The SpongeBob Movie (2019)

The SpongeBob Movie is a 2019 American horror comedy film written by Jed Elinoff and Scott Thomas, based on SpongeBob SquarePants. The film stars Dani Kind, Steve Lund, Finlay Wotjak-Hissong, Romeo Carere, Sara Canning and the voices of Eric Bauza.

Why It Sucks

 * 1) Turning a TV show targeted towards kids into an R-rated horror movie is a very abysmal idea in the first place, and it angered many fans of SpongeBob. It is also a huge insult to both the original series and the fandom.
 * 2) * On the same point, this movie feels more like an extended bad taste parody rather than an official movie.
 * 3) Abysmal grasp of the source material:
 * 4) * SpongeBob SquarePants, Patrick Star, Squidward Tentacles and Gary the Snail are not real animals unlike in the original series, but are instead 6 feet tall animatronics, which was pointless.
 * 5) SpongeBob and his friends themselves (apart from Gary) are horribly flanderized to being outright murderers who attempt to love the family, and even attempt to kill Gary for trying to protect them from harm.
 * 6) Despite having a washed-out 1990s look, the film is set in the present day and features HD TV sets and smartphones, making it very pointless because this disregards past events.
 * 7) * This also implies that a show from the late 1999 is still being taped in 2019.
 * 8) Despite the effects being passable for the most part, the fire sticks out like a sore thumb.
 * 9) Slow pacing, with half of the film focusing on the trip to the studio and exposition about the evil animatronics.
 * 10) Abysmal writing that doesn't stay true to the show, and instead feels more like a fan-made Five Nights at Freddy's film adaptation, mainly due to the plot.
 * 11) False Advertising on the Poster: Patrick has an axe and Squidward had sharp teeth, but they never use it at all. Additionally, the Tagline is "Nautical Nonsense Terror," but its barely even scary in the film film.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) The opening looks cool and feels like the original game.
 * 2) As mentioned before, the special effects and gore are decent, with the exception of the fire.
 * 3) The cover of the "The F.U.N. Song" by Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stumph is just as catchy as the original version.
 * 4) Gary is one of the only good characters in this film, as he stops Patrick to save the family; unfortunately, he dies while saving them. The only bad quality about Gary is that he attempted to run Mitch over with the Patty Wagon.
 * 5) * The two children protagonists are also likable.
 * 6) * The mother is like a bear... in that she fights the animatronics in order to protect her family... and wins.
 * 7) Eric Bauza, the voice actors for SpongeBob and Friends, did awesome jobs replicating the original voices.