The Simpsons Movie
After 18 years, America’s favorite family has come to the big screen. Behind a massive marketing campaign, The Simpsons Movie was a huge deal well before the curtain fell. Any show that can hang on (especially on Fox) for 18 years, is bound to produce a movie that will be a mega-hit.
This movie definitely did not disappoint. The diehard Simpsons fans as well as the casual movie goers will all be incredibly impressed with this big screen animated comedy. Matt Groening and company went all out for this one, creating a film that is FAR more than “just an hour-and-a-half version of the TV show.” The comedy is really top-notch.
The writers were at the top of their game when creating the classic satirical humor that The Simpsons has become famous for. There is a great mix of satire and low-brow humor – just enough to appease the Beavis’s of the world, as well as the Frasier’s. As with the television show, the movie does get fairly political at times, but keeps it funny and never gets preachy.
The creators kept a tight lid on the plot of the movie throughout, which really help to add to the excitement of the experience. As usual, Homer creates a monumental problem that threatens life in Springfield as we know it. It is then up to…well, Homer… to solve the problem. The plot centers around Homer and his newly acquired pet pig, as well as the Environmental Protection Agency and their attempts to solve the pollution problem of Springfield. After a series of events (including a giant dome over the city, a sink hole, and a near mass hanging by the townsfolk), the Simpsons end up in Alaska only to realize, some more quickly than others, that Springfield is their home and is worth saving.
The greatest voice-over actors in the history of the universe came together to form this ensemble cast and their talents were really on display. From Dan Castellaneta and Nancy Cartwright to (my personal favorites) Hank Azaria and Harry Shearer, this cast is awesome. These are the standard Simpson’s voice-overs, but I think that they deserve TONS of respect for the work they’ve been doing.
Tom Hanks and Green Day have cameos in the film, and Tony Mantegna and Albert Brooks are also cast.
I absolutely loved this film. I am not a diehard Simpsons fan, but I do enjoy the show when I get a chance to watch it. I’m no expert in animation, but it seemed that the creators stepped it up a bit in The Simpsons Movie. Obviously, it’s still 2D, but I think they took some extra steps to make it more “theatrical”.
This movie was really everything that I was hoping for. It brought together all of the great things that we love about the Simpsons and really left me wanting some more. The humor continues throughout, and after the credits roll. I loved it, and I highly recommend that you go see it.
July 28th, 2007 at 9:52 pm
[…] David Lay) After 18 years, America
July 29th, 2007 at 3:31 pm
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July 29th, 2007 at 11:53 pm
good review. I liked the line about the Beavis and Fraiser’s of the world.
Yeah overall I enjoyed the movie, which you probably couldnt tell by first half of my review. In the second part I’ll actually talk about the movie. Its just I realised that I had written a lot of crap and haddnt even gottan to the movie. And since I couldnt think of a better way to make a transition to talking about the movie, I just decided to split the two up.
Thanks for reading and commenting. Much appreciated.
- Alex
July 30th, 2007 at 12:21 am
I agree that this movie kicks ass
July 30th, 2007 at 5:22 am
hey man. Thanks for stopping by my myspace and leaving a comment.
Your review was very well written and crafted very nice.
July 30th, 2007 at 7:19 am
Hey Dave… Thanks for commenting on my blog about The Simpsons. I certainly could have said more, but sometimes I wonder if I don’t miss the lines since I am so focused on the animation.
July 30th, 2007 at 8:56 am
Thanks for the comment on my LJ …
Nice review! I adored the movie. I’ll prolly see it again
July 30th, 2007 at 2:04 pm
Nice spoiler-free review that coincides with my feelings toward the movie. It would have been very easy for this film to be a big disappointment, and almost impossible for it to live up to expectations, and yet, they pulled it off.
By the way, the movie was most assuredly not 2D, most, if not all of the movie was rendered 3D, which gave it a movie-like feeling (which you mentioned) while maintaining the classic look that we’ve known for 20 years.
And I _am_ a hard-core Simpsons fan.
July 30th, 2007 at 6:36 pm
This is a good review. I too liked the Beavis and Frasier line, you better copyright that. Good build-up leading into analysis.
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July 30th, 2007 at 9:00 pm
Spider Pig, Spider Pig, doing whatever a Spider Pig does….
LOVED IT!
July 30th, 2007 at 9:02 pm
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July 30th, 2007 at 9:03 pm
I loved the movie, it was AWESOME!
July 31st, 2007 at 7:18 am
Good stuff! I’ve been an insufferable fan for years and I was surprised at how much I ended up liking it, what with all the build-up. Great review!
August 13th, 2007 at 6:17 pm
Great review! I finally saw it over the weekend and loved it too.
Now if I could only get the Spider-Pig song out of my head.