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Wednesday, July 25, 2007

The Simpsons Movie Review

It takes a wide screen to fully capture Homer Simpson's stupidity, and " The Simpsons Movie " does it.. In the eagerly awaited animated feature film based on the hit TV series, Homer must save the world from a catastrophe he himself has created..

Rated: [ PG ] Mild Animated Violence, Nudity and Drug Use, Sexual References, Coarse Language and Themes

Cinema release: 26th July 2007

Running time: 87 mins

Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer, Pamela Hayden, Tress MacNeille, Albert Brooks

Diehard fans can breathe a sigh of relief - " The Simpsons Movie " is, in the famed words of Montgomery Burns, eeexxxcellent..

After 18 seasons and 400 episodes on TV, Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie make the long - awaited leap to the big screen in an adventure that is funny, satirical and poignant..

While the film is littered with hundreds of gags and references to politics, religion and domesticity, the central plot finds Homer accidentally polluting Springfield's water supply to toxic levels - forcing the Environmental Protection Agency to place a glass dome over the town to separate it from the rest of the United States..

When the townsfolk turn on the Simpsons, the four - fingered family flees to Alaska..

" The Simpsons Movie " also deals with Bart's crumbling relationship with Homer ( The daredevil kid turns to Flanders for some diddly - doodly companionship ), Lisa's Al Gore - style environmental presentation called " An Irritating Truth," Homer's adoption of a pig he dubs ' Spider - Pig,' and countless other threads..

Written by a team of veteran " Simpsons " writers - including Matt Groening, James L. Brooks, Al Jean and Mike Scully - the movie is consistently smart and often hysterical.. Nobody does social commentary like " The Simpsons,"and even after all these years the franchise is still at the top of its game..

The film's best moments involve a full - frontal shot of one of the key characters, a line about curly - haired children and a gay joke delivered by the adorable Ralph Wiggum..

Only a scrooge would accuse the movie of cashing in on an entertainment people can watch for free from home.. In fact, Homer addresses that issue in the opening frames, saying: " I can't believe we're paying to see something we get on TV for free.. Everyone in this theatre is a sucker.."

Call me a sucker, but " The Simpsons Movie " is worth every penny..


I give " The Simpsons Movie " 4 out of 5..

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posted by Madcrow at 3:20 PM

1 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Thanks for the heads up. I was wishy-washy on this movie, but now, I'm definitely gonna see it.

July 28, 2007 at 2:37 AM  

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