Mr. Lawrence Movies
- 2009
- R
- Add The Haunted World of El Superbeasto to QueueAdd The Haunted World of El Superbeasto to top of Queue
Paul Giamatti, Brian Posehn, Rosario Dawson, Danny Trejo, Daniel Roebuck, Tom Kenny, Tom Papa, and, of course, Sheri Moon Zombie all lend their voices to director Rob Zombie's animated tale of a washed-up luchador who makes it his mission to battle the forces of the supernatural. As the heroic El Superbeasto (voice of Papa) advances ever closer to his ultimate confrontation with the diabolical Dr. Satan (Giamatti), each adventure becomes more surreal and terrifying than the last. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Tom Papa, Paul Giamatti, (more)
- 2005
The brainchild of Rocko's Modern Life creator Joe Murray, the half-hour animated series Camp Lazlo was set at a summer camp populated by goofy-looking anthropomorphic animals. Most of the "Bean Scouts" at Camp Kidney were willing to follow orders and toe the line, which was just the way that Scoutmaster Lumpus, a egocentric, control-freak moose, preferred to have things. Unfortunately for Lumpus, he had to contend with the rule-bending shenanigans that went on in the camp's "Jelly Cabin". Ringleader for the troublemakers was Bean Scout Lazlo, a mischievous monkey; his best friends and co-conspirators were Raj, an adolescent elephant, and Clam, a pygmy rhino. To counteract the hijinks of Lazlo and his buddies, Lumpus kept a pair of obnoxious snitches at his beck and call: Slinkman, a nerdish banana slug; Edward, a snotty, anal-retentive Platypus; and Edward's own flunkeys, the dung beetles (Chip and Skip). Some of the episodes focused on the great rivalry between Camp Kindey and the all-girl Squirrel Scouts in the camp on the other side of Leakey Lake. Foremost among the Squirrel Scouts were Gretchen the alligator, Nina the giraffe, and Patsy the mongoose, who had a crush on Lazlo (and frequently crushed him in her enthusiasm!) A good, old-fashioned exercise in harmless cartoon nihilism, Camp Lazlo premiered July 8, 2005, on the Cartoon Network. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Carlos Alazraqui, Jeff Bennett, (more)
- 2004
- PG
- Add The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie to QueueAdd The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie to top of Queue
Something nefarious is afloat in the depths of Bikini Bottom: King Neptune's crown has been stolen, and the prime suspect is Mr. Krabs, SpongeBob's boss at Mr. Krabs' Krabby Patties. Despite the overwhelming evidence against Mr. Krabs -- not to mention having been turned down for a long-awaited promotion at the restaurant -- SpongeBob (voice of Tom Kenny) refuses to believe that his boss is responsible and teams up with his best friend, Patrick (voice of Bill Fagerbakke), on a mission to Shell City, where he hopes he can exonerate Mr. Krabs and return the crown to its rightful owner. Of course, this is no easy task; once outside the safety of Bikini Bottom, SpongeBob is faced with the overwhelming dangers of the sea, not the least of which being a cyclops that many believe to be responsible for the deaths of countless other unfortunate sea-creatures who ventured outside county lines. Among those who lent their vocal chords to the film include Scarlett Johansson, Jeffrey Tambor, and Alec Baldwin. ~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke, (more)
- 2002
- Add SpongeBob SquarePants: Season 03 to QueueAdd SpongeBob SquarePants: Season 03 to top of Queue
More fun and games beneath the waves are in store for you, you, and maybe you as the animated cult favorite SpongeBob SquarePants launches its third season. The opener brings back those antiquated superheroes Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy (voiced by Ernest Borgnine and Tim Conway), who must rely upon SpongeBob when they lose their utility belts; and as a bonus, SpongeBob's driving teacher Mrs. Puff is arrested -- and she likes it, she really likes it. And what else? Well, a magic pencil leaves SpongeBob a fraction of his former self; snow falls on Bikini Bottom; the Krusty Krab is apparently invaded by a phony health inspector (accept no substitutes!); Squidward ends up a "street octopus," even though there aren't any streets; SpongeBob tries to prove he's tough enough to get into the Salty Spittoon (our motto: No Weenies Allowed); an abandoned clam brings out the parental instinct -- and the absentee parent -- in the redoubtable Patrick; the outside world is given its first glimpse of the fabled "Krusty Krab Training Video" (watch for the POOP session -- it sure beats "Dating Do's and Don't's"); "My Pretty Seahorse" ends with a Very Special Moment that will leave you as confused as the live-action "dad" we see on screen; the legend of the Hash-Slinging Slasher becomes all too true; Gary enters the Great Snail Race, which is not an oxymoron, we think; and at long last, we see "The Lost Episode" -- or rather, the "Other Lost Episode." In addition, this season offers a flashback to SpongeBob's prehistoric relative, as he discovers fire (not a bad trick when you're underwater). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke, (more)
- 2000
- Add SpongeBob SquarePants: Season 02 to QueueAdd SpongeBob SquarePants: Season 02 to top of Queue
Fish are jumpin' and the seaweed is high as SpongeBob SquarePants gets into its second season. The first half-hour episode offers two brief playlets: "Something Smells", in which lovable invertebrate SpongeBob suddenly develops bad breath (a rare affliction in sponges); and "Bossy Boots", in which Mr. Krabs' insufferable daughter Pearl transforms the Krusty Krab into the hippest place beneath the sea--for a while, anyway. Later down the sandy road, the irascible Squidward proves to be that scourge of the deep, a slacker octopus, when he's put in charge of the restaurant; SpongeBob forgets how to tie his shoelaces, a situation that's good for 12 minutes at least; senile superheroes Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy (voiced by Ernest Borgnineand Tim Conway face a reunion with their fiendish--and equally elderly--enemy ManRay; the president of the SpongeBob SquarePants fan club brings a little bit of Christmas cheer to Bikini Bottom; a caterpillar turns into a butterfly (film at eleven!); otherwise benign land squirrel Sandy Cheeks becomes the scourge of the deep when she starts sleepwalking; SpongeBob goes to Herculean lengths to avoid kissing his grandma, and fails his driving test again (how often do sponges have to drive anywhere, anyway?); Gary the Snail takes a bath (no film at eleven!); an oyster is traumatized by a smoking peanut; Patrick refuses to tell anyone what's in his box; a careless word transforms SpongeBob into a "Sailor Mouth"; and an exercise in procrastination plunges SpongeBob into a Daliesque nightmare. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke, (more)
- 1999
- Add SpongeBob SquarePants: Season 01 to QueueAdd SpongeBob SquarePants: Season 01 to top of Queue
Season One of the wild and crazy cartoon series SpongeBob SquarePants dishes up 20 half hour episodes, each containing two to three short storylines. The opener relates how cheerful invertebrate SpongeBob SquarePants lands a job at the Krusty Krab restaurant (his lifelong goal!), how he shoos a pesky clam shell away from the front lawn of his pineapple home, and his first meeting with Sandy Cheeks, a cute land squirrel who resides in a nearby biodome. All, this, plus a musical performance by Tiny Tim. In later episodes, SpongeBob goes into business teaching his friends how to blow bubbles; the evil Plankton attempts to steal the closely-guarded secet recipe for Krabby Patties; SpongeBob's grouchy neighbor Squidward tries and fails to drive a wedge (or a wedgie?) between SpongeBob and his best friend Patrick; a simple pizza delivery turns into an "Apocalypse Now" moment; former McHale's Navy costars Ernest Borgnine and Tim Conway make their first voiceover "appearances" as testy retired superheroes Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy; SpongeBob celebrates "Opposite Day", almost as if there really were an "Opposite Day"; Squidward invokes the name of Allen Ginsburg during a talent show at Krusty Krab; the legendary Flying Dutchman makes one of his rare TV appearances; a peek into the future reveals that they'll always be a few million SpongeBobs around to aggravate Squidward; and the long-suffering Mrs. Puff gives SpongeBob his first driving lesson, and lives to tell about it. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke, (more)
- Add SpongeBob SquarePants: Where's Gary? to QueueAdd SpongeBob SquarePants: Where's Gary? to top of Queue
This SpongeBob SquarePants release features "Where's Gary?" Spongebob's first ever double length episode. The DVD also features 5 additional episodes.
