SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water-Kids’ Movie Review

“Are you ready kids? Aye-aye captain. I can’t hear you…aye-aye captain. Oh! Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? SpongeBob SquarePants!” Not only is the familiar SpongeBob song back on the big screen, so are all the SpongeBob friends…Patrick, Mr. Krabs, Plankton and Sandy. In The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge out of Water, an evil pirate steals the coveted Krabby Patty recipe. So now it’s up to SpongeBob and friends to travel ashore and get the secret formula back, before it’s too late!

Rating: 4 and 1/2 out of 5 popcorn buckets
Release Date: June 2, 2015
MPAA Rating: PG
Best Age Group: 5+
Sexual Content: Mild
Violent/Disturbing Content: Moderate
Crude or Profane Language: Mild
Drug and Alcohol Content: None
Will Kids Like It? Yes

Talking Points:

This is a fun movie for youngsters and all the SpongeBob fans.
SpongeBob eventually realizes that it’s beneficial to work with others during difficult situations. This could spark a great parent/child conversation.

Sexual Content: Mild

When SpongeBob and friends go to the beach, human characters are shown wearing skimpy bikinis.

Violent/Disturbing Content: Moderate

The animated and human character’s hit, punch and slap each other, in a slapstick way.
A dolphin shoots lasers at SpongBob.
SpongeBob and Patrick get into a huge food fight with Plankton.
Burger Beard battles with SpongeBob and friends.
Bikini Bottom is destroyed by villains.

Crude or Profane Language: Mild

Name calling such as “jerk” and “twit.” Swear words are replaced by other words, for example…”abs kicking,” and “what the corndog?”

Drug and Alcohol Content: None

Will Kids Like It? Yes

I interviewed a number of kids from ages 3 to 16. In general they all really liked it. The 16 year-old-boy liked it but said he won’t buy the DVD.
A 9 year old boy said, “There were some inappropriate parts.” He was too embarrassed to say what.
An 11 year-old girls said, “It was weird, but I liked it.”

Overall this is a cute film especially for youngsters and kids that have grown up with SpongeBob.