Review of The Simpsons Movie (2007) by Ocram I — 07 Dec 2012

''He's not Spider-Pig anymore, he's Harry Plopper.''.

After Homer accidentally pollutes the town's water supply, Springfield is encased in a gigantic dome by the EPA and the Simpsons family are declared fugitives.

Dan Castellaneta: Homer & more (Voice/s).

The Simpsons Movie is unusually slow paced at various points. At the same conjunction the storyline is not really stretched to cinematic levels. Epic as it may seem to us, the scenarios have already been dealt with, in the unending TV episodes.

It's been said countless times and it's more or less true, nothing here tries to push any new frontiers and except for the length of the whole escapade you would never realize that this is a Simpsons: MOVIE.

Other flaws include the fact that some inhabitants of Springfield have only very brief cameos, like Mr. Burns! (Excellent!) and that some ideas have been recycled and regurgitated. As entertaining as Simpsons still may be, it is also easily predictable. This kind of mainstream floundering may have its own agenda for box office means but in the end I would have hoped for this to be something special, something more. The movie is by no means a catastrophe, but by Simpsons standards it's just not good enough.

The Simpsons have become a household name, a franchise. People know what to expect and therefore applaud even a relatively average movie like this one. The vultures, the fans, the kids who are all sucked in by the brand name.

To rely on that is a bit lazy like the annoying Homer who provides laughs to a certain extent but then proceeds to do the same lame jokes for the duration of the movie. I mean a dome, Arnold as president, and a pig who shits loads, have the makers run out of original ideas or am I like countless others, and numerous of my good Flixster friends, meant to embrace this movie too. Unfortunately no, I'm going to go against the grain and provide my honest opinion, and that is exactly what I've done. That being said I neither love nor hate The Simpsons Movie I'm stuck right in the middle.

I love the TV series so I'm sure my disappointment is poignantly captured here in my review.