The Simpsons Movie (Full Screen Edition)
by David Silverman
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Actor: Dan Castellaneta, Harry Shearer, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley SmithDirector: David Silverman
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Dubbed); Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: AC-3, Animated, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 87 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-12-18
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Movie Reviews of The Simpsons Movie (Full Screen Edition)
Movie Review: Worth a Second Look
Summary: 5 Stars
I saw this movie in the summer of 2007 when it first came out. Like many, I found it amusing but because of the anticipation and the hype it seemed a little flat. Recently, I acquired a copy of the DVD and my impression changed dramatically when seeing it again, at home. This is a great movie.
The Simpsons TV show has always satirized the heartwarming family saga that is the mainstay of American television while paradoxically being the best heartwarming American family saga on TV. The longer length of the movie allows for bigger and better satiric riffs on contemporary culture.
There's some great stuff here: Bart's skateboard ride, spiderpig and the send-up of the Disney animated features as Marge and Homer get ready for bed in the Alaskan cabin.
The commentary by the creators about the need for balancing Homer's character throws an insightful look at the creative process in general and gives hint at why this movie took so long to make. Much of the humor stems from Homer's comic failings which mirror the worst in American culture: he's obese, lazy and self-centered. The commentary on making him bad enough to be funny but not so bad as to lose the audience's sympathy is one of the best of the special features on the DVD.
Summary of The Simpsons Movie (Full Screen Edition)
The Simpsons had already ruled TV land for many years by the time they finally attempted to conquer the movie world as well. It was never any big secret that a Simpsons movie was in the works: Fox registered the domain name "Simpsonsmovie.com" in 1997, a full nine years before the film was finally greenlighted. When creator/producer Matt Groening's creation finally made it to the big screen in 2007, it only turned out to be the biggest hit of the summer, raking in over $100 million gross in box-office receipts in its first week, before heading on to do over $500 million worldwide, proving that the best joke in the movie was actually played on the audience: "Why pay for something when you can see it for free?" asks Homer at the movie's start. Naturally, all the trouble starts with him. When he adopts a pig ("Sir Oinks-A-Lot") destined for Krusty's slaughterhouse, it triggers an environmental catastrophe, forcing the government to seal Springfield into a dome and destroy the city. While the family manages to escape and flee to Alaska, they eventually decide to return and help save the city in more-or-less classic Simpson fashion. As Homer's joke about the audience shows, Groening and producer Al Jean are keenly aware that their franchise is first and foremost a TV show. Maybe a little too aware, as the movie fails to ever rise above anything more than an extended episode, and not even one of its best episodes at that. True, there are plenty of good jokes; the animation has been kicked up a notch to be particularly sharp and detailed; and there are some truly memorable moments such as Bart's nude skateboard ride and the "Spider-Pig" song. But when the film finally materialized, the payoff for long years of anticipation turned out to be small as the movie failed to live up to its potential; it's amusing but not truly funny. The Simpsons Movie leaves the impression that maybe the show's writers and producers had already spent their best ideas on the best years of the TV show. Had it been made years earlier… well, we can only wonder what could have been. --Daniel VanciniGet to Know The Simpsons
 "Oh, so they have internet on computers now!" -- Homer Simpson |  "I'd like to visit that Long Island Place, if only it were real." -- Marge Simpson (drinking a Long Island Iced Tea) |  "Aren't we forgetting the true meaning of Christmas? You know, the birth of Santa." -- Bart Simpson |
 "If cartoons were meant for adults, they'd put them on in prime time." -- Lisa Simpson |  "Daddy" -- Maggie Simpson |  > More Simpsons Characters |
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Homer accidentally causes an environmental catastrophe which could doom Springfield forever. Homer now must save the city and rescue his family. Springfield's usual characters and new favorites all turn up in the first ever movie length version of the hit TV show 18 years in the making.System Requirements:Run time: 87 MinutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY/TEEN Rating: PG-13 UPC: 024543484387 Manufacturer No: 2248438
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