When he comes heart-stoppingly close, the bottled instructions suddenly vanish, causing the citizens of Bikini Bottom to panic at the loss of their favorite treat. Lawrence), a competing restaurateur, is their arch-enemy who goes to extreme measures, like gigantic missile-armed robots, to steal the Krabby Patty secret formula. Krabs (voiced by Clancy Brown) and all their sea creature peers. He reads aloud about the world of Bikini Bottom, where SpongeBob (voiced by Tom Kenny) works as a fry cook, making the hypnotically delicious Krabby Patties for his boss Mr. The part-animated, part-live-action tale initially centers on Burger-Beard (Antonio Banderas), a Jack Sparrow-like pirate who finds his hidden treasure, a magical storybook that allows him to alter reality.
Many have argued the continued quality of the long-running television show has gone down ever since it reached a cultural high after 2004’s bizarrely entertaining “The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie.” But even for the most skeptical mind, “The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water” is a mostly funny, occasionally fast-paced addition to the underwater universe that will satisfy kids, as well as surprise adults who have a nostalgic familiarity with the porous protagonist and his friends. Is it the endless barrage of pop culture references? Writers who can create witty, indelible lines that remain in millennials’ minds? The unwillingness to stick to any single theme for longer than 15 minutes? One has to wonder where exactly the cult-like admiration for “SpongeBob SquarePants,” arguably the most popular production Nickelodeon has ever had, comes from.