FOUR DAYS
I just saw an ad referring to it as "WhoBob WhatPants". Since it's supposed to sound like SpongeBob SquarePants, I guess that makes sense.
I also noticed multiple commercials referring to it as a special, not a movie. The official website lists it under "Hot Shows" but not under "Movies". I know that WhoBob WhatPants is an hour and a half long, and all the specials are half an hour, but nobody ever said those were the specific, unwritten and unbroken rules, right?
But then, it's longer than Atlantis SquarePantis, which was only an hour long. It would be kind of silly to have an episode longer than your movie. I guess that's probably enough to count it as a movie....
Showing posts with label Movies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Movies. Show all posts
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Saturday, August 30, 2008
The SpongeBob SquarePants movie
(Note: I don't have the source, but I read that Mr. Hillenburg said the movie took place after the series ends, which explains the lack of Krusty Krab 2 on the show.)
Remember, way way back in '04? Season 3 had come to a close, and the world thought SpongeBob was cancelled, especially with the announcement that there'd be...a movie!
This is a big event! This was THE SpongeBob movie. A theatrical presentation for all us SpongeGeeks out there! Now, I didn't get the chance to see it in theaters, but it's just as well because I can't imagine watching Patrick...er, streaking to the extreme on such a huge screen. I'd be the ten-year-old with her face buried in her hands.
The movie had it's good points and it's bad points. It kinda tried to get away with more than a regular SpongeBob episode, and is actually a subject of some censorship. XD They didn't use any obscenities, but the Goofy Goober Rock song was censored for TV, and they rarely show the uncensored version.
As for the good points, I thought it was hilarious. Aside from the whole Patrick thing. SpongeBob and Patrick drunk and pestering a waiter was truly a rare site, because I've never thought of SpongeBob as the guy to run out and get drunk all night. Even if it's from ice cream. And the Now That We're Men song remains one of my favorites from the series. And Patrick's first meeting with Mindy was pretty funny. "She's purty, SpongeBob!" "You're HOT!" Good gravy, isn't this the sort of thing Neptune would BEHEAD a guy for?
I thought that the moral fell a little flat. SpongeBob acts like a child, but he's clearly an adult. Krabs' "you're just a kid" speech honestly sounded very forced. I also thought Squidward was out of character. They tried to do his usually kinda bored-and-uncaring thing, but instead it came across as, "you can kill people and take over the world, but I'd better get paid!!" One reason that's awful is 'cause Squid has been shown to actually care whether SpongeBob lives or dies.
And Neptune was kinda awful. They redesigned him and changed his personality completely. Since on the show, even after the movie, they've shown old Neptune, I just like to assume movie-Neptune is show-Neptune's son.
I thought the very end was pretty satisfying. The power-of-music-deus-ex-machina didn't suspend disbelief, but I felt pretty good afterwards when little old Spongey was a hero, a manager, and declared it the best day of his life just as the credits music began to play. Then, as the credits roll, we see images of a truly fulfilled sponge living his dream as manager of the Krusty Krab 2. No more fry cooking? Don't worry, I'm sure Krabs places a workload on him...
Remember, way way back in '04? Season 3 had come to a close, and the world thought SpongeBob was cancelled, especially with the announcement that there'd be...a movie!
This is a big event! This was THE SpongeBob movie. A theatrical presentation for all us SpongeGeeks out there! Now, I didn't get the chance to see it in theaters, but it's just as well because I can't imagine watching Patrick...er, streaking to the extreme on such a huge screen. I'd be the ten-year-old with her face buried in her hands.
The movie had it's good points and it's bad points. It kinda tried to get away with more than a regular SpongeBob episode, and is actually a subject of some censorship. XD They didn't use any obscenities, but the Goofy Goober Rock song was censored for TV, and they rarely show the uncensored version.
As for the good points, I thought it was hilarious. Aside from the whole Patrick thing. SpongeBob and Patrick drunk and pestering a waiter was truly a rare site, because I've never thought of SpongeBob as the guy to run out and get drunk all night. Even if it's from ice cream. And the Now That We're Men song remains one of my favorites from the series. And Patrick's first meeting with Mindy was pretty funny. "She's purty, SpongeBob!" "You're HOT!" Good gravy, isn't this the sort of thing Neptune would BEHEAD a guy for?
I thought that the moral fell a little flat. SpongeBob acts like a child, but he's clearly an adult. Krabs' "you're just a kid" speech honestly sounded very forced. I also thought Squidward was out of character. They tried to do his usually kinda bored-and-uncaring thing, but instead it came across as, "you can kill people and take over the world, but I'd better get paid!!" One reason that's awful is 'cause Squid has been shown to actually care whether SpongeBob lives or dies.
And Neptune was kinda awful. They redesigned him and changed his personality completely. Since on the show, even after the movie, they've shown old Neptune, I just like to assume movie-Neptune is show-Neptune's son.
I thought the very end was pretty satisfying. The power-of-music-deus-ex-machina didn't suspend disbelief, but I felt pretty good afterwards when little old Spongey was a hero, a manager, and declared it the best day of his life just as the credits music began to play. Then, as the credits roll, we see images of a truly fulfilled sponge living his dream as manager of the Krusty Krab 2. No more fry cooking? Don't worry, I'm sure Krabs places a workload on him...
Friday, August 29, 2008
ANOTHER Who Bob, What Pants? commercial
Another commercial for the new SpongeBob movie is on TurboNick. Watch it here.
It looks interesting. SpongeBob, being a famous fry cook, generally good friend of all the citizens, and having saved the world through the power of music once, is truly an important person. He may be far more important to the town than was first thought, though, because the commercial shows some sort of chaos breaking out without him.
"Sorry, but I think I'd remember an underwater talking weasel."
Don't say that to the Spandy 'shippers, Spongey.
The website says, "When SpongeBob tries to spend some quality time with his pals, he ends up being a real pain in the square pants and they tell him to get lost, so he does. But will he ever come back, or is SpongeBob lost forever? Will Bikini Bottom survive without him? Tune in on October 13th to find out!"
The airdate of our movie has been confirmed. I hope it's good, I hope it's good, I hope it's good...The whole "amnesia-by-being-bonked-on-the-head" thing is kinda silly and cliche, but let's not judge the movie by a very basic premise. :)
In my opinion, though, SpongeBob isn't the kinda guy who needs a lot of movies. Jimmy Neutron was fine with it (can't say I'm a big fan of that show), and Fairly OddParents did well with several movies. But SpongeBob waited a few years before making a movie, and that was a big thing! It was THE SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, and it was even in theaters. I heard that Mr. Hillenburg wanted to cancel the series after the movie, but Nickelodeon had other plans. It was THE movie...a big, dramatic event SpongeBob had never experienced before, where he was allowed to truly save the world and rock out on the big screen. The show continued normally after that, but the movie had it's place among the episodes.
(It's supposed to take place after all the episodes are over, so some people believe it has faded from the canon.)
Then, a few years later, they made Atlantis SquarePantis. It, in my opinion, would've worked better as a half-hour episode, as it had little plot, bad music, and retconned everything. LRH? What about Neptune and Mindy?
Less than a year later, we learn Spongey's got a third movie on the way. Go, SpongeBob! Redeem yourself with your new movie, and leave awestruck viewers cheering for more!
It looks interesting. SpongeBob, being a famous fry cook, generally good friend of all the citizens, and having saved the world through the power of music once, is truly an important person. He may be far more important to the town than was first thought, though, because the commercial shows some sort of chaos breaking out without him.
"Sorry, but I think I'd remember an underwater talking weasel."
Don't say that to the Spandy 'shippers, Spongey.
The website says, "When SpongeBob tries to spend some quality time with his pals, he ends up being a real pain in the square pants and they tell him to get lost, so he does. But will he ever come back, or is SpongeBob lost forever? Will Bikini Bottom survive without him? Tune in on October 13th to find out!"
The airdate of our movie has been confirmed. I hope it's good, I hope it's good, I hope it's good...The whole "amnesia-by-being-bonked-on-the-head" thing is kinda silly and cliche, but let's not judge the movie by a very basic premise. :)
In my opinion, though, SpongeBob isn't the kinda guy who needs a lot of movies. Jimmy Neutron was fine with it (can't say I'm a big fan of that show), and Fairly OddParents did well with several movies. But SpongeBob waited a few years before making a movie, and that was a big thing! It was THE SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, and it was even in theaters. I heard that Mr. Hillenburg wanted to cancel the series after the movie, but Nickelodeon had other plans. It was THE movie...a big, dramatic event SpongeBob had never experienced before, where he was allowed to truly save the world and rock out on the big screen. The show continued normally after that, but the movie had it's place among the episodes.
(It's supposed to take place after all the episodes are over, so some people believe it has faded from the canon.)
Then, a few years later, they made Atlantis SquarePantis. It, in my opinion, would've worked better as a half-hour episode, as it had little plot, bad music, and retconned everything. LRH? What about Neptune and Mindy?
Less than a year later, we learn Spongey's got a third movie on the way. Go, SpongeBob! Redeem yourself with your new movie, and leave awestruck viewers cheering for more!
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Who Bob, What Pants? commercial
Looks interesting, to say the least. The old "amnesia by getting bonked on the head" is perhaps a bit too cliche to base an entire movie on, but there's a chance that they'll do it well. Besides, (to my knowledge) the whole deal with mayor sounds unique. Of course, for all I know it's all a reference to something I've never watched, like, for example, Karate Island contained references to some movie I'd never heard of.
That being said, watch the commercial. :)
*sings, to the tune of the SpongeBob theme song*
Who Bob, What Pants? Who Bob What Pants?
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Who Bob, What Pants?
Howdy! Posting once again, because there's a very important topic I forgot to bring up...the third SpongeBob movie!
In my humble opinion, the first movie was good, and people only watched the second because it had David Bowie. But hey, that's just my opinion. I don't even know who he is...
The third movie, Who Bob, What Pants? is loosely based on the SpongeBob book For the Love of Bubbles. All I know about it is that SpongeBob gets amnesia and runs off, wondering who he is. He ends up becoming the mayor of Kelp City, where the people adore him. SpongeBob's friends find him and try to get him to come home, but from SpongeBob's point of view, it's either
A) Go to some place he's never heard of with a bunch of strangers or
B) Stay in the city where the people see him as a hero.
I've never gotten to read For the Love of Bubbles, so this may be interesting. :) They say the DVD may come out on October fourteenth, but I don't know where that came from.
In my humble opinion, the first movie was good, and people only watched the second because it had David Bowie. But hey, that's just my opinion. I don't even know who he is...
The third movie, Who Bob, What Pants? is loosely based on the SpongeBob book For the Love of Bubbles. All I know about it is that SpongeBob gets amnesia and runs off, wondering who he is. He ends up becoming the mayor of Kelp City, where the people adore him. SpongeBob's friends find him and try to get him to come home, but from SpongeBob's point of view, it's either
A) Go to some place he's never heard of with a bunch of strangers or
B) Stay in the city where the people see him as a hero.
I've never gotten to read For the Love of Bubbles, so this may be interesting. :) They say the DVD may come out on October fourteenth, but I don't know where that came from.
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