User blog:Bowser & Jr./REVIEW - The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water

You might get pelted by hungry info seeking fans depending on where you post a review but you should be fine Overall, it was a pretty good movie, and it was much better than I expected it to be. Definitely not perfect, but definitely not bad.
 * + This movie is seemingly diverse in the animation department. The 2D animation is very fluid and well-done. Some sequences also used stylized 2D animation, which was fun to watch. The CGi animation is also very stylized and true to the 2D animation. Some sequences use stop motion-esque CGi similar to The Lego Movie for some characters. There are also various special effects that worked out really great when viewing the movie in 3D.
 * + The main cast are generally more likeable this time around, compared to the show's more recent episodes. Every main character in the show get their spotlight in the movie, letting them flesh out their characteristics and whatnot.
 * + One certain main character from the show gets heavy character development in the movie as there are a lot of scenes focusing on that one character, giving the character a lot of room for development. It felt very refreshing watching this character grow up in ways not seen before in the franchise.
 * - There are several points where some of the main cast seem out of character, but they're mostly for plot-related reasons.
 * + There are a lot of references and allusions to episodes from the first three seasons compared to any references to the later seasons.
 * +/- The story of the film was okay and not bad, though it definitely could have been better. The first 2/3s of the movie is a bit weird- something that you'd find in a later season of the show (though executed much better, compared to what is being shown on TV). The last 1/3 of the movie had plot elements that you would find in any children's superhero movie, though it was a treat seeing them used with the cast of SpongeBob.
 * +/- The live action in this movie were okay. The scenes were nothing spectacular, but they were okay nonetheless.
 * - As expected, there are some generic unfunny toilet jokes in the movie, but it there weren't a lot of them. Also, some of the jokes lasted longer than they needed to, unnecessarily slowing down the pace of action.
 * + Starting around the second act, the film's story plays around with a good moral of teamwork. It's a moral that we've all seen before in many stories, but it was a treat seeing that good moral set around the main cast of SpongeBob.

8/10