The Simpsons Movie

[LSPoorEeyorick]

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[Tref]

I saw The Simpsons movie this evening at my trusty Glendale Theater. I thought it was great -- like one extra long, better then average, episode. I was surprised by the lack of surprises. Maybe all the tricks were used up on the TV show? Anyway, that is not a crime, especially with a film as funny as this one.

Anybody else see it?

[Ol' Bill]

Saw it tonight and thought it was great. The beginning is way too funny. I highly recommend it.

[Gemini Cricket]

I saw The Simpsons Movie tonight and thought it was good. I wasn't blown away by it, but I liked it.
Loved the animation, loved Homer and really loved Spider Pig.

Problem with it was was that they had this film venue where they could have done something wild, shocking and controversial (like they used to) but they didn't.

A couple of swear words, Homer giving the finger and Bart's doodle.
Meh.

I guess they're just leaving the shocking stuff to South Park...

I laughed in places but there were a couple of stretches where not much happened.

No matter how many times I see The Simpsons on tv, DVD and now the movies, I never ever get tired of Homer. He's hysterical.

[Chernabog]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

I saw The Simpsons Movie tonight and thought it was good. I wasn't blown away by it, but I liked it.
Loved the animation, loved Homer and really loved Spider Pig.

I (and everyone I went with) felt the same way. It was really cute, but basically like a really long episode. There wasn't anything "extra" except better animation quality. There weren't any lines that anyone was instantly quoting after the movie (except of course for Spiderpig!!).

I totally recommend seeing it though.... there were parts that were totally hysterical!!!

[mousepod]

"Why does everything I whip leave me?"

[Gn2Dlnd]

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Couldn't find a Commodore hat, grr.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

I just saw a great Simpsons episode! I was delighted that the movie was funny and had many of the qualities I have missed in the YEARS since I've watched the show. My rating - pleasantly surprised.

However, if you feel that you don't want to spend the cash to watch a Simpsons episode, you will probably feel ripped off. Me, I felt like I traveled back in time.

[Ghoulish Delight]

I guess I should be happy that it was as good as it could have been. The gags were funny, a far site better than the crap I've seen from the new TV episodes. But in the end, it just stood out to me as further evidence that the whole enterprise needed to die a decade ago. Sure, the jokes were funny, but they were just jokes, the movie had nothing to offer beyond that. Did the fact that they had the long running time to work with add anything? Nope, all they did was glue together a "Springfield's gonna blow up" episode, a "Bart looks somewhere else for a father figure" episode, and a "Lisa crusades for the environment and finds a guy" episode. Did being free from TV decency standards add anything? Hardly. A couple funny, but throw away moments. Yawn.

I'm glad I saw things that made me laugh. But I found the thing overall pretty forgettable.

[Kevy Baby]

When we went to see HP tonight, they actually had a uniformed security guard at the entrance to the theatre playing the Simpsons checking tickets

ETA: funny to read the diametrically opposite opinions of a husband and wife.