The Simpsons Movie

[Eli]

I'm sure I'll speak more on the subject after some further discussion, but I saw it tonight and...
It was good!
Not great.
But not bat-**** either. Phew!
No, seriously, you've got to understand it's like two people are pulling both my arms in opposite directions.
On the one hand, the movie did have a theme and it seemed to lose its unfortunately frequent "STUPID" quota that the TV show has now. It had family issues, such as Bart wanting to be Flanders' son, it also had Marge leaving Homer (and in a very good part of the movie, when Marge tapes over her wedding video! Gasp! She sounded so miserable there. I nearly wanted to start to force myself to cry), and... well, Grampa. What can I say?

But on the other hand, it seemed a little too... I don't know, weird. Many things I could pick at but I just won't. But I'll pick out a couple here and now. Hans Zimmer's score was everywhere. That is to say, in every single scene. It was distracting. Alf Clausen should have scored the film, he's been doing the Simpsons since when it started being gold, and it's so silly not to have him do this. Homer's theme was annoying, and I hated how Lisa's theme was really just Colin's.

Anyway, many range of emotions here. One: Shock. When Maggie appeared on the other side of the glass. I thought she had been there when the dome had dropped, so I was like "Oh no! How will they get to her? How awful!" but then it turned out to be that ever-clever sunken hole thingy which saves them all.

Two: Humour: Not really in that many scenes to be honest, but there were a few. Bart's doodle was perhaps one of the funniest things, only because it was so unexpected and really well done. And so puny!
I also found the whole theme of the movie really disturbing,. That fact that a mad man was in control (well, not so far-fetched) and was willing to kill even children. It's like the Holocaust, only for yellow people.
Loved Cletus's moment to shine. Wasn't bothered by Nick Riviera's death, even though what he said was tres obvious.

All in all, it was good. Not great. Not bad. It was good and a fine accomplishment. But I think that The Simpsons is well and truly past its prime. I'll still watch out of respect, but the movie has shown me that the series will never be gold again, and that I shouldn't get sour at the program for being what it is now: Basically a Nickelodeon show for adults.

Happy, not excited, and I'm looking forward to the sequel one day.

[Sweetie]

I have never understood how this show has been around for so many years.

[pattycake]

Just got back from the theater and it was surprisingly funny.

[LynnieD]

I was surprised to hear they were actually releasing a movie, but whatever.


I will probably not see it in the theatre, but will definitely watch it. It looks pretty good imho. I think the show has held up well...

[A*O]

My kids are big Simpsons fans and both enjoyed the movie much more than they were expecting as movies are so often really disappointing compared to the TV show they spin off from.

I like the Simpsons because they modelled Homer on MrAO

[Eli]

That ant av is funnier than anything ever on the Simpsons, AO... well not quite.
But I did put my finger to the screen just in case.

[AuGusT]

I just watched it and it was awesome !!

I loved it !!!