But with the 3D section and the stop-motion space dolphin, the aesthetic is disrupted and given fresh life. The fact that the traditionally animated images are given stereophonic three-dimensional treatment doesn’t add as much visual oomph as you’d expect. Part of this has to do with the fact that the big screen animation is almost identical to what you see on basic cable any day of the week (even “ The Simpsons Movie” tried to add texture and shading in new and interesting ways). The final act, with the 3D animation and live action elements, will undoubtedly be the most divisive part of the movie, but for my money, it’s also one of the best. It’s during these interludes that ‘Sponge Out of Water’ really comes to life in a way that seems fresh and new. Even the new Pharrell songs are far out to a degree that is almost uncomfortable (“Squeeze Me,” really?) And you thought “ Strange Magic” was weird. But this new movie takes things to even more bizarre territories, with a time travel sequence (that introduces Squidward’s dinosaur ancestor), a scene that mimics the “Stargate” sequence from “ 2001: A Space Odyssey,” a moment where we actually explore SpongeBob’s nightmarishly colorful brain, and the introduction of Bubbles, some kind of hyper-intelligent, godlike space dolphin that is beautifully animated, via stop motion, by Screen Novelties (“ Robot Chicken,” “ Morel Orel“). There has always been a gently psychedelic nature to “SpongeBob SquarePants,” from the sheer frequency of the jokes to the design aesthetic, which feels like the product of a questionable Brian Wilson acid trip. ‘Sponge Out of Water’ works best, however, when the entire movie warps around SpongeBob’s sensibilities. Even when the movie treads water, SpongeBob is a ray of hopelessly enjoyable sunshine. Krabs ( Clancy Brown), are sourpusses, which makes his jubilance even more infectious. It helps, too, that so many of the characters, primarily Squidward ( Rodger Bumpass) and Mr. He’s a character who is cheery and determined, optimistic almost to a fault, and so watching him bounce around can be charming in and of itself. With a lead like SpongeBob SquarePants (once again voiced by Tom Kenny), a certain amount of aimlessness is okay. Sometimes you get the sense that the filmmakers (led by animation director Paul Tibbitt and live-action director Mike Mitchell) only have a cursory understanding of where the characters are supposed to go and what they’re supposed to do and the audience is just required to go with it. The plot has a way of lurching forward every 20 minutes or so after bouts of inactivity, until finally a feature-length 90-minute runtime has been achieved (the last act or so is a mixture of live action and animation, a la “ Who Framed Roger Rabbit“). Krabs says, wryly, “I hope you like leather.” After SpongeBob and Plankton, who has always had his eye on the Krusty Krab recipe, are accused of swiping the formula, the various characters are brought to our world, in glorious 3D animation, and forced to battle the villainous pirate for the future of Bikini Bottom. One minute, it’s an idyllic undersea community, the next, it’s a post-apocalyptic warzone. Krabs, Squidward, and Patrick) are thrown into chaos. When the formula goes missing, the town, and all of its inhabitants (including Mr.
Burger Beard is after the Krabby Patty, the most beloved food item in all of Bikini Bottom. The film starts out with a prolonged live action sequence starring Antonio Banderas as a bearded pirate (his name is Burger Beard) who treks to a jungle island to retrieve a book that tells the story of SpongeBob and his pals.
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