![]() ![]() I’m hesitant to ever say that this-and-such thing is “what we need right now,” so I won’t say that about the film.īut I will say that “SpongeBob” is what we need all the time. No, it doesn’t have the emotional complexity of the best Pixar movies, like “Up” or “Inside Out.” “SpongeBob,” in whatever form it takes, does one thing and does it really well: absurdist humor with a sweet center. There’s a sequence in which we learn about how many of them met SpongeBob (which serves as a nod to “Kamp Koral: SpongeBob’s Under Years,” a prequel series also debuting on Paramount+ on March 4). The movie gives a peek at 'Kamp Koral' on Paramount+īut the best parts of the movie are those shared by the core characters. There are cameos from Awkwafina, Reggie Watts, Danny Trejo, Snoop Dog and Tiffany Haddish, among others. To Reeves’ credit, this isn’t just a mail-it-in cameo. He’s there to provide SpongeBob and Patrick with tests and to bolster their courage. “I’m made out of sage and I am a sage, so it works out pretty well,” he says. But what buddies!įrom 'Caillou' to 'Oobi': Here are the worst kids TV shows I managed to sit throughĪlong the way, they are assisted by Sage (Keanu Reeves - yes), who is a wise tumbleweed. Patrick also notes that this is going to be like “one of those buddy movies,” and it is. “Wow, all that and it’s lost, too?” Patrick says. He is the ruler of The Lost City of Atlantic City. This means SpongeBob and Patrick will have to set off for the lost city of Atlantic City, which is described as a “scary, vice-ridden cesspool of moral depravity.” King Poseidon is the main (former) antagonist of The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run. He puts a call out for a new one when his runs dry, and Plankton steals Gary, SpongeBob’s beloved pet snail, and gives it to the king. King Poseidon (Matt Barry) needs a new snail - he uses their slime as part of his beauty regimen. Krabs (Clancy Brown) and scientist squirrel Sandy (Carolyn Lawrence). ![]() There’s SpongeBob (voice of Tom Kenny), of course, along with the sweetly stupid Patrick (Bill Fagerbakke), constant whiner Squidward (Rodger Bumpass), greedy boss Mr. The movie, which streams on Paramount+ beginning Thursday, March 4, starts with an introduction to Bikini Bottom and its residents for the uninitiated. If you don’t? Boy have you wandered into the wrong movie review. If you think that’s funny, welcome aboard. “That could be my breath,” his best friend Patrick replies. “Do I smell a road trip?” SpongeBob asks near the beginning of the film. Written and directed by Tim Hill, it is just as silly, goofy, absurd, nonsensical and utterly delightful as the rest of the catalog. “The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run” is the third full-length feature starring the friendly, goofy sponge and his underwater friends and neighbors from Bikini Bottom from the long-running TV series. How many SpongeBob Squarepants movies do we need? ![]()
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