The Simpsons Movie (Widescreen Edition)
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Movie Reviews of The Simpsons Movie (Widescreen Edition)
Movie Review: Took a while
Summary: 4 Stars
I ordered it before christmas did not get till after the new year. But my son loves the movie so I think it was worth it.Movie Review: D'oh!
Summary: 3 Stars
There's a predictable path to pop culture icons that start on television. The Simpsons went from animated shorts on the Tracy Ulllman show to their own series and finally, to this movie. All that's missing is the live-action version and the Broadway play.
With a PG-13 rating, there's an opportunity for the Simpsons to stretch their legs a bit and do naughty things they couldn't do on television, like nudity, language, violence - you know, all the fun stuff. But there's got to be more than that.
The Simpsons is a richly detailed universe with characters that actually evolve, from the passing of Flanders' wife to Apu's massive brood. These characters are what make the Simpsons so much fun; there are stereotypes that are a reflection of every aspect of American life. They're us. Fatter, dumber, louder, uglier...but they're us.
What does the Simpsons movie do? It drops a dome over the city of Springfield and then separates the Simpsons from the rest of the cast. The rest of the film then involves a villain never-before introduced, a random helpful character (a busty Eskimo lady), and a love-interest for Lisa that has absolutely nothing to do with the plot.
The plot involves the EPA and pollution. Which is odd, since Lisa, arguably the biggest opponent of pollution on the show, doesn't have much to say or do here. In fact, she's occupied with her love interest. Bart's supposedly having a crisis over Homer being a bad father (unbelievable, given that Homer's behavior borders the insane). And Marge reconsiders her marriage. For the eighth time.
For some reason, someone thought the idea of Homer becoming obsessed with a pig was funny. This in turn morphs into Homer turning the pig into "Spider-Pig." And that one-off joke, which at most gets a mild chuckle, turns into the tent pole supporting the Simpsons. It's in Homer's dream quest. It's in the DVD menu. I mean, seriously, the idea of Spider-Pig is cute the first time. But it's hardly movie material. In fact, after starting the chain of events that are the crux of the Simpsons movie, the stupid pig disappears entirely. Even the writers knew the pig was a dumb idea.
It's not that the Simpsons movie isn't funny. It's that it's extremely uninspired, given the fine pedigree of writers for the show. The mutant squirrel that becomes the symbol of Springfield's pollution best sums up the lack of inspiration. There already is a mascot of Springfield's solution: the three-eyed fish. The fact that the movie didn't use it shows just how underutilized the Springfield cast really is.
Movie Review: Why did they have to spoil this movie by ...
Summary: 1 Stars
...using God's name in vain, several times. They didn't have to do this. I would have given them a 4, but couldn't do this.Movie Review: Love the Spiderpig!
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a very funny movie. It's about time the Simpson's put out their own movie. The movie has the usual Simpson's violence in it and some cartoon nudity as well. Not suitable for all ages (hence the rating). But my thirteen year old loved it. He continually sings the pig on and now my three year old runs around singing it as well.
"Spiderpig, Spiderpig,
Does whatever a spiderpig does.
Can he swing from a web?
No he can't, he's a pig.
Look out! He is a Spiderpig!"
I would highly recommend any one who enjoys animated comedy should take the hour and a half to watch this one.
Movie Review: Like a miniseries of season 14 or 15 in one movie
Summary: 4 Stars
I had low expectations for this movie. After 19 seasons of many of the same people working on the same show, the writing should be stale and the enthusiasm should be lackluster. Not so in the Simpsons movie. I am a HUGE fan of the Simpsons season 3-10 and a big fan of most of the other seasons until season 17 or so. So I figured the movie would be about as good to me as the new season 19 is (I HATE the new season). I was pleasantly surprised. They kept the liberal politics to a relative minimum compared to what they have been, and the level of comedy was relative to a really good season 14 episode in my opinion. A must see for any Simpsons fan.