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Doesn't make the existential leap to the big screen, and it doesn't have the density of gags or the lunatic free-association of the best episodes.
Nobody should have a cow. Bigger and longer don't always mean better, but The Simpsons Movie is still a cut above.
Definitely worth your money.
Some 10 years after expected, The Simpsons Movie couldn't give a doodle in a doughnut hole about expectations anyway. It may deliver what we've already got, but it leaves no doubt why we got it in the first place.
The Simpsons Movie is as hard to critique as it is to resist.
This one feels incomplete, an underachiever still searching for a real reason to exist beyond enriching a fat franchise.
It's just a shame that it's just a pretty good effort rather than a fantastic one from writers who just could have done that little bit better.
The Simpsons Movie doesn't ever reach its real potential, but there's enough good material at the start to mostly make up for a draggy second half. Still, if you like the Simpsons on television, you'll like them on the big screen just as well.
though Homer himself chastises us, near the start of the movie, for paying for something we can watch on TV for free, I consider the money I put down my contribution to Groening's good cause.
Scarcely exploring the liberties of cinema the way the South Park movie did, The Simpsons Movie still showcases deeper and truer colors
It could be I'm missing a lot of the inside humor and subtext. But I think the movie, too, is missing a lot of subtext.
the writing of the episodes are so brilliant that the big-screen version simply lives up to the show's name
From its very first frame the movie is through and through The Simpsons and its creators have taken the time and care to make this worth a trip to the theater rather than waiting for another syndicated rerun to come on.
Hysterically funny, genuinely cinematic -- and you get to see Bart's doodle, too.
'The Simpsons Movie' only sporadically harnesses the boundless creative energy and satirical edge that earned Groening's series its reputation as one of the most sophisticated comedies in TV history. For fans, however, it is a gift long overdue.
We barely get a line from Mr. Burns, Moe, Lou and the rest of the bunch, but following Homer J. Simpson is not a bad way to spend an hour and a half of your summer.
Hardly calls for the emphasis of a feature presentation except that it's a powerful form of market engineering.
You'll be laughing the whole way through to the style of gags and set-ups the series is famous for.
One of the year's funniest theatrical releases, [but] it's also tough to shake a feeling of mild disappointment.
The disc's extras start with a pair of audio commentaries.
Thankfully, the cinematic adaptation bears a strong resemblance to the great early Simpsons episodes, with a consistent script, nonstop jokes, and lots & lots of Homer.
The big-screen debut of America's favorite yellow-skinned family plays like a supersized episode with gags crammed into every verbal and visual nook and cranny ...
Be forewarned that The Simpsons, the movie, is merely The Simpsons, the television show, only in an extended format. You want more, you got more.
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