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The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge out of Water

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The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge out of Water

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Summary

Part-animated comedy adventure. When the secret formula for the addictive Krabby Patty is stolen by pirate Burger Beard, Mr Krabs seconds SpongeBob to head into the live-action world and get it back. But will the dastardly pirate give it up without a fight?

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Alan Jones

Nothing has changed a decade on from the first movie based on the multimedia franchise. Under the expert guidance of TV series writer/director Paul Tibbitt, sophisticated adult gags jostle with inspired childish silliness, each element dovetailing for increased inventiveness. Here, dastardly pirate Burger Beard (an ever game Antonio Banderas) steals an ancient book Indiana Jones-style, then relates the story within to a flock of talking seagulls. It tells of the day the secret Krabby Patty recipe went missing from the Bikini Bottom diner causing doomsday and the resulting quest to find it sees archenemies SpongeBob (voiced by Tom Kenny) and Plankton (Doug Lawrence) pooling resources. 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 references to the Marvel universe. There are also nods to Stanley Kubrick, Douglas Adams and Mad Max, and snatches of Ennio Morricone in the soundtrack add to the smart and infectiously anarchic mix.

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6.0/10

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Cast

rolenameSpongeBobTom KennyBurger BeardAntonio BanderasMr KrabsClancy BrownSquidwardRodger BumpassPlanktonDoug LawrencePatrick StarBill FagerbakkeBubblesMatt BerryKarenJill TalleySandy CheeksCarolyn LawrenceAmyLisa Datz

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rolenameDirectorPaul Tibbitt

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Theatrical distributor

Paramount

Released on

2015-03-27

Languages

English

Available on

DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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