[Movie] The Simpsons: The Movie

Saw it today. As someone that's been watching since the very beginning, I felt extremely nervous going into the movie knowing how the recent episodes have been. The show could be hit and miss, and if a half hour of my sunday was lost on a nearly painful episode of the Simpsons, it wasn't so bad, but losing an hour and a half? Worrying, to be sure.

However my worrying (as it often is) was for nothing! It was pretty hilarious, and while I didn't care too much for some of the slapstick

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like the shit with the wrecking ball. ROCK AND A HARD PLACE, HILARIOUS

it was pretty much a solid movie. I was smiling pretty much the whole movie, and laughing for a lot of it.

Worth seeing if you're an old fan, and even if you're one of those fucks who wants it canceled because it's not how it used to be, it's STILL worth seeing. I guess you could see 'I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry' instead, but if you do, you're an idiot and should die.

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I think the trippiest moment during the whole thing was when Homer and marge were snowed in inside the house and all the animals started coming in. I figured it had to be a drug trip or something, like Homer was unconscious beneath the snow.

And then the Doe covered up Bambi's eyes...classic.

I think IGN was right when they said the basic plot was too recycled to be a really great movie. Homer screws up, then has to do something really drastic to win back the family and the town's trust. But yeah, it was funny.

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Its the Simpsons movie. A show that's been going on for 20 years. It ran of out of plots ages ago.

I didn't care about the plot and just wanted to be entertained, which I was.

I actually did feel a little teary eye at that one scene with Marge...

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The one where Marge tells Homer she can't finish her sentence with "because I love you" and that she has taped over their wedding video to show this is the end. Julie Kavner was great in that scene, her voice was so fragile and sad, more hoarse than the rest of the movie.

Also the brilliant gag involving Bart on Skateboard.

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Yes yes yes, we ALL know he rides it nude, and that they were gonna do the whole "cover his privates with random shit" gag. BUT the best part is where he rides near a hedge that covers his whole body EXCEPT his penis. Yes, they showed a dick on screen in a PG 13 movie. It was such a slap in the face for the overdone gag in comedy that needs to be censored. Fucking brilliant.

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Originally Posted by Kairi Li

I didn't care about the plot and just wanted to be entertained, which I was.

I never said I wasn't.

I just don't think "blol it's the simpsons" should be a get out of jail free card. A different example would be the Aqua Teen Hunger Force movie. It might have some funny parts, but that doesn't keep it from being an incoherent mess, or excuse it for directly insulting its audience the whole time.

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I wasn't sure what to expect. But the opening scene (not the Itchy & Scratchy bit, but in the church) completely sold the entire movie for me.

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Maybe I'm just a jerk who despises organized religion and loves poking fun, but Homer's lines about the church (especially "there's no answers in this book!") had me cracking up. That one line was worth my five bucks.

The rest of the movie was also pleasantly entertaining throughout.

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I saw it last night and it was the first time I went to a theater to see a movie since Star Wars Ep 3.

After season 12, the show sucks, but I am glad to say that the movie was much better than the show is now a days.

It does not compare with seasons 1-12 though. Family Guys quick-scene humor or South Park's "make fun of people or an issue" cannot even compare with Simpsons seasons 1-12.

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Originally Posted by Borg1982

It does not compare with seasons 1-12 though. Family Guys quick-scene humor or South Park's "make fun of people or an issue" cannot even compare with Simpsons seasons 1-12.

I agree. There are 20 minutes episodes that give me more reasons to laugh than the 90 minutes movie.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

I was probably the only person I know who wasn't disappointed. I mean, Christ on a bike, have you seen anything they've put out over the last few years? The movie was surprisingly good.

Originally Posted by Skexis

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I think the trippiest moment during the whole thing was when Homer and marge were snowed in inside the house and all the animals started coming in. I figured it had to be a drug trip or something, like Homer was unconscious beneath the snow.

And then the Doe covered up Bambi's eyes...classic.

And as if that weren't enough, there was a kid behind me asking, "Mommy, why are they doing that? Mommy?"

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Umm I wasn't disappointed at all. Actually, I am contemplating going see it again. However, all the hype is only partly justified. Of course, if you compare it with the recent seasons (especially 13+), it's a major achievement. You might even think that they purposely fucked up the last few seasons to make the movie look like a masterpiece of animated movie history.

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Originally Posted by Will

And as if that weren't enough, there was a kid behind me asking, "Mommy, why are they doing that? Mommy?"

And I bet that one parent is gonna be pissed off and demand her money back, or worse, sue.

Its PG-13, Ma'am. :P

Still, I would laugh if that happened in my theater.

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Originally Posted by Musharraf

Umm I wasn't disappointed at all. Actually, I am contemplating going see it again. However, all the hype is only partly justified. Of course, if you compare it with the recent seasons (especially 13+), it's a major achievement. You might even think that they purposely fucked up the last few seasons to make the movie look like a masterpiece of animated movie history.

I was talking about people I know IRL.

I was speaking idiomatically.

If you've been a Simpsons fan for awhile now, you could definitely could tell all the plots that they've recycled throughout the years. I've seen episodes with Springfield in danger of destruction, Homer pretty much being a selfish jerk only to eventually mend his ways, and his family abandoning him only to come together at the end.

It's nothing new, but then neither is the Simpsons. This movie had been in development for a couple years now, and I'm not surprised they had to go back to some classic themes in order to make a movie out of it.

But it definitely delivered what I wanted, which was entertainment. I do miss that there wasn't much in the way of involvement of other characters, but then again, I didn't want the movie to be a 2/3 hour long episode of the Simpsons...I don't watch that much in one sitting. There were laughs (even some subtle ones! gasp) and I'll also admit, that one emotional scene with Marge was some of the best Simpsons voice acting I've heard in awhile.

I think the Simpsons movie is an animated comedy movie done right. By far much better than the Aqua Teen Hunger Force movie (mentioned previously), which pretty much prescribes you be under the influence of something to enjoy it (which is how the most recent episodes have been as well).

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I didn't watch it yet but i heard that the commercials gave all the funny parts away. the rest is like a big episode >.<

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I'm kinda surprised though that the trailers pretty much gave a lot of the film's gags away.

By the way they were advertising it, you'd have thought it was something that would be on a much more grander scale.

The reason why I liked the South Park movie a lot was because it did stuff that the TV series didn't normally do - uncensored swearing, an all out epic war, Satan, Saddam, Kenny's face, plus it was a musical!

It may have been everyone's cup of tea, but at least it was something that warranted a movie.
With the Simpson's Movie, the animation may have been great, and the plot may have been a little more bigger than usual, but it didn't justify that there should have been a movie made.

There were so many opportunities that were missed.

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Originally Posted by Tama8-chan

I'm kinda surprised though that the trailers pretty much gave a lot of the film's gags away.

By the way they were advertising it, you'd have thought it was something that would be on a much more grander scale.

The reason why I liked the South Park movie a lot was because it did stuff that the TV series didn't normally do - uncensored swearing, an all out epic war, Satan, Saddam, Kenny's face, plus it was a musical!

It may have been everyone's cup of tea, but at least it was something that warranted a movie.
With the Simpson's Movie, the animation may have been great, and the plot may have been a little more bigger than usual, but it didn't justify that there should have been a movie made.

There were so many opportunities that were missed.

Personally, I think if the Simpsons movie went ridiculously extensive or complex in terms of plot or story, it would have failed miserably. The Simpsons is not known for its plots or stories, at least not in recent history. Groening himself noted that he doesn't believe people think "I'll watch this week's Simpsons because I like the plot". Rather, people just tune in to see what happens. That's the mindset I went in with the Simpsons movie and ended up being pleased with what I saw happen.

I was not expecting the Simpsons to push the envelope like South Park does. South Park is known for that kind of entertainment, which is why it is enjoys the popularity it does today. That's all good and well for them, but it is not something the Simpsons does. In fact, if the Simpsons movie tried to overreach just because of the simple fact that they had a movie to make, it would have been a disservice to the loyal fans who have enjoyed their more tame/subtle humor (in comparsion to South Park).

And then again, we do get a little taste of something we don't get on the TV screen. Frontal nudity! Come on now.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

I gave it 3.5 out of 5. I was basically an extended episode where Homer goes on yet another Vision Quest and Marge leaves him (again) which had me yawning. But so long as there was interaction between the other Springfielders it was funny. I loved the suicidal Bomb-disposal robot.

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