There was humor that made me laugh hysterically throughout the movie. Not only did it make me laugh, but the songs in it were catchy to the point where you NEED to have them on your iPod.

One of my favorite parts from the movie is where Mindy stops Neptune from frying Mr. Krabs, but causes Neptune to aim his trident at the Krusty Krab roof, thus frying David Hasslehoff (who is directly above the Krusty Krab at the surface). Hasslehoff says, "You've done good, Hasslehoff. You've done good." Then, of course, he gets fried, and he says a simple "Ouch."

But don't get me wrong on this. The humor in it will keep parents entertained for good. It isn't just the kind of humor kids laugh at. Not just gross jokes (even those are only butt related), but instead the clever, creative humor from Seasons 1-3 that many SpongeBob fans prefer.

So, you've got my word. You will laugh like crazy when you see this movie. It's a good one. Pop culture references, randomness, all the good humor is there.

Final Rating: 10

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Posted jun 4, 2009 5:25 am pt

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The SpongeBob Movie was highly hyped up, and it turned out to be just amazing. There was humor that made me laugh hysterically throughout the movie. Not only did it make me laugh, but the songs in it were catchy to the point where you NEED to have...
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The SpongeBob Movie was highly hyped up, and it turned out to be just amazing. There was humor that made me laugh hysterically throughout the movie. Not only did it make me laugh, but the songs in it were catchy to the point where you NEED to have them on your iPod.

One of my favorite parts from the movie is where Mindy stops Neptune from frying Mr. Krabs, but causes Neptune to aim his trident at the Krusty Krab roof, thus frying David Hasslehoff (who is directly above the Krusty Krab at the surface). Hasslehoff says, "You've done good, Hasslehoff. You've done good." Then, of course, he gets fried, and he says a simple "Ouch."

But don't get me wrong on this. The humor in it will keep parents entertained for good. It isn't just the kind of humor kids laugh at. Not just gross jokes (even those are only butt related), but instead the clever, creative humor from Seasons 1-3 that many SpongeBob fans prefer.

So, you've got my word. You will laugh like crazy when you see this movie. It's a good one. Pop culture references, randomness, all the good humor is there.

Final Rating: 10

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Posted jun 4, 2009 5:25 am pt

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omg!! i love this movie=D it's really funny & the Goofy Goober song rocked!

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Posted mar 23, 2009 4:29 am pt

• [+] Christian Science Monitor
  
  100
  The delights of the movie lie in its zany characters, its goofy settings, and above all its surrealistic visual style.

  by David Sterritt | Read Full Review »
• [+] The Hollywood Reporter
  
  90
  The result is an animated adventure that's funnier than "Shark Tale" and more charming than "The Polar Express."

  by Michael Rechtshaffen | Read Full Review »
• [+] The New York Times
  
  80
  The movie itself triumphs by similar means; it is a marvel of unleashed childishness, like a birthday party on the edge of spinning out of control.

  by Dana Stevens | Read Full Review »
• [+] LA Weekly
  
  80
  The movie is driven almost entirely by its exhilaratingly subversive characters.

  by Ella Taylor | Read Full Review »
• [+] Los Angeles Times
  
  80
  Its instinctive, unstoppable cheerfulness can be, as all those millions of viewers have found, something of a tonic if you're in the mood.

  by Kenneth Turan | Read Full Review »
• [+] Salon.com
  
  80
  The brilliance of The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie -- as well as the show -- is that it's cognizant without being self-consciously knowing.

  by Stephanie Zacharek | Read Full Review »
• [+] San Francisco Chronicle
  
  75
  Delightful.

  by Carla Meyer | Read Full Review »
• [+] New York Daily News
  
  75
  It won't cure the ills of the world, but it doesn't need to. The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie is adorable in its own spongy way.

  by Jami Bernard | Read Full Review »
• [+] Philadelphia Inquirer
  
  75
  The trippy creation of onetime marine biologist Stephen Hillenburg, SpongeBob is a cockeyed optimist toiling at the bottom of the fast-food chain.

  by Carrie Rickey | Read Full Review »
• [+] New York Post
  
  75
  Full of action and silliness that will delight rug rats, but it's still hip and absurd enough to entertain grown-ups, too.

  by Lou Lumenick | Read Full Review »
• [+] Boston Globe
  
  75
  The film, which is as economically made as it is primitively animated, ambles from adventure to adventure, taking nothing seriously, not even itself.

  by Wesley Morris | Read Full Review »
• [+] Chicago Sun-Times
  
  75
  Assuming that few members of SpongeBob's primary audience are reading this (or can read), all I can tell you is, the movie is likely to be more fun than you expect.

  by Roger Ebert | Read Full Review »
• [+] Washington Post
  
  70
  Throws humorous fish bones to the older crowd, too.

  by Desson Thomson | Read Full Review »
• [+] Slate
  
  70
  I like my SpongeBob a little less lumbering, a little more free-associational, without that big, heavy anchor of a story structure to weigh him down.

  by David Edelstein | Read Full Review »
• [+] Variety
  
  70
  Possesses charm, as well as visual and musical appeal, on the bigscreen. But as with many short-form TV entities when sextupled in length, "SpongeBob" proves more palatable as scrumptious fast food than full-scale repast.

  by Todd McCarthy | Read Full Review »