Movie Review: The Spongebob Movie - Sponge Out of Water

Let me say, right up front, that my exposure to the Spongebob Squarepants phenomenon is limited to the two movies (and I really do not remember much of the first) and a few clips here and there. I have never seen a full episode of the show. Something tells me that I would probably get a kick out of it if I were to watch it. With that said, The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out of Water was pretty brilliant. Seriously, this movie is a genius piece of demented stream of consciousness. It has the great lesson of teamwork towards a positive conclusion, but is just crazy enough to entertain all age groups and never feels like it is preaching. Of course, it may induce some ADHD-like symptoms, but I found they wore off quickly enough.

Movie Review: Automata

While I have not really had the time to read novels for quite awhile now, one of my favorite authors growing up was Isaac Asimov. There was something about his writing that really struck a chord with me. Now, as I have become much more of a movie watcher than a book reader, I have been waiting for that time when someone would adapt Asimov to the big screen (or any size screen, for that matter). The latest news I had heard was Jonah Nolan working on a television adaptation of Foundation. Of course, there was also that I, Robot from Alex Proyas, and I had read about a proposed Caves of Steel adaptation.