Seen: August 2nd, 2007
Format: Theater
Rating: 7
If you like The Simpsons, you may really enjoy this film. If you don't watch The Simpsons, you just may enjoy it also, but you may be a little lost.
If you couldn't care less about The Simpsons what are reading this for? Move along....
Basically this film is an hour and a half long Simpsons episode. Depending on how you feel about the television show, and what you expected from the movie, this is either a good or bad thing. Good because you'll get exactly what you'd expect. Bad because you're really not getting anything new.
Your favorite characters are here. They do some new bits, but they're basically the same folks. The structure of the film is similar to any of the episodes. It does differ in that it lasts a lot longer, so the arc is a bit slower. This allows the script to breath a little, to relax a bit, and to cram in as many extra gags as possible. This is generally a good thing.
The gags come fast and furious. This film is simply packed with them. The references are, again, similar to an episode, it's just the density that's so much greater. There are lots of "in" references for fans, as would be expected.
What else to say really? If you like the Simpsons and don't mind forking over the $4->$15 (depending on the market you live in, your age, and the time of day) to see a long episode in the company of a strangers then you'll have a good time.
Even if Homer thinks you're a sucker.
The Good: Just what you'd expect
The Bad: Just what you'd expect
The Ugly: Enforced Isolation
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