This is a movie where the trailer helped get me into the theater. I will say that I don’t mind SpongeBob SquarePants, but I have never watched much of his stuff before. However, I thought the trailer for the movie was entertaining and funny, and, since it worked into the schedule well, I decided to give the new Paramount film a chance.

I enjoyed it quite a bit.

I must say that, although I do believe I saw it in the trailer, I did not remember that Mark Hamill was in the cast, doing the voice of the Flying Dutchman. That was a awesome surprise, and Hamill was sensational in the role.

According to IMDB, “SpongeBob journeys to the ocean’s depths to face the Flying Dutchman’s ghost, encountering challenges and uncovering marine mysteries.“

The voice actors, most of which were from the series, including Tom Kenny, Clancy Brown, Rodger Bumpass, Bill Fagerbakke, Carolyn Lawrence and Mr. Lawrence, do a phenomenal job. It was clear that they are experts at their roles by this point, and they bring a lot to the script.

The animation was fun. It had a lot of variety throughout the movie, keeping it flowing from one weird scene to another.

]The script is extremely funny, though there may have been a few jokes that were overused as the film progressed. Running jokes can work, but they can also become a touch old. There were examples of both in this mostly hilarious script.

This was an entertaining animated movie that I laughed at multiple times. I am not a huge fan of this show, but I enjoyed this movie the whole time.

3.75 stars