July 31, 2007
Review – The Simpsons Movie
You know how you go to a theme park, queue for hours to get on a ride that lasts 20 seconds but somehow you’re cool with that? Well try waiting 18 years for 82 minutes of film. How was I still satisfied? I don’t know, but I was!
I say satisfied… I should really say “overall I was satisfied” because, you see, all the simpsons humour was there, all my favourite characters were there adn the story was really good. The only problem was… well, the fact that it was a movie. That might sound odd but honestly, I don’t think I benefitted in the slightest from seeing this on the big screen. The animation was good, better than a standard episode, but it was a long way from being a special effects blockbuster. Also, a few risque gags aside, the story was nothing so special it had to be a movie.
Basically the story revolves around Springfield becoming the latest ecological disaster to plague the earth, an event foreseen by Grampa Simpson in a holy vision. In response, the EPA enclose the city in a gigantic glass dome. Tensions rise and when it becomes clear that it is in fact Homer that is responsible for the disaster the town band together to Kill the Simpsons. After an unlikely escape the family soon discover that they may be the only hope to save Springfield from total destruction.
The story has a lot going for it. It’s topical, everyone wants to know about climate change and the environment!! Also, as is always the case with the simpsons (paticularly the modern episodes) there are many references to pop culture made in a, sometimes darkly, satirical way. I laughed consistently throughout this movie but no more so than I would have laughed at an episode.
I suppose I should come pack to the comparison I made to the theme park. This movie was thrilling, like a rollercoaster, but no more thrilling than being pushed at great speeds down the road in a shopping trolly, a thrill I could enjoy for free. Good enough for a feature length TV special, yes… Fit for an actual theatrical movie… ‘fraid not.
Verdict: 
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January 2, 2008 - 2:40 pm
At first I thought the Simpson’s movie was gonna suck but I is actually really good it made me genuinely laugh, the animation was solid and the plot wasn’t as over the top as I thought it would be. Though the Simpson’s should have stopped a long time ago I feel that the movie was great.
January 23, 2008 - 12:26 pm
righty, i thought the Simpsons “film” was absolutely shocking. There were a few moments highlighted in the advert which were quite ammusing. The type of ammusing where only weirdos laugh out loud.. its like a little titter of laughter.. more of an over-exhalation with a smile on their face if the truth be told. I completely agree, it should have been a feature length episiode. Other episodes have been funnier. It goes to show how popular the simpsons are because of how much they made at the box office.. but i hope they dont take it as an indicator that the simpsons should make movies. BAD MOVE!!!
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