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A Matinee With Moriarty! THE SIMPSONS MOVIE!

I want to see this by mrfan	Jul 28th, 2007 05:09:42 AM
Oh yeah
2nd by elohel	Jul 28th, 2007 05:20:08 AM
yay
Great piece, Drew... by FilmCritic3000	Jul 28th, 2007 05:23:18 AM
I hope these articles/reviews become a frequent thing on the site.
yes indeed, i LOLed by cyrent	Jul 28th, 2007 05:32:18 AM
and I'm not even a huge simpsons fan gasp so it's worth a viewing
A local reviewer made the point... by PUSSY ON OPTIMUS	Jul 28th, 2007 05:33:05 AM
...a lot of the fun of this movie is the experience of having 200 people in your living room laughing at the Simpsons.
I could watch Homer all day by DrLektor	Jul 28th, 2007 05:40:10 AM
but the thing about the Simpsons is, the show works not just because of him, it's his interplay with the rest of the family. What would Homer be without the moral lessons that Marge tries to throw at him and he ends up messing up over. The weird love and respect that Bart has for his dad and the kinda sad way in which Homer is always trying to get Lisa to love him back. Throw in several hundred brilliantly realised characters and you forget about wishing it was just "The Homer Simpson show" and understand just why, even through the low times, people adore this series. Myself included.
good article, mori... by The Real MiraJeff	Jul 28th, 2007 05:50:35 AM
...and i agree, a lot of film industry peeps can tell you tons about what they're developing, who the next hot thing is, etc, but very few have actually seen the movies that are in theaters, and yes, most of these people wait to see free screenings at whatever studio lot they work on, thereby bypassing the regular theater experience. Now I'm still not sure if that's a good or bad thing. I saw Ratatouille tonight (surprised by how much I loved it!) and there were little kids wailing (and it was a 10:30 show), teens yapping and texting going on all around me, but then again, in a private screening room, you can't eat nachos. Tough call. Can't wait to see the Simpsons Movie, really grateful for the response it's been getting all around the Web. Wanted to avoid the crowds, but I'll take your advice and catch a matinee next week, Mori. Oh yeah, nice review too. Also snuck into Sunshine tonight, beautiful film, a bit of a head scratcher at the end, headed to Massa's talkback now to try and figure out what the hell I just saw.
good article, mori... by The Real MiraJeff	Jul 28th, 2007 05:50:36 AM
...and i agree, a lot of film industry peeps can tell you tons about what they're developing, who the next hot thing is, etc, but very few have actually seen the movies that are in theaters, and yes, most of these people wait to see free screenings at whatever studio lot they work on, thereby bypassing the regular theater experience. Now I'm still not sure if that's a good or bad thing. I saw Ratatouille tonight (surprised by how much I loved it!) and there were little kids wailing (and it was a 10:30 show), teens yapping and texting going on all around me, but then again, in a private screening room, you can't eat nachos. Tough call. Can't wait to see the Simpsons Movie, really grateful for the response it's been getting all around the Web. Wanted to avoid the crowds, but I'll take your advice and catch a matinee next week, Mori. Oh yeah, nice review too. Also snuck into Sunshine tonight, beautiful film, a bit of a head scratcher at the end, headed to Massa's talkback now to try and figure out what the hell I just saw.
hmm by The Real MiraJeff	Jul 28th, 2007 05:51:10 AM
not sure why that double post happened but i apologize gang
Saw it on weds by welshguy	Jul 28th, 2007 05:54:07 AM
Yeah we brits got it before you guys and it is funny as hell.Watch for Homer when Flanders is gonna make announcement in church,genius
The simpsons movie is funny......... by knifeandfork	Jul 28th, 2007 06:01:17 AM
.....And at the end of the day , isnt that all that matters? I mean sure, its no way as funny as the show in its prime , but its entertaining , touching and full of laughs. Also, i think the 2 star reveiw that the film got in empire magazine was wrong . Also, empire magazine is made up of failed film makers who are resentfull toward all local product that isnt from working title and suck up to hollywood film makers mercilessly, regardless of wether they produce good films or not .Fuck empire magazine .
Best Idea EVER by Chest_Rockwell78	Jul 28th, 2007 06:01:32 AM
Man, it seems I've been hearing about a Simpsons movie for ten years now. I can't wait to see this tomorrow. I absolutely love everything about the Simpsons. I've watched it from the very first episode, the Christmas Special, and I fell in love instantly. I was only 11 when the show premiered, and now my kids love the show just as much as I do. And from what Mo had to say, I shan't be disappointed. Exxxcellennnttt!!!!
Nice review, Moriarty by Franklin T Marmoset	Jul 28th, 2007 06:27:52 AM
It's weird to think there are adults in the world who have never known life without The Simpsons. Good for them. I wish I had The Simpsons to watch when I was a kid. Anyway, seeing this one tomorrow. I really cannot wait. Homer on the big screen! WOO-HOO!
There was once an Irish guy who lived in the us and by emeraldboy	Jul 28th, 2007 06:32:15 AM
worked for an ad agnecy. He was sitting around pitching ideas. When he came up with genius idea. African american guy comes in and says wassup. That was for a time the most famous beer ad in the world. but... it ran into a problem straight away. the african american community hated the ad and for our Irish friend in ny things got hairy. People he didnt know, kept calling him a racist. These people were in a minority because everyone else kept qouting the line either in his face where he worked. or the ad would be on constantly. Point is there will always be a minority who dont like something. There is a minority who dont like the simpsons or lost or HBO or FOx or bay for that matter. or the star wars prequels or transformers or peter jackson for that matter. There is nothing wrong with liking any of these things. Me, I dont like prison break and cant stand it. It was good idea wasted.
may get me to the theater by stvnhthr	Jul 28th, 2007 06:54:10 AM
I've only seen one film at the actual theater with the public this year, but I like Moriarty's idea and reasoning. It sounds like Simpsons may be the movie to get me back to the public cinema.
I'll keep my review short and simple by darquelyte	Jul 28th, 2007 07:05:30 AM
It was really good with several laugh out loud moments! It took shots at itself, Fox TV, and just about everything else. Very well done & worth seeing! I'd not only see it again on the big screen, but I'll buy it when it comes out...and that says a whole lot since I don't buy many movies.
3 reasons why its not a good film by moners	Jul 28th, 2007 07:29:33 AM
1. Troy McClure marries Zelma. 2. Hank Scorpio. 3.Beer Baron. In my opinion the three best Simpsons episodes. Endlessly quoteable, story has a point, cameos that arent just JK Rowley on a street for no reason because shes famous, jokes arent dragged out, I could go on. The Simpsons movie and The Simpsons on TV have been shite for too long for the movie to ever work. I am amazed that people stand for this bollox from the writers. They should be ashamed to have let their standards have slipped so low. Rock on Empire, although I would have dropped another star for pure principle!
Movies in theaters by BDT	Jul 28th, 2007 08:01:32 AM
I go see movies on the opening day at the Alamo. Best movie theater in the world! I believe in seeing movies in movie theaters with an audience. There is no experience like it...where your reaction becomes a part of a greater whole, but you are still anonymous... you feel connected, but not on the spot. I've been to theaters where this is not a good thing, with audience rudeness, talking and cell phones. But luckily I live in Austin and have the Alamo. Seeing The Simpsons movie at the Alamo...who could ask for more. Yes, Drew, I found tears were actually produced in that Marge moment, and, at first, I was really embarrassed, but then I was comforted by the fact that I was not alone. The Simpsons Movie ROCKS.
Thanks AICN, for not overhyping this movie to death by Ryan3	Jul 28th, 2007 08:12:30 AM
After the way this mostly unfunny film's been overhyped to death on News Corp's numerous media outlets (they must have probably got themselves about 50 mill worth of free international advertising in the process), I'm not as admiring of the film as Mori is. Not for that, but I agree with most of the semi-negative and negative comments (in the previous thread, from other AICN readers like myself, who've seen it). I just found the first half hour worked best and it was downhill after that.
Good article, Mori by theBigE	Jul 28th, 2007 08:21:43 AM
I've often wondered how many movie/studio folks (that includes AICN reporters!) actually see films in a real theater. When I saw Transformers in a chain theater, there were 6 minutes of commercials followed by over 15 minutes of trailers. Please - no commercials, and 10 minutes of trailers tops! And yes, even mediocre Simpsons episodes are funnier when you watch them with an attentive audience of more than 1 other person!
moners by lagomorph	Jul 28th, 2007 08:33:20 AM
you're full of pig crap. you are in fact, overflowing with it. Why don't you go SEE the movie you're slagging and then come back and join the adults for discussion.
Crazy Like A Fox! by lost.rules	Jul 28th, 2007 08:38:35 AM
He has to push the sanctity of marriage, or his God will punish him.
Well put, Mori! by Zarles	Jul 28th, 2007 08:40:08 AM
My sentiments exactly. With that said, RELEASE THE HOUNDS!
To the book depository! by lost.rules	Jul 28th, 2007 08:40:51 AM
No, I am Mr.Sparkle.
Can't wait for this ! by barnaby jones	Jul 28th, 2007 08:42:42 AM
My girlfriend is making me watch Hairspray first though ! D'oh !
A review I wrote for another site: by Vadakin	Jul 28th, 2007 08:44:06 AM
It's hard to remember a time before Star Wars...I mean the Simpsons. The truth is, The Simpsons has had the impact in TV land that Star Wars has had in movies and it really is hard to remember a time when the Simpsons didn't exist. The family of 5, living in 742 Evergreen Terrace, Springfield have been on our TV screens for nearly 20 years and there are few who would be surprised if it continued for another 2 decades. In recent years, the show has lost some of its spark and has relied more and more heavily on gimmicks and random celebrity appearances, and many feel that the show has been surpassed by shows like Futurama (from the people who brought you...yep...the Simpsons) and Family Guy. But even a "bad" episode of the Simpsons is always worth watching and it was always going to be interesting to see if the flaws that have crept into the show in recent years would still be there when it came time to make a movie. A friend of mine told me that the Simpsons just wasn't funny anymore, and I tended to agree with him to a large extent, but this movie has us both in stitches at times and having grown up with these characters, we were sad when they were sad, happy when they were happy...the Simpsons is back to its best....mostly. Most of the jokes work and even the gags that should only work for Americans had the Irish audience I saw the film with laughing...although there was a slight groan when it came to the stereotypical Irish accent of one of the movie-only characters. It should be noted that Ralph Wiggum has the single best line in the entire film and you may find yourself spitting your drink out through your nose with laughter. Which does bring up a slight complaint. The film focusses on the Simpsons family and rightly so, but while the supporting characters all appear (didn't see any sign of Hank Scorpio though) the majority are limited to just one or two lines each and spend most of their time just making up the numbers in crowd scenes, which seems like a bit of a wasted opportunity. In fact some of the most beloved characters don't even get a line which is a shame...although I can understand the need to focus on the adventures of Marge, Bart, Maggie, Lisa and Homer and not get sidetracked. What's the movie about? Well I would estimate that a third of all Simpsons episodes is about Homer screwing up and having to put things right and it's the same here. It's all you need to know really...let me just say that Mr. Burns' sun blocker has nothing on this. There are of course negatives, as with every film...some of the flaws of recent years have crept into the movie. There are a couple of jokes that will make you roll your eyes but thankfully, there's enough quality in the film that these moments can be easily forgotten and you'll soon find yourself struggling to breathe again as you try to stop laughing. One big disappointment is that there's no couch gag...it's standard procedure in the show and the decision to replace it with a celebrity cameo from Green Day is annoying quite frankly....on the other hand...the couch gag was supposed to signal that the Simpsons were comng home to watch the show, just like the Flintstones intro had Fred and co going to the drive-in to watch the episode, so maybe the couch gag could have been replaced by a cinema seat gag or something...or maybe they just ran out of couch gag ideas after 18 years Any fans of Futurama will remember the heart-wrenching mindfuck that was the "Seymour the Dog" episode. There have been a few episodes of Futurama that have played with emotions as well as delivering humour, and while the end of the Seymour episode had a lot of people in tears, finding themselves unexpectedly emotionally invested in the episode, The Simpsons doesn't go that far, which is a good thing. But it does have heart. It may be an animated sitcom, but there are moments in the film where, after more than 400 episodes, you will find yourself willing these characters to achieve their goals, and while you probably won't be brought to tears, these moments will feel as real to any Simpsons fan as if it was happening to their family and wasn't just a cartoon. The animation retains the classic feel of the Simpsons but you can tell they had a bigger budget than in the show, enabling them to do things that just aren't possible in the series. The music almost seemed like half Simpsons movie and half Flintstones movie at times, but overall I can have no real complaints. The voice cast earn their paycheques with the usual high standards we have come to expect from them and it helps that they are working with the best Simpsons script for many years, though it's not without its flaws. I suppose my biggest complaint is the running time which comes in at just over 70 minutes...yes there is a lot packed into that time, but I found myself wanting to see and hear more from the supporting characters and even the subplots involving Lisa and Bart aren't as fleshed out as they could have been....the film could easily have been 10-15 minutes longer and retained a good pace. Overall, I would say that The Simpsons Movie is a must-see for anyone who has ever seen a single episode of the show (which is pretty much everyone) and while it hasn't fully shaken off the negatives of recent years, it's certainly a worthy effort and if the next season of the show can be even half as good as the movie, then I think The Simpsons will be around for a long time to come. I would still put it behind the work of genius that was South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut, but I think it's fair to say that The Simpsons are back...and in a big way...and is definitely worth repeat viewings. It's hard to remember a time before the Simpsons...and it will be even harder to imagine a time after the Simpsons. Score: 8.5...no scratch that...Ralph Wiggum rocks. Final Score: 9/10 Best movie of the summer...so far
i must spend time with the little people... by Suki_Jonze	Jul 28th, 2007 08:55:50 AM
now that im such a big hot shot. lol... what a pointless introduction -- get to the review already w/out the arrogant ramblings.
I JUST WANT TO REACH OUT TO ANY NON TEXANS by LORDRANDO	Jul 28th, 2007 09:07:51 AM
....anyone else sick of talkbackers sucking ass to Harry praising the Austin scene,,,"ohh I creamed my jeans for the first time at the Alamo, ohhh if i ever had a date Id take her there....."
Hank Scorpios Lament by LORDRANDO	Jul 28th, 2007 09:17:37 AM
So what if its "not up to standards', its stll better than 99% of the shit people go see. Lets call it the George Lucas Law. It may not live up to its revered predecessors, but there are a lot of things to love about it and if you give it the Pepsi Challenge against any other animated full length, I bet a lot of fans would pick it over most anything, except South Park, which was done very early in the series.(so they could cuss.)
Remember Springfield, KY by LORDRANDO	Jul 28th, 2007 09:41:26 AM
THe "behind the laughter" episode, they say "life is pretty much as its always been for this Norhtern Kentucky family" so whats up with that election and vermont shit. Shows the disconnect between what we all love about the show and the fact that fox turned 7/11 into kwik-e-mart, which was cool if it was like an artist or something who did one somewhere but these jerks are just trying to sell you something.
FRANK GRIMES LIVES!!! by ludmir88	Jul 28th, 2007 09:42:51 AM
FUCK YEAH!! MEHHHH!!!
Someone complained about "cowardly bashing troops" by LORDRANDO	Jul 28th, 2007 09:45:11 AM
um... a. its a cartoon b. whatever isaace hayes, i believe they are equal oppurtunity bashers..' c. im a professional artist, so should i hate them for the episode were the artists is a prisoner who burns ths school down? d. Have you ever seen the show?
IM TIRED OF THE SIMPSONS COWARDLY BASHING US.. by LORDRANDO	Jul 28th, 2007 09:51:05 AM
Signed, ...Indians, Chinese, African, African Americans, Europeans, Russians,Eskimos, police, janitors, nuclear power plant owners and workers, teachers, Godzilla, Native Americans, Jews, Christians , Muslims, Buddhists, Leader-beans, hippies, squares, gossipers, and oh yeah John Waters,,THE GAYS!
Saw the movie yesterday by Datascream	Jul 28th, 2007 09:56:48 AM
Loved the hell out of it. These are the writers that need to come back to the series. It was like watching The Simpsons during the GOOD seasons (3-8)only a much bigger and more uncut version. The jokes were new and fresh, even the old jokes were unexpected and hilarious. The Green Day cameo appearance didn't annoy me too much since they were just as much as part of the jokes as the rest of the characters. The movie did seem rather short and some added time would be settled better with me. It's just too bad the show still isn't nearly as funny as it used to be. If the writers were to come back and do the show again, they'd finally bring back an old viewer. As it is, until Simpsons can finally shape up, they won't find me watching. The Simpson's movie just hammers in the fact that the show has veered off course for a long time.
saw it twice by the_shogun_gunslinger	Jul 28th, 2007 10:34:23 AM
once at the midnite and then took the kids and my younger brother yesterday...loved it both times and admit i was pleasantly suprised. i think a lot of it has to do with Al Jean and David Mirkin, both people i credit a huge ammount of the simpsons success. btw, we also caught a showing of ratatouille afterwards...fucking loved it. even the short "Lifted" was brilliant.
Mori makes a great point. I think studio staff by Bronx Cheer	Jul 28th, 2007 10:37:11 AM
should be forced to go to the movies. This might lead to a reversal in the trend of the mountain of ads played prior to the movie. I don't watch TV primarily because I loathe adverts. Now I have to sit through the same obnoxious screaming shit when I go to the movies? I cry "FOUL!" I pay enough so I should not have to sit through 20 minutes of ads and trailers. When is someone going to do something about this?
Now I see where the A material went for the last 5 yrs. by Baron Karza	Jul 28th, 2007 10:56:34 AM
I had LOW expectations for this movie and they NAILED it! Short enough, hilarious first & last 35 minutes with a little drag in the middle. Otto smoking pot out of a bong, barts dick joke, Ralf Wiggums 'change', and Homer, 'Why does everything I whip leave me?!'.. 8.5 out of 10.
Let us hope... by Crazy person No 245689	Jul 28th, 2007 10:57:04 AM
...that this doesn't turn into another "Mori's 1990s List". (BTW, what year did that leave off at?) All joking aside, decent review. And I can't help but agree that there's few "movie people" who actually get to sit down and enjoy their and others' movies. Which is like a chef never trying is dishes.
I hated Cargill by JonQuixote	Jul 28th, 2007 10:59:30 AM
No real motivation, no real humor, no real anything to him. Easily the worst part of the movie. How about a re-write to make the big villain of the piece Hank Scorpio or Monty Burns - if we're not gonna be able to invest in the guy or do anything with him, then use an established character whom we've already invested in. Terrible villain of a go-nowhere plot. *** But the movie was, by and large, very very funny and I was pretty happy with it. The above was my sole real complaint, brought about what looked more like praise for an Albert Brooks character largely because it was Albert Brooks involved.
AGENDA OF DOOM=DOWN WITH THE RIGHTEOUS RIGHT!! by LORDRANDO	Jul 28th, 2007 11:14:45 AM
Yes, the simpsons agenda matches mine, if by that you mean that the ultimate destruction of the vast right wing conspiracy to lead us into perpetual war for profit...so fuck off and dont waste my time. The only person i know who watches Fox news also still uses words like "colored" and "liberal" and thinks barack obama is a muslim terrorist..what a waste, bro, you seem like a decent intellect, read some fucking books....
Couldn't have said it better myself... by Sgt Rock	Jul 28th, 2007 11:53:04 AM
It is pure simpsons inside and out. Thanks moriarty!
No complaints by leeVSbenway	Jul 28th, 2007 11:56:37 AM
Saw it last night in a packed house, tons of kids...you know what? No one talked on there phones, no kids running around annoying the fuck out of me....just laughter; lots and lots of laughter. Probably my favorite gag is the woodland creatures helping Marge and Homer make sexy time...genius!!
Could this be recommended to a Season 3-5 fan? by deathbird	Jul 28th, 2007 12:05:51 PM
I left the series shortly before the death of Maude Flanders; aside from habitual viewings of seasons 3-5, I haven't looked back. Is this film anywhere near those hallowed standards?
Otto and the bong... by crieff405	Jul 28th, 2007 12:10:17 PM
Why does everyone make a deal out of seeing Otto smoking out of a bong? It's not a first, there was a whole episode where Homer smoked medicinal marijuana, including a scene where he and Otto smoked bongs in the Simpsons' attic.
Homer flipping the double bird by Tacom	Jul 28th, 2007 12:19:50 PM
As he slowly (unsuccessfully) escapes the angry mob through the sinkhole was really great to see.
Hank Scorpio Wouldn't Have Worked by Wed Vid Guy	Jul 28th, 2007 12:24:20 PM
The brilliance of that episode is that while Scorpio was this Blofeld type character intent on taking over the world, he was also the best CEO who provided excellent benefits and a good salary. In Homer's world, he's one of the good guys.
I think this is the first time I've ever... by stones_throw	Jul 28th, 2007 12:25:02 PM
...disagreed with Moriarty. The Simpsons just is not funny these days. The family are no longer characters, just caricatures. Instead of being a well-meaning buffoon Homer's absolutely brainless. Any humor is derived from slapstick, while satire gets replaced by left-wing toadying. And why the hell does the most successful show ever feel the need to center episodes around pointless celebrity cameos? Anyway, nothing in the film is different from the Simpsons on TV at the moment, meaning it's been done before, much better.
Good suggestion Mori by Wed Vid Guy	Jul 28th, 2007 12:27:27 PM
I'll have to try watching movies like everyone else some time....
"Somebody just throw the God damn bomb!" by BetaRayBill07	Jul 28th, 2007 12:29:35 PM
Classic by Marge- very solid movie and worth the wait
I'm sorry, it's not that good.. by ShogunMaster	Jul 28th, 2007 12:33:32 PM
I saw it Thursday midnight and I was hoping for greatness. I'd read a few partial reviews and they all generally said that the first half was brilliant, then the story takes over and it slows down. But even the first half wasn't that great. Sure there were a few LOLs, but I almost felt like I was forcing them out of me because I was supposed to like this. Sort of like when I first watched Naked Gun back in the day. You would laugh because you recognized it was a joke that you just witnessed, rather than it actually being funny. This isn't the worst movie I've ever seen, but it could have been so much better. I think the people that really liked this one went in with low expectations because of the current status of the Simpsons, and that somehow raised the fun of the movie for them. But I went in with some high expectations and was pretty put off with it. Even the people I saw it with were pretty disappointed. If you really want to see a cartoon go to movie and make it work perfectly, go watch the South Park Movie. Otherwise, lower your expectations. BTW, I agree with the audience participation aspect that Mori brings up. Comedies need to be seen with a sold out audience. The ambience of the laughter from the whole room can make a movie that much better. However, a drama or intellectual mind-fuck like say a Donnie Darko, you need to watch with as few people as possible.
Dental plan. by Ye Olde Gravy Leg	Jul 28th, 2007 12:42:49 PM
Lisa needs braces.
I'm going to disagree about the emotion of Family Guy.. by Lenny Nero	Jul 28th, 2007 12:49:26 PM
...which, while admittedly doesn't have the emotion of "The Simpsons," does in fact hit emotional strides if you really care about them. But I will also agree that this was a damn good movie. And what the eff are you doing in Chatsworth?
I was sometimes laughing alone... by ZeroCorpse	Jul 28th, 2007 12:51:00 PM
The bulk of the audience were idiots, and they were going crazy over the pratfalls. Meanwhile, I'd laugh whenever there was a clever joke or social satire, and the rest of the audience was silent. I am amazed that they managed to make a movie that appeals to people with a developed sense of humor and some intelligence, but still entertained the morons in the audience. The sad thing is that the majority of the audience seem to be Homers, and I was the only Lisa in the fucking theater.
bart skateboards passed ralph by Mike_D	Jul 28th, 2007 01:01:34 PM
ralph: "I like boys now!" haha, one of the best scenes in the movie.
the robot was the best part by LarryTheCableGuy	Jul 28th, 2007 01:06:57 PM
and i liked cargil, he wasnt hank scorpio, but he was the same thing.
And that settles it, Mori's my favourite reviewer. by Kragmose	Jul 28th, 2007 01:11:05 PM
He may not nail it every single time, but its close. He nails this one perfectly.
BRAVO MOR.....! SPOT ON REVIEW by Superzerotwo	Jul 28th, 2007 01:13:08 PM
FUNNIEST SIMPSONS.....EVER! What's not to like about this? Seriously people? Like the man said.....Just about EVERY character that's EVER been in the show was there....the gags were still classic simpsons and the way they used the pg-13 rating was excellent. I think alot of the bluer gags were most likely things they've wanted to do for the last 18 years but were under the ominous shadow of the FCC....like who DIDN'T know Otto's favorite past time....BUT WE FINALLY GOT TO SEE IT! And so many props to Jeff Sanderson (comic book guy) and the GL reference. It took my crew and I about 15mins to make it out of the theater in fear that we would miss another closing credit scene. I'm going back again and again and again! Color me YELLOW!!!!
ZeroCorpse by antonphd	Jul 28th, 2007 01:13:46 PM
That truely is the genius of the Simpsons. To make both the Homers and Lisas laugh. And the Barts and Marges. The family is really the spectrum of audiences. I thought the movie was awesome and I'm going back to watch it again with my wife.
I was Bart's age... by SimpleSandwiches	Jul 28th, 2007 01:26:41 PM
...when I caught them on Tracy Ullman for the first time. Months later, they would appear with their own series. Their humor matured from "Don't have a cow, man" to what can only be described as adult humor. And I grew up with them. My personality and sense of humor matured and got smarter/wittier as The Simpsons did. Star Wars taught me how to use my imagination as a kid, The Simpsons taught me how to be funny and taught what funny is. The timing for this movie could not have been better. They could have easily jumped on this bandwagon around season 4 or 5 and it would have been a disaster. Can't wait to see this movie!
brob by Anton_Sirius	Jul 28th, 2007 01:41:52 PM
The idea that there's a heavy "liberal bias" in the Simpsons is about as laughable as the idea of an intelligent adult taking Ayn Rand seriously. Quick - name three other current TV families who regularly attend church? Damn liberals and their positive portrayals of Christianity and faith...
I watched this film on Wednesday by MatDGZ	Jul 28th, 2007 01:44:07 PM
And it really is as good as Moriarty says it is. This film is worth the wait.
Sniff, He still watches movies with the little people by topaz4206	Jul 28th, 2007 02:04:10 PM
I promised myself I wouldn't...cry
lorddrano re: Springfield, KY by drave117	Jul 28th, 2007 02:05:33 PM
Have you seen the Behind the Laughter episode more than once? They recorded several different versions of that line, and it says different states during the reruns. The joke in the movie is an extension of that, which is to say making fun of how vigorously people are trying to find out what state the show is supposed to be in. And to the person who was complaining about the show liberally bashing troops, your complaint is ridiculous. The show skewers liberal and conservative stereotypes with equal vigor. Each side tends to only recognize when they themselves are attacked because the attacking of the other side is in line with their actual views, so they don't see it as an attack; just an honest portrayal. And I am a liberal who has never done a recreational drug in his life, and never will. And I support our troops fully. It's the WAR I don't support, and I suspect most liberals will tell you the same.
I live right behind a movie theater too... by W3bzpinn3r	Jul 28th, 2007 02:08:37 PM
and I rarely see movies in the theater.... not coz of a lack of convenience, but because prices for movies are too damn high and the quality of movies generally aren't worth that price! Why pay $10 to see a movie once (40 if I bring my family) when I can wait 3 months and get the same movie on DVD for $9.99 at Blockbuster or Wal-Mart?
continued.... by W3bzpinn3r	Jul 28th, 2007 02:12:59 PM
And don't say it's for the "movie experience" coz lately, movie volumes are so loud, you can't hear the dialog clearly. Crying toddlers at R Rated films. sticky floors and stale popcorn in the seat cushions. And that person sitting behind you who has read all the spoilers to the film, and talks loud enough that he spoils every scene 10 seconds before it happens..... I'll stick to my local Wal-Mart and 42" Grand Vega Sony tv & 6.1 surround system. Let the theaters go extinct. They haven't done anything to earn my money.
theater versus home by drave117	Jul 28th, 2007 02:17:43 PM
I see movies in theater for several reasons. A) I can't afford a home system that can even come close to approaching the scope of a theater experience. B) The "voting with my dollars" argument. Yeah, Hollywood turns out a lot of crap, and the only thing capable of steering it right is the box office results. Hollywood looks to those numbers when deciding what movies to make next. Maybe one man can't make a difference, but, as with actual voting, trying anyway gives you the moral authority to complain. C) Movies are an art form, and they are specifically designed to be seen the way they are presented in theaters. Out of respect to the artists who create them, I want to watch the movie the way they intended for it to be watched. D) In spite of the increasingly annoying ads, and the increasingly inconsiderate and stupid nature of the general public, I still enjoy the experience more often than not. There is nothing in the world that gives me the same rush as that moment right after the trailers when the lights go down the rest of the way, and the curtain adjusts as you wait for the firstimages to appear. To watch a movie in the theater is to immerse yourself in a dream made of light, and I hope I never tire of that experience.
Cargill a but underused by jccalhoun	Jul 28th, 2007 02:30:27 PM
When I heard Albert Brooks' voice I was hoping for some Hank Scorpio-style banter but it just didn't materialize. I would have liked to have seen more room for him to improv with the main characters. I would have liked more screen time with the minor characters as well. It could have used 10 minutes or so of stuff with Moe's Tavern and Apu. No couch gag? I was a bit disappointed at that. It worked well to get straight into Green Day playing the theme and getting the story going, but it could have used a couch gag! Except for Horton (which I think is going to be horrible) I didn't get those trailers in my theater. Ours were pretty boring trailers for things I can't even remember. --except for that stupid Diet Coke commercial with the guy late for work that won a competition. That won a competition???? I would hate to see the losers.
deathbird response by blakes7	Jul 28th, 2007 02:56:08 PM
No deathbird, if you left after season 5 (you should go back and watch up to season 8) then you will be seriously let down by the "whole town trapped in a gigantic bubble"-plot. The movie sucked, but then again the fanboys who are pushing this movie as the greatest movie of all time are the same ones who started watching the simpsons after season 10, when it went downhill and became all left-wing preachy. The Simpsons are an example why shows can't go on forever; there are only a certain number of plotline that can be done if the subjects of the show stay in an indefinite stasis, as in the Simpsons. One thing that sucks in the movie is how Bart goes from having a great time with Homer, to being needy and whiny and it is only done to serve the dumb plot
Beautiful review, Mori!!! by zillabeast	Jul 28th, 2007 03:33:08 PM
I hope this movie makes gobs and gobs of money because this team has GOT to make a sequel! I'm still having trouble believing there is a comedy of this quality out in theaters as we speak!
Well written and reminded me of... by versatol	Jul 28th, 2007 03:44:15 PM
The Simpsons in it's prime. The whole Alaska thing was slow and a bit boring but all of Moe's jokes and Flander's "devil's curly hair" killed me. Also Santa's Little Helper's line was great. Not to mention Homer Homer Homer-- the best TV dad of all time
What do the billboards say?? by BetaRayBill07	Jul 28th, 2007 03:46:23 PM
Any one out there have any idea? Rise up Chinese, Japanese, and Russians!!
no one likes movies anymore by mrjoker	Jul 28th, 2007 03:48:31 PM
this movie was really a lot of fun. most of the aicn talkbackers hate on everything that comes out.
It was hit and miss, but the spirit was there. by brokentusk	Jul 28th, 2007 03:49:41 PM
I really can't say I loved the film, it was alright, just an extended episode of the show. Some jokes were hilarious, other jokes just didn't connect with the audience (and silence when you know you're supposed to be laughing is awful). I will agree that this film wore its heart on its sleeve, and the spirit of the show was right up there for all to see. In the end though, I walked out and said, "Oh, so that's what a SIMPSONS movie would be like..." and pretty much forgot about it. Still, I'm glad I saw it and that it's doing well.
I enjoyed it... by DanielKurland	Jul 28th, 2007 04:06:15 PM
I don't think it's as good as the South Park movie, which somehow, turned out to be one of the funniest movies in a long time, when the show itself wasn't even that funny yet. I'd give this movie an 8/10. I'm not overly sentimental, but I will fully admit to almost crying when the "Why Do Birds Suddenly Appear" callback came. It'll be interesting to see if Dr. Nick stays dead. Two regrets are that Sideshow Bob wasn't at least seen, and that after the Springfield Gorge jump, Homer didn't fall down in the same terrible way he did many years ago. I also suppose having Albert Brooks as Scorpio would have been a lot better than this miscellaneous, albeit mildly entertaining character.
Who wants to talk about the featured article anyway? by leeVSbenway	Jul 28th, 2007 04:08:32 PM
Bring on the discussions of that dried-up selfish old cunt Ayn Rand!! Neocon fascist idiot, go to some boring conservative echochamber message board so you can jerk one out with the other slimeballs instead of derailing the talkback here...asshole.
Did you need a stepladder... by FranklinDelanoBluth	Jul 28th, 2007 04:11:40 PM
to get off your high friggin horse to go see a movie "like the public does". Your humility is, well, humling. The writers on this site REALLY need to get over themselves and drop this self-delusional bullshit. One of you writes a couple of shitty screenplays for an equally shitty TV series and you think you're entitled to act like you're Orson Welles. I'm going to Latinoreview.com....
Dark Knight Trailer during Simpsons by Cartman86	Jul 28th, 2007 04:33:28 PM
hmm am I the only one in the world who saw The Dark Knight during the Simpsons at midnight Thursday night? We saw all of the trailers who saw plus Dark Knight. Could it be because it was the only digital theater in the state?
"THROW THE GOD DAMN BOMB!!!!!" by bob oblaw	Jul 28th, 2007 04:48:08 PM
When Marge screamed that line, i hit the friggin floor! Best. Line. Ever.
High Horse? Little People? by TheRealMoriarty	Jul 28th, 2007 04:56:35 PM
Really? Who used those phrases? Not me. I don't think of the paying public as "little people" in any way. My point is that it's easy to find yourself in a bubble in this town, and it's up to you as an individual not to do so. Or me, as the case may be. I could go a full year and never pay for a film, but I enjoy the experience of seeing movies with people who simply want their $10 worth. And if you only see movies at the Alamo... you're still in the bubble. Sorry, but it's true. That's not normal moviegoing. I love the Alamo, but I think Harry is maddening when he quotes me chapter and verse about the way an Alamo audience reacts to something, as if that is somehow indicative of the way the larger filmgoing public will respond. It ain't. At all.
More HIgh Horse by Chifoilisk	Jul 28th, 2007 05:06:18 PM
Mori was just talking about how people in his line of work don't have much opportunity to just sit down and enjoy a movie - more of a career hazard than an "I'm better than you" comment. The people razzing him for that are like the people at movies.com insulting celebrities on their fashion sense. And I'm aware that I'm attacking those that are attacking others on an website, but I'm lonely and unhappy...
Something clever has been said in this TB by Kragmose	Jul 28th, 2007 05:49:47 PM
"That truely is the genius of the Simpsons. To make both the Homers and Lisas laugh." How well-said.
it FUCKING RULED!!!!!! by jig98	Jul 28th, 2007 05:51:17 PM
i was so overwhelmed and sooooo glad i saw it. i've watched the show since it first went into syndication. i may see it a couple more times w/ friends and family after having a{nother} supposed life changing moment during a few gags and slow parts. i was a brilliant piece of entertainment and well worth all that anticipation. hail the fucking simpsons!
Wait, since when was The Simpsons leftist? by enrique_o_k2000	Jul 28th, 2007 05:52:36 PM
I haven't watched the show regularly in a few years but The Simpsons have ALWAYS struck me as right-leaning (though not really "republican party" supporting). Even in this movie, there's a lot of deriding of "The Government!" in a very right wing fear-of-Big Government kind of way. I never really got the feeling the movie ever really sympathized with Lisa's environmentalist stance either. Someone's going to have to try very hard to convince me the Simpsons carry a leftist message.
Thank god this was good! by RhesusmonkeyDave	Jul 28th, 2007 05:58:31 PM
I was gonna do some torch waiving of my own if this blew it... but as a die hard fan since the Tracy Ulman days... Bullseye
It's opening HUGE - potentially $88+ million... by ckane123	Jul 28th, 2007 06:00:16 PM
The prediction were it would make $40 to 50 million this weekend - it made $30 on just FRIDAY, which means we may see a $40 mil Saurday and a $20 mil Sunday. Wow. Just wow.
So damn funny by rsanta74	Jul 28th, 2007 06:08:10 PM
Best gags... - Ralph's "change" - Robot (nearly peed myself) - Homer flipping the townies off - Grandpa's 3 Stooges floor spin - Homer/Plopper's near kiss - The epiphany "2 shakes" joke Damn!! Nearly every joke killed me. :) About time they let Maggie speak too. (Watch through the credits.) Glad it wasn't Liz Taylor either. Well worth the wait. Very funny. Some very subtle jokes in there too.
Hah Mori by topaz4206	Jul 28th, 2007 06:09:49 PM
I was just bustin some Saturday Morning Balls. Although I do despise the Pacific Winnetka. I went on a weekend once and it was a 20 minute wait at the AUTOMATIC ticket machines (even to pickup internet tickets). Never again.
brobdingnag, you do realize... by Lenny Nero	Jul 28th, 2007 06:18:16 PM
that the Nazi party was intensely right-wing, dontcha?
brobdingnag, if your cognitive dissonance is too loud by leeVSbenway	Jul 28th, 2007 06:45:34 PM
get some fresh air and chill out...this is a SIMPSONS talkback, not a Young Republicans forum. I'm not a liberal by the way...I just felt if you were going to act like you knew everything about me you might as well get your facts straight (not that facts have ever stopped you from tooting your meager little horn). Now fuck off back to your despicable little Objectivist delusions.
Far too often I find myself rolling my eyes by FranklinDelanoBluth	Jul 28th, 2007 06:54:20 PM
reading articles on here solely because of the air of superiority that so many of the staff have around them. There's a difference between being in the industry and being on the sidelines watching and remarking...
simpsons movie by mpd1958	Jul 28th, 2007 07:02:01 PM
I was very psyched to see The Simpsons Movie. I've been a big fan from the start. I just saw it, and I have to say I'm disappointed. It wasn't awful, but I thought it would be MUCH funnier than it was. Offhand, I can think of at least a dozen episodes that are much better than this movie. I was hoping for something in the vein of the "Camp Crusty" or "Cape Fear" episodes. Instead, we have a movie lacking the wit of the series. It has few pop-culture references, very little parody, and not much irreverance. Instead, we get sight-gags reminescent of the old Wile E. Coyote- Roadrunner cartoons (Exhibit A: Homer being slammed between a huge rock and a bar labeled "A Hard Place.") It seems as if, in an effort to appeal to non-Simpsons fans, the movie was neutered to an extent. I was hoping to laugh for ninety-plus minutes; instead, I chuckled a few times. The Simpsons deserves much more.
Simpsons is rather politically neutral. by W3bzpinn3r	Jul 28th, 2007 07:06:37 PM
I has jokes and messages that swing both ways. Besides, why would entertainment HAVE to have a right or left wing bias? Liberals have 70% of the media, 99% of the celebrities, etc. Just coz conservatives get Fox and talk radio is no reason to whine... except for the fact that's all liberals are capable of doing: whining... oh, and the Nazi "right wing" is totally different than American right wing. Nazi belief was intense Socialism. The Government involved in everything you see, smell, taste, touch, and hear. Very pro-censorship. If you want to compare the Nazi party to an American party, the democrats, with their expanded goverment beliefs, and "the regular person is too stupid to know how to take care of themselves, so let the goverment hold their hand thru everything" mentality, would fit the Nazi party better.
brob by Anton_Sirius	Jul 28th, 2007 07:17:03 PM
I find Objectivism to be a sop to the adolescent ego, the kind of thing the bookish kids outgrow when the fantasy geeks are outgrowing Piers Anthony. And Rand's fiction novels exist only to be Objectivism-delivery mechanisms... the plots and characters are pretty cardboard.
Oh shit, the bomb de-fusing robot.. by Baron Karza	Jul 28th, 2007 07:27:18 PM
Wiggum, 'He kept talking about it but I didnt take him seriously!' GREAT line.. I keep remembering little tid-bits..
MPD1958 by CITIZENKANE	Jul 28th, 2007 07:52:08 PM
So...pop-cultural references and movie parodies qualifiy a comedy as good. Man, our culture has been brainwashed by Family Guy. The Simpsons used pop cultural references because they were integral to the story, not inexpicably like Family Guy does. Besides, EVERY animated film uses pop-cultural references and movie parodies these days. Have you had enough of Shrek yet?
LOL oh yeah the bomb defusing robot!! by BetaRayBill07	Jul 28th, 2007 08:09:51 PM
Fuck yeah- that was awesome!!
It's a pity then that all the good gags were shown off by LittleDudes	Jul 28th, 2007 09:16:55 PM
in the trailers. Personally, I though the movie was a bit dry, just like the last few seasons.
How much do you AICN guys make a year by ThePilgrim	Jul 28th, 2007 09:56:58 PM
Seriously I see you guys post things like buying a HD-DVD player and buying new place like it's a Blessing from the heavens and not just some new thing for you to prove your assets are great. Are you guys making enough too smile or is it somewhat of a fight every now and again?
movies in theaters? whoa by kafka07	Jul 28th, 2007 10:13:36 PM
I hear ya though. I've been so reluctant this summer after spider-turd 3. But I will catch the beloved Simpsons in the theater.
Ruined by the trailers? I don't think so. by rsanta74	Jul 28th, 2007 10:20:41 PM
Some of the best bite-sized gags or lines were actually NOT in the trailers. - The bomb defusing robot - Homer & Marge's Disney-esque sex scene - Moe getting mugged during the power outage - Frink's realization that his gizmo was outside of the dome. - Mr. Burns random thought that Smithers' suicide would cheer him up - Dr. Nick's demise - Homer's return flight over Springfield Gorge - Bits from the Itchy & Scratchy moon landing ETC... There were actually TONS of small, commercial friendly nuggets that could've been spoiled by the trailers or commercials. Thankfully, they weren't. The trailers & promos left most of the best gags fresh and unspoilt. Sure, they spoiled some stuff, but that's unavoidable in a movie like this. Some gags are intentionally given away to draw people back for more. Even then, some of those bits shown in the trailers were smaller parts to bigger gags. If you feel that what little was actually shown by Fox spoiled the movie then I suggest you go back and re-watch the promos for MIB2. Those gave away EVERY good line & scene. I didn't find the movie to be dry at all. Even at 4x the length of a normal episode, I found that there were more than enough laughs to make that 88 minutes pass far, far too quickly. I think that those people who found it to be "dry" are so used to Family Guy's rapid fire insanity, which is really inappropriate in this movie - which has a larger message behind it. The Simpsons have long been about wrapping various moral, ethical, & political messages in their humor. Just think about this, if you're a Family Guy fan. Strip away the non sequiturs and what are you left with? Honestly. Think about that for a moment. What's left? About 7-10 minutes of mildly chuckle worthy humor that might make up a great webisode. That's not to put FG down, it's a show designed for and by a different generation of comedy fans. If your basis for calling Simpsons "dry" is a Family Guy comparison then you have to remember that the former wasn't designed for audiences with attention disorders. You always have to take Simpsons as a much larger whole entity instead of as lots of little You Tube friendly snippets. For those of you who just "liked, but didn't love" the movie, ask yourself one question? How many of your favorite episodes did you actually hate when they first aired? I've often found that even the most mediocre Simpsons episode seems to grow much more appealing with time. A couple of them are instant classics, but I find that most are usually "growers". So, even if you are simple just fond of the movie you may end up loving the f**k out of it later on. It happens to me all of the time.
ThePilgrim... by TheRealMoriarty	Jul 28th, 2007 10:22:32 PM
... I don't make enough scratch to take anything for granted, and buying a house is a huge endeavor for me and the family. I smile... but not 24/7.
Anton and Brob by MCVamp	Jul 28th, 2007 10:24:10 PM
Put objectivism in its context. It was largely Ayn Rand's constantly evolving response to Socialism well before the rest of Western Society saw it as a threat. She overdid it to an extent (the Fountainhead is a better read than Atlas Shrugged) but she was right at least in principal about the dangers of a mediocre mob mentality led by a bunch of power-hungry limp dicks. Objectivism is a nice thought, but it has just as many holes in it as socialism...there are too many sheep (for better or worse) for Objectivism to ever work efficiently on a large scale and there is too much individuality (for better or worse) for Socialism to ever work efficiently on a large scale. And the Simpsons movie is a lot like Barry Bonds...it's not as good as its prime, but with a bit of an extra effort and some steroids, it was able to close out remarkably well. Now all we need is for Groening and Fox to put the limping dog that is the TV series out of its misery.
The best part of the movie for me by Mockingbuddha	Jul 28th, 2007 11:00:03 PM
was that the ENTIRE (minus me and my two pals) AUDIENCE sang along with Spider-Pig, and then got lost when the movie added an extra verse! It reminded me of watching The Kaufman/Jim Carey movie, Man In The Moon. When Jerry tha Kang Lawler was revealed as Andys partner the entire Memphis crowd gasped and booed, only in reverse! I love watching the audience as much as the movie. Plus when Otto (SPOILER) hit the bong, these three young hippie chicks behind us cheered! Great overall movie experience.
Anton Sirius, save me... by LORDRANDO	Jul 28th, 2007 11:08:19 PM
That scary Ayn Rand-Limbaugh loving man-beast has called me out. Nice work crappin' on ayn rand. He needs to Try Philip K Dick or Robert Anton Wilson , even Chomsky. Once you understand general semantics Rand's dogma is up there with thetans and scientology. If a novel comes with a mail in postcard for some orginization it is likely: PROPOGANDA PS. coming this fall to stores, the right wings greatest hits, with.... The Spanish Inquisition... THe French Monarchy... Robber Barons Nazis Facists Neo-cons.....
HAha! by blackwood	Jul 28th, 2007 11:19:16 PM
It was a riot. I haven't watched the Simpsons regularly in years, but it made me want to.
29 Million last night by antonphd	Jul 29th, 2007 12:34:37 AM
Holy Fuck Me
fan service indeed by FlowCytometer	Jul 29th, 2007 01:51:52 AM
I liked learning that the ambulance that crashed into the tree at Springfield Gorge (letting Homer fall a second time) had been left there all this time.
Simpsons, like Harry Potter, provokes Satanism by LittleDudes	Jul 29th, 2007 01:52:52 AM
http://tinyurl.com/27avvl
W3bzpinn3r, take a good, long look at the Nazis... by Lenny Nero	Jul 29th, 2007 02:31:05 AM
...and don't get thrown off by the word "socialism" in "National Socialism." In essence, socialism is about equality, and the Nazis were about the compete opposite. From a religious and ethnic holier-than-thou attitude done through brute force and propaganda, relying upon a culture of fear and militarism, anti-parliamentary rule, economically conservative, etc. etc. etc. Just craving a homogeneous life doesn't equal socialism at its core form per se.
watch for a scene where homer and the pig watch t.v. by slappy jones	Jul 29th, 2007 03:37:34 AM
for the funniest joke in the film and the entire series.
Just like the series by cpmills	Jul 29th, 2007 03:51:38 AM
I enjoyed the movie, but I felt it was pretty much like the series as a whole. It was hilarious at first, but eventually settled into going back and forth between really funny and mildly amusing.
Lenny Nero.... by W3bzpinn3r	Jul 29th, 2007 05:24:38 AM
"From a religious and ethnic holier-than-thou attitude done through brute force and propaganda, relying upon a culture of fear and militarism, anti-parliamentary rule, economically conservative, etc. etc. etc. Just craving a homogeneous life doesn't equal socialism at its core form per se." Sounds like American liberals to me. Bunch of former hippies saying the government should regulate and control everything. A bunch of liberals say minorities cannot achieve great things on their own, but should only receive handouts from the goverment. Liberal media uses brute force and propaganda by celebrities and psuedo-science to get more government control of our lives... Sorry, but I prefer a USA where I DON'T have a Clinton next to me in bed. I'm no fan of GW, but I'd hate to see where we'd be right now if John "Ketchup" Kerry were in charge... Back on topic... Simpsons movie is ok. Better than trash for trash's sake South Park or Family Guy. 20 years from now, Simpsons will still be seen as a pioneering animation achievement... Family Guy will be totally forgotten.
"Why would anyone pay to see something in the theatre.. by pokadoo	Jul 29th, 2007 07:00:38 AM
...that you can watch on TV for FREE?!! Everyone in this theatre are Suckers! Including YOU!!!". Hilarious!!!
Great by NudeandAroused	Jul 29th, 2007 07:32:39 AM
I loved the movie. Hilarious! Loved it from start to finish. Then again, I am a Simpsons fan.
Treehouse Of Horror VI by workshed	Jul 29th, 2007 08:20:21 AM
I 'liked' the film BUT there wasn't one moment that made my jaw drop like the end of the 'HOMER3'... i'm sure i'll watch it again and again but, storywise, there wasn't anything close to Seasons 3,4,5,6,7 and 8 (or up to the point Phil Hartman was shot and removed the soul from the programme - it's never been the same since). Still, the funniest movie of the year so far hands down.
Once again, I said I didn't "hate" the movie... by mpd1958	Jul 29th, 2007 08:37:41 AM
I must admit that at 48, I am older than the average "Simpsons" fan. While I like Family Guy, I've never compared the two. I just have never liked the really outlandishly premised Simpsons episodes, and Springfield being covered by a dome was one of the most surrealistic yet. I loved the first 5 or 6 seasons of the series because it was acerbic and found humor in situations everyone could relate to. I wish the movie had been done in the style of the first few seasons, and not the last few comedically-impaired seasons. And yes, I think a movie-length movie-parody Simpsons (like the Cape Fear episode) would have worked much better.
NOTHING MORE PATHETIC... by LORDRANDO	Jul 29th, 2007 09:24:27 AM
Than loser Republicans envoking Clinton sex stuff....face it jerks, it just sounds sad...There is nothing more to understand about the difference in the two but that the neo-cons positioned themselves starting in the 70's for what the Project for a New American Century calls "Perpetual war for American Hegemony" C ritics would say perpetual war for profit. PS> this is a movie site...get this politico crap outta here....PSPS=Republican is me me me...mine mine mine...us against them....while at least the left tries to bring people together..
It's All About Spider-pig by Birdys Piano Teacher	Jul 29th, 2007 09:59:40 AM
Still my favorite character in the film. Can he swing from a web? No, he can't, he's a pig. Look out...he is the spider-pig.
Mr. Burns Was CRIMINALLY Underused In This by Magic Rat	Jul 29th, 2007 10:12:44 AM
I mean, come on. Comic Book guy gets more time than Mr. Burns, who's like the third funniest character on the show after Homer and Ralph. That's dropping the ball right there. Mr. Burns should have been the villian and Albert Brooks shouldn't have even had a part in this. I didn't laugh once at anything he said. All his lines seemed way too forced. Overall I think it's a 7.5 out of 10, just in terms of a comedy. I went in with great expectations and while it didn't disappoint, it left me feeling that with some minor changes, it could have been classic.
Simpsons Movie by Saithus	Jul 29th, 2007 11:18:35 AM
Thanks Moriarty, I loved this review of the Simpsons movie. I saw it last night and its an amazing experience in the theaters. The crowd I was with loved it and I loved the movie. For the first time they even manage to offend me with the very very very last joke as a film major going to film school. XD! Good stuff. Thanks Matt for this amazing movie.
It's so cute when people by alex_cutter	Jul 29th, 2007 11:30:46 AM
It's so cute when people read their first Rand!
Well W3bzpinn3r, it's been fun... by Lenny Nero	Jul 29th, 2007 11:45:05 AM
...and we're just going to have to agree to disagree. I feel as if you've completely misrepresented liberalism at its core and are going off of a quick set of crib notes, but really, who isn't in politics these days? I don't believe liberals really have a culture of fear, more of a set of hissy fits that bother me, as opposed to a "we're all gonna die" notion that keeps us continuing to lose innocent lives, and bringing up Scientology is vastly beside the point (which side relies on ruling via religion, left or right?). In which presidential terms was there more governmental control? Clinton's or Bush's? I would say the iron fist of fascism of the last 6.5 years, but I guess you would say the opposite. Oh well. Welcome to American politics. I will say, though, that Nazism is by definition a form of fascism, which is a far-right-wing ideology, while socialism/communism is a far-left-wing one, but that point is going to be challenged anyway. Anyway, Simpsons = good movie, could have been better, but I am so ecstatic at how well it's doing. I couldn't believe that the 11:50 am was sold out when I got there at 11:30. Never happened to me at that theatre, ever.
Simpsons movie was great! by TruPhan	Jul 29th, 2007 12:00:20 PM
I'm a fan of the classics and definitely felt like this delivered the goods. Oh, and Republicans and Nazis are the same? Um, grow up.
TruPhan, nobody said they were the same. by Lenny Nero	Jul 29th, 2007 12:24:30 PM
What I said was that there were more ideological similarities between Nazism and right-wing politics than Nazism and left-wing. It really isn't that difficult an argument (because it's not an argument) if you just step back and look at their stances.
My 2 cents on the Simpsons by mraig	Jul 29th, 2007 12:57:51 PM
First, my opinion on the series: I think it reached full brilliance in Seasons 2/3, kept up amazing strength until Season 5, and was still respectably great until the end of Season 8. For me, the turning point from brilliant, smart show to the broader, less-funny shadow of itself it is now was the very first episode of Season 9: The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson. At the time I didn't know this (I was 17 years old!) but I believe this coincides with a massive turnover in the writing staff. I think even people who still enjoy the show will agree that all of the true classic episodes come before that turning point (Mr. Plow, Monorail, Flaming Moe's, good Sideshow Bob, Lisa's Pony, Homer quits drinking, Homer plays baseball, etc.). So I haven't been a real fan of the show in years, and I now probably catch 50% of the new episodes (and it has become more of something I might have in the background while folding laundry than something I sit down to really watch). So that's how I feel about the series. And the movie? I was pleasantly surprised to say that I enjoyed it. I thought they made a very smart choice not to focus too much on the hundreds of secondary characters (which I think is one of the biggest problems with the series now: their idea of "clever" is often just to show you they remember every minor character who has ever had a line. Disco Stu was a one-note joke folks!). The animation was obviously beautiful. It tended a bit toward the slapstick, but there was some truly smart stuff, some truly funny stuff, and the plot actually cohered together into a single whole--it wasn't like a new episode which stutters randomly from event to even with only the flimsiest connections. I think if you go in determined to hate it, you probably will. I don't think it's a second coming of Seasons 2-5 or anything like that. But I do think it's pretty far ahead of where the TV series is right now, and I imagine it's funnier than anything else in the theaters right now (unless you've still got Knocked Up playing at a dollar theater). If you're an old fan that has fallen off the wagon, I say give it a fair shot, and you might enjoy yourself.
My 2 cents on Ayn Rand by mraig	Jul 29th, 2007 01:09:24 PM
I'm not sure what any of this has to do with the Simpsons, but, in my opinion, reading Ayn Rand and thinking you're getting the cutting edge of political thought is like watching the Matrix and thinking you're getting the cutting edge of philosophy. Rand is half right: she grew up in communist Russia, and she saw first hand that a system that rewards need instead of effort will, because of human nature, encourage people to cultivate their needs instead of cultivating their skills. Duh! It doesn't take a fucking genius to live in communist Russia and figure that out! But her objectivist solution--if I remember correctly--is that a system based on pure greed (i.e. everyone looking out for their own best interests) will produce the best results for everyone, since everyone will be putting forth their best efforts in order to try and get the best rewards. And of course, selling this philosophy to the poor, though it really only benefits the rich, is the genius of the modern conservative movement. But if 20th century Russia was a test case for why communism doesn't work in the real world, it should have been obvious to Rand then, as it is to any thinking person now, that unrestrained capitalism is just as unworkable when human nature comes into play. The test case for that is America in the late 19th/early 20th century: eventually, capitalism devolves into one person or company gaining a monopoly over some industry or product, using their power to keep themselves a monopoly, pay their workers nothing, put their workers into such unsafe working conditions that they get crippled or killed daily, and make a tidy profit off of it. This isn't theoretical--it happened! So Rand is right: an economy can't work if people don't have an incentive to try to do better. But she is just as naive not to realize that with no regulation, checks, or balances, companies only looking out for their own interests will make the world a nasty place for everyone but the top crust. The solution--as usual--is found right in the middle, between the two ridiculous extremes.
My 2 cents on the Nazis by mraig	Jul 29th, 2007 01:13:35 PM
If you really truly think that either American political party is close enough to the German Nazi party in the 1930s and 40s, to be worth the comparison, you need to step back from your partisan zealotry and get a sense of perspective. Anyone trying to make an argument by calling his opponents Nazis has just lost.
They are leftist when it suits by emeraldboy	Jul 29th, 2007 01:13:42 PM
If, Hilary clinton takes back the white house for the dems. and its a big if. Expect the Simpsons writers to go back to the pre-bush days. Though the scene where Marge goes up to bill clinton and he said "did i tell you abou the time marge when I did with a pig" that was funny.
Two years the simpsons writers were involved in a row by emeraldboy	Jul 29th, 2007 01:25:47 PM
with fox managment. over a joke about murdoch two years ago. It appeared on ticker tape on the bottom of the bottom. I cant remember what it was but it was enough for the fox management to haul the simpsons over the coles.
The show creators know its bad by Incompetent Ninja	Jul 29th, 2007 01:37:45 PM
I saw Mike Reiss give a talk a month or two ago (promoting "Queer Duck: The Movie") and he joked about how all the writers and producers know its gotten bad, but Fox keeps paying them so they just keep cranking out episodes.
I think fav line so far.. by Alfred_Packer	Jul 29th, 2007 01:43:30 PM
..though theres som many great ones..."Yeah, we need a new one of those things!" - Krusty
well if mike reiss says so by slappy jones	Jul 29th, 2007 03:30:23 PM
it must be true
SIMPSONS THE MOVIE = Entertaining, But Ultimately "Meh" by LaserPants	Jul 29th, 2007 03:48:46 PM
Entertaining, sure, I chuckled a few times, but it felt more like a children's movie; very middle of the road and obvious. What subversion was there was pretty muted. I kind of expected that though; and I expected to be somewhat disappointed. If you have kids, they'll love it though, so by all means take em!
Fiester... by TheRealMoriarty	Jul 29th, 2007 03:49:26 PM
... it wasn't a "cheap shot." And I don't think they're both "terrific shows." I think FAMILY GUY is garbage. Straight up. One note lowbrow garbage. Just to be clear.
I'm all about the show in its prime . . . by Nice Marmot	Jul 29th, 2007 03:53:25 PM
. . . and admit that it started turning to shit somewhere around season 8 or 9. I think it's just about unbearable to watch these days w/ maybe a strong episode or two per season. That said, this movie was still pretty damn good. I went in with low expectations and laughed hard for most of it. It had 2 kind of slow portions and the lack of Mr.Burns was painful. If I had my way he would have had 30 minutes of screen time. One of the things I liked the best was how they separated the title family from Springfield for a good while and it worked. They didn't have to rely on all the supporting cast. They've leaned on them way too much as the show's gone downhill. I can't stand seeing Sideshow Mel and Bumblebee Man at the town meetings. I was lauging so hard in the Disney-esque scene where the animals helped Homer & Marge undress for sex.
plungeandplay.com by mercury99	Jul 29th, 2007 03:53:32 PM
plungeandplay.com Go there.
"He's not Bono!" by Felix the Taster	Jul 29th, 2007 04:35:49 PM
Brilliant. Asfunny as Homer,as smart as Lisa,as sweet as Marge and as subversive as Bart. I loved the bit wear Bart uses a black bra to impersonate "the figurehead of an evil corporation", the aghast expressions of those Disney animals when Hower and Marge get down to it and that really clever visual joke when the dome is lowering over Springfield and the people in Moes turn to God while the guys in the church turn to drink. What was not to like?
Mraig, I never said the Nazis were Republicans... by Lenny Nero	Jul 29th, 2007 05:18:58 PM
...or vice-versa. I am saying that if you ask any darn political science professor/author, they will let you know that fascism is a right-wing ideology, national socialism is a fascist ideology, ergo... And if anyone wants to bring up that all poli-sci professors are liberals, then I've gotten worse insults than being told that all higher learning intelligence belongs to the liberals. It's not zealotry if it's fact. Sort of like global warming! Yuk yuk yuk...
Rod & Todd ... 'Bountiful Penis'.. & NZB by Baron Karza	Jul 29th, 2007 05:22:32 PM
I went on opening night and WILL buy the DVD (Please 2-disk). I bought DVD seasons 1-8. But my son wants to see it. He is autistic and cannot handle going to a theater for 2+ hours. I got it from a guy who downloads NZBs AFTER I paid entry for it. Leftist politicos cannot handle this dilemma because I am 'raping' art. Go back to your grad school classes you fucking micro-managers. Good for you. Hope it makes your dick hard.
Kang? Did Kang make an appearance? by xannibal	Jul 29th, 2007 07:21:42 PM
Because I swear a saw a voice credit to Harry for the character, but I can't recall seeing him.
Moriarty-- Again, I agree with you! by ZeroCorpse	Jul 29th, 2007 08:06:50 PM
What is that? TWICE now in the past five years? This is getting to be a trend! Yes, Family Guy is one-note garbage. I whole-heartedly agree, and thank you for being someone involved in the business and the geek world who is brave enough to say it out loud. And Fiester-- Man, if you think the Lisa episodes aren't good, then it's obvious that you need your humor spoon-fed to you. Whenever Lisa is the primary character, the show steps up a notch in terms of intelligence. But hey-- I know some guys just can't deal with an episode that isn't all Homer whacking himself with a hammer, and a bunch of non-sequiturs, mixed in with everybody saying their catch-phrase. Perhaps on the nights when they write an intelligent script, you could zap around the dial and find a nice episode of MAD TV or an old Three Stooges short to keep you entertained while the adults laugh at something a little deeper than a kiddie pool. Finally, Brobdingdang, or whatever the hell your name is, can you please just SHUT IT? Seriously, this whole "Woe is me, I'm a poor Republican surrounded by crazy hippies" routine is just fucking TIRED, man. Get over yourself. Go masturbate to some Ann Coulter hate-porn and get it over with, already! If you want to talk about animation, and the Simpsons, then welcome to the discussion! But if you're going to continually rail against people's political leanings and rah-rah like a dittohead for another twenty posts, then just save your keystrokes, because WE'VE ALL SEEN IT BEFORE AND YOU HAVEN'T GOT AN ORIGINAL THOUGHT ON THE SUBJECT WORTH NOTING. We were talking the other day about all the trolls coming back to AICN. `Looks like they brought some friends this time.
Xannibal--Re:Kang. by ZeroCorpse	Jul 29th, 2007 08:07:57 PM
Whew! I thought I was the only one who missed Kang being in the movie. I don't think he was there. Maybe they're crediting Harry because he did the Kang voice-overs for the advertisements and Burger-King tie-ins?
$71,900,000 opening weekend. by Pennsy	Jul 29th, 2007 08:48:30 PM
Proving that people will pay to see a quality product that they can see for free.
question by soup74	Jul 29th, 2007 08:59:12 PM
this isnt a rip on the simpsons, and i enjoyed the movie, glad its making a shit-ton of money.. but i read the production cost (without promo) was $75 million. now, it did look better than the tv show.. but $75 million seems a little steep for something they've been doing for 18 years. so, and im not being assy or sarcastic, can someone who understands costs of animation and such explain to me why it cost so much to make?
haven't watched new episodes for awhile by BizarroJerry	Jul 29th, 2007 09:39:16 PM
but I really did like this flick. Funnier than any recent episode I've seen. For some reason, the Spiderpig bit was much funnier to me in the movie than on TV. Some low points, but nothing too bad. "Throw the God damn bomb" was fun, as was "Gay, gay, gay, gay..." Some people complained about the mocking of religion, but it was Homer, the known idiot, who was saying that stuff. That's like saying "All in the Family" is racist because of what Archie Bunker says. Note that Grandpa's touched-by-God outburst WAS actually a message from God. And, I dunno about the latest shows, but I don't see a single bias very much, but I recall an episode... "Grandpa didn't you wonder why you were getting checks for not doing anything?" "I thought it was cuz the Democrats were in charge." Or, Lisa talking to Bill Clinton: "That's not very good advice." Clinton: "Well, I'm not a very good president."
soup74 by Bouncy X	Jul 29th, 2007 09:40:54 PM
well the animation was a lot smoother which means more drawings, so i'm sure that adds a chunk to the budget...then factor in all the CGI because there was a lot. and i'm sure the actors/producers/writers got way more than their usual tv paychecks. and since they've been working on this for 4yrs, its possible that budget total includes all the pre-production stuff before they got the final script. i'm sure there are other reasons but yeah.
the simpsons movie formula by The Mothman	Jul 29th, 2007 09:59:55 PM
simpsons movie - animation 8/10, story potential 9/10, jokes 4/10, homer 0/10, overall 4/10. Cannot believe that some people are comparing the movie with the show in its prime. Take any four eps that are referenced in the movie (the soccer riot ep, the snowbound ep, the Springfield Gorge ep, the ingesting Indian chili ep), find a way to string them together, and you have a better film straight away. Some of those writers wrote great stuff, and this is the best they came up with? Not the worst thing I've ever seen, but for mine, the final nail in the coffin.
The Movie is pitch perfect...if you like the show. by flickerbat	Jul 30th, 2007 03:58:48 AM
I had been worrying for some time that the movie might blow, that it would be the beginning of the end for the show. In the last few weeks though, having found out who had a hand in writing the show, and having laughed out loud at every single trailer and teaser I saw, I was feeling confident walking into the theater today. And I was rewarded with something so much more enjoyable than I could have imagined. It all went by so quickly, and it all felt new and fresh. It was the perfect movie to put out after 18 years on the air. And oddly enough, the first thing I said to my friends was how glad I was that it stayed true to both the characters and to the show itself (no, not meant as a suck up to Mori, but what I really felt and said). For fans of the show, and the family on the show, and not just fans of peripheral characters and locals, this is the movie for you. I have lots of different characters I love on the show, and felt they had enough screen time to keep me happy. I thoroughly loved this movie, and am sad that others did not have the same experience - perhaps they needed to leave their baggage (political views, hope for character appearances, or just their dislike of the show these days - why would you bother to see it then ?)at the door.
homer likes a pig alot by BagSalad	Jul 30th, 2007 07:35:46 AM
for no other reason than that pigs are funny. Homer used to do stupid things that you would have to be creative to imagine, and say clever lines like "trying is the first step toward failure." Thats not the kind of comedy in the movie. Its all dumb slapstick and old jokes. It has its moments, but so do the current episodes.
funny as hell by thefreeagents	Jul 30th, 2007 09:40:31 AM
I liked it alot and so did my son. I keep reading that people think it went downhill after the first 30 minutes or so, but I thought it was funny all the way through. I'd see it again.
funny as hell by thefreeagents	Jul 30th, 2007 09:40:36 AM
I liked it alot and so did my son. I keep reading that people think it went downhill after the first 30 minutes or so, but I thought it was funny all the way through. I'd see it again.
I'm glad it did well and didn't suck, but... by Homer Sexual	Jul 30th, 2007 10:31:24 AM
It wasn't all that good. It was kind of like a mediocre episode of the show. I figure it had to pull in all the ex-fans, who don't watch regularly, and have "something for everyone," which it did. I was amused, but as a rabid, dedicated, seen every single episode lots of times, I can only give it a "B." Which is better than any other movie I've seen this summer, FWIW, about the same as "Ratatouille."
See it with a crowd, it's great fun. by Billyeveryteen	Jul 30th, 2007 11:02:55 AM
Oh, and the true nosedive was the "Death of Maude/Sober Barny/Octuplets Apu" season.
Here's a challenge... by mpd1958	Jul 30th, 2007 12:14:26 PM
for any of you who think the Simpsons movie displyed the same type of humor as the humor thar made The Simpsons so popular in the first place. Right after watching the movie, watch the 1st season episode where Bart is misdiagnosed as a genius. Not one sight gag, not one bit of slapstick, just wit and side-splitting humor. A joke whose punchline is a mathematical formula- RDRR, "Har-Dee-Har-Har?" Can you even imagine that in this new movie? I think it was dummed down A LOT!!
The simpsons came along at the same time as Murdoch by emeraldboy	Jul 30th, 2007 01:56:19 PM
did. This show is hugely important to NewsCorp. that is why this show is going with us for a very long time to come. Dont be suprised if one day they have an actual Simpsons digital Channel. The Haters want fox to end this show. But as the stations masssive chas cow do that. I studied business admin and management in college, so i understand why for fox this is still a hugely profitable show.
to know thyself by mpd1958	Jul 30th, 2007 04:45:43 PM
Homer getting hit in the eye with a hammer and yelling "doh!" (as happens in the movie) isn't even funny to 3 Stooges fans. Believe it or not, The Simpsons used to have smart writing.
bart the genius and sight gags by Bouncy X	Jul 30th, 2007 06:03:41 PM
seeing bart running around naked covered in green shit isnt a sight gag? and hell, what about the explosion bart causes to turn green in the first place? lol
You're right, mpd1958, the Simpsons NEVER did Slapstick by TallBoy66	Jul 30th, 2007 09:41:44 PM
At all. Not a single slapstick gag in the entire early run of the Simpsons. Yeah. Sure. Know thyself that you are dost a jackass. Check your facts next time before you make a point like that, sparky.
TallBoy66 by The Mothman	Jul 30th, 2007 10:46:38 PM
Check your own facts "sparky". mpd1958 was referring to an EPISODE in S1, not the whole season. He still has a point. I knew as soon as I saw the eye gag in the trailer this was going to be a ghost of a film, and it was. The Simpsons used to pack in all kinds of humour, now it's been reduced to a shell to cater for the fucking Ipod generation.
Wondering if the US release is cut? by ELGordo	Jul 31st, 2007 06:13:11 AM
I've seen no mention of the biggest surprice in the film, Bart's noodle when he's riding the skateboard naked. Fucking hillarious that they just went for it.
great idea mori!!!! by Internet Thug	Jul 31st, 2007 07:44:48 AM
to start another column you are going to half ass produce, miss every deadline for and abandon when you realize you have no professional work ethic..lets enjoy!!!
Amen, Mothman by mpd1958	Jul 31st, 2007 09:26:24 AM
I would guess that the only people who truly loved the Simpsons movie have barely started shaving, and think that "hip-hop" really is a culture.
Once again, emeraldboy... by Talkbacker with no name	Jul 31st, 2007 12:53:31 PM
I have no idea what you are talking about or to whom...but I love reading your shit!
AnimalStructure, by Talkbacker with no name	Jul 31st, 2007 12:59:28 PM
Isn't Family Guy owned by Fox as well? You sir are a fucking goof! ...oh and Spielberg rules!
Two things that shoulda been different.. by BizarroJerry	Jul 31st, 2007 01:46:27 PM
I liked the movie, but two things: 1) the president should have been Rainier Wolfcastle, the Simpsons world's Arnold. So ya get a double joke for the price of one. Plus, it wasn't all that funny to see him there, anyway. 2) After Ralph "sang" the Fox fanfare, he shoulda yelled "Yaay! Star Wars!"
Exactly Bizarro by ELGordo	Jul 31st, 2007 02:35:35 PM
I thought it was weird that they used Arnolds name since that would mean that the story didn't take place in their reality. I thought the film was all right, funny but nothing spectacularrrrrr. I thought after the movie was over, that was it? After all this time they took to make it this was the best they could come up with. I think the problem lies in that there are almost fifteen writers on the thing and they took almost five years to make it. That's never good.
animalstructure by strosmer	Jul 31st, 2007 03:09:21 PM
Just as many men accuse other men of being gay to hide their own latent homosexuality, so you generalize liberal agendas to disguise your own love of Hitler and Communism. You're not fooling anyone here, you little hippy dippy hyprocritical cunt you. You actually think Family Guy is for smart people? Yeah right, no one's that stupid. You're definitely just trying to push some buttons here. It's understandable, I get ya. I enjoy doing the same thing myself. With no life to speak of, you find refuge among the talkbackers to vent your frustrations and relieve your boredom. It's ok, little one, you are not alone. We all suffer the plagues of an unjust world - that is unless you are super rich, of course. May you find comfort here among the lame and downtrodden. Perhaps with a little courage and some luck, you'll find solace in the basement of your local leather bar. Go Bears!
AnimalStructure, I can't tell you... by Lenny Nero	Jul 31st, 2007 03:25:46 PM
...how many false generalizations you made in just that one paragraph. It would do you well to actually speak to a liberal. You sound like Anne Coulter.
Oh, and I should say by strosmer	Jul 31st, 2007 03:33:39 PM
Simpsons movie rocked! Can't even pick on it because there are a million ways it could have gone. At least it was not a total bomb which it very well could have been. They pulled it off.
AnimalStructure, I didn't aim one insult at you. by Lenny Nero	Jul 31st, 2007 07:45:28 PM
I hesitate to engage you in conversation because I have a feeling very little I say will make a difference if you are so adamant in your misconceptions of what liberals actually believe in. I could be wrong, but I have better things to do.
Don't worry Lenny, you're not wrong by strosmer	Jul 31st, 2007 08:48:42 PM
Animal, I should have known better than to challenge your pretty high intellect, that's for sure. I bow to you and your many unfounded theories so worthy of disproving. Thanks for the props. I think you're funny too.
Lenny Nero by drave117	Jul 31st, 2007 08:50:59 PM
Boy do I ever know what you mean. Whenever I see a post like that, I want to speak up, but the sad truth is that the only kinds of people who really make posts like that are people who absolutely will not listen to reason, because their minds are so thoroughly set in their beliefs.
re: AnimalStructure's rant by drave117	Jul 31st, 2007 08:55:23 PM
I'm still not entirely convinced that it isn't some kind of satirical performance art.
What is it with the Young Republicans... by LORDRANDO	Jul 31st, 2007 09:15:22 PM
Thats two talkbacks this week on the Simpsons ruined by stupid political posturing...one guy blamed the Simpsons for "bashing troops".Its just sad. Its a cartoon. PS> The Simpsons operating under evil empire FOX is an example of SUBVERSION, not being a sell out.
drave117 by strosmer	Jul 31st, 2007 09:20:22 PM
please don't call it art. a performance? who knows. but art? please don't flatter the boy.
the movie church by Bouncy X	Jul 31st, 2007 09:51:43 PM
its interesting how the church was conveniently next to the bar for that particular gag..but later in the movie it was next to the dome.
I love FOX... by Billyeveryteen	Jul 31st, 2007 11:15:44 PM
They gave me The Simpsons, Futurama, X-Files, House, and 9 eps of Firefly. R.I.P. Wall Street Journal
South Park is better..... by Briannicus	Jul 31st, 2007 11:57:00 PM
Than the Simpsons movie? Oh come S.P. was a humourless rancid steaming pile of horse shit utterly devoid of any actual intelligent humour merely pandering to the lowest common denominator. If I EVER have to watch S.P. again I'll probably cut my wrists.
Re: Animal structure by Loopster	Aug 1st, 2007 05:05:42 AM
Pity him, he's lonely and needs attention. As for the film, it was only o.k. I loved that bomb-disposal robot though.
Yes, pity that a show regularly using political humor by detinue	Aug 1st, 2007 10:19:31 AM
...inspires politically inclined talkback posts. I suppose the Simpsons writers put all those jokes in expressly for the audience to quietly ignore.
Animal Structure vs The Board by Captain Tightpants	Aug 1st, 2007 01:21:49 PM
ohnoes we got pwnt
AnimalStructure is a bitter fuck by Lance Rock	Aug 2nd, 2007 08:37:08 AM
Did mama wean you too early?
Hilarious. by Lenny Nero	Aug 2nd, 2007 10:03:59 PM
I wouldn't waste my words on such nonsense. I hereby dub you troll. Nobody could be that bigoted.
Simpsons Music by SPGoodman	Jan 11th, 2008 07:05:29 PM
I fully agree with Moriarty here, and some time later I now own the DVD, and can giggle endlessly while listening to the "Spider Pig" choral arrangement over the credits. "Can he swing from a thread, Ohhh nooo, he's a pig..." Genius. I love a good musical joke (see Victor Borge and PDQ Bach), and putting it in that style was like honey on toast. Er, pretty tasty that is. Great entertainment that lasts tends to have lots and lots of bits that reveal themselves to you over time, not all

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