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By Moira Macdonald (1,892) for Seattle Times (3,524) on 19 Nov 2004

It's all pretty goofy, occasionally perplexing (I dare not ask why Patrick sports fishnet stockings and heels in the final act), and very cute,…

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By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 19 Nov 2004

He's the absorbent action hero, the porous pop cultural phenomenon, the hole-y of hole-y's…

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By Dustin Putman (2,479) for TheFilmFile.com (2,314) on 19 Nov 2004

These daffy sea creatures pale enormously next to the infinitely superior joys of The Incredibles and The Polar Express…

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By Stephen Whitty (1,794) for Newark Star-Ledger (1,745) on 19 Nov 2004

There are also some wild swings into surrealism…

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By Carla Meyer (580) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 19 Nov 2004

Retains the 2-D charm of the hugely popular Nickelodeon cartoon but adds a few tricks -- a little 3-D here, a little David Hasselhoff there…

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By David Elliott (754) for San Diego Union-Tribune (1,408) on 19 Nov 2004

Sherm Cohen, Stephen Hillenburg and their big team lay on lavishly flat but not old-hat animation, a color fiesta infiltrated by the spirt…

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By Amy Biancolli (582) for Houston Chronicle (970) on 19 Nov 2004

SpongeBob looks so slapped together and indulgently cruddy that its cheapness seems like a thumb in the eye of anyone who paid to see it…

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By Jeff Vice (1,455) for Deseret News (Salt Lake City) (1) on 19 Nov 2004

There are a couple of slow spots here and there, but there are also some laugh-out-loud and inspired moments…

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By John Monaghan (292) for Detroit Free Press (942) on 19 Nov 2004

Count SpongeBob SquarePants among those small-screen comic characters that can't quite make the leap to the big screen…

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By Robert Denerstein (1,148) for Denver Rocky Mountain News (608) on 19 Nov 2004

Put me squarely in the SquarePants corner: SpongeBob is an irresistibly amusing idea that deserves credit for the name alone…

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By Jeffrey M. Anderson (3,573) for Combustible Celluloid (2,644) on 19 Nov 2004

Within this structure, the filmmakers have as much post-modern fun as possible, including live-action sequences, music videos and some stunningly…

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By Mike Ward (328) for Richmond Times-Dispatch (308) on 19 Nov 2004

Sometimes you'll be ashamed at yourself for laughing...but other times you'll be amazed at the sheer wit the writers squeeze into SpongeBob's world…

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By Brian Orndorf (4,059) for FilmJerk.com (622) on 19 Nov 2004

I wouldn't say SpongeBob SquarePants is particularly hilarious, though it does feature enough charming moments for three animated feature films…

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By Laura Clifford (2,742) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 19 Nov 2004

Aquarium and seaside gift shops may never seem the same…

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By Peter Howell (1,731) for Toronto Star (3,601) on 19 Nov 2004

For the most part, it's an easy and happy stretch, big on slapstick and jokes that groan rather than gross out…

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By Tom Maurstad (118) for Dallas Morning News (1,592) on 18 Nov 2004

Being so good is what led to making the movie, and it's also the reason that many small-screen episodes are better than this big-screen venture…

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By Paula Nechak (219) for Seattle Post-Intelligencer (2,422) on 18 Nov 2004

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie is affable and laughable enough when it focuses on its 'stars' but has been elongated and padded to the point…

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By Mary-Liz Shaw (14) for Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (1,693) on 18 Nov 2004

Fans of the show may miss several recurring characters, including Bob's pet snail Gary, which are mostly no-shows…

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By A.o. Scott (2,100) for New York Times (5,786) on 18 Nov 2004

The big-screen rendition of SpongeBob SquarePants is a marvel of unleashed childishness, like a birthday party on the edge of spinning out of control…

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By Laura Kelly (109) for South Florida Sun-Sentinel (746) on 18 Nov 2004

Alas, like so many TV personas who try to make the leap to the silver screen, SpongeBob and his pals are gasping for humor as well as air…

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