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Plot: After Homer accidentally pollutes the town's water supply, Springfield is encased in a gigantic dome by the EPA and the Simpsons family are declared fugitives.
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MCT:November 15, 2008NOT INTERESTED
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MCT:October 6, 2008
Like many people around the world, I rushed to see the most anticipated film of the year, The Simpsons Movie. And I was not at all disappointed. I must be honest, I did, before seeing the film, think that it would be a big let-down. I thought that they'd use all the same jokes as the episodes and that it would have a real try-hard vibe to it's humor. Well, it didn't. I can't believe that after 20 years 'in the making', the film version of The Simpsons would be so enthralling. Hilarious, Jam-packed with cute new characters (ie, the pig), and a follow-able story-line, The Simpsons Movie is not one to be missed! If you are not on your way to see it now, you should be.
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MCT:August 31, 2008''He's not Spider-Pig anymore, he's Harry Plopper.''
After Homer accidentally pollutes the town's water supply, Springfield is encased in a gigantic dome by the EPA and the Simpsons family are declared fugitives.
Dan Castellaneta: Homer & more (Voice/s)
The Simpsons Movie is unusually slow paced at various points. At the same conjunction the storyline is not really stretched to cinematic levels. Epic as it may seem to us, the scenarios have already been dealt with, in the unending TV episodes.
It's been said countless times and it's more or less true, nothing here tries to push any new frontiers and except for the length of the whole escapade you would never realize that this is a Simpsons: MOVIE.
Other flaws include the fact that some inhabitants of Springfield have only very brief cameos, like Mr. Burns! (Excellent!) and that some ideas have been recycled and regurgitated. As entertaining as Simpsons still may be, it is also easily predictable. This kind of mainstream floundering may have its own agenda for box office means but in the end I would have hoped for this to be something special, something more. The movie is by no means a catastrophe, but by Simpsons standards it's just not good enough.
The Simpsons have become a household name, a franchise. People know what to expect and therefore applaud even a relatively average movie like this one. The vultures, the fans, the kids who are all sucked in by the brand name.
To rely on that is a bit lazy like the annoying Homer who provides laughs to a certain extent but then proceeds to do the same lame jokes for the duration of the movie. I mean a dome, Arnold as president, and a pig who shits loads, have the makers run out of original ideas or am I like countless others, and numerous of my good Flixster friends, meant to embrace this movie too. Unfortunately no, I'm going to go against the grain and provide my honest opinion, and that is exactly what I've done. That being said I neither love nor hate The Simpsons Movie I'm stuck right in the middle.
I love the TV series so I'm sure my disappointment is poignantly captured here in my review. -
MCT:June 11, 2008I didn't even finish it. As a movie, kind of lame. I love a lot of the seasons, but I just honestly got bored.
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MCT:June 10, 2008
Marge Simpson: "Homer, you have to go out there, face that mob, and apologize for what you did.
Homer Simpson: I would, but I'm afraid if I open the door, they'll take all of you!
Carl: No we won't. We just want Homer!
Homer Simpson: Well, maybe not you, but they'll kill Grandpa!
Grampa: I'm part of the mob!"
Everyone knows that The Simpsons is genius. It's American gold. It's permeated modern culture. It's given us a consistently amusing spin on pretty much everything. And it's coined so much innovative material that there's countless 20 - 30 year olds who can respond to any situation with a Simpsons quote. Ever since Matt Groening first morphed his misanthropic rabbits into a dysfunctional television family, it's been 18 years of post-modern, satirical joy for viewers the world over. Televised joy, that is. The Simpsons never ventured into the uncertain world of cinema, where culture is so often devoured and puked as some epidemic blockbuster rip-off. There have been so many TV and comic book icons ruined by a journey to the big screen that there must have been a hoard of anxious fans sweating about the release of The Simpsons Movie.
Luckily, they can breathe easy and let out a Homer-esque woohoo! The creators of The Simpsons Movie - and it seems all the central creative minds were on board - have transported the show to the cinema with loving care. They would have had to, because the TV Simpsons made plenty of fun of flimsy Hollywood cinema over the years - even of TV-to-blockbuster cinema. The film itself opens with a self-reflective gag that chastises the audience for paying to see a television show at the cinema. Your money is well spent though, because this is The Simpsons on the big screen, as sharp, satirical and hilarious as ever.
So the film hasn't deflated a cultural institution - phew. But is it anything more than a ninety-minute Simpsons episode? Well, no, not too much more. But then again, what else should this film really have been anyway? The additional joys injected into the cinematic Simpsons are appropriate. Visually it looks grand on the widescreen - there's some neat 3D animation, a thousand Simpsons characters to spot, and there's even a surprise penis. Obviously, it's also much longer than a single episode, so there's room for more sumptuous gags. It's also able to develop a film-length plot. This meanders at first, but is pretty innovative. It is also erected to brick ninety minutes of mischievous social satire, targeting everything: politics, religion, corporations, the media, and everyday people.
The story features an overzealous Environmental Protection Agency - sanctioned by an ignorant but impressionable President Schwarzenegger - suppressing an environmental hazard in Springfield with a shock-and-awe style military offensive. This sets the Simpsons off on a town-saving adventure. They're central of course because, as we'd expect, it was Homer that endangered the town to begin with (I also realised, as Springfield charged at him with torches and pitchforks, that this must have been Homer's fifth or sixth town lynching over the years).
The plot bounces by lightly, leaving ample time for irreverent non-sequiturs and other comical flourishes. They're great, and they really help maintain the film's very cheery style of cynicism. It's probably been a while since the TV Simpsons has been this sharp-witted; you'd have to stick together four pretty high-quality episodes to match the film. I grinned or laughed through almost its whole length, with only a few shallow lulls. I probably wasn't as touched by the film's touching moments as I should have been - I think I just expect The Simpsons to remain ironic and amusing all of the time - but a dash of poignancy wasn't out of place in the cinema-length format.
Admittedly, I've been impressed by the enduring themes and icons of The Simpsons, so it's difficult for me to imagine how a Simpsons virgin would view this film. But apart from missing the many in-references, and meeting characters who've been developed over 18 years of television rather than in the film, these viewers are sure to enjoy the bounty of laughs and, like anyone would, appreciate the bright social commentary. But wait, I can't really guarantee that, can I? Who are you, strange outsider, that has never seen The Simpsons?
The Simpsons Movie won't be remembered throughout history for being - as 'the comic book guy' would say - the "Best. Movie. Ever." It is just another fantastic and funny piece of The Simpsons' oeuvre bumped off the TV and into the cinema. As that, it's a film that is almost impossible not to appreciate and enjoy. There's not much on the television or in the cinema that you can say that about.
"Spider-Pig, Spider-Pig. / Does whatever a Spider-Pig does. / Can he swing / from a web? / No he can't / He's a pig. / Look out! / He is the Spider-Pig!" -
MCT:December 4, 2008
I'm not a huge fan of the Simpsons but the film is alright. Homer antics are profoundly idiotic but it was alright overall.
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Tomo619posted 100 days ago -
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homer & spiderpig rule! they are sooo cool!!!!!!!!!! maggy rocks!, wonder when she´ll learn to talk and walk!!!
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Having watched this a 2nd time I liked it better than seeing it in the theater. I do think that the classic and older episodes of "The Simpsons" are far superior to the crap they put into the episodes today. I really do believe that they have run out of ideas for the show and should just end the series. It is about time that they made this series into a movie. I hope they do make more of them into films. I loved the animation and some of the cute sayings. Was it just me or did I not see "Sideshow Bob"... All and all a great film for the Simpsons franchise. 3 stars
posted 349 days ago -
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i can't believe they didn't screw this up. good work, matty g, for holding out for the right script!
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