The Simpsons Movie. (8.25 out of 10) Based on 2 reviews

The Simpsons movie has been getting a lot of varied reviews. Most say the movie was a hit as a giant sized episode and was worth the wait. Some say that it was mediocre, but were glad to see it finally arrive.

From the first intro where the film immediately breaks the 4th wall and pokes fun at the movie saying "We can get this at home for free" to Maggie's first words at the end (I won't spoil it, just stay through the credits.) This movie is a non-stop laugh fest. Homer causes havoc on Springfield, leading it to be ultimately destroyed by the government. The Simpson family must help prevent Springfield from being blown off the map, and save their friends. Many sub-plots are involved, and almost all characters are featured. Homer and Bart steal the show with this one, as their classic back and forth antics remind those who started with the series from the very beginning, why we thought it was funny in the first place. Poking fun at social issues such as organized religion, politics, FOX, and even the series itself, it is a great entry for Simpsons cinema, allowing some of the more crude humor to be present that the writers could not get away with on FOX.

The soundtrack stays true to Danny Elfman's original theme, with a catch score throughout the film. The only downside I would say that I found, was that some of the mainstream characters like Mr. Smitthers and Apu only had one or two lines of dialogue the whole movie. However, since I would say at least one joke per character was made, it evens out itself. The animation quality has obviously been updated, to give you a new outlook on Springfield, the characters, and the overall layout of the town.

I give this movie a solid 9 out of 10 for a movie that has been 15 years in the making, and is the funniest comedy of 2007. It was definitely worth the $9.75, and I recommend it to all who even remotely like the series.


The Simpsons Movie was good and I think the comparison to a good episode is quite fitting. I laughed well and often during the movie and it was a fine evening at the movies. BUT I do have a few issues with the movie which will cause me to water down Chris' 9 rating.

I felt the movie as Chris said was lacking in peripheral characters and instead of a little of all of them I might have enjoyed more with some of them, but I concede this would be harder for them to accomplish within a 90 minute movie. I felt that for the first time I wanted some of the characters to evolve and that after spending an hour and a half with them I wanted something more and new from them, and this movie did try but did not fully succeed especially from Lisa who was barely worth having in the movie. And the story was one I felt they had done before but with a greater set of stakes to hang that story on.

On the plus side, they got a lot of good quick jokes in throughout which keeps you laughing. Spider-pig was great and is now my ringtone. And it was refreshing to see the cinematics amped up with new angles and textures and camera tricks to enhance the now legendary Springfield and its characters. This movie gets a solid recommendation, just not as glowing as Chris'.

I give this a 7.5 out of 10 for being great fun, but short lived.