The Simpsons Movie - Review
A great start, kinda sputtered in the middle for awhile, then rallied right near the end. Sort of a parable of marriage, really…
The Simpsons Movie is essentially a four-episode miniseries. A kick-ass “Itchy and Scratchy” beginning (capped by an excellent rip from Homer regarding the intelligence of people who would pay money to a theater to essentially watch a TV show), TSM moves into it’s ecological plot. After convincing residents to stop polluting Lake Springfield, Homer uses it to get rid of a silo-full load of pig doo. This prompts the President (Arnold Schwarzenegger) and the head of the EPA (Albert Brooks) to quarantine the entire city under a big plastic dome. The Simpsons escape through a sinkhole in their back yard and move to Alaska. After Marge sees a TV commercial and realizes Springfield is going to be destroyed, she returns with the kids, leaving Homer to decide between his personal well-being and that of the town and his family.
There are some differences between TSM and the TV series:
1. Bart naked on a skateboard (yes, you do see the bits)
2. Homer flipping Springfield the bird (yes, you do see the bird)
3. Bart says the word “ass” (yes, you do see his ass. On the skateboard).
4. Marge swears. Once.
Some laugh out loud moments, which is to be expected from Fox Broadcasting, who provides such comedic fodder as Fox News and Bill O’Reilly. It sort of puts that “eat my shorts” line in a whole new light.
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